Diario de Aurora2019, 13 feb. 20

what is the issue with the stevia? I eat dark chocolate every day. it will the be same for the 14th.  

Thank goodness that gain is only a memory now! Good thing. I find that sweeteners of any type triggers my sweet desires. It is just easier to not go there as much as possible. Chocolate does the same for me -- makes me start looking for more. That one bite is not enough syndrome. So if I am in a vulnerable place around sweets I find avoiding them is the best plan. There are times when I certainly indulge as I don't plan to never have sweets. I try to pick my moments.  

Same - 85% (at least 70%) dark chocolate everyday - 10 to 30 grams per day. Going to be the same on 14th 

I am impressed with all those that can portion control around chocolate, This is something I hope to learn- because I too think it is the best of all delicious occasional treats. I just have to learn not to abuse it.  

"one bite is not enough syndrome" <- This is a-real-thing! I also have it... 

If I get 1 bite of sweet chocolate, or sweet milk chocolate, or omg any chocolate with nuts, or !!! Chocolate covered nuts 😻... so if I get those, I won’t stop till the whole pack is gone. However if I eat dark chocolate at least 70% chocolate- I’ll just a bit and will be satisfied  

didn't touch a bit..didn'y even think about it..until now. lol. busy making a big batch of hamburger green pepper soup! 

Was in India - Didn't have a choice as I ate pure veg for 3 weeks - lost 6 lbs.  

Please advise why Stevia is not good? I switched to Stevia 

stevia and all sugar replacements have been studied extensively and have shown to slow or even eliminate weight loss 

having read a lot of material about sweeteners, a generalized statement on them is misleading. its like the coffee is good/coffee is bad for you debate. from what i read some sweeteners are better than others. i suggest anyone interested in sugar replacements do your own reading. myself, i use Splenda, Stevia or an available sucralose based sweetener. have for years and has not impeded my weight loss. sweetener is the least of my worries anyway.  

as a type 2 diabetic, all the conflicting info on sweeteners is confusing. a year before being diagnosed, a friend convinced me to give up my diet colas - using this information as well as promoting it as a way to help will all my pain issues. I switched back to the red or blue cans at work. always alternate a bottle of water before a cola... and a year later, still had the same intense joint pain, 15lbs extra and now type 2. so, despite all the internet reports and pop shaming from co workers or family people, I will drink my diet cola - I don't do coffee - EVER . Had a family friend (of my parents) shame me in a restaurant - telling me she can't believe it isn't illegal to sell that poison, that everyone should know better than to put that stuff willingly into their body....Funny though. I have yet to have a medical professional that I shouldn't have diet pop, as long as I match my h20 intake with it. I have started drinking steeped tea, but only with a sweetener, not plain. currently I limit to 1 diet cola on work days, freer choice on weekends. weekdays I average 9-12 cups h20 per work day, and generally 2-3 more in the evenings or a diet ginger for a switch up. so whats a T2D to do with all this conflicting information on sweeteners? 

Do whatever works for you and f$#@& everyone else!😁 

I noticed too that switching to 70+ chocolate one piece is satisfying enough , when I used to eat the entire bar. Now I let a piece melt in my mouth for 5 min till it’s gone and I get more out of it