Thank you all, for your feedback! I sincerely appreciate it.
Wallie :)
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> Boy, this one drew a big response! Nature designed sweetness to be a
> powerful, even primal, attractor for us humans - as ever, this wasn't a
> problem when we had to work hard to get every calorie, but now that we can
> scarf down super-size portions of whatever we desire whenever the fancy
> takes us, the "bug" in the design reveals itself with a vengeance.
>
> I had a sweet tooth from boyhood (we Scots are the official world champions
> of confectionery consumption) but I began to experiment with "dialling it
> down", decades ago (to save my teeth) by reducing, then eliminating, sugar
> in the copious quantities of tea that Brits swill down every day. I was
> curious to know what the unsugared version would taste like. Actually, at
> first, without the strong sugary flavour I'd grown used to, it seemed to
> taste of precisely nothing. After some time however - several weeks, I think
> - I started to notice another taste gradually emerging - the tea! I had
> never tasted it before, as it had been totally swamped by the sweetness.
> Encouraged by this unexpected gain, I started reducing sugar in other foods
> - cereals, fruit desserts (no sprinkling!)
> had the same experience of hidden flavours emerging. So overall it wasn't
> so much the loss of sweetness I noticed, but the gain in other more subtle,
> and oddly more satisfying, taste experiences. I've also found that turning
> down my personal sweetness "dial" over time in this way also makes naturally
> sweet things, like fruits, seem much sweeter than before.
>
> I've had a similar experience with salt; in fact recently, I tried leaving
> it out of the oatmeal porridge which, like any true Scot, I had eaten since
> boyhood with only salt as flavouring. Again, at first, the unsalted
> porridge seemed to taste very bland, but quite quickly I noticed other
> flavours emerging - particularly - ironically - the natural sweetness of the
> oats. Now I actually prefer it like this, so again, it hasn't turned out to
> be a deprivation, but rather a delightful discovery.
>
> Having said all this, I'm I still fond of a truly sweet experience from time
> to time, though this is now very much less compulsive, as other satisfying
> flavours are so much more apparent than before. I tend to eat cookies or
> baked goods relatively infrequently - at holiday times, or if we're in some
> English village teashop, often after a weekend hike in the countryside. I
> also look to substitute quality for quantity in my treats, as with Belgian
> chocolate, quality Scottish shortbread, speciality jams, preserved fruits,
> or fine honey, which is as sweet as it comes, but also replete with subtle
> flavours and aromas.
>
> I suppose to sum up, I would caution anyone against thinking of themselves
> as "a chocoholic" or "a dessert addict" or indeed anything fixed in that
> sort of way. We're all works in progress, - "experiments of one" - and
> once we realise this there's no end to the interesting discoveries we may
> make about ourselves and our potential for change.
>
> David
>
> On 25 March 2010 02:28, wallieg26 <wallieg26@.
>
> >
> >
> > I'm a dessert addict. Has anyone had success doing fast 5, eating desserts
> > AND losing weight?
> >
> > If so, how do you discipline yourself, how do you moderate, what works for
> > you?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Wallie
> >
> >
> >
>
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