I went for my 3 week weigh in and was disappointed to have only lost 3 pounds. The whole week was frustrating, because in spite of walking at least 1 1/2 miles a day- every day, I had lost 4 pounds on the 4th day of the week, but then gained back a pound and didn't lose any more by day 7. My doctor said she was proud, that I was doing well. She told me to drink more water and increase my exercise to more walking and my aerobic tapes. Then as we spoke we talked about introducing a meal soon. Somewhere in there I mentioned chewing gum. She stopped in her tracks and asked me, "Lisa, did you read the labels of your gum?" I told her it was fine, it was sugarless gum. She asked, "How many carbs?" I looked at her stunned. "Most sugarless gum have carbs. How much gum are you chewing?" I told her I chewing about 6-8 sticks a day, as they're small and lose flavor quickly. She shook her head at me. "That explains your weight issue. That was probably just enough carbs to throw you out of ketosis!" Each stick of Trident sugarless gum has 1g of carbs.

Holy cow- who knew? I might have had a tear in my eye when I gave my gum to my son.