Short and Sweet

I made it through another 2 week meal plan! Woohoo! If you remember I was totally pumped about it, then totally not loving it a week in. Two words: Cooked spinach. I'm not a picky eater by any stretch but cooked spinach and I just do not mix. I tried it all, wrapped in turkey, mixed with eggs, mixed with my protein shake... Yuck, yuck, and yuck. 

This last week though, one of the biggest things I noticed was how tight my muscles were. At work I would find myself being a hunch back because my delts and pecs were so tight that my shoulders just "naturally" fell forward. I use naturally loosely because this is not a natural position for my shoulders.

Goal for this week? Mobilize and stretch whenever possible.

I'm still noticing some new muscles - for starters this weird armpit muscle. Yes that's the technical term for it (obviously). Based on my Googling I believe it's really the Latissimus Dorsi/Teres Major, which I vaguely remember from Biology in high school.  Nevertheless, it's a muscle group I've never noticed before which is kind of cool. 

This week is a new plan and I may be calling wolf but it seems pretty legit. Especially now that I'm learning how to prep chicken with great flavor and of course there's my beloved red meat. Truthfully each week it's the sweet urge that gets me (and yes the urges still hits). There are only so many hot sauces and spice concoctions to try before you just need a quick sweet. So the pineapple on this plan is a godsend. Seriously, Chas, thank you!

To give you an idea of what a day of meal prepping results in: overall 5hrs of cooking on and off and a fully stocked fridge. Inevitably when I need 14 oz, the pkg only comes in 16 oz. Or if I need 4 lbs there are only 5lb pkgs left. So needless to say, Evan benefits from my extras that I turn into food he won't hate eating haha. For Evan, chicken salad, honey glazed carrots, green beans and onions from my use in the crock pot, and left over sausage and hamburger. Then it's a game of Tetris until the door closes. 

Use caution when opening...

Meal Plan #3

Meal 1: 3oz Hamburger 73/27

2oz Sausage ground

2 Whole Eggs

11 Almonds

Meal 2: 4oz Chicken Breast

2 Whole Eggs

Meal 3: 3oz Pineapple

1/4c Dry oats

Protein drink after auxiliary

Meal 4: 2c or a bed of spinach

5oz Chicken Breast

2 whole eggs

18 Almonds

2TBSP Balsamic Vinegar

Can add other green veggies such as broccoli, asparagus and brussel sprouts