It has been a while since I checked in with a WIAW post. My eating has changed quite a bit since the end of my Whole30 in January. I'm still not certain I've found what works for me 100%, but I do know I'm going to keep searching & trying things until I find the balance I'm looking for.
My end goal is a rotation of meals that I know make me feel my best & keep me full until the next one, all while getting me the right balance of micros & macros. Is that too much to ask?
For breakfast, oh, for the past year and a half, maybe two, has been overnight oats.
Sometimes a smoothie if I'm lazy & sometimes a random bagel from the freezer, but usually overnight oats. I think it's time to mix it up, because I'm finally starting to get bored. Here's my attempt at muesli // mixing it up.
Lunch? That's anyone's guess. Wildcard I suppose. This week it was a big bowl of chili with beef & beans, topped with plain Greek yogurt, sprinkle of cheese, jalapenos & some crushed up tortilla chips. I could have eaten this 2 more times. Not because I was hungry, but it just really hit the spot.
Dinners around here? Well it depends on who is cooking.
Does anyone else have a BF // partner // spouse who just seems clueless as to what to eat?
The BF, he's a great cook. He can make pretty much anything you ask for, but he's always lost as to WHAT to cook. So he'll text & ask me. I'll make a suggestion, only to find out he has none of the ingredients. Sigh. Anyone else? Just me? Okay.
So sometimes, he cooks & I eat delicious tacos.
And other times I "cook" for one & eat a little more like this.
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| Wheat thins + goat cheese, bell pepper & mandarin |
So, still trying to find that balance. Wheat thins & goat cheese for dinner probably isn't it. Who knows.
What's your go to breakfast?
Does breakfast keep you full 'til lunch or do you eat a snack too?
What's your favorite type of cheese?
I LOVE honey goat cheese. Mmm.
My usual go-to for breakfast is overnight oats too. I keep thinking of trying one of those crockpot steel cut oat recipes but I haven't had a chance yet. If I'm feeling ambitious, I'll make a fritatta on the weekend and cut it into slices to eat for breakfast during the week. I get by without a snack between breakfast and lunch but I need an afternoon snack to get by between lunch and dinner.
ReplyDeleteI'm too lazy because cleaning oats out of the crockpot is the worst. Haha.
DeleteI definitely need a snack in between lunch & dinner, a little pick me up if you will.
Breakfast never keeps me full until lunch - I reach for my snacks between 1030-11 every day! Usually a piece of fruit or something. I love the creaminess of goat cheese - I also love feta cheese!
ReplyDeleteIf you can believe it, it was like 24 when I had feta for the first time. Life changingly delicious. I love adding it to salads or on top of a pizza. Mmm.
DeleteI need to retry overnight oats. They are too runny for me when I make them. Do you have a trick to make them thicker?
ReplyDeleteGreek yogurt, fo sho.
DeleteOoh, I love nachos or chips+cheese. My favorite go-to breakfast is a bowl of yogurt, nuts, nut butter, and fruit. Isn't it awesome that God gave us all this delicious food to keep us fueled for each day?
ReplyDeleteMmm. I usually add some jam // jelly to my yogurt if I eat it plain, but I'll have to try some peanut butter next time, ooh, or maybe both! PBJ yogurt!
DeleteOvernight oats are definitely an easy go-to for me. When I want a really good and filling breakfast (especially before a long run) I'll make a hash of potatoes, meat, eggs and spinach.
ReplyDeleteI used to eat hash all the time, but it totally slipped off my radar. Thanks for the reminder!
DeleteI love that two of your meals were Mexican food! That's a favorite of mine. I could eat tacos literally every day and never get tired of them.
ReplyDeleteDitto. Tacos are so flexible! And enchiladas too! Which realistically are probably on the menu for this weekend. So easy to toss together, fairly cheap & healthy too.
Deleteovernight oats is my FAV breakfast!
ReplyDeleteDitto! Obviously.
DeleteThanks for stopping by!
I really like overnight oats!! For some reason I mainly only eat them during the summer haha.
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I was definitely that way for a while, but for some reason hot oatmeal just doesn't seem to keep me as full, even if I add the same stuff, I just don't know why.
DeleteFinding balance is a life long journey I find. We find it... and then we lose it. Over and over. But I'd say your goal is the best one to continually strive for.
ReplyDeleteMuesli is a nice detour from overnight oats - its similar, but like its crunchier cousin?
Having a parter who cooks AT ALL is a blessing... especially if he/she makes you tacos :)
I like that, crunchier cousin.
DeleteYeah, he rocks. & those were some damn good tacos to boot. So I can't complain too much.
I miss wheat thins! It's been forever since I've eaten them:)
ReplyDeleteIt had been a while for me too. I was so glad I picked a box up at the store, they were perfect for that honey goat cheese.
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