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Saying No to Sweet ‘n’ Low

I am totally more of a savory girl than a sweets girl. Don’t get me wrong, I love my sweets, but a plate of fries makes me way happier than a piece of cake. Unless it’s ice cream cake, and then all bets are off.

So when I started trying to lose weight, I didn’t have much of a sugar habit to kick. For me, it was more about introducing more fruits and veggies and eating less rich, fried food. While I definitely get sweets cravings, it’s much harder for me to control myself around salty food.

Except for this little temptress.

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I don’t know if it’s the pink paper that does it for me or how sweet she is to me, but until a few weeks ago, I just couldn’t say no to Sweet ‘n’ Low. I knew how terrible it was for me, but I rationalized that it wasn’t that bad for me, if I only had 1-2 packets of it a day. That I’d given up or cut back on so many of my vices, that I was okay with having Sweet ‘n’ Low.

But a few months ago, Selena posted that taking sugar out of her coffee had helped calm her stomach down a lot, and I wondered if that might help me. I tried for a day to take the crack stuff out of my coffee, but just couldn’t.

I decided to give it a go for Lent. Sure, it’s not a huge thing, but I knew it was something attainable.

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You can’t mess with me, Mr. Pink Panther.

I’ll admit, I tried Sweet ‘n’ Low in my coffee the other day, and it just didn’t taste the same. I don’t think I can ever give up coffee, but giving up sweetener in my coffee feels a little liberating. I used to not get coffee from places that didn’t have Sweet ‘n’ Low because I just didn’t like any other sweetener. Now, I’ll get coffee anywhere.

This morning, I did say yes to bananas on a bagel thin with sunflower butter.

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So you might have noticed recently that I’m posting less food pictures. Well, I eat the same thing a lot. Sometimes I like taking pictures anyway, sometimes I don’t. So just an FYI going forward, I’m going to blog the highlights of my food, which will mean most meals, but not all. #nowyouknow

Lunch with a Vipr

This has felt like an incredibly long week, so I’ve been doing little things to make myself feel better all week.

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A spinach feta wrap this morning.

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Buying this gym bag that I’ve had my eye on for awhile (and then getting Equinox to do a price adjustment when I saw that Lululemon themselves sell it for $30 less.)

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A slice of whole-wheat toast with sunflower butter and chocolate chips as a snack last night.

And then, after hearing some not-so-awesome news at work today, I decided to have lunch with a vipr.

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Not a cobra.

I tried the Vipr class at Equinox at lunch today. I’m trying to remember to do more strength training, and this looked like an awesome challenge. When I walked into the class, I thought the Vipr stick, a nine-pound hollow tube, was really just like a thicker weight bar.

The instructor said that it was more difficult than regular weights because the weight was spread across the tube, rather than concentrated in one area. We did a lot of “functional” movements, like hoisting the tube over your shoulder, “shoveling snow,” and “raking leaves.” There were also close to a million lunges and squats, and we did not stop moving for even one second. It was so difficult that everyone was a sweaty mess, and the instructor slipped in a pool of sweat and wiped out towards the end of class. (She was okay.) I really enjoyed this class, and would definitely do it again.

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For lunch, I got some relatively healthy comfort food at the Equinox cafe: meatballs, wild rice and Brussels sprouts.

And now I’m craving something sweet…