Day 19: Have your cake, and eat it too.

Death by Chocolate Cupcakes from Yum Yum Tree Sweets

My good friend is having her birthday celebration this weekend, and I am making cupcakes for the occasion…yum!  She is also trying to lose weight as well.  When I asked her if she wanted good, low cal, low fat cupcakes or devilish, delicious cupcakes, she chose the latter.  And thank goodness!  Every once in a while, you need to indulge.  You just have to be smart about it. 

How can I have a cupcake [with it’s buttery delicious frosting and moist chocolate cakeyness], and still lose weight?  Be smart!  Here are some ideas:

Work out.

The day that you are going to be indulging, go to the gym or sweat it out in your living room or on the street/sidewalk [running of course].  Burn the calories before you eat them!  This gives your body a boost in metabolism so that you can burn more calories as well. 

Limit your portion.

This is easy with a cupcake.  Only eat one!  If you are eating something else not already portioned out for you, only eat one serving so that you know how much you are eating.  I measured out ½ cup [one serving] of ice cream the other night and looked at it…it was about a scoop and a half.  I would normally put about 3 scoops in a bowl and call it a night.  Wellllll, that was actually 2 servings!  Limit it to one, log it, and you are good.

Don’t keep leftovers.

It’s great to keep leftover chicken from dinner or reheat leftover spaghetti from last night.  It’s not great to have a devilishly delicious food around the house….staring at you…making eyes at  you…calling your name….  leeeeeaaaahhh.  Leeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhh.  LEEEEEEAAAAAAH!!!!!!!  EAT ME!!!!  I’M SOOOOO YUMMMMMY, and YOU SHOULDN’T WASTE MY YUMMMINESSSSS!!!  [insert Psycho shower scene screeching] REEEEE, REEEEE, REEEEE, REEEEEEE!  Just throw out, donate, give away the leftovers.  That way you are not tempted to eat them…all.

I am going to be making some delicious Chocolate Cupcakes with Amaretto Buttercream, and I am going to only have one.  I promise.

Like the wise, old saying states, ‘Everything is acceptable, within reason.’

And watch out for the cupcake with the knife calling your name.

Happy Friday!

Evil Cupcake, hehehe