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I did ok with my weekend goals and was especially self-conscious during the prohibition party we had saturday. I didn't cook meals in advance, though, because I am attempting a low sodium week and I had troubles figuring out recipe that can be easily reheated and didn't involve lots of saucy things (usually packed with…

I think that your calendar is one day off. :P Good job on your goals, though.

I am down 1.6 this week. I was close to see a new number on the scale, but it will be next week I think.

Workout A this morning. That was a good workout, but I was struggling just to squeeze the grips to hold the plates (probably because of some lack of sleep), so I was conscious that It was highly unlikely that I would break PR today. Warm up: 15 min. elliptical. Squats: 1x5 @ 45, 1x5 @ 65, 1x5 @ 75, 5x5 @ 90. Those felt so…

Tonight's simple dinner: sriracha-teriyaki glazed salmon over basmati rice and grilled bok choy basted with miso butter. Everything was cooked on coals (well except the rice, obviously).

I listened to the video and I will have a lot to think about tomorrow. At some point in the video, Rippetoe point an incorrect grip (the kind as I am doing) and says: "You know, when you lift 600 hundred pounds with that grip, it will put a lot of pressure on the elbows..." (then, he proceeds to correct the grip of the guy…

Lady, you know how to rock jeans! Congrats on the results, you should be proud of your hard work!

So I did Workout B yesterday with husband taking some videos of me in the gym, to help me with my form. Warm up: 15 minutes elliptical Squat 1x5 @45, 1x5 @ 65, 1x5 @85 and 5x5 @ 90. We took a video of the first one with just the bar and another of the set at 85 pounds. I think that I will need to pay closer attention to my…

Breakfast tacos! Corn tortilla, scrambled eggs, leftover mole chili, cheddar, green onions. With a side of bacon, of course.

I love that you added a fried egg on top. I would put an egg on top of everything if I could. In fact, I always tought that the Beyonce's song title should have been "Put an egg on it", instead of the actual more bling version.

"Sad" desk breakfast: quiche lorraine (ham, broccoli and gruyere) with the crust peeled, whole wheat baguette, butter, strawberry preserves and honey crisp apples. Tacos night! Grilled pork shoulder marinated in pibil spices, romaine lettuce, dilly beans, red onion, old cheddar and habanero-ginger hot sauce.

I slipped a little bit yesterday, and ended up eating about 200 cals in my deficit. Oops. :( We had a friend over for a movie, and we opened a bottle of wine to go with the quiche, and that's was it, 200 cals over. Blarg. Today's goal, similar as every other day 1) Log accurately and stay away from alcohol today. 2) Eat my…

Maybe white vegetables? Like parsnip, turnips, sunchokes, white asparagus, daikon, button mushrooms...

I did reach my goal yesterday, with ease because it was rest day. Still, I'm feeling hungrier with the new lifting workout, and I have a hard time to preserve my 700 cals deficit. I'm still 1.6 up from my lowest weight, and that could be because of hubby's birthday dinner (carb and alcohol), increase in exercise (fluid…

So much workout yesterday!! You go girls! Yesterday was a true rest day for me, so I did that, I rested. It was kind of weird, and I did random body squat while cooking dinner because I wanted to show to my husband what he will have to check on my form when he will come to spot me saturday morning. Apart that, it was a…

I don't like to take food picture at night because lighting sucks, but for the sake of food porn, I took that one tonight. Turkey mole chili (ground turkey, chipotle, all spices, cocoa, red beans) nested in a baked sweet potato, gratinéed with old cheddar and topped with greek yogurt, green onion and cilantro sprigs.

Totally my type!

Actually, I didn't found that the way jkwolly asked it the first time was mean. It's something we have to repeat from time to time (because bandwidth and loading time can be issues), and we usually do it pretty casually, because it's stated in the first message of the thread. I added the explanation because you were true…

Your dough looks AMAGAZING!! OMG!!

Please, no picture quoting peeps, the thread is becoming heavier one picture at a time. ;) If you don't know how to not picture quote, here is an explanation:

I had a fun night yesterday with the hubby and I didn't indulged too much, even with the crazy good pizza we ate for dinner. And the fantastic Syrah we had with it. Today is a rest day, and I need to be careful with my food intake. Goals for today 1) Stay under calorie goal and try to add 100 cals to my usual deficit…

I'm only -0.6 down this week, with some struggle again on saturday night (wine and chips at the same time, my worst downfall ever), but it's ok, with my first week loss, i'm still averaging 1.25 pounds per week.

Here it is:

I calculate everything I cook, so I must have all of them. Just tell me what (which ones) you need.

I can post nutritional values from my pictures/recipes if you need to.

Off day from lifting or off day-off day? I'm usually lifting monday-wednesday-friday, and I throw in two or three cardio sessions each week (about 45 min. each). When I take a off day, it's a real off day: I rest!

Cardio day today. I prefer to do cardio at home, but I'm going tonight out for hubby's birthday and I wouldn't have time to exercise today if I was not exercising in the morning. So I went to the gym, armed with a new playlist based on the tunes BPM, and a "homemade spinning program" that I got from Women Health's 2015…

A good start for sure. You can try to fix you small goals to reach one by one until you're back on track for good. Baby steps, but you know that slow and steady win the race.

Workout B this morning. I think that I like Workout B more than workout A. Damn barbell row, I hate you! Squat: 1 x 5 @ 45lbs. 1 x 5 @ 65lbs, 1 x 5 @ 75 lbs, 5 x 5 @ 80lbs. I should probably try 85 pounds next time, but there's something wrong in my right shoulder, anytime the bar rest on this specific aching spot, it…

Oh well. I did my cardio, and I made a shorter session to throw in the "Total Shape Up Plan Workout A" from Chris Powell, but something happen at home and I didn't finish it. Blah. I hope that tomorrow's lifting session will be better.