I run enough to maintain something of a shape (I know round is a shape), so I indulge my sweet tooth every once in a while. I had been craving a milkshake for a few days, and today was warm enough to justify it. Plus, I did run this morning. I stopped at the nearby Ben & Jerry’s scoop shop for a milkshake. The only flavor that they had that seemed reasonable enough for a milkshake was a sugar-free (but with Splenda) vanilla fudge chip, or something like that. The other stuff would have been way too chunky to drink through a straw. It was decent, despite being sugar-free.
But that damn Splenda really got to me this afternoon. Let’s just leave it at being around me hasn’t been too pleasant. I did a little searching, and it turns out that Splenda has some nasty side effects. See Splenda Side Effects, Dangers of Splenda #1, and Dangers of Splenda #2. I know I won’t be having it again.