Happy Birthday to Me!! =)

Yes, today is my birthday and like the kid that I truly am, I still get excited about them! It's not really for the presents or the cake but just the fact that it's my day. And today I don't want to do anything else besides spend time with my hubby. My family is getting together at my mom's tonight for cake and yes, I am going to enjoy a piece. I've thought about it and decided I'm going to allow myself to have and enjoy it. It's not because I feel like I deserve it or absolutely have to have it, I just thought why not! And I'm not going to allow myself to feel guilty over it. Usually the times I feel guilty are when I'm not prepared for the temptation and I buckle under the pressure to eat something or when I'm eating because of my emotions. But this time I've planned ahead and emotions aren't involved. I'm simply going to enjoy a piece of cake with the rest of my family. And I'm not going to go overboard! I don't need to eat a fourth of the cake (which I will ashamedly admit I did a few months back when I brought a cake to work...hey, no one else was eating it and I paid like $20 for it!). I've decided on an Italian cream cake with some buttercream icing decorations on the top from the best little cake shop in the world, Larry's House of Cakes. At least the Italian cream is packed full of fruit (coconut) and protein (nuts). That makes it healthy, right?! =) Don't worry, I know better. As for my last weigh-in, I lost another two pounds. I was pleased with that because last week was rough. Thanks to the awesome flu I didn't get hardly any workouts in and my eating was all off! So I was happy with two pounds. I've also lost some inches off of my cute little gut because a pair of pants that used to be snug fit nicely on me the other day. So I'm happy with the way things are going so far! I'm almost done with my book, Made to Crave, and I love it so far! It's shed a whole new light on weight loss for me and made me realize some important things! But I'll get into that another day and another time. Right now, I'm going to hang out with my husband. Not sure what we'll do or where we'll go yet, but I'm confident we'll have fun and there will be plenty of laughter involved. Have I mentioned how awesome he is?! =) Have a great day!