Two things that make me crave sugar like crazy:
- Eating sugar in the morning
- Drinking diet soda
Guess who did both of these things today?
This girl!
But I also worked out, so that’s good, right?
Workout
Today’s workout was very similar to my 30 second rest total-body weights workout. I kept things moving and went quickly from one exercise to the next to work up a nice sweat. This move-move-move workout also got me in and out of the gym quickly. Love that!
After breakfast and working for a few hours, I was happy to take a break for some late morning plans with Ryan.
Sparking Sugar Cravings
Just before lunchtime Ryan and I had plans to meet up at our bank to get some stuff done. Afterward, we drove to Mochi for a mid-day fro yo date. (I think someone was jealous of my solo date last night.)
Yesterday, when I blogged about how frustrated I was that most fro yo places don’t offer whipped cream, some of you told me to ask them for it because they typically do have it, but it’s not out for people to see.
Ask and you shall receive!
I’m so glad I have you guys in my life to tell me about these little secrets. You enrich my life every day. 
On my way back to our hotel room, I drove by Firehouse and remembered their fantastic 100 flavor Coke machine.
Today I tried peach Sprite Zero and it was basically fabulous!
They should really make peach Sprite Zero a mainstream beverage.
After downing that bad boy, I think I’ve reached my diet soda quota for the next few weeks. I really try not to drink it often because the creepy ingredients freak me out, but I do love the sweet carbonation.
I also notice that my sweet tooth is out of control a few hours after I drink diet soda. I’ll probably be frantically searching for ice cream and cookies at my parents’ house tonight, but that’s fairly typical whenever I visit them. They always stock the fridge and pantry with the treats I try to avoid purchasing so my visits home are often filled with sugar rushes.
Lunch
Lunch today was a bit delayed because my big cup of frozen yogurt quelled my hunger for a couple hours.
I still wasn’t that hungry by the time 1 p.m. rolled around, so I made myself a light lunch.
A cheese and jelly microwavable quesadilla and a banana did the trick.
Now it’s time to pack up the hotel room. I have clothes, books, food and papers everywhere! Ryan and I are heading to my parents’ house in St. Pete for the weekend right when he gets off work.
I’m hoping for a weekend full of Sadie kisses, boating and family fun!
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Have a great time in St. Pete! I’m sure Sadie has been saving up all of her kisses for when you get there 🙂
I ALWAYS go for the peach Sprite as well! 😀 It’s so damn tasty!
Enjoy the Sadie love 😀
OK this is totally not the same thing as peach Sprite, but I just picked up some coconut-flavored LaCroix sparkling water the other day and it is faaaabulous. I’m usually not a fan of sparkling waters because sometimes they seem a little bitter to me, but this one tastes really good! Give it a try sometime when you’re craving the bubbles. I feel like I sound like a commercial right now…
And now back to your regularly scheduled programming?
i want to try that flavor SO bad!! i have yet to find it near me. hopefully soon!
The coconut La Croix is exclusive to Target.
oh good to know! no wonder i haven’t seen it at my grocery store. thanks!
I saw it at Target randomly, but my grocery store still doesn’t have it. As if I needed another reason to hit up Target!
yeah diet soda tricks our brains into thinking we’re GOING to get sugar, but when we don’t actually get the sugar, we go out in search of it. It’s a cruel trick!!
Haha, I’m the exact same way (whoah, almost typed whey. protein on the brain?) when I visit my folks. It’s almost like when I eat at home, it’s not really official, like it doesn’t count. Come on, if my father’s coworker makes pizelles randomly in July…. that can’t possibly be reality.
Better eat up the evidence.
Also, the other day at the office I was craving sweetness for an afternoon snack but the cupboards were bare. The fridge, though, was not and I shot a little dollop of whipped cream straight onto my hand and licked it right up.
I imagine this is the type of joyous shame addicts feel when they get their rush (albeit not from sugar).
i like your style!
Thanks for posting this workout! I actually used one of your full body strength workouts, that you posted a while back ,at the gym today and I LOVED it. Keep the inspiration coming!! 🙂
thta’s awesome to hear! glad you got a good workout!!
I have sugar cravings even when I don’t have diet soda or sugar in the mornings…no bueno!
That peach sprite zero sounds wonderful! I’ll have to find one of those 100 flavor coke machines around here in Salt Lake!
Have so much fun at your parent’s house this weekend! I’m sure you and Ryan are super pumped to see Sadie :). I’m having a real craving for fro-yo after seeing your pics haha
That’s good to know about the whipped cream, considering I LOVE it and have it on hand at all times! About the sugar though …I have recently been reading up on post workout sugar intake. I mean, obviously it’s sugar like honey, fruits w/ high gi levels like bananas (ie. quickly digestible carbs)….but it is absorbed right into your muscles for repair instead of being stored as fat. I guess I sort of knew this but after reading up on it I’m like “Okay, in that case ill put strawberries, bananas, honey, and sprinkles in my smoothie!!!” lol…
Peach-flavored Sprite sounds fabulous! I definitely think it should go mainstream. Sprite is one of my favorite sodas, after all!
I was a diet soda drinker for years and finally quit about a year and a half ago because I was afraid of the chemicals and wanted to stop drinking caffeine. Since then, my sugar cravings dropped dramatically.
Thanks for the tips on the whipped cream! I had no idea!
fun fact: one soda has enough much sugar in it that it shuts down your immune system for the day
correction* one soda has enough sugar in it that it shuts down your immune system for the day
I try not to eat any sweets before lunch-no candy, no pastries, no cake or cookies. It can be hard at work, people like to give me a cookie at 9 in the morning. Plus I try to only drink water or coconut water til 6pm. Then I’m allowed to have one soda if I want but I usually don’t. I say try since I can’t be perfect.
I’m definitely the same way when it comes to sugar cravings!
That peach sprite does sound fabulous though….I’d like to try strawberry sprite!
Have fun this weekend with Sadie! I try not to drink soda very often. I always feel so bloated afterwards!
dang girl I wish I could eat froyo as often as you! I would eat it everyday if my hubby would let me!!!
Have fun with your fam and get lotsa Sadie nibble kisses 😉
Btw, I want that fro yo in my mouth, NOW! 🙂
I bet Sadie can’t wait to give you kisses! 😉
I try to stay away from diet soda too; atlhough, I’ve been drinking more now that I’m living with my boyfriend. Luckily, his habit of almost 10 a day hasn’t rubbed off on me. He’s a nut!
Enjoy your weekend!! 🙂
Its actually been proven in research that diet soda increases people’s preference for sweets, perhaps because you’re not getting calories along with the sweet taste so your body expects it later. Interesting, huh! Happens to me too!
I feel the same way after soda, it’s dangerous! Enjoy your weekend with Sadie!
It was found that diet sodas actually DO make people crave more sugar since it tastes sweeter than regular soda ;).
But peach sprite, I’d definitely try that!
I’ve been trying to “quit” diet soda for years! I’ll go a few weeks without having any and then I’ll end up somewhere where I just can’t resist anymore. I was doing really well until I moved in with my parents and they always had to handy and I couldn’t resist the delicious Diet Dr Peppers around. But this post has inspired me to try to kick the habit once and for all! 🙂
*Have it handy. Gosh, can’t type!
congrats to the winners! Have a great weekend and hug Sadie lots.
quick work out question for you: I tried to do interval jogging but my knees can’t take it. I have good sneakers too, it’s my knees that suck. So besides the elliptical can you recommend a good walking treadmill work out?
I do 30 minutes of cardio, switching between elliptical and treadmill) and then 30 minutes of weights.
check out sweettoothsweetlife.com! she has some good ones 🙂
Thanks I will!
I know myself very well, and I know that I can’t allow myself to have sweets until after dinnertime! If I have them mid-day, it’s a very slippery slope from then on! I have learned that lesson (over and over and over) the hard way!
Wow, totally didn’t know that about whip cream at froyo places! Awesomeeeee
When it comes to soft drinks I’d rather just go for the real-sugar version, when I feel like I just have to have one! I just don’t trust those artificial sweeteners, plus I read recently that they cause increase cellulite in women. What the heck?!?
Also, I’m incredibly intrigued by your jelly/cheese and jelly/egg combinations. I am going to have to try it out!
Eating sugar in the morning has me searching for more sugar like a crack addict the rest of the day. Does that stop me? NOPE!
Whip cream should be a mandetory topping on fro-yo…just saying. Congrats to all the winners! 🙂
The sugar craving situation happens to me, too. It’s a slippery slope 🙂
Hope you have a great weekend, especially since you get to see Sadie!
Guess why I just bought?!?! A quesidilla maker from Le Target. I need to dig up some of your old quesidilla recipes! Oh and sugar in the morning? Yes please especially when it is that time of the month. Pass the chocolate and no one gets hurt!
I had the sugar cravings BAD for a while, many sodas each day, then I’d get hypoglycemic and rush for the quickest thing on hand which would inevitably be cookies and chips. It was BAAAAAD. I finally got a hold of cravings by replacing meals with a yum-o smoothie full of nutrition. It didn’t take long and was what worked for me!
But I have to say….my weakness is Dr. Pepper. Not just anywhere though, it’s Dr. Pepper from Chick fil a. They know how to mix it just right! I need to try some froyo…you talk about it so much 😀 What is your fav place here in Orlando for my first visit?
I keep seeing the “cheese and jelly” combo time after time on your blog! I am both curious and intrigued to try this out 🙂
I’m always craving sugar no matter what 🙂
I really want to try that flavored Coke machine. I love diet soda but try not to drink it too often either, though I’d absolutely make an exception to try all those flavors!
I am so jealous of all of your froyo trips!! The closest one to me is 1 hr 20 min away, so i don’t get it very often!
I totally feel the same way about craving sweets all day if I drink diet soda or eat sweets early in the day. I usually avoid soda and save a sweet snack for after dinner.
I don’t know how you’re surviving without body pump! Whenever I take a class I think how awful it would be to move somewhere without it. I really think u should get certified so u can start up a class at your new gym!
It’s really interesting you mentioned that you crave sweets after drinking diet soda. This article kind of addresses that:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39543011/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/t/dieting-why-you-should-ditch-diet-soda/#.TkWsZ2H5y_g
It’s really interesting you mentioned that you crave sweets after drinking diet soda. This article kind of addresses that:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39543011/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/t/dieting-why-you-should-ditch-diet-soda/#.TkWsZ2H5y_g
They should totally go mainstream!!!! EVERY single post about fro-yo makes me bummed I live in so far away! I would totally ask you to send me some, but I do believe it will melt…. maybe not 😉 HA!!!
You should try Peach Fresca…AMAZING!
ok this is irrelevant but I made your Goat cheese and honey dip- soooo goooooooooooood
I too love bubbly sweetness, but get creeped out by all the fake chemicals. I make my own little drink out of seltzer water ( or as I call it bubbly water), stevia, and some lime…or lemon…or both! :)! It’s delish!
I stopped drinking diet soda a while ago, but I may try it again for 200 flavours 🙂
What kind of cheese did you use with the jelly?? Was it like a Brie or something?
I crave sweets nearly every day … I don’t have any rhyme or reason for it. I guess I’m just addicted?! Probably not a good thing, but I really don’t have the incentive to shake the habit!
Hope you’re having so much fun with Sadie 🙂 Have a wonderful weekend at home!!
drinking soda definitely makes me crave sweets too! I just had to have a cookie today, and ironically I had just had a diet coke before!
Any carbonated beverage seems to make me hungry about an hour later… Maybe it is those creepy ingredients! I try to stick to either coffee or flavored waters, but sometimes those even make me hungry for more sugar!
Peach sprite zero sounds AWESOME. I’ve never had that problem of drinking diet coke —> craving sweets. Maybe because I’m a saltoholic?
I just added a few chocolate chips to breakfast- let’s hope I dont regret it later!
I always forget about your cheese and jelly combos… must try them soon!