Day 28

I'll bet some of you thought my lack of communication means I didn't last.  Well, you would be WRONG I am happy to say.  Today is day 28 of the fast food free journey.  (In fact I can count on one hand the number of meals eaten out at all).  The only set back since my last journal was wrought out of pure necessity and I made the best decision I could at the time.  About 10 days ago, Sophie smashed her head on a part of the computer desk (I'm still not exactly sure HOW) and needed a trip to the ER.  After the drama of that subsided, we were hungry!  The event had occured just as we were beginning to think about lunch on a Sunday late morning.  Sophie and I were starved, a long way from home, and I had only a few dollars cash on me and eating a sit down meal somewhere was not an option financially.  So, we went to Arby's.  Like most little girls, Sophie loves a good helping of macaroni and cheese...and Arby's offers a cup of Kraft in their kids meal.  It's not perfect, but to me it beats the saturated fat content of a happy meal!  At least it is something in my house she would eat at home.  I opted for a simple roast beef sandwich.  None of this tasted bad, but after so much time without, I could see a marked difference in my body for a couple days after as I "digested" this imitation food.  Imitation food is correct...you can read about an experiment where someone took a McD's cheeseburger and let is sit on a shelf in the open for 1 year  and the thing did not mold!  Cheeseburger after 1 year

So I just made it through a 6 day trip back home, which involved spending 6-8 hours on Amtrak trains with an 8 year old with severe autism and a 5 year old daughter, just me, no other help.  I am proud to say I made it through the whole thing, round trip without any fast food consumption for myself.  The kids did get to do a Mc D's trip with their grandparents, which is a treasured time I wouldn't take away from them.  I am just getting to the point that I feel that is ALL I want for our family is the occasional splurge.  I'm even noticing my children are not asking for the golden arches much anymore.  When they do get it, they rarely finish it, this includes Buddy, who could have been the spokes child for McNuggets at one time.  When I did snatch a bite of his, I spit it out it tasted so horrible.  So, in 2 days, I'll be able to say I survived a 30 day Downsize with limited exposure of only 2 fast food incidents for myself.  DH hasn't been quite as lucky, he's had some moments when he's had to give in, but they have been few, far between, and "just enough" food to get him home.  He's lost 10 lbs in the process!  I've lost about half that, it figures, men always do shed weight much easier than women!