Ok, you see, that is precisely the problem….I want to talk about food for a second and it turns into day long monologues. You know the kind, the ones that keep me running to and from the fridge for…yea, more ice cream.
Actually, that’s not what this post is about. You see, my children and husband basically have been eating as bad or worse than I have since I had the TMJ surgery. And last week, we finally called foul and took the sugar and caffeine from our kids diet and put them back on the kind of foods that little kids are suppose to eat.
And, what kind of food is that? Well, no more soda. Yea, I know, that shouldn’t even need to be addressed. But, the fact is, we were lazy about our kids habits and when they asked for a soda, we said yes. And, sugar, holy mother of a cow, Christmas candy, birthday cakes, and now Valentine candy, where does it end.
Well, for my sweet cherubs, it ended last week. Yes, we were on vacation in Disney World and yes they had some ice cream but no soda, no pure sugar via plain bags o’ bags o’ bags of candy. Although my husband eats candy at a ridiculous rate when we are traveling, we didn’t give in to the begging.
And, behavior? Much improved. Guilty level for mom and dad? Much Much Much MUCH Improved. Now to work on our own eating habits…..ugh!