Obsessed with breakfast

I haven’t wanted to blog lately.  I think I’m still mad that I killed all my pictures with one stupid push on my smartphone.  If my phone was smarter, it would have warned me that I was the biggest computer turd on the planet.

In other areas of my life, the company that I work with is merging with a larger company.  Let your mind go crazy….stress, personality conflicts, training, meetings, training, meetings, more stress, and more stress….and yet, we put on happy faces and roll with the punches.  What else can you do?  Oh yeah, sometimes I pretend that I’m just working at a coffee stand.  It’s my little defense mechanism so I can go home at night, and sleep, and not want to punch everyone I come in contact with in the throat.

See?!  It’s working great!!

I did promise, all two of you that commented on my facebook picture, a recipe.  Behold………..

Strawberry Coconut Over Night Protein Oats

….or  SCONPO for short, since that just sounds uber appetizing!

So you take a 1/2 cup of old fashioned oats

1/2 Cup of Unsweetened, Vanilla Almond Milk

a teaspoon of chia seeds

and you stir it in a bowl, cover, and refrigerate over night.

Then in the morning, I pop it in the micro for a minute because I prefer it warm.

I then add one scoop of vanilla flavored protein powder and stir until it’s mixed in.  You could add another dash of almond milk here if you like.

I top it off with 4-5 sliced strawberries, a tablespoon of unsweetened coconut and a 1/4 cup of a granola mix (I’ve been using a pumpkin flax seed mix.)

I’ve been stuck on this breakfast combo for the last couple of weeks now, and what I’m finding out is that the bigger breakfast is keeping me fuller throughout the day.  I’m not skipping any meals, but I’m eating less calories, later in the day.

So you’re looking at right around 420 calories and 31 grams of protein.

Enjoy!