the beginning of this week started with a profound realization: I am not happy with my relationship with food.
i won’t get into weight, size, shape – etc. – it’s just too touchy of a subject, but the way that i treat food needed to change. and so it did. i woke up tuesday morning and decided that i could change at least one thing. breakfast.
i try to eat a “healthy” breakfast most days, but when i really thought about it, my breakfasts were always loaded with carbs. in fact, i couldn’t think of a single breakfast in the last month that i’d made that had NO carbs. so i thought i’d give it a try. and document it. on instagram :)
day 1: 1 egg, blueberries and a glass of coconut milk. i really like eggs, so this was yummy and sort of a treat since i rarely take the time to cook in the morning. it wasn’t quite enough to really fill me up – i was hungry a couple hours later, but some apple slices and almonds helped with that.
funny thing about eating a healthy breakfast. it makes it so you don’t want to screw up what you’ve started. it’s been so much easier to make healthy choices the rest of the day!
day 2: 2 eggs (i learned) avocado, and a clementine. loved this. the avocado and egg together were sooo yummy and so filling! and the clementine is the perfect little touch sweetness at the end.
day 3: green smoothie! this one had spinach, green apple, bananas and coconut milk. the boys had 2 servings and wanted more! it was really good, but next time i’ll add greek yogurt to fill me up a little more.
day 4: plain greek yogurt, strawberries, blueberries, almonds, pistachios, and pumpkin seeds plus a little bit of honey and coconut milk for sweetness. this was super delicious, but would have been even better if i had sweeter strawberries. don’t you hate that when your strawberries are tangy? this was the perfect amount to keep me full, and i loved adding in nuts for some crunch and texture.
i don’t know if i’ll stick to taking pictures of my breakfast every morning, but this week it helped me to think outside of the box and hold myself accountable.
now, i’m curious. what do you eat for breakfast? any healthy options that i must try?
have a happy friday!
