artificial sweetners

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Registered: 04-12-2003
artificial sweetners
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Sun, 01-11-2004 - 11:49pm
Does anyone else have a real problem with sweetners? All of them make me sick. I thought I would get used to it but it got worse by the day. I think I have tried them all. I finally decided to to allow myself 1 or 2 cups of tea with sugar per day. I am still losing slowly but really wish I could do it like everyone else. I gave up coffee and swithched to tea because I knew I would need real sugar and milk in my coffee. Since I am not used to the tea sticking to my limit isn't difficult. I just don't want to give up all caffine.

How bad will this effect my efforts? Does anyone else have this problem with sweetners?

Please advise

Kaykatie

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Registered: 07-17-1999
Mon, 01-12-2004 - 12:55am

I'm allergic to fillers in all the crystalline forms with the exception of some saccharine products (yuk!). I use stevia fiber or stevia drops. IT is found in the health food section of the store, in the viatmins (not in the sweeteners). Try www.sweetleaf.com for more info on what stevia is.


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winter 2010 siggy

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Registered: 04-12-2003
Mon, 01-12-2004 - 9:27pm
I tried the stevia sat. and sun. so now I think I have tried them all. I bought the powder form. Same results. What is raw sugar?
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 01-12-2004 - 11:22pm

Have you tried Splenda?

Susan :)

 

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Registered: 07-17-1999
Tue, 01-13-2004 - 12:29am

Stevia made you sick? What happened? I'm not questioning that you got sick, but I am wondering if it was not the sweetener but something else that made you sick?


 

winter 2010 siggy

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Registered: 04-12-2003
Tue, 01-13-2004 - 8:54am
yes I tried the splenda first. I thought I just needed to get used to it, but it got worse. Thats when I went and bought the stevia. with same results.
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Registered: 04-12-2003
Tue, 01-13-2004 - 8:58am
I know it sound crazy thats why I wanted to know if it happens to anyone else. The taste of it lingers and makes me sick to my stomach. I have tried using more using less. Usually would follow with a bottle of water. It just makes me sick.
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Registered: 04-16-2003
Tue, 01-13-2004 - 10:29am
hey kay-

i'm pretty new to SBD and splendid is too gross for me to use. like you, i have stopped drining coffee and am now only drinking tea. i also use sugar in the raw. from everything i've heard about sugar being bad is because of the bleaching process. the raw sugar is delish and i feel that it's healthier. also, i've cut down on the amount of sugar i use.

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Registered: 04-12-2003
Tue, 01-13-2004 - 4:54pm
thanks for the info. raw sugar is going to the top of my shopping list!!

Kaykatie
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Registered: 08-08-2003
Tue, 01-13-2004 - 5:05pm

Sugar is sugar, as far as the absorption into your body is concerned.

Maggie  

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Registered: 08-08-2003
Tue, 01-13-2004 - 5:30pm

I searched Prevention.com for you on the raw sugar question.

Maggie  

"Success is a journey, not a destination"

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