Sucralose

[dockevoc]

Hey guys! Brand new here but I have been living "low carb" for years now and have had success with Atkins (except during summers when I drink TOO MUCH BEER LOL)

I bought the book and have been sticking to the plan but haven't lost weight (It's been a week).

I believe the problem MAY be too much sucralose. I had two 2 liter bottles of Waist Watchers orange soda last week and several bottles of Powerade Zero - all made with sucralose.

I just realized yesterday this may be my error so I am cutting out the excess sucralose (I still take 2 packets with my decaf and heavy cream).

Anyone have any experiences with this issue? THANKS!

[liv]

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I like to do induction without any sweetener. I feel I get settled in better that way.
But yes I have seen people not lose weight on this board because their sweetener intake. Remember there is a limit of three per day. And some of us may not be able to do with even that much.

Good job cutting it out. Drink plenty of plain water and stick to the plan. It will happen

[dockevoc]

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Thanks liv!

I actually feel skinnier after one day!

[imagood1]

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How much pure water are you drinking daily? Nothing added - water. You should be drinking a minimum of 64 ounces - if you aren't drinking water it could be a reason you aren't loosing.

I agree with Liv - get rid of everything that has sweetners in it during induction.

[msanjelpie]

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Post a daily menu - there might be other things as well...

[dockevoc]

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I drink 120 oz of water every day. Nothing else expect morning decaf. (Obviously I cut out the Waist Watchers/Powerade Zero starting Monday - lost 1.5 lbs now tuesday)

Breakfast: 2 eggs, slice of nitrate/sugar/carb free chourizo, Decaf two splenda heavy cream

Lunch: Homemade chicken salad w/ celery in it, 10 olives, 1/2 garlic dill pickle

Dinner: Romain salad (2 cups) with 6 olives, 1/4 pickle sliced, 4-6 Tsp caesar dressing (no sugar, 1 carb per 2 Tsp), small slice of onion, 1/2 stalk of celery

Ribs rubbed w/ garlic salt, onion salt, paprika, hot sauce
Steak (same way)
Had Chinese fried chicken wings once (no coating or sauce)
A chicken breast on top of salad

[JulieB]

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That looks really good I'm glad to see the weight has started coming off!

Just an FYI - olives are in the "special" category - they stall some people. If you stop losing again, you may want to try cutting them out too. Glad to see you are eating your veggies!

[dockevoc]

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Thanks Julie, I will keep that in mind. Hopefully I'll lose a few pounds this week and be on my way!

[dockevoc]

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I am in Ketosis! It only took 3 days since cutting the the excess Sucralose!

THANKS GUYS!

[liv]

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Great to hear. Yup some of us cannot deal with sweeteners well. And cutting them out is a good way to find out what is different.
Good work

[Elizellen]

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In today's Daily Mail

On a diet? Then put away those sweeteners... because they may help you GAIN weight

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1210838/On-diet-Then-away-sweeteners-help-pile-pounds.html#ixzz0Q4XRs1w3

[dockevoc]

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Ok....it seems as if you guys are telling me to cut out the two packets of splenda so I will...i guess decaf/cream can't be that bad

[freyja8888]

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Just a thought on the poweraide drink and others like it... ie the low carb vitamin waters... they look pretty good at just 2 or 4 grams... but be sure to check the servings per container. They often have 3 per bottle. Yikes!

[jtr71180]

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I drink 120 oz of water every day. Nothing else expect morning decaf. (Obviously I cut out the Waist Watchers/Powerade Zero starting Monday - lost 1.5 lbs now tuesday)

Breakfast: 2 eggs, slice of nitrate/sugar/carb free chourizo, Decaf two splenda heavy cream

Lunch: Homemade chicken salad w/ celery in it, 10 olives, 1/2 garlic dill pickle

Dinner: Romain salad (2 cups) with 6 olives, 1/4 pickle sliced, 4-6 Tsp caesar dressing (no sugar, 1 carb per 2 Tsp), small slice of onion, 1/2 stalk of celery

Ribs rubbed w/ garlic salt, onion salt, paprika, hot sauce
Steak (same way)
Had Chinese fried chicken wings once (no coating or sauce)
A chicken breast on top of salad

Where did u find caesar dressing with 0g sugar?

[imagood1]

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Just a thought on the poweraide drink and others like it... ie the low carb vitamin waters... they look pretty good at just 2 or 4 grams... but be sure to check the servings per container. They often have 3 per bottle. Yikes!

I checked the ingredients and found this - if what you're drinking has HFCS you shouldn't be drinking this anyway. It's looks like too many things I don't put in my body.....pure water is much better - no added extras we don't need.

Ingredients:[3]

• Water
• High fructose corn syrup
• Salt
• Potassium citrate
• Phenylalanine
• Sucralose
• Sodium Citrate
• Malic Acid
• Potassium phosphate
• Vitamin B6
• Vitamin B2

Note: Standard 8 ounce servings meet the FDA definition of 'low sodium' and have less sodium than a glass of chocolate milk. [4]

[edit] Substitutions and Differences

Ingredients may vary from flavor to flavor and by country with High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) not used in Australasia and other regions where sucrose is substituted.