Cool weather turning to cold weather calls for warm drinks. They are the best way for people of smallish body mass such as myself to raise that core body temperature. And they're soothing to boot.
Sweet as I am, I can only take so much of an unsweetened beverage before I begin to turn bitter. I've tried, oh how I've tried to learn to go sweet-free, but I just can't face the face-twisting lack of sweetness any more!
Why must sweetness come at such a price? You know I speak of calories. Ah, calories, the little packets of energy that fuel our actions and our figures, shaping them to untold proportions.
Gasp! Enter Splenda! (Thanks, Aunt Melinda!) The day is saved! I'm stocking up tonight.
If you don't like Splenda, I pity you. Enjoy your hot beverages with caution and a good, long walk at the end of every day.
2 comments:
Speaking as another person of smallish body mass, I know just what you mean. Sometimes putting on more layers just doesn't cut it...and a hot beverage is our only hope.
Can anyone out there in blog land compose an ode to Splenda? It has returned to me the glories of crisp, refreshing diet coke. For years I couldn't drink it because of the memory blonking effects of aspartame, I put on 20 pounds due to sugar. I hope to begin to take it off again. I can say I have lost 20 pounds but it has been through '5 on 6 off' '7 on 5 off', so no net effect in the old curves dept.
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