This is the most normal #WIAW I’ve had in a hot minute.
Normal, by the way, is relative.
Looking back on my WIAW posts, I realized I’m always out of town, have company, or have some form of “help” from meal kits. Â This Wednesday, I ate like an independent, somewhat responsible adult. Â Stranger things have happened!
But first, check out my legs! Â The ACL surgery knee is on the left. Â It’s still smaller that my “good” leg, but the muscles are starting to wake up again. Â I’m just over 7 weeks post-ACL reconstruction now. Â Recovery seems SO slow, but I feel better seeing this.
But you came here for a somewhat normal day of #WIAW eats, not my sexy legs. 😉  Check out my day of eats below, and be sure to link up to Jenn’s WIAW baby at the bottom!
Breakfast:
Vegas always brings me coffee to bed. Â After choking down half a cup (have I mentioned I really don’t like coffee?), I come downstairs to make our morning cocktails.
Breakfast wasn’t really what I’d normally eat first thing.  We’d had a giant dinner the night before at a Mexican restaurant and I just wanted something light before I went to the gym.  I grabbed a couple of Samoa Protein Balls from the freezer and off I went!
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Lunch:
Maybe that’s not such a normal breakfast, but lunch was on point! Â I came back from the gym ravenous. Â I made Vegas and I salads, olive bread with hummus, and leftover steak ‘n eggs. Â Well, I had leftover swordfish ‘n eggs. Â It’s the steak of the sea!
I told you this “normal” day of eats was all relative!
Snack:
This is an old favorite: no-salt cottage cheese mixed with chocolate protein powder and cinnamon. Â Today’s was topped with strawberries. Â It’s a good mid-afternoon sweet tooth satisfier when you’re busy with work.
Dinner:
Vegas had to take off for a work trip, so I was left to my own strange devices for dinner.  I sautéed some leftover sweet potatoes and brussels to crisp them back up, then added a sh*tload of egg whites.  Topped with mustard, sriracha, and hemp hearts.  Totally normal, no?
There were some random post-dinner snacks: nuts, kombucha, and a scoop of Halo Top ice cream. Â I was too busy watching TV to picture all that.
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Good thing Vegas is gone… brussels give me major gas! Â (TMI?)
Is your idea of normal a little weird?
Who watched This is Us last night? Â Those last few minutes… gawd!
My idea of normal is very weird. I love eggs and peanut butter together– seems normal to me, but not to others! I haven’t finished season 1 yet! I’m one episode away. NO SPOILERS! So excited to see the new season!
I do that too! I went through a phase where I’d combine PB flour, eggs, and berries. Like PB&J. Come to think of it… I need to do that again!
P.S. Did you watch it yet???
Totally craving some cottage cheese with something sweet now. 🙂 And it’s amazing how God knits our bodies back together. I’m so glad that your leg is strengthening again. I’ve missed the WIAW party.
Thank you so much! The WIAW party missed you too. I was happy when I saw your name pop up. 🙂
My normal is very weird I’m sure. I can’t believe you didn’t eat out at all. Lol, it still all looks super good and your knee looks great!
Get THIS. I haven’t gone out to eat in 2 whole days this week! 😉
You are so abnormal but I love it and wish I could be more like you when it comes to meals. I would never ever think to pair cottage cheese with chocolate protein powder! Genius!! And your little baby leg is making a lot of progress. Go lefty go!
I don’t know where this stuff pops into my head from… I blame my mother. LOL!
I’m going running on a zero gravity treadmill Thursday!!!!!
I am so into strawberries lately… a little obsessed even! I eat them on everything, and they’re so good with chocolate, right? So glad you are up and feeling back to normal! 😊
Me too! They’re been super sweet all summer. And it’s still warm here… so we still get fresh local ones!
im so glad your muscles are waking up and you are healing! and I’m so weird but I tried to like this is us in the first few episodes and didn’t. I make no sense so I really want to try to like it since everyone else does! I have my other shows that I’m obsessed with but I can’t figure out why I couldn’t get into this is us like everyone else did at first.
I was hooked immediately, which is weird for me. There’s a lot of stuff I’m like you with though – Game of Thrones, to name one.
That dinner is totally normal in my opinion! I love roasted veggies, eggs, and all the spiciness. 🙂
I didn’t actually think it was THAT weird! I was told otherwise though. HA!
Yum – love that idea for a snack. And protein balls are the best way to start your day 🙂
I need to watch This is Us! I fell asleep before it started last night lol. Definitely going to watch today!
Did you watch it?! I’m so excited for tomorrow, thought I’m not sure I need more sadness right now.
Yes!! Can’t wait for tomorrow’s ep, even though I’m sure I’ll be bawling…
Did you watch it?! I’m so excited for tomorrow, though I’m not sure I need more sadness right now.
I recognize those brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes, and I’m still salivating over the olive bread.
They were good leftover too! I bought a bunch more to remake it.
Love that “back to normal” feeling after things have been a little hectic or off. Lots of delicious stuff!
Whatever the hell normal means…. I like yours. I need to get back to a good plate of eggs plopped on leftovers. Its all about them toppings.
Thanks Cora! Eggs are the jam. They go with anything!
I didn’t realize no-salt cottage cheese was a thing. Fascinating!
Totally! It’s a little harder to find. There’s only one place here I can find it. There were two in ATL though!
My normal is weird… I mean who would want to be normal anyway?!
I always struggle when David is away to figure out something for dinner – it’s always super random and literally whatever falls out of the fridge on it’s last legs…
Amen to that! Normal is overrated.
That dinner is definitely something I would make!
I LOVE eggs, but usually eat them just plain with salsa, or with onions and peppers mixed in. I am not quite as adventurous as you.
Salsa is another great one! I would have added it to my creation if we’d had some.
Every day I have is always different from the next day, I still have no daily routine other then exercising sometime throughout the day. But I guess that’s the life of an artist, at least that’s what I keep telling myself. Loving this gym pic! Your left leg is getting stronger fast. That’s the kind of dinner I usually have lol. veggies and lots of eggs lol.
I do that too. I get bored eating the same ‘ol thing over an over.
I have This is Us DVRed to watch soon… I’m not really a crier, but that show always make me shed a few tears. It’s so good!
I put protein powder in my smoothies and cereal, but I’ve yet to try it in cottage cheese. Interesting idea!
I’m not a crier either… but this hit me right in the feels.
Ha! I think my banana eggy oats are completely strange to people. Especially because I make sweet eggs. But then I say – hey, cake is full of eggs too and it’s sweet, so wtf? Right.
I like this: ‘I was left to my own strange devices for dinner’ – very much. Going to steal it one day.
I love how you collect phrases.