Sugar free jelly beans are the work of the devil.
Posted in Body Image, Food and Drink, Kamui's Seal, Rant on May 11, 2008 by phayreI should have known that no Jelly Belly jellybean could really be sugar free, tasty, and without consequence. I should have realized that 35 jelly beans for 80 calories was too good to be true without a hideous, hideous catch.
I was a fool.
I ate 35 jelly beans last night. They were really chewy and without much flavor other than sugar. But that was okay. They were okay. This morning, I had 35 more before church. Bad move. I realized afterwards that those 80 calories must all be from fiber. These jelly beans actually had more fiber than a serving of baked beans. Within a half hour, my already slightly bloated (from soup yesterday) self had inflated like a balloon. Excuse the nastiness, but I have done nothing but fart all day. I looked almost pregnant at the worst of it. My thighs are swollen and jiggly, rubbing together sometimes when I walk (which makes me PANIC and I’m not sure why). I am riddled with awful stomach pains.
Gah. As for these deceptive little beans,

I’ll take the real stuff next time, thanks.

