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Recipes

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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Dinner salad was a Chicken, bacon and avocado salad over mixed green. Chicken was seasoned with @spiceology over easy and baked alongside some bacon. The mixed greens were tossed in @litehousefoods ranch. I added a half an avocado and some tomato and bell pepper as well. Lunch was 3 @amylufoods andouille sausages, 2 eggs, spinach and feta with a bit of hot sauce. I also had one @premierprotein coffee protein shake. Workout was all arms, and they were beat. I’m rounding out the week again with a training readiness back to 1, so maybe that is good pacing? Weekend recovery and finish Fridays with a body in need of recovery?

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