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I just began month 13 of my fitness journey and being honest with you guys, I am still learning so much about fitness, food and life knowledge in general. I have learnt so much about food and also got myself more gym confident since joining the gym again at the start of the month. Music is a big part of my fitness journey so I have decided to do a series of posts with my favourite songs of the month and put them in a ‘workout playlist‘.
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Hi everyone, I hope everyone is well! So onto today’s post. My weight loss journey started I have been adjusting my diet around to see what works for me, while on that journey I have also learnt to make new foods. I am the only one who eats vegan food in my home so I like to plan and make meals measured just for me so I can make everyone else meals without worrying about mine. So this is where the Vegan Oat Pancakes come in!
Now I will be the first to admit I am not a huge fan of eating porridge, it’s tough to eat as I find it very filling. I have seen oat pancake recipes floating around the internet and in cookbooks so I thought I’d adjust to make ones I would love to eat. I tried them and I have never looked back, they taste amazing!
When changing my diet from vegetarian to vegan I was on a hunt for something that would work like eggs so I tried OGG’s egg replacer and they work fine in this. Other egg replacers online such as banana, apple sauce and soya yoghurt.
If you follow me on social media you will see make my own foods in my home I will be posting more recipes for one on my blog whenever I get the chance. I will also add other meals too. One of my favourites is vegan shepherd’s pie, yum!
The pancakes contain 5.2g of protein but this can be upped by simply adding protein-based plant milk or using a vegan protein powder. Carbs are 28.9g and fat is 4.0g. Fillings are separate in this recipe but adding peanut butter will add more protein with little effort.
The best thing about pancakes is that they are so verastile. You can make them savoury but if your like me you will like the sweet option. My favourite fillings in lotus biscuit spread with strawberries ontop with low sugar maple syrup.
Until next time
Mel x
Check out my other ‘Vegan Food’ Posts
Before I start this post I would like to state I am not on a liquid diet. I just like trying out vegetarian/vegan protein drinks to make sure I get the most out of what I eat in a day, especially when time is not on your side haha! Huel Ready-to-drink is part of my balanced diet.
I have seen Huel nutrition floating around social media for a while now but it’s only recently that I decided to give one of their products a try. I went shopping the other day in Sainsbury’s for vegetarian goodies when I noticed this drink near the milk aisle. Huel ready-to-drink complete meals, containing 26 essential vitamins and minerals, carbohydrates, protein, fat, fibre and phytonutrients.
If you have read my blog or followed my social media then you would have seen that I have lost 40lb in Lockdown. All of this done without restricting my diet and keeping myself active. Very simple. Check out my post on how to keep fit during lockdown.
For the past 5 years, I have been on and off ‘fad’ diets and the result?… I failed! I used to get random bursts of ‘let’s eat better and get the fitness journey started, but for whatever reason, I would end up giving up within a week as everything i have tried in the past has been to constrictive.
In August I turned 30 and I knew I had to improve my lifestyle. I was eating whenever i wanted and I wasn’t even hungry, only because I was bored, upset or just used to the routine. Lockdown didn’t help either.
I promised myself to start a healthier lifestyle a day after my birthday as I was tired of continually gaining weight and eating for no reason so before starting anything, I did a little homework on what would work for me and the first thing I did was download a calorie counting app. The one thing I knew I couldn’t do was give up my chocolate and crisps as this girl has a sweet tooth LOL!
In my early twenties, I was between size 8-12, including two pregnancies with my daughters when I was 21 and 22. When I got to the age of 25 I got comfort eating because I felt insecure in myself because of very personal relationship circumstances that really affected my self-esteem and confidence. From then onwards my weight spiralled out of control and I’ll be honest, I never even noticed it much because I bought larger clothes and it wasn’t until they got tight that reality sunk in and stepping on the scales was another reality check.
I changed my mindset. I knew I couldn’t continue on that route because it was damaging for me physically and more importantly, mentally. It was slowly getting painful for me so I decided to get fitter and healthier not just for myself but for my kids too.
I don’t have a goal weight in mind but I will see what happens when I go back to the gym and when society is back to normal. One thing I am excited about is to start weightlifting again. It also shows you that it’s mostly calories/nutrition compared to going to a gym. But the gym does help polish up everything and the atmosphere is awesome!
I know weight loss isn’t for everyone and that is fine. We are all unique and we all know what we want for ourselves and me, this is what I want and I love the journey i have been on and continue. Loving yourself is important.
The journey to lose 40lb has taken me since August. It hasn’t always been plain sailing as some weeks I wouldn’t lose and other weeks I would stay the same, its a journey and I am enjoying flowing with it rather racing ahead.
Anyways I am happy with how I have improved in terms of mind and soul. I know it might be a slow journey but this girl is enjoying it, no matter how long it takes, I am here for the long haul.
Until next time
Mel x
Check out my other recent fitness posts
So we are well into the swing of the third lockdown now. During the first lockdown, I was at a loss about what to do food & fitness-wise. So I decided to research and trial and error what works for me.
It took me till August 2020 to find out what worked for me. I have been doing that routine ever since. Here are a few things that have helped me lose nearly 40lbs since I started my journey.
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