We Are All Human

My reasons for starting this blog make up a very short list.

1.) To share my passion with people and be able to teach, educate & share with them health & fitness topics, easy enough.

2.) To show that we are all human.

For years, being on Instagram actually frustrated me, because I would naturally follow fitness focused accounts for inspiration, but in the end I realised every time one of their photos popped up on my news feed, I actually felt like shit. I am just being honest here. They not only looked perfect all the time, but they seemed to be so strict with their diet & somehow only had one cheat meal a week, if any.  I would in turn look in the mirror and think, “Jeez, I am so weak?” “I don’t know how they do it.” “What is wrong with me?” “Why can’t I be that strict?” “Why can’t I look that good?” “Why do my photos suck & theirs look like a million bucks?”

I have a best friend, who is kind of pushy, in a supportive sense, and I love her for it.  For a solid year though, she has been questioning me as to why I don’t start a blog, put photos of myself on Instagram, or get actively involved in the health & fitness game & I always had some sort of excuse. Truth was, I felt insignificant, uninspiring & lame next to all the girls that already existed in the Instagram world. I thought, “Who would want to follow me?”  Then I realised… Why do I need to be perfect? Perhaps there are some girls out their who need a role model the way I need a role model. Someone that goes out on a Thursday night & has a platter of sushi, then goes out again Friday night and has chicken & waffles, wakes up, goes to the gym & has a healthy breakfast & lunch & doesn’t beat herself up about the night before.

Well, I am not sure if I would call myself a role model, but I definitely want to try to be my own kind of role model. This is who I am! Sometimes I have 3-4 cheat days in a row, but it’s just life! Next week I will be better, next week I will try harder & train harder; but then the week after that I will probably eat like crap again. I realised this is just who I am. I can’t keep up with perfect. I like junk food, I like eating out, I like socialising & eating popcorn with extra salt at the movies, having a chocolate bar at night & enjoying a few bags of chips while watching the rugby game! It’s who I am, take it or leave it! 🙂

OK JUST GET TO THE RECIPE!

ANYWAY… enough ranting! For those days when you want to be ‘good’ here is a super delicious berry almond oat recipe for breakfast or after training that was completely inspired by a gorgeous friend of mine on Instagram, Martina – @blondeeestuff , who inspires me daily in more ways than one!

So here it is, my BERRY ALMOND OATS RECIPE!

INGREDIENTS

For Almond Oats:

• 1/3 Cup Oats

• 2/3 Cups Almond Milk

• 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract

• 5-6 Ground Almonds

• 1 Scoop of Vanilla Whey Protein Powder

• 1 Tbsp Organic Sugar Free Peanut Butter / Nut Butter Of Choice

For Berry Compote:

• 1/3 Cup Frozen Assorted Berries

Toppings:

• Almonds

• Chia Seeds

• Activated Granola

• Flaked Almonds

• Goji Berries

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat small saucepan over medium-high heat. Fill with almond milk, oats, ground almonds and vanilla extract.

2. Bring to a boil. Turn heat down to create a simmer. Continuously stir till desired consistency is reached, preferably slightly thick.

3. In separate bowl add frozen assorted  berries and pop into the microwave on 500 Watts for 2 Mins or until they have reached a thick liquid consistency.

4. Once oats are cooked remove from stove top. Add vanilla protein powder and peanut butter to pot and mix until thoroughly integrated.

5. Ladle oat mixture into bowl, remove berries from microwave (Be careful, bowl may be hot!) and spoon on to top of oats. Add toppings and voila!

ENJOY! ♥

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