Sun, Jul-06-03, 09:15
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Senior Member
Posts: 451
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 159/142/128
BF:have no clue
Progress: 55%
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My Splenda nightmare!
Hi Wanda, thank you so much for replying!
All I can say is - Oh my god! I had no idea! Until starting Atkins I had never tried an artificial sweetener. I TRY to keep the foods my family eats as close to whole as possible, but when I found items at the grocery store that were made with Splenda, I felt excited beacause I had more choices (flavored water, syrup, protien bars)! Dr. Atkins even says that Splenda is safe to consume. We don't eat a lot of it, but I've even been giving it to my children (I share the falvored water with them, and let them eat the flax muffins and almond cake that I made). Ugh, I think I'm going to be sick to my stomach! I decided to start the Atkins approach because I wanted to rid my life of over processed foods that were literally making me crazy (long story) and now to find out that I've been ingesting something that could perhaps contribute to that unhealthy craziness is very upsetting.
My husband said yesterday in the car that he felt like he was going to explode that he was very angry and didn't know why. He said he felt uncomfortabley anxious. He's not an angry or anxious person, that is why I became so concerned. The only thing I could think of was what he had eaten that day, you know, had he had to much coffee? And then I thought, he ate Splenda, and I had experienced stomach cramps the first few times I ate it. After reading that article it makes tremendous sense. UGH!
My question is this: (and yes, now I'm for sure getting the book!) What do you use for sweetner on the SPII plan? Or do you just go without? I can't imagine using real sugar again (isn't that just as processed as Splenda?)
Thank you again!
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