Candle scent as an appetite suppressant?
 

I've been burning two candles all day today; one is "Peppermint Cocoa"
by Yankee Candle, and the other is "Hot Cocoa" made by a small,
home-based candle business. I didn't really think about what candles
I was lighting, I just grabbed a couple similar in color and put the
flame to the wick. One might think that smelling cocoa all day would
give one the urge to splurge on chocolate, but it's had the opposite
effect on me. The scents have actually suppressed my appetite, even
though the fragrance wafting from my living room are delectable. When
my husband got home from school, he asked me if I'd been experimenting
with low carb baking again. Yet, the aroma hasn't seemed to stimulate
his appetite, either. Has anyone else experienced a similar
situation?

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Candle scent as an appetite suppressant?
 

Tee King wrote:

I've been burning two candles all day today; one is "Peppermint Cocoa"
by Yankee Candle, and the other is "Hot Cocoa" made by a small,
home-based candle business. I didn't really think about what candles
I was lighting, I just grabbed a couple similar in color and put the
flame to the wick. One might think that smelling cocoa all day would
give one the urge to splurge on chocolate, but it's had the opposite
effect on me. The scents have actually suppressed my appetite, even
though the fragrance wafting from my living room are delectable. When
my husband got home from school, he asked me if I'd been experimenting
with low carb baking again. Yet, the aroma hasn't seemed to stimulate
his appetite, either. Has anyone else experienced a similar
situation?

I dunno about the candles, but I know when I used to bake my
favorite chocolate dessert, I would OD on the smell. That would
make me disinclined to eat it. (I don't know whether I reacted
differently to the smell because I am allergic to it though.)

--
Jean B.

Candle scent as an appetite suppressant?
 

What you are touching on is aromatherapy. It does work. You can add a spice
to your tea or coffee..and inhale. I had eggnog in my refrigerator at
Christmas...nutmeg in my coffee did the trick. Baked goods, cinnamon,
cloves, extracts, orange or lemon peel. Celestial seasonings teas are great
and many flavors, but be careful about fruit content while on induction
though it is less than 1 carb per bag.

I guess the candles would work also. Sniff the unsweetened cocoa box. I
don't think there would be much temptation to

Low carbing, we don't have that hunger after the first few days
"Jean B." wrote in message ...
Tee King wrote:

I've been burning two candles all day today; one is "Peppermint Cocoa"
by Yankee Candle, and the other is "Hot Cocoa" made by a small,
home-based candle business. I didn't really think about what candles
I was lighting, I just grabbed a couple similar in color and put the
flame to the wick. One might think that smelling cocoa all day would
give one the urge to splurge on chocolate, but it's had the opposite
effect on me. The scents have actually suppressed my appetite, even
though the fragrance wafting from my living room are delectable. When
my husband got home from school, he asked me if I'd been experimenting
with low carb baking again. Yet, the aroma hasn't seemed to stimulate
his appetite, either. Has anyone else experienced a similar
situation?

I dunno about the candles, but I know when I used to bake my
favorite chocolate dessert, I would OD on the smell. That would
make me disinclined to eat it. (I don't know whether I reacted
differently to the smell because I am allergic to it though.)

--
Jean B.

Candle scent as an appetite suppressant?
 

Tee King wrote in message . ..


If this gets out, any day no Walmart will be seling low-carb candles! EEK!

Candle scent as an appetite suppressant?
 

I live right down the road from the Yankee Candle mother ship (their big,
tourist destination in Deerfield, MA). One of my favorite things to do on a
dark depressing day is to go there and sniff the hundreds of sample candles
they put out in bins (along with coffee beans to clear your sense of smell
between sniffings.)

Smelling all those delicious food flavors seems to satisfy the need for food
treats without giving me any chance of eating them. They have an awful lot
of cookie, candy, and fruit scents.

OTOH, we have a friend who lives right next to one of their plants. Tthe
stench has to be smelled to be believed--all their scents at once and in
concentrations that the human brain isn't designed to process. G

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hba1c 5.2.
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I've been burning two candles all day today; one is "Peppermint Cocoa"
by Yankee Candle, and the other is "Hot Cocoa" made by a small,
home-based candle business. I didn't really think about what candles
I was lighting, I just grabbed a couple similar in color and put the
flame to the wick. One might think that smelling cocoa all day would
give one the urge to splurge on chocolate, but it's had the opposite
effect on me. The scents have actually suppressed my appetite, even
though the fragrance wafting from my living room are delectable. When
my husband got home from school, he asked me if I'd been experimenting
with low carb baking again. Yet, the aroma hasn't seemed to stimulate
his appetite, either. Has anyone else experienced a similar
situation?

Tee
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Candle scent as an appetite suppressant?
 

You have to go with Colonial Candles!

Dan =)

Tee King wrote:

I've been burning two candles all day today; one is "Peppermint Cocoa"
by Yankee Candle, and the other is "Hot Cocoa" made by a small,
home-based candle business. I didn't really think about what candles
I was lighting, I just grabbed a couple similar in color and put the
flame to the wick. One might think that smelling cocoa all day would
give one the urge to splurge on chocolate, but it's had the opposite
effect on me. The scents have actually suppressed my appetite, even
though the fragrance wafting from my living room are delectable. When
my husband got home from school, he asked me if I'd been experimenting
with low carb baking again. Yet, the aroma hasn't seemed to stimulate
his appetite, either. Has anyone else experienced a similar
situation?

Tee
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Candle scent as an appetite suppressant?
 

I have their Cucumber Melon...yum! It's the best, truest cuke/melon
combo I've encountered yet, and has one of the strongest throws, to
boot. I also have several Colonial wax tarts; I can smell the Fresh
Morning Dew in my living room...lol.

On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 03:16:35 GMT, First Impressions
tripped the light fantastic, then
quipped:

You have to go with Colonial Candles!

Dan =)

Tee King wrote:

I've been burning two candles all day today; one is "Peppermint Cocoa"
by Yankee Candle, and the other is "Hot Cocoa" made by a small,
home-based candle business. I didn't really think about what candles
I was lighting, I just grabbed a couple similar in color and put the
flame to the wick. One might think that smelling cocoa all day would
give one the urge to splurge on chocolate, but it's had the opposite
effect on me. The scents have actually suppressed my appetite, even
though the fragrance wafting from my living room are delectable. When
my husband got home from school, he asked me if I'd been experimenting
with low carb baking again. Yet, the aroma hasn't seemed to stimulate
his appetite, either. Has anyone else experienced a similar
situation?

Tee
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Candle scent as an appetite suppressant?
 

First Impressions wrote:

You have to go with Colonial Candles!

If I went there, my appetite would indeed be suppressed, merely
because I would feel too ill to eat.

--
Jean B.