It felt as though BC was writing to ME and helping me learn how to cope with my own journey so I decided to create this page in her honour. I feel privileged to be able to share her journey and I love looking at all of her photos. It is underneath these photos you will find the experience and insight of a woman called *Bitch Cakes*
With permission from Bitch Cakes, I would like to share some of my favourite photos that I have found on her blog.
* Bitch Cakes *
There is an innocence about it and it is just a completely beautiful photo.
BC before her journey began
Hello Kitty Cruiser
BC at 159 pounds (72kgs)
I absolutely love BC's biking outfits
Another awesome outfit!
Monday, December 13, 2010
"..... whenever you make a *better* choice than you would have previously - that's a success. Any progress, no matter how small you may think it is, is a success."
"..... Even if it's a 'small' victory, or one good decision, that's a success and it's important to acknowledge that. And you have to realize it's all those small victories, all those tiny decisions that add up and bring you to the big milestones."
Bitch Cakes on binge eating.....
"it's NORMAL. You can and will get to goal without being perfect. None of us are perfect. None of us should try to be perfect because it's unrealistic and you'll be disappointed and likely 'quit' when you get frustrated about not being perfect. Persistence, remember? Not perfection"
"I never 'starve' myself to punish myself for overindulging/binging or make up for extra calories consumed. My body still needs protein and nutrients. Especially since I probably just consumed a lot of empty calories. I make sure to give it a real meal."
"I am reminding myself how truly physically awful I have felt the last few days while my eating has been out of control…… I feel sluggish and my clothes are already noticeably tighter. I do not like this feeling. I do not want this feeling and I do not want it to continue. I also remind myself that no taste and no food is worth all the physical and mental repercussions of those calories.""I tell myself that I didn't come this far to slide back into my old habits long term. I didn't do all this work and achieve everything I did just to turn around and gain weight back. I'm fine with normal daily fluctuations at the scale, but putting actual weight back on is just not an option for me."
"food is not going to solve my problems at work or love me. It's only going to compound the problems with new problems."