Hi Morgan!
What you ask for has no easy, or hard and fast answers.
Too many sugar alcohols is enough to slow or stop one's
weight loss progress.
The number will be different for different folks.
Some people can eat quite a bit , without ill effect (other than, perhaps intestinal issues).
Other people may only eat a few before progress is slowed or even stopped.
In Doug's book, he discusses them at some length.
If you are not satisfied with your rate of
weight loss, these should be the first to be removed.
And, they should only be eaten OCCASIONALLY as a treat... But not daily.
Now I understand that this may 'hurt'.
But as a former "sweets junkie", I can tell you that the desire for them can be tamed if you walk away from them from time to time.
You must prove to yourself that you are master over them. Not the reverse.
I would suggest that you stop eating them for maybe a week or two to see what happens.
If you progress speeds up, you can try to SLOWLY add them back in occasionally until your progress is effected.
BTW, a lot of folks have reported that they've had negative experiences with Adkins products.
You can do this, Morgan.
When I did, I first thought that it would be very painful.
But after a few weeks, I did not hear them "calling my name" anymore.
Tony