Fri, May-10-02, 16:22
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Senior Member
Posts: 852
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 222/209/150
BF:39%/34.6%/24%
Progress: 18%
Location: Monterey Bay Area, CA
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Atkins doesn't "endorse" artificial sweetners, but he does say you can use them in moderation. I don't use nutrasweet-at all. I drink bubbly mineral water instead of soda, and occasionally have a soda with Splenda in it, which has no side affects. If you are in induction right now, you shouldn't be having any jelly or chocolate (?) anyway. As a rule I stay away from processed foods and prepared "lowarb" products and stick with meat, cheese, salads and veggies.
I know you feel right now you can't live without something sweet, but the farther along you get eating lowcarb, the less desirable it becomes. In fact I did Atkins in '98, then went off of it (bad move on my part), but I never went back to sugar. It just tastes bad now and makes my teeth ache.
You right though, Nutrasweet is awful for you, and if I were you, I would stay away from products that use it.
-Shelly
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