Sausage, Egg and Potato Casserole

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As I was making dinner last night, I saw a bunch of leftovers in the fridge and I was trying to think of a way to use them up. Breakfast casserole. I sliced up the leftover potatoes, sausage, whisked together some eggs and egg whites and baked for about an hour.

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Sausage, Egg and Potato Casserole

*6 Eggs + 1/4 cup egg whites

* Sliced sausage (I used 6 links of turkey sausage)

* Sliced potatoes (I used 6 small potatoes)

Whisk eggs and egg whites together and season to taste. Then mix in sausage and potatoes.

Bake at 375 for 45 minutes (or until the top is golden brown and mixture is cooked through.)

Food and Exercise Journal

This is something new I want to try here. At the end of each day’s post, I will show the workouts that I did and food I managed to get a picture of. I’m putting it at the end of the post so anyone who is here for the recipe or topic of the day can just scroll on by if they aren’t interested.

Food

My days begin at 4am. It’s the only time of day I can guarantee I will get in a workout and there is no one else awake who needs anything. First things first, Spark.

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Breakfast was the above mentioned casserole and blueberries.

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And that’s all I managed to get a picture of today. Lunch was just leftovers and dinner was pulled pork and a mix of mashed cauliflower and potatoes with green beans.

Exercise

Abs and Push Circuit 1.

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Later in the morning we both needed to get out of the house, so we went for a quick walk. It was only 30 degrees, so my goal was to make it at least 1 mile.

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Baked Strawberry Oatmeal

I started off this morning with an hour of kickboxing blasts followed by leg work. I was a puddle of sweat by the end, but it was well worth it.

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Also worth noting, I got to sleep in this morning and did this workout while everyone was awake – I think this could become a regular thing. No more getting up at 4am or giving up blogging / mom time while Emma is napping and everyone else is at school.

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And then I made this breakfast that has been on repeat all week.

Baked Strawberry Oatmeal

So good, and it’s quick and easy to make too! All you need is 1/2 cup of oats and 1 cup of pureed fresh strawberries.

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Mix together and bake at 350 for 30 minutes and then top with whatever you desire. I kept mine simple and added a couple of teaspoons of coconut butter. It doesn’t need any sugar or sweetener because of the strawberries.

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Totally filling too- it was hours before I was hungry again.

Snow Days

THE KIDS ARE BACK TO SCHOOL! Do you know how many SCHOOL days my kids have had this far in 2017? Three. 3. THREE. It is January 18 and they have had three school days.

So, yes, I am very excited and relieved they are back in school today. They were starting to turn on each other. Yesterday was the longest day of all time. Currently the toddler is napping and the house is quiet for another 2 hours. Sweet sweet bliss.

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I got a phone call and email around 4am yesterday that school was cancelled, I was already awake and knew it was going to be a long day, so I decided to just stay awake and get my workout done.

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Step Blast – it was insane, but I also loved it!

Breakfast –

Waffle and peanut butter.

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Lunch –

Chicken (cooked in a Thai peanut sauce), brown rice and grape tomatoes

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Dinner –

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Tostadas with ground turkey, refried beans, cheese, sour cream and GUAC.

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Those single serve guac cups from Costco are my #1 pick at Costco right now. We go through them at an alarming rate and it makes me incredibly happy that the phrase “ ___ is double dipping!!” doesn’t have to be yelled, because everyone gets their own cup!