I personally didn’t believe in artificial sweeteners for a long time, but I kept quitting keto because I couldn’t have soda and ended up going back to my coca-cola habits. We’re talking 6 cans a day, ice cream, pop and sugar. In an ideal world we’d all be perfect and adapt to keto immediately and adjust… but for some of us the lifestyle change becomes impossible and we break. I did. More than once.

Right now, no sugar added (sugar alcohol sweetened) ice cream, Quest chips, and diet Pepsi (and ginger ale), and Russel Stovers sugar free chocolates are the only thing meaning I can stick to Keto. I am fitting it into my macros and calories… and I think without it I’d break.

I appreciate those of you with the willpower to go completely sugar alternative free, but that’s NOT me.

There can also be debates which sweeteners are worse, but if people are losing weight, eating way more healthy foods, and in general consuming less sugar–encourage them! Don’t go on a rant about how aspartame is the devil (which I used to do to my mother and now I feel bad!). Make sure you’re still in ketosis and do what you’ve got to do!

Eventually I’ll wean off, but it’s summer and I need ice cream and soda or I’m going to full out binge on Dairy Queen and Mcdonalds.