It’s hard to believe, but on this day last year, Chicago was hit with almost two feet of snow. Very ironic since we have had weather in the 50’s for the past two days. I don’t think I ever remember a time when that has happened in January/February! While I sure don’t mind snow days, I don’t mind nice weather even more!
It’s Wednesday everyone — you know what that means!
Yesterday morning started bright and early after quite a restless night of sleep — 4:30 AM the alarm clock went off for me to get up and complete my back/bicep workout.
This was a new workout, and it was fairly challenging. It was much more challenging than the last back/bicep workout I did for the last two weeks. I enjoyed doing a few new to me exercises as well — I had to watch a few videos to figure out what in the heck I was doing!
Breakfast — 6:00 a.m.
I was ready to gnaw my arm off by the time I got home from my workout. Something about weight lifting makes me starving!
Breakfast included a big bowl of banana pumpkin oats with an egg white whisked into it. On top I had chopped apple, raisins, and peanut butter. It hit the spot.
Snack — 9:30 am
As a quick snack during my plan period, I ate about 1/2 cup of cooked peanut butter cacao quinoa with a little bit of almond milk tossed into the mix. I heated this up in the microwave in the teacher’s lounge — it was just what I needed to get me through the rest of the morning!
Lunch — 11:45 a.m.
I had some issues to take care of during the first half of lunch today, so I didn’t sit down to eat my lunch until a little later than normal. I packed a salad, which wasn’t a large and in charge as I enjoy them. Needless to say, I need more greens!
This salad was topped with roasted broccoli, tomato, onion, carrots, nutritional yeast and hummus! On the side, I had a passion fruit Chobani!
Snack — 4:00 pm
On my way home, I had the usual snack — it was much better than it usually is. Why? I don’t know.
Dinner — 6:00 p.m.
I wasn’t into cooking anything too extravagant this evening — all I wanted was simple and comforting food! I made stovetop potatoes by pan frying them in about 1 tbsp. of olive oil for about 15- 20 minutes. I also sautéed some kale and made eggs for the both of us.
Snack — 8:00 p.m.
I ended the day with some Greek yogurt and a protein muffin with a peanut butter spoon.
Sometimes I wonder if I should even do these posts — I swear I eat the same thing every week! 
Complete the following: The last comforting meal I ate was ______________________.”
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I am loving this weather : ) crazy you had all that snow last year!
Love the blob of hummus on the veggies, its the way to do it ; )
Happy Wednesday love!
I am too - it’s been quite balmy!!
A big bowl of curried celeraic fries with some sweet chilli sauce for dipping! I ate a whole celeraic! Delicious, comforting and nutritious!:) Don’t give up the WIAW, you switch it up a little and it’s the fun of sharing!
You do switch it up! and every time you post that bag-o-almonds and raisins it reminds me how much i LOVE that snack and always forget to pack it for long days. You’re my instant healthy-snack reminder <3
xo
and I am eternally grateful for you always linking me up. I swear I was going to do it this morning but the post wasn’t up yet!
This winter is drastically different from last year’s! I went outside without a coat yesterday…it’s crazy. Last year’s ice storm was ridiculous, but I’m not going to lie, I kind of miss having those days off
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haha you and me both - but come May 27 when I’m out of school for the summer, I’ll be happy we didn’t have any!
That salad looks great! I love putting all sorts of roasted veggies on top, you don’t even need dressing when you do that.
For your almond and raisin snack, do you measure out how much you bring, or do you just put a handful of both into your baggy?
Just a handful of each - I’m sure it’s pretty close to serving sizes - one serving of each one of those is about 1/4 cup. I just kind of eyeball it though!
looks DELISH girl! i def need to make more oatmeal- it always look so delish in pictures!
I totally understand, I eat the same things every single day. I’m okay with that, I own it. At least I know what to buy at the grocery store!
Comforting meal- ummmm. TACO PIZZA! With extra salad on top!
um, that sounds amazing.
Wow I’m super impressed by your lifts- my biceps are definitely my weakest body part! Question about your protein muffins — do u think I can make them in the oven? We don’t own a microwave at home as my mom is anti-radiation (don’t ask ha)!
I’m not sure - i have never tried it in the oven, but I don’t see why not. I would say cook them on a lower heat 350 or 375?
I feel the same way at times with my eats. I always say I want to switch it up but then why should I mess with a good thing? I promise, people never get tired so seeing what you eat….I think that is a large reason why people read blogs actually.
haha I know - every time I think that, I think about how much I love seeing what other people eat too. We’re such a nosy bunch.
wow! awesome workout with great, heavy weights!
My biceps were screaaaamming!
Oooh we had pulled BBQ chicken sandwiches last night for dinner and they were JUST what the doctor ordered
Vegetable soup! I enjoyed it last night for dinner. Any kind of soup always screams comfort to me!
I love soup so much - I could eat it every day!
The last comfortable meal I add was veggie chili with couscous and goat cheese. I haven’t had pumpkin oats in weeks but seeing yours makes me crave them. Who says pumpkin is just for Thanksgiving!
I know I certainly don’t say that!
My lunch yesterday: peanut butter and banana sandwich with apple slices and carrot sticks. It made me feel like a little girl again!
pizza! from my favorite place in chicago.
i was remembering that about the snow last year — so crazy!!
It was so crazy! I was a nervous fool for three days while the Husband was working!
Haha I feel like I eat the same thing all the time too! How do you like the sea salt PB from Trader Joe’s?
it is the BEST! It’s not as drippy as the other ones which I enjoy - i think it’s my favorite from TJ’s
Haha, it may feel like you eat the same thing all the time, but you’ve given me a couple of new ideas…so I appreciate these posts!
Hope your beautiful Chicago weather continues!
~Emily~
I’m glad you like them!
A english muffin with cheese, tomato, spinach and a egg. Took me back to childhood breakfasts at McDonalds but way better!
… the butternut squash + baby spinach pasta I made Sunday night.
I’m so impressed at your early start. I get up at 5, but any earlier than that is beyond my limit.
It’s something to get used to, that’s for sure! My bedtime reflects it.
Cereal is my comfort food and I am eating it right now! If I’ve had a long rough day and don’t want to cook, cereal is my go to food. Some shredded wheat with skim milk and cut up banana….love!
Probably the Korma my husband made the other day. Something about coconut milk makes it a great comfort dish.
great eats! Happy WIA W:)
I’m still so impressed you can make yourself get up that early. I struggle to walk Chloe a mile at 6:40!
aaand the reason I don’t do WIAW every week is due to my extreme lack of changeup in meals. I’m so boring. but I like what I like.
I hear ya.
I need to do WIAW, sounds like fun to me. I want some soup today after all green and red yesterday. Red and green soup?
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winter sure is weird this year… i’m not complaining though. the arizona girl inside of me loves it.
my husband and i went to a utah jazz game on monday night and we shared a big bowl of Farr’s ice cream that was rich, creamy, and oh so delicious. i can’t remember the last time i had REAL, full fat ice cream… it was so decadent! (ok, so it wasn’t a meal, but it was still totally comforting and delicious.)
My last comfort meal was almost a pound of macaroni and cheese from the WF hot bar when I was hating everything about my life and needed someone to do the cooking for me!
aaand you’re my hero.
Sometimes I feel the same about my WIAW posts too (especially breakfast!) but I think that just goes to show that most of us do that!
I’m not complaining about this weather either. 60 today in NY. SIXTY! So happy
woohoo! I hope you got outside to enjoy the weather!
Your dinner looks amazing! I am such a sucker for hash brown type potatoes!
You and me both - I love my potatoes!
What did you think of the passion fruit Chobani? I wasn’t a big fan because I just couldn’t get past the crunchy seeds!
I actually liked the little seeds! I was warned about them though so I knew what to expect.
I eat the same thing everyday of the week. Friday is my only exception since the hubby and I have to try a weekly date night then, but the meal still involves salad. I always find my oatmeal and coffee comforting.
I would never give up my morning oats/coffee. It’s the best part of my day!!
Hahaha I eat a lot of the same things too it’s so funny. Your salad looks great though - I get so off salads at this time of year and you always remind me that if you roast some veggies and put them on top it makes a whole new - winter kind - of salad!
Glad you’re having a “heat wave” in the middle of Jan. in Chicago. I remember that winter was soooo long and gray and awful about this point in the year, so anything to break it up is a big welcome relief. Enjoy!
I agree - winter usually seems sooo long but this year I can’t believe it’s February already. Spring will be here before we know it!
Everything looks too yummy! I eat the same things too
This winter has been so much more forgiving than last year (knock on wood).
The last comforting meal I had was mushroom fettucine!
That looks like a great workout! I loooove strength training my back. Rows and lat pulldowns are my favourite!
Your dinner looks so good to me! Egg + kale + potatoes is pretty much my go-to lazy meal. They work so well together!
training my back is second only to legs! I love a defined back!
The last comforting meal I had was my White Bean Tuscan Soup.. so good and listed under “recipes” on my blog - with a vegetarian/vegan option!
I definitely need to take a look at that!
Hi Chelsey!
I just recently discovered your blog. I’m basically a vegan but still eat eggs and I feel like you might be a vegan too? But it seems like you eat eggs also, and yogurt? Maybe you are like me and cheat sometimes!
Just curious if you have changed anything up recently. Thanks!
The quinoa snack looks awesome!! 4:30 am….you’re my hero.
It’s not quite as heroic as you think. It’s quite… cranky.
The egg, greens, potatoes hash is one of my favorite easy meal combos! So good!
Both running and weights make me super hungry. Let’s just say i eat constantly.
haha I feel that way sometimes too! Actually the last three weeks when I’ve been lifting have been making me more hungry than when I was just running. Is that weird?
…cocoa oats with banana and almond butter.
Oh yum - that sounds awesome!
It was! I follow KERF’s method for making oats and mixed in the cocoa powder. So warming and filling and comforting.
You eat so little. Eat more! Your body will relish it.
I just finished breakfast so my comforting bowl of overnight oatmeal it is! Gotta eat in the morning - I don’t understand people who skip breakfast. My tummy is hungry!
This has been quite the winter! I’m loving it though, as I am not a fan of the snow!!
ha
I have never thought of adding an egg white into my oats, that’s a great idea though! Great for some added protein! I’ll have to give that one a try!
Love WIAW, gives me great ideas to switch up my eats, because I always eat the same things too!
They make for the creamiest of oats!!
I’m glad NYC has had a light/non existent winter (knock on wood)…being new here I don’t know if I can handle walking around in the snow!
Your pumpkin oat breakfast looks sublime! And I never really thought about adding a dollop of hummus to my salad so thanks for the idea.
I am a creature of habit, and tend to stick to the same basics foods all the time. The last comforting food I had was peanut butter banana crepes this morning, yum. The vanilla ice cream cone I had from McDonalds this afternoon though was not comforting and reminded me why I never, ever eat at fast food places.
Your morning snack sounds delish! The most comforting thing I have eaten has been homemade pizza the past two nights for supper. So good!
Ahh yes I remember last year at this time… so much SNOWWWW! Your morning eats are looking wonderful m’dear
peanut butter cacao quinoa MIGHT be the combo that gets that box of i’ve had in my pantry for months cooked…
Weight lifting makes me soo hungry too! My appetite is always raging on strength days. I guess that means we’re working hard. (:
The last comforting meal I had was a brown rice, tofu, veggie bowl that I threw together last night. Topped a combination of balsamic, dijon mustard, and a few other spices. Simple and delicious!
Passion fruit Chobani?!?! I haven’t seen that…yum…
What did you think of the passion fruit yogurt? Any good?
Last’s night’s chicken noodle soup followed up with one of my grain free mini muffins and a hot chocolate. comfort food on a cold night!
What type of different peanut butter brands have you tried? I swear I saw a different brand in one of your posts that wasn’t this one or a peanut butter company one…
It was one that was from a certain website? I could be totally wrong though, just thought id ask!
Thanks
Hi Lauren, I’ve tried a lot of different peanut butters - but all of them have been “natural” or “organic” peanut butters. I love Smucker’s, Trader Joe’s, Peanut Butter Co., and Justin’s. All are amazing!!
Thanks Chelsey! For some reason I came to a website.. that sold all natural/organic peanut butter. It was a women who came up with her own recipe.. ah! It drives me nuts when I want to try out a product and can’t remember where the heck I found/saw it!
Thanks girl!!
Always eager to try out new nut butters. 