Sat, Mar-16-13, 10:52
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Senior Member
Posts: 6,734
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Plan: CALP with Primal Leanings
Stats: 368/291.2/160
BF:toodmnmch
Progress: 37%
Location: In the woods
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Originally Posted by jenericste
I just had to share something with you. I am a slow loser, having never lost more than 2 pounds in a week, even though I started at 274.
I was rereading my CAD book Saturday night, and what they said about sugar free gum struck me. I've been a gum chewer all my life, but I increased it a few months ago. Even though I've heard that it can cause stalls, I mean, "how in the world can no calories do that to you!?" or so I thought.
Well, on a whim, I quit it 6 days ago, and I've already lost 3 pounds, the first time EVER to lose such an amount in such a short time! The calorie numbers haven't changed!
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The Hellers go into some detail about artificial sweeteners in CALP - bottom line, if it tastes sweet, your body may respond just as if it's sugar - insulin release and all. I'm not at all surprised you are now losing since quitting the gum..good for you for figuring it out!
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