May 8th, 2009
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There Aren’t Enough Days in the Weekend. (True Story)

Friday

  • Leave work at 5pm (hopefully, because omigod so busy)
  • Bake delicious cupcakes I should have already made
  • Curl hair I should have already curled
  • Drive to said friend’s birthday party and dance the night away (I’m driving purely to have an excuse not to drink)
  • Avoid pizza, wings and beer like my life depended on it. 
  • Drive home circa 2am from said party
  • Sleep

Saturday

  • Rise n’ shine
  • Go shopping (mother’s day gift and new dress)
  • Lounge
  • Run to field to play frisbee with two favourites
  • Get dolled up in the new dress and drive to 2nd friend’s birthday
  • Drink free unlimited alcohol, take limo to Musiqu.  I am actually really embarrassed I’m going to Musiqu, as it’s incredibly high end (aka not my style), but who am I to say no to free limo, vip service, and bottle service the whole night? Exactly.

Sunday

  • Lounge
  • Run until I sweat all the alcohol calories out of my veins from the night before
  • Go home for mother’s day and enjoy a lovely BBQ dinner with the family
  • Drive home and study (this is so not going to happen, but I like to pretend)

Happy Friday y’all and Weekend!

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May 8th, 2009
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Take this with a Grain of Salt (or Mrs. Dash if you’re watching your sodium)

I received an email last night from a fellow tumblr which warmed my heart, but it had a sentence in it I wanted to post about, “Congrats on losing as much weight as you have, you make it look easy.”

I wanted to take a quick second to let her know (and you, if you think that), that it’s not easy. Not easy at all. It’s actually incredibly hard and everyday I wake up and put a lot of effort into eating right and fighting the urge to just sit on the couch and drink my sorrows away.  

I’m approaching the 30 pound mark soon (that’s right! I saw 162 on the scale this morning!) so I thought I’d pass on the things I’ve learnt thus far…

  1. You have to exercise more than you think.
  2. A half-hour walk doesn’t equal a brownie.
  3. You have time to exercise.
  4. Eating more of something won’t help you lose weight.
  5. Your body is working against you.
  6. Life is also working against you.
  7. You are the only person who can lose the weight.
  8. It’s really hard, every day you have to put effort in. Every day.
  9. This is not a diet; this is your life.

I’m by no means an expert and still have a long way to go (~40 pounds), but once I realized the above list, committing to my myself became a lot easier.  

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May 7th, 2009
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Blast? From The Past: This was one of my many attempts to shed the lard.  It’s from 2007 when my mom offered me $10 for every pound I lost. Shockingly (no sarcasm intended) that motivation wasn’t enough to get me to ‘back away from the food.’ I don’t remember the details of the charts, but it had something to do with my student loans getting paid off as I lost weight.  I also had lots of random, motivational quotes up which apparently weren’t so motivational.   Sigh, little did I know all it takes is a single moment to commit. No charts, quotes, blogs, money… just a single moment where you decide, enough is enough… I can and will do this.

Blast? From The Past: This was one of my many attempts to shed the lard.  It’s from 2007 when my mom offered me $10 for every pound I lost. Shockingly (no sarcasm intended) that motivation wasn’t enough to get me to ‘back away from the food.’

I don’t remember the details of the charts, but it had something to do with my student loans getting paid off as I lost weight.  I also had lots of random, motivational quotes up which apparently weren’t so motivational.  

Sigh, little did I know all it takes is a single moment to commit. No charts, quotes, blogs, money… just a single moment where you decide, enough is enough… I can and will do this.

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May 7th, 2009
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T.P.Cookie.

I have 8 nudey tumblrs following me. Eight.  Perhaps I’m wrong, but I think that’s a fair bit… 

Perhaps it’s one’s assumption I’ll be something to look at once I reach my goal weight, perhaps it’s that some believe what lies beneath my clothes is quite magical, or perhaps it’s because the name, ‘The Pink Cookie,’ sounds a lot more scandalous than it is… ?

I urban dictionaried ‘The Pink Cookie’ and was shocked that my little, old tumblr’s name could be misinterpreted as a porn tumblr.  Eeegads. 

Yesterday I was reblogged onto a nudey tumblr, which I thought was hilarious, all I can say is thank the good Lord I didn’t show my face.

Speaking of not showing my face, my new goal is to show my face at 130 pounds and not be anonymous anymore. Scary as hell, but I figure I’ll need the motivation for the last 5.

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May 7th, 2009
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Zoom Reasons why I’m in a good great Thursday morning mood Last night I ventured to the TFC (Toronto Football Club) game with 2 FREE tickets I got. I drank a delicious beer and do not regret it.  The scale gods this morning decided to overlook said beer incident and I saw a solid 164 on the scale. I get to make lots of glorious, glorious cupcakes this evening for a friend’s birthday tomorrow night. I’m also going to a photography exhibit tonight. I’m excited. Last night I made new friends in my building, and they have the exact same layout as I do (except I’m on the 29th floor, and they’re on the 16th).  It was neat to see how other people (especially guys) decided to set things up. I’m wearing a shirt my mom gave me for Christmas 2007.  I never wore it because it didn’t fit. It now fits perfectly. It’s also silk - ya… think about that. Hello material sticking to any bulge it finds. (photo to come.. hopefully)  I’m also showing the belt buckle on my pants. I never do this. Ever. I always wear longer tops, or ensure tucked in shirts fold over a little. I sold some of my stocks today and made some mad money. Well.. what I consider ‘mad money.’  Up 22%. True story. In 24 hours it will be Friday I got a wicked weight loss comment from a friend I hadn’t seen since last summer. The count is now at 3. Yay! Every time I touch my face with my hands (cough cheeckbones cough) I really can feel the weight loss difference. I’m really in the “I’m going to do this” zone. I actually want to go for a run after work and not eat bad food. I know - seriously, who am I?!

Reasons why I’m in a good great Thursday morning mood

  • Last night I ventured to the TFC (Toronto Football Club) game with 2 FREE tickets I got. I drank a delicious beer and do not regret it. 
  • The scale gods this morning decided to overlook said beer incident and I saw a solid 164 on the scale.
  • I get to make lots of glorious, glorious cupcakes this evening for a friend’s birthday tomorrow night.
  • I’m also going to a photography exhibit tonight. I’m excited.
  • Last night I made new friends in my building, and they have the exact same layout as I do (except I’m on the 29th floor, and they’re on the 16th).  It was neat to see how other people (especially guys) decided to set things up.
  • I’m wearing a shirt my mom gave me for Christmas 2007.  I never wore it because it didn’t fit. It now fits perfectly. It’s also silk - ya… think about that. Hello material sticking to any bulge it finds. (photo to come.. hopefully) 
  • I’m also showing the belt buckle on my pants. I never do this. Ever. I always wear longer tops, or ensure tucked in shirts fold over a little.
  • I sold some of my stocks today and made some mad money. Well.. what I consider ‘mad money.’  Up 22%. True story.
  • In 24 hours it will be Friday
  • I got a wicked weight loss comment from a friend I hadn’t seen since last summer. The count is now at 3. Yay!
  • Every time I touch my face with my hands (cough cheeckbones cough) I really can feel the weight loss difference.
  • I’m really in the “I’m going to do this” zone. I actually want to go for a run after work and not eat bad food. I know - seriously, who am I?!
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May 6th, 2009
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I posted this photo way back when, but then deleted it because I thought it wasn’t an accurate photo of my size.  It was taken June of 2008 when I was 165. I stumbled across it today and figured I’d post it because I’m currently the same weight as in that photo.  With that being said, this photo I LIKE, which translates to: I think this is a very flattering photo of me (cough arms, cough). It’s really comforting to know I’m still very motivated to get to my goal weight and will definitely not be falling off the health wagon (like I did last time) anytime soon.

I posted this photo way back when, but then deleted it because I thought it wasn’t an accurate photo of my size.  It was taken June of 2008 when I was 165.

I stumbled across it today and figured I’d post it because I’m currently the same weight as in that photo.  With that being said, this photo I LIKE, which translates to: I think this is a very flattering photo of me (cough arms, cough).

It’s really comforting to know I’m still very motivated to get to my goal weight and will definitely not be falling off the health wagon (like I did last time) anytime soon.

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May 6th, 2009
cherrylolita: “I’ve been skinny; it’s fucking boring.”

cherrylolita:

“I’ve been skinny; it’s fucking boring.”
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May 6th, 2009
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I then enjoyed said dinner while watching The Biggest Loser. Dear Americans, Please, please, please vote for Ron to make it into the finals.  My reasoning? I really don’t like him (and believe he may or may not be evil). I’d also really like Tara to win, because omigod-that-girl?-incredible!  Tara will have an awesome chance at winning if Ron is in the finale as opposed to Mike. Those are my humble thoughts. Sincerely, Your Canadian-friend-who-cannot-vote.

I then enjoyed said dinner while watching The Biggest Loser.

Dear Americans,

Please, please, please vote for Ron to make it into the finals.  My reasoning? I really don’t like him (and believe he may or may not be evil). I’d also really like Tara to win, because omigod-that-girl?-incredible! 

Tara will have an awesome chance at winning if Ron is in the finale as opposed to Mike.

Those are my humble thoughts.

Sincerely,

Your Canadian-friend-who-cannot-vote.

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May 6th, 2009
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Zoom My dinner cooking last night. Asparagus, Sauteed Veggies Veggie Burger

My dinner cooking last night.

  • Asparagus,
  • Sauteed Veggies
  • Veggie Burger
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May 6th, 2009
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Zoom I made enough for dinner last night and lunch today.  Hmmm healthy food.

I made enough for dinner last night and lunch today.  Hmmm healthy food.

food
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Welcome! I'm Liz, the girl relieved the Internet has 0 calories. I'm a Canadian in Melbourne. A marathoner. CrossFitter. Paleo (somewhat) eater. Traveler. Cheese lover. And I think you're great!

F | 28 | 5'4"
Highest Weight: 203
Current Weight: 172
Goal Weight: 125(!)

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