Convenience food

[judecorp]

Someone (nikki_herself?) once posted that someone insinuated to her that it should be a lot easier for her to eat well since she is now a stay-home parent. I guess the thought process was something like: no cookies/cake/goodies around the office, no candy jar, no "working lunch" at a less than health restaurant, no tempting fast food, etc. The rationale was, "You can fill your house with healthy food and then just eat that! No problem!"

I can't speak for anyone else, but I have eaten nothing but CRAP since I have been home. And it's not even like my house is full of crap, but it has been, by necessity, overstocked with convenience foods like macaroni and cheese or instant oatmeal or frozen lunches. Processed crap. Never mind the fact that it is so tempting to go through fast-food drive-throughs while your child naps in the car seat behind you rather than considering lugging her out to get something proper... or trying to eat when you get home and she inevitably wakes up.

But even when I'm NOT eating processed junk, it's still junk. Let's take now. What am I eating? Potatoes. I'm not kidding, I'm eating potatoes. Leftover potatoes from dinner the other night. There was a tupperware container in the fridge and I opened it and there they were. Potatoes. So I heated them up, and here I am. Eating potatoes. With a slice of cheese on top. (A guy's gotta have some protein, you know? *g*)

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[tea-soaked.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I get a few free minutes and I just stand there like I don't know what to do next... in a daze. When we first brought her home I would forget to eat - or just not eat for whatever reason. And Abby would chase after me with food.

Finding a second or two to pee is a challenge too.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

It's easier to pee because I feel okay about letting her yell for me on the floor when I have to pee than when I have to eat. I don't know why... I guess because peeing is an immediate need? So I yell back from the bathroom, "Mama's here. She'll be right back," and all kinds of other goofy stuff. :)