RE: A little encouragement for Debi./james...THANK YOU

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Noctaire noctaire@...> wrote:

Dealing with a live-in parent is tricky. If I were in your position, I'd

have to simply take control of the kitchen back. She will not like it but

if you are to succeed then you need to take the steps necessary to succeed. I

would say it's her house not mine and I CAN'T take control of it had I not

already read the last paragraph ha ha you really got me smiling there you bum

LOL you really got me.

When she buys junk food, don't let her stock it in the common areas -- she

can keep it in her room. I like this idcea

Lastly, you need to sit your husband down for a reality check. He should be

supporting you in your endeavors and that includes this endeavor to eat

healthy. That's one of the things that bothers me I want my family to eat

healthier but when given a choice that appeals to the flesh more they chose what

she makes

Your family enjoys eating these things your mother cooks up. I can

understand that -- I'll bet they taste delicious to their palates. Here's

the thing though -- their palates will adjust.

Since potatoes are a staple for their

meals, compromise -- make them baked or even mashed potatoes, just don't

partake yourself. I could go a long time without meat but potatoes and bread

and chocolate are my thing.

we're

stuffed to the gills with chocolate (happy wife, happy life), Chocolate is

something that would make me feel much better now I think I will make something

that's ok before I give in to something that's not

When I think of the " good stuff " that others are eating, I think about just

what they're doing to their bodies. Hmmmmm, let's see.... Yup, that

chicken sure looks tasty but hold on a sec, aren't they getting a ton of

saturated fat that will help clog their arteries leading to an early death

or heart disease at the least? Man oh man does that Mt Dew he's always

drinking at his desk sound good but hold on a sec, isn't that one of the

many things that brings on late onset diabetes due to insulin resistance?

Wow, my coworkers hit Mc's every day for lunch -- sure wish I could go

-- but hang on there, think about what happened to that guy in Super Size Me

when he ate it for every meal...even at 1 meal a day it can't be doing them

much better. I totally agree with you and I normally eat pretty healthy For

example for years when we would go out to eat I would eat the dinner salad that

came with my hubbys meal and 1/2 of my moms baked potato and maybe some veggies

and i would be full and fine with thatI'm ok with eating the veggies and the

chicken it's the potatoes gravy bread and dessert that is hard for me I love

baked potato and it's been a staple comfort food for me for years.

Let me ask you something here, Debi. You say you do all the natural

cleaning, get the bad stuff out of your home type work, right? What would

you do if your mom came into your home and insisted on using Pine Sol to

clean the kitchen, Scrubbing Bubbles for the bathroom, Windex for the

windows, and Tide for your laundry? You can't argue that Tide doesn't do a

good job cleaning clothes and making 'em fresh; that Windex doesn't leave

beautiful windows; that scrubbing Bubbles doesn't get that toilet and sink

top clean; and that the smell of Pine Sol isn't associated with clean floors

and such. In short, these products work. They get things clean, they

disinfect, they sanitize -- and we all know it, and we love it.

This is no different. These unhealthy foods are convenient, fill us up,

taste good and even make us FEEL good -- in other words, they do the trick. MAN

ARE YOU GOOD YOU KNOW WHERE TO HIT TO REALLLLY GET ME THINKING. I DO PUT UP A

FIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD BUT EVERY SO OFTEN I GIVE UP AND SAY FINE BUY IT.

BUT I WOULD NEVER NEVER NEVER GIVE IN TO CHEMICALS IN OUR HOUSE. THAT IS A GOOD

POINT I AM GOING TO HAVE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO HER ABOUT THAT WHEN I AM IN A

CALM MOOD INSTEAD OF WHEN MAD.

ONE THING THAT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE THOUGH IS IT IS A VERY EASY THING TO

CHANGE CLEANING PRODUCTS AND LAUNDRY SOAP. WHEN #1 YOU KNOW THEY ARE HEALTHIER

FOR YOU FAMILY #2 THEY COST LESS MONEY THAN THE CHEMICALS AND # 3 IF THEY

ACTUALLY WORK BETTER THAN THE CHEMICASL THAT ARE BAD FOR YOU. IT ALSO DOESN'T

INVOLVE ADDICTION TO FOODS THAT YOU CRAVE OR THAT MAKES YOU FEEL AS GOOD AS

CHOCOLATE DOES. I KNOW ALL THE HEALTH BENIFITS OF EATING RIGHT AND I HAVE MADE

ALOT OF CHANGES OVER THE YEARS BUT I STILL WANT THE OCCASSIONAL ICE CREAM OR

BROWNIE I'VE BEEN EATING THOSE THINGS WITH ARTIFICAIL SWEETNERS AND I THINK IT

WOULD BE BETTER TO MODIFY THE RECEIPE CUT THE SUGAR DOWN OR USE APPLESAUCE AND

STILL HAVE SOME SUGAR AND BE SATISFIED THAN TO USE THOSE CHEMICAL SWEETNERS WHAT

DO YOU THINK THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT YOU WILL NEVER KNOW

HOW MUCH A NEW PROSPECTIVE HAS HELPED

I'm sure, in your classes, you teach people to take control.

It's time to take control.

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