Food hangover

I've done really well sticking to the healthy eating pretty much all the time lately. I was reminded of that this morning when I woke up with a severe Chinese food hangover.

We had no big Valentine's Day plans and ended up getting Chinese delivery. It was convenient, and it worked well with the kids, and at the time it tasted great. But this morning I woke up feeling worse than I often do (or, really, used to) after a big night out on the town. A lot of the symptoms were even the same: dehydration, dry mouth, slight headache, less-than-stellar stomach. Really, this is where I am now? After a month of healthy eating some crispy shrimp and egg rolls can do me in like a night of pounding shots? Okay, good to know.

I'm now down 25 pounds since the start of the year, which is great. I have not been able to get to the gym as often the last couple of weeks, so I'm very satisfied with losing four pounds and change each of the last two weeks. I'm still working to get back down to where I was recently, and at my current pace I should be back to that by next month sometime. Beth is back to the office full time today, so it's going to be interesting trying to slot in a couple of good gym sessions during the week now, but we will find a way to make it work.

The kids are great. AJ has had a plethora of snow days recently, so we've had extra time for fun and bonding at home. I've started his education on some Disney animated classics. It helps that he has a couple of big story books with the same characters. So far I think Dumbo might be his favorite old-timer, but he enjoyed Peter Pan as well. After that one he decided he was a crocodile and he started chomping everything around him. At least I have an actual excuse in case he bites anyone at school.