Since today is a rainy day, and I am feeling kind of blue, I might as well focus on number one, which is something that makes me happy. The first random thing about me is my love for all things sweet: chocolate, cake, cookies, etc.
That may seem like a pretty self-explanatory entry and not need much explanation. I agree to a certain extent; however, my love for sweets really is huge for me.
I have never really had a problem passing up chips, cheese and crackers or a piece of pizza; but if you put a nice big Reese's Cup or ice cream sundae in front of me, it's over.
In high school, I had a very negative self image. When I started my freshmen year, I could afford to lose a little weight that crept up on me at the end of junior high school. However, I lost the weight, and I lost it pretty quickly. Looking back, I think my version of losing weight was very extreme. It was to the point where I was leaning toward having an eating disorder. The day I realized my realtionship with food was bad was when I took a Nilla Wafer out of the box and put it in my mouth; a second later I was spitting it into the garbage can. (I'm being real here.) I don't think I had a disorder; however, if I would have let it go too long, it may have grown into it. I never starved myself or anything along those lines.
In college, life got stressful, and I wasn't as physically active. Plus, the cafeteria had great burgers and fries. I ended up putting on quite a bit of weight my freshman through junior years.
Then, on Dec. 24, 2004, my husband popped the question (that is an entirely different post), and I was elated. However, as the months dragged on, I had no interest in trying on any wedding dresses. In June of 2005, my mom and I joined Weight Watchers. I walked into my first meeting thinking I had approximately 20 pounds to lose. Imagine my shock when they told me I had 40 pounds to lose! I was so upset, but I worked hard, and by November of that year I was at goal and was a lifetime member. I was so happy but so scared to gain the weight back.
Long story short, I was at goal for my wedding, and this November will be five years at goal for me. Wow ... five stinking years! I still can't believe it.
If you asked Joe (my husband) if I still had a negative self image, he would tell you yes, and he's right. I have a lot of areas to work on in that department. But, I am working on it.
Back to the sweets (sorry for the detour). I love them, but I appreciate them now more than ever. I do think I deprive myself of them a bit too much, because I practically make myself sick on them sometimes. It's probably sinful what I do sometimes. (You should see my cookie spread I make for our Christmas party, I will post a picture sometime, if not this Christmas.)
If I had to pick a favorite, it would have to be chocolate. It's probably cheating to say that just because chocolate is in cupcakes, ice cream, candy and even yummy drinks like hot chocolate. But, it's my blog, and I can cheat if I want to!
So, while this entry seems pretty pointless and silly, everyone knows i love sweets, so I might as well dedicate a post to it. Plus, it is a light topic and brings happiness to my cloudy day.
By the way, I may start doing a weekly post on Sundays or Mondays about my weeks. We'll see!
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