Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: Chewing Gum/Mints?

Friday, May 7, 2010

[fast5] Re: Chewing Gum/Mints?

Thanks! Yes I agree that the Sobes are best left to be had during my window.

I've become quite addicted to the Starbuck's iced green teas (unsweetened of course). I love them, they really taste great and actually get me through the last couple of hours of the fast.

I probably won't have the gum anymore unless I am in a pinch. Maybe I"ll try those breath mints you mentioned. I did have a couple of pieces of gum not within my window and I do think they triggered cravings and lots of limbic hunger. I had an awful day of eating yesterday, ate too much and all the wrong foods!

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Rebecca Cason <yellowcason@...> wrote:
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> Here is my take. I looked at Sobie Life waters this past weekend because my
> husband wanted to drink something besides water on the fasting period. Sobie
> has ERYTHRITOL which is a natural sugar alcohol which I believe is where the
> carbs come from. There are also herbal extracts in it which could add some
> carbs. I don't think that the vitamins add carbs since the bottle
> of complete vitamins I have has 0 carbs listed. At our store they only had
> the 20 ounce bottles so there are 2.5 servings in the bottle so you have to
> multiply the 6 grams of carbs by 2.5 if you drink the whole bottle- so
> adding it up that would be 15 carbs. IMO that would be too much. Sugar
> alcohols are not without their side effects...having allot can cause gastric
> upset such as gas and diarrhea. "They" claim that sugar alcohols do not
> affect insulin or blood sugars. But even splenda keeps me from loosing
> weight because of its sweetness and it doesnt even have carbs.
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> I do use a breath mint if I have to be out an near people. They have not
> held back my weightloss and I use one that has less than one gram of carbs
> (Icebreakers brand). They do have 2 calories but so does herbal tea. Gum and
> mints may trigger your limbic hunger so you will have to see how it works
> for you.
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> Just my 2cents.
> Rebecca
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> On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 4:14 PM, thirteenblessings13 <
> thirteenblessings13@...> wrote:
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> > Have any of you chewed sugar free gum or mints during your fast? I
> > typically don't, and will usually have a piece before I break my fast but am
> > wondering if you've still had success with the plan and chewed gum?
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> > Also I bought these calorie free Sobe Lifewaters the other day and was
> > about to enjoy one when I saw that although they are calorie free and sugar
> > free, they still contain carbohydrates. 6g to be exact. I suspect this is
> > due to the fact that most of those types of drinks contain vitamins. Is this
> > okay to have while fasting? I would assume not as it contains some sort of
> > nutritional value but just thought I'd check.
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> > Thank you!
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> Rebecca Cason
> Cason Naturals
> web- www.casonnaturals.com
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