Bet you didn't expect that, huh? I've been thinking lately about how I have so many more facets to my life that I would like to share in blog form. But, if I created a blog for each of them, none of them would have anything for you to read. Sooo, I've decided to expand this blog a bit to include a bunch of other fun stuff centered around living healthily and naturally - mostly :). Stay tuned!
So, back to the matter at hand. Most of you may not know this, but I'm short...5'2" on a good day. I would consider myself petite if I got rid of the pudge. I'd much rather describe myself as petite than short, it sounds more glamorous. My ultimate goal is to lose about 30 pounds. I know I can do it, I just need to discipline myself to exercise more, get more rest and stop baking for myself. I mean, I eat healthy meals, and I don't keep sugary snacks in the house. I am by no means a vegetarian, but I don't cook meat based meals for my family every day. Since I've learned more about the environmental impact of eating meat, we've reduced the amount of meat we buy and at least 2 days out of the week, we have wonderful vegetarian meals. My downfall is that I like to bake and I (like my Nana) will whip up a batch of cookies or a cake in a heartbeat. I will then struggle to not eat it, and most of the time, I lose! It's a vicious cycle that must stop now. I take comfort (too much apparently) in the fact that it isn't store-bought, doesn't have high fructose corn syrup or partially hydrogenated whatever. But, it must end. It's out of control.
SO, it's probably a bad idea to reward myself after losing weight with the very thing that makes me keep weight on in the first place. BUT, I found this recipe and I just have to have it at some point in my life. Preferably before I go full-fledged vegetarian, which I am seriously contemplating. I will definitely leave the red dye out and modify some other things.
On the other hand, maybe I should buy myself that circular saw I've been wanting so I can build more stuff around the house without having to ask my neighbor to cut my wood. Or maybe that rain barrel that I should already have. I don't know, that's a tough one. I'll keep you posted!
~Kiki
