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75 Medium Challenge: Week 2 Recap (Meal Ideas, Workouts, Inspo)

Week two of the 75 medium challenge, is officially complete! Last week I shared a recap of what I did and ate during the 75 medium challenge and figured I could do the same this week. If you are also doing the 75 medium challenge (or the 75 Hard or 75 soft challenge), hopefully these posts can give you some healthy meal ideas– I know that’s what I sometimes have the most difficulty with!

Just in case you missed it, here is a video and a post all about the 75 medium challenge that I am doing:

Day 8/75 (1/3/24)

Starting weight: 140 pounds (day 1) –> 138 pounds (day 8)

Exercise: Gym for weight/strength training: arm day

Reading: Atomic Habits by James Clear

Breakfast: Breakfast burrito with egg, spinach, bell pepper, turkey sausage, salsa, and queso fresco + coffee with collagen mixed in.

Tip: Mixing collagen into my coffee has proven to be the easiest way to sneak extra protein into my diet. You cannot taste it and it also helps with your hair, skin, and nail health!

Lunch: Ham sandwich and apple

Dinner: White chicken chili

(recipe from Better From Scratch below):

Day 9/75

Exercise: Gym for weight/strength training– leg day! Did squats and hip thrusts on the Smith machine, reclined leg press, upright leg press with calf extension, the hip abductor machine, and the glute kick-back machine.

Breakfast: Sweet potato, bell pepper, turkey sausage, spinach and egg hash topped with queso fresco, salsa, and avocado

Lunch: Leftover white chicken chili

Dinner: Went out to eat with friends at Texas Roadhouse. It was incredibly hard to say no to their rolls there, so I did indulge in one! I got the smothered chicken with gravy and a side of a baked potato. The smothered chicken was grilled and topped with sauteed onions and mushrooms and a tiny bit of cream gravy– super tasty, and the calories/nutrition on it really wasn’t all that bad!

Day 10/75

Exercise: Rest day

Breakfast: Sweet potato, bell pepper, turkey sausage, spinach and egg hash topped with queso fresco, salsa, and avocado

Lunch: Salad wrap (tortilla filled with a chopped salad that I made of romaine, cherry tomatoes, rotisserie chicken, avocado, black beans, and chipotle ranch dressing)

Dinner: Turkey Burger Bowls– turkey burger with pepper-jack cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, sauteed onions, on top of roasted sweet potato chunks drizzled with some chipotle ranch sauce

Day 11/75

Exercise: Gym for full body workout– chest presses, weighted squats, ab coaster machine, hip adduction machine, shoulder presses

Breakfast: Breakfast burrito with turkey sausage, black beans, egg, spinach, salsa, and avocado

Snack: string cheese

Lunch: Cobb salad from Chick-fil-A and diet lemonade

Dinner: Chicken Bryan (grilled chicken with goat cheese, sun dried tomatoes, and a lemon sauce) at Carrabba’s with a side of pasta and meatballs as an app to start

Day 12/75

Exercise: Gym for arms– rows, delt pull downs, delt flys, hammer curls and pull ups

Breakfast: English muffin with egg, avocado, and turkey sausage

Lunch: Peanut Butter and jelly on sprouted bread with protein bar

Dinner: Salmon with squash casserole (slightly modified Joanna Gaine’s recipe), and roasted Brussels sprouts

Day 13/75

Exercise: 45 minutes on the stationary bike

Breakfast: Kodiak cakes blueberry waffle with coffee with collagen

Lunch: Sandwich with rotisserie chicken, pepper jack cheese, lettuce, avocado, and tomato with side salad

Dinner: Chicken stir fry with broccoli, cabbage, carrots, and spinach with kung pao sauce and rice

Day 14/75

Exercise: 45 minutes of stationary bike

Breakfast: English muffin with egg, turkey sausage, and avocado with side of strawberries

Lunch: Leftover stir-fry

Dinner: Spaghetti squash with ground turkey meat sauce

Overall, I still feel like things are going strong! It’s becoming more of a habit to workout and I dread the “inconvinence” it causes me a lot more. It’s just my routine now! If you are struggling with snacks, here are some healthy and balanced snacks I routinely reach for (especially during this 75 medium challenge!)