[blueerica]

Yes, Peet's uses Monin, which I know is made with pure cane sugar. You can also reduce the amount of syrup in the drinks. Ex. A medium vanilla latte is made with three pumps of vanilla, you could reduce it to any amount. The least I've seen someone ask for is 1/2 a pump, and it's not an issue for the barista, nor is it an issue for the person taking the order. You could incrementally reduce how much syrup you use.

As far as my health routine, I've been trying to eat one salad a day for a meal. I take it easy on any condiments and try to have a variety of veggies and include fresh fruit if possible. Makes dressing less necessary. I also like to put a little lowfat cottage cheese on top, which pretty much makes dressing unnecessary.

I also am trying to drink more water. I find that I am less tired with plenty o' H2O and tend to eat less. Even if I get an iced tea or other drink at dinner, downing a glass of water for every other beverage I have prevents me from drinking too much if the other drink has sugar.

Also, I think I have mentioned it elsewhere, but not having a gym any longer has really dampered my desire to go work out. I have the dinky thing here, but I really don't enjoy it like I did before. I would love to have some workout equipment around here, and really think finding a Wii would be great. I think we will try to order one somehow, even if delayed, since shipments in Utah seem to clear out within an hour or so, and we're never there on the right days. Bleh.