So, on my "free" day, after a great breakfast by Andy, I decided a mid-morning soda was in order
which didn't taste nearly as good as I remembered. I still like the taste of diet pepsi (unfortunately), but I think in this there's too much of an aftertaste? I actually now believe that artificial sweeteners are an acquired taste, which can be lost if one avoids them for 9 months now. Sigh.....I cheered myself up with
a bite-sized Reese's peanut butter cup which has been in the freezer since last Christmas, and was still just as fabulous as I remember, but all that sugar left me a bit nauseous, so I decided one was enough. I decided to go out to lunch and had a salad with blue cheese dressing (YUM!) and part of a mini pizza, which is WAY more food than I remember. It was good, but quite heavy--and left me with a stomach ache for 2 days--and I'm not sure I'd say it was worth it. I had a diet coke, but had to follow it up with 3 glasses of water to cope with all the sodium.
So....by three o'clock I was back home with a cup of coffee and seriously in need of some fresh fruits and veggies. Truly, a wild woman on the edge.
We rounded out my birthday evening with a dinner party & game night with friends and a friend's marvelous margaritas.
And now I'm actually glad to be back on the normal diet......sigh.....
1 comment:
How fascinating. Yes, it is far too easy to become accustomed to all the additives. I try not to eat/drink anything with artificial sweeteners in it - it just has a very strange aftertaste for me. However, I have not followed you down the route of no additives. I really don't think my husband would cope. But I am reducing them slowly, so that he does not notice.
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