Hello,

I have been doing Atkins for 3 weeks now, and am still on induction. It is great as I feel like any previous food addictions are gone.. I used to juust grab some ice cream and stuff my face with it with no control whatsoever....

My new dilema arrived 3 days ago in the form of a box of Splenda... I didnt realize that I was missing sweet food until I purchased that, and now am mixing Splenda with cream cheese or unwhipped whipping cream a couple times a day (the latter tastes just like melted ice cream!)

My question is: How much Splenda are we allowed to have? Is it okay as long as our total carb count for the day including Splenda remains less than 20? My total weight loss has been 12 pounds in 3 weeks (11 pounds lost in the first 2, 1 lost in the third week) Could it be the Splenda that slowed things down, or the extra whipping cream and cream cheese??

Any help would be appreciated.
J