what day am i on? where am i? who am I?

Ahhh, I should have written this yesterday but i was very busy. I am a part time secondary teacher when I'm not cooking, cleaning, washing , looking after poorly parents, distracted husband and three children. Yesterday was EXAM day. All day locked in a darkened studio with 21 over excited drama students. I know that this can mean binging on sugar, so I prepared, took a salad, some SW bars and fruit to work. I also made sure I had drinks, a huge bottle of water, some sugar free squash and a diet coke. The lights are on, the adrenaline is pumping - I get dehydrated.

I had a cup of tea for breakfast, i had a cup of tea at break and i ate a packet of Sunbites- they appear to be a healthier option to normal crisps, they probably aren't.

I did try to drink enough but I was rushed. I tried to eat , I think I managed a strawberry and a few grapes. I did look at my salad but decided that although chicken and pasta is allowed the mustard and mayo dressing it was swimming in probably wasn't good and the smell was so overpowering it made me nauseus. I ignored the chocolates and muffins I'd bought for the kids to munch on at break time.

So when I finally escaped my cell at around about 5.15. Disorientated and having not heard anything about the world outside since 7.30.a.m. I looked at my packed lunch. I decided i could risk the Maltesers. I ate a few more grapes, I drank the diet coke and some more squash. I ate a banana and the SW bars ( 2 for healthy choice B). I ignored the pasta monster that the heat had got to by now and it was starting to pulsate.

When I got home husband was busy and hungry and ordered pizza. It would have been easy to say yes to it. but instead i cooked the chicken legs, made a chickpea curry with the aid of a curry paste ( 2 syns for the whole thing) and  pilau rice ( microwave pouch so it has some syn value) I made a A Fake Away as my SW leader calls them.

I didn't drink alcohol because I was too tired and I thought I still needed to hydrate, I had a cup of tea , nibbled a bit of Easter egg ( for strength) and went to bed.

I didn't write every thing down, I may have gone over my quota, but i did not lose it entirely and for the busiest , hardest day of my working year this is a first I think and could be counted as a triumph. I'm counting it as one anyway.... now the long may bank holiday weekend looms...