Are Altoids cheating?

gacfree · Post by **gacfree** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:45 pm

I am on my 11th day of nosing and down 5 pounds!!!! I always want something a little sweet after meals and I have been popping one or two Altoids and it does the trick.....Is this cheating?

wosnes · Post by **wosnes** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:25 pm

Do you think it's cheating? Go with your gut.

flipturn · Post by **flipturn** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:45 pm

If you can stop at one, perhaps it is okay. If you end up eating fistfuls (like me!), then you should only have them on S days. On the other hand, I might be wrong!

Post by **reinhard** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:42 pm

gacfree,

If you can manage this risk, and the benefit of making it through to the next meal without too much pain and suffering is worth it, then great. I personally wouldn't do it, but I'm not you. Lots of people have successfully tweaked no-s for their particular preferences or circumstances, and I think that's great (though do be careful, of course).

Best of luck, whatever you decide, and congratulations on your success so far!

Reinhard

Nichole · Post by **Nichole** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:02 pm

I know we're not about counting calories here, but considering that CalorieKing.com says that 3 Altoids only has 10 calories, then I say keep having your one or two after a meal. If you ate the whole tin, that would be another thing..lol.

kccc · Post by **kccc** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:58 pm

I use breath mints, but I use them because my mouth tastes icky in the afternoon and I can't brush at work.

Never worried about them... but a tin lasts me for months, and I don't eat them for the sweetness.

StarFish · Post by **StarFish** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:23 am

I don't think it's a problem. I chew gum between meals because when I'm board I want to eat and chewing gum curves that. I did switch to more minty gum from the bubble gum flavor so I didn't feel like I was cheating