The past two days...

So yesterday was experimenting with food and fun in the kitchen and today I got my new supplement Se7en and took some before/progress pics ....I also went to the gym and did...

hack squats, ez bar curls, push-ups, lat pull-downs, tricep extensions, lateral raises, calf raises

SOOOO....the progress pics...the latest ones came out too dark and grainy 'cause I hit a button and screwed up my settings...but you can still see the progress since the one before it....I have been working very hard on my whole posterior chain and it's all starting to show...WHOO HOO

My hair looks totally off lol but my legs are totally starting to come together and my arms are really starting to look like I lift with intention.....I am totally happy....even a couple of days before my TOM and I'm not beating myself up....that's a step in the right direction.















the comparison


















my front comparison....coming along


















comparison before and after


















putting this one in simply to watch my calf....you can see that my left one is more developed than my right....that's from atrophy of all of my muscles in my right leg a few years ago....things are catching up but not totally yet.....i intend to really start focusing some attention on my calves.














the last one...i just want to really keep an eye out for the progress of my obliques.

















Okay....now for the experiments in the kitchen.

I am most likely going to try to do the Anabolic Diet for a few weeks to see what it will do to my body....so now I am trying to play around with possible low carb options to use to keep me on track....

the first one I am calling 'Hardcore Protein Pancakes'' 'cause they are unnecessary unless you are trying to go totally hardcore....you really most likely wouldn't want to eat them unless you are trying to go hardcore....keep the oats if you can....but if you are trying to take out some carbs this is an option.

1/2 c. egg beaters
1 scoop chocolate protein

cook like a pancake..batter is thin.....wait until bubbles appear before flipping.

2 tsp. natural almond butter
2 tsp. Smucker's sugar free hot fudge....and if you are really hardcore use Walden Farms chocolate dip or syrup.

these are pretty dry so have some water or something to drink near by.

I do actually like these but they are definitely not your Mama's pancakes. (unless your mom is into low carb or a figure competitor lol )

I got this recipe from a link from the figureathlete.com message boards.....and there are alot of different ways to make these....check out the creator's site if you want to know more.

OOPSIE ROLLS


Go check out the site for the recipe and stuff....so many options for these....I've used them as a bun for a burger and as bread for a tunafish sandwich....less than a carb a piece.

they do seem like you are chewing on air...but moist and just very unusual..but good.