Grease-Clogged Arteries

I think I must have a freakin' thyroid disorder.

For example, here are my meals from this past Wednesday (I was running errands all day):

Breakfast: Split a McDonald's breakfast value meal with my toddler. She got the hash browns, and I ate the Egg/Bacon/Cheese Biscuit. Also had a sweet iced tea to drink.

Lunch: Back to McDonald's for a Quarter Pounder value meal with fries. Plus another sweet tea.

Snack: Grabbed a couple of slices of cheese from the fridge.

Cocktails: Had a few, of course.

Dinner: Hubby made roast chicken, which we ate with white rice and chicken gravy. I followed this with a few Hershey miniatures.

Unless you count the pickle on my Quarter Pounder, there's nary a vegetable in any of those meals. (Relax, I feed my kids better than that. Hubby and I always eat dinner separately, since we prefer our evening meal to be after the little ones are in bed.)

Now, this type of daily menu isn't typical, but it's not atypical, either. Sometimes it's cold pizza for breakfast. And lunch might be egg salad sandwiches and a pickle (aka my favorite "vegetable"). Most days I don't drink sweetened beverages (but when I do, I drink a ton). Dinner varies greatly, but usual fare is burgers, hotdogs, spaghetti, pizza (so I can have the leftovers for breakfast, of course) or some type of cheese laden casserole. And let's not forget the cocktails I enjoy at night!

Despite this incredibly unhealthy diet and not a single shred of exercise, I have managed to lose all the baby weight from my last pregnancy. I think my thyroid is broken.


The irony: For years I was a health nut vegan. I was all about quinoa, oats, whole grain pasta, fresh/raw veggies, beans and tofu. I rarely ate anything fried.

Now my arteries are coated with McDonald's grease.