Do You Think It’s the Cupcakes?

Okay, my mileage is finally back up. I’m lifting. I’m doing Pilates and core work. I’m working it, doggone it! And I still have a Buddha Belly! What’s up with that?!

Ever since carrying two people around in me for 9 months, I have had trouble with the Belly. But after taking almost a month off after Ultracentric (and it was the holidays!), the Belly has wanted more attention. It sticks out, demanding that I look at it even when it is covered up! It refuses to comply with the “low-rise” jeans ordinance that says you cannot wear said type of jeans if anything shows over the waistband. It mocks the slinky new dress I bought for a party, saying, “If you think I won’t make an appearance under that thing, you better be thinking about a girdle.” A girdle! Do they even make girdles anymore?

As I mentioned, I have dutifully returned to my favorite high-mileage running routine. I have dutifully done my “extras” – abs, Pilates, etc. BUT IT WON’T GO AWAY! The rest of me is tight, fit, like a long-distance runner should be. But my Belly…it watches Larry the Cable Guy and aspires to be just like his.

So, after much careful consideration and analysis (okay, not much really), I have decided that it must be my beloved Slammin’ Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream icing. You know which ones I am talking about – the ones from my favorite little cupcakery right up the street. The ones I must get once a week just so I can lick a little frosting off the top before breaking them in half and redistributing the rest. The ones I Can’t Live Without!

Hmmm. Maybe I could just cut them down to once a month. Do you think then the Belly would go on vacation?