Hey all I just started on the atkins program after thoroughly reviewing his book and such things. It's going great I don't seem to have any trouble with the diet at all. In fact I struggly to make it to 20 carbs dunno if that is good or bad or what but i am burning fat and those ketostix are great motivators. You know it's working cuz it's like purple. I've lost 8 pounds in the first5 days which is also encouraging and my face is totally dropping the weight however it was the least of my concerns but in time i know it will all come off.
Anyway I have a question. I know he said aspartame was not good but is it cuz of the links with other problems or does it really screw up induction. I found some no carb no sugar jello but it is sweetend with aspartame and i wondered if that would kill things if i ate it. I had one tonight and i guess the true test is if I stop burning my ketones! Anyway if anyone wants to get some support going that would be awesome I could use a backup system to bounce things off. I know there use to be one but it sorta petered out and i thought we might get another going?
I ran into the same problem. Everyone was talking about how Jell-o was a life saver for them in satisfying sweettooth. All I could find was Jello with aspartame.
I tried it and kept other things in the diet constant to see how it affected weight loss. I did notice my sticks show less ketone burning and so I stopped taking things with aspartame.
Hey thanks for the response. I'll find out quick. I know everyone is a little diffrent on what slows them down......some are slowed down by the bars others aren't so i guess i will just see what happens. I've been burning on from the really purple so we'll see.
Are you still on the diet, if so how's it going and how long have you been on it?
my mom and i are doing it together which makes things that much easier to do!
Anyway thanks again
Kim, I eat the sugar free jello but not that often. I really dont thing that will hurt you. I use the splenda in coffee and tea. Thats great that you lost that much so soon.
Im on it for 2 and a half months. lost about 19 lbs. I have cheated at times. Keeping my carbs still pretty low. not over 40 per day. 20 is too low to continue after induction.
I like the diet and its the only thing that has worked for me but I found that I did have to start eating some regular foods but only take small portions. Potatoes, apples etc. I missed it too much.
Have stopped with the junk food and really dont miss it. if I do good all week I can have a small piece of cake or something as a treat. I also walk 3 miles a day, usually 5 days a week.
good luck to you.
I use splenda and stevia (which is great in tea!) and if I am wanting something really sweet, I eat 1/4 cup of frozen blueberries- it really helps with cravings! Good luck!
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