what s your take on this? on average, americans are having 140 pounds of sweetener a year. so when you think you re adding a packet here, a little bit of sugar here, it starts to add up and that really hurts your weight loss goals and it s really bad for your skin. so what i recommend instead is to have some stevia which is a zero calorie sweetener but actually natural, not made of all the chemicals which the artificial sweeteners are. you can keep it in your purse and wallet. cut back on the soda, even diet soda. we re having 53 gallons of soda a year and really, that s a lot of sugar in a body. not good. here s one of my downfalls and a lot of other people. crunchy snacks. stay away from the crunch and go for something like celery that is not crunchy. this metabolizes more sugar in the body. crunchy vegetable sticks are good for you. put almond butter on them. they have protein, minerals and you want to actually eat the veggie sticks. rice cakes, not the best. all these car