Diane

I have declared war on pastries.  Rock bottom for me was Friday night.  I asked, no, told my husband to stop at Dunkin Donuts.  He brought home a dozen, at my direction.  I ate at least 6 of them - in less than 30 minutes.  I know that it sounds horrible - and it was - but there is an upside to it.  I got one of the worst migraines I’ve had in years.  Lights, sound, smells, just the though of food was enough to send me to worship the great porcelain god.  I really don’t remember the last time that sound affected me.  Now just the thought of a donut makes me queasy.

Pastries have always been my downfall.  I cannot stop at just one, unless I just have that one in the house.  With 2 kids, that’s not likely to be the case.  Don’t eat a lot of cheese, rarely use butter or a subsitute and I don’t keep ice cream around because the kids don’t want to eat anything else if it’s in the house.  So, for high fat foods, that leaves pastries.  I will not eat them any more.  They will be there when I’m 130 pounds, if I still want one.  Hopefully I’ll have changed my tastes by then.  I pray, and I am being literal there, that this queasy feeling at the mere thought of anything high in fat and sweet remains.

I just need to follow my daughter’s example.  The other night she wanted dessert after dinner.  There were no “sweets” in the house so I told her we didn’t have any desserts.  She said, “But Mommy, there are oranges in the fridge.”  In cases like this, thinking like a 4 year old is a good thing.  How long will it take me to think of fruit as a treat?  Gotta work on that.

Have a good day!

I’ve fallen off the wagon this week, but, to keep the metaphor going, I think I can now run fast enough to jump back on!  Kiddie crud, bronchitis, weather changes that put New England to shame, and PMS - does not make for a good combo.  I think the kicker has been entirely emotional, though.  I have to register my oldest for school tomorrow.  She will be old enough for kindergarten, but we’ve decided that since she’s meeting the cutoff date by mere days, she should go to a program that falls somewhere in between preschool and kindergarten.  She will still be one of the younger ones in her class because this school district is has a high percentage of 6 year old kindergarteners.  It’s just a little sad that my baby is growing up so quickly.

I have managed to get in some exercise this week, but nothing like I have been.  Every time I turn on a show for my kids my son starts walking back and forth in front of the tv saying, “Mommy, I exercising!”  How could I not join him?  I will be using the weekend to catch up on rest and work on a healthy menu for the week.  Starting on Sunday I will be getting back to exercising.  Depending on how annoyed I get with my husband tomorrow, I may start then.  Nothing like a good walk to put things into perspective.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.  Don’t let the Super Bowl throw you off course.  Remember, it’s all about the commercials, not the food!