Thursday, July 19, 2012

New Contract, New Hope...

Hey everyone!  Haven't written in awhile mainly due to work.  I've finished one contract and then went straight onto another, so I haven't really had time to breathe, let alone fight the wonderful head/chest cold combo I came down with this past Saturday.  Oy vey!

So as of today, I am down 33lbs total since Easter of this year.  My dedication to working out is slightly waning due to my recent illness. I had to take off two days to allow my lungs to clear up before straining them too much (and so my body used its energy to destroy the infection or whatever it was that was causing me to be sick in the first place!) and now I'm finding that I enjoy sleeping in.....to the luxurious hour of 6:20.  It doesn't help that my new workplace is a bit further than my last and hence I require an extra 10 minutes in the morning.  What is 10 minutes, you say?  Well when its the difference between waking up at 5:50am and 5:40am, its all the difference in the world!

Then there is the fact that as of next Wednesday, I'll be finished the 90 day Body Revolution.  Now many of the Before & Afters on the site listed incredi-amazing results like 90lbs down, etc etc.  I'm only down 33lbs. I say only because well....90 vs 33.  Regardless, I have admitted that my food intake can be a bit....uncontrolled and its something I battle with every day.  That and finding enough time to cook ahead for the week.

Time, time time.  I never seem to have enough, yet everybody else seems to have ooodles of it.

This contract runs until October.  That gives me T minus 11 to 12 weeks. My goal is to lose another 20 lbs by the end of this contract.  Anybody who's worked in Production will know how difficult this can be.  I won't sugar coat it, it'll be messy, it'll be arduous, but it MUST BE DONE!

So if anybody wants to be my cheerleader, feel free, I feel like I'm gonna need it!


Thursday, July 5, 2012

Ode to A Peanut Butter Cupcake...

Dear Cupcake,

You were delicious.

Your creamy Peanut Butter frosting was decadent and delightful.

Your fluffy, moist posterior brought tears of joy to my eyes as I sunk the fork into you.

As I watched you travel on that fork from the plate to my mouth, I felt anticipation like never before.

You felt like heaven in my mouth, bringing joy to my tastebuds as they alighted with flavour and richness.

I savoured you.

I savoured every little crumb.

You may be worth a zillion calories, but you were oh so worth it.

There shan't be another like you for quite some time...

Okay, I lie, because my brother's wedding occurs this weekend.

But I assure you, it won't hold a candle to your chocolatey, peanut buttery deliciousness.

And now, my dear little cupcake, the time has come for me to move on.

Remembering always, the satisfaction I gained from your consumption,

Safe with the knowledge that I don't need that experience as often as I think I do.

To do that would be to cheapen what we had, and that would be a great injustice.

So I walk forward, without worry, without regret.

I wish you the best, and please be kind to my ass.

Yours Lovingly,

Amanda.