Yay, It's pancake day on Tuesday! (P.s these are not American style pancakes, but the style served to me as a kid, I am from Wales, they are more like crepes if you're American)

These are my 'Vegan Protein Pancakes'

Enjoy

The Ingredients:

• 1 Cup of Plain flour
• 1/4 cup of plant based protein powder (Pea, Hemp, soy etc)
• 1 tbsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Syrup (Maple, agave etc)
• 2 Cups of cashew milk

What you need to do:

• Mix dry ingredients together (I find it easier to use a large jug so you can poor the mix directly into the pan later)
• Add syrup and gradually add the milk as you beat it all together with a whisk.
• Pour into a hot non stick frying pan, when bubble appear and the pancake looks kind of firm, flip over and cook for a few minutes on the other side.

Serves 2 people, you get 2 pancakes each yippeeeeee.
Per Serving:
375 KCAL
19.4g Protein

 1) Tabata Timer

There’s nothing more annoying than having to check your timer while trying to immerse yourself in a HIIT workout. This app is a lifesaver, it has a very basic interface which lets you easily input and start a workout in one click, it has different ‘bell’ sounds for work and rest, so there’s no need to look at your phone until your workout is done.

Basically it’s a nice, simple, easy to use app.

2) Sweatcoin

This is a great app to motivate you to walk more, it’s basically a step counter that converts your steps into ‘Sweatcoins’ and you can use them to buy or purchase discounts on fitness and nutrition related products. I’ve managed to get some lovely things on here, such as a simply cook pack, magazine subscriptions and healthy snack bars for my little one. It just runs in the background of your phone and your ‘sweatcoins’ build up fairly quickly. You can also pool your ‘sweatcoins’ with family and friends to use them to purchase expensive items such as holidays.

3) Zombies, Run!

Look, I know not everyone is a Zombie fan. But I literally hate running, I’m more of a weight lifting type of gal, but this app makes me want to run!!!

It’s more of a game than a fitness app, you run to a storyline, you can use your own playlist (I purposely created a ‘metal’ playlist as I felt this to be more Zombie friendly - LOL)
Each time you run you complete a mission and get to be the hero, collecting supplies as you go to grow your base.

The only downside is that I got very attached to some characters and ermmm well it’s a zombie game isn’t it, don’t mean to do spoilers, but there obviously will be casualties.

4) The Walk

From the same creators as Zombie, Run! So I was obviously going to like this one. For days when a run seems too much or you’d just rather a long walk instead.

If Zombies aren’t your thing you may also prefer this one.
Basically you’re given a package that could save the world and end up walking the equivalent of the length of the UK. It’s really fun if you like immersing yourself in a story and you want to make walking a bit more fun.

5) Hussle
I love this app, it allows you to go to different gyms without being tied into a monthly membership. It’s also great if you are traveling.

Myself and my husband use it to have a cheap spa day (lots of gyms include gym, swim, sauna, steam rooms and even spa pools) Nuffield Health and Village are very lovely fitness centres to visit.

Firstly, What is a gratitude journal?
It's what it says on the tin. It's a diary in which you record things that you are grateful for.

So what are the benefits of physically writing down the things that you are grateful for?

1) It helps you to improve your self esteem.
Keeping a daily journal of things that you are grateful for , helps you to appreciate the things you have and appreciate all that you have achieved - no matter how big or small. It can help you zone in on your own life and to stop comparing yourself to others.

2) It can help you to become more positive in your daily life!
When you see all the things you love about your life in written form, you tend to spend less time and energy focusing on negative things that are out of your control. Becoming more optimistic and giving most of your energy to positive things can have an amazing impact on your life.

3) It helps you to banish self limiting beliefs.
What we expect from life is what tends to show up. If you constantly think "Things will always go wrong for me" the that is what you will keep zoning in on. You stop looking for and seeing the opportunities around you.
However, If you are constantly showing yourself evidence of all the awesome stuff that happens in your life, you will start to expect it, start to spot the opportunities and start taking them!