Cherry On a Cupcake

I just nipped over to the blog of an favourite blogger, who won't recognise me from Adam - (although I dont spose it will take her long to guess lol) and found a great set of questions that I thought I might have a stab at -

Deb - Wonder how long it will take you to recognise me - but keep mum when you do lol.

The questions!

1. What is your favourite thing about the holiday season?
For some it means more, but for me it is about Christmas. Favourite thing has always been Family..smiles, closeness, lock down!...and the thought of the longer days - its measurable by New Year.

2. What are your top five favourite artists of all time?
Artists -- I am assuming that covers all 'art'..
Placido Domingo
Kiri Te Kanawa
Mirella Freni
Sir Geraint Evans
For art -- My daughter.

3. Who are the inspirations in your life?
Inspiration comes in many guises.  Musically - Mozart, Artistically My daughter, Dame Lynne Edwards, for her work in Arts and Crafts and for teaching me just about everything she knows. Human Nature and all it entails Nelson Mandela, Bob Geldorf, HM The Queen, Mother Theresa, The real peacemakers the world over. As far as weight loss goes, I am inspired on a daily basis by those who manage to have a plan and stick to it, and see their plan come to fruition - my hats off to each and every one of them.

4. What is the one thing you wish you would've known when you were younger.
One of my great regrets is that I was limited by others perceptions of elitism and what my 'proper' place in the scheme of things was. I wish I knew then, that I should and could have ignored them, and done it anyway.

5. Oh the basis that I am making a new start I dont have anyone  to 'tag' as yet.

Cherry~

Okay so I got this how I sorta kinda like the look of it...almost.

The cupcake thing -- that Cherry on the Cupcake, yep that exact self same one up there,  was eaten by my daughter (wasn't I good) yesterday in a Costa Coffee shop...and she said 'Ma we have to do something about dieting!' - Grrr! Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings and all that rubbish.  Notice it was she that was eating the cupcake - not me.  I was eating Carrot cake!

Monday morning is hanging over my head like a black cloud.  I would love to say I am looking forward to it - but I am not! I am looking forward even less to a daily blog...because I am by nature lazy!  The thought of logging food is a real downer - but I have to start that today - got to plan 7 lunches and 7 dinners before I go shopping this morning -- I haaaaaaaaaaaate this stuff!!  Talk about dragged kicking and screaming, but I dont wannna do itttt! I just want the results of doing it.  Life is so unfair dontchya think!

It's Thursday, and although I have very little faith in my ability to do this thing, I am going to try -- again!!

Much is said about not putting off till tomorrow, what you can do today, and generally I would agree with that.

However, I need time to prepare myself - to get my head in gear - to recognise that this is going to be it....No more excuses, the blog is done, the tracker is working well, there is an excellent pair of scales in the bathroom and in the kitchen, I have all the resources I need to cook healthy, tasty food, I have no lack of money, I have  transport to go and get food......I am good at excuses as you can probably tell. 

Just so that I can't renege tomorrow - because 'I didn't have time to plan my food'...I am giving myself a start date of Monday.  That's it. Deadline, no more messing.  I will plan next weeks food - and make sure that it is in the house in time for Monday morning.

Monday morning will be my weigh day...

There - no wriggling now....just do it.

And why not!