Hello everyone!
Today is a very special day. My fiance is no longer a teenager! He is now 20 years old! What an old man!
Last night I made him a chocolate cake from scratch and made homemade peanut butter frosting to go on top of it. We also broke up Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and put them in between the two layers of cake. It was fantastic! I also wrote Happy Birthday and the top and decorated the sides. I love decorating cakes, but I don't like the pounds I put on when I eat them!
So, I indulged. It's okay. It happens. I did yoga and strength training, as well as aerobics and balance games, on the Wii Fit yesterday, so that somewhat makes up for the cake. I can really feel the stretch today, let me tell you! Oh my goodness! I will definitely get off of my butt a little more often to do yoga. It's really nice and relaxing, but still stretches and works your muscles. Plus, I don't think I would ever do the Downward Facing Dog on a regular basis. Those muscles NEVER get stretched!
Thanks so much for listening! Make sure you get all of your fruits and veggies today!
Figgy Newton
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Day 24
Oh my goodness, it's been too long.
I rebounded. :-( I hate to say it. I'm having a really stressful/emotional/anxious time right now, and, like always, I turned to food to comfort me. It never fails.
Why do we always turn to food for comfort? All it does in the end is make our tummies upset and make us feel guilty. Then that guilt builds on the stress and anxiety that makes you turn to more food, and the cycle continues.
I didn't weigh myself Saturday night. I was so looking forward to it all week, and then I plummeted. Not just dipped in failure, I crashed and burned. Well, like Thomas Edison said, "I didn't fail, I found 2,000 ways how not to make a lightbulb; I only need to find one way to make it work". Try, try again.
And that's where I am. I'm remounting my horse and traveling off into the sunset.
Thanks for reading!
Figgy Newton
I rebounded. :-( I hate to say it. I'm having a really stressful/emotional/anxious time right now, and, like always, I turned to food to comfort me. It never fails.
Why do we always turn to food for comfort? All it does in the end is make our tummies upset and make us feel guilty. Then that guilt builds on the stress and anxiety that makes you turn to more food, and the cycle continues.
I didn't weigh myself Saturday night. I was so looking forward to it all week, and then I plummeted. Not just dipped in failure, I crashed and burned. Well, like Thomas Edison said, "I didn't fail, I found 2,000 ways how not to make a lightbulb; I only need to find one way to make it work". Try, try again.
And that's where I am. I'm remounting my horse and traveling off into the sunset.
Thanks for reading!
Figgy Newton
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Day 18
Good morning, friends!
Wow, I'm still in awe at the amount of snow falling from the sky. This is unbelievable. Almost as unbelievable as me being able to stick to this plan! I've never been able to follow any sort of diet, but this one is different. I feel like my followers would be let down if I didn't lose weight! That's why I'm continuing without the sweets, without the junk food, and without the soda. I'm being a good eater.
My fiance wanted me to tell you all that I baked a fantastic batch of M&M cookies for our Robotics Team at Leominster High School. My fiance and I go up there to work with the kids and help them design this robot to perform a task, and then take that robot and compete with other teams from around the world. It's a great opportunity, and it's taught me a lot, too! I was able to work one of the machines with my fiance and cut pieces of aluminum for the robot! I felt so accomplished. It almost felt as good as losing 2.2 pounds in 2 weeks!
This is one of those experiences, just like the healthier eating habits, that take me outside of my little cardboard box and out into the big, sunny world. Granted, at the moment, it's simply the great big snowy tundra, but let's not talk about that. I'm picturing Bermuda, and lovin' it.
Well, I am currently eating my trail mix, after having a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios and two clementines, and working up the motivation to read a 30 page chapter in my Pharmacology book. Oh yes.
Stay safe and warm today, and thanks for listening, as always!
Figgy Newton
Wow, I'm still in awe at the amount of snow falling from the sky. This is unbelievable. Almost as unbelievable as me being able to stick to this plan! I've never been able to follow any sort of diet, but this one is different. I feel like my followers would be let down if I didn't lose weight! That's why I'm continuing without the sweets, without the junk food, and without the soda. I'm being a good eater.
My fiance wanted me to tell you all that I baked a fantastic batch of M&M cookies for our Robotics Team at Leominster High School. My fiance and I go up there to work with the kids and help them design this robot to perform a task, and then take that robot and compete with other teams from around the world. It's a great opportunity, and it's taught me a lot, too! I was able to work one of the machines with my fiance and cut pieces of aluminum for the robot! I felt so accomplished. It almost felt as good as losing 2.2 pounds in 2 weeks!
This is one of those experiences, just like the healthier eating habits, that take me outside of my little cardboard box and out into the big, sunny world. Granted, at the moment, it's simply the great big snowy tundra, but let's not talk about that. I'm picturing Bermuda, and lovin' it.
Well, I am currently eating my trail mix, after having a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios and two clementines, and working up the motivation to read a 30 page chapter in my Pharmacology book. Oh yes.
Stay safe and warm today, and thanks for listening, as always!
Figgy Newton
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