I need a band-aid

CricketKate
CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
It has been a very frustrating weekend. Nothing too terrible, just stuck home with my 3 youngest children while my husband is off on a camping trip with my oldest son. I've taken the children to the movies, we've played games, and just hung out. But now I'm tired and worn out and just feeling a little hazy blue. Just the kind of feeling that makes me want to seek solice in a candy bar, just a little sugar band-aid to sooth my troubled soul.

What do you do when you want a sugar band-aid? Keeping in mind that I am stuck home with 3 young children. (P.S. Please be kind. I'm really looking for constructive answers, not something like "Snap out of it, Dummy")

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  • Windy32
    Windy32 Posts: 54 Member
    I read and ignore everyone around me. Also try fruit, the sweetness usually helps. Also skinny cow has some great bar things that are about 100 cal less than a candy bar but just as sweet.
  • dizzydi1968
    dizzydi1968 Posts: 564 Member
    Put the kids to bed, have a bubble bath up to your neck and do some pampering, face pack, manicue, pedicure etc.

    Keeps your hands out of the treat cupboard and boosts your mood.

    Enjoy x x
  • Get_Me_Fit1
    Get_Me_Fit1 Posts: 194 Member
    Its okay to indulge a little every now and then! This isnt a diet, its a lifestyle change. Just get a low cal , low fat/fat free treat for yourself! (: Goodluck (:
  • Kitten2629
    Kitten2629 Posts: 1,358 Member
    Put the kids to bed, have a bubble bath up to your neck and do some pampering, face pack, manicue, pedicure etc.

    Keeps your hands out of the treat cupboard and boosts your mood.

    Enjoy x x

    ^^^^ This
  • elenathegreat
    elenathegreat Posts: 3,988 Member
    Fruit is a good option, oranges are my favorite, peeled and ever so carefully denuded of all traces of pith...drink a big glass of cold water, too...then BRUSH YOUR TEETH when you are done, it will really help stop that urge.
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    Just ate an apple with peanut butter. Have felt a little "blah" all day. It perked me right up! :wink:
  • jkestens63
    jkestens63 Posts: 1,164 Member
    Peanut butter (1 tblsp) on a couple crackers with a tsp of honey.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    Put the kids to bed, have a bubble bath up to your neck and do some pampering, face pack, manicue, pedicure etc.

    Keeps your hands out of the treat cupboard and boosts your mood.

    Enjoy x x

    I would spend the rest of the evening with BOB burning off those extra calories.
  • rpphillip
    rpphillip Posts: 230 Member
    get a dove bar and share it with the three kids , that way you and the kids get a treat and none of you over do it, also you can show them how to share. I also like the bubble bath and pampering . the furit will work if it isn't a chocolate craving and skinny cow or healthy choice fudge bars are a wonderful 90 cal. and work well also.

    good luck!:happy:
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    Thanks for the suggestions. I had a big bowl of frozen berries (actually it was just a little bowl by the time my children finished with it), some carrots and some string cheese chased down with a gummy bear vitamin (we all have our vices). All of that got me through my workout, but now I feel too full to enjoy the chocolate/PB2 protein shake that I promised myself. My workout did clear out my hazy blues and now my psyche is rosy pink again.:laugh: Though, I don't think I'll have much sympathy for my husband and son when they get home and complain about their aches and pains from horseback riding and camping for 3 days. The discomfort of being home with the disappointed children left behind trumps their recreation trip.:grumble:
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