It's a co-worker's birthday today, and to celebrate we wanted to do a cake. Well, there's no bakery in my town, and I'm the only one who bakes...so I was elected. I chose to make chocolate peanut butter cupcakes (chocolate cakes, cream cheese/peanut butter filling and a vanilla peanut butter icing). I made it through ALL last night without eating a SINGLE one (my husband said they're good though). Then today everyone went to the back for the little "party." And all ate cupcakes, except me...

I can't eat 'em because of my calorie needs for the day, not to mention the fact that that much sugar makes my blood sugar totally crash.

I ate a slice of provalone cheese instead. Still not a cupcake...kinda sad...and whining a lot, huh?

I'll survive..just wanted to share...

Maybe next time you can make a reduced sugar version? I know some Betty Crocker mixes come in reduced sugar, as well as icing.

It must be PB and Chocolate time. Yesterday we had a cake for a co-worker and it was Chocolate with PB cream cheese icing, lol. I had a small piece and just had a small dinner to compensate.

I'd squeeze one in (sugar or no!) if I knew what was going to happen with supper tonight...I've got to go out of town to cover a football game for work, and may or may not have time to get a good dinner at home in before I leave. So it may be on the road instead, which allows no cupcake room...grrr....

Why don't you save yourself one, and have it be a weekend treat for when you can factor it in to your calories ?

Well, just got screamed at over a story I ran in the paper this week...my first thought was "I need a cupcake!" But I resisted....go me...

Went home instead and ate lunch, then had 1/2 cup of sliced peaches (light-60 cal) on a small little pound-type cake (80 cals) with a little sugar-free cool whip. Maybe that took care of the sugar craving enough to get me through the day...

OH, but I WILL save a cupcake for the weekend...Oh yes I will...

Hey, good for you! If I was making them, it would be so difficult not to eat 5 let alone the resistance you showed!!!!

Next time you get elected to bake, experimentg with low-cal low fat ones Cookies made with applesauce, or non-fat banana muffins with a little dark chocolate drizzle. It's surprising how much we can 'cheat' when baking! Your co-workers will just have to deal with it!!!!

Congrats on the willpower! It's amazing!

For next time, HungryGirl has lots of cupcake recipes, many of which are under 200 calories. Maybe you could give them a try?? I went to a friend's house and made some to bring along, that way i would be able to have dessert too!

But again, I admire your willpower!

I'll look at the low-cal stuff next time, for sure! I thought about something with banana, but one of the co-workers is deathly allergic to 'em....

Hungry Girl here I come...

For me... it's not cupcakes.

Today someone brought in this wicked chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting that's sitting in a bed of gooey caramel sauce.

I will resist!

Good job resisting, sounds like you had lots of oppurtunities to give in!

Grrr! Add to my temptation:

Another department just brought over a CART FULL of various pies/cakes (around a dozen) to welcome us to the new building. What the crap! It's going to be a bad cranky Friday!

You can do it! My temptation is still here...my husband kept some of my PB Chocolate cupcakes at home, and there's 4 of them left to tempt me 'til I can work one in, and there are still 8 here at work!!

What is it about Friday and people bringing stuff to the office!? I understand we all want to celebrate that its the weekend, but you're ruining my prospect of eating fun over the weekend if you bring donuts into work on FRIDAY. grr.