High Protein Pancake Recipe (Low Carb)

I’ve mastered the do or die willpower that it takes to drop 5 lbs in a week.  I feel like it’s gift just as much as it is a weakness.  I have a photoshoot on Wednesday so I’ve been eating very clean for about 1-2 weeks (with the exception of ice cream pie on Easter).  I know I can look my best by following a strict eating regimen but this tends to cause me to fall off the bandwagon as soon as my shoots are over.  Do you need a set date to stay on course like me?

If so, pick an event or random date you want to weigh “X” and stick to it!  I love sweets so really, when I say eat clean, I mean, skipping dessert and impulse snacks like Swedish fish while shopping at IKEA.  I know that once I reach my date, I can have a cookie or cupcake… and I reward myself with one.  The resistance is only temporary and helps build willpower.

As mentioned in a previous post, I’m loosely following pal’s Katrina and Karena’s Tone It Up diet plan for my photoshoot.  They have a 14-day event slim down guide with details for each day leading up to the event.  

So, what have I been eating while trying to slim down? 

I fell in love with a breakfast called the protein pancake.  It’s genius.  I love carbs in the morning but to really get your muscle to show, you need to cut back on the carbs – not completely.  I have this with 1/2 grapefruit most mornings.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 a banana
• 1/4 cup egg whites
• 1 scoop Vanilla whey protein powder sweetened with stevia
• 1 tbsp ground flaxseed (I use chia seeds, try folding them in after they’ve been sitting in the almond milk for 10 minutes for extra volume)
• 1/2-1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons of unsweetened vanilla almond milk (this is my addition to the TIU recipe)

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl or mug.  I know my flax seeds are not all ground up, my blender broke.

You mix and mash with a fork or hand held blender like me, and put into a pre-heated greased frying pan.  Let the bottom set so that it’s easier to flip.  Some times I put the lid on.  It should take 3-5 minutes.

See the edges start to turn color?

When the bottom of the pancake seems solid, flip it over.

It comes out look just like a freaking pancake!  Gluten-free pancakes too boot.  Sorry vegans.  I make this with chocolate protein powder and leave out the banana and seeds, for a dessert if I’m craving it.

Serving Size – 1 GIANT Pancake, about 200 calories, with over 20 g protein (depends on your protein powder), 4 g of fiber and 4 g of fat.

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