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50 Signs You’re a Fitness Buff

If you haven’t checked out Sohee’s blog, SoheeLeeFitness, please do. She has a lot of great articles that coincide with a lot of my views on fitness and nutrition.

Some of my favorite signs:

4. When you’re massaging your own sore pecs in public:

41. When your roommate workout buddy asks for a scoop of your protein powder you to share your chicken breast:

43. When you fill up on salad before you go out to dinner: but when you get to the restaurant you’re still like:

Source: soheeleefitness.com

Maple Bacon Cupcakes Recipe

moremuscles replied to your photo: Bacon maple cupcakes!

I NEED THIS RECIPE!

Here’s the recipe my friend used from BaconToday.com (Yes, there’s a BaconToday, lol)

Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 tablespoon bacon drippings (left in the fridge to become solid)
  • 1 egg
  • 5 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 4 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 1/4 cups self rising flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • tiny tiny pinch kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup of minced bacon, cooked and drained
  1. Cook some bacon in a fry pan (about 6 thick strips). Reserve the drippings and place in the fridge to solidify. Mince 1/4 a cup of the bacon. The chef should eat whatever is left to assure that the bacon is tasty.
  2. Beat the crud out of the butter and solidified bacon fat ’till light and creamy. Add the brown sugar and maple syrup and beat well until combined.
  3. Add the egg and beat until incorporated.
  4. Sift the flour, salt, baking soda and powder together.
  5. Add some of the flour and mix, then some of the milk, then continue to alternate the dry and wet ingredients, ending with the dry. Mix until just combined. Fold in the bacon. Taste and add more maple syrup, flour, or milk if needed for desired taste. Keep in mind the maple frosting is very sweet, and to add in very small increments for alterations as maple syrup in large amounts can break a cake batter.
  6. Scoop into cupcake papers and bake at 350 F for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Be sure to rotate the pan after the first 15 minutes for even baking.

Maple Syrup Frosting

  • 4 tablespoons of butter.
  • 2 tablespoons of maple syrup.
  • 1 cup of powdered sugar.
  • turbinado sugar (optional, but recommended).
  • coarse grain sea salt (optional, but recommended).

Combine the syrup and butter until combined. Add the sugar, a bit at a time, and whip at high speeds until combined. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes. Sprinkle on sea salt and turbinado sugar for decoration and a lot of added flavor.
(add some crumbled BACON TOO!)

Macros? A lot of fat, a lot of carbs, some protein? :P

Berry Protein Coppa Gelato Ingredients100 grams low-fat cottage cheese60 grams Non-fat plain Greek yogurt25 grams egg white protein powder150 grams fresh or frozen berries via Chocolate Chilli Mango Hmm, I wonder if the powdered egg whites can be substituted with liquid egg whites.
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Berry Protein Coppa Gelato

Ingredients
100 grams low-fat cottage cheese
60 grams Non-fat plain Greek yogurt
25 grams egg white protein powder
150 grams fresh or frozen berries

via Chocolate Chilli Mango

Hmm, I wonder if the powdered egg whites can be substituted with liquid egg whites.

Source: chocolatechillimango.com

25 Excellent Reasons to Take Vitamin D

missdeejers:

I knew some of these, but I did not know all of these. Wowzers!

So many benefits and yet it’s still a common deficiency!

More reading: 

communitymarkets: Greek Yogurt a Boon for New York State Sales of Greek yogurt are booming, benefiting from a perception that the food is healthier than regular yogurt and other snacks. Heather Ainsworth for The New York Times Chobani takes in some three million pounds of milk a day, from which it makes a million pounds of yogurt. “It’s an indulgent texture, but it’s also guilt-free,” said David J. Browne, a senior analyst for Mintel International Group, a consumer research firm. Greek yogurt has certainly been healthy for the economy in New York. Two of the leading brands, Chobani and Fage, have their main production plants in upstate New York and are expanding their operations. Read more here http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/business/demand-for-greek-style-helps-form-a-yogurt-cluster-in-new-york.html?_r=2&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25 I started eating greek yogurt before it became cool. #dat_protein_hipster Also 10% milk fat greek yogurt is incredibly thick and delicious! 
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communitymarkets:

Greek Yogurt a Boon for New York State

Sales of Greek yogurt are booming, benefiting from a perception that the food is healthier than regular yogurt and other snacks.

Heather Ainsworth for The New York Times

Chobani takes in some three million pounds of milk a day, from which it makes a million pounds of yogurt.

“It’s an indulgent texture, but it’s also guilt-free,” said David J. Browne, a senior analyst for Mintel International Group, a consumer research firm.

Greek yogurt has certainly been healthy for the economy in New York. Two of the leading brands, Chobani and Fage, have their main production plants in upstate New York and are expanding their operations.

Read more here

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/business/demand-for-greek-style-helps-form-a-yogurt-cluster-in-new-york.html?_r=2&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25

I started eating greek yogurt before it became cool. #dat_protein_hipster

Also 10% milk fat greek yogurt is incredibly thick and delicious! 

Intermittent Fasting 201 | Roman Fitness Systems

Overview of

  • Feast/Fast
  • Eat-Stop-Eat
  • Warrior Diet
  • LeanGains

In case you didn't know, there's a Facebook fan page for NC State squirrels.

Resistance weight training during caloric restriction enhances lean body weight maintenance (in women)

To assess the individual and combined effects of weight loss and weight training on body weight and body composition, 40 obese women were randomly assigned to one of four groups for an 8 wk weight-loss study. These groups were control (C); diet without exercise (DO); diet plus weight training (DPE); and weight training without diet (EO). Body weight decreased for DO (-4.47 kg) and DPE (-3.89 kg) compared with C (-0.38 kg) and EO (0.45 kg). Lean body weight (LBW) increased for EO (1 .07 kg) compared with DO (-0.9 1 kg) and C (-0.31kg) and for DPE (0.43 kg) compared with DO. Upper-arm muscle areas (determined by radiograph) increased for DPE (1 1.2 cm2) and EO (10.4 cm2) compared with C (2.7 cm2) and DO (2.1 cm2). Adding weight training exercise to a caloric restriction program results in maintenance of LBW compared with DO.

Want to lose fat? Eat less than you burn and lift heavy.

Is Diet Soda Bad For You?

Diet Dr. Pepper always hits the spot.