The Secret to Dieting

Dieting is great. For the first five minutes.

After that, it seems that nothing can hold back the craving for just plain old junk food. Caloric sweets that make you happy for the few minutes that you are eating them. Delicious desserts that sprout a heavenly odor.

The truth is, sometimes veggies just don't cut it. You can fill your stomach with them without feeling quite satisfied. So, what is a wanna-be dieter to do?

My secret?

Gum.

Candy without the guilt.

Each piece of gum costs less than five calories, and yet will satisfy for longer than two hundred calories worth of candy. It is a miracle.

Pop a piece of gum in your mouth after dinner at a friends to keep yourself from having dessert. Chew when you are tempted to snack. Swallow if... Well if you absolutely have to.

Gum comes in so many different favors, you are bound to find some that you like. My new personal favorite is Sour Patch Kids gum, because that is my favorite candy and it tastes just like it in gum form. Yum!

What is your favorite flavor of gum?