Top of the mornin’ to ya!
Despite my horrible sleep on Tuesday night, I slept like a log last night.
Don’t you find that sleep after a bad night’s sleep is always so restorative and deep?
It’s the same with workouts the day after a rest day…they are always strong!
And don’t cravings for salads and fruit suddenly appear after a weekend of unhealthy fare?
Our bodies always find a way of balancing it all out! It is amazing when you think about it.
One of the best lessons I ever learned was to TRUST my body. My body is smart and so is yours. It knows how to function. The reason we get into trouble is that we start to second guess what our body is trying to tell us. We ignore that little voice that says, ‘Your leg just doesn’t feel right, you shouldn’t go for that run’ or ‘You are hungry and should eat more today.’
We are taught to ignore our bodies signals.
I talked briefly the other day about how my hunger that was off the wall. I felt like I had a hole in my stomach! In the past I would have ignored it and not allowed myself to eat more. This would often lead to a binge.
Now, if I am hungry I allow myself to eat more. I don’t binge anymore and I haven’t in probably 3 years. Sure, on occasion I still may overeat (I’m only human and I love food!!!), but I would take this any day over bingeing and the extreme guilt that comes with it.
Trusting my body seems so obvious to me now, but it was such a hard concept for me to learn after years of depriving myself.
Onward to my morning!
This morning I was up around 5:45am after a solid 7 hours sleep. After doing about 1.5 hours work on the computer with a warm cuppa, my body told me it needed food.
Vegan French Toast
One food I thought I would never have again after going vegan is French toast. I came across a vegan French toast recipe and decided to give it a shot. This recipe is adapted from Vegan Coach. I was absolutely blown away by how similar this recipe tastes to the non-vegan version.
Ingredients:
- 6 slices bread
- 1 cup non-dairy milk
- 2 Tablespoons silken tofu (I used 1 tablespoon coconut butter instead)
- 1 Tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 tablespoon sucanat or brown sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- dash of nutmeg
- EDITED to add: 1 banana!!!
Directions: Put all ingredients except bread into a blender and blend until smooth. Preheat a skillet with some oil (make sure to also use a non-stick pan!). Dip the slices of bread into the liquid mixture and then place onto the skillet. Cook on both sides until browned. Serve with fruit and pure maple syrup if desired. Serves 2-3.
The taste of the batter was fantastic! It reminded me a lot of regular French toast.
Make sure you use a non-stick pan and oil it really well.
Or this will happen…doh!!
I’m not sure if this was due to my pan or to the batter, but my French toast never got crispy on the outside. I haven’t had French toast in a long time, so I can’t remember if it is supposed to be crisp or not! Anyone? :)
It also may have been due to my substitution- I used coconut butter instead of silken tofu.
Regardless though, it tasted fabulous.
I thought it was going to need maple syrup or some nut butter to go with it, but it was just perfect plain! Eric really enjoyed it too.
Tea was had…
We shared a big bowl of juicy cantaloupe:
Just a quick note about Glo Bars:
- Sold out glo bars have been replenished in the cart!
- Heaven, Refresh, and variety packs are also on sale
- Please note: The last day to place an order and have it shipped out before I leave for vacation is Monday March 15th!! If you need to stock up, now is the time as I won’t be back to the bakery until early April.
Hope the sun is shining where you are!! :)
Not being able to sleep is terrible. You have the misery of having partied all night… without the satisfaction.
~Lynn Johnston
Cantaloupe is my favorite, that picture is making me drool!!
I think it’s so cool how you’ve learned to listen to your body! I’m still working on that, but I feel like I’m making progress! I took two weeks off from marathon training to let my back heal, and I think it’s the best decision I’ve ever made!
That french toast looks awesome. And subbing the coconut butter for tofu is genius! ;)
I didn’t sleep well on tuesday night and slept great last night.
I am trying to learn to trust my body! It is definitely something that I am working on re-learning.
i am so thankful for my body’s ability to crave balance…i am in the process of learning to listen to it, which can be hard sometimes, but it’s totally worth it when you realize you knew what you needed to do all along! great post girl :)
I prefer when french toast isn’t crispy so i think your version is perfect
MMM, I haven’t had the time to make homemade bread in ages, but using homemade wheat bread for french toast is fantastic. That could be your next experiment!
Great breakfast. I think french toast is always soft, but you don’t want soft and mushy.
hmhhhmmm french toast. yum. I’ve been thinking about french toast recently. I think I saw it on some other blogs? :p
I think it depends on bread used, batter, cooking whether it gets crispy or not. I don’t think it ever gets super crispy though.
Our bodies are pretty awesome. I’ve been working to listen to mine in the recent weeks. Especially since I want to train well and fuel my body properly…
I love making vegan French toast! I’ve never made it the way you have, though. I’ve made it with bananas! You just mash up a banana and then use nondairy milk, cinnamon, allspice, vanilla whatever! Yum!!
OMG I TOTALLY forgot I added in a banana into the blender!!! lol. It was a last minute decision. I edited the recipe. Tks for reminding me!
I completely agree that trusting our bodies is key, and yet it is one of the most DIFFICULT things to do, especially for those of us who have struggled with disordered eating or even just the “dieting mentality.” That mentality teaches us NOT to trust our bodies, and instead to trust a calorie calculator or a pre-formulated meal plan.
I have worked hard to learn to trust and listen to my body, but it has been an uphill battle because of the many years I spent doing the exact opposite in the name of losing weight.
I love that in yoga you are taught to really pay attention to your body and to push yourself only as far as your body will allow.
I’m slowly learning how to listen to my body … of course, we all overeat sometimes, but I’m trying hard to NOT full-out binge on something. The hardest for me is when I feel super hungry during the day. I’ve found that having snacky fruit, like berries and grapes, helps with this AND drinking water. Most of the time I’m just super thirsty.
I love french toast! I haven’t had it in such a long time. :-)
K
Mmmmmmm, the french toast looks ah-mazing! I cannot wait to whip this up! What type of bread did you use?
I love your thought on trusting your body. This is so important to being healthy! I cannot wait to get to that point myself!!
P.S.
Would you consider doing another “week of blogging what you eat”? Or even a few day?
So important to trust your body! Love that you spread awareness about this!
Why is it that whenever I crave something, you post it on your blog the next day???! I’ve tried out various vegan french toast recipes and I’ve never been satisfied…must give this one a shot! It looks AMAZING!
And I love that mug – you really made me want to go to Urban Outfitters and stock up on some kitschy kitchen stuff!
love your thought on not binge eating..honestly you have helped me stop the cycle..with your tips!
proud of you!
What a great recipe! I love the addition of tofu!
A bad night’s sleep just kills me. My body naturally wants to sleep 10 hours so during the week I’m always feeling a bit slighted. Thank goodness for weekends that can balance it out.
Looks delicious–and protein-packed :)
Love your intro on listening to and trusting your body. It’s so evident how far you’ve come in your relationship with food–and it’s always inspiring to see you living the lessons you’ve learned. Mucho amor, chica