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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? Tee http://www.geocities.com/tee_king Remove -no-spam- to email me. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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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 -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm "Tee King" wrote in message ... 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 http://www.geocities.com/tee_king Remove -no-spam- to email me. |
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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 http://www.geocities.com/tee_king Remove -no-spam- to email me. |
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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 http://www.geocities.com/tee_king Remove -no-spam- to email me. Tee http://www.geocities.com/tee_king Remove -no-spam- to email me. |
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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. |
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