My lunch on Saturday was a bowl of tomato soup with two slices of fresh crusty bread.
With my children already sitting at the table eating their sandwiches and carrot sticks, I too sat with my soup and bread. I hadn’t even bitten into the first slice of bread when one of my children asked for some of my soup.
I got another bowl, decanted some of the soup into it and passed it to my eldest boy. I picked up my bread to try for another bite but before I’d moved the bread even an inch, he asked if he could have one of the slices.
These were the last two slices in the house, but it’s my son, so I gave him the bread. On the bright side, I still had another slice left.
He was happy – and that made me happy.
I’d managed to get a few spoons of soup down my gullet along with a couple of mouthfuls of bread when a little hand reached across and started to drag my bowl of soup away from me. It was youngest daughter who got busy spooning the soup into her mouth.
She was happy – and that made me happy.
Now all I had left was my slice of bread. The last slice.
Not for long though. As my daughter watched her brother dipping his bread in his soup, she obviously thought it was a splendid idea and held out her hand for my bread.
Sigh
Off I went to the cupboard looking for a healthy choice. I thought I’d do the decent thing and eat a handful of mixed nuts and raisins.
Nope!
They were gone. I assume my wife had the same idea and took them to work.
I assumed that she was happy – but I was hungry 
In the end it was quite pitiful as I went scavenging food from my children’s plates. A soggy half chewed crust here, a gnarled saliva coated carrot stick there.
I quickly lost my appetite.
If meal times continue this way I’ll have washboard abs in about two weeks. I’ll also be badly malnourished and in danger of losing my teeth.
Meh!
Ive lost 3lbs this week, Pop Culture Cartoon Boy has lost an impressive 5lbs and Mrs Sticky who is the best cheerleader for Daddy Bloggers that I know of, has maintained – all the details are over at Blog To Fit. Speaking of which, it’s about time that Potty Training Help Guy fessed up to the state of his physical condition. He’s floated in and out but has been reluctant to reveal his six pack abs to us.
On another subject entirely, my last two weeks have been blighted with trying to fix my slow running site so I haven’t stuck to my posting plan. I’m not sure that I’ve fixed it yet but it seems to be better?. Thank you to Matthew Dryden up-and-coming writer and spoken-word poet for offering me some assistance – and Matthew, I may still need your assistance.
Thank you also to Patricia at Patricia’s Wisdom who, whilst helping individuals create a positive life change, helped to give me a lift when I needed one. 
Thank you for reading. 
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