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January 25, 2024 · Leave a Comment

75 Medium: Week 4 Recap (Meal Ideas, Workouts, and Inspo)

75 Medium· Health

Week 4 of the 75 medium challenge, is complete! In case you missed week 1, week 2, and week 3 recaps, there are plenty of other meal ideas for 75 medium there as well. 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!

And just in case you have zero idea what the 75 medium challenge is, here is a video and a post to fill you in:

@saraannsutton My 75 medium rules ✨🫶🏼 started 5 days ago and feeling good! Follow along for meal ideas and updates ☺️ #75hard #75softchallenge #greenscreen ♬ original sound – Sara Ann Sutton
The 75 Medium Challenge: Rules and FREE Downloadable Checklist Tracker!

Day 22/75 (1/17/24)

Weight: 137.5 pounds (2.5 pounds down from Day 1)

Reading: Atomic Habits by James Clear

Exercise: gym for strength training– leg day

Breakfast: Breakfast burrito + collagen coffee

Lunch: Wrap with grilled chicken, cheese, ranch, bacon, lettuce, and tomato

Dinner: White chicken enchiladas with beans, corn, pepper-jack, bell pepper, and spinach. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and avocado

I slightly modified this recipe that I have saved on my Instagram stories (located in the recipes highlight) but used Greek yogurt instead of sour cream for the extra protein

Day 23/75

Exercise: Stationary bike for 45 minutes

Breakfast: Greek yogurt with granola, chia seeds, and blueberries + collagen coffee

Lunch: Grilled sandwich on multigrain bread with pepper jack and shredded chicken + strawberries

Dinner: Salad wrap in low-carb wrap– rotisserie chicken, black beans, lettuce, grape tomatoes, and chipotle ranch

Day 24/75

Reading: Mindset by Carol S. Dweck

Exercise: Gym for arm day

Breakfast: Breakfast burrito with egg, black beans, spinach, salsa, and hot sauce + collagen coffee (as always)

Lunch: Protein smoothie (protein powder, blueberries, spinach, milk, banana) + pretzels and french onion dip (made with Greek yogurt for extra protein)

Dinner: Turkey meatballs, roasted broccoli, roasted brussel sprouts, and piece of multigrain bread

Day 25/75

Exercise: gym for legs– weighted squats and lunges at the Smith machine, glute bridges on the smith machine, dead lifts, leg press into calf extension, and hip abductor and adduction machines

Breakfast: Kodiak cake blueberry waffles

Lunch: salad wrap with chicken, black beans, lettuce, avocado, and tomato

Dinner: Chicken and dumplings with side of fruit

Day 26/75

Exercise: Active recovery day

Breakfast: Egg and turkey bacon on multigrain bread with fruit

Lunch: Leftover chicken and dumplings and fruit

Dinner: Stir fry: grilled chicken with spinach, broccoli, and zucchini in a kung pao sauce over rice

Day 27/75

Exercise: gym for arms and abs– did rows, bent over rows, hammer curls, tricep dips, chest press, ab coaster (dynamic plank + basic and intermediate scrunches), and delt pull-downs

Breakfast: breakfast burrito with black beans, egg, turkey bacon, spinach, avocado, and hot sauce + collagen coffee

Lunch: sandwich with grilled chicken, pepper jack, and lettuce on multigrain bread

Dinner: Grilled salmon with black bean corn salad and cauliflower rice

Day 28/75

Weight: 136 pounds (down 4 pounds from Day 1 start)

Exercise: 45 minutes on stationary bike

Breakfast: Banana and Kodiak oatmeal. I talked about this oatmeal last week, but its a great easy breakfast option with protein!

Lunch: leftover chicken, broccoli, zucchini, and spinach stir-fry

Dinner: Crock pot chicken and stuffing with green beans. I think I needed less liquid in this but the flavor was good! if anyone has any dump and go crock pot recipes that they love, let me know!

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75 Medium Week 4 Thoughts

This is the first week that I looked at myself in the mirror and noticed a difference in the way I look. Doing this challenge was never intended for weightloss for me, it was just about feeling stronger. I am feeling stronger, I think I look stronger, and my mind feels clearer. So that’s great news!

What feels hard? READING NON-FICTION. I finished Atomic Habits which I loved and am currently fighting for my life through my new book lol

P.S. I came across this while scrolling Facebook the other day and had to share if you are trying to be mindful of your carbs! These are some coffee order ideas at Starbucks under 15g of sugar.

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I made these carb-balanced/blood sugar friendly/hi I made these carb-balanced/blood sugar friendly/high protein breakfast muffins often in my first pregnancy and honestly have enjoyed them well beyond pregnancy! They’re only 5 ingredients and give the bready texture I was missing when I had gestational diabetes. It’s kind of similar to a sausage ball! I normally eat 2-3 muffins for breakfast as each muffin has about 7 grams of carbs and 12 grams of protein!

5-INGREDIENT SAVORY BREAKFAST MUFFINS
* 1 pound of turkey sausage (or whatever type you like)
* 4 eggs
* 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
* 1 cup Kodiak cake baking mix
* 1/3 cup cottage cheese

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350℉ and spray a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray
2. In a pan over medium heat, add the sausage and crumble while cooking. Cook until no longer pink. Remove from heat and allow to cool briefly.
3. In a bowl, crack the eggs and lightly beat. Add shredded cheese, kodiak mix, cooked sausage, and cottage cheese and mix well (mixture will be thick)
4. Fill the 12 prepared muffin cups evenly with the mixture.
5. Bake for about 22-25 minutes or until golden brown on top

Recipe Notes
If meal prepping for the week, store leftovers in a container in the fridge. You can heat by microwaving for about 1 minute. I prefer to reheat them by microwaving a couple for 15-30 seconds and then pop them in the air fryer at 350 for 3-5 minutes.
#breakfastideas #gestationaldiabetes #highproteinbreakfast
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What I Eat in a Day: 23 weeks pregnant and attempt What I Eat in a Day: 23 weeks pregnant and attempting to be carb-conscious (my doctors have asked me to be carb-conscious because of my history of gestational diabetes!) PSA: I’m not including vegetables (unless they are starchy) in this carb count bc my dietician said I don’t need to count them 😌

Breakfast: sweet potato hash with @jonesdairyfarm chicken sausage, egg, and feta cheese + coffee with sugar-free @coffeemate 

Snack: @costco protein bar

Lunch: 1 slice of Ezekiel bread with pimento cheese and tomato + apple

Snack 2: low-carb yogurt with @sevensundayscereal granola and strawberries

Dinner: @chickfila Cobb salad (s/o to their app designer bc their nutrition facts makes it so easy when you’re counting carbs!!)

Snack: @barebells.usa protein bar (@sheetz has a great protein bar selection!!)

Bedtime snack: @fairlife chocolate milk 🥛🍫❤️

#gestationaldiabetes #carbconscious #pregnancy #healthymealideas
What I ate in a day at 22 weeks pregnant with a hi What I ate in a day at 22 weeks pregnant with a history of gestational diabetes (my doctors have asked me to be carb-conscious because of my history!) PSA: I’m not including vegetables (unless they are starchy) in this carb count bc my dietician said I don’t need to count them 😌

Breakfast: breakfast burrito with egg, @jonesdairyfarm chicken sausage, tomato, and avocado (I know I should switch to a lower carb tortilla but just let me have this one indulgence lol) + sugar-free @coffeemate in my coffee

Snack: @costco brand protein bar

Lunch: Cannellini bean salad (about 1/2 cup beans in this serving) with tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, olives, feta, lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, salt/pepper + 2 mini naan bites

Dinner: crispy chicken cutlet topped with Caesar salad (love the @chosenfoods dressing) + side of strawberries 

Bedtime snack: @fairlife chocolate milk 🥛❤️🍫

#pregnancy #gestationaldiabetes #whatieatinadayrealistic
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My doctor asked me to be carb conscious because of My doctor asked me to be carb conscious because of my history of gestational diabetes, so here is what I ate in a day at 21 weeks pregnant!

1st breakfast: savory breakfast muffins made with @kodiakcakes pancake mix + coffee with sugar-free @coffeemate 

2nd breakfast: thin slice of sourdough with smashed avocado and egg

Lunch: sourdough with pimento cheese and tomato + blueberries + @lesserevilsnacks popcorn

Snack: boiled peanuts

Dinner: ground beef burrito bowl with brown rice and black beans

Bedtime snack: @ghostlifestyle protein cereal with low carb milk

#gestationaldiabetes #diabetes #mealideas #pregnancy
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#whimsicalchildhood #toddlermom #slowlifestyle #simplelife
What I ate in a day at 20 weeks pregnant with a hi What I ate in a day at 20 weeks pregnant with a history of gestational diabetes! I am trying my best to follow the diet I followed with my 1st pregnancy. Fingers crossed I don’t have GD this time around though (being tested at 24 weeks 🫩) 

Breakfast: viral spring roll “bagel” filled with sausage, egg, and cheese + matcha latte with @fairlife milk and sugar-free vanilla syrup from @torani 

Supplements: prenatal and probiotic from @gardenoflife choline from @naturemadevitamins, and vitamin D

Lunch: chicken&pork gyoza, soy sauce + apple

Snack: PB protein cereal from @ghostlifestyle and @fairlife milk

Dinner: viral sheet pan beef “kebabs” with low-carb wrap from Ole, roasted zucchini, tomato, feta, tzatziki, and hummus

Bedtime snack: low-carb vanilla Greek yogurt and @sevensundayscereal granola

#gestationaldiabetes #pregnancy #2ndtrimester
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