More Sunday News & Confession time;~)

Just got finished showing my neighbor the way around the message board and fitday. She really would like to lose some weight, so I explained her what I have been doing as well as gave her the tools I use on the internet, including ivillage for support. I told her not to worry too much about everything and just start journaling the food she eats for about a week. After that we could determine what she could do to make some changes. I hope she isn't to overwhelmed. I know jumping the "journaling hurdle" can be a big obstacle. But I believe seeing it all in "black&white" gives you a reality check on how good/bad one really does.
I also went for a walk with her this morning, it's always a joy walking with her. Time just flies when you are in good company:)
on to something else: I am really itching to go for a little run. If I do I should go before it gets dark. Logging off ....... later girls!

edited: just got back from 30min jog/16min walk. Yippie, 30 minutes in one stretch. I am thinking about signing up for a couple of 5k/10k runs this year. Maybe this will keep me motivated. But I still have a long way to go before I would be back in running shape again. I think the last time I ran a 10k was in '99 or spring 2000, somewhere around that time. Maybe I'll try and find some websites with upcoming running events in the area.

Ok, confession time. Here is what I over did it with last night!

Splitting the cake box is certainly a good idea and it works well, if you get rid of everything left over. I threw out the leftover frosted cake (wasn't too hard since I don't really like the frosting crap).

However, I kept the other 1/2 the baked plain yellow cake. I think "someone" must have already tabbed into my subconscious sending me messages to keep it. I mean why else would I throw one out and leave the other, right?

I am sure it was a set up, for a simple reason. Because this was the item in question, that caused me blowing it last night. All day I was thinking about how good some cherries (from a glass, and those would have been fine, by themselves) and fresh whipped cream would taste on that lonely small 8x8 inch square piece of cake. I am not kidding; I was tortured visually by that image, I had no power to throw it out, I told myself several times to do it, but I just couldn’t. I guess I fooled myself into thinking that I was strong enough and would not give in. Sometimes I think I must have multiple personalities, the way I argue within myself, it’s crazy.

Well, I ate ½ of that cake plus a jar of cherries and a cup of whipped cream; and it was good, so good that I overdid it and have no desire to do it again for a while (I hope)

Here you have it. Splitting the cake is great, but you also need to figure out what to do with the rest. In my case, I had originally planned to use it all for DH’s cake.

Now that I know what can and will happen if the circumstances are right, I won’t even bake the other half, just throw the unbaked part out ASAP.

Yet another lesson learned during the weight loss venture of mine.

And yes, I plan on having a great birthday tomorrow, even if I don't reach my unrealistic goal. I know I was aiming a bit too high to begin with.