Oh how I love breakfast

Oh breakfast how I love thee, let me count the ways. 1. Breakfast is oh so tasty, and there are oh so many combinations of tastiness 2. It revs up my energy level and gives me the boost I need in the morning to go to the gym. 3. Did I mention these things called waffles and pancakes? I'm totally OBSESSED!!!

It's funny, growing up I never really gave too much thought to breakfast. Most of the time I'd eat a bowl of incredibly unhealthy cereal or grab one of those delicious breakfast cookies (pop tarts) that are about the worst thing a human being can put in their mouth. (Oh yeah if you get a chance read a book called Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss, great read!) Any who this last year I discovered my love of breakfast. I think I could eat breakfast food 3 times a day, but I guess I have other food groups that I have to some how integrate into my diet. It all started with plain Greek yogurt and the many delicious toppings that you topple on it. I was watching Dr.Oz one day like many of us home-makers. Apparently, it's like in the housewife handbook that you must watch Dr.Oz, so I decided to check this elusive Dr. Oz out for myself. Who knew some of the stuff he has to say actually makes some sense.

So one day Dr. Oz tells me you should eat plain Greek yogurt-no sugar added, just plain. Well ugh! I don't really like the taste of sour cream all by itself personally, but Dr. Oz says I need to eat plain Greek yogurt, so I have to figure out how this is going to work for me. Then one day BLAMMO! I put some sun-butter on top, fresh berries, and a little honey, and I was hooked. Every morning like a junkie looking for his fix, I was piling in my Greek yogurt, but by about the second week of devout plain Greek yogurt eating I got bored again. So what next Dr. Oz? I asked the T.V screen. Well then Dr. Oz tells me eat whole grain oats it aids in digestion, and I think to myself genius right? how did I never think of this elusive grain OATMEAL! But I hate oatmeal I thought, it doesn't taste like anything-then it all came full circle, and I followed the same trifecta of wonderful fruity, nutty goodness that had been applied to plain Greek yogurt. Nut-butter, fruit, and honey. Oooh baby was I in hog heaven now. Then I tried buckwheat, and barley, quinoa, and my most favoritist of all STEEL CUT OATS!!! Apparently the trifecta works on any grain known to man kind. Heck, I think you could put nut-butter on grass and I'd eat it. So I kept thinking to myself what else could the trifecta be applied to, hmmm... As it turns out waffles and pancakes are also a wonderful vehicle for my mounds of nut butter, fruit and honey. But how do I make them healthier? I thought to myself. Tell me Dr.Oz, you wizardly man, how do I make my pancakes and waffles healthier? Then BLAMMO again! Coconut flour, almond flour, garbanzo flour, apparently the answers were right in front of me all along, I just needed Dr. Oz to tell me what to do. Before I knew it I was watching every afternoon, I cut out all gluten and as much refined sugar as humanly possible, while still making my breakfast dreams of pancakes and waffles come true.

3o lbs later and pooping like a champ now, I have this totally unexpected new take on life. I feel so fantastic for once, like I can finally grab life by the balls just a little bit, which I have never felt before. I have become a bit of a gym rat, taking classes everyday, sometimes twice a day, and I can run for like 40 min in a row, CRAZY RIGHT! who knew. I'm always going to be an eater, I love food, it's wonderful, and I've accepted I'll never be a size two as long as I like food. But I've learned to work around a few things, and I've found that I can eat more better stuff, exercise and feel full and satiated without starving. Trust me I shovel it in and still maintain somehow, and I owe it to this combination of gluten-free, paleo-style eating. This stuff works and even though I cheat once a week and have a hotdog, or burger and fries, I can still manage it, so anyone looking for a change without eating rabbit food, and starving, check out paleo and clean eating, it's AWESOME!!!b Oh and I'll be posting some of my favorite breakfast recipes soon!