Hello hello!!! Glad to see everyone loves Heather’s Guest Post! If you haven’t checked it out yet – do it now 🙂
This morning I made “Pumpkin Over-Run Oats” for breakfast. They were basically overnight oats, but I just let them sit during my run and not overnight. I have found an hour or so is enough time for oats to get soft and soak up the liquid. Estimated in the mix: 1/3c oats, 1/3 yogurt, 1/3 pumpkin, 1/4c soy milk, chia seeds, stevia, cinnamon, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Mix and let sit for an hour or so.
I added more soy milk and topped it with granola and almond butter to eat.
More Anonymous Questions…
Question: What are some of your grocery staples?
Monica: There are a few things that I always have on hand. Even though I “officially” became veg again this year, I really have been 98% vegetarian (sometimes vegan) for over six years. So, I always have protein in the form of veggie burgers, yogurt or cottage cheese, hummus and beans.
Since I’m a self proclaimed carb lover I have multiple types of bread and cereals around. I currently have wraps, regular bread and sandwich thins plus four kinds of cereal, oatmeal and oat bran.
I also always have a lot of fruits and veggies. Even though it’s just Ben and I living here I still shop at Costco for my produce. This means I keep a contant stock and try to eat it all before it goes bad!
Hello Lover 😉
When it’s in season you will always find watermelon in my house. I buy them two at a time and eat it crazy style.
"Nut butter" is a common term around here.
And I wouldn’t be able to call myself a self respecting healthy lifestyle blogger if I didn’t have several nut butters and nuts in my kitchen! I also have trail mix, but if I got that out for a pic I wouldn’t be able to stop myself from digging in 🙂
Question: How did you get your blog out there and create such a large reader base? Was it just commenting on other blogs? And how many page views do you generally have each day? Do you still comment on a lot of blogs?
Monica: I started this blog two years ago from the end of this month – wow, time flies! My reader base mostly expanded through commenting or links from other blogs. Since I was in CA until recently, and I feel less bloggers live in that area, I wasn’t able to do many blogger meet-ups and make friendships and connections that way.
I don’t comment on blogs half as often as I’d like to, but since the new year I’ve been making a huge effort to make more comments and let other bloggers know I’m reading 🙂
Question: Do you ever get tired of or upset about peoples’ comments on your blog? I know people are really blunt and overly critical over the internet and when they comment and I think it takes a strong person to deal with all that. Just wondered your thoughts…
Monica: I don’t really get mean comments on Run Eat Repeat. I actually don’t know why not? I do know from speaking with other bloggers, that people say really mean things in comments and I don’t get it.
My theory: I think meanness often comes out of jealousy and since I am so open with my faults on the blog, people don’t feel the need to be jealous or cut me down. Wait, should I be sad that I’m so lame no one feels jealous of me? Boo.
I have never gotten a comment that was so mean I had to delete it. I think I would if it was just mean spirited and would potentially offend other readers, but I haven’t had to yet.
My other theory:
I think all my readers know I’m…
a.) Mexican
b.) from Pico Rivera
c.) Bigger than them
and would rather not f with me 😉
Note: I will answer all questions, but I’m going a little out of order as I’ve been answering some of the shorter ones lately. If you have an anonymous question for me ask away here!!!
Wait, I run!
I was having so much fun answering questions I almost forgot I ran today! I did a treadmill speed work-out based on Meghann’s Fartlek run from last week. It was difficult! And I think fartlek (pronounced fart-lick) runs are a lot more fun outside. The word literally means speed play, so shouldn’t it feel like playing?
I also love fruits! Sometimes I think I buy too much. But then again, I can never have too much fruit.
I *finally* made some 1-Hour Oats-delish! I mixed some Craisins in with mine but I’m thinking some chopped nuts would be good also. I also micro’d them just to make them nice and warm and honestly? How did I go for so long without these?! I get so many good meal ideas from this site, thanks. 🙂
Is it really pronounced Fart-lick or are you messing with me. That would just be wrong. In college I had a professor named Dick Harter. Not a joke.
I love how you are incorporating a few questions into each post!
I think you’re right about mean comments…I bet people who seem more “perfect” and less “real” get more mean comments out of jealousy. I think the reason so many people love your blog is because you are real and relatable. No one is perfect, and the blogs I like most are the ones where people show their vulnerabilities.
kind of off topic but I love your fruit basket! please share, where did you get it?
duuude i cant wait until melons and tomatoes are back in season! YUM. i had 5 new posts of yours i caught up on, so instead of commenting on each~ just commenting here. love the plan for the month. i like the brush/floss right after dinner plan. i think i am going to steal that idea 🙂
Loved the questions! Incredible looking watermelon! YUM!
<3 jess
xoxo
Keeping a ton of fruit out in sight is a great way to remember to eat lots I think! Your fruit selection looks amazing :).
i have no patience to wait an hour for my oats to soak up everything! i think that if i tried to prep it before i ran then i’d just end up eating them then and there haha
I’m loving these questions! Its amazing the random facts you can find out haha! I’m also a carb lover.. I have a million types of cereal. And watermelon is soo good! In the summer. Fresh. Not much better than that 🙂
ooh I haven’t seen that spinach and artichoke sabra out here yet!
And you are right, there are not a lot of bloggers in CA. 🙁 I feel all alone out here!!!
I love Trader Joe’s oatbran. It’s all that keeps me from going poor with food.
By the way, I bought the almond butter from TJ! Can’t wait to see how it tastes. My excuse for getting it: Monica told me to, haha
Ha, I love that stuff and normally I’m a PB over AB girl!
Pumpkin over run oats sound amazing!!
I’m really enjoying reading your answers to the anonymous questions 🙂 Have a great day!
Okay, I’ve been reading your blog for a long while and had NO IDEA you were Mexican. How did I not know this??
I love the kitchen staples. I’m particularly impressed with the regular watermelon-buying… I’m too lazy to cut them up.
Heather you have got to be kidding me!
Good answers to the questions! I love finding out other people’s grocery lists 😛 You never answered how many hits you get a day though! (Unless my eyes went spakko for a second and I missed it :P) I’m really curious about that…
Love the post. I’m with you on fartlek runs being better outside…is it spring yet?
I love seeing what other people have as their kitchen staples. Thanks for the sneak peak!
Ha! Thanks 🙂
I love your candid answers 🙂 Also, your other theory is hilarious…I’d like to think that’s true of me as well 🙂