craftymama

So, yesterday, my family,myself,my husband,my 7 yr. old,and my 15 yr.old, went to the lake with my son’s girlfriends family,well, actually it was just his girlfriend and her dad.(so,6 people total on the boat). Well, dad is a very thin man,probably 140 lbs. soaking wet.  We were having a great time on this beautiful jet boat,their pride and joy,it was great.  Then, it starts happening.  Dad starts to try to maintain balance in the boat at all times(can you all see where this is going…). So, I notice that everytime I am sitting on one side of the boat, he would casually then ask both of my sons and girlfriend to get over on the other side,while my husband was squarely in the middle. C’mon now, I know that very thin people(very thin men especially!) have no concept of what people may weigh, but how could he possibly think that it would be balanced, that I weigh about the same as the three of them!  Plus, as the driver,he was on their side too!  It just kept quietly happening all day.  I tried not to let it bother me, but it started to a little.   When we got home, I mentioned it to my husband,he said that he had noticed,and was hoping that I hadn’t.   I did have a good time though,otherwise.  They had this huge raft thing that they pulled behind it.  I got on it with my older son and his girlfriend,and it was so fun, it was quite a workout to hold on on those turns,my arms are sore today.   I was very proud of my food choices all day too.  I had a ham and cheese sandwich(on wheat) and a pear for lunch.  All was okay, then they bring out the double stuff oreos! But I came prepared,and pulled out my pack of 100 calorie chips ahoy,and I was okay.  They snacked all day too.  If it wasn’t the oreos,it was doritos.  My son’s girlfriend is very thin too, so I guess they are just naturally skinny people, and she gets it from her dad.  It is a little frustrating to see everyone snack on junk and drink pepsi all day long.  I’m not blogging about it because I struggled not to eat that stuff all day, because it was actually pretty easy, I am proud to say.  I think that I have lost the craving for junk, and it feels so good finally. I didn’t drink as much water as I should have though, I didn’t want to have to pee to often,while out on the boat! 

Then, of course, on the way home, everyone wanted to stop at McDonald’s for dinner.  But then again, I prevailed, by ordering the asian salad and a water.  It wasn’t the best salad that I have had,that’s for sure,I didn’t even eat it all,but it got me through a McD’s visit, unscathed.  All in all,I will be able to look back on the day as a good memory though.