a day out
Today we went to the Europa Park, an amusement park, to celebrate Friederike's 12th birthday. Got up much too early for a Sunday (6:45), made some microwaved eggs (the recipe really works - thanks Jimmy) and left for a 90 minute drive to Germany. Things improved by and by... I could nod off in the car or alternatively go on reading my book; lunch was relatively easy (some mackerels in oil and Turkish sausage and a thermos with coffee); weather was great, sunny and warm, and - most important - the kids enjoyed it. There might be a bit of Europa Park saturation, so we decided to wait at least rwo years before going there again. I liked it in the beginning, but it all felt a bit too artificial and mass-marketed today. So I guess that's that...
As I went on reading, I kept asking myself - why am I doing this? Are my bad/grouchy mood and the weird feeling in the stomach the first signs of switching to another way of eating, or is it simply because I need to catch up on sleep and was tired? Anyway, I figured out that this time there are not even big obstacles... even though Huub's parents and aunts and uncles will come over the week end, surely bringing some great-tasting Dutch pies, I probably won't even be tempteed because I need to go to the dentist on Wednesday and Thursday. Wed to get off the wiring, Thu to have another implant. That covers the chapter "eating" for several days, as far as it went last time... which I don't mind, just like running around looking like I caught some blows on my cheek :-) Anyway, that's that... I remember this to be some dangerous moment in the past because wanting those pies and trying not to be the weird one all the time (ah, no, thanks - I don't eat anything with sugar) proved to be too much of a combination when I wasn't feeling sure about myself. Let's hope that all this internal work has changed some things, time will tell.
The other thing is our upcoming birthday on September 4th (this is not a pluralis majestatis but the fact that both Huub and me were born the same day)... first, that's still two weeks away and I think induction will have had its effect, second, if I don't bake a birthday cake probably no one will, which isn't a problem, except if it's in some way important for Huub, which I doubt. I'll play it by ear - better enjoy some really good lunch or dinner, it all depends on what we'll do. The older kids still have that day off (last free day before school starts again), if Anna decides to go back to school that would be her first day. If. Hmm, maybe some foie gras would be a good alternative to birthday cake!
With those two "obstacles" more or less out of the way, I feel pretty confident that things will work out this time. Two things I need to keep in mind... I won't make too many predictions and extrapolations this time, and I'll keep clear from the scales - wwon't get back into letting that thing dictate my mood for the day.
Oh, just for the statistics - dinner was a slice of "Fleischkäse" (no idea how to translate that one... nothing with cheese, though, but all meat) with an egg and some capsicum salad. I feel warm inside, full and satisfied - ah, the wonderful feeling to eat as much as I want without any bad conscience!
As I went on reading, I kept asking myself - why am I doing this? Are my bad/grouchy mood and the weird feeling in the stomach the first signs of switching to another way of eating, or is it simply because I need to catch up on sleep and was tired? Anyway, I figured out that this time there are not even big obstacles... even though Huub's parents and aunts and uncles will come over the week end, surely bringing some great-tasting Dutch pies, I probably won't even be tempteed because I need to go to the dentist on Wednesday and Thursday. Wed to get off the wiring, Thu to have another implant. That covers the chapter "eating" for several days, as far as it went last time... which I don't mind, just like running around looking like I caught some blows on my cheek :-) Anyway, that's that... I remember this to be some dangerous moment in the past because wanting those pies and trying not to be the weird one all the time (ah, no, thanks - I don't eat anything with sugar) proved to be too much of a combination when I wasn't feeling sure about myself. Let's hope that all this internal work has changed some things, time will tell.
The other thing is our upcoming birthday on September 4th (this is not a pluralis majestatis but the fact that both Huub and me were born the same day)... first, that's still two weeks away and I think induction will have had its effect, second, if I don't bake a birthday cake probably no one will, which isn't a problem, except if it's in some way important for Huub, which I doubt. I'll play it by ear - better enjoy some really good lunch or dinner, it all depends on what we'll do. The older kids still have that day off (last free day before school starts again), if Anna decides to go back to school that would be her first day. If. Hmm, maybe some foie gras would be a good alternative to birthday cake!
With those two "obstacles" more or less out of the way, I feel pretty confident that things will work out this time. Two things I need to keep in mind... I won't make too many predictions and extrapolations this time, and I'll keep clear from the scales - wwon't get back into letting that thing dictate my mood for the day.
Oh, just for the statistics - dinner was a slice of "Fleischkäse" (no idea how to translate that one... nothing with cheese, though, but all meat) with an egg and some capsicum salad. I feel warm inside, full and satisfied - ah, the wonderful feeling to eat as much as I want without any bad conscience!
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