I hate SUGAR FREE

[AnneAC 5]

The title says it all. I have not found anything SF I enjoy. It does not matter if it is sweetened with Stevia or whatever...I hate it. It is SO sweet and leaves the worst aftertaste.

[SouthernSleever 228]

I dont like it either. The ONLY kind I use is the 1/2 stevia 1/2 sugar blend and even some of it is yucky. Try the brand name IDEAL. It's all I use!

[ldydrgnkpr 49]

I understand completely! I know it can get real nasty tasting. I will put "real" sugar in my hot tea and coffee. I haven't eaten any sf Jello or pudding in a few weeks. I am finding that it is taking all I have to stomach the sf items that I have been eating for months. ( not much help here sorry) I can relate on the subject that's all.

Deb

[thinoneday 445]

and not only that, the body can't tell the difference between sugar free or the real thing. either one makes the body still crave carbs after you have it. . . go figure??? makes you wonder whats really good for you huh?

[LadyIvy 159]

The ironic thing is, skinny people don't eat sugar free, low calorie, reduced fat crap. The chemicals confuse our bodies. Recent research has shown that diet soda is actually quite detrimental to you. Which kind of stinks because I have never been a full sugar soda kind of person. Its just too sweet.

[A New Day 5]

Try NuNaturals stevia. It has no chemicals, all natural, and not bitter like other stevia. I use the liquid vanilla stevia as well as their powdered stevia.

[gettingtohappy 23]

Me too!...I'm only about 3.5 weeks out and Water is hard on my stomach. Drinking crystal lite makes me want to vomit! I almost did the other day after sipping some...ugh! I've been reduced to drinking extremely watered down juices. I do like 1/4th juice and the rest water. I need just enough juice to change the ph of water. But sugar free is for the birds!

[DebiC 181]

I can't do sugar free at all. I will give that NuNaturals a try... I use real sugar and just not often. As far as the water-someone on here mentioned trying different waters, because of different Ph's. I did that and found that helped at lot. I was drinking Brita filter and I couldn't stand it. I tried Fiji, that was good. Now I enjoy the regular bottled Water from the store.

I hate it that the new Water drinks out there almost all contain artificial sweeteners. They look so inviting.

[Lissa 2,631]

You should try the Mio drops. I love them because you can add as much or as little as you like. They also have unusual flavors like strawberry and Watermelon, or berry Pomegranate. Nowhere near as sweet as other SF drinks, IMO.

[Sleevie WonderLand 41]

I dont do anything sugar free. That includes Stevia. I just purchased a bottle of agave nectar, will try it to sweeten my tea at the recommendation of a friend.

I don't like the taste of sugar free products (I used to tolerate Coke Zero before being sleeved), and when I think about the toll it takes on our bodies (those chemicals can't be doing us any good) it repulses me even more. I try to keep an eye on my sugar intake, but i keep an even bigger eye open to make sure i'm not ingesting aspartame or sucralose, or whatever the rest of that stuff is.

[Escape_Pod 358]

I tried Stevia and thought it was pretty awful - very bitter. I do much better with Erythritol-based products like Truvia. Many sugar-free chocolates on the market use Maltilol, and I don't detect an "off" taste with those either, though some people find too much Maltilol causes them trouble with gas. And I disagree that your body treats them like sugar - diabetics will tell you they don't spike your blood sugar levels like sugar does, and for me, it's the spike and subsequent low afterwards that triggers cravings for more... and more... and MORE!

Low carb is too big a component of my success for me to use real sugar, and with some of the newer substitutes and blends, I can't taste the difference, and neither can my husband, who doesn't do sugar-free anything!