Easily the #1 thing you must cut from your diet completely - if you haven't already - is artificial sweeteners.
READ PRODUCT LABELS FOR: Aspartame, neotame, sucralose, saccharin, acesulfame. (Trade names include: Sweet-N-Low, Equal and Splenda.)
DO NOT allow the product into your home if it contains those things.
Be especially alert when the packaging says "diet", "light", "0 calories" or "no sugar added" - as these products are often loaded with these and other chemicals. more