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IT’S FRIDAY!!!!!!!! Can you tell I’m excited?!? Because I am RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED! Why? It’s a big weekend, for so many reasons:
1. I get to spend my weekend with my favorite friend in the whole wide world:
2. I don’t have to wake up at 4:45am on Saturday morning! (I will probably wake up earlier on Sunday… but that’s beside the point).
3. I get to eat GLUTEN FREE PASTA at Mia Francesca with my cousin and her friend for some pre-race fuel on Saturday night!
4. I get to run the Chicago Rock N Roll Half Marathon! (okay, actually kinda getting freaked out about this one)
5. I get lots of FREE STUFF at the expo and the race! I’ve never done a big race with an expo before! I’m excited!
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6. I might get to go to a super cheap produce place that I heard about in the Chicago area! (Need to drive there, not the best looking area). Cherries, here I come!
So a couple weeks ago I talked with some friends and realized one of the reasons I binge eat in the evenings is because I’m just not getting enough calories during the day, especially with all the training I’m doing. One thing I’ve done is add a mid-morning snack (which is fantastic!) and another was to increase the calories a bit in my breakfasts. Normally they are around 200-275 calories, the three I looked up and tried out are 350-400 (some need added nut butter to get there).
I also wanted to mix things up! I’ve gotten a little stuck on either a sweet potato with an over easy egg and salsa, or my Apple Pie Oats. I’ve had these recipes bookmarked for ages, so I’m glad I finally decided to try them!
Oatmeal Minus the “Oats” from Carrots N Cake
I looooooved the texture of these “oats”! They tasted great, the cinnamon really helped so definitely don’t omit that!
Fluffy Oatmeal from Carrots N Cake
These were pretty good, but not out of this world. I think I mostly enjoyed them because 1) they were OIAJ (oats in a jar) and 2) I hadn’t made oats with banana in ages, and I missed it!
Chia Pudding from Eating Bird Food
This definitely had a different texture, but I enjoyed trying something new! And the blueberries and banana added in made it even more delicious! I also had to add a lot of extra milk to get it to a consistency I liked, those chia seeds really absorbed a lot of the liquid overnight!
I hope you all have a great weekend too!
What’s a new breakfast recipe that you’ve tried out?
Are you excited about anything in particular this weekend? (other than all the Molly pictures coming your way…)
