Going To Visit Family in NYC
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| Wed, 04-23-2008 - 3:36pm |
Hello everyone. Well next weekend my family and I are going to visit our families in NYC. We have a new arrival due to make his debut any minute also.
For dh and I, it is both fun and stressful to go and visit my family and his. But what is really worrying me is the food. When we visit, it's like returning back to the time when I could have a different meal everyday and not have it again for a month. And to top it off, there are foods there that I can't find on the Eastern Shore of MD. All in all, I think that I have build up enough self disipline to not choose SBD legal for that area.
My greatest feat is my grandmother (88) and my father (72). They are both traditional islanders (Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, respectively), and find it highly offensive if their cooking, which is rich, carb filled and centers on pork, is not eaten and enjoyed to the extreme. I have spoken with both of them, and have mentioned that I have changed the way I eat. Both seem to take it in stride, but I know that when I get there, they will try their darnest to sabotage me and make me feel guilty for trying to change my eating. I love my parents to death, but sometimes their so set in their ways and expects for all to live by their set views. I don't want to offend, disrespect or make anyone feel uncomfortable, but how do I try to make myself happy (which would mean me sticking to the SBD) and making my family happy.
Thanks
D

I know it's hard, but I would suggest trying to stick with the most 'legal' items as possible.
I sure know what you mean!
Thankfully we are only staying for 2 days and 1 night (getting there early Saturday morning, leaving Sunday evening). I was planning on the stash, or even making myself scarce at major meals. It seem for the best. My younger siblings can be somewhat of my buffer around the time we visit my abuela, seeing how they want to take us to go to their events (lil bro is in a music group, shopping for deals, and my sisters (22 and 20) love to taking me on their shopping quests). And seeimg how my sisters like the fact that I am changing some stuff about myself (i.e. not drinking soda or carbonated beverages (haven't had one for a 1 1/2 years), growing out my hair and going more natural (no blow drying or curling/ flat irons, etc.) and my daughter is their human dress up doll, I guess I can dodge that bullet. Now daddy, won't be easy. Let's just say, I don't fool with him in any aspect. I have the upmost love and respect for my father. I think the only way I can handle the eating thing here is just eat.
Yes, we live on the Eastern Shore of MD in a town called Chestertown. I have heard of many of restaurants that serve awesome seafood, but unfortunately, I am allergic to shellfish, so going to some of them is out for me. Salisbury is about 2 hours from where we live.
D
Hey Char,
I wish it was that simple to mush all the food around, but I use to do that when I was a kid and it really didn't work. My father was the type of man who hated wasting food. So you can imagine. I'm just going to either appeal my case again to my father, speak with my step mom about it and get her to sweeten him up, or just eat and deal with it when I get back.
D
LOL, well it was worth a try!
I just posted about a situation I would be in where I would not be in control of the food being served.