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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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Sunday recovery started strong with a perfect 100 sleep score. I started my food for the day with some bacon, berries and @thepantrymama sourdough discard pancakes. For lunch I went with tri tip, smoked at 180 on the @yodersmokers with @bearmountainbbq gourmet blend for about 1.5 hours, finishing at an internal temp of 130 before bringing it inside for a quick sear on each side. For seasoning I used @meatmitchbbq steer cover. Dinner was turkey lettuce wraps. My wife made dinner and absolutely nailed it on this one. The ground turkey was really well flavored. On the side I had 2 pot stickers. I also had a premier protein shake with breakfast. #fooddiary #bearmountainbbq #pancakes #sourdoughdiscard #tritip #yodersmokers #garmin #sleepscore

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Saturday recovery For food yesterday it was a adobada burrito from @lolitastacoshop and a few chips. I also had a two scoop protein shake and two cups of coffee with half and half. Not a ton of movement, just a few errands. One of the errands yesterday was going to the butcher and so I picked up bones for the dogs as a treat. Both ember and jet love these. Watched the Aztec game and was happy they didn’t make me wait to overtime and a last second shot this time to win. Sleep score was low, a bit unexpected. Usually to see a score that low means I was drinking and well. I wasn’t! Training readiness was a 1 at the beginning of Saturday, as I post it is 24, so Sunday will be for recovery as well and I’ll post that tomorrow!

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Friday lunch was a 3 egg omelette, with some cheddar cheese and leftover pulled BBQ chicken. Stopped with some hot sauce. I had a @questnutrition bar in the late afternoon as well as a piece of Jerky. For dinner we went out to @aladdin_mediterranean and had the hummus with chicken shawarma as well as the Greek salad with Gyro. Their hummus is always a winner, with fresh pita… The best. The Greek salad with gyro is my staple order there. I have never deviated, maybe I need to try something else…. The workout at @nxptfit was a good one. Free flow Friday. I did not get very far. But did do a pyramid build 1/2/3/4/5/6/5/4/3/2/1 reps of burpees and deadlifts with a 100m run every 4 minutes. The deadlifts were at 205lbs. Then I did 19 cal bike, 20 TRX rows, 29 cal ski erg and 20 TRX push ups. Then 19 bike and row again. I started into the last set of calories on the rower and ran out of time.

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Thursday started with the most white colored meal I may have had in a while… Cottage cheese and hardboiled eggs. I had two snacks yesterday afternoon. One @legendaryfoods strawberry protein pasty and one bag of @questnutrition cheese crackers. For dinner I had two pulled chicken sandwiches with a pickle flavored slaw and a side of @wildechips buffalo chips. I am starting to see a little progress in my goal to lean out a bit, but also feeling it in my legs. This week at @nxptfit was a leg crusher in all the best ways.

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Keeping it going! Turkey sandwich for lunch, followed by a @questnutrition bar, a @thinkjerky jalapeno beef stick and about a serving(a little under) of protein pretzels. I couldn’t help myself from a piece of beef jerky while making dinner. That @bearmountainbbq smoke only seems to have gotten stronger as the jerky has ‘aged’ a week or som For dinner it was a Cobb salad. A base of mixed greens and romaine tossed in @litehousefoods ranch and then loaded with some tomato, cucumber, hardboiled egg and turkey deli meat. I also added a two scoop protein shake to keep that protein level high enough to not sacrifice muscle mass as I try and lean out just a bit. My @nxptfit workouts this week have been great and I need to keep up enough calories and protein to fuel those. #proteingoals #foodfortheday #bearmountainbbq #dailylife #fitnesslife

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