has anyone lost weight using stevia?
 

i have been using stevia for over 6 months now; however i haven't lost any weight by cutting the sugar; in fact i guained few lbs. does anyone know if you are supposed to loose some weight for the stevia. is it beneficial to keep using. thanks

Stevia use will not make you lose weight. Sugar really has very little calories - it is all the other stuff that generally accompanies sugar that has a high fat content and little nutritional value.

Stevia is made from plants in the chrysanthemum family and is particularly good for people with blood sugar issues as it will not raise the blood sugar and may in fact lower it.

Since white sugar is a refined product - meaning all the possible good things have been stripped out of it, stevia is an excellent sweetener for continued use.

thanks; i guess i had my hopes up :) i will continue to use stevia.

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Exactly. It's not a "weight loss" product, just a sugar replacement. I use Stevia all the time and LOVE it. I get it online at Omni Supplements, bc you can buy big jars at great prices (rather $$$ in the stores).

Like said above, Stevia is one of the few "fake sweeteners" which does NOT elevate your blood sugar, which is key.

We use regular Stevia, Stevia in the raw, and Truvia, which is still Stevia. It's made with rebiana, the best tasting part of the stevia leaf. We don't buy these as a weight reducing aid, but to cut down on some calories and processed sugar. All three products are very good.

what color is Stevia in the raw; does it taste good. i buy the weat leaf stevia from vitamin shop. it does have an after taste but i got used to it; is truvia as natural as stevia ; or is it synthetic stevia?

So, would this be something good for a diabetic? My grandson is diabetic and I'm always watching for things that might help him.

I'll jump in - YES, yes, yes!! Bc it does *not* raise blood sugar - like some other sweeteners do. Diabetics have been using stevia much longer than the rest of us. It seems to have breached the larger population in the last 4-5 years or so. :)

I did all those weight pills... I didnt think any of them worked they just cracked me out and made me all shaky!

I was a website model for a little bit and I had to loose like 5 lbs.. you know what I did

I took away all soda, and junk food
Only ate veggies and fruit
I had oatmeal, egg white, wheat toast for breakfast, for lunch I had fruit or veggies, or a tuna sandwhich
For dinner I had fish and rice.

I ran , walked, went to the gym any down time I had I was moving. Peanut was also in on it bc he was my walking/joggin partner.

Worked like a charm!!

yes; i have insulin resistance (which can lead to diabetes) and the doctor told me to cut carb and sugar; and i know the fake sweetners (equal, sweet in low, splenda are harmfull to the body); however stevia is made from a plant and it's actually good for diabetes... read Stevia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks you guys...I'll let my daughter in law know about this. The only thing that concerns me about his whole diabetes issue is that thye tell him not to worry about how many carbs he takes in and to just correct with his insulin. That goes against everything I've ever heard or read about diabetes...diet plays a huge role in controling diabetes so it makes no sense to me to eat what he wants and correct through his pump.

As for the weight loss portion of this thread...the only thing that works effectively for me is to lo-carb until I lose the weight I want to lose and I love to walk so I do that whenever I can. I used to walk at least 5 miles a day if not 10 but I'm in the market for a new walking partner since my husband's knee can't take that much anymore.

carb turns into sugar; and insulin is neede to lower blood sugar; thus when insulin increase too high to the point where it can't lower the blood sugar to the normal levels; that is what determines diabetes.

It's white. It isn't brown or large granule like sugar in the raw. ;)

He's already diagnosed as diabetic and wears an insulin pump. I know if he would watch the carbs he wouldn't have to use so much insulin but the hospital tells him the carbs don't matter...eat what he wants and adjust his insulin dose to correct the sugar levels. Seems it would be easier and healthier on him to watch the carbs...or...do I have it backwards?

yes; cut the carb and sugar; increase raw vegetables; eat more protein and even fat is better than carb for people with diabetes. my endocronologist told me to aid my insulin resistance it's better for me to eat high protein, high fat diet, and very low carb diet

That's what I've always heard but my DIL swears that since he's only 14 and has childhood diabetes that it's different. We've always had our doubts about his diagnosis though but, we're only the 'grandparents' and what do we know :rolleyes:

you could try to take him to another doctor for a second opinion. but then i am not sure how childhood diabetes work; but i am sure there's ways and diets to lower insulin levels. his parents have to do some research and find another doctor if necessary.

Thanks...we have tried to give our opinion but we always get tuned out...it just seems to me that there is a better way than to always correct through the pump...maybe that's just the easy way though.

I will pass on the info about Stevia and I think I'll give it a try myself...I've been a Splenda user for a long time but I've recently heard it's bad for you so it's time for a change anyway.

yes any artificial sweetner like equal, sweet in low, splenda are actually carcinogen (may cause cancer); stevia is naturally made from the stevia plant; read up a little on the internet about each one. good luck

bumping this back up...

so which stevia product does everyone actually use? I've read that there are 4 companies that produce a version of it and they taste differently. I read that it may have a licorice aftertaste. I HATE black licorice and would not be able to use something that tasted like that. which tastes the least like it? I have used splenda and i like it because it tastes sweet and i don't have to add a lot to my tea to get it the way i like it but i know splenda is bad. plus i have blood sugar issues so stevia is something i would like to try.

I use Truvia and I love it. I was using Splenda but I was getting some wicked heart palpatations from it so I decided to go to something that was more natural. I use Truvia in my coffee and I think it tastes great! I also do not like black licorice but I have never noticed that aftertaste.

I also use Truvia and I LOVE it! I hate any kind of aftertaste that you get from sweeteners so I was thrilled when I tried Truvia and it to have no aftertaste at all!

Thank you! thats great to know this brand doesn't have that wicked aftertaste.

She's right! I'm also a type 1 diabetic, and I get so tired of people asking me "ARE YOU ALLOWED TO BE EATING THAT???":eek:

With Type 1 diabetes, your body attacks itself so you either already have no insulin production or you will eventually have no insulin production (depending on how early they catch it). Of course eating cake is not good for him, the same way it is not good for someone without diabetes, but if he is able to eat cake and match his insulin to carbohydrates without having spikes it is not a big deal. :) Typically pumpers use an insulin to carb ratio, for instance, 1 unit of insulin for every 10 carbs. That can very greatly based on many factors, but you see if the 40 carbs comes from eating a piece of cake versus two apples it doesn't matter, he still has to pump out 4 units of insulin. Does that make sense?

Many of the artificial sweetners that work well for Type 2 diabetes do not work as well for Type 1. In fact, most of the sugar-free ice creams/cookies actually raise my blood sugar higher than the "normal" ones. It's all trial and error. I know a great forum about diabetes if you are interested.

This is a gross over simplification, but I hope I explained myself well. There will be certain foods he will probably learn he can't eat or he has to use a different insulin to carb ratio to eat, but the key is figuring all that out and keeping a good A1C score.

Sorry, I thought of something else to add - if you couldn't tell, this hits close to home to me. :)

Even if your grandson ate NO carbs, he would still need baseline insulin because his body makes none. Since he pumps, his pump is constantly delivering insulin into his body. If he were on daily injections, he would take a basal insulin to act in the background and then bolus with a fast acting insulin to cover his meals.

I often wish Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes had very different names, because I think that would help to clear up the common misconceptions about the diseases. They are not as similar as one would think, and the media constantly refers to diabetes, meaning Type 2 in I'd say 95% of the cases. :)