“Being healthy is expensive!” Not so fast my friend, being unhealthy may be putting a much larger dent in your wallet (both physically and figuratively I suppose) The health cost of being overweight or obese is widely known throughout the United States, especially among health professionals. Many chronic illnesses and issues such asContinue reading “Overweight or Obese? It Will Cost You More Than Your Health…”
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Two Different Transformations, Two Unnecessary Different Views…
Recently I was on my facebook account and saw a picture of one of my friends (Friend A) who is preparing for a bodybuilding show in April. He is currently cutting carbs and looking really lean. He has posted a few pictures of himself during his grueling transformation. When I was in high school withContinue reading “Two Different Transformations, Two Unnecessary Different Views…”
SNAP Challenge – Day 5: Breakfast
For BFast today I went with a little more creativity and made a 1 egg, 3 egg white omelet with 3/4 cup mixed veggies and 1/4 cup cottage cheese. 1/2 cup dry oats with 1/2 banana. The omelet was pretty simple to make, just sautéed up the veggies, set aside. Poured the egg and whites into theContinue reading “SNAP Challenge – Day 5: Breakfast”
SNAP Challenge: Day 4 – Breakfast and Lunch
Pretty standard breakfast today, 2 eggs, 2 whites, 3/4 cup oats, 1 cup mixed veggies, and water. I figure no picture is needed since there already are 2 pics of the breakfast of champions on here. Stats: Prep Time: 5 minutes Calories: 438 Carbs: 51 grams Fat: 13 grams Protein: 32 grams My early snack wasContinue reading “SNAP Challenge: Day 4 – Breakfast and Lunch”
SNAP Challenge – Day 3: Dinner and Final
For dinner tonight I went with the classic tilapia, 1 cup brocoli, 1 cup brown rice (I prepared 2 cups of dry rice earlier). I decided to pan-sear the fish this time with a little garlic and lemon-pepper seasoning. Turned out a little better than the microwaved stuff from Monday. Dinner Stats: Calories: 351 Carbs:Continue reading “SNAP Challenge – Day 3: Dinner and Final”
SNAP Challenge – Day 3: Breakfast
Decided to get pretty crazy and switch up my breakfast today. Went with an old classic bodybuilder-like recipe, oat pancakes. (After my 4 cups of water of course) 2 eggs, 2 egg whites, 3/4 cup oats, 1 T cottage cheese, 1 banana, dash of cinnamon – blend and fry. First things first, you could eat theseContinue reading “SNAP Challenge – Day 3: Breakfast”
SNAP Challenge – Day 2: Final
My final snack of the day was another 1/4 cup of cottage cheese. Final Stats and Thoughts: Calories: 1719 Carbs: 288 grams (67% of calories) Fat: 36 grams (19% of calories) Protein: 98 grams (24% of calories) Cholesterol: 377 mg Sodium: 1593mg Fiber: 63 grams!!! Got more calories in today, but not as much proteinContinue reading “SNAP Challenge – Day 2: Final”
SNAP Challenge – Day 2: Dinner
Dinner tonight was pretty much just a hodge-podge of whatever I felt like throwing in a pot. I decided to go with 3/4 cup kidney beans, 3/4 cup dry whole wheat pasta, 3/4 cup of the canned stewed tomatoes, 3/4 cup of frozen brocoli (added garlic powder). Pretty easy prep for this meal. Boiled the pasta forContinue reading “SNAP Challenge – Day 2: Dinner”
SNAP Challenge: Day 2 – Snack & Lunch & Pre/Post Workout
My “snack” today was the other half of my banana, which I ate about 1 hour after breakfast on my way out the door. My lunch today was something pretty different, for myself at least. I had one cup of quinoa, 3/4 cup red kidney beans, 1/2 cup spinach (thawed) 1 tsp olive oil, a littleContinue reading “SNAP Challenge: Day 2 – Snack & Lunch & Pre/Post Workout”
SNAP Challenge – Day 2: Breakfast
Morning! I woke up this morning feeling pretty good, but definitely a little hungry. As stated in my last post, I will be upping my intakes a little bit today, to try and get closer to 1800 calories. The last time I did a bodyfat analysis on myself, my BMR (basal metabolic rate, the amountContinue reading “SNAP Challenge – Day 2: Breakfast”