Still the Sweet Life But I Need an Arnold

This is day 8 of my sugar free/sweet free ride! Again, Whee!!!

That means no white stuff, no stuff with white stuff and no artificial sweetener which I rarely use anyway ~ especially since I quit drinking Diet Pepsi a while back. It hasn't been that bad except for a few times when I have really wanted a Dove moment. But that was only for the inspirational quote inside the foil wrapper!

Not.

Instead of a Dove moment, I have been turning to Arnold Palmer for my moments. Not him. His famous drink:

The Arnold Palmer

1/2 tea & 1/2 lemonade in a glass w/ice

That's my glass up there. The mega Tervis! As you can see, I like my tea strong. It looks like chocolate in the picture. Hmmm. Odd.

Trust me. It's tea. I squeezed a big ol' Florida lemon to get my "lemonade." Then I added my strong tea and a little purified water to the fresh lemon juice and mixed in a little Stevia. Stevia is an herbal sweetener.

Click on the link to find out more. I figure I have my bases covered. Tea is an antioxidant and fresh lemon juice is good for your liver. Click on the lemon link to find out more. And I have not added the other white stuff.

So I'm good.

I think this is my 3rd post featuring Florida Citrus! They really should hire me to be their spokesperson.

Remember the picture at the bottom of my post about grapefruit? Only one commenter identified the mystery woman. That was RefreshMom. Check out her refreshing blog here. Oh and go back to that post and read the comments to see who the orange picker is.

Putting the "sweet" in the "sour",

Melanie

My Life is Too Sweet for the White Stuff!

My life is sweet enough without adding the white stuff. From time to time I go sugar-free for several days. That doesn't mean I substitute with artificial sweeteners. However I do have stevia, a natural herbal sweetener, in my pantry for oatmeal or fresh lemonade. I am currently on day 5 of a 21 day sugar-free ride! Whee!!! I started to say journey, but that seemed so serious. So ride it is.

Like I said, I do this off and on. Last week I was on. On sugar, that is. You can see how my sugar celebration went down here.

I'll let you in on a little secret for curing a sugar crave. Grapefruit! I have been known to eat a grapefruit while the rest of 'em around here partook of doughnuts ~ Krispy Kreme. I'm telling you there's power in the grapefruit! I like mine chilled and sprinkled with sea salt.

Aside from being an excellent source of Vitamin C, there are so many other reasons to love grapefruit but here are just a few:

* good for your skin

* helps reduce appetite

* balances the nervous system

* excellent source of iron

* a cleanser for the digestive system

* high in antioxidant activity


How do you tame your "sweet" tooth?

My sweet goal: Reserve the white stuff for special holiday treats (groundhog day does not count) and the birthday cakes I bake for One Fine Man and the kids.
As much as I enjoy my Florida citrus fruit, maybe I should become their next spokeswoman.

Sweetly yours,
Melanie@Bella~Mella

* Do you recognize the lady picking the Florida orange? One Fine Man didn't!

To read part 3 of "Hearing God" go here.