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    Aspartame All Day....

    So I call family ahead of time to ask what they are serving at the Sunday BBQ, and they are genuinely being sensitive to my choice of foods, and are aware of me being on Atkins and explain that there will be plenty for me to eat there. So then I get there, I'm hungry and everything they had that was sugar free from the diet soda to the bbq sauce was sweetened with aspartame. They drenched the meat before putting it on the grill. I'm frustrated but can't complain because they never read DANDR nor have any of them ever done Atkins. Then they offer me my very own bottle of Diet Coke, not the Splenda kind, the aspartame kind. So I think to myself, okay, one cup and I'll ask for water after, after all, it was purchased just for me. By the time I ask for water, all the bottled water is gone....and I hate to be picky but I just can't down tap water, it tastes very thick. I know our water out here is very clean, I've even done lab testing on our tap water but I just can't drink it, sorry. So sitting in 106 degrees weather and I drink about 4 cups of Diet Coke out of severe thirst. Fast forward a few hours and it's coffee time. Here I am again with the decaf and heavy cream that's handed to me...just for me, and low and behold, I am handed Equal. <Sigh>. I just said yes to the coffee, because I was told they bought Splenda and right after it's poured, I am handed Equal.
    I know this is a once-in-a-blue-moon affair, but I am all aspartamed out today! I know aspartame can cause stalling, but does anyone know how the body metabolizes it?
    I didn't want to be the party pooper, and I feel so bad that I'm mad, even though they did cater to me, and I can't expect them to know all the little details of this WOE. But I also feel like I have cheated myself today. What should I do after consuming a billion pounds of this stuff (or so it seems lol).
    Sorry long vent, feeling guilty in many ways.
    ~~ Jane ~~
    Female
    Height: 5,1"
    Start Date: June 18, 2008
    SW: 163.5
    CW: 137
    GW: 120     (or whatever feels right)



    Mini-Goal #1: 149 ( met 07/16/08 )
    Mini-Goal #2: 139
    Mini-Goal #3: 129
    Mini-Goal #4: 124





    Tags: aspartame, day....
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    Re: Aspartame All Day....

    I really wouldn't worry about it. I think you did fine. You could have done sooooo much worse! I am amazed at how supportive they tried to be. They didn't need to do all that extra work just for you. So today you went over in your sweetners. Up your water intake for the next few days and be extra dilgent about your food. Buy some splenda packets and put them in your car. And next time offer to bring something that you know you can eat and that everyone else can too. Keep on with your WOE and moving up the ladder. You did good!
    Elsie150
    Female 44, 5'
    SW241/CW215/GW150
    Never Ending Induction Recipes
    http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...n-recipes.html

    You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. ~Maya Angelo~

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      Re: Aspartame All Day....

      Thanks Elsie, I'm starting to feel better. I know, I'm really lucky that they were so sensitive to me. I mean, before I read the book, I would have never thought Diet Coke was a no-no...it's zero carb right? And before I read the book, I would have never known the difference between Equal and Splenda! It's so nice how caring they were....that's why I felt so guilty! I will definitely up the water, for some reason I've been craving extra water, maybe the sweeteners!
      ~~ Jane ~~
      Female
      Height: 5,1"
      Start Date: June 18, 2008
      SW: 163.5
      CW: 137
      GW: 120       (or whatever feels right)



      Mini-Goal #1: 149 ( met 07/16/08 )
      Mini-Goal #2: 139
      Mini-Goal #3: 129
      Mini-Goal #4: 124





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      • #4
        Re: Aspartame All Day....

        Glad to help! Keep up the great work!
        Elsie150
        Female 44, 5'
        SW241/CW215/GW150
        Never Ending Induction Recipes
        http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...n-recipes.html

        You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. ~Maya Angelo~

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        • #5
          Re: Aspartame All Day....

          i too think you did a great job.. and you have the right attitude... they didnt know better... maybe before next time you can mention.. not lecture, just mention how you prefere splenda to the chemical sweetners.... i have even found a bbq sauce recipe using splenda.. maybe you can offer to bring the home made bbq sauce next time



          Sugarsack
          F / 44 5'8"
          Portland, Oregon
          Started June 15, 2008
          300/275/175

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          • #6
            Re: Aspartame All Day....

            Considering all the things that COULD have gone wrong, I think "aspartame overdose" is a mild setback at worst. Actually, the worst fallout that could come from that is if you lose a large amount this week and decide to overindulge on aspartame more often!

            No worries and great job!
            Eric

            Age: 38
            Height: 6' 1"
            Round 1: 6/08 - 11/08 (SW 270 / LW 223)
            Round 2: July 19, 2009
             SW 254.5 / CW 242 / GW 210

            Keep your eyes focused on the prize!

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