I would just like to take this opportunity to bid a polite, yet firm farewell to the last two gains plus an extra .3kg (.6lb) and welcome, with open arms, a new lowest weight ever of 70.9kg (156.3lb)!
With that nasty .9kg (1.9lb) gone, there's only .3kg to my next goal of 30kg (66lb) lost.
And there's only one thing standing between me and that goal.
Easter.
Now, don't get me wrong, it's not like it's going to be ChocFest 2005 here at Chez Tree & Ghost, but there are a few hurdles I need to jump over before I start looking up personal trainers in the Yellow Pages.
Like hot cross buns.
See, I could eat half a dozen hot cross buns, toasted and slathered in butter, without batting an eyelash. Hell, I USED to eat that. The minute hot cross buns landed in the shops, I'd be buying them and eating them for breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dessert, you name it.
I ADORE hot cross buns. I just love 'em.
This year, I've tried to be ever so good. I've not bought any until this week. I have half a dozen and I'm sharing them with Ghost. I MAY buy another half dozen, but I'll try to make these last until Good Friday. But an Easter without hot cross buns? You might as well ask me to cut off a leg. Ain't gonna happen. Compromise is the best I can offer here.
Sure, there will be a little chocolate too. That's fine. A bit of chocolate is good for you. But it will be good quality chocolate, not that nasty shit you get in the supermarkets. I'd rather have one minature Lindt gold bunny than half a dozen Elegant Rabbits. Better yet, I'll have a little Easter bilby so I get a treat and to help preserve these little guys from extinction. But then, for me, the pleasure of chocolate has always come from quality, not quantity.
No, the big hurdle for Easter has always been the traditional lunch at Mum's on Easter Sunday. Usually it's a big leg of lamb, roasted vegetables, dessert, cheese and wine. Not so bad on its own, but when you throw in the chocolate and the hot cross buns, it has the potential to be a disaster.
This year we're doing something different, but I don't think it's going to be any better. My brother, wanting to avoid the inevitable dishes more than anything else, wants to do finger food and nibblies. I'd almost prefer the roast because I can control portions much more easily than with nibblies. Because they're just that, nibbly. You nibble and nibble and nibble and all of a sudden you've eaten far more than you could manage in a sit down meal.
So what I need to focus on this week is my exercise and asking myself, every time I go to put something in my mouth, how is this helping me get to my 30kg goal? It may not help me every single time, but it sure would be nice to hit that goal next Tuesday.
Congrats on your lowest weight ever! That is fantastic.
I mostly lurk here, but wanted to tell you that I am really inspired by your continued commitment to yourself and your body. This is damn hard work, as you well know, and it's really inspiring to see you doing your thing, getting over the humps, and crossing off all of those rewards along the way!
Great job from a fellow callipygian wanna-be.
Kerri
Congratulations! Almost a 60's girl now *cue retro dancing*
I'm not buying any hot cross buns this year. Too tempting.
'Is this going to help?' is something I use all the time, it really works for me. Well most of the time, heh.
Great loss!
You have just reminded me of hot cross buns, yummmmm. I lived in England until I was 10, there is so much yummy food out there!
mmm, I am going hungry to bed thinking of hot cross buns
Eli
woooooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooo big kudos honey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! easter shmeaster...you can do it!
Double congratulations to you - on reaching your lowest weight ever, AND on having those hot cross buns (in inspiring moderation), because they are one of life's great pleasures, and enjoying ourselves is what it's all about. Looking forward to reading about your triumphant entry to the 60s!
(Cue trumpets for a warm up)
The scale gods smiled on us both this week as I too undid my recent gains and lost a bit more to boot and hit my lowest weight also! It feels awesome doesn't it???
I'm so pleased for you!!
I say go the Lindt bunny too...quality over quantity any day...and Lindt Lindor chocs are my absolute fave so I bet their easter bunny's are to die for too!
And enjoy your hot X buns...it's easter after all and all good things in moderation. I even bought my first pack today (choc-chip one's at that!) I must say I can leave it at one but if they are your red light food then better to enjoy the occasional one then try to ban them all together and end up drowning in a hot cross bun binge fest *wink*
Keep up the great work Miss Tree...that 30kg goal is within your reach!!!
YAY!! congrats on your awesome loss!! so close to the 60's!!! also thank u for your support at my journal xox
I did the preview thing of my comment and lost the damn thing, so now I'll be brief (I wrote a whole blog before...)
Well done on the loss this week, excellent work. It must be sooo exciting to be so close to 30kg lost!! You are a true inspiration!! Have a great Easter :O)
are you kidding me? 300g? Oh me oh my - i am green. seriously. Man I think that you should get that Lindt bunny melt it and paint it over your gorgeous body - throw ghost a bone honey!
Quality not quantity - i like that. That is what I am aiming for with my body - quality - I've had the quantity bit down pat for 28 years!!!
Congrats on the loss! At least you had a good start going into Easter. I know what you mean about the big roast dinner. I ate one last night and felt so full. The rest of this week is going to be hard, but I too need to put forth a lot more effort if I am going to have a loss.
Easter to me was a time to savour two marshmallow eggs, and the smell of cinnamon (I HATE hot cross buns, but I do love the smell!). It was, more importantly, about me proving I could get back on track, and exercising when I might have been eating needlessly. I did it. Way to celebrate life, right? ;-)
You're going so well, as as always I admire your spirit. I see I have some catching up to do! :-)
Am I the first to congratulate you?
Yay!
Congratulations for all your hard work, sacrifice and head down bum upped-ness.
I can't offer any more words of advice, you my dear are on your way to devine dress-dom.
All my love & chocolate coated kisses.
Beckie
xoxox
Served up by Beckie at 08:08 on 21|03|05