Subjecting myself to junk...for the sake of what?

One day last week I told my youngest daughter that I was going to eat everything she ate for one day...this really didn't seem to matter very much to her...she actually thought it was funny I think.  I did try to convince her to eat healthier options, but she was not having any of that...except for the salad at lunch.  :)

We had our normal bacon and eggs for breakfast...standard stuff for me, so I had no issue there.  She came into work with me that day and lo' and behold...someone had brought in donuts and bagels!  Well you guessed it...she just HAD to have a glazed donut!  So I ate one...ughhh...not so good for me for sure!  Shortly after that she decided she wanted to try cream cheese...she wanted a quarter of a regular bagel with cream cheese on it.  She didn't care for the cream cheese so she threw that away...but she did care for the same plain bagel with strawberry jam (HFCS laced crap) on it!  Alas...I ate the same item...fortunately it was only a quarter of a bagel...minimizing the damage I suppose!

Lunchtime rolled around and we both ate a salad that I had made and brought from home.  Nice healthy option...woohoo!

Afternoon lulls lead to bored children who dream of icecream!  Oh my!  Yep...the King Cone with chocolate icecream and chocolate coating actually was tasty...but the effect it had on my system was practically devastating!  I had already hit a sugar crash from the earlier sugar overload....this icecream "treat" did not prove to be much better for my system...and errrr...did I mention the follow up of Raisinettes!? 

That day seems so long ago...but I do still remember the way I felt...listless and tired...I wanted to take a nap all day long!  My daughter on the other hand was fine!  Why is that?  She doesn't eat like that all the time...and when she comes to my office, others tend to "spoil" her with the sweet treats even when I give them the no go sign and the evil eye!  Guess I should be more strict on this since I am the mom....yep that is the truth!

To recap...I felt horrible...physically and mentally after consuming all those "treats" that day!  Our dinner was a normal regular meat and veggie dinner so I felt better about that part of my day.  :)  I am not sure how an 11 year old can not feel a difference from the sugar overload but maybe that is an advantage of being young?  All in all I would guess that I overdosed on carbs that day...something my body is definitely not use to because of my primal eating habits.  This could play a bigger role into why I felt so terrible and she didn't?  I try to help her remove the carb overload and so far she has adapted better than I thought she would...no bread and no junk carbs are in our house these days.  She doesn't complain...but I can tell that when she is out of the house and with her dad or in other places where she can access the bread/cakes/cookies/etc...she will get them.

All in all I really hope that my habits will rub off on my little girl....I hear it takes a while to get children to make the healthier choices on their own so I will keep plugging away with leading by example and one day I believe my little girl will be where she needs to be with her nutrition.  I am hopeful that she will make the right choices more and more....I really believe she chose all those "treats" that day just to get me to eat them....and not so much because she really would have had them on her own...OH WHO AM I KIDDING?....she wanted them just as much as the next person!  :(

Today is a new day and I have my nutrition lined up....if you care to check it out please do @ www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/momthirty2.  Back on track! 

Just remember this...everyone can fall off the wagon...the most important part about this is that you get right back up on that wagon and keep on going!  Never give up on what you know works!