That is five boxes of Girl Scout cookies. Two boxes of Samoas and three boxes of Thin Mints, to be precise. My two favorite Girl Scout cookies. Maybe my two favorite cookies ever. I got them yesterday from a coworker.
This could either be really good or really bad.
You see, exactly six months from today, my big sister is getting married. I am the maid of honor in her wedding and I have to wear a couture bridesmaid dress. This couture bridesmaid dress:
Source: dessy.com via Sarah on Pinterest When my mother measured me for my bridesmaid dress, I discovered an awful thing. My waist is the largest it has ever been. Now, this confuses a lot of people when they look at me because, really, my waist isn't that big. In fact, it is currently the same size as my big sister's was when she weight 130 pounds (at a height of 5'6 1/2"). I just naturally have a smaller waist than most people do. And so it's not the fact that my waist is
big, per se, because it's not. It's the fact that it's big
for me. I haven't been eating superbly healthily as of late. This I know. I've gotten much better about going to the gym, but I've been strength training more than I've been doing cardio, so I've lost a big of mass, I suppose, but not any weight. So anyway...when I realized this atrocious thing, my mother and I decided that we really needed to adjust our eating habits. So on Monday, we started The Sonoma Diet, which means 10 days of
no sugar. At all. Even fruit. I know it doesn't sound healthy, but it's really just to kick cravings. And my sugar cravings need some kicking, that's for sure. It's not that I think I'm fat or anything. Slowly, over time, I've come to terms with who I am and what I look like. But I also know that I could be in better shape than I am and take better care of my body than I do based on what I'm eating. So mom and I are trying to eat more healthily. Which means, until next Wednesday, no sugar
at all. And I tell you...I will be excited to have fruit next Thursday. I'm trying to think of my Girl Scout cookies as motivation. When I lose 10 pounds (I want to lose 22-27 pounds), I will allow myself to indulge in maybe half of a box of Samoas. That sounds like a lot, but it's only 7 cookies...and they're actually pretty small. So here's to eating healthier and getting back into shape. Oh, and also looking really awesome in a couture bridesmaid dress. -.o Happy Thursday!
