Hi beautiful people! š Can you believe itās already June? Eeeee. Love it! And what better way to bring in a beautiful (and hopefully sunnier) new month than with a delicious round of WIAW.
I started off the first day of June the same way I start off any other dayā¦ with tea and breakfast prep.
Eggy banana steel cut oats with blueberries, coconut butter, and vanilla pudding.
Did you know that the first of June also happens to be International Childrenās Day? I donāt think itās that commonly celebrated over here in North America, but because my parents were born and raised in Europe, and grew up celebrating it themselves, they always get me a little something specialā¦
This year it was a little panda charm for my Pandora bracelet *squeak*.
Amanda Panda. Get it? š No, I will never grow upā¦ nor will I ever get tired of theseā¦
Cookie Dough & Killer Strawberries
What? You donāt use empty jam container lids as plates? Pssh. Get with the times! Orā¦ donāt; I was just too lazy to go rummaging through the cupboards, so I grabbed the first thing I saw. Hey, whatever works. And speaking of whichā¦ what kind of magic are they working to pump out strawberries that grow as big as my face? I should probably be at least a tiny bit concerned, but theyāre just too darned tasty.
And you know what else is tasty? Breakfastā¦ which is why I decided to have it again when lunch time rolled around. To get my veggies in, I figured Iād throw a salad beast in there too, just for good measure.
Salad beast; vanilla tofu protein smoothie; Greek yogurt with puffs, Sunshine, and trail mix.
Confession: I havenāt eaten a typical lunch-type lunch inā¦ ohhhhhā¦ 5 days or so? I just havenāt been craving the savory stuff like I normally do, so why try and force it? To wind up cranky and unsatisfied?
Naaaaahhh.
In the past, I adhered to the wonky belief that only breakfast and snacks were āallowedā to be sweet, so Iād force myself to eat savory lunches and dinners even if I wasnāt feeling them. No bueno. Unhappy tummy = unhappy Amandaā¦ much more satisfying to go with what your gut is telling you (oh and by the way, I really donāt care much for the word gut), and although lunch managed to silence my talkative gut for a little while, it wasnāt long before it started speaking up againā¦
ā¦ and againā¦
Quite the chatterbox, my gut is.
Crazy afternoon hunger. Itās hard to handle sometimes ā especially when it hits you in the middle of a run. What. the. hell? How is it possible to get hungry so quickly when I literally just ate before I walked out the door? Stomach. Seriously. Knock it off. I would like to enjoy activities other than eating. Thanks.
Thatāt not to say that I donāt enjoy eating, because I very much do, especially when breakfast is involvedā¦
Pumpkin bake with banana, cream cheese, and roasted almond butter.
Yes, that makes today a triple breakfast day. Donāt say it. Justā¦ donāt say it. Breakfast overload, I know. Watch, tomorrow Iām gonna end up having something very un-breakfast-like for breakfast ā like a tofu stir fry or something. Naaaaaahh. Never gonna happen.
And now if youāll excuse me, loves, Iām off to test the strength of my nerves watch game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, which my Canucks will hopefully be winning (sorry Jess, I still love you!).
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Have you been craving more sweet or savory foods lately?
Has your appetite been out of control like mine?
First, that coffee mug in the first pic is AMAZING. I want it.
My hubby bought me a pandora bracelet last Christmas š He filled it with a bunch of charms, but I am really looking forward to adding and mixing it up!! Pandas are my FAVORITE zoo animal, so I will have to get one added to my bracelet. Twinsies? š
I have got to learn to trust and listen to my body like you do! I feel like I am constantly hungry or at least fearing being hungry and therefore always thinking about food. What a great, vicious cycle š
On a more positive note, I love your Pandora bracelet! I received one when I was 16 and have been filling it up with new charms ever since. It is probably one of my most favorite and special items that I own š
When I wasnāt eating enough, I was CONSTANTLY thinking about food, too. I couldnāt do anything else because I wasnāt able to focus on anything besides āwhen will it be time to eatā. I still get that way sometimes, but itās a lot better now š
Breakfast is the best meal of the day..so eating it for all 3 meals is perfectly okay in my book! š
I have been alot more hungry as well, and as my recent posts state āStuck in the almond butter jarā.
The panda charm is so cute! I have a pandora bracelet too and I love when my parents give me a charm for a special occasion. They never do on international childrenās day though haha!
Your food pictures all look absolutely amazing!
I want a pandora bracelet now! š By any chance, did you get it off the internet? So I can just conveniently get one too? hoohoohoo š
I didnāt, no š Thereās a Pandora store where I live, so I got it from there.
Okay, Iām sorry, I canāt take this anymore. PLEASE CAN I COME TO YOUR HOUSE?!
Seriously, just everything you eat, I just want in my tummy right now. Iāll pay for you to be my personal chef?!
I have such a sweet tooth that if I let it take control, I would live on breakfasty sweet foods. But I actually force myself to have a sweet breakfast and two savoury meals and then all my snacks can be sweet because otherwise I think I would get a sweet overload and I would never have any ānormalā meals!
The panda charm is absolutely adorable. And what a lovely day to celebrate ā Iāve never heard of it despite living in Europe. I had always said to my parents growing up that there should be a ākidās dayā because there is a Fatherās Day and Motherās Day and I wanted an extra excuse for presents haha! Theyād always respond by saying āEvery day is kidās day ā you get enough treats!ā haha! Now Iām going to tell them there is such a thing muhaha!
What is in that bowl of chocolatey goodness?! It looks amazing!!
My appetite has been totally out of control now that Iām focusing more on my health by increasing my calories and reducing my exercise, itās crazy! Iām not bothered by it though, Iām trying to gain weight and itās another excuse for me to eat more sweet things YAY š
Haha! You can come over for breakfast (or lunch/dinner) any time š I used to think that Iād eat nothing but sweet things if I ālet myself goā, but it never really happened! If I ate what I wanted, and it was too many sweet things, then Iād def. experience the sweet overload and start craving more savory stuff.
And the chocolatey bowl of goodness is some Greek yogurt mixed with coconut milk, a chocolate muffin, strawberries, and chocolate pudding.
I am SO there. If I ever come to your country I really am!
Oooh do you have a recipe for the muffin?! You know how I am an avid baker..
Triple breakfast day sounds like the best day possible :))
That panda charm is soo cute, glad your parents remembered the ChildrenĀ“s day!! š
Well, my apetite is lately also a bit out of control. I feel like I am hungry the minute right after I finish my breakfast/lunch/dinner/whateverā¦ I am always looking around for something more to eat:)
my appetite is WEIRD.. it always gets weird when im on my period, which would explain it.. but yeah i crave sweet things but then again i dont crave anything! either way.. you EAT such delicious food!
Haha, love it! Breakfast foods are my favourite. Sometimes I crave more salty foods, other times sweet ones. Recently Iāve been consuming waaay too much chocolate etc. and it made my sweet cravings out of control, so Iām trying to cut back on that a little.
MmMm, all those breakfastes looks delicious! And if you feel breakfast for dinner, why not eat it!? Im so happy that you actually allow yourself that, what a freedom to have š
And you bracelet is so beautiful!
You should do some outfit of the day posts! You are so gorgeous and appear to have wonderful style! š
*blush* Awwwr. Thank you š I can def try to do more stuff like that.
amanda, you are a girl after my own heart ā 3 breakfasts in a day!? you are a star! love it. ive been craving salty most of the time these days ā but for breakfast i always want sweet!!! itās weird though that iāve been doing more salty than sweet lately though in general ā ive even been having savory snacks which is totally unheard of for me! (though this has meant that ive gotten to try new snacks like roasted plantain chipsā¦ i was totally missing out!)
yummmmm your pumpkin rocks! looks soo good!! i get hungry at weird times sometimes- and i will just listen! they are random times too!
I love breakfast so much so why donāt I just give in and eat it more than once in a day? Good question, self. Good question. I want to swim in that coconut butter. Mine never gets that melty š I was suddenly hungry during my run today too!! How bothersome, but did you know it was Natāl Running Day? I ran a race on Memorial Day and seriously my hunger would not end. Obviously I listened to my bod and continued to feed it. Duh.
P.S. I kinda think itās funny to see you and Jess root on opposing hockey teams š
āgrats to you and your boys. weāll getcha soon! just have to start biting fingers. didnāt know that was how you guys played up there š
i think there was a good solid week (okayā¦probably longerā¦) where Iād have my cereal bowls for breakfast and then sweet waffles for lunch because I hated having to decide between the two! Iād try and encourage myself to break out of the rut but nothing else was even a little bit appealing so I just rolled with it š
Run today?! That sounds promising!
Normally the heat kills my appetite, but itās been raging lately too. I always crave sweets, but I tend to crave them even more it seems when I start out my day with something sweetā¦which is all the time. I rarely wake up wanting scrambled eggs or an omelet. Bring on the chocolate oats with pb and peanut butter puffin cereal loaded with fruit!
My cravings go from sweet to savoury and back and forth. But latley im into the sweet stuff,
why not, right?
CUTE panda charm. š
Your sweets look soooo delicious! Iām into sweets (ie berries and dairy) for lunch most days. Itās not that I donāt like savory, but it just easier for me to pack the breakfast-type lunches for work. I sometimes feel like I could live off cottage cheese, oatmeal, and fruitā¦
Lately, Iāve been hungry more than usual because of my high volume training the past 2 weeks. I feel like all I do is train and eat.
All of your breakfasty items make me so happy! Itās weird because Iām the opposite- normally I crave sweet but lately Iāve been wanting salty. Go figure!! I am making your pumpkin bake soon btw š
And as you know my appetite was insaaane for awhile now but itās calmed down slightly. I find I can go longer between meals which is nice! For me the key is to eat a little more than I think I needā¦ not to feel stuffed, just to feel FULLY satisfied. Itās working out great so far!
I know Iām probably repeating the other comments above ā but my appetite has been going out of control recently. To be honest, it scares me because it reminds me of my past āsadā days (if you get what I mean.) I donāt restrict myself or anythingā¦but I donāt know what to do when I get starving-hungry at 12:00am midnight. I actually ended up having a snack literally in the middle of the night few days ago. Have you experienced anything like this? (p.s. my calorie intake is typically >2500)
Love your eats ā strawberries are insane right now. I <3 them! My appetite has been kind of supressed with now- I'm not sure why!
breakfast 3 times a day? my dream.
thanks for solving my meal plan for tomorrow.
I love how you celebrate Childrenās Day ā what a great holiday and such a cute charm!
I too have noticed my hunger to be out of control these past few days ā Iāve been snacking on lots of sweets ā lots of smoothies, fruit, cereal ā I think itās the change of weather ā the weather has been so warm! Iām not complaining though ā I just love summer!
How do you like twitter? I still have to join!
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I. am. so. addicted. Itās not even funnyā¦
That is so cute about the National Childrenās Day! We donāt celebrate it over here, but we definitely should. Iāll have to remember this somehow for whenever I have kids..cause thatās just too cute. š
My appetite has been out of control, too!! I recently upped my calories and my bodyās responded to it by being hungry all.the.time.
Isnāt that just the weirdest thing!? Itās like you think eating more will decrease your hunger, but it actually has the opposite effect! Strange things, our bodiesā¦
Laaaaaaahuv it!! A perfect breakfast trifecta! Breakfast will ALWAYS be my favorite meal of the dayā¦I just donāt understand how some people can say they donāt eat it! Blasphemy!
Your bracelet is adorable! Love all the little charms!
Your jar lid plate is SO classyā¦especially since I wouldnāt even think to grab anything to set it onā¦from hand, to mouth! Ask me no questions and Iāll tell you no lies! š
Iāve been craving sweet like CRAZY lately! I donāt usually have a huge sweet tooth, but I can already sense my tolerance going up a bit! Eek!
Lol oh the jar lid was me trying to be civilized. Normally Iād just put it on the laptop or the tableā¦ or not even put it down.
Iām kookoo bananas for your tea mug! Itās adorable š all of your eats look fantastic!
LOVE the panda charm! How sweet! I have seen those pandora bracelets! I think they are so cool! Its fun to collect charms for them!
LOVE the sweets for every meal! I actually crave sweets all day sometimes too! I will do eggs with maple syrup , pancakes for lunch, or pb puffins cereal ( which I need asap! ) but you catch my drift, when Im craving sweet , I roll with it!
Love ya girl! Have a great night! xoxo
Wow I thought you only had 2 breakfasts today, not 3!!! I am way jealous of your plethora of yumminess. This post seriously has got me drooling. Love the pumpkin pie bake and the steel cut oats with vanilla pudding. Your Pandora is adorable!! Iām hooked, I love mine. One of my best friendās is named Amanda too and we call her Amanda Panda all the time. We got her the panda charm too š Too cute!
I could eat breakfast for every meal, every single day & be completely satisfied lately. And my appetite has been raging as well, so Iāve tried to mix in some other types of meals to satisfy the hunger & it seems to be working, but that doesnāt mean Iāll be giving up my breakfast food obsession any time soon.
Ha, I totally use lids as plates too! Washing dishes is for suckas.
I have a RAGING appetite.
I am LOVING your protein cookie dough balls so much- Iām on my 6th batch! Iv mixed up the type of nut and flavour of protein powder a few times too. I you have caused an addiction.
As per usual all your food looks absolutely drool worthy ā come cook for me!
Xxx
Haha Iāve lost count of how many batches of cookie dough Iāve gone through. Iād probably rather not knowā¦
Iām so with you on the constant hunger thing! My tummy has been uber hangryy lately. Maybe itās the hot weather.
As for breakfast foods, I tend to eat backwards. I like savory stuff for breakfast and sometimes sweet oats or vegan french toast or pancakes with tofu bacon for dinner!
I think I have the ramekin you used for breakfast!! I won it from Bites and Bliss. Iāve still got that ābreakfast and snack sweetā rule. One big wonderful challenge for me would be to have oats or cereal for dinner. I need to break out of this rut because sometimes there isnāt anything Iād rather have. That said, I enjoy a salad beast any day š
and yes! my appetite has been way weird lately. I think it is because Iām recovering and choosing to eat more. Would that be a metabolism thing? Whatever hungry beast is in my stomach, Iām working on feeding it!
Def. break out of that rut! Promise nothing bad will happenā¦ just big time smiles š
tah-riple breakfast!? I like the way you thinkā¦ and eat =) I just like ya! <3 Love your new amanda panda charm dahling! <3 Happy WIAW and happy June! yay!
Savory foods for sure! My appetite has been crazy though- I feel like I get famished every two hours..just gotta go with it I guess š
I am the only oddball out there who can only eat breakfast-y food at breakfast time. My mom asked me if I wanted eggs for dinner and I just about flippedā¦ not happening!!
Amanda panda that is so cute! And the bracelet is so pretty. Who needs to grow up anyways?
Nice job on the triple breakfasts š If I crave sweets, then you bet I will be having sweets for lunch /dinner/snacks whatever.
Iām actually about to go make dinner and Iām craving french toast so french toast it is!
P.s you got me craving cream cheese with your cream cheese and jam combo so I went and bought some at my health foodie store. Really feeling excited to try it.
Saying āscrew what everyone else thinks iām going to eat what I wantā makes me feel pretty rebellious, itās awesome š haha.
Woo! Cream cheese and jam is seriously THE BEST. Or cream cheese and bananaā¦
Lol love that you had breakfast 3 times. I bet my parents would flip if I did that. And omg that panda charm is so cute.. actually so is your entire bracelet!
Beautiful charm bracelet!
There is NO such thing as breakfast overload, if you ask me š
My appetite is increasing more and more everyday. I notice Iām actually hungry every 2.5-3 hours which is so different for me! and I could seriously eat breakfast at every meal.. I donāt know why I force myself to eat savory foods for lunch and dinnerā¦. I may need to fix that tomorrow and just listen to what I REALLY want
Iām a serious sweet foods addict.
Me too. Just go with it! Youāll be SO much happier.
It always makes me really anxious when I get hungry in between meals. I have a hard time believing that my body knows when it needs more fuel. Seeing that you arenāt afraid to refuel frequently makes me feel more ānormalā and lessens the anxiety, so thanks!
Oh, and those strawberries are ridiculously huge! I hope they were as delicious as they looked!
It used to make me really anxious too, but it was TORTURE to force myself to wait until my next meal time, so I took the chance to eat between meals and felt SO much better. Itās scary at first, but trust your bodyā¦ it wonāt lead you astray.