Out With The Old: Arachnida Informs The Family About Changes In Diet.

     So, a few days ago I informed the family that we were going to be changing our eating habits.  I did this after some long, long thinking.  I was only going to do it for myself, but then, when I thought about how the kids eat; snacky crackers, sugar filled yogurt (go-gurt) and dessert (cake, ice cream, ect.) and the fact that half of them won't even eat the vegetables I do make (I literally have to offer up punishment to get them eaten half of the time, which I hate doing.).  While my Almost Husband bicycles to work (30 miles everyday.) he still eats terribly, MT Dew is his drink of choice and he likes pretty much everything with sausage.

So, as we were eating dinner together a few nights ago I informed everyone that our eating habits were changing.  I got a whole lot of "That isn't fair!" and "Why?!".  So, I explained it to them.

I am worried that half of them, will turn out like me, out of shape, fat, and facing down the threat of things like diabetes, heart disease and well, being a prisoner in your own body.  None of which is a good thing, despite what they want, I'm trying to show them a better way.

The worst of them will be my almost Husband, he says he'll support me, but I know he really won't.  I know he says it, but he won't follow through with it...  He'll bitch about the food, he'll go out of his way of mentioning how he doesn't like it.  He'll bring stuff into the  house that he clearly shouldn't.

I want to change a lot of things, not just how we're eating, but how we spend time together.  Playing xbox games, sitting around the house.  I want us out and doing things.

Even if it is just going to the park around the corner or to the zoo a mile away, I want us to be moving and active.  I don't just want this for me, I want it for the whole family, I want to lead by example and show my children that taking care of yourself will pay off in the long run.