At The Daily Illini, we have a tradition where everyone gets a cookie cake for his or her birthday. Today we celebrated Alex’s birthday. Alex, the sports editor, sits right behind me and as I was snacking on my strawberries, two trays of chocolate cup cakes and a large, freshly frosted cookie were sitting on his desk. I don’t know a word for beyond salivating, but whatever it is, that is what was happening in my mouth.
No is becoming increasingly difficult for me to say (I had a few meatballs today, oops) and the cookie cake and cupcakes would not stop staring at me. I’m about 97% sure I heard them saying “Put me in your belly. It’s fine. Jillian will never know.”
Luckily, Jillian’s plan includes a dessert section (still bitter about the lack of a vodka section, but what ev.) and I was able to find an awesome recipe that satisfied my sweet tooth but didn’t wreck my diet.
Baked Apple: Place 1 cored apple in a baking dish. Fill hole with 2 tbsp chopped walnuts; drizzle apple with 2 tsp raw honey. Add water to bottom of dish. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Only 212 calories!
My boyfriend and I split the apple and it was fantastic! It was filling, it tasted great and it didn’t give me the sugar-headache that I would’ve gotten after eating all of that frosting. My thighs and I are thankful for instances like this, which remind me why saying no always feels better in the end.
My birthday is next week and I’ve already told everyone that I do NOT want a cookie cake (I’m serious Emily). I’m trying to find a better cake option so that we can still celebrate my birthday, but do so in a healthy way. If anyone has any ideas, please comment on this blog or tweet at me! @SamGetsHealthy
Too ready for the weekend,
Samantha