: Thanks Kathleen for offering your
: help, I do appreciate it! In
: reviewing my food journal I did
: see a few items that may be the
: culprit and I wanted to run them
: by you to get your thoughts &
: see if I was right in my thinking.

: Rather than listing all my meals, I
: did find the following that may be
: red flags:

: 1. Salad dressing: has 6 grams of
: sugar per serving (I eat a salad
: every day for lunch)
: 2. Beets: 4 grams of sugar per
: serving (I add beets to my salad
: each day- 1 serving)
: 3. Xylitol: I do use this in lieu of
: sugar in my coffee (about 2x's a
: day, 1 tsp. each)

: With that said, it looks as though
: I'm actually consuming about 10
: grams of sugar (dressing and
: beets) at lunchtime. Could this
: small amount actually be throwing
: me off?

: As for Xylitol, what are your
: thoughts on using this substitute?
: I believe it does not affect the
: body in the same way as consuming
: sugar does (no affect on insulin),
: however am I tricking my brain
: into craving something sweet once
: again?

: Thank you for your help!
: Lisa

Hi Lisa,

I can't really comment without *data*

Without having the big picture, there is no way of telling what is going on.

warmly,
Kathleen