Where Work and Passions overlap

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The big game called for a bit more snacks I started the day with @nxptfit yoga and then came home and made breakfast. Breakfast was crispy potatoes dusted in @spiceology thunder dust and topped with bacon, poached eggs, and the gravy from the swedish meatballs. I ate a few of these protein brownies, and am almost finished with the tray at this point. Superbowl snacks were chips and salsa, spicy pickled carrots, and broccoli and ranch dip. I split an @alesmithbrewing speedway stout horchata beer with my wife and we also shared the second half of her sandwich from the day before for dinner. I got a short walk in for a few steps and did work around the house as well.

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Swedish meatballs, a sandwich and more protein brownies Breakfast was coffee, a protein brownie and a @legendaryfoods strawberry protein pastry. Lunch was a roast beef Cobb sandwich from cheers deli. Dinner was swedish meatballs made with ground turkey and served over egg noodles and roasted broccoli. I had the portion you see here and a second portion for 4 more meatballs and another bit of egg noodles. I also had a corn tortilla. We did grocery shopping at Carnival market, and I can’t pass up a warm corn tortilla when I got home. Movement was mostly walking around the house cleaning. Didn’t get a ton in but did do the stairs a lot so I hit Garmin’s 10 flight of stairs goal for the day.

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Wrapped up the work week with a bit of a treat after a long day. For lunch I made a Caesar salad, two heads of Romain hearts tossed in parmesan and @litehousefoods Caesar dressing with the last of the prok tenderloin diced up and tossed in. Since this was low protein I also had a bag of Simms dried beef, which is the Aldi version of style biltong. I also had a piece of string cheese. Dinner was a chicken breast served over a boursin cream orzo with sauteed spinach. My wife made this dinner and she did an amazing job. For my treat I had some whiskey on a large rock and made some low carb protein brownies. I used the @carbonautbaking brownie mix and added 3 scoops of chocolate protein powder. My Friday workout to close out the week was a simple one. I didn’t get as much done as I wanted but finished the 59 burpees and 50 squats with a 75 ln sand bag, as well as made it up and over the wall a few times. Then I finished the dumbbell snatches at 50lbs and the 50 calories on the c2 bike. I made it over to do a few deadlifts before running out of time . I got my daily miles in and will use the weekend for recovery again. One interesting note was I tested glucose and ketones out of curiosity yesterday and was at 1.6mmol for ketones, and 89mg for glucose, which is pretty deep ketosis. Especially given the night before was noodles, fried wings and hot and sour soup. If you read all this. Thank you and let me know!

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Chicken tenders for lunch and went out for dinner I made some @realgoodfoods chicken strips lunch and just a quick drizzle of @litehousefoods ranch and @kindersflavors buttery buffalo. Then for snacks, I had a @questnutrition cookies and cream bar, a @thinkjerky jalapeno stick and a handful of @crisp.power pretzels. Dinner was out for some Chinese food with friends. I had a bowl of hot and sour soup, some fried wings and stole a plate of lo mein noodles from my wife. Lighting was rough, so the photos aren’t great, but gives you a portion size idea. Overall a decently on track day, maybe more snacking that I would have loved but not bad.

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Buffalo Chicken Zucchini boats and some leftovers Dinner was a large zucchini, cut in half and hollowed out. Loaded in it is diced rotisserie chicken mixed with buffalo chicken dip. It’s baked at 400 degrees for 20 minutes then topped with some cheddar cheese and baked another 5 minutes. Lunch was leftover soup and the blended cottage cheese and protein powder. The cottage cheese was amazing the next day as it took on a chocolate mousse vibe. I did break my fast early yesterday, which was a first in a long time. I could feel my body needing something, so I grabbed a protein bar and jerky stick. Daily workouts at NXPT are still good though some more carbs would probably help me power through them a bit better. I need to make some bread and have been slacking there.

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Rough day yesterday, but today’s a new day and we’ll power through. Dinner was a Thai style soup with coconut milk and chicken bone broth as a base, loaded with potato, carrot. Snap peas, belly pepper and chicken. Lunch was leftover enchilada from the freezer and a @delrealfoods tamale. Afternoon snack was a @questnutrition bar. Dessert was some blended cottage cheese and protein powder topped with @avi_foods_co chocolate granola clusters. I didn’t even get close to finishing this so it will be on the menu again. Today’s food will be a lot of the same for what that’s worth. So if it feels like groundhog Day tomorrow, you’re right! It was leg day @nxptfit which is always a great workout.

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Lazy lunch and loaded potato dinner Lunch was beef sticks from Costco, warmed in a pan and served with some carrots and sour cream ranch dip (sour cream and @spiceology really ranch + a bit of salt) Dinner was a baked russet potato with buffalo chicken dip from Costco and some smoked pork tenderloin. Dessert was the last piece of the @kingsburychocolates snack bark chocolate. Activity yesterday included a mat pilates class, and getting outside was nice. Only other walking was really just errands. Starting the week still a little sore from last week. Emotionally a bit drained still from last week’s work and I weighed in this am with results that didn’t align with what I expected and that doesn’t help.

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Relaxing Saturday for recovery Started with a breakfast scramble. 3 eggs, spinach, Gouda, bell peppers and bacon. A quest bar for a mid morning protein addition. A huge lunch at @blancotacostequila with a burrito, guac, chips and salad and a slice of cake for dessert. It was the @sdrestaurantwk special and an amazing deal. After lunch was a short walk along the water in Coronado. I skipped dinner, was full the rest of the day. Still a bit sore and recovering from a hard week of workouts but got some steps in which was nice for a weekend.

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Wrapping up January on track I am starting to see a visual change as I cut calories, which is mentally rewarding. Working out 4+ days a week and not seeing the progress was a challenge (body dysmorphia sucks) so I started the year with a goal to reduce body fat and give myself a stronger visual cue. Lunch was cottage cheese, it was Embers birthday so she got to lick the container clean. Dinner was a half cup of cooked white rice, broccoli and general tso chicken from @sprouts with a little extra real goods food chicken as well. I used less of the included sauce and mixed in @underwoodranches Sriracha to up the heat. For garnish I added toasted sesame seeds and green onion. Dessert treat was a snack bark from @kingsburychocolates and was so good I went back for a second piece. I completed the January steps challenge, logging 300k steps for the month. Now to keep going and carry through February. One step, one pound and one meal at a time. #fitness #january #mealsfortheday #healthyfoods

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