Sat, Jan-02-10, 15:12
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Plan: Atkins maintenance
Stats: 170/120/130
BF:
Progress: 125%
Location: Victoria, BC Canada
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Originally Posted by FreyaAZ
2. To repeat what Lisa wrote, I cannot stress enough the importance of staying away from packaged "low carb" bars and (even worse) candies. These WILL slow your progress substantially and your cravings for carbs will return.
FreyaAZ
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Originally Posted by BruceInAla
Also, these are usually sweetened with sugar alcohols which cause significant flatulence for many people. Unless you are always in a place where letting gas out is not a problem, you might be careful with this stuff.
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If you happen to be one of the "fortunate" ones who has no gastric reaction to sugar alcohols, be warned that your body very likely is processing the SAs the same as it would real sugar. I found that my fasting blood sugar was reaching pre-diabetic levels until I cut out the sugar-free chocolate and candies. It's back to normal now that I really limit sweets! |