Goji - Blue Berry Muffins

Heyyyyyyyy,

As promised..........here is one of my breakfast/snack recipes which is only 203.2 calories

Goji- Blue Berry Muffins

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Goji Berries (see note below)
1 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup blueberries
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup unbleached white flour
1/2 cup original almond milk (normally use unsweetened but did not have any)
1/4 cup coconut oil (instead of butter)- (see note below)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp aluminum free baking powder (regular baking powder will do)

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
2.  Mix the wet ingredients and the sugar together (except for the berries).
3. Mix the dry ingredients together
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in two batches and mix well
5. Fold in the berries
6. Place  in muffin tins (makes about 10 muffins)
7. Bake for 15-20 minutes

Serving Size: 1 muffin
Servings: about 10
Calories per serving: 203.32

Note:
What are Goji- Berries?

 The goji berry is also called the wolfberry. It is a bright orange-red berry that comes from a shrub that's native to China. In Asia, goji berries have been eaten for generations in the hopes of living longer.
 Berries like the goji berry are filled with powerful antioxidants and other compounds that may help prevent cancer and other illnesses, including heart disease. Antioxidants may also boost the immune system and lower cholesterol.
 There may be some possible herb-drug interactions with goji berries. If you take blood thinners, you may want to avoid goji berries. Goji berries may also interact with diabetes and blood pressure drugs.

Benefits of Coconut oil

Te health benefits of coconut oil include hair care, skin care, stress relief, maintaining cholesterol levels, weight loss, increased immunity, proper digestion and metabolism, relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV and cancer, dental care, and bone strength. These benefits of coconut oil can be attributed to the presence of lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid, and its properties such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, soothing.

he human body converts lauric acid into monolaurin which is claimed to help in dealing with viruses and bacteria causing diseases such as herpes, influenza, cytomegalovirus, and even HIV. It helps in fighting harmful bacteria such as listeria monocytogenes and heliobacter pylori, and harmful protozoa such as giardia lamblia.

Grade 1 Calf Strain = NO Workout for 2 Weeks!

YES YES!! You read it correctly.....I CANNOT work out for 2 weeks (extremeeeeeeeeely long sign and sad face!!)

This is how it all happened. I was on week 3 of the Jillian Micheal's Ripped in 30 workout and it came time to do the single leg squats with weights. Now, I know that I have problems with my ankles and that pressure would have caused some kind of injury but I thought that I just needed to push myself . I accomplished all the reps and I felt fine!!

Around 1:00pm that day I was feeling like crap.....I had heavy annoying pains in my calf and I could not flex my foot up without sharp pain. I went to the doctor and figured that I may have to take 2-3 days off from working out but when she told me 2 WEEKS my heart sank!!....What am I going to do for two weeks with no exercise (SIGH!)?

WELL, I figured it out. Since pushing myself to workout earlier will cause more harm than good I have decided that the solution to my problem is to be VERY strict on my daily eating and calorie intake (1400 per day max). My calorie intake is one for weight loss at my current weight. I will make a food journal for the two weeks that I am not working out and weight myself twice for the period to ensure that I do not gain any weight. Weight loss and healthy living is about 80% what you eat and 20% exercise and as Jillian herslef said ,"you can eat yourself out of any workout"

Weight Loss Update

Heyyyy,

I know I have not posted in a while but I am here and I am BACK with a weight loss update. I have lost (since starting my journey) a total of 82 pounds and I am 8 pounds away from my Goal Weight and 13 pounds away from my ultimate goal weight.

Here are some before and after pics:

I really hope this inspires you to join me on this health journey.

Keep in mind that there is no magic pill or potion that will make you loose weight and keep it off!. It is about lifestyle change! You have to be willing to work out at lease 35- 60 min 4-5 days out the week ( i normally do 5-6) and eat healthy. My next post will be tips on how to change your eating habits to more healthy ones and break your meals into 5 meals a day.