Re Chewing Gum. If it works for you fine, but I find it always makes me hungrier. I have been going to Sureslim here in Australia and they prohibit Chewing Gum. Sureslim is a locarb WOL and they have very strict rules. One of which is not chewing gum. A lot of what I've been reading lately about Syndrome X and insulin resistance also makes the claim that just thinking about food can stimulate our bodies into producing insulin and that even drinking diet soda or anything that contains a lo cal sugar substitute can make us produce insulin because it just tastes sweet. Those of us who have high insulin and hyperinsulinemia have very big problems with our sugar addicted bodies - the mind can play some wonderful tricks - wish mine wouldn't believe itself so much....LOL