Day 9-- I Blame the Children

I didn't intend on posting everyday after week one, but I had to share :)

I have not actually cheated on this diet.  My cravings have been minimal, but there have been two occasions when my duties as a mom compelled me to put something non-detox friendly in my mouth:

Exhibit A:
My four year old found a packet of Pez stuffed in the back of a cabinet and the boys insisted on having it for snack (I fed them almonds and veggies later to make up for it).  When I opened the pack, I noticed that the last piece was broken, which of course would result in tears.  If I eliminated the broken Pez, then there would be an uneven number of Pez, which would result in tears.  And by tears I mean wailing and gnashing of teeth.  My kids don't know what those words mean, but they sure DO them enough.

You see where this is going.

Quick as lightning, I popped the extra Pez into my mouth, crumpled the broken Pez into the wrapper and avoided total meltdown mode!

As I bit into the Pez I thought, "Blech this tastes weird."  And then it dawned on me.  "Really??  Pez??  I don't even like Pez!"  That is not the candy that I'm like, "Oh yeah, can't resist some of that.  No don't put that bowl of Pez candy in front of me!  I'll eat the whole thing!"

I ran upstairs and spat it out in the sink.  It's a little melodramatic, but I wasn't going to break the sugar fast for PEZ!!!!  And it really did taste weird.  Sorry Pez. 

Exhibit B:
I was frantically throwing dinner on plates this evening because my husband was late, the baby has a cold and therefore screams every time I put him down and the two older boys were running around pretending to be minions (I thought Despicable Me 2 would give me a break.  Not so much).  In the frenzy, some Ranch dressing ended up on the four-year-old's hamburger bun.  Guaranteed to ruin everyone's dinner experience.

Once again, I had no time to think, so I went with my gut and licked it off the bun.  More spitting in the sink.  Ranch dressing, even all natural, MSG-free ranch dressing is not great straight up (for those of you considering trying it in shot form).  Your welcome.