This week is going by so fast. I can’t believe it’s Thursday already!  I decided to make another taco omelet for breakfast yesterday.  It’s so good and filling – this plate with the Chobani is 307 calories and 36 whopping grams of protein!  I may have gotten a tiny bit carried away with the hot sauce though!

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I put on Instagram that I am still in the hunt for the coconut flavored Chobani – recommendations were at Publix and Kroger (not by me) and Target!   Never thought of checking Target.  Although one person (Hey Jenn) said that she wasn’t a fan of the coconut and that key lime was her favorite.  Great, now I need to find another flavor! Open-mouthed smile

On tap for strength yesterday was chest and calves:

  • Barbell Bench Press: 20 reps
  • Incline Dumbbell Press: 20 reps
  • Dumbbell Flyes: 20 reps
  • Dip: 20 reps
  • Push-up: 20 reps
  • Standing Calf Raise: 20 reps
  • Seated Calf Raise: 20 reps

Same as yesterday – do all those exercises back to back, rest 3-5 minutes, then repeat three times.  I rested 3 minutes in between and again, this took me 35 minutes.  No time for cardio again – oh well!  Only one slight problem.  I can’t do dips to save my life.  I have no shoulder strength at all, so I “cheated” a bit and used the fly machine – I figured that’s a chest exercise!

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Done!

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When I was at work on Tuesday, Tony texted me a picture of soup that said “It’s pasta fagioli!”  I guess with me working two jobs, Tony can finally get in the kitchen because I am not hogging it!  I brought some to work.  He told me “you can add the green shit if you want.”  I ended up having to add a bit more broth because the noodles really soaked it up and some baby spinach and a pinch of crushed red pepper.

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One word people:  AMAZEBALLS!  He ended up crushing some of the white beans to thicken the soup, and the broth was so garlicky good.  The first bite I tasted white bean but then a whole other layer of flavors was going on in this soup.  He made a lot so lucky for me I’ll be having this for lunch today and tomorrow too!  Thanks Tony!

Later in the afternoon I made a skinny mocha latte – 1/2 a pack of diet cocoa mix, coffee, 1 tablespoons of Peppermint Mocha and whip cream.  Jody, I know you are going to give me shit about drinking this International Delight, but this flavor was like if Christmas threw up in my mouth.  Yum!

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And Jenn M.!  Look who came out already?!  Thanks again for this mug last year – it totally makes me smile when I bring it out.  Just ignore the pink charging cord for my iPhone.

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So last night was the second Chef’s tasting at the restaurant.

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First up?  PORK WINGS!  Okay, I’ve never heard of pork wings before, but these were delicious.  “Wings served crispy, sautéed in a sweet and zesty Thai sauce, served over crunchy noodles.”  The Chef just brought out the wings for us to try.

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The pork was so tender, fell off the bone and the sauce had the perfect balance of sweet and heat.  I will say that some of the older servers felt this was way too spicy, but I thought it was perfect.

And how can you go wrong with sweet and spicy sausage with peppers?  I believe these are going to be served with a creamy herb polenta.  I am still learning the menu.  I could have eaten just the sausage last night and been a happy camper.  The sausage is all made in house too.

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This picture isn’t the best, but this is Chicken Spindini:  “Chicken breast, prosciutto, spinach, provolone – sauteed in a sherry cream sauce over angel hair pasta.”  Last night he paired it with fettucine.  The chicken was super tender, and I loved the salty kick of the proosciutto under the provolone cheese.  The pasta itself was a bit bland for me, but then again, Tony thinks I’ve burned all my taste buds off already with all the spicy shit I eat.

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One of my favorite things thought that I’ve eaten so far?  Chicken Visuvio wings with potatoes.

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Check out all the garlic sauce goodness going on!

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I brought some home for Tony to try and he gave them thumbs up, even if there was a tiny bit of crushed red pepper in the mix.

One thing that truck my eye on the menu?  Baked goat cheese casserole!  Yes please!

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Check out some other things on the menu – What would you order?

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The lobstericle sounds interesting, doesn’t it?!  I already told the Chef that if he wants the staff meal to be the imported Meat and Cheese borad, I’d totally be find with that. Open-mouthed smile

Again, I have no stats today – just too hard to figure out how many calories I ate.  I will say that the plates were small – 4 inch paper plates, so I didn’t do too bad.  Tonight I just have to stop by to pick up my uniform shirts – a royal blue button down shirt that has the Zeal logo on it.  Tomorrow night I work 4-9 and Saturday 4-10 for the soft opening.  They are closed on Sundays until the spring when they plan to build an outdoor patio with a wood fired pizza oven!   And then Monday they will open up to the public and I’ll get some sort of schedule.

Today I have arms and abs on the strength menu.  And now it’s time to pack my food and gym bag up – make it a great day!