BECAUSE THERE ISN’T ENOUGH FITSPO OF PEOPLE DURING THEIR JOURNEY
get it girl!
Girl Growing Small: PCOS Cysters
Do you have PCOS? Is getting healthy important to you? If you answered yes to both of these questions, please check out my PCOS Database linked in the left sidebar of my blog. All of these lovely ladies have PCOS and a passion for health. Knowing how hard weight loss and other issues are for…
Carb-craving? These vitamins helped me.
One of my many metabolic irritations that make it hard for me to eat normally and make it hard for me to maintain a normal BMI is that I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (and the related insulin resistance). Sometimes it feels like if I even look at a carb (and particularly a high GI one), I put on weight. Which doesn’t come off. It’s frustrating.
I’ve been doing a lot of research lately on using vitamins to support my naturally lessened ability to metabolise carbs correctly and have started taking Blackmores Sugar Balance vitamins a few times a day - and they’re really helping to stop me from the insatiable carb cravings which come with PCOS. They have a mixture of vitamins which help the body to deal with sugar/carbs (I like the fact that it’s one pill rather than taking heaps of different ones at high expense).
I am in no way affiliated with Blackmores - just a friendly public service announcement!
Two walkers trek the 1401Km trail from the north to the south of New Zealand. The scenery in this video just gets better and better. See the photo highlights here.
awesome. new zealand.
Slightly homesick for NZ, now… and yes, the hiking there is AMAZING. This is “Te Araroa”, the long pathway.
Sweet and Creamy Breakfast Quinoa!
Did a bit of an experiment for breakfast today since I’ve given up processed sugar and flour for Lent - sweet, creamy, and nutty breakfast (super!) quinoa! Really pleased with the results. Bit of a treat, but still highly nutritious!
Ingredients:
- Quarter of a cup of quinoa (approx)
- Water (for cooking and washing)
- Chia seeds (about 1 teaspoon)
- Cinnamon (to taste - I used LOTS)
- Coconut oil/butter
- Cream (if desired)
- Maple syrup/sweetner
Method:
- Boil a kettle of water
- Thoroughly rinse the quinoa while the kettle finishes its boiling cycle
- Put quinoa in a pot over medium heat and add lots of the boiled water (at least 4 times the volume of the quinoa)
- Boil/simmer the quinoa until tender (about 15 mins - the white rings will separate from the main part of the seed, and the seed will go translucent)
- Take off the heat, drain, add back into the pot
- Flavour up with the rest of the ingredients and stir thoroughly (I use about 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, about 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, a small splash of cream, and about 1-2 teaspoons of maple syrup - plus the chia seeds)
- Serve and enjoy!
This recipe is, yes, quite high in fat (but coconut oil is, from all my reading, a GOOD fat given its high levels of naturally-occuring MCT oils… the cream not so much, so just skip it if you want). Cinnamon has loads of awesome health properties, as do chia seeds (omega oils at breakfast, anyone?). I used maple syrup as a sweetner because it is natural, relatively low GI, and the woody flavour complements the nuttiness of the quinoa really well… but any other sweetner/no sweeter would also work. This breakfast should keep you full for AGES!
I assume everyone knows a bit about quinoa, but if not, it’s a superfood - a seed that looks, and partially acts, like a grain. It’s got a high protein content (I think about 18%?), lots of trace vitamins/minerals, is easy to cook, gluten-free, and tastes nutty.
This recipe is not an every day food, but for a treat breakfast, it’s great!
Oh my god doing this once I get my iPhone!This qualifies as a “Holy Shit” in my book.
actually one of the reasons I’m saving up for an iPod touch
ZOMBIESSS. I think I’ll invest in this. Also, watching The Walking Dead while running = <3
THIS. YES. WANT.
Benchpressing a bear is my new goal for 2012.
