Here Goes Nothing | Committing Starts Tomorrow

Hey guys, just thought I'd let you in on the current happenings of my life. After many many inspirational discussion with Paige, I've decided things need to change. Being a part of a sport at a significant level - which I often forget - it's important to stay healthy and fit, and yes... I am lazy. But that's what is going to change.

Literally messaging P right now, we've decided that my committing starts tomorrow. I realised every other time I would go on some health craze that whenever I'd have an off day, I'd give up. I'd feel as though I'd let myself down and that was the end of that chance. She's kind of gotten me to relise that every day is a chance. And I have a thing about chances... Tomorrow is a new day regardless of what happened the day before.

Not only do I want to do this to be healthier and all that jazz, but I want to do it to be happier. I love being lazy, but I hate laziness - which is a tad contradictory, so hopefully over the next while I can change that.

So... ever so dauntingly... I've decided I will post a blog post, weekly (every Sunday) about the week that has been. I'll post about what I ate, the exercise that I did, etc - so hopefully it won't only help me by keeping me accountable, but it'll give you guys some ideas for anyone on a similar track as me.

So here goes nothing... Can't wait for tomorrow.

Love G xx

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Lazy Sunday Perfect Pancakes

So it's a typical lazy Sunday morning and there's nothing I'm craving more than some hot fluffy pancakes! So I figured...why not share it with you guys! Here is my best, most favourite pancake recipe I hope will cheer up any gloomy day.

What you'll need:

• 2 cups of self raising flour
• 2 eggs
• 2 tea spoons of brown sugar
• 2 pinches of salt
• 1 1/2 - 2 cups of milk

My general rule for the ingredients is "2". So there's 2 of everything, except the milk which you can add at your own guidance depending on how thick you want your pancakes to be.

I personally use 1 1/2 cups of milk and my pancakes turn out thick and fluffy every time!

     

     

     

Mix all the ingredients together starting with your dry mixtures - flour, salt and sugar.

Then add in half the milk and one egg and mix well.

Add in the remainder of the milk and the second egg and mix thoroughly once more.

Poor palm sized (as in the size of your palm) dollops into a medium temperature pan, greased with butter. Wait until tiny bubbles have begun to form on the surface of the whole pancake and then flip!

Best served with maple syrup, some yummy bacon and our all natural berry sorbet.

(click to see sorbet recipe!)

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Natural Sorbet Recipe

So a favourite recipe of mine that I got from a family friend was her homemade sorbet!

It's a quick 5 minute recipe that can be used with any frozen fruit, but today I've chosen to use frozen berries. It can be a desert on it's own, a light healthy snack, or something yummy on the side - like served with pancakes!

What you'll need:

• 1 large cup of frozen fruit
• 1 teaspoon of either caster sugar or icing sugar
• Blender
• Water
• Desecrated coconut (optional)

Add all the ingredients but the water in the blender. At first the mixture will develop into little balls, 

like cut up frozen fruit.

This is when you begin adding the water.

Start off by adding 1 table spoon, and continue adding tablespoons of water until the consistency is that of sorbet!

Serve in a cute bowl or with pancakes and you're done!

Finally finish by topping the sorbet with a sprinkle of the desecrated coconut.

Too easy!

Love Gi & P xx

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