Can we eat sugar free gum ?

[wonderful_lass]

Hi all,

I really do miss a bit of gum or a mint sweet .... can we eat gum ? and can we eat sugar free sweets ?
I am still on induction coming off on Sunday to OWL X

[purplecat]

Re: Can we eat sugar free gum ?

I chew Orbit gum. I'm not sure if we're supposed to. However, I didn't chew it until after induction. So far the sugar alcohol in it has not stalled me (Eclipse gum stalls me though). I find it to be the lesser of two evils. It keeps me from eating forbidden food and from scaring off people with bad breath.

[spazzyhilo]

Re: Can we eat sugar free gum ?

Sugar free gum is not completely banned so long as it doesn't have anything not on the allowed food list. The only real problem with it is that the chewing action makes your body thinks its about to get food and so hunger can generate. I know its a problem for me. I'm too addicted to sweets sigh..

[purplecat]

Re: Can we eat sugar free gum ?

Sugar free gum is not completely banned so long as it doesn't have anything not on the allowed food list. The only real problem with it is that the chewing action makes your body thinks its about to get food and so hunger can generate. I know its a problem for me. I'm too addicted to sweets sigh..

That's the cool thing about Atkins. It helps you realize what your trigger foods are. I'm the opposite. I can chew gum and not think about food for hours (even sometimes forget to eat).