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Hi,
1) Chewing gum (the sugarfree one) is made with aspartame, and aspartame is nasty. It can stall people and there are controversies regarding its health effects. This is the objective answer... Now the subjective one, I do have chewing gum sometimes, although I try to avoid it in general because I tend to eat too much. But before e.g. meeting my thesis supervisor, in case I don't have my toothbrush with me, I do have a chewing gum to get rid of the ketosis breath. Otherwise I'm afraid he might stop paying me... 
2) I would not eat them. A bit of sugar usually brings more and more friends with it. From my experience, the best way to stay on track is to avoid sugar, even in trace amounts.
3) There are a lot of options for dessert when doing Atkins. You can find many of them on this board (there's a forum for this) or on Linda's website: Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Home
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"The truth is that temptation lurks everywhere, unless you deny yourself a social and working life and the attendant pleasures of eating out. I believe that the best way to overcome temptation is not with willpower, which is so often in short supply, but with our brain power, a potentially unlimited resource.
Imagine that you're doing great, losing weight, feeling better than ever, thrilled with yourself, hearing compliments from friends and acquaintances---and then it happens! Despite all your good intentions, you're mightily tempted by a food you're not supposed to have. What to do? I'll tell you this: You'd better have a strategy ready!"
(Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Chapter 19)
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