Hi Cryer:

I hope I didn't create confusion for you on the other thread. Anyone starting the program should be eliminating all artificial sweeteners cold turkey and striving to eliminate sugar. If you MUST have sweetener, Dr. S. says honey is better than refined sugar or AS. The best sweetener, of course, is stevia.

But you'll find people are at various levels in the program. My adrenals are healthy and I'm insulin sensitive. This means that I can have occassional small amounts of sugar without destroying my health as long as I'm eating real, healthy foods, managing stress, sleeping enough and cross-training (I'm doing BFL).

But three months ago, I was insane with sugar cravings. Dr. S. is absolutely correct in her belief that as your hormones heal, your cravings for sugar will go away.

Hope this clears up the confusion.

Wanda

--edit--
Sorry Deb, it took me forever to post so I didn't see your post. Well put!