I Love to Bake
I don't know what it is about baking that I love so much. Maybe it's because it takes me away from everything around me. When I'm measuring things out and mixing them together, I'm not thinking about stress. Maybe it's because I'm taking random ingredients and mixing them together to make something all my own. Maybe it's because I love the smell that fills the house when homemade goodies are in the oven. I'm sure it's a combination of the three.
It really sucks that I'm going to have to give it up.
This is something that I've let get out of control. I bake, I eat, I get fat. Shoot, that's how I launched myself into the heart of fatville. Over the holidays, I baked and ate, and that set me on a slippery path that I still haven't been able to escape.
I started last week with "Less Talk." (Well, "Less Talky," to be exact.) I had every intention of getting my butt back in gear. Running, doing my weight routine and eating right. Then I made a batch of sugar cookies. With frosting. What sucks is that I finally got it right and they tasted insanely good with the right consistency and everything. What sucks worse than that is that I tipped the scales at 190 this morning. 1 flipping 90. While a lot of that is because of my cheat day yesterday (the official one), had I not eaten the cookies, I wouldn't be 190 even with a cheat day.
Ugh. I'm so disgusted with myself. I'm disappointed in myself. I know I've got it in me to lose the weight. I've got it in me to just go out there and exercise. I've got it in me to control my portions and ease up on the sugar. I've got it in me.
Alright, I've done this a gazillion times before, but I'm going to do it again. Here are my goals along with my realistic exercise schedule (working with what I've got):
EXERCISE SCHEDULE
Mon/Wed/Fri: HIIT Cardio
Tue/Thu: 50 Pushups/Lunges/Triceps Extension, 100 Situps/Squats
Saturday: Distance running (at 2 miles right now)
GOALS
9/8: 180
10/6: 172
11/3: 164
12/1: 156
That gives me four months to lose 34 pounds. Completely attainable. I'm going to post my workouts every scheduled day. If I don't, get onto me, rip into me, call me fat, call my momma fat for crying out loud. I'm going to hold myself accountable to you guys. (Isn't that the point of FAT?) :)
In these next four months, I'm also going to give up baking goodies. There are two exceptions to the rule:
1. I'm baking for someone else and all the "proceeds" go to them
2. My baking is used for energy bars or a healthy snack
I'm going to get back to skinny. I'm so tired of swimming in this cesspool of lame excuses and lack of self-control.
*** TODAY'S WORKOUT ***
Suicides: 10 sets
1 set = Running from Wall A to Wall B (about 20 ft.) and back to Wall A 5x. Touching the floor at each wall.
Total time: 37s-40s
Rest: 1:20
posted by Beck at
11:41 AM
7 Comments:
All right Beck no BS, just do it!! You got this, its yours for the taken. GET SOME!!! I will be watching, no more lamo excuses.
You got it, Rip.
Oh Beck it makes me sad to see you gaining weight.
Maybe you should take a good hard look at your goals and make them more realistic. 34 lbs. in 4 months seems very aggressive. Maybe shoot for 25? I dunno.
And seriously, no more baking. Get a new hobby. I know you can do this, I know Kevin can do this. What was the original title of your blog?
Go get em.
Just put yourself into the mentality you had before and you'll achieve your goals. I agree with Billy that it might be a little aggressive, and if you don't hit it don't spin out of control just put your head down and keep going! we are all behind you becky!
Beck, sounds like a plan! you can do this!
Beck, I had to give up baking too. I love to do it. I'm good at it. The problem is that I always need to perfect things. If I find a good recipe. I'll keep making it over and over until it's perfect. Then I keep making more because it's perfect.
Get back to perfecting your run. You are the one that inspired me to start. Remember that month that you transformed your body last summer? I am pretty sure that was when you were running like mad.
I remember that time you took a wrong turn and ended up having to take a super long route to get back home.
Remember when you were going like 9 - 10+ miles per hour on the treadmill. That was some serious inspiration for me watching your progress. You can do that again.
I need you back in this, Beck.
One more thing. You are going to do the Turkey Trot with us this year. It's time to get training...even though I know you'll kick all of our asses.
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