First is a new breakfast. I'm kind of take-it-or-leave-it about oatmeal, but I went and bought some steel cut oats because there supposed to be less processed, better for you, yada yada. Short of it is, I LOVE STEEL CUT OATS. They are so yummy. If you can boil water, mash things, and stir, you can make this recipe. Here it is:
Banana-Walnut Oatmeal (1 serving)
-1/3 c. steel cut oats
-1 c. water
-1/2 ripe banana
-1/4 c. chopped walnuts
-1 scoop vanilla protein powder
-1.5-2 tbsp. sugar free maple syrup
Combine the oats and water in a pot, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 15 minutes. While the oats are cooking mash up the banana in a bowl. Add the protein powder to the banana and stir it up. When the oats are done add them and the walnuts to the banana and stir until completely combined. Top with a drizzle of sugar free maple syrup. Delicious! I should add, as with any time you cook oatmeal on the stove, the only thing to watch out for is that it doesn't boil over. When it starts to boil if it looks like it will overflow, blow on it.
The other new thing I LOVE is a supplement. I was reading about ZMA, and its supposed to help with endurance, recovery, etc., but what I was really interested in was the 'help you sleep better' thing. I constantly feel like I don't get enough sleep on weekdays. So, I didn't really want to order the stuff from t-nation, because I'm impatient and didn't want to wait. I went to Vitamin Shoppe last night and got 15mg Zing Asporotate caplets, 30 mg OptiZinc caplets (which are a combination of Vitamin B-6 and Zing Monomethionine), and 400 mg Magnesium Asporotate caplets. I took one of each of these about 45 minutes before bed last night (K did too), and I'm telling you what, I got one of the best nights of sleep I've had in a long, long time. I woke up this morning not the least bit tired and feeling fantastic. Legs were a little sore last night when I went to bed, not at all sore this morning. So, just over one night I can completely tell a difference and will be continuing to take this stuff.
Banana-Walnut Oatmeal (1 serving)
-1/3 c. steel cut oats
-1 c. water
-1/2 ripe banana
-1/4 c. chopped walnuts
-1 scoop vanilla protein powder
-1.5-2 tbsp. sugar free maple syrup
Combine the oats and water in a pot, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 15 minutes. While the oats are cooking mash up the banana in a bowl. Add the protein powder to the banana and stir it up. When the oats are done add them and the walnuts to the banana and stir until completely combined. Top with a drizzle of sugar free maple syrup. Delicious! I should add, as with any time you cook oatmeal on the stove, the only thing to watch out for is that it doesn't boil over. When it starts to boil if it looks like it will overflow, blow on it.
The other new thing I LOVE is a supplement. I was reading about ZMA, and its supposed to help with endurance, recovery, etc., but what I was really interested in was the 'help you sleep better' thing. I constantly feel like I don't get enough sleep on weekdays. So, I didn't really want to order the stuff from t-nation, because I'm impatient and didn't want to wait. I went to Vitamin Shoppe last night and got 15mg Zing Asporotate caplets, 30 mg OptiZinc caplets (which are a combination of Vitamin B-6 and Zing Monomethionine), and 400 mg Magnesium Asporotate caplets. I took one of each of these about 45 minutes before bed last night (K did too), and I'm telling you what, I got one of the best nights of sleep I've had in a long, long time. I woke up this morning not the least bit tired and feeling fantastic. Legs were a little sore last night when I went to bed, not at all sore this morning. So, just over one night I can completely tell a difference and will be continuing to take this stuff.
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