meb88 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Is there a whole30 approved chewing gum? I am craving gum of all things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Nope. Chewing when there's no food involved sends goofy signals to your body. Plus, all the gum we've encountered includes a sweetener of some sort and those are all off-limits during your W30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyp Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I was a big gum chewer before W30. That was always my "go to" when I was trying not to eat. I still have cravings for it but hopefully they will go away eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anham Mahna Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I was a big gum chewer before W30. That was always my "go to" when I was trying not to eat. I still have cravings for it but hopefully they will go away eventually. ME TOO! I was bad--I'd sit in front of my computer and chew gumball after gumball. I guess you could call me a chain chewer... LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsStick Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I've found that excusing myself to the bathroom and brushing my teeth gets rid of a lot of my gum cravings, but I was a chew for breath person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn B Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I am on day 11, and gum was my go to also, to keep me occupied as well as for "breath" (I work with high school kids and am in their face all day). I have on occassion brushed my teeth at work, but I don't do it enough. I find that I am chewing the inside of my lip, which I don't like. I am trying to apply carmex to my lips to stop myself from doing this. I used to sip on a Latte as well, decaf, to keep my mind off food. I have tried black coffee, but seem to have lost the taste for it, and still crave gum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Wow drops (I get mine from iherb) are great for breath freshening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I haven't had a piece of gum since my first w30 started sept 17! At first I missed the "habit" of gum chewing. My breath was fine because even eating a ton of onion and garlic, the overall clean eating changed my breath. If I felt my breath was strong I'd eat some celery or an apple or munch on some fresh parsley. I calculated I've saved around $100 since giving up my gum habit and that's not counting the extra crap I'd buy every time I ran into the store to buy gum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mary-t Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Gum is the one thing I consistently miss (as I chewed it constantly) since starting the Whole30. However, I can say that it's getting easier on Day 53, just a small craving every once in a while. More the habit of chewing it immediately after eating something to freshen my mouth is when the craving hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdthomps4 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I miss it. So much. It sucks. I do it for breath freshening. Guess I'll have to bring my toothbrush to work. I just hate having the food breath. It almost makes me hungry again, because I just keep thinking about chewing something to make my breath smell better. GAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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