I started this day like any other these days. I got up and started picking up, taking the dog out, making sure the kids have breakfast or whatever they need, and since it's Sunday, I was excited about having an only moderately busy day ahead.
Early into the day I started eating more than I should have. I reasoned that supposedly meals should start out heavier and get lighter as the day goes on. Only that never works for me. Once I start to eat more than a tiny bit at one time, I eat that way all day long.
Then the requests for the day began to roll in. Someone I've been talking to about daycare all week asked to come today and bring the kids for TRIAL RUN. Only I don't do trial runs and certainly not before we even meet. I like to know exactly what's expected of me and plan my days. Being flexible has it's place, but not for someone I've never even met. I HATE to say no.
Barely an hour later another mom asks to bring her child hours and hours early. I reluctantly agree. Then one of my kids decides to get cranky and cries about 80% of 5 hours straight.
I really wanted to get out of the house and get my hair cut today. With the wedding coming, there's not a lot of times where there are few kids to leave with my mom. But with one cranky and another extra, I couldn't leave.
On top of all of that my husband was being smart with me. He always starts telling me how to do my job and why it's such an imposition for him if I put the kids in a bed and let them cry it out for awhile. So I basically stand on my head all day long trying to keep the boy happy and nothing works. My husband gets to go upstairs and leave the house. I have the screaming in my ears all damn day.
This little one still hasn't gone home, still isn't asleep, and still fusses every few minutes even now. One of the other kids just shut off the computer in the play room, walking out and leaving the other 2 babies alone in the dark. He decides he's sleepy and wants to go to bed. Where do I start? I never gave him any permission to shut off the tv and why leave them in the dark? I don't have a place for him to lay down until the other gets picked up. The other boy is in his bed and after he leaves I have to change the sheets. It's only 7! He never wants to go to bed at 7. So the other 2 year olds begin to cry at being left in the dark which starts the one out here going off again.
Today I have had
turkey bacon, fried mushrooms and asparagus with cooking spray (which I ate 2 different times), frozen sugar free fudge pop, pumpkin protein powder shake made with almond milk and a banana, salisbury steak with mashed potatoes (a controlled amount), high fiber cereal with almond milk, apple, mixed lettuce salad with homemade dressing, half of a toquito, and though everything I had was around 50-200 calories at any one time, I NEVER needed to eat this much. I kept myself eating and stuffed all day. I have not behaved this way since I joined dietbet.