Annb
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Did a deal with Em yesterday to try to wean her off too much sugar and carbs. If she can truthfully tell me after a week that she has had nothing sweet except what her parents give her (which will be fruit) then I will give her £5. Bribery and corruption, I know but I can see that the sweets etc affair is beginning to get out of hand. If she can make it to 2 weeks, she'll get another £5. So she asked, "If I can make it to 3 weeks, will I get £15 in total?" After getting confirmation of this, she wanted to continue for a month, 6 weeks .... I reckon if she can get to 6 weeks, she will be on top of the habit, so that's where it stops. What we have to do, though, is figure out what to give her that she will prefer to sweets and biscuits. She likes bell peppers, so I might just have some ready cut into strips and with some lemon juice - her favourite dressing. That'll be one thing to have in hand.
So today, she came in from school and asked for bacon, and then a second helping. She'll be emptying my fridge of bacon before long.
It's partly my fault, of course, because I had quite a lot of sugary stuff left over after Christmas and she's been delving into it over these weeks, since she discovered them. I was keeping them as a long term emergency store for hypos. Just have to hide the remaining ones somewhere safer.
She's finished the bacon and just helped herself to a bag of crisps - she reckons she's starving! She's also just disappeared to my bed Antje. With any luck she'll eat most of the crisps and not leave too many in the bed.
So today, she came in from school and asked for bacon, and then a second helping. She'll be emptying my fridge of bacon before long.
It's partly my fault, of course, because I had quite a lot of sugary stuff left over after Christmas and she's been delving into it over these weeks, since she discovered them. I was keeping them as a long term emergency store for hypos. Just have to hide the remaining ones somewhere safer.
She's finished the bacon and just helped herself to a bag of crisps - she reckons she's starving! She's also just disappeared to my bed Antje. With any luck she'll eat most of the crisps and not leave too many in the bed.