Weight gain with Splenda? -

I have been hearing rumors that splenda can actually cause a person to gain weight. Has anyone heard this, if so where can I find the medical report ? I gave up refined sugar 3 years ago and thought I was doing the right thing by using splenda as a way to help in weight loss program, but now this. Thank you

These articles may help:http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2��http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame��http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=arti��One explanation is that your body anticipates something sweet and high-calorie, causing the brain to prepare the digestive system for that high-calorie food. When the body doesn t get the high-calorie food it s expecting, it compensates by making you eat more of other foods.Another explanation is plain old rationalization. I ll have a diet soda with my meal, so I can save calories and have that chocolate cake. Better to have water or tea with your meal and have half a piece of chocolate cake!Giving up refined sugar is supposed to be good for you. You re probably healthier for it. If using artificial sweeteners helps you lose weight, and if you don t have the headaches, muscle pain, body aches, and other symptoms that some people get from it, you shouldn t return to refined sugar.If you re losing weight by using Splenda, you shouldn t worry about it. If you re using Splenda and still struggling, you may want to consider stopping.

The way artificial sweeteners can cause a person to gain weight is by tricking your body into thinking that you re feeding it sugar, but you don t, so it starts to crave it and some people give in, thus causing weight gain.Personally, I don t think that splenda is the best idea because it s artificial. It s only calorie free because your body can t metabolize it. Does it do anything else to your body while your body tries to digest it? Artificial sweeteners don t really have a lot of research behind them.Giving up refined sugar, including white flour, is a great thing...just don t convince yourself to replace it with artificial ingredients.

Just like soda turns into carbonic acid. You really have to take things like this at face value. There is so much misinformation out there. I personally try to avoid artifical sweetners. It is like trading one evil for another. There are lots of things you can do to enhance flavor without using them and honestly once you really get off the sweet train you will be surprised how little you need sugar and or an artificial sweetner.Also you can by sugar that has not been as processed. That may be an alternative. It has a different texture but....

Yes it is true. Read this article: http://www.truthaboutabs.com/artificial-��Splenda is chemically altered sugar, so the body doesn t process it as sugar because it can t recognize it. It is very unhealthy.A good alternative to sweetners is stevia, it is an herb that is 200x sweeter than sugar but contains no sugars or sugar alcohols.

I ve heard of this, too. But I don t really agree. The only thing to be careful for is that each little packet has 4 calories, and that can add up fast!

Which diet is most effective and works the fastest? -

I am a 22 year old female that weighs 230lbs. I am ready to lose the weight and want to be at about 155-160 by January 30th 2009. I need a diet that is going to help me burn at least 15lbs a month (THE MORE YOU WEIGH, YOU MORE WEIGHT YOU LOSE A MONTH) I dont want to hear about healthy weight loss I just want something that is going to get me back to 140lbs and is not going to take me a year. I dont mind excersise so that wont be a problem....

No diet works. Diets are quick for results but not long lasting. I ve done them all...seriously.I ve finally found the key to keeping a good weight is to lower your caloric intake to 1200 calories/day. I eat moderate portions of a card size peice of meat and a ton of fruits and veggies and do at least 30 mins of exercise-cardio- a day.

Check out the Fat Loss 4 Idiots diet. It is very easy to follow, healthy and cheap. Most people lose about 10-15 lbs a month. All you have to do is choose your favorite foods from a list. Then, the diet generator creates an 11 day menu for you based on these foods. You follow the menu (4 meals a day) for 11 days, and then you get 3 cheat days to eat whatever you want (don t go overboard, though).This menus are designed in a way to maximize your metabolism. You will be constantly rotating the types of foods you eat. This will speed up your metabolism and enable your body to burn more calories and fat, and therefore lose weight quickly.It really does work. Some of my friends have tried it and have lost weight and have kept it off. You are already eating healthy items, so it s easy to go off the diet when you reach your goal. Also, the way you are eating is a good way to eat for the rest of your life.http://www.fatlossforidiotsplan.com

I used to be 240 lbs 1 and half year ago and now I am 178. That is about 35 lbs a year, not great but I plateaued a lot. I am now 182 so I gained a few, happens but I am working it off.I ate under 1000 cals a day.I switched to diet soda, then to just water or unsweaten tea (soda has a lot of salt so it makes you look fatter than you are an retains water)My new goal is to be 145 in 2 months. Plan: 1 meal a day for 10 days, Atkins induction 10 days, Master cleanse the next 10, so on and so forth.I don t care if you folks think this is unhealthy, so is being fat and having people be really mean to you because of it. That is stress AND bad health, much worser than crash dieting thank you very much.

160 by the end of January is probably not realistic, not for a weight loss that will STAY lost.But, if any program can do it for you, this is the one:http://www.bodyforlife.comIt s balanced, it s healthful, it s real.

Atkins is the quickest and easiest for me. I ve lost 26 pounds in the last 45 days. I also walk a mile 3 times a week and have moderate activity the rest of the time (I mean...I m not walking NOW for instance). It s not LOW carb, it s CONTROLLED carb. You just don t hit your body with sugar that is going to overwhelm your bodies ability to handle it (which is when it stores it as fat). It s healthier. If you can t get enough vitamins and minerals (calcium/iron) from brocoli, onions, tomatoes, sprouts, whatever meat you like and some dairy products, somethings wrong. The nice thing is the foods you can eat. Eggs bacon (Sausage if you prefer) in the morning, Cheeseburgers, Salads with ranch sauce, Brocoli cheese, A ton of sugar free products made with splenda or malitol, A BLT w/ mayo in whole wheat bread a dill pickle side, Ice cream, egg salad, stuffed peppers. Once you learn what has carbs and doesn t, no need to count anything. Fiber makes many more things allowed .Bonus: The entire diet is ONLINE...no need to buy books or specially made expensive products. You don t need to drown yourself, but keep yourself hydrated on this diet. At least 3 24oz bottles of water. Stay away from Cola (Not that I do....I drink a ton of soda...but I m bad, don t be like me).** I calculated it out...at the rate I ve lost weight (yours would be different), I d lose 78 pounds by January 30th....if this was you, it would put you at 152. Check w/ your doctor but I d think they d be thrilled with that sort of change.

What are some easy weight loss tips? -

What are some easy weight loss tips?

Alright, I am trying to get this down to a simple statement to save me time and you reading.Wanna lose weight, quit buying into the crap on tv. This is how you do it. Man and woman, your bodies work the same in regards to energy consumption.1. Do like the Europeans: eat 5-6 meals a day at least, small proportion. Example: Morning - toast, jelley or bagel and low fat cream cheese Mid afternoon - some fruit or snack Afternoon - sandwhich and vegetables Mid evening - small snack Dinner - something light like fish and riceJust an idea, but the idea is not big proportions at all but very small. Dont eat out you cant control proportions eating out the restarante does.This tricks your bodies metabolism into a increased fat burning. I.e. your body thinks another meal is coming soon so it uses more stored energy and doesnt bother saving as much = (less absorbtion by the intestines). Less meals equals body saying crap dont know when I am getting fed again start saving = (slow down intestines so we absorb more cals)2. Exercise right: you need to get that heart rate up to 60% AT LEAST and keep it there for more than 30min to burn calories correctly.3. DRINK more water. Especially you women. Hello your body needs it so give it. Avg. 8 liters a day, not too much you can drown yourself.4. Women - eat adequate calcium (so your not hunchback when your older Osteoporosis), and dont dodge carbs thats retarded and will decrease your brain activity. Men - increase protiens when you start the muscle building stage (hint: only after you lost the fat) also you need more carbs than women.Summary: pretty simple, it works and its proven not like the garbage thats on tv or like the adkins thats proven to kill you. Its just how our bodies have been working since we were alive. Oh and quit weighing yourself thats not going to do you any good. Your weighing everything in your body but you want to know how much fat.Google search how to check your body fat % and stick with that gauge and not a scale because you will see more detailed results that your wanting and not weighing things like how dehydrated you are or whether your constipated lol.

Whenever you are trying to lose weight, you should concentrate on these three things which all work together in providing a healthier and quicker weight loss goal for yourself. I have found this combination really successful in my weight loss plans. The first thing is exercising and how much you can put forth into it. The more you exercise, the more results you will see. The next thing is dieting and the calorie intake. If you exercise more, technically you could eat more? Always watch what you eat.Now the last step in a good weight loss plan is always a good diet pill that can help you get to the end of the road. I have found Proactol which is a natural herbal diet pill to be the best around. It s an appetite suppressant along with being a fat blocker which stops up to 28% of fat you eat. Read up about it at TheWeightLossPlace .com where I saved money on it. Proactol really works well with exercising which gives you plenty of energy to perform. Along with that you diet will be affected by Proactol due to the appetite suppressant and fat blocker. If you slip up on meals, the fat blocker kicks in. It s really great to stop food cravings.Concentrate on those three things and the combination is deadly for the fat cells in your body. Good luck and I hope this helps.

Eat smaller meals, drink lots of water and run a lot

I would suggest a cleansing diet. I did this and lost 12 pounds and 19 inches in 9 days. I continued and lost 29 pounds in a month. I like the program since it works by giving your body nutrition through protein shakes with digestive enzymes and vitamins and then cleansing out the toxins. We get toxins in our bodies from pesticides, preservatives, water, pollution, medications, food additives etc��. These toxins enter our bodies and get stored in our fat cells. To shrink the fat, we need to get rid of the toxins through cleansing. The program also has a natural diet pill to help your metabolism and curb cravings. It works and it works fast. My skin has improved from the cleansing. It is pricey but worth it! I think cleansing is really important to health and weight loss. Call the toll free 1-877-587-4647 Give it a try and good luck! http://diet4cleansing.com

What are some good weight loss tips for a 16 year old girl? -

Im a 16 year old girl, 5 2 , and 155 pounds. My heaviest weight was 164. Im trying to get to 125 by March or April. I play Dance Dance Revolution 2-3 hours a day. I try to stay in the 700-1100 calories a day limit. I drink lots of water stuff....so my only problem is overeating and eating bad foods sometimes. Does anyone have any good tips so I can lose 30 pounds by March/April? I dont know if DDR is enough....should I be doing more workouts? I do workout mode and burn about 80 calories each time, and usually play it 2-3 hours a day. Thanks!!!!!

You should be able to lose 10 lbs a month pretty easily if you eat properly and continue your exercise. Try eating small meals 5 or 6 times a day instead of larger meals and try not to eat after 6 pm and if you do eat after that, make sure its very light. If you haven t tried weight training, that will help as well because it increases your resting metabolism. Your body is in repair mode to fix the muscles so it burns more calories.

you should do more exersizes then just DDR. You should take daily JOG S not walks.. and wear a lot of clothing. wear like 2/3 sweatshirts.. and a bunch of layers. The reasonfor that is you ll get hot real quick and you ll start sweating. As soon as you starting to sweat a lot, wipe it all off, cause if u just leave it there you ll start to cool down and wont sweat as much. it won t be as conmfortable with all those layers, but it ll be worth it in the end!! good luck! oh, and eat healthy

do it for 10 more minutes each day. That should help.

Start with 8-10 cups of water a day. 4 cups should be green tea.No other liquids. Green tea pulls out fat out of your fat cells. Then for breakfast 1 cup nonfat yogurt. with toastSnack, orange or apple or berries, no bananasLunch, Small green salad with low fat dressing 3 oz. proteinSnack, fruit as aboveDinner, 1 cup Steamed veggie 3 oz. protein no bread no pasta

stop eating at fast food resturants stop eating artery cloging foods, smack on carroet sticks when you eat meals eat smaller portions.

Number one...stop drinking soda or pop whatever you call it. My sister is 16 also but was 188 and 5 2 before Christmas and her weight was on the way down rapidly. but holidays pie and soda(or pop) got her back and now she s flirting with 200 lbs. Lose the weight now because it will never be any easier down the road.

Schizophrenia pills, which donrsquo;t cause diabetes or cause, weight gain.? -

Right now I��m taking two pills which make me gain weight as well as can cause diabetes. I was wondering there are any other pills that I can switch too which don��t cause weight gain or cause diabetes. When I wasn��t a Schizophrenic I weighed 175 and I was 6��2 and now I am 205 pounds and 6��4. My legs seem to be larger then my stomach, but I��ve had that ever since I was born. Also if you know of any diet supplements which can reduce my appetite or make me lose weight as well as any exercise programs that target the stomach and or legs that would be great. I was looking to spend somewhere around $0.00 to $30.00 on my weight loss program, so just about anything inexpensive.

Unfortunately, almost all anti-psychotics are known to cause weight gain and may contribute to Type 2 diabetes. You may ask your doctor if it s possible to reduce your dose and still have control of your condition. Sometimes a dose can be tapered down and still be effective, but each person is different. You may also benefit from having a different ratio of meds. Do not adjust anything by yourself!!!One of the reasons these drugs cause weight gain is because they increase appetite. That YOU DO have some control over. Keep healthy snacks like veggie sticks and air popped plain popcorn handy. Go for a walk or work out when the urge to eat strikes. Portion your dinner before you eat (no eating out of the pot!). Fill up half of your plate with salad or low carb veggies, then 1/4 of the plate lean meat (like baked fish or chicken), and 1/4 starchy foods, like potatoes or brown rice. If you are still hungry, have some more salad.Brown rice in bulk and heads of lettuce are cheap. A big bag of frozen veggies is usually also reasonable in price.Drink vegetable juice instead of soda, or drink water. Water is free. You can rent exercise books and DVDs/Videos from your local library for free, or look online (i.e. EBay).Walking is the best way to lose weight for beginners, and it s free. Walk around your neighbourhood, or walk the stairs in your house/apartment.Drugs to reduce appetite often do not work, and many have dangerous side effects. They are also very expensive. You are going to have to fight this with willpower! You can do this!

How fast can you lose weight? -

am not talking about the bulimic or anorexic quick weight loss. like 10lbs in a day weight loss. i mean good healthy weight loss. can you lose up to 10lbs or more if you workout mon-sat. by running and other forms of cardio. and a strict diet? could u give an example of a strict diet plan

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Pump some iron. Resistance training, (weight training), can help both sexes stay lean by building muscle and raising metabolism. The fact is, hours and hours of aerobic exercise won t help most people lose weight fast because your metabolism drops back to normal fairly quickly after stopping the exercise. If you gain muscle, however, your body s resting metabolism, (the amount of calories you burn when you re just sitting still), increases, because muscle requires a lot of calories to maintain. Studies have shown consistent weight training to raise the body s metabolism by 15%. This means an average woman might burn 200-300 more calories at rest every day! Resistance training is the gift that keeps on giving! Although, keep in mind that muscle mass weighs more than fat (don t be surprised if you gain weight but look slimmer).

i used to be able to lose 3 pounds a week. under serious dieting and lots of working out. that is basically the max before your in unhealthy territory. 10 pounds a month tops pretty much.

How do I loose the weight after having a baby? -

I was sick all throughout pregnancy. I lost so much weight. The last month of my pregnancy I gained weight, and I have been gaining every since. My belly just hangs. I only eat 2 meals a day. My baby doesn t allow much time for food. My baby is 6 month old, yet I look 4 months pregnant! According to my doctor I am not eating enough that is why I am gaining weight. I am not a big eater, yet I am gaining on average 2-3 pounds a week! Help. I walk around my neighborhood twice a week with my baby. My doctor is no good. I need someone to recommend a legitimate weight loss program.

Having a baby = major stress + little sleep - a killer combo for weight loss - literally. Adding herbs to your diet after pregnancy can really help you to lose those extra pounds safely.There are numerous factors which affect weight loss and weight gain other than what you eat and exercise.There are herbs which can help you burn fat faster. Herbs which you probably have in your kitchen right now. Things like ginger and fennel.Also you burn less fat if you don t sleep properly or you are under stress.Here are some shocking facts:1. Inadequate sleep can increase your chances of becoming obese by as much as 10% 2. People who had inadequate sleep generally gained an 33 pounds over the period of the study than those who slept well. 3. Stress has been linked to increase appetite, increased carbohydrate cravings and also an increase in abdominal fat. 4. Prolonged stress also slows the metabolism rate 5. It is possible to increase metabolic rate using herbs which means you will burn fat faster. 6. Blood sugar level imbalances can cause cravings for carbohydrates, increase fat storage and decrease energy levels. A killer trio if you are trying to lose weight. 7. This is not really a shocking fact �C we all know that obesity and depression are linked. What is shocking, is that scientists in a recent study published that a person who is depressed has a 40% chance of becoming obese! BUT BEFORE YOU TRY ANY NEW DIET OR HERBAL REMEDY CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR.For a free mini guide on weight loss using natural herbs, why not try: http://ultimate-diet-companion.com/To your herbal weight loss successJoan AllenPersonal herbal weight loss coach