I have been quiet with my weekly blogs and have let the guest posts take over the job in the past few months. Since I started a full time job, I haven’t been able to find the time to blog. But I am never too busy for fitness.
So what's been happening in the last few months?
I've started my very first full time job in an accelerator program as an Events & Marketing manager meaning I am involved with events a lot. It is my dream job. I love it when we have events because I am kept busy and I will be power walking from A to B, B to C, etc, throughout the day. That's exercise right there! But when we don't have events I will be sitting down majority of the time. Fortunately, my job is very flexible, I can get out of my desk and go for a walk whenever I want and they have high desks where I can stand and work which helps a bit I guess. The fact I'm sitting majority of time that forces me to become active and stay motivated to keeping fit.
Not only have I temporarily stopped blogging, I also stopped going to my spinning classes (last time I went was probably back in May). I went back on Thursday evening and boy I was struggling like hell. I couldn’t do one full turn from flat resistance, I could just about do a half turn. Throughout the lesson the instructor gives us guidance by telling us to keep our RPM to a certain number. Whatever the RPM he said, mine was always way below it. I just could not keep up. My average RPM was 62 and my highest was 135. Nevertheless, good thing I sweated a lot. My top was soaking with my sweat, yuk I know!
I was surprised I struggled so much though
because I have been jumping rope and doing lots intense cross fit exercises. I will write another blog about my recent fitness regime and goals. Anyways, I am about to share a new healthy and simple pancake recipe.
Banana Oatmeal Pancakes {Recipe}
This morning I made some healthy pancakes. That's something I haven't made in a while too, I used to make healthy pancakes almost every Sunday.
These pancakes have no added sugar and are high in protein and fibre. The riper the banana the sweeter will the pancakes be. If you prefer them sweeter, I will suggest adding a couple of dates instead of sugar.
You will need: (serves 1-2 people)
- I ripe banana
- 1 whole egg (I added an extra egg white for more protein)
- 1/2 cup of rolled out oats
- 1 tsp of cinnamon
- 1 tsp Madagascar vanilla extract (optional. I add this for some nice aroma)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Method:
Put all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. If the mixture is too thick, add a bit of milk or water to help it blend.
Heat the pan with a drop of oil. Pour the batter in and cook each side for about 1.5 minute over
low heat. You won't need to add additional oil for the next few batches if you're using a non-stick pan.
You can eat the pancake as it is or serve with whatever you like. But to keep it healthy don't opt for butter and syrup ;) I will suggest: nut butter (my favourite is almond butter), berries, and/or other fruits.
Thanks for reading. Please share if you liked my recipe and let me know if you do make theses banana oatmeal pancakes :)
