Knock, knock. Who's there? Size 14 pants. Size 14 pants who? Size 14 pants on Cupcake's butt, that's who!

Yep, that's right.  Yesterday I was feeling a bit cheeky, so I tried on a pair of size 14 pants (with no stretch) from Eddie Bauer and was thrilled as I pulled them up my legs with no struggle at the hip and waist areas!  OMG, you can't even imagine the smile on my face.  Really, I was so pleased. Definite incentive to keep going!

Food

1 cup Guardian cereal with 1% milk

1/2 homemade bran muffin

1/2 large organic Golden Delicious apple

3 x Cuppa with milk & Splenda

3 litres water

Approx. 1 cup homemade butternut & tomato soup (no fat or sugar added)

Other 1/2 of the bran muffin from this morning

1 cup homemade carrot ginger soup

1 hunk of vegetarian Shepard's pie

2 tbsp mashed potatoes... stolen from the pot!

1/2 cup f/f s/f lemon yogurt

4 small strawberries

Exercise

50 minutes on elliptical (at level 3!) - burned 541 calories

12 reps on each of the 9 weight circuit machines (upped the weight on 3 machines)

NEW! 15 reps on each inner and outer thigh machines (upped by 3 reps)

NEW! 45 crunches (upped by 5)

NEW! 45 leg lifts (upped by 5)

10 puke inducers

 

I tried All-Bran Buds in my yogurt and fruit yesterday and was surprised at how yummy they were!  It added a really nice crunch (and lots of fibre) to my already yummy snack.  Who knew. I can thank Donna for providing the All-Bran Buds as part of my Chub Club bootie that I won for being the Biggest Loser this week - thanks Donna!

So there's this little, but dangerous, secret that I need to get off my chest.  In the past I have taken laxatives to help aid my weight loss.  Now before you start questioning my sanity or my recent weight loss, please be rest assured that I am not doing this now.  So why am I bringing it up?  Well because 2 weeks ago when I had worked so hard and saw no results, I felt very discouraged and found myself rummaging through the linen closet looking for my secret stash of laxatives, extra-strength no less.  I took one that night.  I felt awful as it was going down my throat.  I felt even worse the next day when it just made me feel sick and (amazingly) didn't have any of the expected effect.  I figured this was punishment for doing something so stupid.  I realize now that I really love losing weight properly and in a healthy way.  It makes me feel proud.  Pride in myself is something I've been missing for a really long time and now that I've got it, I especially don't want it to go away.  I'm working hard for this weight loss and healthy lifestyle.  I'm going to throw the pills away in tomorrow's garbage pick-up.

Cupcake

xo