{"id":365,"date":"2019-09-25T13:30:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T18:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dashiellbarkhuss.com\/discomfortblog\/?p=365"},"modified":"2019-10-02T14:44:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T19:44:19","slug":"day-31-no-natural-zero-calorie-sweeteners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dashiellbarkhuss.com\/discomfortblog\/day-31-no-natural-zero-calorie-sweeteners\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 31: No Natural Zero Calorie Sweeteners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For day 31 I cut out all sweeteners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Note On The Blog and Challenge <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m extending #30DaysOfDiscomfort to #100DaysOfDiscomfort. I completed my goal of blogging for 30 days, but for now I will continue blogging. However, I&#8217;m not officially committing myself to blog every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve found the process of blogging extremely crucial to my growth during the challenge. 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Though, I started to cut down on the stevia teas over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How The Challenge Went&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I forgot about my challenge midway through the day because of anger. My dad left a dirty pan out, so I revenge drank his Zevia soda. I only remembered I wasn\u2019t supposed to have stevia 1\/4 of the way through the can. Then I put it back in the fridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I found some information on how erythritol negatively affects the gut. But I couldn\u2019t find great information on why I shouldn\u2019t have stevia. I\u2019m still looking. I\u2019ve heard people mention that stevia is bad for you, but couldn\u2019t find anything really.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not sure if I noticed a difference. Maybe I craved food less? Not sure. It would be great if quiting stevia over time could make me appreciate other subtler flavors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest benefit was that I didn\u2019t eat my coconut milk ice cream and Lily\u2019s chocolate, so my calories went to more nutrient dense foods like cashews and avocado. I could see that as a benefit. There might be a mental benefit. Sometimes I feel addicted to stevia. It\u2019s so good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s really hard for me to tell on my own. I\u2019m not very intuitive. 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