Hello, friends!
So I suppose I am in need of an update as to where I have
been. I’ve been much busier than I had
anticipated with work, working out, travelling around Wisco trying to be a
supportive old lady, and giving myself very little time to work on myself or my
blog. Sad panda. I’ve been in such a terrible funk
lately. I didn’t feel good about myself
and was struggling with some other parts of my personal life. Gross.
Nobody likes that.
During this time though, I realized that I wasn’t taking
care of myself. I wasn’t eating
well. I stopped working out for a bit
and everything went downhill. I felt
terrible. I craved comfort foods (mostly
refined carbs…no fruits, veggies, or proteins) and when I ate them, I felt even
worse. I felt bloated from the salty,
nasty, crap that I was putting into my body.
And the more I ate that stuff, the less motivated I felt and it just snowballed.
I realized that I NEED TO FOCUS ON ME FOR A WHILE.
So that is exactly what I have been doing lately. I started my own 4 Week Challenge at the
beginning of the week. I give myself
tasks each day ranging from getting a good lift in or painting my toe nails to
putting together my new wine bar all by myself, cleaning my entire apartment,
and creating a whole new workout plan.
These next 4 weeks are all about me! I will be posting updates on what I am doing
for the challenges on Instagram (@itsahealthything), so head over there and see
what I have been up to! Also, I have
been MUCH more active on Instagram lately.
It’s a great supportive network of people striving to be their best
selves, just like I am! It’s so
encouraging to see others making progress and living their dreams. I love the positive vibes from the Insta-fit
fam. Seriously. Check meowt!
;] See what I did there?
Anyway, focus……On the first day of my challenge, I wanted
to remind myself how much I love cooking and baking delicious, wholesome,
healthy meals and snacks. Also, I had
some nanners that were going bad from the time that I was NOT eating well. So I decided to give myself a choice: banana bread or strawberry banana breakfast
muffins. Well, I went for the muffins
because I also had strawberries that were probably going to go bad, too. Like I said, I failed HARD on clean eating.
I posted this recipe a while ago, but I wanted to post it
again. This oldie but goodie is a combo
of two recipes that I found on (where else??) Pinterest. Personally, I love them with a little smear
of butter on them. Something about that
saltiness mixes with the sweetness of the muffins just perfectly. Plus, I love butter. Haha.
Sometimes I don’t know how I can be in good shape at all with my love
for butter and cheese.
Anyway, here they are again! Enjoy!
Strawberry Banana Breakfast Muffins
2 ½ cups Old Fashioned Oats
1 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
2 eggs
½ cup honey or baking stevia
1 ½ tsp. Baking Powder
½ tsp. Baking Soda
1 or 2 bananas
1-1 ½ cups diced strawberries
1 tsp. Lemon Juice
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 12 muffin tins with silicone or foil
liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Place all ingredients, except the
strawberries in a blender or food processor and blend until the oats are
smooth. Pour mixture into a medium sized bowl and stir in 1 cup of
strawberries. Divide the batter among the cupcake liners. Divide remaining ½
cup of strawberries over the top of each muffin. Sprinkle lightly with sugar.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
And there you have it! Twelve delicious, nutritious muffins!
Stay tuned for more updates on my 4 Week Challenge and what I am doing to focus on ME!
Stay fit!
xoxo
