I've decided, New York City wants me to be fat.

Everything in New York seems to be on wheels these days. Ice cream trucks, coffee trucks, taco trucks, dumpling trucks, and now...CUPCAKE TRUCKS. Ok, so who's the asshole that came up with this crazy (/genius) invention?

I need someone to blame this on, so Mayor Bloomberg, this one's on YOU. (Do you want to be re-elected?) Yes, it's fantastic that McDonald's has a calorie count of everything on their menu, but now it's easier than ever to just pop a cupcake (or five) into your mouth. Sweet.



After studying this menu for a couple minutes, I can proudly report that I did not buy one single cupcake. It wasn't easy being a bystander as other people excitedly placed their Red Velvet and Cookie Dough cupcake orders. And then I had to listen to a girl claim, "Ohhh, this is SO good. Oh my gosh...oh. my. gosh." (um, maybe she was simultaneously having an orgasm?) as she licked every last drop of icing off her fingertips.

Oh, I do love cupcakes. Cupcakes come in a close second to ice cream, but I hardly ever eat them. If you're ever in the city, do not get stuck in a tourist trap and go to Magnolia Bakery just because you saw Miranda noshing on one from there in a Sex and the City episode. Yes, the cupcakes are good (I mean, can cupcakes really be bad?), but the icing is too sugary in my opinion, and there are better places. If you want a just a classic, super-moist cupcake with yummy icing, head over to Two Little Red Hens. If you want a really tasty cupcake with a variety of fun flavors (think Snickers, Oreo, Key Lime Pie, Mudpie, M&M, Coconut) try Crumbs. They are heavenly!


Does anyone love cupcakes as much as I do? What's your favorite flavor?

How do you keep your weight in check during the holidays?

Ok, so I didn't do too terrible with my eating on Thanksgiving. I didn't quite "load up on the veggies and get small portions of everything else" like I vowed, but I didn't *gasp* go back for seconds. And for dessert I had a sliver of peach pie and a piece of apple pie. Not too shabby, although I'm pretty sure that the 10 glasses of vino I consumed more than made up for whatever calories I might have saved by not totally pigging out.

Here's what my plate looked like. You can't even see the turkey underneath the sweet potatoes and stuffing! Oops. By the looks of it, it doesn't seem like I skimped on anything, but I didn't need to walk around with my pants unzipped after the meal, so I'd say that's a victory. Don'tcha think?

I did go running twice during my break and did some pushups, crunches and ass lifting exercises one day, so at least I somewhat stayed on track in the workout arena. Although, I tried on the snug H&M dress I bought for my birthday party tomorrow, and noticed an unsightly roll of back fat popping out. I'm hoping I'll be too drunk to care about that though. I mean, who wants to stress about back fat on their 29th birthday party? Not me.

So, although I didn't totally bust the calorie bank over Thanksgiving, I need to try to do better over Christmas. It's gonna be freakin' hard, man! How do you keep your weight in check over the holidays? I need help!