Thursday, December 9, 2010

Portion Control

The only reason I can fathom why I didn't gain weight this week was portion control and self-restraint. I look back on my weekly diary of food and it is full of CRAP food. McDonald's, Dairy Queen, adult beverages, and BAKLAVA! Yet, somehow, someway, I managed to lose 1.2 pounds this week, bringing my total to 27.6.

I indulged, but I indulged wisely-ish. Instead of a whole piece of Baklava, I ate a half, then a few hours later the other half, but at least it wasn't 2 pieces. I went out to eat and chose the smaller portions, I even ate a Big Mac without the french fries.

The past few days have been very stressful (what an understatement for h - e - double toothpicks). First the kids came down with sinus infections and I got laryngitis, now I have a sinus infection and they have croup. (Did you know adults get croup, we just call it laryngitis. Our airways are larger so we don't get the coarse seal-like bark that kids get with the same infection.) Jack got so bad this morning that we took him to the ER for his yearly dose of prednisone. And he has been a complete and utter hellion. He doesn't feel good, he is tired and cranky, but doesn't want to sleep because he has trouble breathing. So, he can't get better because he isn't sleeping. And, when he doesn't sleep, no one does. Sigh.

I'm tired, next post - Breakfast cereals

A little hint and a memory aid for me, I didn't realize how little nutrition there was in a box of Cheerios with Lucky Farms.

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