Leeda: Running in a Fat Suit

From the study:

“Here we report that when rats were allowed to choose mutually-exclusively between water sweetened with saccharin–an intense calorie-free sweetener–and intravenous cocaine–a highly addictive and harmful substance–the large majority of animals (94%) preferred the sweet taste of saccharin. The preference for saccharin was not attributable to its unnatural ability to induce sweetness without calories because the same preference was also observed with sucrose, a natural sugar. Finally, the preference for saccharin was not surmountable by increasing doses of cocaine and was observed despite either cocaine intoxication, sensitization or intake escalation–the latter being a hallmark of drug addiction.”

Rat/cocaine/sugar study

That’s what I call it when I feel like I just want to nibble, nibble, nibble food all night long. Argh, I so hate to have this feeling. I’m done eating for today. Well I have about 25 calories left, but better just to leave well enough alone.

I’ve done a 1 mile walk today with the stroller, but I will do strength training and Y!F tonight when baby goes to bed. Eating has gone well today, and it WILL go well for the rest of the day.

I’ve gone 3 days without any diet drinks. I told my DH that I SWORE I was done with them. All I’ve been drinking is water, one cup of coffee, sweetened with honey, and the occasional cup of green tea. I will be happy if I can make this a permanent change.

Here’s a picture of the baby and myself after a run. I just thought I would want to chronicle this one day when he was bigger.