23rd October 2012
I said Somebody should do something about that. Then I
realized I am somebody. Lily Tomlin
I’ve just slept until my alarm, rarely do that but I was so
tired when I went to bed last night, combination of not sleeping very well the
night before and driving yesterday afternoon, I certainly couldn’t be a driver
for a living, it really tires me out. I
took mom out for a drive to visit Lynne and the kids, she really enjoyed
herself and it was good to get her out of the house, it’ll give her something
new to talk about. That’s what happens
when you don’t go anywhere you run out of things to talk about so you tend to
recap over the same thing over and over, so you start to repeat yourself! Whatever you’re age, you need to socialise, I
just wished I could get mom to use a pc or ipad she’s love interacting with
others without having to leave the house but she won’t have any of it, and she’
just a tad bit stubborn!
I baked a nice warm tray of my wake up muffins to take with
me and they were still warm when we arrived so that was my lunch sorted – two
of them. I’d fancied peanut butter on
toast for breakfast so instead of my usual two rounds of toast I had one round
with peanut butter and jam on – nom nom.
Lynne has to go to work at five and her hubby doesn’t get
home till just before six so to save her paying the sitter, I said we’d stay
and I’d sort their tea. Of course me
being lazy, them being kids and them knowing I’m a soft touch, tea turned into
MacDonalds and I do love a Maccy D’s.
Well I had what I can only describe as ‘a moment’, just lately after
reading a couple of books re eating I’ve been more aware of the ‘toxic
environment’ in which we live and how we are influenced by offers and
temptation everywhere. For example with
it being Halloween next week all the cakes have been rehashed and renamed so for
example instead of jam tarts which I wouldn’t dream of picking up, they’re now
called slime tarts and I quite want one in my life! The French Fancies which are vile have been
called Fiendish Fancies and they certainly caught my eye, they have also been
priced at a very attractive £1, the fact the other ones are normally £1.06
doesn’t matter to us – a pound is a bargain!
It is though isn’t it? So yep you
guessed it, yesterday in Asda before going to Lynnes I bought loads of
Halloween junk for her kids because I am a sucker for a supermarket gimic and
bargain!
Anyway back to this moment at Maccy D’s, oh how do I explain
it, it was almost like how I would imagine a junky to react who hadn’t had a
fix for a while. I’m with Jenny (Lynne’s
daughter) going through drive-thru, my memory isn’t the best and I’ve got what
Will wants written down on my phone and Jenny is remembering what she
wants. The menu’s are there as we drive
up to the tannoy, there’s a car in front of us so we have time to peruse - there
are two boards with all the new stuff on and I’m reading them like an
overexcited kid and having a conversation in my head something like, “ooo Big
tasty, I haven’t tried them, but what if I don’t like it – you can’t beat a big
mac. Oh I fancied KFC and we’re here
now, I could have chicken, no I’ll have KFC on Friday when we go to the
cinema. Oh I fancy a fillet of fish, or
maybe something with cheese oozing out, ooo what’s that a bean wrap, oh I could
have a deli thing. By now I’d got a
little jittery (I put that down at the time to being hungry, however I’ve just
realised typing it I’ve got jittery again!
Yes I think I’m a Maccy D addict!)
So now I’m proper confused, and the car in front is moving and it’s my
turn to order and I’m panicking inside, “what do I do, what am I going to have”.
“Can I take you order please”, Okay I think to myself
compose yourself, read Wills whilst you think about it, “can I have a fillet of
fish, no sauce, and fries please” think to myself oh he hasn’t had a meal deal,
they’re cheaper, I’ll get Lynne a coffee with is and make it a meal (the fact
she’s at home and has a jar of coffee which doesn’t cost a pound a cup doesn’t
enter my head!), next Jenny orders her meal, they don’t have strawberry
milkshake so we have to have banana. NOW
it’s my turn, I’m trying to recall all the things that were on the board, what
am I gonna, have what shall I do. “Anything
else madam”, Suddenly something twigs, I realise what’s going on and I say, “Big
Mac Meal please”, I cannot believe I’ve just gone through all that in probably
less than 5 minutes, I’d say my blood pressure went up, my heart was racing, I really
did want to order everything on the damn menu, luckily my memory is so bad and
I’d got myself so confused and wound up, I couldn’t remember anything off the
menu really anymore.
“Thank you, does that complete your order, please drive
round to pay”.
Phew, it’s over, and I’m so glad we were using the drive
through and hadn’t gone in the shop because that could’ve ended with me
spending too much money on food I really didn’t need in my life. both with money and ProPoints, I've just looked a Big Tasty with Cheese = 24pp! I had Big Mac & fries for 26pp, but it didn't look like this photo on their website that's for sure;
Jenny bought me back to reality, “Bev, why aren’t you
getting married?”.
Gotta love kids ;-)
I am pretty good with controlling my eating these days, but I
still get overexcited at times over food, especially when there are too many
choices! Do you? Start to observe how you react in situations –
it’s interesting to get to know yourself.
The best of it was when we got back with the food, my burger
was coldish, so Alfie really enjoyed the meat from it, the chips were half and
half. It really wasn’t what I’d
imagined! Cured from MacDonalds for a
while now I thinks! Da da da da da - NOT LUVIN IT!
Today I shall mostly be working and playing with my new
Actifry that arrived yesterday, watch this space for feedback, have a
tremendous Tuesday everyone. x
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