CAKE!!!!!

One of my hobbies is decorating cakes. Honestly, I'm more of a pie person, but I took up the hobby so we didn't have to buy a cake for every celebration. As it turns out, I'm pretty good at it. 

When I first started seeing results from working out at the gym (this was even before I started working with Kevin), I sent Bria an e-mail that said "I lost 2 pounds over the past few days!!!! I need to celebrate....with CAKE!" I was just joking, but that one joke took a life of it's own. Anytime something good happened, no matter how small, I started asking Kevin, "NOW can I have cake??" 

It is important to set long term goals when you are trying to make changes in your life. It is equally as important to set smaller goals. Ones that you can gauge your progress with. When you reach these goals, it is important to celebrate and reward yourself for all your hard work. My first short term goal was to get under 200 pounds. As the day was approaching, Kevin asked me how I was going to celebrate. Without missing a beat, I said, "With CAKE!" He laughed and said, "At that point, you will deserve it!"

So here is my "200 No More" cake. Double fudge chocolate cake with hot fudge filling and chocolate butter cream frosting. I made it, and took it to the gym with me. First of all, because my team needed to celebrate with me. They were the ones who got me there. And secondly, because I only needed a small piece. I didn't need a whole cake sitting in my refrigerator tempting me. It was fun, and it was good. Now to decide what to do at 175.