tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743655253913703801.post2864090363083648261..comments2023-10-15T00:55:47.555-07:00Comments on My Years Without Sugar: The Horrible Thing That Happened on Thanksgiving!My Year Withouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17290085498074393110noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743655253913703801.post-9361882980141623782009-07-10T14:38:50.469-07:002009-07-10T14:38:50.469-07:00Oops, my bad. I just got to your update with the ...Oops, my bad. I just got to your update with the correspondence from Reed's sodas. I'm so glad to hear they took your complaints seriously. Good work!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15562306752449577001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743655253913703801.post-38995977205840967882009-07-10T14:31:13.028-07:002009-07-10T14:31:13.028-07:00Hi there,
I know I'm very late to the party, ...Hi there,<br /><br />I know I'm very late to the party, but I just stumbled across your blog the other day as I was looking for sugar-free cake recipes, and I've been reading the "back issues" ever since. <br /><br />A similar thing happened to me with Virgil's root beer. I am not eating any sugar cane products at all, since they seem to give me migraines. (Finally I've found an explanation for why I felt awful, every day, for the first thirty years of my life. Sad, huh?) Someone gave me a bottle of diet Virgil's to try. I read the ingredient list and did not see sugar, so I drank it. It was heavenly, but I started to feel funny right away after drinking it. I pulled the bottle out of the recycle bin and read more carefully. NOT under ingredients, but over on the side under "spices," I found the molasses. I really consider molasses to be a sugar, not a spice, since it's made from sugar cane, and has calories. I was appalled that they didn't list it as a main ingredient. And I was sick for three days after drinking that single bottle of soda. <br /><br />I think what happened is you drank a diet Virgil's (which is what I drank as well), but then found the ingredient list for for regular Virgil's on the web. Virgil's doesn't seem to have the same information available on the web for their diet sodas as they do for the regular ones. <br /><br />Anyway, kudos to you for embarking on this sugar-free journey, and thanks for blogging about it. I am excited to try some of your recipes!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15562306752449577001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743655253913703801.post-81901721724125019572008-12-02T23:53:00.000-08:002008-12-02T23:53:00.000-08:00Wow I can't believe that. Isn't that against the l...Wow I can't believe that. Isn't that against the law for them to not disclose all the ingredients? I hope somebody replies to you! <BR/><BR/>Thanks to you, I have started on my sugarfree journey a bit early =)rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09274750814389986808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743655253913703801.post-46994939438296313872008-12-02T17:35:00.000-08:002008-12-02T17:35:00.000-08:00Thanks a lot Nicholas. It's hearing encouragement ...Thanks a lot Nicholas. It's hearing encouragement from readers like yourself that really inspires me to continue my sugar-free journey!My Year Withouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17290085498074393110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743655253913703801.post-3759730244058599562008-12-02T16:01:00.000-08:002008-12-02T16:01:00.000-08:00I am sorry to hear about your Root Beer incident. ...I am sorry to hear about your Root Beer incident. I don't think you should let this have a negative impact on your year without sugar. You mindfully checked the label to make sure it was okay.<BR/><BR/>Things seem to happen for a reason, and in the end I am sure it will work out. It obviously is a testament to the negative impact sugar has on one's body.<BR/><BR/>I am by no means 100% sugar free like yourself, but you have inspired me to cut back... and has it made a difference. I recently bought some Stevia, and I can say I like it better than sugar in my tea/coffee.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work!Nicholas Stankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923688071149472146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743655253913703801.post-38894544016988099342008-12-01T20:13:00.000-08:002008-12-01T20:13:00.000-08:00Thanks Jessica...I hope to get a response from the...Thanks Jessica...I hope to get a response from the root beer company!<BR/><BR/>Simon, I actually did find your blog through a Google Alert with the key words "refined sugar". <BR/><BR/>I think it is great that you are cutting down so much on sugar during the week. I'm sure you know about Quinoa...it is a wonderful, easily digested grain that my husband and I eat and it seems to curb the craving for sugar. I am also a fish-eating vegetarian so I understand your plight! <BR/><BR/>So you like sugar in your coffee....I have met so many people who are not willing to give up this simple pleasure. On Thanksgiving I was chatting with my uncle who asked for honey and cream in his coffee. Then I decided to try it. Amazing. It's an option that you may want to consider.<BR/><BR/>I've come across plenty of "runner" blogs accidentally by browsing. You could either set up a Google Alert or try searching for runner in the blog search engine.<BR/><BR/>Let me know how the no-sugar-during-the-week goes!My Year Withouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17290085498074393110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743655253913703801.post-909838552484155422008-12-01T10:57:00.000-08:002008-12-01T10:57:00.000-08:00OMG, this is terrible! So sorry this happened to y...OMG, this is terrible! So sorry this happened to you! I can't imagine the horror - really. I applaud you for sending a letter because most people just hold something like this against the mnfr but never purchases the product again. Love your blog too - what a great commitment to make - people have no idea how much hidden sugar is out there.<BR/>JessJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642277411680774594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743655253913703801.post-14655138206399648192008-12-01T05:22:00.000-08:002008-12-01T05:22:00.000-08:00Thank you very much for your kind support.May I as...Thank you very much for your kind support.<BR/><BR/>May I ask, how on earth did you find my blog? Obviously I've made reference to refined sugar, and presumably that has come to your attention in some sort of search. I ask because I'm having little success in locating like minded runners.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on your campaign. Have you considered approaching a publisher? Personally I think that your views are prescient and may one day be accepted as a received wisdom. <BR/><BR/>My abstinence does not compare with your own. I'm a fish eating vegetarian and athlete. Unfortunately I like cakes, sugar in my coffee and on my cereal. The plan is therefore to abstain from these from Monday to Friday. <BR/><BR/>This should translate in to a 70% reduction in my intake, and help improve my power to weight ratio.<BR/><BR/>I've made a link to your blob from mine. Please keep in touch. <BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/><BR/>Simon.Simon Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538660411583313462noreply@blogger.com