Since my little sister let the cat out of the bag and told my older sister about her wedding shower (at least it wasn't me!), I can talk about it here I guess. I'm actually really looking forward to it. I get a little "girl time", which is always nice, and I get to see some of my family as well. Debby's best friend since high school, Linda, is helping my nieces throw it, so I know it's going to be a really lovely occasion. She asked if I'd make cookies (she saw the Christmas pics on Facebook... my secret life as a baker is out!), and of course I said yes.
Yes... I agreed to bake cookies... while on weight watchers... in the middle of the summer. Dumbass.
Lucky for me, it's been a very cool week here in CT, so the house didn't overheat with the oven on for hours at a time. On Monday, I whipped up the oatmeal carmelitas and peanut butter blossoms(I use shortening instead of butter for these) since they can chill in the fridge for a few days. I also made the dough for 2 more huge batches of cookies, the Reeses chewy chocolate cookies and plain old sugar cookies. I spent over 3 hours baking and mixing that night. Whew!
Last night, I baked the Reeses and sugar cookie doughs, bagged them and refrigerated/freezed them. I ended up making huge batches of the peanut butter blossoms, caramelitas, and Reeses and splitting them in half so I could freeze some for Debby's wedding next month (I is smart... SMRT!).
And through all of that, I didn't eat one cookie. Not one! Me, the cookie binger, managed not to even nibble a delectable morsel of chocolatey baked goodness. How's that for willpower?
And the payoff? I lost 3.2 lbs this week. Seriously! That brings me up to 18 lbs lost in 9 weeks. Ha! Take that you stupid, delicious cookies. In your face!
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8 comments:
YES! 3.2 lbs in one week?! Wow, that's so awesome. you rock girl!
YOU are inspiring and there is no way I Could have gone without trying at least 1 of every type. Probably 2.
You go girl!
I wish you were MY sister....I'd take those cookies off your hands! LOL Your family is very lucky.
Good for you and glad that you had an amazing payoff! Also good for you for having some 'girl time' to look forward to. :-)
Yesssss awesome, i'm so excited!
Ha ha!! I love you, Alicia! "Take that you stupid cookies!!" LOL!!
Yay to Alicia!!!
That's freakin' awesome. I can't believe you didn't eat a single cookie. I know for a fact that I wouldn't have been able to resist a cookie or two (or, realistically, ten). And those cookies sound delicious. Way to go!
Hmmm, an older sister, plus a younger sister ... makes you - the MIDDLE sister. (I know, I'm awesome at maths). Do you have any brothers? Do you all get on well? I love me some sibling dynamics.
Well done on eating no cookies. I could not not eat at least one.
XOX
And I didn't eat any cookies or cake at the shower. All of a sudden, I have willpower!
Eden, nope no brothers, just us 3 girls. And I most definitely fit the middle child sydrome deal growing up; I kinda got lost in the mix. My sister's and I are like, morning, noon, and night. We all think very differently. We all parent differently. We all live differently.
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