A Discovery While Sick

My two goals for today are to feel better and get my old metabolism back–the one that gladly tolerated sugar without any outward signs.

I hate to mix work with blog, but I’ll make an exception here because my email indicates if you were watching TV last night Darren mentioned I had not been feeling well and had gone home. He then proceeded to read the forecast.

I don’t ever remember leaving work minutes before the broadcast. I was in no shape to be on-the-air and am grateful to our assignment editor Michael Crowley who drove me home.

I’m a lot better now. I’ve called in sick (and canceled my eye appointment) for today but should hopefully be back tomorrow.

Pretty weak when I got home, Helaine suggested some orange juice. She brought a tall glass up to the bedroom… with a straw. I sipped.

I drink OJ from time-to-time but seldom in this quantity. All I could think of was how sweet it was. I mumbled to Helaine how it was “sweeter than sugar.”

It was then I realized, there’s not much sugary I eat at all! It’s a product of our modern society and my fear of weight gain. Any time I need something sweet Splenda is my choice. Last night taught me how far from sugar Splenda really is.

The sweet orange juice tasted good. Whether it provided the spark of energy that was really needed at that moment is debatable, though I vote yes. I do know sweet tastes good. It didn’t take long for that to sink in!

My two goals for today are to feel better and get my old metabolism back–the one that gladly tolerated sugar without any outward signs. Good luck with that.

3 thoughts on “A Discovery While Sick”

  1. Ho;pe you feel better Geoff. Sometimes you can feel a bit ill after a switch from Glasses to contacts (or vica versa). It happened to my son and to my wife. I’m sure you’ll bounce right back!

  2. Feel better Geoff! I am a big fan of Splenda also. I drink the fruit punch Crystal Light 1. Because it is sweetened with Splenda and 2. Because it reminds me of Hawaiian Fruit Punch. I would eat chocolate mousse every day if I could. I know I have a ferocious sweet tooth, so I must find ways to satisfy it, without adding extra calories as often as possible.
    Don’t get me wrong, I will indulge….just not as often as my sweet tooth would like!
    Take care!!

  3. Geoff,

    Take care and swear off the artificial stuff. Why drink a chemistry set (made in part thanks to chlorine) when sugar is only a few measly calories? As our doc has been known to say, “a little less potato, a little more tomato.”

    And so it goes.

Leave a Reply to Lou Lange Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *