Happy Monday! I didn’t realize I was wrong on Sunday set up and my schedule called for 4 miles today with some strength thrown in. So, I did 4 miles and will do my strength after my morning client.
You guys know I have a deep passionate love for pancakes. It’s almost inappropriate (well at least the noises I make when I eat them are). Luckily, I know how to bust out a healthy pancake so it’s not like I’m eating Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes 5 days a week (no, we save that for Saturdays).
My pumpkin pancake recipe is my “go to” breakfast, but I wanted to try and pump up the protein in it. So this morning I made flourless pancakes and substituted protein powder for the flour (or oatmeal).
The guts:
- 1/2c egg whites
- 1 scoop vanilla whey protein
- 1/2 tsp baking soda and baking powder
- dash salt, pumpkin pie spice
- packet of stevia
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- 1/4 pumpkin (optional)
The glory: 
(They are a little flat and more crepe-like than fluffy pancake, but they’re tasty!)
The necessary side dish: iced coffee
I chomped on my blueberries while cooking – Costco has Organic Blues for cheap right now!
Remember my cool red shoes Mizuno sent me?
Well, I’ve heard they are impossible to find! The company is giving away a pair here (this has nothing to do with RER, just a PSA).
Question: Does anyone have the day off work for Lincoln’s Birthday?
Here’s an article from CSM about why his birthday isn’t a federal holiday
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I have the 20th off for Presidents’ Day – I’ve got a body scrub scheduled that I won through a friend’s spa, can’t wait!
Oooh! Fun day off 🙂
Can you just come and make me breakfast…please? I have the whole week off! Gotta love teacher vacations!
I have the day off work too! I think a nice slow running tour of the monuments may be on the schedule.
That sounds really cool!
Day off? Psh…I’m pretty sure those don’t exist. 😉
No days off? You need to work less, play more 😉
YES PLEASE! 🙂
Yum I need to try those pancakes with protein powder. I don’t have today off but I have next Monday off and can’t wait! Boo for Monday today though!
My brother has today off – for Lincoln’s birthday. AND he gets next Monday off too. I was so jealous until he said that he was going in today anyway.
That pancake looks awesome!!! And I want all those blueberries, they’d make me super happy to munch on all day long.
My husband didn’t even get President’s Day off. I just assume any holiday means he’s working and am pleasantly surprise if that’s ever not the case!
I always thought those shoes were pink!
And those pancakes just made me want to eat a second lunch today. Don’t mind if i do…
Originally I said pink, but they’re more a light red now that I think about it? They’re pink in my heart.
I am working 🙁 Your pancakes always look so tasty.
I unintentionally got today off by contracting the norovirus (aka the stomach flu). 🙁 Watch out for it – if you’re in the New Jersey area – Princeton and Rider University is having an outbreak. I went to Princeton for a basketball game on Saturday and came home with it. AGH!
Good thing I’m very far from Jersey – I do not want to get sick again!
If you like pink running sneaks you should check out the saucony kinvaras!I have them in hot pink and they are sweet!
I am off the 20th because it is my birthday and I scheduled the day off to chill out around the house. Cake totally optional.
Happy early Birthday 🙂
Thanks for letting me know about the fancy running shoe contest!! I love the color!
I’ve made pancakes with protein powder + oats, but never with just protein powder. I know what I’m having for breakfast tomorrow..!
I have every Monday off so technically I did have it off. Monday holidays are a pain though because those are my days to do my own thing and everything tends to be busier and there is more traffic. Even though yesterday isn’t a common holiday for most, the stores and Target were packed.
Thank you soooo much for mentioning our giveaway 🙂 We received a ton of entries yesterday because of the mention. Good luck to all … we will be selecting a winner tomorrow morning!
You’re welcome! Thanks for letting me know – my readers loved those shoes 🙂