Banana-Oat Pancake

I love pancakes! 

My borderline high blood sugar levels though has pushed me to look for lower calorie alternatives. I am ecstatic I found the recipe for "banana oats pancake". 

Wanted: Healthy Eating Buddies

So I have been into high fiber, colorful healthy eating for the past years. Sharing with you my favorite dishes and hoping you will hop into (pun intended) my "crazy for greens" diet. 

BREAKFAST

Above is a recipe I found while browsing Google articles - "Oats Bread" which my cousin Lejin has been baking for me. The bread has eggs, milk and bananas for flavoring. No sugar or any other ingredient is added. I love munching on it matched with my warm milk. 

"Orange" You Glad

 

photo by Mhark Parchamento

"Orange" You glad there are Oranges?

For one, oranges provide us Vitamin C. There's also that naturally sweet juice that's amazing to sip with its citrus smell that lasts long after the last bite. 

I'd squeeze the orange's peels each time and each time I would be amazed at the popping out of lovable scent that brings back childhood happy memories. 

In the photo, taken on a Friday favorite day   you can see me playing around and juggling my oranges just for fun so yeah, you can derive childish joy too from those vividly colored nature's gift!

So there, have I triggered "Orange" cravings? Go grab 'em "Orange" goodness now! 😙

Still Going Green

#breakfast #healthyliving #myweightlossjourney

A post shared by thelettersinnovember (@zenskulasa) on May 15, 2017 at 3:07pm PDT

So I'm still on track with my healthy eating habit yay! I actually gained a bit of weight the past month since many concerned friends and family have been telling me "too thin" doesn't look good on me. I trusted their good suggestion and ate a larger serving of each meal. Now I'm back to square one and mastering this healthy living thingy haha! I recently attended a convention, medical one where a speaker reminded us to eat at least five kinds/ servings of veggies and fruits each day. That and proper exercise is what I am imposing to myself. So far, so good. Join me?

Healthy Eating Is The Key To Losing Weight

There are many people that are fighting hard to lose weight. Especially mothers that naturally gain weight as the result of pregnancy. It can be hard as you will the scales to show you smaller numbers, and you stare in the mirror hoping your belly fat goes away.

A lot of people start exercising like crazy to try and lose weight - which is good! You need to exercise, as it helps you burn calories. However, the problem arises when you start eating more calories than you burn. This will just cause you to put on weight, or maintain it.

What you really need to do is start eating healthily and having a healthy diet. This will help you reduce your calorie intake, and burn more than you take in. As a result, you’ll soon lose weight.

You may be wondering; how can you eat healthily to lose weight? Don’t worry, I have some guidance that will help you do just that:

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Cheat Day!

Sunday! #OOTD

A post shared by thelettersinnovember (@zenskulasa) on Mar 11, 2017 at 9:48pm PST

Who doesn't love cheat days? Hihihi, most certainly not me! As you can see, I kinda lost a lot of weight in the past six months. People have been calling me skin and bones already! I have been telling them I only look so thin because I have a small facial frame. No one agrees save for ze BFF and ze hubby LOL.

Anyway, when I have the access to ice cream I do scream for it! My all time fave flavor is of course Rocky Road- a phrase dad loved to pronounce as "Rough Road" haha! I can almost hear him saying "WOW Rough Road" while I happily licked on the sweet treat like a little child. The photo I posted above on IG was taken by the hubby. I could now bully him into taking photos of me even in public take note! Ha-ha!

I love it that I now fit in leggings without being mistaken for being preggy haha! Off shoulder blouses are a hit on my side of the world now. I am enjoying it! I wish I could be back wearing shorts since summer is around the corner here. I am currently dealing on nasty things on my skin- will tell you about that when I heal 'em LOL.

Anyway the purpose of this post is to remind women out there who are into healthy eating like me (Ahem) not to overdo dieting. Take time for a sweet treat so as not to get lunatic LOL.

Ice cream anyone!

Health Is Wealth

Okay, photo above was taken at a hotel. Review to follow. When? That remains unknown LOL. Anyway, I have succeeded in achieving the normal weight for my body built. My problem now is my blood which lacks hemoglobin. I am blaming it on my not so balanced eating habits for the past months. Guilty, yes I am. Yesterday I finally had the courage to take in a vitamin supplement with iron. Eeeehh I ended up nauseated and dizzy. To cut the story short, I am back to square one. I will try another brand on Sunday, haha. Somebody please put some sense into this crazy brain and force me to heal myself pronto! Got to work for now. No worries, I am eating health today. Swear! Aaahh no swearing tehee! :D

No Time To Cook? No Problem!

When you have a to-do list that is as long as your arm and you feel like you are going to crumble from all the pressure, even the smallest of household duties can sometimes tip you over the edge. Moms these days are expected to be able to do it all - hold down a full-time job, keep the house immaculate and ferry their kids from one after-school club to the other every single day! If that didn't sound exhausting, add on the fact that more often than not, moms also have to make sure their children are eating healthily too. It can be all too tempting just to cave and order takeout when the last thing you feel like doing is spending hours slaving away in the kitchen. Sometimes, this isn't even a bad thing - the occasional takeout never harmed anyone! But make a habit of it and you could not only jeopardize your own health, but you could instill unhealthy habits into your kids. Convenience food and fast food is even said to have addictive qualities, so the more you can stay away from it, the better for your whole family. But what do you do when you honestly don't think you have time to cook? The first thing to remember is that you don't need to be cooking a spectacular three-course meal every night for you, your partner and your children. Something simple will suffice, and simple doesn't mean you need to compromise on taste. Plus, there are plenty of ways you can save time in the kitchen - a tasty, healthy meal can even be out in 30 minutes or less providing you know what you are doing! Here are some time-saving tricks you just HAVE to use in your kitchen today.

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Why Your Health Is Not Just About What You Eat

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Have you ever wondered how some people can seemingly eat whatever they like without gaining any weight as much as they would love to, and then others seem like they only have to look at some food and before they know it, they’ve gained a few extra pounds?

It’s not fair, right?

The thing is, we’re constantly told that diet is so important in regards to our weight and health in general.

Whilst it certainly is one of the most important lifestyle factors, it can be frustrating and actually pretty misleading for this information to be given to the people in the examples above as the only factor in why they either can or cannot lose or gain weight.

The Great Switch To Healthy Eating

cooking- Sunday 😜 #homesweethome #healthyeating

A photo posted by thelettersinnovember (@zenskulasa) on Oct 1, 2016 at 5:42pm PDT

I've been ranting about weight loss and healthy eating for many years here in TLIN. I honestly have been struggling to live what I preach. Not until I had dizzy spells! Soda was too hard to break up with. But I did it again! I've been soda free for more than six months now! Yet I still had a problem with my sugar intake. I am a dessert monster! Well, used to be! I am now choosy with the sweets I take in and I am so proud! haha- no more ice cream, loads of it and cake. I can now manage to just have one tiny bit of icing touching my lips to be satisfied. Tomatoes, onions, green leafy veggies they are now my great loves! Congratulate me!!!! hehe Below is my latest photo in a tiny black dress haha. I never really thought I'd lose those unsightly bulges but I did. Still have a lot of healthy eating and exercising to do but I wanna grow old strong so the challenge is accepted! Join me!

#OOTD- The Great Gatsby Night

A photo posted by thelettersinnovember (@zenskulasa) on Dec 7, 2016 at 3:23am PST

Story about the outfit above to follow soon!