Hi Saturn!

I have just found it easier to give it up than to try to replace it. I spent so much mental energy trying to replace it and it just never really worked out. I do use stevia occasionally, but like Wanda said, it does take some getting used to. Like her, I think sweets would be too sweet now, as real foods are starting to taste sweeter and sweeter to me. As for the cravings, Dr. Schwarzbein goes into detail about them in SPII (and some in the first book too) and what to expect that way. It's related to serotonin levels. She goes into detail about how to get your serotonin levels back up, and long to expect it to take. And in some instances all you can do is hang in there and ride them out, and in some instances she recommends slow tapering off of sweet stuff to avoid crashing. She says it much better than I can. HTH?

Sorry to hear about yours and hubby's reaction to the Splenda. I just read that stuff about it on the mercola site a week or so ago and it turned my stomach.