It all started a couple of months ago. I was eating no different than I had. My stomach was bloated and so hard I couldn’t even suck it in. I was retaining fluid and gaining weight. WHAT??? How does that happen. I began to really look at my diet, exercise (ha what exercise), stress level, and brands of foods I was consuming. You know that moment you want to just sit in bed and cry!! I don’t understand why this is happening to me. Yes I pouted, and yes I cried, and yes I even tried to blame my husband!! You can’t blame a girl for trying, hahahahaha. Was I drinking enough water. I mean all the things that I heard and have learned wasn’t lining up. When you eat well you should lose weight, right?
Then it happened……….I had started using a different alternative sugar a couple of months ago. Surely this would not do that to me. My stomach is pretty sensitive. I was using it in my coffee every morning, cooking with it, baking with it. I decided to eliminate it for a few days and see if it worked. Sad thoughts and happy thoughts came to mind after a few days. That was it!! I lost 3 inches in my stomach in less than a week. 8 pounds came right off, and the water retention was gone.
What this has taught me for sure is that just because something is good doesn’t mean it is good for everybody. This is not a bad sugar substitute. The taste and texture of this sugar is great. That is why I began to use it. I will now only use this sweetener on occasion and mixed with other sweeteners so it is not overwhelming to the dessert. I am not bashing this sweetener at all. I would still recommend it to people but with the preface that it can cause these problems. It may not do this for everyone but, it did for me. If you want the name of this sweetener please email me and I will be happy to tell you.
We all have to figure out what works for us and our bodies. I am continuing to be reminded that we are all created differently. My hope is that what I have learned and am sharing will be helpful to my readers and viewers.
