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.

Big News!

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!