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Happy Tuesday everyone!

It's been a tough day for me. I'm always busiest the first two days of the week and then by Wednesday my week starts getting easier. Today everything was just getting to me. I like to pretend that I am tough and that I take every day as it is. I pretend that I can go with the flow and that little things won't get to me. That's just not reality.

There was really no particular event that made today harder than any other Tuesday. It was just a lot of little things that kept adding up. I had to film for my journalism class and my camera kept messing up, no one wanted to be interviewed, and I was rushing to be on time to everything today. I did my regular morning run but then I failed to make my quiet time with God. Honestly, I think that's why my day was so much more stressful than usual.

Thankfully, one of my afternoon classes was canceled so I was able to get my second run and workout in earlier today! I went to the gym at my apartment and busted out four more miles and a short whole body lifting workout. The best part about it was that I was able to jam out to some Christian music and just have some quiet time to pray and think to myself. No one else was at the gym so it was basically my own personal fitness center.

I had night class today and some of the girls on my team invited me to Chick-Fil-A for dinner so I met them beforehand. Now I know Chick-Fil-A is not the "healthiest" but it's all about balance! I also haven't hung out with my girls in a while so it was necessary.

Obviously this post is not about what I ate at Chick-Fil-A. The recipe here is a really easy throw together meal that I make for dinner when I am out of food but still trying to get my veggies and grains in. Since it is such a throw together meal I don't usually measure things out.

It's a simple stir-fry with frozen green peans and broccoli in a teriyaki sauce. The teriyaki sauce is from Aldi and it is delicious I totally recommend it. I use my rice cooker to make whatever rice I have laying around and I usually always have chicken on hand so I add that in for the protein. I first cook the chicken in the teriyaki sauce, then I add the cooked rice, broccoli, and green beans. I add some more teriyaki sauce and salt and pepper and cook on high for about six more minutes. It is super easy and a great meal on my busy days (when I'm not eating Chick-Fil-A).

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Have you ever felt lost, unbalanced and out of control? I have many times in my life. I started atypical appetite for one of my classes in college, but it turns out that this blog is actually a joy to manage and create content for. As I continue to write and create this blog I can't help but think that it is a waste to talk about living a healthy balanced lifestyle without talking about the One who ultimately gives me balance.

For this reason, I have decided to introduce Wednesdays in the Word. I will be blogging about one thing that the Word of God has taught me and that I think may help others. I am by no means perfect. I may get things wrong and may say something you disagree with. This is a learning process and I am constantly growing in my relationship with God. I simply want to share some of the things he teaches me. I hope you come along for the journey! I am always open for advice and suggestions!

Of course, food will be the main focus of this blog. But, every week you can look forward to Wednesdays in the Word. I will tie my lifestyle advice and updates about running into these posts as well.

The first Wednesday in the Word is based around the song Clarity by For All Seasons. It came up on my spotify playlist a few days ago and I have been obsessed with it every since. As a control freak it is so easy for me to feel like my life is spiraling away. I like to control every little thing. Especially when it comes to my future. I am not someone who easily goes with the flow. Anyone else like this?

I love this song because it makes me think of Luke 12.
The bible basically tells us not to worry about the future, what we will eat or what we will wear. It tells us that God takes care of the animals and that they need not worry so why do we. I take so much comfort in this because it is a promise that God will take care of us. When life is out of control he won't forget me.

If you are feeling like your life is out of control remember that God is in control. When we learn to have an atypical appetite and hunger for the things of God we will ultimately be able to trust that He is in control. Don't worry this isn't easy and I'm learning just as you are! Feel free to share anything you've learned about letting go of control in your life. I would love to hear about it!

Here is my breakfast from Monday! I made banana blueberry oats and they were so yummy! They had the perfect consistency and just enough protein to carry me over to lunch. I made them by combining 1/2 cup of rolled instant oats with 1 cup of almond milk and half a cut up banana. I heated this mixture up for about 1 minute and 30 seconds. Afterwards, I stirred it so the banana mixed into the oats and added my toppings. I added cinnamon, chia seeds, mixed nuts, frozen blueberries, and almond butter. I like to add frozen fruit because they don't get as mushy as fast and it just adds another yummy texture.

This is a great breakfast for any morning where you are feeling rushed. It took me less than five minutes to make and I devoured it in probably even less time. Thanks to the nuts and nut butter I got enough protein in to fill me up. I would also suggest this for anyone that struggles making it to lunch without a few snacks in between.

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I know this is a short blog post, and while the point of it is to share this super yummy breakfast meal, I also wanted to introduce a new aspect about atypicalappetite to you guys!

In addition to writing about ways to eat healthy/balanced food, I want to keep you guys updated with my running as well as my spiritual journey. It is so early into my blog that I don't want to say I'm rebranding, but rather I am just adding to my brand.

I chose the name atypical appetite thinking that it fits perfectly with how I want to be seen by the world. I don't want to conform to the world and eat all the unhealthy processed foods that are so common nowadays. As I continued thinking about living an atypical life, I thought about how God calls us to live apart from the world. He calls us to live lives that show his light to the world. He does not want us to conform to the world either. In the bible God says we are the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13-16). As the salt of the earth we are called to share his gospel to everyone we can. How can we do that if we ourselves have a typical appetite for the things of this world. We must have an atypical appetite for the things of God.

So I write all this and I make this connection with the name of my blog to say that I am going to share my spiritual journey with you guys. I hope that I can gain guidance from you and maybe even help someone who may be struggling. I hope we can all learn to have atypical appetites and nonconforming attitudes toward the things of this world. Thanks for going on this journey with me!!

If you haven't heard by now let me tell you, the flu is bad this year. Sadly, in spite of all my efforts I am one of its victims. It hit me like a tidal wave Monday afternoon. I left my internship early thinking I was just in a funk and needed sleep. No one in my apartment, me included, had the forethought to bring a thermometer to college so I had no idea if I had a fever or not. I was planning on doing a workout the next morning and then going to the doctor just in case I was sick. Thankfully my teammates, mom, and coach stopped me from doing that and I went to the doctor at the track that night instead.

Now I'm taking tamaflu, trying not to take a deep breath so my chest doesn't explode, and rotating between doses of Tylenol and Advil. I'm quarantined for at least 48 hours the doctor said. It's been a lonely time but I've also been able to catch up on a lot of extra work so maybe it's a blessing in disguise. (The Lord knows best).

I'm worried about not being able to train much this week and having indoor conference the week after. But, I know that rest is necessary to get and remain healthy so I'm just going to trust that I have enough base training to get through this period.

On the food side of things, I've been subsisting on soup, oatmeal, and popsicles. While I love all these things I needed a little diversity today and I have been craving pancakes ever since my boyfriend picked up pancake mix at Aldi last week.



Since I can't leave my house I searched my kitchen for things I could use to make some pancakes, not having any real "pancake mix." I found applesauce on the go packets, oatmeal (big surprise), an old banana, and some eggs. I also decided to spice them up with some cinnamon sugar spice mix and vanilla extract. I used coconut oil to cook them in a skillet and oh were they delicious.



I topped my pancakes with cashew butter, honey (the doctor told me I could go crazy with honey this week so I said okay), and some chia seeds.



Tamaflu can be pretty hard on the stomach, or at least on my stomach, so I've been trying to eat bland foods this week. Last night I think I almost died from indigestion because I ate tomato sauce. My pancakes were just what I needed and I hope they can make you happy as well!