Splenda costs so much anyone use nutrasweet equal or other products and still lose weight?I know they say there bad for you but what isnt? lol

I use Sweet N Low now and then and it seems to be ok. I use some liquid sweeteners also.

Linda

I never gave up my diet coke and I do okay.

Valerie

I use splenda for everything except my iced tea. For some reason, I much prefer the flavor of Sweet N Low in iced tea to Splenda.

If you don't like Splenda, Sweet N Low is a much better choice than Nutrasweet (aspartame) according to Dr. Atkins. That said, I do still drink the occasional Diet Coke.

Thanks for your input

I use liquid saccharin (clymate) based.
It is rare that I use it, but it is ok by atkins and is not a staller.

I still use sweet n low in my coffee. That is the only time that I use it. For some reason, I don't like how equal or splenda tastes in my coffee. Acquired taste?!?! Other than that, I use splenda....I still like my diet pepsi with equal...I did buy some malitol for baking, but I don't want to use it until I hit goal because it can stall. I think that once I hit goal, I won't have to worry about stalling!!!!

Does anyone know why aspartame stalls weight loss,I did read the book but it sounded more like it made cravings for other foods worse,does it actually stop weight loss?

I mainly use Stevia Extract Powder, which is actually a Natural Sweetener [it comes from the Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf which is native to South America, and can be had with no fillers.] On occassion, I will use Saccharine [Liquid, Tablet, or Packets*] or Splenda [Granular*,] though not too much since fillered sweeteners [the ones with stars] contain Partially Digested Cornstarch [Maltodextrin] and/or Glucose [Dextrose.] I never use Aspartame Based Sweeteners, but I will drink a Diet Soda on rare occassions. I chose Fountain Diet Sodas over Canned/Bottled, since the Diet Coke/Pepsi that comes out of the Fountain [at least at Fast Food Joints,] is sweetened with a mix of Saccharine and Aspartame, which means less Aspartame is used, especially if they can get them to synergize with each other. The Cans/Bottles are sweetened with 100% Aspartame:

Aspartame --> Methanol (Wood Alcohol) + Phenylalinine + Aspartic Acid (Nuertotoxin)
Methanol --> Formic Acid (Red Ant Poison) + Fermaldehyde (Embalming Fluid)

I've been using Sugar Twin, only because I had a large box of packets and I'm too frugal to throw it out (it was bad enough throwing away all my pasta and rice and whatnots)

I use about three packs a day on salads, in water with protein powder and (get ready to be grossed out) on my bacon in the morning.

Though I'm stalled right now, I used it the whole time I had my initial big loss (12 lbs).

I use liquid swwet-n-low. No carbs.

I use cyclamate for tea and coffee (which I think you can't get in the US.)
Cheap store brand sweetener powder (mostly aspartame) for putting on rhubarb.
Spenda powder for baking (you can't bake with aspartame).
And saccharine from time to time.
Stevia is illegal in Europe.

I have no issues with any of them and they don't seem to cause sugar cravings or stall weight loss. I do think that by using a variety however you cut down on the risks from any one.

Thanks to you all

sweet n low for drinks like tea/coffee. But spelnda for food. I don't like the splenda taste in the drinks.