Health, Fitness, and Life's Other Adventures

Today has been an interesting day.  This month, I have decided to be a bit healthier.  Not like psycho, "I'm going to never eat a donut again and run a marathon every other day" healthy, but I'm just trying out some new healthy alternatives.  

This brings us to Life Lesson # 4: Chocolate is a girl's best friend.  You know how the second you try and cut sugar out of your system, you want to eat more and more of it all the time?  Well for me, I just need a little fix and I'm good. A friend of mine made these heaven sent peanut butter cups that are very easy to make, delicious, and really not that bad for you (2 points on weight watchers - we did the math).

Moral of the story: When in need of a chocolate fix just mix up these bad boys! 

Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Ingredients:

1/2 cup coconut oil (slightly melted, but not hot)

1/2 cup good quality cocoa powder 

1/2 cup natural peanut butter 

1/4 cup raw honey

1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract 

Preparation:

• Prepare a muffin pan with 10 muffin liners.
• Put all ingredients in the bowl of your food processor. Pulse a few times until everything is smooth and nicely combined. (It will be very liquid-y.) Don’t over-mix.
• Pour the liquid fudge into the prepared muffin liners dividing evenly between the ten of them. There will be about a half inch of fudge in each muffin liner.
• Place the muffin pan in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or until the fudge has hardened. (Sometimes I use the freezer and it only takes about 10 minutes)
• Remove the muffin liners from the pan and enjoy your delicious, healthy fudge! Store in the refrigerator.

After making a tasty treat for myself, I decided that it would probably be a good idea, as Fergie would say, to "work on my fitness".  I began this by hopping on the treadmill, which brings us to Life Lesson # 5: Just because you stop moving, DOES NOT mean the treadmill does.  You would think it would be a very simple lesson. Nevertheless, I learned that texting while working out probably wasn't as great of an idea as I thought it was. Moral of the story: Leave your phone until you finish your workout to literally prevent yourself from going over the edge. 

My final lesson of the day was rather amusing.  Life Lesson # 6: Don't trust your iPhone.

When driving in Vancouver and relying on my mobile device, I learned that technology does fail us at times. I mean, unless you enjoy going down dark, creepy roads in the middle of the forest which may or may not house serial killers, you would be wise to listen to this advice. My iPhone, much to my dismay, is not always right. Moral of the story: Sometimes, road signs and regular old maps are just the way to go.

Ciao for now!