Brain Dump, Testing Limits, & Copy-Cat Recipe FTW

Last night I began the planned expansion of my weight training routine. I trained shoulders, then biceps; tonight I'll likely do back, chest, and triceps. More sets, more intensity, more focus on individual muscles than the large muscle group training I'd employed last week to get myself back in the groove. I toyed with the idea of delaying this for another week or so, but my body seemed ready.

Tomorrow night will be legs, then the cycle will repeat. I guess I'll see if I'm really up for it in two days time...

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My body felt good today; the back soreness has mostly subsided, and my knees and ankles felt less tender during this morning's cardio session. Whether it was the yoga or the ibuprofen, or maybe the better-than-average sleep - I don't know; I do know that I'm thankful for the blessing, and I hope that it continues.

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A few months ago while ordering Applebee's take-away for dinner, my wife ordered a quesadilla burger. As is customary, she let me have a bite, and it was amazing.

During a more recent order, I got one of my own. I was decidedly less impressed; the same care and attention to detail didn't seem to have been put into it this time. It was bland, messy, and cold by the time we got home with our food.

The memory of that first bite lingered long after. I've eaten a lot of food in my time - cuisine types from all over, and more varieties of hamburger than the average person. That initial impression was one of the stronger food memories that I've had form in quite some time.

That led me to doing a bit of study today in the leadup to making my lunch; the result was a pretty awesome copy-cat version that's a lot more nutritious and - dare I say - 100% tastier, if I do say so myself.

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Here's what I ate today:

Breakfast: 418 calories | 32g fat | 24g protein | 8g carbs

3 egg cheese and bacon omelet: 445 calories | 24g protein | 36.5g fat | 8.5g carbs

 - Eggs (x3): 210 calories | 15g fat | 18g protein

 - Cheese (1/2 oz): 55 calories | 4.5g fat | 3g protein | .5g carbs

 - Bacon Bits (1 tbs): 25 calories | 3g protein | 1.5g fat

 - Butter (1 tbs): 100 calories | 11g fat

1/2 Granny Smith Apple: 28 calories | 7.5g carbs

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Lunch: 477 calories | 26g fat | 36.5g protein | 11g carbs

Quesadilla Burger: 477 calories | 26g fat | 36.5g protein | 11g carbs

 - Ground Beef (6oz): 263 calories | 8g fat | 25.5g protein

 - Flatbread (1/2 sheet): 60 calories | 1.5g fat | 6g protein | 8g carbs

 - Mozzarella Cheese (1/2 oz): 40 calories | 3g fat | 3.5g protein

 - Shredded Cabbage (1 leaf): 6 calories | .3g protein | 1.3g carbs

 - Diced Tomato (1/8 cup ): 4 calories | 1g carbs

 - Mexi-Ranch (1 tsp): 4 calories | .5g carbs

 - Butter (1 tbs): 100 calories | 11g fat 

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Dinner: 740 calories | 51g fat | 43g protein | 37g carbs

Green Goddess Salad (Panera Bread): 740 calories | 51g fat | 43g protein | 37g carbs

 - Salad: 500 calories | 30g fat | 37g protein | 25g carbs

 - Dressing: 240 calories | 21g fat | 6g protein | 12g carbs

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Daily Totals: 1,635 calories | 109g fat | 103.5g protein | 56g carbs