I need to kick artifical sweetners HOW???

PositivePower

Hi ~ I have made lots of healthy changes during the past year. Losing weight, changing habits and loving exerise. I am so hooked on exercise I am always up for trying new things now that I have dropped some pounds! I think the next thing I need to look at is artifical sweetners. I know they are not good for you and I need to work on cutting back or cutting them out all together. I enjoy a Fresca a few times a week and put splenda in my coffee..I also enjoy crystal light, and once in awhile treat myself to a Weight Watcher ice cream. I have tried agave sweetner.....yuck!

Have you given up sweetners??? Looking forward to any tips you might have :happy:

melsinct

How about real sugar in your coffee? It is only 15 calories per teaspoon.

missattitude57

How about real sugar in your coffee? It is only 15 calories per teaspoon.

^^^^This!

goldfinger88

I highly recommend coconut nectar.

mermx

I used to have a teaspoon of sweetener in my tea and I used to eat whole biscuit with it in the morning.

I got down to a tip of a teaspoon of sweetener and now I have none.

I cut down my biscuit to 1/10th just a tiny corner. Am working off the last bit, somedays I do somedays I don`t

Just wean your self off it...it isn`t so hard

tina219

Domino sugar has a product out that is a mixture of sugar and stevia which is natural. I use half the amount that I would use with regular sugar, and I like the taste.

louwanna

I use Stevia from the health food store. I don't buy the off brands. Stevia is more natural.

LaPatrizia

Xylitol is good- try the brand called Ideal Sweetener. It tastes just like sugar and is natural.

kazza2cats

I gave it up years ago by just not drinking tea or coffee for a week or so then when I really wanted one I just had it without sweetner and it tasted ok.

DelilahCat0212

Nutrasweet is the only thing that doesn't make me violently ill (I'm talking about you, Splenda) but it does leave me feeling hungry. My body expects sugar and gets Nutrasweet and says WTF, man????? Where's the sugar? So I have a Fresca maybe once or twice a week and that's it. More than that and I'm starving. I love unsweetened iced tea with lemon.

Stevia tastes awful. That licorice aftertaste is just awful. I hate anise/black licorice with a passion so it just isn't for me. I've tried and I've tried it and I just can't stand it.

I use real sugar in my coffee and just count the calories. It's worth it.

Polly758

Hi ~ I have made lots of healthy changes during the past year. Losing weight, changing habits and loving exerise. I am so hooked on exercise I am always up for trying new things now that I have dropped some pounds! I think the next thing I need to look at is artifical sweetners. I know they are not good for you and I need to work on cutting back or cutting them out all together. I enjoy a Fresca a few times a week and put splenda in my coffee..I also enjoy crystal light, and once in awhile treat myself to a Weight Watcher ice cream. I have tried agave sweetner.....yuck!

Have you given up sweetners??? Looking forward to any tips you might have :happy:

Wean yourself off gradually...

I'm in the habit of unsweetened tea/coffee, but there is one type of tea that's just a thousand times better sweetened... so I use stevia. It's concentrated substance from a plant leaf, it's not sugar but it somehow tastes sweet. Just don't add too much or it's really gross.

Shock_Wave

Go to A.S.A.

Artificial sweeteners annoynmous.

Start by admiting your problem by simply saying hi my name is ---- and I am a A.S. junkie... :laugh:

ready2tryagain42

Stevia

SPNLuver83

Personally I don't see the point. Life has gotten be sweetened up somehow and real sugar adds too many calories and carbs. And contrary to popular belief, consuming artificial sugar does not make you crave real sugar.

EJED724

Amen to this, I have a diet soda addiction! I'm insulin resistant and my doc said a little diet soda is ok - does anyone know if there has been definitive research that shows that your body responds to it the same way as it does sugar? it would make sense since it does that to my tastebuds!

hennagrrrl2

When it came down to no sugar or artificial sweetner in my coffee and tea, I opted to go without sweetner. Real sugar is much more healthy than artificial, in small doses. I was highly addicted to diet colas for most of my adult life, but quit basically "cold turkey" a couple of months ago when I realized how artificial sweetner and carbonation were affecting my hunger levels and waistline. My advice is to switch to small amounts of real sugar (the less processed, the better) for sweetening foods and beverages.

secretlobster

I used to drink a ton of soda, even diet.

Since I cut out unnecessary sugar/sweeteners, I am not MUCH more sensitive to sweetness, and adding sugar even to coffee is just too sweet for me.

Try quitting cold turkey and you may find that you don't need as much sugar when you come back.

MichelleMcClung

Good for you for wanting to quit them!!

MissMaryMac33

Xylitol is good- try the brand called Ideal Sweetener. It tastes just like sugar and is natural.

If you have pets, be very careful as this is extremely toxic to dogs -- even in very small doses.
This is the reason I don't buy it .... I don't even want them licking my plate/bowl with something I used this in.

Sorry to go off topic

MichelleMcClung

Personally I don't see the point. Life has gotten be sweetened up somehow and real sugar adds too many calories and carbs. And contrary to popular belief, consuming artificial sugar does not make you crave real sugar.

The point to not using artificial sweeteners is HUGE! It's not about the calories it's about the foreign chemicals that you are putting into your body that your body does NOT know how to digest! It's like poison! So the best thing to do is either not use them at all or use good ole fashioned organic sugar in moderation. That is the only way to go for the most healthy choice and you will benefit so much from it! In my opinion artificial sweeteners should be banned and no longer allowed in stores. They are highly toxic! So unless you are detoxing constantly it's not a good idea. I would just stay away from them altogether. For example, Just drink your coffee black...that is what I do. I used to drink all those fancy coffees at starbucks and caribou but after changing my ways and my very bad habits I have learned to live a life without sweeteners and high calorie coffees. Once you get used to it, you will be fine and your body will thank you for it! )

FreedomReigns

I completely understand. Splenda is my evil....it makes my heart race if i use it to much so you would think i would stop but no i keep buying it. Even before i had weight issues i always used it....never have been a sugar person. Trying to cut it out completely is hard but i am trying. Good luck

~ Amber

Meggles63

Personally I don't see the point. Life has gotten be sweetened up somehow and real sugar adds too many calories and carbs. And contrary to popular belief, consuming artificial sugar does not make you crave real sugar.

The point to not using artificial sweeteners is HUGE! It's not about the calories it's about the foreign chemicals that you are putting into your body that your body does NOT know how to digest! It's like poison! So the best thing to do is either not use them at all or use good ole fashioned organic sugar in moderation. That is the only way to go for the most healthy choice and you will benefit so much from it! In my opinion artificial sweeteners should be banned and no longer allowed in stores. They are highly toxic! So unless you are detoxing constantly it's not a good idea. I would just stay away from them altogether. For example, Just drink your coffee black...that is what I do. I used to drink all those fancy coffees at starbucks and caribou but after changing my ways and my very bad habits I have learned to live a life without sweeteners and high calorie coffees. Once you get used to it, you will be fine and your body will thank you for it! )

sorry, but that's just not true!

Howbouto

Personally I don't see the point. Life has gotten be sweetened up somehow and real sugar adds too many calories and carbs. And contrary to popular belief, consuming artificial sugar does not make you crave real sugar.

Speak for yourself. Everyone is different! One diet coke and I'm famished for the day. I don't use artificial sweetners. period. It needs sweetened I use sugar, honey or maple syrup (the real stuff). I drink my coffee black and water most of the time. Occasionally I will sweeten my coffee with truvia and it does not cause a huge reaction in me.

KS_4691

Just don't.

sammniamii

I'm allergic to Saccharin & NutraSweet, so I am limited to Splenda & Stevia. I have also used Aquve nectar as well, wasn't too bad and was low-gylemic which is a plus.

ChantalGG

try your coffee and tea black. You get used to it. Also stay away from the processed foods.

MichelleMcClung

Personally I don't see the point. Life has gotten be sweetened up somehow and real sugar adds too many calories and carbs. And contrary to popular belief, consuming artificial sugar does not make you crave real sugar.

The point to not using artificial sweeteners is HUGE! It's not about the calories it's about the foreign chemicals that you are putting into your body that your body does NOT know how to digest! It's like poison! So the best thing to do is either not use them at all or use good ole fashioned organic sugar in moderation. That is the only way to go for the most healthy choice and you will benefit so much from it! In my opinion artificial sweeteners should be banned and no longer allowed in stores. They are highly toxic! So unless you are detoxing constantly it's not a good idea. I would just stay away from them altogether. For example, Just drink your coffee black...that is what I do. I used to drink all those fancy coffees at starbucks and caribou but after changing my ways and my very bad habits I have learned to live a life without sweeteners and high calorie coffees. Once you get used to it, you will be fine and your body will thank you for it! )

sorry, but that's just not true!

Sorry but YES that IS true!!! Artificial sweeteners are toxic. Do your research!

futuremalestripper

Feel free to look at my diary. I eat real sugars all the time. I have no cravings. No binges. Just a happy stomach. Sugars aren't evil as long as you manage your diet.

MichelleMcClung

@Meggles 63 Anything processed which INCLUDES artificial sweeteners is TOXIC to the human body! Anyone who wants to argue that or say differently is incorrect. If you do your research and follow through with eating all organic foods without any artificial ANYTHING you will SEE and FEEL the difference. This is a FACT!

futuremalestripper

Personally I don't see the point. Life has gotten be sweetened up somehow and real sugar adds too many calories and carbs. And contrary to popular belief, consuming artificial sugar does not make you crave real sugar.

The point to not using artificial sweeteners is HUGE! It's not about the calories it's about the foreign chemicals that you are putting into your body that your body does NOT know how to digest! It's like poison! So the best thing to do is either not use them at all or use good ole fashioned organic sugar in moderation. That is the only way to go for the most healthy choice and you will benefit so much from it! In my opinion artificial sweeteners should be banned and no longer allowed in stores. They are highly toxic! So unless you are detoxing constantly it's not a good idea. I would just stay away from them altogether. For example, Just drink your coffee black...that is what I do. I used to drink all those fancy coffees at starbucks and caribou but after changing my ways and my very bad habits I have learned to live a life without sweeteners and high calorie coffees. Once you get used to it, you will be fine and your body will thank you for it! )

sorry, but that's just not true!

Sorry but YES that IS true!!! Artificial sweeteners are toxic. Do your research!

I completely agree. I argue with people about this all the time. I have lots of nutritionists and various other people who tell me I'm wrong, yet they don't know the chemistry behind it. I know chemistry and I know some of the best industry experts in chemistry (who do the chemical engineering of things like artificial sweeteners) and a number of artificial sweeteners are very bad. That being said, there are actually good ones that have essentially no ill effect on the average human body. Even then, the good ones are often some pretty nasty chemicals that are only "safe" by virtue of their low solubility in our digestive system. It's just not worth it in my opinion. If I told you to swallow a container full of poison and said it's fine because your body won't open the container, would you still take it? I wouldn't. Especially when the container leaks...

MichelleMcClung

Personally I don't see the point. Life has gotten be sweetened up somehow and real sugar adds too many calories and carbs. And contrary to popular belief, consuming artificial sugar does not make you crave real sugar.

The point to not using artificial sweeteners is HUGE! It's not about the calories it's about the foreign chemicals that you are putting into your body that your body does NOT know how to digest! It's like poison! So the best thing to do is either not use them at all or use good ole fashioned organic sugar in moderation. That is the only way to go for the most healthy choice and you will benefit so much from it! In my opinion artificial sweeteners should be banned and no longer allowed in stores. They are highly toxic! So unless you are detoxing constantly it's not a good idea. I would just stay away from them altogether. For example, Just drink your coffee black...that is what I do. I used to drink all those fancy coffees at starbucks and caribou but after changing my ways and my very bad habits I have learned to live a life without sweeteners and high calorie coffees. Once you get used to it, you will be fine and your body will thank you for it! )

sorry, but that's just not true!

Sorry but YES that IS true!!! Artificial sweeteners are toxic. Do your research!

I completely agree. I argue with people about this all the time. I have lots of nutritionists and various other people who tell me I'm wrong, yet they don't know the chemistry behind it. I know chemistry and I know some of the best industry experts in chemistry (who do the chemical engineering of things like artificial sweeteners) and a number of artificial sweeteners are very bad. That being said, there are actually good ones that have essentially no ill effect on the average human body. Even then, the good ones are often some pretty nasty chemicals that are only "safe" by virtue of their low solubility in our digestive system. It's just not worth it in my opinion. If I told you to swallow a container full of poison and said it's fine because your body won't open the container, would you still take it? I wouldn't. Especially when the container leaks...

EXACTLY!! Thank YOU for saying this! So many people have NO idea how bad they are for the body. And I agree with you, it's just best to stay away from them altogether. Not worth it to me! I would rather have no sweetener at all than have poison in my body. When the body takes in these kinds of poisons it can trigger the body to want to protect it by storing fat to keep the poison away from certain organs and cells within the body. It's SERIOUS! I have learned all of this on my journey to healthy living! I used to drink Crystal Lite ALL the time. But NO more!! Even Diet soda is more harmful than regular soda. Both are TERRIBLE for you but I would take the regular over the diet any day. The body does NOT recognize the sweetener as FOOD, when you take sweeteners it confuses it and does way more harm than good. Counting calories should not be that big of an issue for you to the point that you need sweeteners to make it through the day. If you eat clean and organic and drink lots of filtered water you will live a lot longer healthier and Happier life. It's just a fact! People you can NOT argue FACTS here...lol