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Protein Pancakes http://howistayfit.com/cooking/protein-pancakes/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVdQaP6h0NI&t=3s Protein Pancakes Protein Pancakes are something I actually thought I invented.  Until I checked online to find that others already had the idea before me!  These are a big favourite of mine.  At one point I even had my mum dieting on these to lose weight.  She loved them and commented how filling they are! I used just whey and egg whites to make these.  This kept the calorie count minimal.  But if you wanted to, you could always add extras like berries, bananas, oats, honey, nuts, etc.  That’s if you didn’t mind bumping the calories up, then why not. You could use whole eggs rather than just the whites like I did.  But I find this makes the protein pancakes taste a bit more eggy than sweet when the yolk is left in. The nutritional value for these were: You could make these even better by topping them with Low Calorie Maple Syrup or Carame

How I’m trying to rehab my injured knee! http://howistayfit.com/training/injured-knee/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIUWiH5ued4 I have an injured knee! Before I tell you more about my knee, I thought I would share with you a video of some of the exercises I have been doing to try and rehab it.  Please note that this video is for information purposes only.  And if you are carrying an injury, seek professional advice from a specialist.  Don’t just copy what I’m doing and risk making your injury worse!   Anyway, here’s the video. So how did I do it? I injured my knee a few months ago.  It’s a suspected MCL sprain I got from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  I hurt it at the IBJJF No-Gi British Nationals I competed in (but I won a medal at least lol!) Like the moron that I am, I carried on trying to do my MMA training as normal.  So everyday I was either doing boxing, Muay Thai, or Jiu Jitsu, or on some days a mix of all of them!  My injured knee did not like this.  Not at all

How to use a Calorie Counting App, even if you’ve never done it before http://howistayfit.com/diet/calorie-counting-app/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-unnIfiqIE&t=6s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLIzqUxycTI&t=6s If you’ve never used a calorie counting app before, it can be a little intimating.  You may have heard of or seen others using these apps.  But the thought of you using one might leave you scratching your head w ondering where to begin.  This post will show you that calorie counting apps are soooo simple to use.  And with a little practice, you will be able to enter and track your daily food intake in seconds! Video: How to use a Calorie Counting App on Your Phone to Track Food In this video I show you just how easy it really is to use a calorie counting app on your phone! Video: How to use a Calorie Counting App to Track Food When Cooking a Meal for the Family In this next video I show you how you would use the app to track your own

Reading Nutritional Labels on Food Packaging Without Using A Calorie Counting App http://howistayfit.com/diet/food-labels/ Food Labels A fairly common question that I get asked is “how do I actually read the nutritional labels on the back of food packaging?  What is it that I am looking for?”  The answer is pretty straight forward!  Reading food labels is easy once you get the hang of it. To summarise, there are three steps involved in reading food labels: Look out for the serving size you are consuming See if that is the “cooked” or “raw” value if applicable Then look for the calories and macronutrients on the packaging. Simple! Serving Sizes Firstly, let’s talk about serving sizes.  In the UK, you will find that most food lists its nutritional value per 100 grams, as well as sometimes listing by “serving size” too.  What you need to do is figure out how much of the food you are consuming at a given time.  As this often will NOT be similar to the packaging’s lis