Me and My New Shoes: Post-workout bliss!
Passover prep is well underway with the almost 24-hours to Seder and counting. Today I baked. Not with ordinary ingredients, but with Passover substitutes. It's amazing how many gooey, gunky, sugary treats you can make without flour, yeast and baking powder.
This year Judy's bakery includes this amazing sponge/almond roulade with amaretto/apricot cream inside and melted chocolates and ground almonds on top, a walnut meringue cake with truffle fudge topping, a sponge cake, a chocolate cake, a chocolate nut torte and about 600 "taste like chometz" chocolate chippies. And as I separated eggs, beat whites, poured in practically five pounds of sugar, melted chocolate, I cannot tell a lie--the little voice in my head said, "Just Do It!"
Darlene wrote on my Facebook Wall and indicated she would like to know how these baddies play into the "diet." Well, guess what - they don't! Sorry, I have not yet figured out how to eat any of these things and still manage to keep the weight off. The only trick I've learned is to make things that I typically don't love. But Passover time, especially the first few days, all those exotic cakes take on a new appeal. So what's a dieter to do?
Well, to counteract the negative sweets (which my hungry family, pregnant daughter-in-law and umpteen guests will no doubt find quite "positive"), I did something tonight - this eve before Passover. I took my daughter to the Nike store at the Westchester mall, cashed in on some American Express Membership rewards, and bought us both new running shoes. Just being in the Nike store, and talking to the cool personal trainer who ran through the shoe inventory to find me some great shoes at excellent prices, made me ache for the treadmill. Like NOW! We talked about Kettlebell workouts, kickboxing, all the activities that due to Passover prep mode have taken a major back burner - and I came back with brand new sneakers and a desire, not to taste the treats in my bursting-at-the-seams kitchen, but to burn some calories before the holiday begins. That will keep ME from bursting at the seams!
So excuse me all while I lace up and hit the treadmill and elliptical! I'm psyched!
This pregnant daughter-in-law's mouth is watering...and while I do need to cut down on the sugar, you make it a challenge, Mom! You are my inspiration. We can do it!!
Posted by: Matti | April 07, 2009 at 08:54 PM