Thank you for your thoughts on this issue. It seems that some of us have that 1 thing we need to keep around that gives us that "sweet" in our diet. For some it is SF gum, for me it is diet soda. Also - it does not sound like dabbling in LC sweet treats is a clear cut diet killer, either. The cheesecake we had this past week was good, but it didn't seem to throw me off either. At the end of the day, I didn't really need it. It didn't really satisfy any craving and didn't create one either. Carb count was a little high for the serving size. For me, I think I'll keep such "treats" few and far between. I can eat better things for the same carbs.

Having my daughter join me in low carb eating has resulted in me trying new things and spending more time making new recipies (some sweet and some not). That is a good thing and makes the diet more interesting. But I think the effort is better spent making my regular food taste better -- and don't get too caught up in adding deserts to our diet.