A friend posted that she was lucky to remember her makeup, her purse, and her diaper bag in the morning let alone cooking breakfast. Well I feel for her because for awhile I was the same way until I realized how important breakfast was for me. Makayla was about 6 months old when my weight loss plateaued. I couldn't really figure it out because I was too busy to eat because I was busy being a single mom (Jason was still traveling and I was on my own all week long) and working full time. I would eat very little during the day and I was going non-stop so how in the world could I stop loosing weight? Well first and foremost, I wasn't eating enough to keep my metabolism going. And who had time for the most important meal of the day? Breakfast? Not me. I was lucky if I had two of the same color socks on. So I figured if I could change the way I eat breakfast I could probably change everything else about how I eat. So now I get up a half hour earlier than I used to. I still just throw up my hair everyday but I do throw on makeup. But that little half hour gives me enough time to throw together breakfast and eat it at home and not in the car but at the table with my cup of coffee and a few extra min of cuddle time with my peanut.
Most of the time I keep it simple with just egg whites, meatless veggie sausage, and cheese. But I love to keep chopped onion in my fridge so I started making this breakfast that tastes just like french onion soup!!! Saute red onion in a small saute pan (hint: buy the already cut up in a container for you onion, peppers, and celery. For my friends who are around a Meijer store they used to be like 2 for $5 and totally worth it. So sad I don't live by a Meijer any more!!!) Use butter flavored non-stick spray instead of butter. Add the egg whites to your onions to whatever thickness you choose and leave it alone. Go brush your teeth, get the same color socks on, get all the bags together to walk out the door, ect. Once you see that it isn't very liquid any more you can flip it to finish cooking. Microwave your Maple Flavored Meatless Morning Star Sausage Pattie for 55 sec, throw a piece of swiss cheese on it right when it comes out, and then top with the egg white. Add a little fresh cracked sea salt and pepper and enjoy!! Tastes just like french onion soup for breakfast!! But super high in protein and gives you a great start to your day quickly!
The breakfast salad I posted this morning is super easy too. I just spray my small saute pan with non-stick spray and then pour the egg whites to the thickness of my liking. I add a little cracked sea salt and pepper while it is cooking and walk away to do a couple odds and ends (laundry, pack Makayla's lunch, or whatever is on the to do list that morning). When it is ready I microwave a maple flavored pattie for 55 sec, cut it up with a fork real quick, and cut the egg up with a fork real quick. I had some left over romaine lettuce from the salads I made to go with last nights grilled chicken along with some diced tomatoes so I put the lettuce down, then topped it with the tomato, egg white, and veggie pattie. I had picked up mango salsa at the West Side Market on Saturday and so I also put that on my salad (looking for a good recipe to make it myself and have on hand at all times) and then grabbed my handy bag of salad sliced almonds from the pantry and topped it off. Yummy!!
The whole idea is to use what you have handy and semi already prepared to make a quick and healthy breakfast to start your day. Make it packed full of protein and low in carbs too!! I have had days where I didn't have any lettuce in the fridge but I did have low carb wraps so I made it a breakfast burrito. I make it work because I do feel better about my day when it starts out with a little goodness. I am not perfect and their are days I throw a Jimmy Dean De-light turkey sausage breakfast sandwich in the microwave or I stop and get an egg white and turkey bacon breakfast sandwich from Starbucks but I must be doing something right if I have lost over 100 lbs since Makayla was born and kept it off. I contribute it to breakfast and slowing down a notch. What's for breakfast tomorrow?
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