Nothin' like a good ole body cleanse to get your summer vacation going.
For the first time in a long time, I will have total control of everything my family eats and every physical activity they do for 2 full weeks (2 1/2 for the kids). So I'm taking charge. We are cutting out white sugar and all processed foods and synthetic ingredients, and whatever else I feel like cutting out (including my morning Latte Machiatto) for as long as we can take it. We're going substitute things like (gasp!) running around outside, and playing games that involve more than just your retinas and fingertips to move, for the TV and computer. I'm drinking my last beer as I write this, I may need another.
Sound outrageous? Sound inhumane? I have 2 obese people in my immediate family (not me) and coming from a long line of people teased for their skinniness, I refuse to allow this behavior to continue under my watch. Besides, they spent their first week off of school with Sweet Papa and Oma, so you know a detox is in order.
First stop: grocery store to get a healthier replacement for white cane sugar Picked up an extra large bottle of Agave: Bio (hell) Agaven Dicksaft. Roughly translated: you will be going through hell on this diet and this juice (saft) will make you fat (dick). I don't know if this is really a better alternative than sugar, but I'm not going the artificial sweetener route, and the other alternative - sepia? stevia? stevejobsia? is banned in some countries, and well, when I went to the local store, this was staring me in the face like a gift from God. Bugsy, of course wanted to get 2 bottles, just to make sure we had enough.
So far the kids have been fine with the idea, even curious, asking questions like "Can we watch TV? It doesn't have sugar in it." And "Can we have our last Nutella bread?" (on their last day without sugar), but since there was no bread, they settled for a Nutella banana, which turned into raiding the Nutella jar with their fingers and eventually spreading it all over my dining table. At least that'll hopefully keep anyone else from wanting to eat the rest.
Sweet Papa's reaction was a bit different. His last week long cleanse lasted until he got home from work the first day. His first reaction was total shock that I would even consider doing something like this. Since he's generally too lazy to prepare meals or get groceries, he knows he's dependent on me for food. His second thought - I'm going on vacation! Third thought - two weeks is just too long. We'll see. We may not make it through the first day. But at least the kids are going to realize that maybe going to day care and letting mommy go to work, may not just be such a bad thing after all.
For the first time in a long time, I will have total control of everything my family eats and every physical activity they do for 2 full weeks (2 1/2 for the kids). So I'm taking charge. We are cutting out white sugar and all processed foods and synthetic ingredients, and whatever else I feel like cutting out (including my morning Latte Machiatto) for as long as we can take it. We're going substitute things like (gasp!) running around outside, and playing games that involve more than just your retinas and fingertips to move, for the TV and computer. I'm drinking my last beer as I write this, I may need another.
Sound outrageous? Sound inhumane? I have 2 obese people in my immediate family (not me) and coming from a long line of people teased for their skinniness, I refuse to allow this behavior to continue under my watch. Besides, they spent their first week off of school with Sweet Papa and Oma, so you know a detox is in order.
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First stop: grocery store to get a healthier replacement for white cane sugar Picked up an extra large bottle of Agave: Bio (hell) Agaven Dicksaft. Roughly translated: you will be going through hell on this diet and this juice (saft) will make you fat (dick). I don't know if this is really a better alternative than sugar, but I'm not going the artificial sweetener route, and the other alternative - sepia? stevia? stevejobsia? is banned in some countries, and well, when I went to the local store, this was staring me in the face like a gift from God. Bugsy, of course wanted to get 2 bottles, just to make sure we had enough.
So far the kids have been fine with the idea, even curious, asking questions like "Can we watch TV? It doesn't have sugar in it." And "Can we have our last Nutella bread?" (on their last day without sugar), but since there was no bread, they settled for a Nutella banana, which turned into raiding the Nutella jar with their fingers and eventually spreading it all over my dining table. At least that'll hopefully keep anyone else from wanting to eat the rest.
Sweet Papa's reaction was a bit different. His last week long cleanse lasted until he got home from work the first day. His first reaction was total shock that I would even consider doing something like this. Since he's generally too lazy to prepare meals or get groceries, he knows he's dependent on me for food. His second thought - I'm going on vacation! Third thought - two weeks is just too long. We'll see. We may not make it through the first day. But at least the kids are going to realize that maybe going to day care and letting mommy go to work, may not just be such a bad thing after all.
I LOVE IT!!! You always make me laugh! Personally, I cut out all sugar but I realize for the kids and dear Papa that is an unattainable goal. Good luck my friend.
ReplyDeleteAlmost made it through the first day - wasn't so hard for me and the kids. We don't really eat all that much crappy stuff since we moved here (and since I've been able to get a decent night's sleep). Sweet Papa, on the other hand started off the day by making coffee. So we'll just let him do the diet his way...
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