Fri, Feb-08-19, 14:29
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Plan: Protein Power, IF
Stats: 238/204/145
BF:53.75%/46.6%/25%
Progress: 37%
Location: PNW
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My Mom is So Silly
I'm having dinner with my parents tonight. I told her when we made the plan that after my baking-fest and carb binge all last fall I was really trying to eat healthier and not eat a lot of carbs. She knows I've tried to do this for years, so it wasn't a shock, but she doesn't really approve. They're very into the whole 70s & 80s very low fat, low protein, red meat is bad mantra. She asked if I would eat lentils and I told her no pasta, no bread, no rice, no potatoes, no beans, no grains, etc., but that it wouldn't bother me if they ate those things.
She called this morning and said she was going to make fish stew (bouillabaise). Great! I said I'd bring a salad and she said they'd have some bread with dinner.
Then she says "For dessert, I have ice cream. Or I thought maybe I'd poach some pears and serve it French-style with some cheese." Oh, Mom. Bless. I tried not to laugh out loud when I said that I would love some cheese, but definitely nothing with sugar. Of course, I wouldn't mind a bit if they had something sweet.
I honestly don't think she was trying to sabotage (not that she's above it, she'd just be way more huffy about it). She just doesn't get it and can't get her head around it. I think we need to remember that sometimes what seems like sabotaging friends or relatives, is really just people who can't understand.
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