Dinner

Turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes (no sugar added), and string beans

Lunch part 2

Black beans and red quinoa (it was quicker to cook than brown rice) and I was starving

Lunch Part 1,

Bubba Burger over spinach and spring mix with a little shredded mozzarella and homemade italian dressing

Saturday Back workout

Warmup
45 degree back extensions
Bodyweight x 12

Deadlifts
45 lbs x 10
135 lbs x 8
185 lbs x 6
225 lbs x 4
245 lbs x 3

Pull up 1
Pull downs wide grip behhind head
50 lbs x 10
70 lbs x 10
80 lbs x 8
60 lbs x 10

Rows on a plate loaded machine
25 lbs added x 10
35 lbs x 10
45 lbs x 10

ISO plate loaded pull down machine underhand grip
25 lbs (each side) x 10
35 lbs x 10
45 lbs x 10

Preworkout Omelet

Eggs, mushrooms, onions, uncured bacon, and cheddar cheese

Pecan Crusted Salmon + Veggies

Fish: salmon, pecans, olive oil, salt, and pepper
Veggies: broccoli, mushrooms, asparagus, onions, garlic cooked in a little olive oil and butter

Leftovers Lunch

Leftover garlic chicken and peppers + mushrooms mixed with leftover black beans. (This is a small size plate)

Shopping Cart

Here's my shopping cart for the week. What's in yours? (The OJ was for the sick kiddos and the goldfish was their treat they wanted)

Snack

1/2 an apple, 30g of almond butter, and a cup of milk

Breakfast

Starting off with a full cup of veggies (onion, pepper, tomatoes, mushrooms) and 3 eggs.

Garlic + Cheddar Chicken Stirfry

Thurs Lunch

Salad

Banana Almond Pancakes

Today's yummy breakfast:

1 medium banana smashed
1 xl egg
2 TBSP Almond meal
Dash of salt (optional)

Mix together and pour on a medium-low heated pan or griddle coated with either non-stick spray or butter (not too much butter or they will be soggy). Cook as you would pancakes. Note they will not really bubble up like pancakes do so watch for them to start to become solid to flip.

Thursday Chest and Triceps Workout

Yesterday was the first day I've worked out at 5am in awhile, so a lot of my workout is figuring out my morning strength

Warmup

Seated dumbbell rotator twists
10 lbs x 12 each arm
12 lbs x 12 each arm

Incline barbell bench
45 lbs x 10
65 lbs x 10
95 lbs x 5 (I probably couldve done 1 or 2 more if I had a spotter)
95 lbs x 4

Flat dumbbell bench
30 lbs (each dumbbell) x 8
35 lbs x 8
40 lbs x 6

Machine chest flies
50 lbs x 10
60 lbs x 10
80 lbs x 10 (hard)

Decline Barbell Bench
45 lbs x 10
65 lbs x 10
75 lbs x 10

Cable Seated Overhead Extensions
40 lbs x 10
50 lbs x 10
60 lbs x 7 3/4

Dumbbell Rear extensions
10 lbs x 10
12 lbs x 10
15 lbs x 10

15 minutes of rowing at an easy pace

Will Begin Daily Journaling

I know many of you have started New Year's Resolutions to lose some weight or get back in shape and don't know where to begin.  I am about to start doing a daily journal again to help you out!  And, ok to keep track for myself of course.  ;)  I am not concerned about my actual weight, but I do want to be more strict for having to wear a bathing suit in 2 months.

First things first.  I will NOT be counting calories or macronutrients (carbs, protein, fat).  Don't make things so complicated that you will fail.  The first step is to eat "clean" foods.  No flour, no sugar, no processed foods, no "diet" foods.  Just simply eat foods in their natural state.  When you get used to that, then you can move on to the next step.