I'm just curious if anyone else has noticed this and what it really means.

They show on the package that they have low carbs, but if you look closely it says sugar alcohols.

It seems whenever I eat any of this chocolate and even accounting for the calories, it pretty much puts a stop to my weight loss.

I'm not eating more calories per day, but I'm just wondering if the "sugar alcohols" is really reacting just like normal carbs and preventing me from losing weight.

I am one of those people who really has to watch my carbs or I don't lose.

Old Habits die hard. The New Habit should be 100 miles on the tread mill for EACH piece of 'sugar alcohol' we ingest.

THAT would change our system, eh?

Man that harsh Jack!

Actually, if you think of it that way, it definitely keeps you from eating any of it!!!!!!!!

Ok my disclosure is, I did eat these when I was on Atkins.. so I only know of its 'impact' on Atkins if you want to eat them.

As for calories, since I am on a reduced calorie diet-- I stay away, calories are calories. But apparently carbs are not created equal!

My husband is doing Atkins now and eats these as well.

Anyway..

I don't know what sugar alcohols actually means (besides it can act as a laxative if consumed in large quantities), but if you're counting carbs, you get to subtract Fiber and Sugar Alcohols from the carb count. So, on Atkins these candies work out. They never affected mine (or my husband's currently) weight loss on Atkins.

The nitty gritty which I don't quite understand is that they don't trigger your sugar levels to change (diabetic info inserted here--that I don't know), so it doesn't impact you like a normal carbohydrate would.

Sugar alcohols come out of the carb count. But as Laura said, they are also good laxatives, lol. The calories are still the same.

In my humble opinion, you are doing yourself more of a disservice by eating the 'fake' chocolate with the fake sweeteners. Eat REAL chocolate, but in moderation. Those fake sugars screw with your metabolism. That's why you are not seeing weight loss. There is plenty of science out there that shows sugar free is NOT the way to go. Nor is the Fat free stuff. Off my soap box now. :wink: