From Centuries, To Decades, And On To Goal--2009 Edition! - Page 124

Teresa123 · 06-30-2009, 08:00 AM

Val--I meant to ask, what's in the Canadian Brown Sugar Twin? I've heard that it's better but have never tried it. I'm not a huge fan of the Brown Sugar Diabetesweet so I would love to check out another alternative....as long as it doesn't contain aspartame or saccharin. Does it work well in baking?

lcq · 06-30-2009, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kathy76

I sometimes feel like my weightloss is my career.......it's a full time job for sure!
I think more about what does and doesn't go in my mouth more than alot of people think at work for 8 hours.

You and me both Kathy...you and me both

Morning Val & Teresa

vee716 · 06-30-2009, 09:49 AM

Weight loss is my career, too! But maybe because we do focus on it so much, that's how we make it work?

Canadian Brown Sugar Twin is a cyclamate, not saccharin. SugarTwin® | Ingredients

I think it was the cyclamates that were banned in the US. I've never had the US version, so I can't compare, but I've heard the Canadian version is much better. I like it. I keep it handy. When I was eating a lot of peanut butter on low carb pitas or tortillas I would sprinkle a little of it on top for some sweetness!

I'd be happy to mail you guys some if you want to try it.

vee716 · 06-30-2009, 09:51 AM

And I decided to have a salad for lunch, very few calories, but it will help keep me from getting too hungry.

Teresa123 · 06-30-2009, 10:46 AM

Morning--well almost afternoon--Lisa! Is your migraine gone? Your new avi cracks me up!

Val--interesting on the cyclamates. The sugar twin in the states is horrible, but I hate saccharine. I would love to try it! I will pm you my info.

Kathy--so what did you decide on the 5k? Have you gotten back into jogging yet? Am I being a thorn in your side?

lcq · 06-30-2009, 11:28 AM

Val - I am curious as to why the USA banned cyclamates

Teresa -yup migraine all gone and I am cleaning house...well supposd to be

.....yea and my new avi cracks me up too

vee716 · 06-30-2009, 12:36 PM

Apparently cyclamates caused bladder cancer in rats when fed the equivalent of 350 cans of diet soda a day. Cyclamate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It is approved for use in Canada and the UK and about 50 other countries, but the FDA won't lift it's ban.

vee716 · 06-30-2009, 12:37 PM

Teresa - got your info, I'll pick you up some when I go to the grocery store next!

vee716 · 06-30-2009, 12:37 PM

Lisa - I love your avi, too. Very amusing!

Teresa123 · 06-30-2009, 04:46 PM

Yeah, I remember reading about cyclamates at one point long ago. Don't remember much about it except that it amazes me the things that are freely available here that should be banned if those choices are made by testing lab rats. Reality is we don't need to test cigarettes on lab rats to know they kill (oh, by the way, I'm a smoker

) but they're still freely available. I tend to think money/big business/politics is often the bottom line in these decisions. I love the freedoms this country affords me, but in my opinion it does come with a price.

It is sooooo beautiful outside. Maybe 70 with a nice breeze--almost chilly. I'm going to go outside and do my c25k.

Teresa123 · 06-30-2009, 07:13 PM

OK, not like you can't find it on this busy forum

but here is the link to the new thread.

From Centuries, to Decades and on to Goal--2009 part 2

kathy76 · 06-30-2009, 08:21 PM

Teresa~ I told ya the other day that I am not gonna do the 5.5k this weekend....on 6/26 in the same paragraph I talked about being good on my "diet". You must have just freaked out about the word "diet" and forgot about the other part.

We went out on the pontoon again tonight the kids wanted to fish. It was breezy here too and we didn't catch anything worth keeping. I had some late afternoon PB for a snack

luckily was not hungry at dinner time and it is almost bedtime so I should be ok for the rest of the night

I don't know what the scale will tell me tomorrow???

Teresa123 · 06-30-2009, 08:26 PM

Yeah, I must have missed that. I didn't think you had ever said for sure one way or another, I just knew you were thinking about not doing it. My bad.

kathy76 · 06-30-2009, 09:08 PM

That's ok Teresa.....I still love ya

06-30-2009, 09:49 AM	#3693
vee716 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oakville, ON CAN Posts: 2,320 Gallery: vee716 Stats: 340high 297/158.6/150 WOE: WLS(1999) - low-carb Start Date: September 5, 2003	Weight loss is my career, too! But maybe because we do focus on it so much, that's how we make it work? Canadian Brown Sugar Twin is a cyclamate, not saccharin. SugarTwin® \| Ingredients I think it was the cyclamates that were banned in the US. I've never had the US version, so I can't compare, but I've heard the Canadian version is much better. I like it. I keep it handy. When I was eating a lot of peanut butter on low carb pitas or tortillas I would sprinkle a little of it on top for some sweetness! I'd be happy to mail you guys some if you want to try it. __________________ Valerie My blog - Find Your Own Weigh

06-30-2009, 11:28 AM	#3696
lcq Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: FAR FAR AWAY Posts: 3,825 Blog Entries: 24 Gallery: lcq Stats: 5' 5": 280.6 - 264.8 - 198 WOE: Low carb my way Start Date: 1 Jan 2009	Val - I am curious as to why the USA banned cyclamates Teresa -yup migraine all gone and I am cleaning house...well supposd to be.....yea and my new avi cracks me up too

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06-30-2009, 08:00 AM	#3691
Teresa123 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,041 Blog Entries: 12 Gallery: Teresa123 Stats: 350+/155.5/145 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Oct 2006	Val--I meant to ask, what's in the Canadian Brown Sugar Twin? I've heard that it's better but have never tried it. I'm not a huge fan of the Brown Sugar Diabetesweet so I would love to check out another alternative....as long as it doesn't contain aspartame or saccharin. Does it work well in baking?

06-30-2009, 09:51 AM	#3694
vee716 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oakville, ON CAN Posts: 2,320 Gallery: vee716 Stats: 340high 297/158.6/150 WOE: WLS(1999) - low-carb Start Date: September 5, 2003	And I decided to have a salad for lunch, very few calories, but it will help keep me from getting too hungry.

06-30-2009, 10:46 AM	#3695
Teresa123 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,041 Blog Entries: 12 Gallery: Teresa123 Stats: 350+/155.5/145 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Oct 2006	Morning--well almost afternoon--Lisa! Is your migraine gone? Your new avi cracks me up! Val--interesting on the cyclamates. The sugar twin in the states is horrible, but I hate saccharine. I would love to try it! I will pm you my info. Kathy--so what did you decide on the 5k? Have you gotten back into jogging yet? Am I being a thorn in your side?

06-30-2009, 12:36 PM	#3697
vee716 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oakville, ON CAN Posts: 2,320 Gallery: vee716 Stats: 340high 297/158.6/150 WOE: WLS(1999) - low-carb Start Date: September 5, 2003	Apparently cyclamates caused bladder cancer in rats when fed the equivalent of 350 cans of diet soda a day. Cyclamate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is approved for use in Canada and the UK and about 50 other countries, but the FDA won't lift it's ban.

06-30-2009, 12:37 PM	#3698
vee716 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oakville, ON CAN Posts: 2,320 Gallery: vee716 Stats: 340high 297/158.6/150 WOE: WLS(1999) - low-carb Start Date: September 5, 2003	Teresa - got your info, I'll pick you up some when I go to the grocery store next!

06-30-2009, 12:37 PM	#3699
vee716 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oakville, ON CAN Posts: 2,320 Gallery: vee716 Stats: 340high 297/158.6/150 WOE: WLS(1999) - low-carb Start Date: September 5, 2003	Lisa - I love your avi, too. Very amusing!

06-30-2009, 04:46 PM	#3700
Teresa123 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,041 Blog Entries: 12 Gallery: Teresa123 Stats: 350+/155.5/145 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Oct 2006	Yeah, I remember reading about cyclamates at one point long ago. Don't remember much about it except that it amazes me the things that are freely available here that should be banned if those choices are made by testing lab rats. Reality is we don't need to test cigarettes on lab rats to know they kill (oh, by the way, I'm a smoker ) but they're still freely available. I tend to think money/big business/politics is often the bottom line in these decisions. I love the freedoms this country affords me, but in my opinion it does come with a price. It is sooooo beautiful outside. Maybe 70 with a nice breeze--almost chilly. I'm going to go outside and do my c25k.

06-30-2009, 07:13 PM	#3701
Teresa123 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,041 Blog Entries: 12 Gallery: Teresa123 Stats: 350+/155.5/145 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Oct 2006	OK, not like you can't find it on this busy forum but here is the link to the new thread. From Centuries, to Decades and on to Goal--2009 part 2

06-30-2009, 08:21 PM	#3702
kathy76 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 2,372 Blog Entries: 12 Gallery: kathy76 Stats: (313)282/162.4/155-150 WOE: atkins 5'8 Start Date: 9/19/05	Teresa~ I told ya the other day that I am not gonna do the 5.5k this weekend....on 6/26 in the same paragraph I talked about being good on my "diet". You must have just freaked out about the word "diet" and forgot about the other part. We went out on the pontoon again tonight the kids wanted to fish. It was breezy here too and we didn't catch anything worth keeping. I had some late afternoon PB for a snack luckily was not hungry at dinner time and it is almost bedtime so I should be ok for the rest of the night I don't know what the scale will tell me tomorrow???

06-30-2009, 08:26 PM	#3703
Teresa123 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6,041 Blog Entries: 12 Gallery: Teresa123 Stats: 350+/155.5/145 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Oct 2006	Yeah, I must have missed that. I didn't think you had ever said for sure one way or another, I just knew you were thinking about not doing it. My bad.

06-30-2009, 09:08 PM	#3704
kathy76 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 2,372 Blog Entries: 12 Gallery: kathy76 Stats: (313)282/162.4/155-150 WOE: atkins 5'8 Start Date: 9/19/05	That's ok Teresa.....I still love ya