I personally think these are the best candies on the market. Cheaper and taste most like real candy. However, that said, I only have them when a cheat is imminent. Point in fact: Movies: hubby is eating a box of Junior mints. I whip out my Russell Stove fave. Eat 2 or 3 pieces and expect the scale won't move. Not UP or NOT down. Work: a box of sees candy arrives. I put my nose up in the air, walk to my stash and eat a crunchy toffee. Maybe 2. Do I feel deprived? No!! This keeps me emotionally in the game.

That said, I think it's a mistake to have them while watching TV or playing on the computer or after every meal as a treat. I think they cause my ketostick to stop registering ketones. But they are extremely useful to halt a binge in it's tracks.

Good luck!