Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Not Aspartame But Sucralose
Huh. Well it appears the source of my problem is not aspartame but sucralose. Nestea low calorie drink mix is made with sucralose which can be equally toxic. It seems the heart palpitations, chest muscle pain and anxiety was caused by this artificial sweetner. Anyway, I've cut it out of my diet and am drinking just plain water now. Yuck.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Progress - Knitting and Beyond
I have managed to knit half the sweater so far. I am done the body up to the armholes and am now at a standstill, unsure of how to continue. I am a visual learner so written instructions confuse me. I'm sure I can find a video on Youtube or Videojug that will explain it all. No rush, I'm sure I will have it finished before the end of the cold weather...in June!!!
As far as my weight loss, I am doing fairly well, I have lost 13 lbs in five weeks. I am still feeling too lazy to exercise, but I just received Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred in the mail and am going to check it out...tomorrow! It's easier to cut down on calories. I am still doing the Slim Fast plan but I've cut out drinking Nestea 5 calorie drink mix. I think the aspartame is what was giving me anxiety and heart palpitations. I always new aspartame was bad for you but I didn't think one little packet of Nestea drink mix would be enough to set off the mayhem of side effects. It didn't happen right away, I was drinking it for a few weeks before I noticed these symptoms. Anyway, I'm really happy with my results so far. I've reached my birthday goal and am just two pounds away from my Oscar night goal. Hopefully I will reach my goal to lose 30lbs by this summer. We are going to Las Vegas and I want to buy a couple of fun dresses to wear. That is one of the best parts of losing weight, an excuse to shop for a new wardrobe. Actually my old wardrobe is still hanging in my closet waiting to come out of retirement.
As far as my weight loss, I am doing fairly well, I have lost 13 lbs in five weeks. I am still feeling too lazy to exercise, but I just received Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred in the mail and am going to check it out...tomorrow! It's easier to cut down on calories. I am still doing the Slim Fast plan but I've cut out drinking Nestea 5 calorie drink mix. I think the aspartame is what was giving me anxiety and heart palpitations. I always new aspartame was bad for you but I didn't think one little packet of Nestea drink mix would be enough to set off the mayhem of side effects. It didn't happen right away, I was drinking it for a few weeks before I noticed these symptoms. Anyway, I'm really happy with my results so far. I've reached my birthday goal and am just two pounds away from my Oscar night goal. Hopefully I will reach my goal to lose 30lbs by this summer. We are going to Las Vegas and I want to buy a couple of fun dresses to wear. That is one of the best parts of losing weight, an excuse to shop for a new wardrobe. Actually my old wardrobe is still hanging in my closet waiting to come out of retirement.
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