Being HEALTHY N' SWEET takes a lot of TIME N' PATIENCE!!!

Well lately I've been very anxious, stressed and I guess depressed. I wasn't recognizing myself anymore... I was sick and tired of being sick and tired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All that stress harmed my skin and I started developing dry skin, my nails weren't as strong my hair was very blaaaaaaaaaa and I was always moody. I also started to have lots of acne on my face. Yes I went to see my doctor and guess what he gave me pills all kinds of pills for depression...I said F%^& it!!!!  no pill can heal what I am going through, my body is my temple and it's time to start taking care of it. 

So first thing first I started bringing my ass back to the gym a minimum of 4 times a week and I feel much better and happier especially when I see my ass getting firmer and tighter :)....  I also cut off all sugar from my diet, I've been eating natural dried fruits with no added sugars when I get the sugar craving and it is helping me a lot. I started taking fish oil, Vit D & C my skin looks much better my acne is gone and I am feeling awesome! I am eating very healthy I replaced rice with Quinoa,  I eat lots of veggies and fuits no more red meats just fish and sea food and I replaced cow milk with Soya milk and slowly slowly my diet will be all about macrobiotic... 

I hope I will not get tempted by a big fat chocolate cake with 38749279 calories ... I keep telling myself I am strong and I can do this. I guess what's helping me is that I like the challenge, I love it because it is forbidden, I love to punish myself, test myself and see how long I can go. It's all about WILLPOWER and anyways I release all my stress when I am at the gym so it's all good...lol 

If you want to read more about microbiotics check out this link:

http://macrobiotics.co.uk/recipes.htm

Cheers and stay healthy!

Craving Something Sweet

This morning I woke up, looked outside and the world looked beautiful :) The sun was out and I was smiling :D!!!! 
I opened my window for some fresh air.........But Instead of the fresh air I got a slap in the face from Mr. Cold.


During the day I started craving chocolate so bad; maybe because I didn't receive any chocolate yesterday for Valentines <3 ...
So anyways I made those Cereal Chocolate Balls :) Hope you'll enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 cups of sugar

1/2 cup of cocoa powder

1/2 milk

1 pinch of salt

1/4 of butter ( room temperature )  ***if still cold place in the microwave for about 10 seconds***

1/4 cup of peanut butter

2 cups of cereal ( rice crispy )

2 cups of oatmeal

Preparation:

1. In a big pot mix well the 5 first ingredients until they get to the boiling stage for about 5 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and add the peanut butter and make sure it melts with the rest of the mix
3. Add the cereal & the oatmeal and mix well
4. With a spoon, scoop up small ball size. It should give you around 20 balls depending how big or small you like them :)
5. Place them on a flat surface rack and let them cool, you can put them in the fridge for about 20 min...

20 min later, take them out of the fridge and dig in with a nice cold glass of milk........MmmmmmmmMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!! So sweet and satisfying when you are craving chocolate...I forgot to take a picture but I will next time which it will be very soon.

Enjoy & please let me know if you try out this simple and delicious recipe!

Who came up with this Multi Billion dollar holiday Idea?

Valentine's Day is soooooooooooo cliche & over-rated holiday!!!! I would never want to be Valentines with someone who will only show me their love <3 on Feb 14th... As if it's mandatory to buy a gift, a rose, chocolate or whatever cheesy gift that will make your man or girl's heart pound...My heart better pound everyday not once a year...Am I wrong?

But I have to admit that whoever came up with this holiday is beyond genius and filthy rich! 

Bravo!

 

Do we live in Marshmallow Land? :(

I am looking outside my window & getting depressed just looking at the snow. Everything is so white and gray I feel like I'm living in marshmallow land :( Can you tell that I am not a winter girl. I need more colors in my life!!!
I am so bored today & I miss Mr. Sun ~sigh!!!~ 
So I decided to bake a cake :) But not any cake, my Glossy Lemon Cake! 

Here's an easy & simple recipe, so good you have to try it!
This cake is very simple to make. The intense lemony flavor comes from drenching the tender golden cake with the lemon syrup while its still warm.

What you need for the cake:

1 stick of tbsp of butter ( room temperature )
2/3 cup of sugar preferably superfine
2 eggs
Grated 1 lemon zest superfine
1 cup of self rising flour

What you need for the topping:

6 to 8 tbsp of super fine sugar ( depends how sweet you like it ) and 1 & 1/2 lemon juice.

*** You can use less lemon juice but I like it to be sweet and drenched in syrup ***

Steps:

• First, you need to heat the oven to 350F and make sure you have a cake pan with waxed paper.
• Next, beat the butter and sugar until it becomes creamy. 
• Then beat the eggs one at a time and stir the lemon zest. 
• At last add the flour. Once everything is mixed together tip the mixture into the pan and make sure it is smoothed evenly. 
• Bake for about 20 min until risen and a bit golden.
• Remove the cake from the oven place it on a cooling rack. 
• Once you combine the sugar and lemon juice heat it up until it becomes warm not boiling and immediatley pour over the top of the cake. 
• Let it cool in the pan for about 15 to 20 minutes. Once cooled, cut it into little squares & enjoy!  Mmmm Heaven...

*** You can also add 1 cup of dried cherries, blueberries or cranberries to your mixtures ***
 

My Master Piece :D <3 I know that the picture quality is not that great because I took it with my phone but it gives you an idea of how it should look like!

Enjoy! & Please Comment ~

When I say what makes your brain tickle? I don't mean tickle me Elmo :p

This blog will be all about the things that makes my brain go a trillion miles a second; it could be about a new recipe I tried, a book that I read, a new line of makeup that I discovered or just someone said something and my brain went binary 0110110 on me ... Anyways you get the point!!!!

Enjoy & Please post ~