Thursday, October 14, 2010

Life... A Sweet Treat

Aren't these just the cutest little Halloween treats! I found these on a site called delish which was featured on the front page of MSN this morning. There are some great festive ideas which if you have the time and inclination would be a BLAST to make! Personally if I were going to be baking this or any of the other great ideas I saw I would substitute their recipes for mine from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. That is one of my favorite recipe books and its pretty much the only one I have been using for a while now. I make delicious baked goods which are not bad for you to eat, taste wonderful and can be had by anyone who is lactose intolerant. I love to eat, but good food only. Whole, nutritious, home made, local and seasonal is my preference.
Well I'm moving along in my journey as a non smoker. I jogged two miles yesterday which definitely caused a little inner celebration, I'm hoping to make it three miles by December first. I've gained five pounds and as you can see from this little post I am most enamored by eating and food these days. I'm not too worried. This little phase of eating and gaining weight ( for a variety of reasons I'll get into at another post) usually comes in and leaves between 4-8 weeks into someones quit. The usual weight gain is 7 pounds and most people loose the entire weight gain in the first three to six months. I have heard tales and some people speak of gaining enormous amounts of weight, never loosing it and are still gaining weight years after they quit or have been dieting to loose the extra weight years later and still can't. I know, I know....... these are the same people who tell you about constant cravings and triggers that never go away. Queens who need let someone else wear the tiara for a while.
It all good here. I'm moving, I'm breathing and I'm beginning to love life a more than before.
Peace and love baby!