Ok, I know it is not really allowed, but has anyone else allowed themself sugar free candies durring introduction without any problems? I know I shouldn't eat it at all cus it gives me stomach problems and gas... but sometimes I just can't resist, but am willing to give it up if it will really truly screw up my weight loss... any comments on this?

Thanks! Jessica

I have not eaten sugar free candies until after induction, during induction I mistakenly ate some low carb bars which have similar ingredients to those candies.

Well to get to the point, I did not lose very much on induction considering how much I want to lose. Want to lose total 130 pounds. Lost on induction 6 pounds, which is not as much as most needing to lose that much.

Also, the point of induction is to get your body away from being used to eating those type of things and so just give yourself a break from it for a while.

Lastly, if you eat too many of those fake sugars, your body can start to use those sugars as real ones, which would be bad.

Good luck! Don't worry you won't miss them in a few days!

Hey thanks Etoiles, ... I kinda figured that. Maybe I should just get rid of my candy? I spent so much money on it though, I hate to just throw it away. What about diet sodas, and diet sugar free kool-aid and such? I have to have diet sodas... I'd go crazy without them, and my new favorite drink... shaved ice with divinci sugar free syrups YUuMm!

jess

Hi Jess
Dont through away your candy keep it until after induction and have everyonce in a while as a treat!!
People say diet drinks are a no no and so if caffiene as it can stall weight, to be honest I went without it for a while and I couldnt cope I needed a vice so I have started using them again and It so far so good no stallls!! (not that I am saying it will be the same for you as we a re all different!!
Well done on your weight loss your doing great!!

Good luck

some things may stall some people but not others. You will get to know your body and how it tolerates different things. Candy or bars may stall some but may have no affect on you. Good Luck

I took microbiology this last semester. If you look at the ingredients, under carbs, something like manitol is still a sugar, but it's not you're traditional C6H12O6, so the teacher said it can be called sugar free, but it's still a sugar.

I'd try to determine that the hidden carbs way (calories minus 9 times grams of fat minus four times the sugar, divide answer by 4 to get hidden carbs)

Hi! I'm wondering the same thing. Eating the Advantage bars seemed not to be a problem but I'm not really sure since I still haven't completely given them up.......Good luck!
Jessica





*****Proud mommy of Gabriella & Sophia*****

thanks...

I am on induction for the third time, and it is finally working. I am 6 weeks into it and have lost 18 lbs.

I also fell into the same fake sugar trap, the zero carb ice creams, the net carb marketing scams. It's tough but we need to move away from these products they are not good for you , stall weight loss, possibly cause you to gain weight and are way to expensive.

On my third induction I dropped my intake to ONLY eggs, meat and the correct vegetables . . and finally after 6 days the test strips turned red and I started dropping weight.

I used to say I am one of those people who do not get "fully" into Ketosis . . A load of crap, I was eating hidden carbs that’s all. Be true to yourself, your body will fight it ( hunger, weak, cravings ) for the first week but WILL come around trust me. The pay off, your hunger will go away and you will become healthy? Like NIKE Just Do IT!

Stay with the simple plan people and don't be fooled by slick marketing.

Logan

Wow...so funny but so true.

Logan, What did you eat for your first six days. I also never go into ketosis fully. I did lose 27 pounds last time I did Atkins but it took almost 4 months.

Check out the Fat Fast for about 4 or 5 days....It kicks you into gear, if you have problems with Ketosis....It sounds like you dont eat much, but you dont get hungry because of what your eating.... You will lose between 2 and 8 pounds....

With being in ketosis, it's one of those black and white issues. You either are or aren't.

BTW That's AWESOME progress! I could dream for such success....

Julie

Though still a sugar, mannitol causes less of a rise in blood sugar than sucrose or glucose. It still causes a rise though, which means the release of insulin & consequent fat storage. Anyone know HOW much of an effect it has?