The universe dropped this in my lap recently. I know the whole Apple Cider Vinegar ("ACV") Drink thing is not new, by any stretch. I've never given it any real thought, I've always passed it over as a fad diet and moved on. Last night someone in the From Fat to Finish Line group was talking about it and it seemed like quite a few of my FFTFL people had given it a try with various results and no real complaints. I trust my FFTFL peeps as they are always candid about their experiences good or bad.
It really piqued my interest and I was mulling it over when today on the news they ran a story on it. It was the usual fluff piece that made no real assertions because they weren't about to take sides, but it once again on my radar.
I continued to mull it over as I ran my errands this afternoon and when I popped into Whole Foods for a couple groceries, the first thing I saw an end cap with all the ACV drink ingredients. As this was the third time in less than twenty four hours I had run across this whole thing I grabbed some ACV and lemon juice and decided to give it a go. I figured worse case scenario it doesn't work and no harm, no foul. If it does work, well, bully for me!
I'm under no delusions that this is some sort of magic bullet fix-all. I need to drop weight and I need to get healthier. Allegedly ACV is pretty useful and awesome. There are claims all over the place that it helps with weight loss, slows they aging of skin, helps keep blood sugar in check and a ton of other things. It can also interfere with some medications and when taken in high amounts burn your esophagus.
It bares saying that I have no formal medical training or education and I am no authority on these things. I'm just a regular person who wants to get healthier and am doing my own research. My personal research has lead me to decide that the possible benefits outweigh the possible risks and I'm going to give it a go.
As a matter of fact I am drinking my first ACV drink as I type. I mixed 16 oz of water with 2 Tbs of ACV (raw, unflitered), 2 Tbs of lemon juice (100% juice with no added anything), and 1 Tbs of honey. I tried the drink with no honey first and it was too tart for me. Maybe I'll get used to it and I can cut out the honey, I'd like to be able to cut it out, but for now it's part of the recipe.
I'll let you know how it goes.
BTW I've got 6.5 miles on the books for this week. I'm actually getting out and exercising again. It helps that I have a 10 mile virtual run medal on its way to me and I need to earn that sucker!
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