Day 2: April 1st!

I started my day off with doing day 2 of the 30-day yoga challenge. I feel so much better when I start my day off well with a little exercise. It makes me want to be better all day long, which is always a good thing. I went on a little walk, too, which felt great. Spring has definitely sprung in Provo and the trees and flowers are beautiful! I thoroughly enjoyed a little brisk walk, even though the wind was biting and I couldn’t handle it for long.

Now I said that I started my day off well, and I didn’t want to give in and eat a bunch of crap. I don’t know about you, but I often crave sweets. CRAVE them! But I know that sugar is terrible for you, and is often the cause of extra belly fat. So I decided to try to make some healthier cookies. Notice I said healthier and not healthy. I want to try to cut sugar out of my diet, not all together, but cut it down. I firmly believe that if you try to do something cold turkey, you’ll often fall and end up binging. Hence the healthier cookies. I think they actually turned out pretty well! I was pleasantly surprised. There’s room to make them even healthier, but also room to make them less healthy. Give them a try if you want something you can have, not guilt free, but less guiltily.

½ cup coconut oil

½ cup coconut palm sugar

¼ cup honey

-Cream these together. For all of the following ingredients, mix well after each addition.

1 egg

1 overflowing tsp vanilla

¼ cup and 1 Tbs all purpose flour

¼ cup and 1 Tbs whole wheat flour

¼ tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

1 ½ cups quick cooking oats

2/3 cup (heaping) chopped pecans

1 Tbs flax seeds

¼ cup butterscotch chips

¼ cup extra dark chocolate chips

I used a small cookie scoop to make the cookies. Bake in preheated oven at 325 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Let them set up for awhile before eating them-they are gooey!

I actually would have preferred them to be a little less gooey. When I make them again I will probably add an extra Tbs of all purpose flour and an extra Tbs of whole wheat flour. I might even add more flax seeds.