I woke up early today (okay, early for me), just to brush my teeth and tinkle. There’s been construction going on near my apartment so they turned off our water for several hours today. That’s one way to ensure you get outta bed!! There was no hitting the snooze button this morning 
I’ll admit living without water for only a few hours was pretty challenging. No peeing? No washing of the hands? We use water a lot more than we realize throughout our daily lives. Of course this morning taught me a lesson to be grateful for luxuries such as running water. I rarely think about the conveniences I am so fortunate to have until they’re gone (or temporarily shut off).
I must admit not being able to pee was the hardest part. It did NOT help that I drank coffee.
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I had a hankering for french toast upon waking. Despite the freezing temps and heavy rain there was still no oatmeal/oatbran to be craved. Maybe tomorrow.
To make the french toast bath I combined:
- 1 egg+2 egg whites
- splash of almond milk
- vanilla extract
- pumpkin pie spice
I soaked 2 slices of whole wheat bread in the bath and pan fried away.
I topped the French toast with microwaved apples, cinnamon, agave nectar, a dollop of almond butter and….
Nutritious whipped cream! (Greek yogurt)
Taste-AY. Totally hit the spot.
I’m liking these mornings without class. I can prepare a nice breakfast, answer some emails, work (chyea right), and dilly dally. I’d say so far my workouts have been half in the morning and half in the afternoon/night. It’s nice to have the option, that’s for sure.
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I was extra hungry after just a couple of hours most likely because a) I had to wake up early to pee (only got 6 hours of sleep!) and b) I worked out intensely last night.
I tried to honor my hunger by snacking on….
Dove Peppermint Bark
Sesame Honey Almonds.
and 1/2 an apple
During class I munched on a Luna Protein Bar for some pre-workout fuel.
It worked like a charm because my workout was grrrrrreat! I was working hard yet I felt like I could go on forever. What’s up with my energy lately?
I did 60 min. on the machine below. It was seriously the only machine I could get my legs on. The gym was jam-packed!! It was fun to change things up. Then I did a full body strength routine for ~20 min.
Dinner was beefed up tofued up Annie’s Whole Wheat Shells & White Cheddar Macaroni and Cheese
I made ~1/2 the box. I used almond milk to make the cheese sauce and added about 2 heaping spoonfuls of GREEK YOGURT!!! It added creaminess and thickness to the sauce. Try it if you ever make Annie’s in the future.
I bulked up my mac and cheese with veggies (broc, carrots, cauliflower, mushrooms) and tofu.
Topped with some parmesan cheese.
So filling. So voluminous. So taste-tay!
This was a humongo bowl!!
I would like to note that I unknowingly picked out all the veggies to eat first and then had quite a few shells to eat at the end. My former self would have picked out all the shells first .
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I ended on my LAST bag of Tazo Passion Tea
And TJ’s Tart Froyo+kefir topped with mango and strawberry chunks. I swear knowing this is waiting for me at night is making the days that much easier
A few more sesame honey almonds may have jumped in. So good. Off to finish my food writing assignment and then gear up for recruitment tomorrow!
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ROCK the workout! i like my almonds plain tho. RAW. hahah .
i’ve seen these annie shells all OVER the blogosphere. does this mean i’m supposed to try it?
DANG that french toast is baller. your mac & cheese looks all spiffed up too. lovely. have a great weekend, babe!
French toast looks sooo tasty, hm maybe tomorrow? Adding Greek yogurt to the mac’n'cheese for creaminess is brilliant. I didn’t get a chance to comment last night, but so happy you are finding a potential career path, or at least the right direction. That class and the professor sound perfect for you!
yuuuuummmm, good dinner choice. I wish I had slices of bread, the last time I made french toast was when I was in 4th grade, waaahhh!
I love my Annie’s with peas – nom nom!
your dinner looks so darn good! i loveeeeeee annies… i got the idea to put veggies like peas in them from blogs but chobani sounds even better!
that’s a funny looking machine! our school gym is awful the lines this week are ridiculous (new years’ resolutions/lack of hw and exams) and i could only get a bike tonight!! ughh
Mmm french toast! Haven’t had that in awhile! Love the kicked up mac n cheese! A friend of mine used to put cream cheese or sour cream in to make it extra smooth, so I could totally see yogurt working too! Oh and PS once the water is turned off the toilet has one last flush left in it (the water still in the tank)! Good info for future references!
Oh wow, I used to love those shells before I went vegan. It sounds strange, but leftovers are supper good straight out of the fridge. That’s coming from a girl who likes her food warm and fresh so you can bet this was an exception. I love your idea to make a salad out of it. I’ll have to try that with my new dairy free shells (wahoo!)
. I think it’s funny what you said about eating the veggies first. I admit that I always save my favorite part for last instead of first (aka, the veggies! YUM!)
Have a lovely day!
It really is funny how we don’t realize the things we take for granted, until we don’t have them anymore.
New to your site and I’m loving it. Your out of control, fully loaded mac & cheese looks ridiculous! YUM!
Mango!!!! Yum!
We are extremely lucky to have running water! In India, I took a shower with a bucket… not fun.
That French Toast looks so good!!
That french toast looks delicious and you’re right…sometimes we take important things for granted…
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)
I can’t think living without water for few hours…. because I need to pee at least once every hour… hahaha……. yes. you have a point there that we should appreciate more what we have!
You are absolutely right about the water thing. We are so fortunate for what we do have, though. Imagine living like the people in Haiti right now. They don’t even have enough water for half of their country. Thinking about it is horrible. I am glad that you realized that water is not just something looked lightly upon.
Everyone seems to be making french toast lately and to be honest, I have had a hankering myself. Good thing this was on my mind for Sunday Morning Breakfast!
Love that Mac and Cheese din. I love adding Greek Yogurt to the sauce but if my husband ever found out, he would disown me! (Lol, he HATES greek yogurt!) One time I tried to trick him and tell him it was sour cream. He never lets me live that one down.
Hope you have a brilliant Friday my love!
That is an interesting looking cardio machine. I’ve never seen it. I bet it was a good workout with switching it up.
Now I have a craving for french toast!
I experienced that water situation as well when we went canoeing in Sweden for a week. We once went to a café to beg for water because we had none anymore.
That dinner looks so good! And so does the french toast.
At our old gym, I had to use that cardio machine as a result of a packed gym as well– and I loved it! I ended up using it many more times!
Your french toast is making me drool all over my keyboard…
I love the idea of mixing veggies and mac and cheese! I rarely eat dairy anymore, but mac and cheese seems like a pretty good reason to
Your pictures are gorgeous! What kind of camera do you use?
amazing idea with the greek yog and almond milk with the mac and cheese!! you heathified it!! and also teh french toast looks like pure food gasms a million times over!! so good esp with your toppings
love the healthy whipped cream too
I love it when I have those high-energy days! Take full advantage of them!!! Those almonds look so tasty. You must hurry and eat them and stop posting pics of them
i love annie’s! yumm.
good luck with recruitment! i hope it doesn’t wear you out too much
Hi! im a new reader and just had to tell you how fantastic ur site is- great recipe ideas!!!
Greek yogurt in Annie’s? What a good idea!
I am always a hangry pants the day after a tough workout!
And I love the idea of adding Greek to mac and cheese sauce – it just sounds so right.
Mm I’ve never seen the cookie dough Luna protein bar–it sounds great!
mmmmm that french toast looks delicious! i cant wait to move off campus next year so i can FINALLY have a kitchen! your dinner looked amazing too, and i pick out the vegetables first in all my food without realizing it too! good luck with recruitment
have a great day!!!!
I’ll often sub in almond milk in the kids mac and cheese and they never know it!
HA!
That is one seriously weird looking machine…
No water is hard.
That happened to me once when they were doing construction by my house, for three days, in the summer! Almost killed me, ha! I can’t believe they have Dove, peppermint bark! I was craving some so bad, I thought I would try to make some. My gym doesn’t have an elliptical like that, heard you burn way more calories on those bad boys.
Mmm that mac n chees n veggies looks delicious!
Ooo I’ve never seen that Luna bar before–I’ll have to go hunt it down!
Great idea on tofuing up Annie’s!
ah you have hte best eats! that french toast looks incredible and so does dinner
It is sad for me how I never seem to appreciate things until it’s gone!!! I need to work on this!
Those honey almonds just sound dreamy! Your so right we take way to much for granted have a fun weekend lovely x
YUMMMm great looking french toast!
Ok, wow, 60 min doing cardio – i am bowing to you right now
That is wonderful! I last 12 min before being bored! YIKES!
Have a great day!
XXOO
PS. I would die if i had no water…I need to wash my hands
Hey allie,
Your blog is awesome, and you create some really yummy looking meals. I really want to try Kefir now =) Also I tried tofu because of your blog, very good=) Maybe you could mention our blog in your next post, we are trying to get more readers.
-Courtney and Whitney
http://www.twutritionist.blogspot.com (A twins teen healthy eating/fitness blog) Check it out ya’ll
Haha I never flush after one pee! You could have still used it and it would have been fine
Ugh, I hate how jam-packed the gym has been lately!
Mmmm I’ve been craving french toast! Way to veggi-fy the mac and cheese too! Hope you have a great weekend!
HATE when I get to the last bag of Passion tea – it’s one of my faves!
I can empathize so much regarding the water situation. Try 1.5 DAYS! and then NO HEAT. Only ICE COLD FREEZING water. Yes, I have suffered…
lol. Have a great weekend!
Barbara