CFC Fizzle

First, the wild ride Lucy and Grandma took at the MOA:


Roller Coaster from Kristin York on Vimeo.

And the wrap-up details of my CFC week?  I approached this challenge with little thought or preparation.  I went to the co-op and stocked up on lentils, quinoa, raw almonds, raisins, and greens.  I planned on relying on the soup-making skills I've been honing, though I also intended to try a spring roll that will have to wait until this weekend.  I have quite a few recipes that I already make that are "clean" for the challenge.  Last time I felt sick for the first part of the week.  This time, it was no problem.  I was a bit cranky on Tuesday, having nothing to snack on besides raw almonds and raisins :) but other than than it wasn't hard at all.

I think one of my favorite parts of the week was talking to my students about what I was eating before class every morning.  In the land of the walking taco (anyone outside of Iowa know what that one is?) they were fascinated by my food choices.

I call the week a fizzle because I quit (mostly) on Friday evening.  Friday afternoon I was struck down by a back spasm so bad I had to call Eric out of work to rescue me from the floor.  I kneeled to change Jamie and couldn't get back up.  It was hopelessly helpless, and left me with little energy to sustain the focused eating or to prepare food in the way that the CFC requires.  Eric has suffered from back problems for as long as I've known him, spasms and bulging discs, and I think this was my punishment for being less than sympathetic in the past.  He knew just what to do to make me feel better, and I'm feeling back to normal now.  Yikes, though. 

Thinking about how the food week went for me, I'd re-name the CFC something along the lines of "Purposeful Eating Week".  It made me consciously plan what I was going to eat, instead of mindlessly snacking on everything in house and making meals out of what I can finish off the kids plates, top with a spoonful of peanut butter, or find in a bag.  Doesn't that sound terrible?  At least I had some serious nutrition one week this year.