I love baking.Especially around Christmas time. I love to put on Christmas carols and make as many cookies as possible. And this year, I plan on going all out!
But many in the dieting world would say 'Whoa! What are you thinking? Baking cookies is a bad idea! And you're supposed to be losing weight!'
For the record, baking cookies isn't bad. Eating them is bad! And the best part is, when I bake, I forget to eat.
Food never enters my mind while I make the dough, form the cookies and bake, bake, bake. In fact, I weighed myself this morning and I lost weight!
I'm now 310.5!
There's a whole lot more baking to do (for details, I'll be posting soon in my Footprints in the Mud blog), so for now, that will be my workout. I know it doesn't sound like one, but trust me, go look at the blog. I'll be making a post on Footprints soon after this one.
I'm not losing as fast as I would like, but I also haven't been walking as much because of the frigid weather. A mile walk for me (and a half mile for my daughter) in weather with a wind chill of zero isn't a good idea. That's why God let someone invent the car.
That treadmill is looking mighty promising now- I might even dust it off and give it a go after my baking marathon! An don't worry, most of the cookies are going to be gifts!
After the Christmas Baking Rush, I'm going to have some really strong arms! I can also feel it in my shoulders too. Feeling the burn is a good thing, as long as you don't wind up in traction- which is entirely possible if I didn't sit down once in a bit to fill cookie sheets!
The eating is going very well, and I'm back on track with eating only when hungry. I still need to drink more, and have to remind myself that the tap water is teeth-shattering cold this time of year, and I need to drink it at a more tepid temperature so I don't become the next Human Popsicle. I also need to eat more veggies, so I'm working on that too, trying to sneak more into the soups and stews. My son has veggiephobia, so this is one of the harder challenges I have to face.
Enjoy yourselves this Christmas season, and God Bless! I have to get back to making cookies!
