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i'm most likely going to start induction this weekend (still reading the book). i refuse to give up my coffee however. i take it with 3 tablespoons of 1/2 & 1/2 and 5 packets of sweetener (usually aspartame). i'm willing to switch over to splenda but would the 1/2 & 1/2 be ok? it's only 3 tablespoons and i only drink 1 cup in the morning, sometimes 2 at the most.
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SW 245/CW 232/GW 180
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Re: 1/2 & 1/2 on induction
Just make sure you count the carbs fron the sweetener and 1/2 & 1/2. Defintely switch sweeteners asparteme is a killer. As you go along, you may find the coffee & cream stall or give you cravings. Wish you much success
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Re: 1/2 & 1/2 on induction
As half & half has milk in it you would do better by substituting cream for it and leaving the half & half till you are at the dairy level/rung of OWL (2nd rung)Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!
Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!
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Re: 1/2 & 1/2 on induction
I actually like real cream in my coffee better! It tastes so rich and yummy!Love, Taylor
(I don't really weight myself that often so this is not very accurate)
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You are limited to 3 sweeteners a day.Startdate: November 18, 2007. Female 5'2"
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Re: 1/2 & 1/2 on induction
would the additional 2 sweeteners blow the whole thing? in the book dr atkins says splenda passes through the body like it were nothing so i wouldn't see the harm.
SW 245/CW 232/GW 180
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Re: 1/2 & 1/2 on induction
Well, it stalls some people and it doesn't others. The whole goal of the induction is to get rid of sugar/flour addictions.
Your taste buds will change, too. I usually took 2 splendas in my coffee along with 1/2 and 1/2. The other day I only had 1 splenda and heavy whipping cream and I thought it was really sweet and when my boyfriend had a sip he asked "Is there any sweetener in this?"......That was a shock to me because it tasted really really sweet to me.
Also, splenda is WAY WAY sweeter than any other fake sugar out there....so I would be careful regardless of how much you want to use.Love, Taylor
(I don't really weight myself that often so this is not very accurate)
" This is not a diet, it's a life-style. This is not a race, it's one step at a time. This is not about next year or tomorrow it's about today."Comment
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Re: 1/2 & 1/2 on induction
i'll have to see if my tastes change once i begin induction. it's taken a lot of experimentation to get my coffee to taste the way i like it.
SW 245/CW 232/GW 180
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Re: 1/2 & 1/2 on induction
Your tastes will most likely change as you get farther along. I was drinking my coffee with 5 tbsp heavy cream and 3 splendas, until i figured out that was what was stalling my weightloss. I went off the cream and splenda (and coffee) for a few days and i started losing again so now i just have 1 coffee(decaf) a day with 1 splenda and 1 tbsp cream and it tastes fine to me.
dont forget to count each packet of sweetner as a carb. They each contain about .8 carbs.... i think.25/F
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