Gum! I'm hooked

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

  • EricaCraigie
    EricaCraigie Posts: 1,396 Member
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    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: 11,752 Member
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    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
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    Mmmmmm gum....I love it...I love mentos gum!!!!
  • EricaCraigie
    EricaCraigie Posts: 1,396 Member
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    mjaykup wrote: »
    I'm hooked on phonix

    Lmfao
  • jphillips3200
    jphillips3200 Posts: 1 Member
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    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
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    Love gum!
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
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    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
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    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: 17,959 Member
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    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
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    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: 9,134 Member
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    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
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    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
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    Me too :) just be careful that it doesn't pull out your fillings (if you have any!)
  • EricaCraigie
    EricaCraigie Posts: 1,396 Member
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    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.

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