Today I wanted to share with you a sandwich that could go both ways; either super healthy or super naughty!! 

All you will need is;

○ White Bread (use brown for healthy alternative)

○ Tomato

○ Spinach 

○ Avocado

○ Red Onion

○ Cream Cheese

○ Olive Oil

○ Lemon

○ Black Pepper

○ *Bacon* (optional to keep your sandwich healthy or vegetarian don't use this)

You then toast the bread, and whilst that toasts slice your veggies up. 

Once the bread is toasted, apply the cream cheese on one slice and smashed up avocado to the other. Layer the vegetables on top of each other. Drizzle some olive oil and lemon juice on top, season with black pepper. Add the other slice of bread on top and you're done! 

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'I'll start on Monday', that's the lie I tell myself when it comes to working out and jumping on the fitspo bandwagon. So I figured I'd do this on a Sunday that way I'm one step ahead. Today I'll be talking about different ways to get motivated. I know personally I will be really into going to the gym and eating super clean but after a while, I lose motivation and the slightest thing can take me off track. These are different things I will do in order to get myself back on track.

○ Old Photos

I'll find myself thinking back to the last time I went to the gym and weeks, some cases months will have passed by. Times like that I'd look at old photographs of myself. This motivates me because I realise how far I've dropped down and what I need to do to get back to it. I think of what I used to do at that time; what foods I'd eat, how often I exercised, what I did, how much I slept and try to recreate all that. 

○ Moodboard

Whether you decide to do is the old fashion way or creating a mood board on Pinterest this is a great way to motivate you. Seeing all these different images will make you want to 'look the same' and will hopefully make you want to work out even more. I'll usually have images off Tumblr, Instagram etc. and look at them when I feel unmotivated.

○ Sports Luxe 

Having cute workout clothes will help more than you realise; you'll be more willing to dress up and get on the move. You'll feel better when you look better in the gym. For me, I like to keep my clothes minimalistic but I LOVE to buy new basics to change into every time, its kind of a bad habit. A cool pair of trainers (or two) also help in the motivation department.

○ Fun Food

Make healthy recipes fun. Do this by trying different things, researching different recipes. Try adding a type of vegetable that you've never thought of putting in a smooth and see how it goes. The key is to enjoy playing with creating new and healthy foods. through my research of healthier foods, I discovered quinoa and it's now my favourite thing to make. It can be incorporated in salads, a substitute for rice there's endless things you can do with it. So do some research and discover new exciting foods and recipes. I'm going to be doing fun healthy (and sometimes indulgent) recipes to help you with this.  

○ Why

Remember why you started all of this; be it to lose weight or just lead a healthier life. Remember that this isn't just a fad diet its a lifestyle and embrace it. You'll reap what you sow, so put your hardest into anything you do to get the results you desire. Just always always always remind yourself of why you began and that itself should be enough motivation for you.

I really do hope that this has helped you in some way because I know myself how hard it is to get back up and feel motivated after such a long time.

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I have a love-hate relationship when it comes to breakfast, some days I'll want to get up at 7:30am and start the day off right with a good breakfast but most days I'll end up rolling out of bed at an unreasonable time and breakfast is the last thing on my mind. Somehow I know I'm not the only one who ends up doing the latter a lot more than I should. 

Today I'm going to share with you one simple, healthy and delicious recipe idea that you could whip up in the morning when you're in a rush or take your time to make on those rare stress free mornings.

Flourless Pancakes

The ultimate breakfast, pancakes. Actually, I'd have these at any time of the day not just for breakfast but anyway... Super simple to make, but do require a few minutes as you have to fry them and concentrate when you flip the pancake over. A stress everyone knows too well. This recipe was inspired by blogilates pancakes which consist of only banana and eggs, however, I have altered the recipe slightly to suit my taste.

To make these wonderful pancakes all you will need is 

○1 Banana
○2 Eggs

○1/2 cup of finely milled oats

○1tsp of Cinnamon

Mash up the banana and combine all the ingredients above as you normally would when making pancakes then fry on a none stick pan with a bit of oil. Be careful to not have the heat on too high as you don't want to burn them. Add any toppings you like; my favourite is lemon juice and honey with some type of fruit be it bananas, blueberries, raspberries whatever you like. 

This breakfast idea is ram packed with nutrition for your body; the bananas are rich in potassium whilst the eggs supply protein and omega-3, fiber from the oats and cinnamon is good for a number of different reasons. 

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