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Working Towards My Goal One Brownie at a Time!

The best project you'll ever work on is you!

What a week! In my last post, I confessed to some not-so-desirable qualities that I possessed and am happy to see go! That was a vulnerable post for me, as it would be for most people.One of my goals that I listed was that I wanted to hit a couple fitness goals that I had set for myself. This week, I got a tad bit closer to achieving where I want to be! I usually attempt to plan out the week in my Erin Condren planner, which is the absolute best planner ever!! I will try to write out a workout, meal and to do plan for the week and usually by day two, all is lost. I get lazy, slack a bit, and give up, resorting to sleeping in and going to Chipotle. This week I got a little sidetracked but pulled myself together and finished the week out strong!
 My workout goal was to go to the gym at least 5 days, done! I was so happy and much more relaxed after it too! Proving that I want it to become a permanent fixture, so obsessed! Making myself a better me is the bottom line to all my goals. A massive part and the hardest part for me in my fitness journey has been changing my eating habits! I love food, live to eat for sure! However, without the diet, I might as well be on the couch and forgetting the gym all together. One dessert habit that babe and I do frequently is brownies and ice cream, I'll make a pan on brownies and all week we'll have it after dinner. This is not a good habit but an oh-so-yummy one! I stumbled upon a black bean brownie recipe via Bodybuilding.com. I was looking for a way to keep the sweet taste without the calories, sugar and fat. I am not a fan of change, especially with my precious dessert, but I figured why not!
This recipe gave the option to add bittersweet chocolate chunks, which is a saving grace for me. It also called for chocolate protein powder to help keep you fuller longer. I'm thinking of adding things to make them even better and easier to transition to. Brad enjoyed them, I liked them but it's definitely a transition. I found a healthier version of the ice cream as well with a salted caramel praline frozen yogurt, little changes! Slowly but surely, I'll learn to trade my unhealthy habits for good ones! It is definitely a work in progress.

Black Bean Brownies

Shopping List:
  • 1 can of black beans
  • 1/3 cup Melted coconut oil, I use LouAna
  • 1/4 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder, gotta get the Hershey's!
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cupRaw Stevia
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 scoopChocolate protein powder, I use Dymatize Gourmet Chocolate
  • Optional: 1/4 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate, I used Guiradelli
Let's get it going!
Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a 8x8 or 9x9 pan.
Drained and rinse the black beans, set aside. Melt the coconut oil, I microwaved this at 100% power for 10 seconds. Take 3 eggs, yolks and all and beat them a bit. Take the ingredients and blend them up! High power for about a minute. If you want to add in the chocolate, fold it in after the blender. You want chunks! Pour all this in the brownie pan and bake for 20-25 minutes. They suggested that if you like your brownies fudgy, to let them sit for a bit before you indulge. These brownies are only 218 calories, 15.5 grams of fat, 14 grams of carbs and 10.5 grams of protein! They will definitely assist in your fitness gains!
Gotta love the Gump!
Keeping the motivation going to achieve your goals, whether they are fitness related or not! 

..xobb
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