Sick week

It's been a tough week in more ways than one. Things went very much down the gutter after my high peaks of cheat day morning. Sure I had a decent enough cheat day, but there was an overwhelming feeling that my eye wasn't right. To top that, my son seemed to be getting sick. Sunday morning proved no better with the eye, and I saw a doctor who put me on drops. My son also got sicker, so it was obvious we were both going to be off work and school for a day or two. I got worse again Tuesday, and my son was throwing up and not eating, so another visit to a different doctor changed my prescription, and put my son on drugs too. He has recovered pretty well, and will be at school today. I'm at work, but my eye is still blown up.

After all my blabbing off course, of how I have full control of my diet, there is only one thing possible. A bad diet week of course. There is one thing I hadn't counted for in my full control rant, and that is being sick. Being sick brings a whole new challenge to eating well. It's always the time where you add a couple of nice tasting foods in, just because you feel shitty in other ways. Despite that, I've been pretty damn good, but have cheated. I'll give a run down.

Sunday night, even though my eye was not great, I had a few drinks, 3 beers and 2 wines. I was cooking a BBQ, and figured if I felt well enough to do that, I'm probably OK to have a couple of Sunday beers, and did so. Had one more, then 2 wines. Wife had made my life near impossible buying chips, so I had a small handful of those, but then also had 4 crackers a little later. Kids were showing signs of not wanting sausages again, so I've use them every day this week for breakfasts. Not a massive cheat, but definitely fattier than the bacon I've been using. Two of the lunches I was good, since I was home, having veggies, beans and meat. The other lunch my wife got chicken and chips from the shop, so I had chicken, the cooked veggies and beans, but some hot chips too. I'll add I had cous cous, which is pretty much a no-no too, but only in small doses with plenty of meat and veggies with that meal. Finally, had 2 ice creams (great pick me up when feeling sick), and one lollie too. That's not 100% control, nor is it not having cravings, from what I can tell.

Finally, drinking. I felt 100% better last night, and had my first drink for the week. Too much, but it was a little stress relief, given I'd had a tough day of looking after myself, sick kid, other kid, meals, then my wife rang up to say she wouldn't be home until after their bed, so bath, bed time too was in order. I broke out a bottle of white, had 2 glasses with dinner, and the kids and I played a couple of games, so it helped me relax and we had fun. I hate fun ending, so had 2 reds and a bourbon too. I don't know how to label this, so probably won't bother.

I have to write this week off too, due to a lousy week so far, but still I wonder whether it's danger time for me. I've allowed a few bad foods to creep in here and there, and that could easily balloon if I don't watch out. Funnily enough, I'm still not worried about that. Drinking is a real concern though. The 2 of the 4 nights I did drink recently, I can't just leave it at 2 drinks ever, rather ending up at 5. Far from ideal.

Well, I'm still trying here at least, will push through to the weekend, trying to minimise harm before cheat day. As I said, it could have been a whole lot worse, the wife has been junking right out recently, and eats all sort of tempting food in front of me. I will recount on Saturday morning, but don't expect any drop in weight this week, even though I was sick.