Hello, hello and happy Tuesday to you! I hope your day is off to a great start!
My day began nice and early when I headed off to the gym before 6 a.m. to teach my morning spin class. I took the group through a workout that I used on a Thursday morning class two weeks ago when my dad was in town but never ran through with my 6 a.m. Tuesday group!
After the final song, as we were all wiping down our bikes and chatting, my mind started to wander and think about breakfast, as it always seems to do! A smoothie sounded perfect to me after a hot spin class, so I threw one together the minute I walked through the door of our house.
In my smoothie:
- 1 frozen banana
- Frozen berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries)
- 1 scoop Amazing Grass
- Hershey’s dark chocolate cocoa powder
- Chocolate protein powder
- Almond milk
The smoothie tasted delicious and totally hit the spot, but I found myself craving something hot and cheesy after I was done. I cooked up a bowl of scrambled eggs (2 whole eggs + egg whites) with The Laughing Cow creamy pepper jack cheese and it tasted wonderful.
Perfect!
Plans for the rest of the day include work, my 20 week prenatal appointment (!!!), work again and Girls On The Run. And now it’s time to head back out!
I hope you have a great day!
Question of the Morning
- Current favorite breakfast?
My egg white and oatmeal protein pancake has been popping up around here a lot lately, but I have also been loving omelets on the weekends! Unfortunately I’m too lazy to make them myself most weekday mornings and think prepping some chopped veggies the night before would motivate me to incorporate them into more of my morning meals. I should really get on that…
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I’ve been loving yogurt breakfast bowls with toppings like cereal or granola bars! Yogurt is kind of a splurge item for me because it’s expensive around here (small island = high import fees!) but sometimes it’s totally worth it!
I love omelettes too, but also find the prep daunting most weekday mornings. I found that I if I chop up a bunch of veggies, put them in a Ziploc, and store them in the freezer, they keep really well and will last me about 2 weeks. Onions, peppers, and broccoli seem to freeze the best (tomatoes… not so much!)
I recently tried that Amazing Grass powder and it’s great! I’ll have to test out this recipe 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
I totally need to start incorporating smoothies into my diet again!
You give such great breakfast ideas! I think you should include some lunch ideas…going through such a rut in the lunch department. Such a hard time coming up with ideas for work.
Just wondering what kind of protein powder you are using now that you are pregnant? Thanks! 🙂
My favorite thing for breakfast has been egg in a hole. If I could I would eat them every day or eggs benedict but this morning I had tuna salad on whole grain crackers. Not the same at all or really a breakfast item but I’ve been wanting meat protein in the mornings for some reason.
These baby papayas are in stock at my local Costco and they are so delicious! I’ve been chowing on eggs and papaya for the last week. With coffee on the side 😉
Your smoothies always look so good! Oatmeal has been my go to breakfast this week. So easy to heat up at my desk and devour.
Hi Julie,
That smoothie looks awesome and it’s so great to hear how well the pregnancy is going :). Random spin-related question: do you use clip in shoes? If so, would you recommend any in particular? I’m thinking of picking up a pair since my running shoes and gym shoes are on the lighter side and I’ve noticed what a difference the clip ins can make to my workout, so I was just curious! Excited to hear about the 20 week checkup :).
I still haven’t purchased clip-in shoes and definitely need to soon! I know they make a huge difference. I wish I had more advice to share!
I love smoothies! Fruits smoothies, vegetable fruits… All smoothies!
You said you were craving something hot after the smoothie, but would the smoothie would keep you full enough to make it a meal replacement?
Have you talked about spin modifications yet? I love going to spin class and just found out I’m pregnant! I want to keep going, but not sure what I should be doing different now. Thank you for sharing all of your experiences and favorite products!!
Hi Sarah!! You can typically spin as normal (just be aware of an increase in body temperature — and don’t let your body overheat) but as your belly grows, you may want to raise your handlebars for comfort. big congrats to you!!