What's Wrong With People??!

I wish someone could explain to me why people get so bothered when someone chooses to eat differently than they do.

I buy my bread at a bakery outlet. I've been going there maybe twice a month for more than a year. They lady who works there has always been polite and sometimes even friendly. Lately I've been bringing my 4 year old Grace with me.  She's always made it a point to talk to her and last month she gave Grace a small package of expired Zingers.  When we got in the car we talked about healthy food and "sometimes" food.  The thing that made the biggest impression on Grace was the lady's stained crooked teeth.  She made the connection in her mind that treats from the bakery outlet make your teeth brown and rotten.

And just so you know, we'd already been to the credit union and the pharmacy that morning and they'd given her suckers at both places.  I know they're just trying to be nice.

The next time we went to the bakery outlet, the lady offered her some donuts.  Grace politely said "No, thank you."  And the lady was saying "It's ok! You can have them.  You can eat them later!"  Grace again said "No thank you".  Then the lady said "Why!?"  And Grace said "I want to be healthy."  The lady did not handle it well. It was weird.  Like she'd been personally offended.  (side note: I should be grateful she didn't say anything about the teeth!)

So this week when we went the lady was smug and snotty.  She didn't say a word to Grace or even look at her. When she rang up my purchases said in a real snotty voice "Do you want a Ding Dong?", holding out 2 of them in her hand.  She didn't even look up.  It was so rude!

This kind of thing from strangers is one thing, but sometimes I get it worse from people who are supposed to be my friends.  It's not like I go around making comments on what everyone else eats.  I eat the way I want to and teach my kids what I know and hope one day that it will catch on. 

Stats and the Winner of the Peppermint Oil

        Thanks to all 3 people who entered the giveaway.  :) Thank you for your recipes.  I will try them all.

Here's what I've learned from my stats:
1-  Even though only 3 people commented, I've had 1300 hits to my blog in the last month. 
2-  Almost all of those hits came from people searching for information (not followers).
3-  I thought that a giveaway would help me know who my readers are, maybe I'd get to know a few more bloggers and get a few healthy recipes in the process.  Obviously that didn't happen.  Whoever you are, thank you for reading my blog.  I will keep posting because it keeps me motivated and focused on my health and I hope I can help someone else in the process.

Congratulations to Chelle - winner of the Peppermint Essential oil!!

One Solid Stomach Flu

I am 1 solid stomach flu away from my goal weight. 

I heard someone say that once, and I  had to laugh.  Actually she said she was 13 or 14 solid stomach flus away from her goal weight.  But in my case, it’s one.

I’ve been 1 solid stomach flu away from my goal weight for about a month and a half.  It seems like the closer I get, the harder it is to lose each pound.  I’m guessing that’s because my body is approaching (or maybe it’s already there) the weight it’s supposed to be.  In the beginning it seemed like those pounds were just flying off.  Now, not so much.   It’s a little frustrating because I want to reach that magic number- just because.