Alice was to bake a cake for the church ladies' group
bake sale, but she forgot to do it until the last minute.

She baked an angel food cake and when she took it from the oven, the
center had dropped flat.

She said, "Oh dear, there's no time to bake another cake." So, she looked
around the house for something to build up the center of the cake. Alice
found it in the bathroom ... a roll of toilet paper.
She plunked it in and covered it with icing.

The finished product looked beautiful, so she rushed it to the church.

Before she left the house, Alice had given her daughter some money
and specific instructions to be at the bake sale the minute it opened,
and to buy that cake and bring it home.

When the daughter arrived at the sale, the attractive cake had
already been sold. Alice was beside herself.

The next day, Alice was invited to a friend's home where two tables
of bridge were to be played that afternoon.

After the game, a fancy lunch was served, and to top it off, the cake in
question was presented for dessert.

Alice saw the cake, she started to get out of her chair to rush into
the kitchen to tell her hostess all about it, but before she could get
to her feet, one of the other ladies said, "What a beautiful cake!"

Alice sat back in her chair when she heard the hostess
(who was a prominent church member) say .
"Thank you, I baked it myself."

Ignore that man (EZmoney) behind the curtain :lol:

Sooooo you are getting Married next June :smug: To begin with... Congrats on your recent engagement!! :cloud9: How exciting!!! How long have you known one another? What is his first name?

May I? I think that if you remember to take "baby steps" as you pass though your day (getting through... moment-by-moment) and not think of the "whole" of it all, YOU WILL get that weight off by next June with no problem. If you think anything like I do when it comes to losing wt... it overwhelms you at the thought of losing that much, but if you just take one day at a time, one moment at a time, making good decisions - not only will you lose the weight, but you will gain self confidence and a self esteem - what a bonus :flow1: Baby steps... I have to tell myself that as each day passes ~ as I take my 3 mile walks in the morning and see no wt-loss (since 12-04) that it's okay :) I WILL eventually! :crossed: As long as I continue to make better food choices and continue to exercise. I am healthier :df:

I think I wrote all that more for ME then you :lol: You will do well, Andrea... just take it in small steps making small goals to meet each day - whether it's with food or exercise choices. Do it FOR YOU and not the wedding day, otherwise it will fill you with anxiety & slow you down... you CAN do it :D And even if you only lose 1/2 the wt... that 1/2 less then you were :smug:

Okay... I am all done :lol: :coach: Sunny is finished for the day :lol:

Be quiet Gary! :dz: I hear your brain... :lol: