Day 11 'Bout time!

Breakfast:
cereal and mom's smoothie

Lunch:
pbj's, strawberries, carrots, watermelon, salad
shitake egg rolls and black bean hummus dip with tortilla chips (mom)

Dinner:
tri-color roasted potatoes, salad, blueberries, bananas

Well, it happened.  Somebody slipped.  'Bout time if you ask me!  I won't mention who, but somebody's French teacher brought eclairs to class and those little stinkers ended up in somebody's mouth before thinking about it!  Funny, he didn't even think about it until he was bragging at dinner and we all stared at him, waiting for him to realize what had happened.  "Oh, man...Eclairs have animal stuff in them?"  Hmmm, only eggs in the batter, eggs and milk in the custard and milk and butter in the frosting.  Not to mention the copious amounts of refined sugars. We all had a nice laugh about it and quickly forgave and moved on.

What did we learn?  Sometimes things go in your mouth without passing by your brain first.  Conscious eating is something I've been trying to master for months and will continue to try to master for years.  If we know what is going in, and actually decide to put it there, we have pretty much won the battle.  No more eating in front of the TV, at the computer, while driving, etc.  There is something to sitting down and really enjoying food.  It is the best way to be satisfied.  How many times have I eaten, who-knows-what for who-knows-how-long and afterwards felt like I still need more?  But when I sit down, on a chair, at the table, and smell the food, see the colors, taste the textures, really enjoy my meal, I feel more at peace with it.  My brain and tummy get to connect and that is a good thing!

Planned the week's menu and went to the grocery store today.  Spent $131 and we should be good to go for the rest of the week with maybe a mid-week carrot, grape, apple trip.