OPERATION "NO SWEETS" CHALLENGE

[Sherri]

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Is it too late to sign up? Darn I think missed it, I actually didnt eat any sweetener today. Just let me know if I have to catch the next one.

and oh my gosh on the splenda info!!!! I think Imma toss that stuff right out!

Hello Mothercooter,
Since today is the first day of the challenge and you didn't eat any sweetners, WELCOME TO THE CHALLENGE! I'll add you to the list. Please familiarize yourself with this thread and all the infprmation it contains. Especially the forms of sugar to look for. Check your spices and supplements as well. I look forward to seeing you here with us.
Sherri

[asoprano1432]

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Hi,
I recently came in from grocery shopping, and made sure I did not buy anything with added sweeteners. However, I did buy the super, duper bag of Splenda a few weeks ago. I have to get it out of my house!! I did not know it was so dangerous! My husband loves it in his tea and my teenage daughter even uses it! Tomorrow, when I leave for work, the Splenda will just 'disappear'. I had no idea it was full of dangerous chemicals. Thanks so much for the information!

[Sherri]

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------GOOD LUCK TO ALL -12- OF OUR CHALLENGERS------


OPERATION "SWEET CRAVINGS"

CHALLENGERS

Adena
Alexa
asoprano1432
Elsey
guekjian
Hopejoy
Julirama
Mothercooter
Porcelain
Seasands
Sherri
ValidRouge

[Porcelain]

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Yay!!! WE ARE GOING TO ROCK THIS!

[Sherri]

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Hi,
I recently came in from grocery shopping, and made sure I did not buy anything with added sweeteners. However, I did buy the super, duper bag of Splenda a few weeks ago. I have to get it out of my house!! I did not know it was so dangerous! My husband loves it in his tea and my teenage daughter even uses it! Tomorrow, when I leave for work, the Splenda will just 'disappear'. I had no idea it was full of dangerous chemicals. Thanks so much for the information!

Hello Asoprano,
Great to see you here. Great job on the shopping without "sweetners".
I threw away the Splenda in my house as well. I was baking and keeping it readily available for my family. When I went sweetfree over a month ago I wanted to know exactly what Splenda was made of. After my findings I replaced the Splenda with Smart Sweet, a natural sweetner Xyletol, a derivitive of hardwood Birch. My family loves it. It has no carbs, it also has other health benifits. Which I will get into throughout the challenge. I buy my Xylitol from Long Life Unlimited which you will find their web site in my siggy. If anyone is interested in a natural healthy sweetner. That's the place to buy it. I am not affiliated with this company. Just a satisfied customer. Tell them Motherearth sent you.
Sherri

[tmn]

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OMG that's quite a list. I'd rather eat real sugar! YIKES!

Thanks for that info. Good lord, acetone removes nail polish, formeldahyde preserves dead tissue, and benzene causes cancer...to think I was putting that into my body regularly!?

I was only going to peep in this thread but something came to mind after reading the ingredients and Julie's note here.

Dogs and cats will gladly lap up antifreeze because it's tasty, being poisoned to death in the process. Aren't we doing the same thing to ourselves with some of this stuff?

I'm starting to become quite thankful I have reactions so strongly and quickly to some of this stuff.

Ok, back to peeping in...

[Adena]

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Good morning, Sherri and fellow no-sweetner challengers!

This morning I ate my pumpkin 'savory-style' -- with butter and salt rather than splenda and cinnamon. It was okay... I guess I'll get used to it.

Sherri, just to confirm, even though it's natural, Xylitol also shouldn't be eaten during this challenge, correct?

I have a feeling that giving up "sweets" is going to be harder than giving up sugar ever was.... on to day 2!

[Sherri]

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Good morning, Sherri and fellow no-sweetner challengers!

This morning I ate my pumpkin 'savory-style' -- with butter and salt rather than splenda and cinnamon. It was okay... I guess I'll get used to it.

Sherri, just to confirm, even though it's natural, Xylitol also shouldn't be eaten during this challenge, correct?

I have a feeling that giving up "sweets" is going to be harder than giving up sugar ever was.... on to day 2!

Adena,
Yes, you are correct, No sweetners what so ever.
That's great to hear you enjoying your pumpkin "savory style" This challenge will give your taste buds a chance to adjust to the natural sweetness of foods. Here's to day 2.
Sherri

[julirama723]

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Adena--the pumpkin is pretty good without the sweetener! I add cinnamon and salted butter. It's very rich!

Here's to day 1 everybody. We can do this!

[ValidRouge]

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I was only going to peep in this thread but something came to mind after reading the ingredients and Julie's note here.

Dogs and cats will gladly lap up antifreeze because it's tasty, being poisoned to death in the process. Aren't we doing the same thing to ourselves with some of this stuff?

I'm starting to become quite thankful I have reactions so strongly and quickly to some of this stuff.

Ok, back to peeping in...

I didn't think of it that way...but what a GREAT analogy!

Day 2 of no sweetners.
Today is day 1 of no coffee for me too. I'd been drinking it black for a long time. Switched to decaf black a few weeks ago, and I've decided it's time to give it up altogether. I'm tired of the cravings. I'm tired of hunger. I'm tired of lethargy. I want peace back in my system.

[Sherri]

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Can Splenda Cause Weight Gain?

Yes, all diet sweetners can cause weight gain for many reasons. The body doesn't consider Splenda (or any chemicle sweetner) as food; therefore, fake sugars don't satisfy your body's demand for nourishment, which in turn increases your craving for real food.
Simple carbs (manmade sugar) pass through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream. This means weight gain, increased fat, and elevated blood sugar that can lead to weight gain. And Splenda is a Simple Carbohydrate!
Carbohydrates are the most abundant source of energy found in nature. They are products of plant photosynthesis, which provide the plants fuel for life in the form of sugar. When we eat Complex Carbs, we are eating the plants energy, which in turn becomes our energy. When we eat the right kind of carbs, we are providing our bodies with fuel so we can perform daily activities from thinking about work to walking up a flight of stairs. If you are eating a balanced diet with reasonable sized portions, carbohydrates from Natural Sugars, should not cause weight gain. But these days we are people of the "fear of Carbs and sugar" WOL, and the artificial sweetners manufacturers seem to be taking advantage of this with a "sugar-free" marketing frenzy. And don't forget that Splenda is a simple carb.

[Porcelain]

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I am drinking my caffiene free/sweetener free herbal tea this morning hoping everyone is doing well. I am west coast so I am a little slower than you guys.

Adena, I once ate my pumpkin whipped in with warmed cream cheese. It was really strange. ...well, my daughter termed it as "nasty" but to each his own, lol.

Thanks for all the great info Sherri! You were born to do challenges!

[Mothercooter]

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every sunday night a our religion study class, while everyone else munched on pound cake, cookies, pies, etc, I gave myself my own little "treat" 1/2 cup decaf with cream and 1/2 pcket splenda. Im not a coffee drinkder but do appreciate the taste from time to time and this let me feel like I was having something too.

How ever, after just a few sips, i would always get this strange headache. Not bad, just annoying pressure. Next time I will get to find out if its the decaf coffee or the sweetener doing this. I got this when i ate some whipped sweetened cream with cocoa powder as well. coffee and cocoa share a lot of ingredients they are similar arent they?

Looking forward to seeing if its the sweetener or the other stuff.

My money is on both.

sunday we went out to eat at a buffet and I had a nice steak and sauteed onion and bell pepper, who knew onion was so sweet???

Since starting atkins I have begun to realize how desensitized my taste buds had become because of all the sugar. I imagine now that cutting out even the artifical sweeteners however scarcely used will only bring out the natural sweetness in foods even more.

Who knew that for yrs, I was never really "TASTING" my food???

[Sherri]

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every sunday night a our religion study class, while everyone else munched on pound cake, cookies, pies, etc, I gave myself my own little "treat" 1/2 cup decaf with cream and 1/2 pcket splenda. Im not a coffee drinkder but do appreciate the taste from time to time and this let me feel like I was having something too.

How ever, after just a few sips, i would always get this strange headache. Not bad, just annoying pressure. Next time I will get to find out if its the decaf coffee or the sweetener doing this. I got this when i ate some whipped sweetened cream with cocoa powder as well. coffee and cocoa share a lot of ingredients they are similar arent they?

Looking forward to seeing if its the sweetener or the other stuff.

My money is on both.

sunday we went out to eat at a buffet and I had a nice steak and sauteed onion and bell pepper, who knew onion was so sweet???

Since starting atkins I have begun to realize how desensitized my taste buds had become because of all the sugar. I imagine now that cutting out even the artifical sweeteners however scarcely used will only bring out the natural sweetness in foods even more.

Who knew that for yrs, I was never really "TASTING" my food???

Hello Mindy,
Yes, coffee and cocoa are very similar, they both have caffeine in them. It really is a joy to discover once again the natural flavors in foods. If you think about it. When we're babies and given solids for the first time from our loving parents, the foods are wholesome with no preservatives. Unfortunately that healthy concepts gets lost when we are then allowed to eat "people food" (processed food) as we get older. We lose that taste for natural foods. It truly is a transition period and a time to adapt our tastebuds. It takes time, and determination to get back that natural taste for foods.
One thing I discovered as a cook and a long abuser of fast foods is when you order the food and you smell that smell in the bag when you get your order, you think it's the food you smell. It's actually the paper the food is wrapped in that you smell. Check it out next time you're with someone at BK or Mc D's. Smell the paper. It's not the food we're smelling .
Sherri

[Sherri]

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I am drinking my caffiene free/sweetener free herbal tea this morning hoping everyone is doing well. I am west coast so I am a little slower than you guys.

Adena, I once ate my pumpkin whipped in with warmed cream cheese. It was really strange. ...well, my daughter termed it as "nasty" but to each his own, lol.

Thanks for all the great info Sherri! You were born to do challenges!

Your welcome Porcelain,
Thanks, I was concerned at first, this being my first challenge i've started. With such great participants, I'm now very confident I made the right decision. I see where everyone in this this challenge is going to ROCK THIS CHALLENGE!
I like to keep stats on threads and see how many views they get throughout the day. I can tell you since 7:36 this a.m. we have had 64 views on our challenge thread. With 12 Challengers, I believe we're attracting alot of attention. Stand proud Challengers!
Sherri