Cake is my favorite dessert, but it certainly is not my friend.
When I was younger, I ate a lot of cake. My mom and dad always had something for dessert each night and I grew up thinking it was part of the meal to have dessert with dinner. I was 200 lbs before I graduated from high school and 300 pounds before college was over. I wasn’t feeling well and I was having trouble with blood pressure and heart disease. The doctor recommended losing some weight and giving up cake. I found it difficult to think about giving up cake, because it is my favorite thing to eat for dessert. I didn’t want to die from a heart attack either. I decided that I would start to exercise instead of giving up cake. I joined a fitness center and even signed up for a group physical training class. I am currently enjoying a spin class for beginners. The instructor is a great motivational speaker and it really feels like we are biking through the mountains sometimes. When this class is over, I’m going to try yoga. I don’t know if I will like yoga, but we can try lots of different group training classes for free with my upgraded gym membership. I also work out with a personal trainer two times a week. He makes me keep a meal planner and I always have to run an extra mile when I have dessert with dinner. He always gives me a hard time about still eating cake, but I’d rather exercise every day of the week then give up fudge frosting and chocolate cake.