Sugar Alcohols?

Not in the US but I do think in Europe or England they have a limited alcohol limit.

In the US you just need to calculate the points for what it is you drink.

David21704 said:

Does WW treat calories from sugar alcohols different from other sugars?

I think the others posting don't know what you mean..... I work with a guy who is on the "Atkins
Diet"(low carb) and I recall him saying he can have certain "special made" candies and other things
made with "sugar alcohols" because they don't count as carbs for him(Atkins Diet)....(maybe called
alcohol sugar). I think David means this, and it doesn't have anything to do with "booze".

Comments...?

Bill

David21704 said:

Does WW treat calories from sugar alcohols different from other sugars?

No. WW (in the US) makes no distinction between calories derived from any source.

David21704 said:

Does WW treat calories from sugar alcohols different from other sugars?

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In Australia we have a 14 point weekly limit on sugar *and* alcohol. That's not in addition to our
regular points, but included within the range. So, for example, a standard 100mL glass of wine is
one regular point, which also must be counted as one sugar/alcohol point.

In over a year that I've been doing this I haven't had a single week where I've managed to stay
under the 14 point limit. This may be why my weekly average loss is so low 🙂

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93.5/73.2/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
93.5/74./162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

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Not in the US but I do think in Europe or England they have a limited alcohol limit.

In the US you just need to calculate the points for what it is you drink.

David21704 said:

Does WW treat calories from sugar alcohols different from other sugars?

I think Atkins may be the only diet that makes that distinction. They don't count them as Carbs. I
read somewhere that they aren't really carbs but the FDA does not know how to classify them so they
require food manufacturers to list them as carbs.

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No. WW (in the US) makes no distinction between calories derived from any source.

David21704 said:

Does WW treat calories from sugar alcohols different from other sugars?

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JulieB said:

In Australia we have a 14 point weekly limit on sugar *and* alcohol. That's not in addition to our
regular points, but included within the range. So, for example, a standard 100mL glass of wine is
one regular point, which also must be counted as one sugar/alcohol point.

In over a year that I've been doing this I haven't had a single week where I've managed to stay
under the 14 point limit. This may be why my weekly average loss is so low 🙂

Well, you must be enjoying it then (G)

This is why I refuse to do anything I can't do forever. If you do not see
the rest of your life without those types of points to cut them out for
faster weightloss would be setting yourself up to fail. I am just convinced
that it is better to lose slower living the life you intend to live with the
changes you can make forever rather than going for a quick loss that is
based on a false way of living,
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Quoted message said:

In Australia we have a 14 point weekly limit on sugar *and* alcohol.

That's

Quoted message said:

not in addition to our regular points, but included within the range. So, for example, a standard
100mL glass of wine is one regular point, which

also

Quoted message said:

must be counted as one sugar/alcohol point.

In over a year that I've been doing this I haven't had a single week where I've managed to stay
under the 14 point limit. This may be why my weekly average loss is so low 🙂

--
Julie.
93.5/73.2/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
205.7/161./162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

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Quoted message said:

Not in the US but I do think in Europe or England they have a limited alcohol limit.

In the US you just need to calculate the points for what it is you drink.

David21704 said:

Does WW treat calories from sugar alcohols different from other sugars?

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Quoted message said:

JulieB said:

In Australia we have a 14 point weekly limit on sugar *and* alcohol.

That's

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

not in addition to our regular points, but included within the range.

So,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

for example, a standard 100mL glass of wine is one regular point, which

also

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

must be counted as one sugar/alcohol point.

In over a year that I've been doing this I haven't had a single week

where

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've managed to stay under the 14 point limit. This may be why my weekly average loss is
so low 🙂

Well, you must be enjoying it then (G)

Oh, absolutely 🙂 I'm like Lee - I didn't want to change anything during weightloss that I couldn't
maintain for the rest of my life. Giving up wine and chocolate to that extent is just never going to
work for me!

--
Julie.
93.5/73.2/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
93.5/74./162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

I agree with you on this point. If you can't live with it the rest of your life then what you are
doing is a DIET and not a WOL. Once you reach goal you'll just start eating the old way and gain
it all back.

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This is why I refuse to do anything I can't do forever. If you do not see the rest of your life
without those types of points to cut them out for faster weightloss would be setting yourself up
to fail. I am just

convinced

Quoted message said:

that it is better to lose slower living the life you intend to live with

the

Quoted message said:

changes you can make forever rather than going for a quick loss that is based on a false way of
living, JulieB <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
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Quoted message said:

In Australia we have a 14 point weekly limit on sugar *and* alcohol.

That's

Quoted message said:

not in addition to our regular points, but included within the range.

So,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

for example, a standard 100mL glass of wine is one regular point, which

also

Quoted message said:

must be counted as one sugar/alcohol point.

In over a year that I've been doing this I haven't had a single week

where

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've managed to stay under the 14 point limit. This may be why my

weekly

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

average loss is so low 🙂

--
Julie.
93.5/73.2/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
205.7/161./162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

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Not in the US but I do think in Europe or England they have a limited alcohol limit.

In the US you just need to calculate the points for what it is you drink.

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:46:26 -0600, David21704 <[email hidden]> wrote:

>Does WW treat calories from sugar alcohols different from other

sugars?

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Good outlook. I have cut down substantially on both sweets (chocolate, gummy bears, dried fruits
(these are making a comeback) and savory stuff (cheese and potato chips). Can I live that way - I
shall see because the amounts before were out of control.

JulieB said:

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Quoted message said:

JulieB said:

In Australia we have a 14 point weekly limit on sugar *and* alcohol.

That's

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

not in addition to our regular points, but included within the range.

So,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

for example, a standard 100mL glass of wine is one regular point, which

also

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

must be counted as one sugar/alcohol point.

In over a year that I've been doing this I haven't had a single week

where

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've managed to stay under the 14 point limit. This may be why my weekly average loss is so
low 🙂

Well, you must be enjoying it then (G)

Oh, absolutely 🙂 I'm like Lee - I didn't want to change anything during weightloss that I couldn't
maintain for the rest of my life. Giving up wine and chocolate to that extent is just never going
to work for me!