Sugarfree gum?

Beth · Post by **Beth** » Tue May 10, 2005 3:31 pm

What are the "legalities" of chewing this between meals? Just to give my mouth something to do? I drink lots of water and tea during the day, but sometimes I just need to work the ol' jaw without breaking my no-s plan.

Post by **reinhard** » Tue May 10, 2005 3:51 pm

It is officially legal. Go for it.

Post by **reinhard** » Thu May 26, 2005 9:46 pm

Burns calories, too, apparently:

http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=582#582

Not a whole lot, obviously, but it's hilarious that they measured this, and hey, take what you can get.

Post by **Justin** » Thu May 26, 2005 11:52 pm

I've found that chewing a piece of gum also helps me to fight off my mid-afternoon cravings for candy.

J

carolejo · Post by **carolejo** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:46 pm

I'm relieved to hear this is OK. It's one of the questions I was going to ask.

sibyl · Post by **sibyl** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:05 pm

Oh, yeah, chewing gum helps a lot with fooling my mouth into thinking its eating. I'm rather oral, always putting something in my mouth (it took a long time to wean myself off of the 'chewing pencils habit'). After all, what's better - a piece of sugar-free gum, or a bag of chips or a chocolate bar?
Go for the gum.

carolejo · Post by **carolejo** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:37 pm

Being a rather odd child, I used to chew my wax crayons. I could never work out how my mum knew that until one day she pointed out my rainbow coloured teeth in the mirror!

Yeah, the gum has *got* to be better for me!
C.