Gum! I'm hooked

EricaCraigie
EricaCraigie Posts: 1,396 Member
edited November 15 in Food and Nutrition
Hate to admit it but I'm somewhat hooked on gum.. chewed almost a pack between dinner and my next meal

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  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    As long as it's sugarless and your jaws don't mind, I don't see a problem. My husband chews lots of gum. He quit smoking almost 5 years ago, chewed nicorette for a year and now just chews some kind of fruity sugarless gum. Oral fixation? I don't know, at least he's not smoking.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    I was like that for awhile. I had to stop myself lol I was chewing a large pack(32-34 sticks) every few days. hadnt had a piece of gum in about 2 weeks and I dont miss it.
  • Jules_farmgirl
    Jules_farmgirl Posts: 225 Member
    Oh have about 10 packs stocked in my desk at work on a constant cycle! A co-worked and I chew a lot to stop us from snacking at our desk jobs. We simply stick to sugarless
  • EricaCraigie
    EricaCraigie Posts: 1,396 Member
    Jules_farmgirl wrote: »
    Oh have about 10 packs stocked in my desk at work on a constant cycle! A co-worked and I chew a lot to stop us from snacking at our desk jobs. We simply stick to sugarless

    I had to switch.. was buying the large packs of crybaby sour gumballs and it was stealing all my carbs lol
  • mellowadam
    mellowadam Posts: 114 Member
    I'm a freaking chewing gum junkie! But it's better than 2 packs of camels a day.

  • EricaCraigie
    EricaCraigie Posts: 1,396 Member
    mellowadam wrote: »
    I'm a freaking chewing gum junkie! But it's better than 2 packs of camels a day.

    Absolutely !! Good job cutting out the cigarettes :)
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    As long as it's sugarless and your jaws don't mind, I don't see a problem. My husband chews lots of gum. He quit smoking almost 5 years ago, chewed nicorette for a year and now just chews some kind of fruity sugarless gum. Oral fixation? I don't know, at least he's not smoking.

    Sugarless gum still has calories which add up if you're chewing a lot of it.
  • showerbeer182
    showerbeer182 Posts: 798 Member
    Mmmmmm gum....I love it...I love mentos gum!!!!
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  • EricaCraigie
    EricaCraigie Posts: 1,396 Member
    mjaykup wrote: »
    I'm hooked on phonix

    Lmfao
  • jphillips3200
    jphillips3200 Posts: 1 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    As long as it's sugarless and your jaws don't mind, I don't see a problem. My husband chews lots of gum. He quit smoking almost 5 years ago, chewed nicorette for a year and now just chews some kind of fruity sugarless gum. Oral fixation? I don't know, at least he's not smoking.

    Sugarless gum still has calories which add up if you're chewing a lot of it.

    i'm willing to sacrifice those calories for my gum habit. I dont know what I would do without it!
  • EllaLeahB
    EllaLeahB Posts: 310 Member
    Love gum!
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    sugarless gum has between 1 and 3 calories per piece,depends on the brand. I have never seen gum with anything higher than 3g of carb(yes that was sugarfree). so its not really going to be a whole lot of calories really.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    As long as you dont look like some of those people who look and sound like cows chewing cud, then i dont see a problem other than maybe tmj.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,349 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    As long as you dont look like some of those people who look and sound like cows chewing cud, then i dont see a problem other than maybe tmj.

    Haahaa you just nailed why i quit chewing gum! I worked with a girl who chewed constantly and you could hear her from across the room. I got paranoid that i sounded and looked like her and stopped.
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    I'm a chain chewer when I get on a roll, but I try to have some self-control. I may or may not be chewing a piece right now and thinking about replacing it with a new one....
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Jules_farmgirl wrote: »
    Oh have about 10 packs stocked in my desk at work on a constant cycle! A co-worked and I chew a lot to stop us from snacking at our desk jobs. We simply stick to sugarless

    I chew gum to curb snacking as well.
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    As long as it's sugarless and your jaws don't mind, I don't see a problem. My husband chews lots of gum. He quit smoking almost 5 years ago, chewed nicorette for a year and now just chews some kind of fruity sugarless gum. Oral fixation? I don't know, at least he's not smoking.

    Sugarless gum still has calories which add up if you're chewing a lot of it.

    I was thinking more from a "don't let your teeth rot" standpoint. 1-4 calories per piece shouldn't affect anyone's weight loss attempts, especially if the gum replaces snacking. I'm sure it would fall somewhere in the margin of error when determining your intake.
  • mylifeisbeautiful
    mylifeisbeautiful Posts: 292 Member
    Me too :) just be careful that it doesn't pull out your fillings (if you have any!)
  • EricaCraigie
    EricaCraigie Posts: 1,396 Member
    At least if you're like me and chew it for hours straight you're burning those 10 calories or whatever from chewing.. which may be the value of the gum itself.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    heatnow wrote: »
    I love gum and I recently found the best product E V E R!!!!!!! And it helped me lose about 10 pounds so far!
    http://www.snack-less.com/ - Please read the site and the research - scientific evidence showing proving it works, well...I am living proof!

    Welcome to SNACK LESS - Nature's Hunger Buster.
    Helping you chew your cravings away and keep slim.

    first of all this gum is not a special weight loss product. I can accomplish the same thing chewing regular gum if it prevents me from overeating, so therefore I would be in a deficit and dont have to pay$4 for a pack of gimmicky gum,also one study doesnt prove anything. also http://www.nutraingredients.com/Regulation-Policy/EFSA-weighs-up-hoodia-novel-food-application

    http://vts.inxpo.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=AI:4;F:QS!10100&ShowKey=37070&AffiliateData=Web-TextAd-BSM17_NIU&Referrer=http://www.nutraingredients.com/Regulation-Policy/EFSA-weighs-up-hoodia-novel-food-application in which they state "the nutraceutical industry is responding with ingredients to help keep those glucose levels under control, from resveratrol to fenugreek, and from extracts from maqui berry and green tea" most of which these ingredients have been proven not to work

    about hoodia thats in the gum-https://nccih.nih.gov/health/hoodia
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    As long as you dont look like some of those people who look and sound like cows chewing cud, then i dont see a problem other than maybe tmj.

    Yes! I legit have misophonia and when I hear someone snapping his/her gum it makes me want to take a hostage.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
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  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
    AngryViking1970 wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    As long as you dont look like some of those people who look and sound like cows chewing cud, then i dont see a problem other than maybe tmj.

    Yes! I legit have misophonia and when I hear someone snapping his/her gum it makes me want to take a hostage.

    This is why I only chew gum when I'm alone. LOL! I can't chew it without bubbles/snapping... That's the fun to me. I know I'm obnoxious so I keep it to myself.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    I cant pop or snap my gum it scares my pitbull lol
  • OhMsDiva
    OhMsDiva Posts: 1,073 Member
    cnbbnc wrote: »
    AngryViking1970 wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    As long as you dont look like some of those people who look and sound like cows chewing cud, then i dont see a problem other than maybe tmj.

    Yes! I legit have misophonia and when I hear someone snapping his/her gum it makes me want to take a hostage.

    This is why I only chew gum when I'm alone. LOL! I can't chew it without bubbles/snapping... That's the fun to me. I know I'm obnoxious so I keep it to myself.

    I have two co-workers that get irrate when someone pops gum. I dont know if they have misophonia, but if looks could kill. I try to tone it down when I am around those two for sure. Although they do certain things that make me want to shake them, but its all good.
  • EricaCraigie
    EricaCraigie Posts: 1,396 Member
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    sugarless gum has between 1 and 3 calories per piece,depends on the brand. I have never seen gum with anything higher than 3g of carb(yes that was sugarfree). so its not really going to be a whole lot of calories really.

    Lol oh I have. Crybaby gum balls have 5 carbs a piece
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    It makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. This is how my son inlaw chews, i just need to ...walk away :rage:

    https://youtu.be/d986rXg5dvI
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    EricaCraigie wrote: »
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    sugarless gum has between 1 and 3 calories per piece,depends on the brand. I have never seen gum with anything higher than 3g of carb(yes that was sugarfree). so its not really going to be a whole lot of calories really.

    Lol oh I have. Crybaby gum balls have 5 carbs a piece

    ok well I havent had those lol,but they arent sugarless are they? if not thats why they are higher. I know what they are though.
  • EricaCraigie
    EricaCraigie Posts: 1,396 Member
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    EricaCraigie wrote: »
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    sugarless gum has between 1 and 3 calories per piece,depends on the brand. I have never seen gum with anything higher than 3g of carb(yes that was sugarfree). so its not really going to be a whole lot of calories really.

    Lol oh I have. Crybaby gum balls have 5 carbs a piece

    ok well I havent had those lol,but they arent sugarless are they? if not thats why they are higher. I know what they are though.

    Nope not sugarless. Soon delicious though
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