Breakfast at Lani's

Cupcake Wannabe

I have a strange relationship with cupcakes.  It’s pretty much the same relationship I have with cake.  I love to bake them, I love to decorate them, I love to admire them and I absolutely despise eating them.  It’s the texture.  It does nothing for me but make me thirsty.  And birthday cake?  Don’t even get me started.  Nothing grosses me out more than eating a piece of cake that someone just seasoned with their DNA.  Sick.

It's a shame, I know.  Everything about them screams, “Eat me! I’m delicious.”

 Today I walked into the break room at work and discovered an array of pink, red and white cupcakes in celebration of Valentine's Day. 

“Soo pretty”, I cooed. 

The icing was piled high and the little sparkle-hearts pulled me in for a closer look.  

Maybe this time will be different! 

 I chose a vanilla cupcake with pink icing and a giant white heart on top.  I took a sniff. Mmmmm, smells soo good! 

 I took a small lick of icing! Yummmm! 

 I strategically placed the cupcake at an angle where I would get equal parts icing and cake.

The only thing I could think of as I bit into the that tiny cup of love was, "...where can I spit this out?"

...so sad.

May Day

I am really bad at sticking to a diet.. Really bad. On average, a diet, for me, lasts roughly 2 weeks.

Here's the thing, I honestly believe it has little to do with will-power, and everything to do with sustainability.  A no-carb diet is not something one can maintain for the entirety of one's life. Nor can one maintain a slim-fast liquid breakfast & lunch. There is no fun in drinking your "food", and despite the fact that these drinks guarantee that they will supply my body with the much needed vitamins, minerals and calories it requires to properly function, I still feel hungry, grumpy and unsatisfied.

That is why I am dedicating the month of May to my health & fitness. My goal (starting today) is to do 20 minutes of cardiovascular a day, five days a week, along with strength training. I am also going to be making a conscious effort to watch what I put in my body.

Below are a list of items that I will be giving up for the month of May:

- Refined Sugar
- Aspartame (no more diet coke)
- Milk

Doesn't seem like a lot - but those three ingredients invade my kitchen like you wouldn't believe.

It's going to be a long month!