'Time Bomb'
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I also put Nutella ON an ice-cream bar, because I could.
Whoa! That's just crazy talk! But then, I think the "giving up sugar" (and OMG, not liking Thai food anymore??) is scary too. :) I'm quite certain it would be good for me, but...but...(also, what would I put in my coffee in the morning? Just cream?)
Yeah, I don't like DQ, but in a fair and decent universe, that just means MORE BLIZZARD FOR EVERYONE ELSE.
Icky tasks accomplished! But then I realized that I've got a cable service call at 1PM, so I'd better vacuum, especially around the places the guy is going to be crawling....
At this point I don't plan to cut it out completely; just stop the cookie habit and general sweets-every-night habit.
Yeah, I cut out adding sugar to beverages (coffee and mixers for the booze), pay close attention to how much sugar is in anything I eat, and try to eat mostly dark chocolate for dessert.
I definitely need to stop buying Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and abstain from cookies at work more often.
also, what would I put in my coffee in the morning? Just cream?
If I'm feeling indulgent I'll add cream, but usually it's just almond milk.
Mmmm, sugar.
I can't drink coffee without cream and sugar. I usually put in a packet of Splenda so I can use less sugar, but still, it doesn't taste right without some sugar.
Oh, I'm fine with just splenda, it's what I normally use, but I figure if I were giving up sugar, that sweetness hit on my tastebuds would be just as bad.
try to eat mostly dark chocolate for dessert.
I generally find dark chocolate too bitter, EXCEPT for the wonder that is dark chocolate with pieces of crystallized ginger in it. That stuff is magic.
I've been cutting way back on sugar as well. I read that the average person gets 40% of their sugar from beverages. I switched to diet soda 15 years ago and lately I've cut way back on lemonade and various TJs juices and drinks that have lots of sugar.
What non-sugary drinks to folks have at home? I'm getting tired of water.
I do have sugar in my coffee, and in the occasional cup of English style tea, but every other soft beverage is without sweetener of any sort, and my alcohol consumption is rare and spotty, anymore. With the wheat intolerance, most breads, cereals, and desserts are out, anyway, though with the discovery of quinoa pasta I can have mac&cheese again, occasionally. I buy dark chocolate based on sugar content. Valrhona is fine, Newman's Own is not, because the amount of sugar is nearly double. And even Valrhona has differing sugar levels.
Sugar subs like Splenda or sugar alcohols destroy my gut, so I've reduced and not replaced actual sugar. We don't buy enough prepackaged food to encounter HFCs. I'm aware sugar's an inflammatory, but so's nearly everything else we consume, except for bushes. So I cling to my little bit of sugar.