So, July is birthday month for my family. It actually starts in late June. Planning, gift buying, cake making, party organizing. I'm exhausted. How did I survive and not gain weight through all this? Well, I did have a couple of small (I'm talking tiny) pieces of cake. I was buying and making cakes and I do like sweets. Past experience has taught me if I try to go hardcore, no cake at all, I will end up drawn like a moth to whatever leftover cake there is to be had and attack it like a pit bull with a, well, something attacked by a pit bull which could be anything.
So, no hardcore for me, I know better. I will be stalwart for a certain amount of time and then crumble into a cake eating frenzy in the kitchen. Yeah, it's all about the covert cake eating at that point. Because it's a law that if you stand in the kitchen eating leftover cake and you don't even use a fork then there are NO CALORIES! I bet you knew that already! But this journey has been all about not repeating past mistakes. I have really learned that if you keep doing the same things you will ABSOLUTELY get the same results.
So I had small nibbles of cake and survived just fine. I also got on the bike for a half hour instead of collapsing and watching tv after William's birthday party. Hey, I even gave my popcorn to the kid next to me! I passed up movie popcorn - that is how bad I want this last bit of weight off!
Also I was in charge of the menu at the celebration at my folks' place and I made sure to get a veggie platter so I knew I would have something to eat. Give me veggies and hummus and I can avoid the mini tacos and the chips, salsa and queso. Ha - take that you sizzling, mini beef tacos from Trader Joe's! I don't need you! I am eating carrots and grape tomatoes and edamame hummus - in your face you oily bits of meaty goodness! As Coach Sule says not having a plan is a plan to fail.
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