Comments on My Dirt Road Anthem: Three Things Thursday

Duh, sugar free is like if it says "lower in ...

2013-03-30T10:42:26.483-06:00

Duh, sugar free is like if it says "lower in fat" or eating anything without the bread, instant health food! I have been pretty bad with artificial sweeteners and now that we are thinking about starting a family in a few years I want to cut down and eliminate them (which so far I have been!).

Anxiety dreams are the worst. I have them about everything! Use that motivation to crush your race :)

I can't talk about articial sweetners as I'...

2013-03-29T18:41:06.245-06:00

I can't talk about articial sweetners as I'll get upset. Currently I use liquid Stevia in my coffee and for cooking its sugar in the raw or honey

I always have race dreams and they are never good!...

2013-03-29T08:37:33.814-06:00

I always have race dreams and they are never good! Something always goes terrible wrong like I forget my SHOES or can't find the start.

SOOO true about artificial sweeteners. I used to u...

2013-03-29T00:52:37.533-06:00

SOOO true about artificial sweeteners. I used to use wayyyy too much splenda to try and cut calories and now I have finally kicked that chemical crap for good.

It was exactly the same with me. I cut out artific...

2013-03-28T21:26:13.022-06:00

It was exactly the same with me. I cut out artificial sweeteners when I was pregnant, and while I've relaxed that a bit since giving birth, I find that I really didn't miss them. I rarely consume it any more. The more I learn, the more they kind of freak me out!

Ive never had a race dream. :) That one you had so...

2013-03-28T21:22:53.451-06:00

Ive never had a race dream. :) That one you had sounded interesting!

Artificial sweetener. That stuff is just plain gross. I do not buy anything that contains aspartame, stevia, truvia (yes I know those *via's are "natural" but they also taste like crap) etx because they taste artificial, and like chemicals and leave an awful chemical coating in my mouth. GROSS.

I use Truvia if I'm sweetening my own stuff. ...

2013-03-28T20:12:28.501-06:00

I use Truvia if I'm sweetening my own stuff. At one point I switched to regular soda because I figured it was still better for me than the diet stuff...but yea I know neither of them is good for me. The main issue was when I did that I had like 1 soda a week...but then I started drinking more and had to switch back to diet due to calories. I'm back to trying to cut out soda all together again. So far so good, 4 days without one. I'm still alive :)

I'm with you on artificial sweeteners and aspa...

2013-03-28T17:43:21.680-06:00

I'm with you on artificial sweeteners and aspartame does give me headaches. Ugh sorry you missed out on the beautiful afternoon. Hope for more afternoons you can enjoy to make up for it! :0)

all of those sugar free or low fat or fat free thi...

2013-03-28T15:50:27.400-06:00

all of those sugar free or low fat or fat free things scare me. Bring on the fat and real sugar! I prefer real ingredients over food scientist created things.

No race dreams....yet. I am sure that they are com...

2013-03-28T15:16:06.057-06:00

No race dreams....yet. I am sure that they are coming soon! :/

I do my best to avoid artificial sweeteners - so n...

2013-03-28T14:11:58.087-06:00

I do my best to avoid artificial sweeteners - so not a fan of the taste!

I've cut out sweetner in my coffee but still u...

2013-03-28T14:07:16.162-06:00

I've cut out sweetner in my coffee but still use sweetened creamer. Also cut out diet pop and sweet tea for lent. I haven't really missed them and won't ben going back to them any time soon. I know that I drink WAY too much Crystal Light but I'm going to have to change that. I'm starting a sugar detox Monday with no processed foods, added sugars, or artificial sweeteners.

I avoid artificial anything! Not always though - ...

2013-03-28T13:49:26.306-06:00

I avoid artificial anything! Not always though - it does slip into my diet in the occasional processed food, and this is the reason I normally avoid them too. The closer food is to it's source, the better I reckon!

We avoid using artificial sweeteners too. I use re...

2013-03-28T11:47:17.366-06:00

We avoid using artificial sweeteners too. I use regular sugar for baking and we use Stevia for our coffee. It's supposed to be all-natural and I haven't read anything bad about it.

We don't eat artificial sweeteners either. I t...

2013-03-28T11:06:24.066-06:00

We don't eat artificial sweeteners either. I think they taste horrible for one and I love real sugar :). We are cutting out HFCS food products now, too.

Once I linked artificial sweeteners (aspartame &am...

2013-03-28T10:48:19.483-06:00

Once I linked artificial sweeteners (aspartame & sucralose) to my ongoing headaches, I cut them out of my family's diet, completely. It's frustrating how many products they get thrown in, though. Lately I've seen them in foods that aren't even labeled "Sugar Free" or "reduced sugar"!
I love that your dreaming brain gave you a specific finishing time. lol.

I hate race dreams like that! They remind me of th...

2013-03-28T10:38:17.699-06:00

I hate race dreams like that! They remind me of the typical "test" dream where you can't remember any answers on an important exam.

Blech on the artificial sweeteners...really fascinating what it had to say on Splenda. I do use stevia and I am hoping it is ok?!

Not a fan of artificial sweeteners, but I have to ...

2013-03-28T10:22:03.796-06:00

Not a fan of artificial sweeteners, but I have to admit to drinking things that have them:( I need to get back to drinking just water, but sometimes I just want flavor! Hate staying late, especially if it's nice outside. Usually my "athletic" dreams are of me being in slow motion on the soccer field and everyone else going regular speed. I never get to the ball fast enough. Not sure what it means:/

I use splenda now but hoping to convert to more of...

2013-03-28T09:43:29.543-06:00

I use splenda now but hoping to convert to more of a natural sweetner. I know it is bad for me. I have tried not using as much. great post. I hate staying at work any longer than i have to.

How about taking up your lunch hour to deal with e...

2013-03-28T09:39:01.985-06:00

How about taking up your lunch hour to deal with employees that don't get along? Similar and just as annoying. I mean really, folks, grow the heck up!

I'm all about real stuff--real butter, real sugar. I figure real is way better than the fake crap.