Comments on: The lies on TV are making people fat.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:47:13 +0000

Thank you so much for the article about artificial sweeteners and all the other wonderful advice you have made available! I have spent the last 2 hours reading your blog and have made many notes. I love your “down-to-earth” style. – Lynn

By: Ally

Ally — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:15:05 +0000

Hi Isabel,

I’ve found your information about artificial sweetners really informative (it’s actually difficult to get easy to understand and comprehensive info on this subject!) I have a further question which I hope you can answer…for the last 15 years or so I have been on the diet roller coaster road. For me, this has involved consuming a lot of “diet products” including diet soft drink, diet hot chocoloates, toppings, yoghurts, protein bars, all containing artificial sweetners, and I am sure a myriad of other products which contain artificial sweetners but that I did not even reaslise. For the first time in my life, I have gone about 5 weeks without any of these products. I am wondering however, how long it will take for them to get out of my system, as I am finding it very difficult to lose weight and think that perhaps the level of toxicity in my body from years of consumption may be inhibiting my weight loss. Your thoughts woudl be hugely appreciated!! Many thanks!

By: Renee Scoles

Renee Scoles — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:59:58 +0000

I can’t tell you how much it inspires me to get your supportive emails. I just know this program will positively change my health. I stayed away from soda but drank a lot of Crystal Light. Being a “sweet-a-holic”, I was sure it would help to satisfy my cravings. Well, I can verify now that you are right. At day 10 without any sweetener other than stevia, and a big decrease in processed foods, my cravings are already cut by about 80% and I lost two and 1/2# in those 10 days! My biggest concern is this; I am a nurse on 12 hour midnight shifts with no idea how to get balance of activity and nutrition in my life. It’s hard to know if my body is telling me I need to sleep or to eat for energy. My schedule literally changes every few days so there is now natural biorhythm. Help! And keep those supportive messages coming, please. Thanks.

By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:54:06 +0000

My mother-in-law has come to say with us for a few months. I was on a “diet” trying to stay away from processed foods, potato chips, candy, and fried foods until she came. She does nothing but sit, eat her 100calorie snicky snacks and fall for every comercial on TV! What hit home was the Cheerios..my fat husband’s fav! She buys him chocolate and puts it by his chair infront of the Tv..She’s killing him! She is leaving next week and I am somehow going to lay down the law about eating when she is gone! I feel terrible, my husband feels terrible. All we do is sleep in bed if you know what I mean. I’m 53 and he is 55 and I think your SOLUTION may be our solution! I want to be healthy and the way we are eating now we will have either a heart attack, stroke or diabetes or cancer in the next 10 years if we don’t do something now!

By: Isabel

Isabel — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:16:03 +0000

Hey Dee,

That is my favorite recommendation. Make sure to read the label before buying anything that is labeled as stevia. The ingredients should read “stevia” and nothing else.