Why I don't keep junkfood around- weekend at the in'laws cabin gone bad

Oh, Happy - you're singing my song on this one!  A few weeks ago I stayed at my brother's house to watch his kids for the weekend.  For some unearthly reason, my SIL filled the house with chips, crackers, donuts and dessert-type breads.....crap that she usually doesn't buy and they usually don't eat.  Let me tell you, it was a DISASTER.  I cracked out (literally) on the graham crackers and mini donuts.  Took me 5 days to get the carb-monster off my back. 

You know what to do and will do it, girl!  

Cracked out- a perfect way of describing this.  It was completely like I was a heroin addict or something that dove off the wagon.  It was really, really bad.  My husband had no problem enabling it either.  We need to chat about that!

Why would your SIL do that? If they usually don't eat it, why? That's mean.

Lori - I'm not sure why she did it.  She's a skinny "normie" and that stuff can lay around forever and she'll never eat it.  Not sure if she got it thinking that it's what we would enjoy or if just felt we needed that many "bribes" for the kids - lol!  Either way, if we ever watch the kids at their house again for the weekend I'm going to ask her to NOT buy all that stuff.  The kids don't need the sugar and I don't need the temptation.  

Some people just don't think. There's always money to bribe the kids. lol Tell her to leave some of that for you the next time. Hee, hee!

Great Great post. I agree with you 100%. I cannot be around that stuff. I am a HUGE junk food junky.I was just having that discussion with my dear mother this morning. Eating out is her thing. I know when you eat out they have healthy choices but when I eat out i am going for the gusto. It is best for me to stay away in order to stay on course.

thanks for sharing with us Teacher

So how do you handle it next time? There will always be a next time.... collect it all, but it in a box and bury it in the backyard, leaving a treasure map for the in-laws?

ideas welcome.

I am not planning on going back anytime soon- I did the obligatory trip, so I am set for the year :)

OMG, its almost like you were writing this for me. I havent had surgery yet but every week i say im not going to bring any junk food in the house and i am the only that does grocery shopping so it is completley my fault! My go-to excuse is that i have kids in the house so i have to have these (unhealty) snacks., but your right. They dont need that stuff either! Thanks for the push.

Great Post and so accurate...Luckily my wife and I do our best to keep the junk out. Still, when it is around it is as if it calls my name...stupid sugar addiction! Being 3 1/2 years out I should know better..but like the saying goes shoulda, coulda, woulda...