The Power of Protein Pancakes!

Today, I will be sharing an awesome recipe with all of you that I hope will make you as excited as it made me!  Now, if many of you love pancakes, waffles, and sweets as much as I do, you will love this recipe.  For most of us, whether we are looking to slim down or are attempting to build more muscle mass, whey protein is something we are all familiar with.  Whey protein is just powdered protein that can be mixed with water or milk and be taken before or after a workout, or even as a meal replacement.  These pancakes are so tasty that they satisfy all of your sweet cravings, and for added sweetness, you can find Johnson's syrup at your nearest Whole Foods Grocery Store!

Protein pancakes can be made with any flavor of whey protein, but if you want the classic Pancake taste, Vanilla Whey Protein is the way to go.

What You Will Need:

1 Scoop Vanilla Whey Protein Powder (for thicker pancakes, increase amount of protein powder, can add another half scoop)
1/4 cup unsweetened Almond Milk
1 egg (if you own coconut flour, use 2tbsp of that, and only the egg white.  If no flour, just use whole egg)

Mix all of your ingredients in a bowl until you have the thickness of pancake mix and the protein powder is no longer chunky.  Cook like normal pancakes on a griddle!

Recipe is so easy, fast, and delicious.  Makes about 3-4 mid-sized pancakes.  Top with a little bit of butter and some sugar free syrup, and you have a guilt free snack!

Let me know how this recipe works out for you and I hope you enjoyed your protein pancakes!
More recipe's coming as I try them :)

xoxo
- Lex

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Quest Bars! +Recipe

I cannot even begin to describe how much I have fallen in love with Quest Bars.  With 15 flavors, they offer so much variety for many different taste buds.  The first time I tried a Quest Bar was this past school year on campus, and since then, I have been #OnAQuest!  They have definitely become a recent obsession! 

Quest Bars are packed with 20 grams of protein, are low-carb, and only contain 1 gram of sugar.  This is amazing for anyone who is trying to gain protein, cut sugar, or even eat low-carb.  Some of my favorite flavors include cinnamon roll, chocolate chip cookie dough, and cookies and cream.  What I love about them is how versatile they are.  I can eat one before I go to the gym for some added protein and energy, I can eat one after the gym as a post workout, or I can have one as a snack (for recipe's, check out Quest Nutrition).  Quest Bars sell at places like Dick's Sporting goods, GNC, and The Vitamin Shoppe for about three dollars a piece, but are more than worth the money.

Of course Quest bars taste wonderful right out of the wrapper, but it's always fun to mix it up and try different recipes!  In upcoming blog posts, I will be trying out and showing you guys several different Quest Bar recipes that are all delicious and so easy to make!

Recipe: Quest Bar Cookies

What you'll Need:

• Your Favorite flavor Quest Bar
• Baking sheet
• Parchment Paper

You can literally use any flavored Quest Bar that sparks your taste buds.  The one that I think tastes the most like an actual flavored cookie would have to be the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

The Process:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Place your parchment paper on your baking sheet.  Begin by taking your quest bar out of its wrapper, and putting it on your baking sheet.  Then, split your Quest Bar into as many pieces as cookies you would like, and flatten them out.  When they're cooking, they will expand a little, but not as much as most cookies.  They will puff up more than they will expand. After flattening your bar, set them apart on the baking sheet, and put them in the oven.  Set a timer for about 8 minutes.  If you want softer cookies, set it for about 7, but if you want them to be golden brown, 8 minutes is the way to go.  When they're done, you will notice that they are crispy around the edges, and soft on the inside.  This is the perfect snack that tastes like an actual cookie, but is a #cheatclean.

Enjoy your cookies!

Look out for more recipes coming soon!

xoxo
-Lex

Commitment.

I've always struggled with commitment.  When I say commitment, most people immediately think of relationships, but for me that isn't the case!  In this case, it is completely different.

I've always struggled with feeling comfortable in my own skin.  I've always felt, like many other people, that there were SO many things about my body that could be improved upon.  Many times I've "committed" to some kind of diet or cleanse that I expected to see fast results with.  Every time I've made this choice, my head has never been fully in it.  I would feel like I wanted it so badly, but as soon as someone offered me a cookie, I would decide that I wanted that more.  This has been a consistent cycle in my life for the last few years.  Especially in high school, I always felt like I needed to be watching what I ate, working out, and making sure that I was committed to taking care of my body, but I was NEVER serious about it.  I let myself "cheat" more than once a day, comforting myself when I felt guilty about cheating by telling myself that I obviously didn't want to deprive my body.  Every time I decide to try some new diet, it lasts for about three days on average, and then I cheat a few times and give up.

In High School I never felt as comfortable as I knew I should, and every time I failed at one of my quick fix diets, I felt worse about myself.  Going into my sophomore year of college, I plan to make an actual difference in my body this time. It's time to be serious about working hard for what I want, which is to lose the weight that I have let accumulate for so long, even if it's just a little bit.  Everyone has to start somewhere, and this is my somewhere.  This time, I am committing.

P.S. Obviously with this change will come recipes and different workout tips, so stay on the look out for those!

xoxo
-Lex