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Protein and recovery Trying to keep protein high

Protein and recovery

Trying to keep protein high and helping my back recover, about 95% there which is good considering a 12+ hour flight on Saturday.

Lunch is a chicken and egg breakfast sandwich on sourdough.

Dinner was chipotle chicken tacos and a salad, both from Costco.

Breakfast is black coffee and a @questnutrition protein bar.

Snacks were jerky sticks and a built bar.

Probably a little higher than I would have aimed for on total calories but mostly protein focused helps.

Current weight is 168.5lbs.

BBQ chicken sandwich, cottage cheese and snacks D

BBQ chicken sandwich, cottage cheese and snacks

Dinner was a pulled chicken sandwich with a Greek yogurt coleslaw and @cabotcreamery Vermont cheddar cheese on a sesame bun, served with a side of @questnutrition chips and some extra cheese.

Lunch was a container of cottage cheese. Followed by some beef sticks.

The snack was a protein bar from sprouts. The texture was very hard. Not ideal, I appreciated the clean ingredients but wouldn't recommend these based on this one.

Quick check in update It's been a bit busy recen

Quick check in update

It's been a bit busy recently, haven't been to the gym. Haven't been getting in steps and eating was off slightly. The scale has not changed much so I'll give myself some grace. This time next week I'll be in Italy and hope to be able to share that adventure with you, mostly via stories.

Alas. Yesterday was a great eats day. Dinner was smoked chicken breast using @bearmountainbbq bold blend with a lemon juice, tarragon and oregano seasoning. Served over lemon rice, with cucumber, bell pepper, lettuce and tzatziki.

Lunch was a chicken salad with Greek yogurt, rotisserie chicken,celery and a shallot and herb seasoning.

Breakfast was Greek yogurt with keto granola. And a latte.

Pocket egg. Toad in the hole, or any number of nam

Pocket egg. Toad in the hole, or any number of names.

That was breakfast, Andrea slice of sourdough, one egg in a slice and the other on the side for extra protein.

A @questnutrition protein bar to wrap up breakfast.

Lunch was a buffalo chicken wrap from sprouts.

Snack was some @dotspretzels pretzels,.

Dinner was a tamale topped with a slice of cheese and some mini chicken tacos.

I hope to be back on track next week with the gym and walking, missing my routine for sure.

Stress and being outside my routine has me eating different and I'm not loving it. Not enough protein, to many carbs, especially without the walking and the gym.

Ravioli dinner and a breakfast burrito Dinner wa

Ravioli dinner and a breakfast burrito

Dinner was chicken ravioli, sauteed zucchini and a side salad.

Lunch was a cinnamon roll (not pictured)

Breakfast was a reds breakfast burrito.

The excitement for the day was not the food but the earthquake that was so close by. All safe, no major damage.

Orange chicken and Broccoli, street tacos and eggs

Orange chicken and Broccoli, street tacos and eggs

Dinner was orange chicken and sauteed broccoli at home. Costco kit for the chicken makes it easy.

Tacos are from @quechojulian1 and I also had some chips, guac and salsa.

Breakfast was 3 fried eggs served over buttered sourdough toast pieces.

Ember watching the birds out the window and Jet taking a nap outside is about the cabin vibes you would expect.

Dining out and snacks Dinner was at @jeremysonthe

Dining out and snacks

Dinner was at @jeremysonthehill and I enjoyed the Friday night chicken special which is a fried chicken breast, Mac and cheese, braised red cabbage and mashed potatoes. It is served with a draft beer of choice so I picked the @nickelbeerco stout. As an appetizer Jeremy hooked up the table with an order of Brussels, which is the dish that got us hooked going there since our first visits to Julian 15+ years ago.

Lunch was some leftover pulled pork and Mac and cheese from Pete's, a few chips, and a slice of sourdough.

Snacks included jerky and a @questnutrition bar.

National Grilled Cheese Day! Today is national g

National Grilled Cheese Day!

Today is national grilled cheese day and here is how I make my grilled cheese.

Start with fresh homemade sourdough. This loaf has @cabotcreamery Vermont cheddar and fresh green onions baked into the bread.

Preheat a griddle to medium low heat and butter both sides of the bread. Make sure that when you assemble the cheese is on the correct side! Load your favorite cheeses on to each half. I went with three slices each of Cabot Vermont cheddar and pepper jack cheese. Cover with a lid, dome or bowl to help the cheese melt.

Once nice and melty; and your bread is starting to brown, add any toppings you like. I went with bacon! Normally I would add some grilled onions too but the bread had onion baked in already.

Cook a little longer to warm the bacon and then remove and assemble!

Serve with a bowl of soup for dipping and make it a meal!

#cabotcheese #nationalgrillingmonth #nationalgrilledcheeseday #grilledcheesesandwich #grilledcheese #soupandsandwich #cookingvideo #recipeoftheday

Picked up a pulled pork plate for dinner and the r

Picked up a pulled pork plate for dinner and the rest of the day was snacks.

I started the day with the @redsfoods breakfast burrito. Then proceeded to crush a bag of beef jerky and a @questnutrition cookies and cream bar.

For dinner we picked up BBQ from a local spot @petesbbqsd . I got the pulled pork plate which came with pulled pork, 2 rolls, coleslaw and some fries. So I made sliders and enjoyed some of the fries as well.

BLT, burrito and bread. Ok that's a stretch but

BLT, burrito and bread.

Ok that's a stretch but eh, all three started with B.

Breakfast was this @redsfoods carne asada and poblano burrito, toaster oven cooked.

Lunch was some sourdough and chicken breast deli meat.

Afternoon snack was jerky sticks.

Dinner was a BLT. Making your own bread and bacon makes for a next level BLT.

Workout done. And @artemis.moto.photo had the brilliant idea of an extra half mile with a sandbag up a hill... So there was that too.

Burger, loaded salad and protein Dinner is this c

Burger, loaded salad and protein

Dinner is this classic bacon cheeseburger. I grilled the burger over a @bearmountainbbq bold blend flame, with the bacon cooking on the rack above the burger. Dripping goodness on the beef patty below. A sesame seed bun sandwiches some iceberg lettuce, 1/3lb beef patty, Gouda cheese, @grillospickles pickles, home cured bacon a slice of tomato and some mustard.

Lunch was a @yourtaylorfarms chopped salad topped with pecan smoked spicy tri tip and a bit of extra ranch.

Snacks for the day were jerky sticks and a @questnutrition overload bar.

Great workout to get those lungs going again after being sick. Not at 100% yet but making progress. Weight is also back to normal post vacation.

#cheeseburger #salad #QuestOverloadBars #QuestSquad #QuestPartner #bearmountainbbq #gainmuscle

A giant bowl of spaghetti and a steak sandwich sho

A giant bowl of spaghetti and a steak sandwich should heal me

Steak sandwich for lunch. Fresh sourdough, Cabot Vermont cheddar, spicy @bearmountainbbq pecan smoked tri-tip and a bit of ranch to cook things down. Paired with @questnutrition chips.

Snack was a built bar puff.

Dinner a giant bowl of spaghetti with a ground turkey meat sauce. Served with a garlic Parmesan toast. Made with a smoked garlic butter and Parmesan cheese. It's awesome to use that bear mountain smoke to give the garlic extra flavor and using a fruit wood brings out all the sweetness of the garlic, I do this in big batches and then freeze them!

#protein #health #recovery #bearmountainbbq #steaksandwich #spagetti

Spicy garlic honey chicken, asparagus and rice for

Spicy garlic honey chicken, asparagus and rice for dinner, loads of carbs for snacks, and a protein bar.

Still sick, still trying to recover. But let's not skip out the perfect sleep score thanks to NyQuil!

Open-face breakfast sandwich and Burrito Breakfa

Open-face breakfast sandwich and Burrito

Breakfast is sourdough toast with @cabotcreamery Vermont cheddar, bacon and two fried eggs.

Dinner was a @eatpuesto burrito, and a new favorite from Puesto! This things massive and loaded with flavor.

A protein bar as a snack and that did it. Still trying to fight off this cold

Soup, salad and grilled cheese No workout, minima

Soup, salad and grilled cheese

No workout, minimal steps, fighting a rough cold over here. Food for the day was a lunch salad, topped with the same smoked tri tip.

Dinner was my all in Cabot grilled cheese. I'll make a reel for this one soon.

Snacks were some sourdough bread, cottage cheese and protein bars.

Today is going to be much of the same when it comes to movement. Not much...

Steak salad and buffalo chicken zucchini boats @

Steak salad and buffalo chicken zucchini boats

@yourtaylorfarms elote salad with
@bearmountainbbq pecan smoked tri tip
Brushed with @pepperexchange Aji Amarillo and an extra drizzle of @litehousefoods ranch. The tritip is amazingly smokey but brutally spicy. That Aji Amarillo glazed exterior packs more of a punch than I thought!

Dinner was crock pot chicken cooked with @franksredhot and @spiceology back and blue seasoning with a bit of butter. Finished with some cream cheese. It was loaded into zucchini and topped with cheese before being baked at 400 for about 20 minutes.

Afternoon snack was some leftover meatballs and dessert was a @questnutrition bar!

I got my steps and workout in yesterday but got sick, I knew I was fighting something yesterday am, but the cold won today... So no Friday workout and trying to drink a ton of liquid and recover.

#bearmountainbbq #salad #steaksalad #fitfoodie

Turkey meatballs and broccoli, leftover soup and e

Turkey meatballs and broccoli, leftover soup and extra protein

Dinner was meatballs and broccoli. The meatballs were ground turkey based and baked, then dipped in a buffalo and brown sugar based glaze, and baked some more to set the glaze. Served with broccoli and garnished with green onion and sesame seeds.

Lunch was leftover soup.

Post workout was my @questnutrition bar and post lunch snack was a @builtbar puff.

Solid sleep score, steps on point, good workout and overall getting back on track with weight approaching pre vacation levels already.

Ranch Chicken soup. Spam and eggs, and snacks! D

Ranch Chicken soup. Spam and eggs, and snacks!

Dinner was this amazing soup my wife made with onions, potato, chicken. Carrots, cream and ranch seasoning. I topped mine with a little hot sauce.

Lunch was my lone musubi leftover with two eggs.

Otherwise it was a snack day. With biltong, protein bars and pretzels, and some PB cups.

Back in the gym and getting those steps in to get fully back on track!

#soupseasonishere #musubi #spamandeggs #snacks #proteinsnack

Back on Track with Musubi and a protein focus My

Back on Track with Musubi and a protein focus

My post workout @questnutrition overloaded bar kick-started me back into my food routine.

Lunch followed up the bar and was some @realgoodfoods chicken tenders with a drizzle of @kindersflavors buttery buffalo.

Dinner was some gochujang @spambrand spam musubi with sauteed broccoli on the side. I marinated the spam in @trybachans and brushed the rice with just a touch more of the sauce for maximum flavor.

I got my workout in and hit my steps goal for the day both helping me get back on track. Sleep score is getting back on track as well.

#focused #protein #backonthatgrind

Time to put my workouts on overload! After a week

Time to put my workouts on overload! After a week away celebrating turning 40 it's time to get my workouts and nutrition back on track. I got my 4 miles of walking and 45 minutes workout done then, thanks to the NEW Quest Overload Bars I can hit my protein macros and enjoy a post workout treat!

You know I am a @questnutrition bar fan and have one pretty much daily...well the new bars are packed with even more cookie chunks and chocolate coated.I picked up a box on Amazon but I hear they are coming to target shortly. What's your favorite quest bar flavor and have you tried these new ones yet?

#QuestOverloadBars #QuestSquad #OnAQuest #QuestPartner

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