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Fan-tas-tic! That's wonderful how that worked out - cheers for your littlest one, learning to make hot chocolate, and double cheers for you having just a sip of the hot chocolate, and then turning life into a dance party! :hurray::hurray::hurray:
 
Well the evening didn't go as well as the day .I did take the kids up to the gym to play. This is in no way exercise for me as I mostly just roll a ball or hold someone's hand to keep their balance as they bounce on something . We just go for the kids to get their energy out in the winter and I like knowing they are growing up comfortable going to their local gym . So that was fine but then we went to my parents for dinner and oh man carbs lol I unfortunately are more than I wanted to just because several of my kids didn't want some of theirs and I still have a problem with wasted food especially at someone else's house , so I don't like how I feel right now, but as a cake appeared for dessert I went and shoveled their driveway instead so I am happy about that . It was more shovelling needed then I originally thought lol so I will be a little sore tomorrow but it was nice to do some form of exercise , I am already looking forward to tomorrow eating all my meals at home so I don't have to eat heavy on the carb side .
 
Kudos to you getting out & shovelling snow instead of eating cake. As to eating the scraps your kids leave, especially at your parent's place , I get it. Can you ask them to serve smaller serves next time?
 
Hey Finding, sorry to hear about dinner. I know eating away from home can be challenging. I am sure you know that eating food you don't need is worse than wasting it. Try to remember that next time, can you make a rule no finishing the kids food?

Shoveling snow instead of cake is great! That is something to feel good about.
 
alligatorob said:
Hey Finding, sorry to hear about dinner. I know eating away from home can be challenging. I am sure you know that eating food you don't need is worse than wasting it. Try to remember that next time, can you make a rule no finishing the kids food?

Shoveling snow instead of cake is great! That is something to feel good about.
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Hoping to become more comfortable with letting the kids food go to scraps , but it may take a while to unlearn this habit .
 
alligatorob said:
Hey Finding, sorry to hear about dinner. I know eating away from home can be challenging. I am sure you know that eating food you don't need is worse than wasting it. Try to remember that next time, can you make a rule no finishing the kids food?

Shoveling snow instead of cake is great! That is something to feel good about.
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I am thinking next time I will jump in faster to plate my kids food so the portions are smaller .
 
FindingMe said:
Hoping to become more comfortable with letting the kids food go to scraps , but it may take a while to unlearn this habit .
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Your parents´ place could be a great place to practice it. I´m guessing it´s a thing you grew up with? (I know I did!) So you leave the food on their plates and see if your parents eat it. If no: that´s permission for you to not do it, either. If yes: great, it´s gone.
 
LaMaria said:
leave the food on their plates and see if your parents eat it. If no: that´s permission for you to not do it, either. If yes: great, it´s gone.
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Ooh - that's clever! And unlearning this sort of habit is really important for healthy eating, I think - healthy in terms of not over-eating, but also in terms of not treating oneself as a family food disposal facility!
Good for you for finding a way to avoid the cake, but if it comes to a choice, I'd suggest ditching the leftovers and having the dessert. :)
 
LaMaria said:
Your parents´ place could be a great place to practice it. I´m guessing it´s a thing you grew up with? (I know I did!) So you leave the food on their plates and see if your parents eat it. If no: that´s permission for you to not do it, either. If yes: great, it´s gone.
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Actually no i grew up with you eat everything on your plate rule but I already know my parents would not eat up my kids leftovers and nobody expects me too it has actually become a bit of a family joke lol. Most of the time I will hold off on my own serving because I figure there will be a serving size once I add all the kids leftover plates together .
 
Well I did not eat much today just too busy with the kids so I ended up realizing I was hungry about half an hour ago and started to binge a bit . Some cold chicken , What was left of a potato chip bag ( thank goodness it wasn't still full ) half a chicken burger , a few very heaping spoons of Nutella . I probably would have kept grabbing more but a kid cried upstairs so I ran up there instead . Now I am realizing I was probably a little hungry but mostly just thirsty I am guessing and very mad that I knew what I was doing and ate it anyways .
 
FindingMe said:
Now I am realizing I was probably a little hungry but mostly just thirsty I am guessing and very mad that I knew what I was doing and ate it anyways .
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Knowing why you eat things your body doesn´t need is a great first step. I know the feeling of being angry at myself for eating something and stuffing myself to drown out that feeling....
 
LaMaria said:
That´s what I meant, really: you not wanting to burden your kids with that rule but trying to conform to it FOR them instead?
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Oh okay , yes that does make sense because I have said before that I want our kids to be polite but don't want them to eat when they are full just to finish the plate .
 
Yes, there are social politeness rules (lots!) around eating and food , and of course you want your children to understand them and to follow them. How to politely refuse in different social situations is a great (and useful!) skill to master - as is the advanced version (for adults!) of when good guesting means you really feel obliged to try a little of what's put in front of you.
 
Teachers were on strike today so I had my 6 all home plus 4 additional kids today . So it has been a loud busy house . We grabbed pizzas for lunch and the kids all ate up and then we all went outside for a while to play . Well cold air and trudging through deep snow made them all hungry again so when we came back in they all ate another round and finished of all the pizza . Part of me was a little disappointed I didn't get any but a much bigger part of me was so happy I didn't have to resist it too long and that I didn't have any .

I don't know how after having extra kids today but I was actually more on top of everything tonight even all my family's laundry is done and folded ( which in this house that is crazy! Lol) I had time after the kids went to bed to make muffins for breakfast tomorrow and hard boil eggs and oven bake eggs . I wasn't really hungry but since I didn't have dinner I was worried I would suddenly get hungry and reach for stuff again that I would regret, so I ate a banana and had a glass of milk before sitting down with my water to watch a show quietly by myself , except I didn't get that far because I sat down for one minute before my youngest was crying ( I really need to stop nursing her ) so settled her down as the 4 year old woke up with a bad dream , settled her down in time to wake my only boy up for a pee and then went back to settle the youngest again , went and put the dog out for his last time while I put the food i made away .now it is much later and I am too tired for any tv so going to bed . I was so on top of things tonight and so sure I was getting time to sit for a minute lol . I know I know I will miss these days when they are gone . Well with how little I get of it these days sleep is more important then some quiet couch time so I am off to to bed . Goodnight all , hope everyone had a great day !
 
I'm exhausted just reading about your day! Sounds like you're doing a great job there.
FindingMe said:
I don't know how after having extra kids today but I was actually more on top of everything tonight
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They do say if you want to have something done quickly give it to someone who's busy :)
 
I woke up today with a very annoying cold .I was not even fully over the last one we got hit with and now this one , I guess it is just going to be one of those winters . I find when I am sick with a cold that I want junk food so much more . Maybe it is a comfort thing or maybe because I am more worn out feeling ? I don't know , but I am finding I have some major cravings today .

I was out of protein powder for my shakes and I am really enjoying those and do feel they make a difference for keeping my eating on track, so with how much I wanted chocolate the minute I woke up today, i went straight to the store after dropping kids off to buy some more . I also picked up chocolate milk because if I am having a hard time tonight with not eating then a glass of that will help.

My husband told me that we have a wedding to go to in September so that is nice to have another goal date to work towards . So 4 months till my husband comes home and just over 7.5 months till I have to wear a dress somewhere . I have asthma and have been trying to be a lot better at taking my inhaler everyday to make starting exercise easier and also I have been taking glucosamine too . So I am hoping I will give these things a little more time to build up in my system and then start adding in a small bit of exercise .
 
Your days do sound exhausting. It would be hard not getting colds when you have small children. They always seem to bring something home from school. It is just so important that you eat really well to build up your immune system. If you can find the time a great big hearty soup that everyone could eat would be good. Lots and lots of vegetables & maybe made with a whole chicken. I would also have garlic in it. Get some vitamin C into you. I have a hot lemon drink every night all year round. I teaspoon of honey & the juice of half a lemon, just before bed. I rarely get colds.
I hope you get well soon. I also have asthma & use a preventer morning & night. It is so important to look after yourself, not just your children xo
 
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