Food Cravings

Why We Get Fat Simplified

Saw this very interesting video a couple of days ago and thought it was share worthy. A simple explanation as to why we get fat. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYlIcXynwE

Delicious Food Hack

As a foodie, one of my favorite indulgences is baking cupcakes. The downside, cupcakes aren't know for being healthy. Well the other day I was on Pinterest and I found the best thing ever: a cupcake hack. If you mix regular store cake mix and 1 cup of greek yogurt you might not necessarily get healthy cupcakes, but you'll get a healthier version of cupcakes! I have personally tried and love it, and not only does it taste just as good, but it taste better than regular cupcakes. Not only does this "recipe" include greek yogurt but it also helps you stay away from vegetable oil and fatty egg yolks.  One thing you should note if you try this, when you bake with the yogurt substitute, it take a lot longer to bake than it says on the cake mix box. When I first tried it I thought I did something wrong because my cupcakes just wouldn't bake, but don't worry it does take double the time to bake.

Remember

My Favorite Healthy Meal:

                                                                   Veggie Wrap

Ingredients: 
- 1 tortilla
- chopped lettuce
- spinach ( I like to slice the spinach into "strips" to hide it)
- shredded carrots
-jalapenos ( for an extra kick)
- hummus

1. Microwave the tortilla to soften it so it rolls easier
2. Heap on the lettuce, spinach, and carrots
3. Cut up the jalapenos and sprinkle them on top of your veggies
4. For the hummus I like to take 4 half spoons and and put them in each corner of the tortilla
5. Roll it up and you have a delicious veggie wrap :)
     
    If I'm a mood to eat meat, I like to a couple of strips of grilled chicken

                                              Enjoy!

All you need.

The Hardest Part

       The hardest part about losing weight isn't the workout or having to give up your beloved favorite junk food (mine was salt and vinegar chips) or even getting inspired, the hardest part for me up until today is time. Finding time to actually work out is quite frankly the hardest part of working out! Michelle Obama loves to go on Disney Channel or whatever and talk about how important our 60 minutes of exercise a day is; easier said than done. Between waking up at 6:00 am and the hours of homework I get, I can't even imagine how hard it must be for an adult to find time to go to the gym. As a junior in high school if I'm not doing homework or studying or fretting about yet another standardized test I need, I kinda just wanna sleep. And I bet a lot of you out there feel the same way. No! Even though pushing your self is the hardest part, its the most crucial.You have to remember why you even wanted to workout or go to the gym in the first place- to become the better you! Nothing feels better than you've put in the effort and you see that golden number on the scale because that achievement is yours! So get up, stop making excuses, and work towards that goal, because believe me 50% of the weigh loss battle actually making the time to step on a treadmill- it only get easier.