In the beginning...

It's 7 AM, I'm trying to get myself ready for the day so I can get out of the door by 7:25. Did I wake up a little later than usual??? Maybe. Did my dog decide to take her sweet time this morning to do what she needed to do??? Of course. Am I hungry??? You know it. Maybe you've been in one of these situations, or maybe you have a different, yet equally as crazy one of your own. We all have them, and we all have to deal with them.

I don't know about you but I have to have breakfast in the morning. If I don't, just go ahead and rename me Oscar the Grouch. I used to be the type who thought that breakfast had to be eggs and toast or something that I had to spend time (that I'd rather use sleeping an extra 10 minutes) cooking. Now however, on days like this and pretty much every weekday, I know there is one thing I can count on. My handy dandy blender. How easy can it get?? Throw stuff in and hit a button. The only complicated decision is what to throw in there. There are no more excuses why you can't have breakfast in the morning.

So what do you want to put in there?? Berries, bananas, even green stuff (don't say ewwww...you can put spinach or kale in a smoothie and not even taste it) the choice is completely yours. I personally wanted some amazing chocolatey goodness (It brings me back to the days of Count Chocula, Cocoa Puffs, and Cocoa Krispies) so here's what I came up with:

Chocolate, Banana, and PB smoothie

1 C Almond Milk (feel free to use regular or soy milk)
1 banana
2 TBSP of whatever Peanut Butter you like (I use Jif Natural)
2 TBSP Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

Throw it all in the blender and hit the button. It doesn't get any easier than that.

I don't have a picture at the moment, but as soon as I do, I'll update this post so you can see what I like to call "amazing fantastical awesomeness in a glass". Yes, it's that good.

But wait...that's not all....did I mention it's only 350 calories for the whole thing??? Yes folks, you heard that right, only 350 calories. It keeps me full until my first scheduled "APPLE TIME!!!!" at 10AM (I'll get into more detail of this in another post)

And so ends my first week of this new venture. I can honestly say that I've never had more energy nor have I ever felt this good. As I mentioned in the first post on this blog, Saturday is cheat day. So, I did get a burger on Saturday, but I took 3 bites and put it down. I just couldn't eat it, it didn't appeal to me at all.

And so it continues...