Hi All

I am new to this.  I saw  David on ACA and followed up on the internet and bought the second book.  I have found the forums interesting but it has raised some questions which no doubt will be answered in the book when I get it but I am keen to start now.

1. Is stevia or xylitol ok in my coffee.  I don't like equals after taste.  Can I still have coffee as everyone is talking about tea.

2.  Do you need the first book or is everything explained in the second one.

3. I went looking for dextrose and when I asked in the health shop they said I was better off with xylitol as dextrose created insulin peaks.

4.  What bread is the best.  I like soy and lindseed.  I have a bread maker (in the back of the cupboard)  is there any suitable mixes or recipes easily available eg. coles.

Well looking forward to getting my book.  I love the forum idea as it looks like a support group of everyone in the same boat.  I also read about the meal plans.  Where do I find them. 

Jan

Sarah Andersson wrote:

Jan Webb wrote:

Hi All

I am new to this.  I saw  David on ACA and followed up on the internet and bought the second book.  I have found the forums interesting but it has raised some questions which no doubt will be answered in the book when I get it but I am keen to start now.

1. Is stevia or xylitol ok in my coffee.  I don't like equals after taste.  Can I still have coffee as everyone is talking about tea.

2.  Do you need the first book or is everything explained in the second one.

3. I went looking for dextrose and when I asked in the health shop they said I was better off with xylitol as dextrose created insulin peaks.

4.  What bread is the best.  I like soy and lindseed.  I have a bread maker (in the back of the cupboard)  is there any suitable mixes or recipes easily available eg. coles.

Well looking forward to getting my book.  I love the forum idea as it looks like a support group of everyone in the same boat.  I also read about the meal plans.  Where do I find them. 

Jan

I am not sure if all my answers are correct, but stevia and xylitol are "your call" as there is not enough research on how they affect you in the long term.  But to me they still have aftertaste and I think you are best to try to wean off them altogether as they will start to taste too sweet anyway.  In my daily cappucino I like to add a bit of pure unsweetened cacao powder (so it tastes like a mocha).  It took me ages to develop a taste for black tea but finally I am there.  The only artificial sweetened thing I like is coke zero, I don't find it at all bad in after-taste.

I would say the second book pretty much covers it all.  I just bought dextrose yesterday and plan to bake a cake tomorrow, it is easily found in the supermarket in the home brew section (near the lollies!).  David opts for the dextrose, so I think best to go with the one 'source' without confusing yourself with what the health shop thinks.....afterall they sell a lot of sugary fructose stuff with no regret. I am under the impression that it would be pretty hard to find the wrong bread unless it is a fruitloaf.  I like sourdough (which is apparently one of the lowest in sugar) I wouldn't bother making bread unless you love doing it because, hurray, it is back on the menu (after all the low carb, gluten-free diets I have been on). I thought it was bread that gave me the bloats, but as you will find it is the sugar.  Good luck, Sarah.

Susan Kyle wrote:Hi All, I am on to day 10 and have always drank coffee but i am now enjoying Liptons Lemon Tea or Liptons Green Tea with Jasmin.  Im getting better with the hunger pains but as David said, i sit watching tv and im hungry so i get on to the laptop instead or reading a book (now thats been awhile since i read a book, still waiting for my book from David but trying to just cut out the fructose and not use any alternative sugars or dextrose, my sweet kick i use pepsi max and rice crackers seem to help.  Good luck everyone, i love the forum. We can do it!
......Susie

Jan Webb wrote:

Anthea Falkiner wrote:

Susan Kyle wrote:Hi All, I am on to day 10 and have always drank coffee but i am now enjoying Liptons Lemon Tea or Liptons Green Tea with Jasmin.  Im getting better with the hunger pains but as David said, i sit watching tv and im hungry so i get on to the laptop instead or reading a book (now thats been awhile since i read a book, still waiting for my book from David but trying to just cut out the fructose and not use any alternative sugars or dextrose, my sweet kick i use pepsi max and rice crackers seem to help.  Good luck everyone, i love the forum. We can do it!
......Susie

Good on you, Susan.  Coffee is a hard one to kick.  Have you tried licorice tea yet?  Wonderfully natural sweet taste.  So delicious to have in the evening, or any time those sugar cravings kick in.  And it's a great blood tonic.  Best (and most common) brand is Black Adder.

I'm coming up to a month off sugar now and I feel fantastic.  Not one craving at all now - not for a couple of weeks.  The switch has been truly flicked off.

Keep going - life is good on the other side.

Where did you get the licorice tea and does it taste like licorice?  I don't really like lemon tea as I am such a sweet tooth.

T2 make a licorice tea called Liquorice Legs. It is very sweet, almost syrupy and I find it helps in the "smallest room in the house". If you don't live near a shop you can buy online.

http://t2tea.com/shop-for-tea/herbal-fruit-tisanes/herbal/liquorice-legs/