Semi-Strong Meals: IIFYM & Leangains

Just a really weak guy trying to get really strong and ripped. Sharing my meals with the internet, one day at a time... [email protected]

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Oven roasted mixed veggies consisting of cauliflower, broccoli, carrot, celery and a few other top secret ingredients, alongside chicken breasts.

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Been a while! Seeing some amazing results and no more meticulous tracking of macros. Here we have a keto friendly burger with the works: Monterey Jack, maple bacon, jalapeños, tomatoes, pickles, mayo, mustard and hot sauce. Crushed two of these for a PWO meal.

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Gluten free rice flour pancakes with natural maple syrup. 1,800kcal pre-workout meal.

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Bacon, mayo, onions & cheese on a beef patty. Wrapped in lettuce.

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Cauliflower & Parmesan crust pizza. 1,800kcal.

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Man down! Finishing the day off at 4,300kcal...

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880kcal, 90g protein, 9g NET carbs, 50g fat. Zucchini pasta with meatballs and Parmesan 🍝. Damn good.

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Triple layer fat bomb. 3 layers of 100% delicious. 210kcal, 3g protein, 20g fat, 1.3g NET carbs. Less than a gram of sugar for these two bad boys.

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A little bit of Lebanese cuisine to brighten up the day. No rice.

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Keto burgers. 100% gluten free & keto friendly buns. Changed the recipe from 2 eggs to 1 & half the salt since the first batch was way too salty for my taste. 12g NET carbs. 1,300kcal, 100g protein, 90g fat. Sirloin beef, cheddar, mayo, tomatoes pickled & onions.

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860kcal, 78g pro, 5g NET carb, 56g fat. Grilled salmon & salad w/avocado.

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Cloud bread. Pretty simple to make but they don't stand a chance against those Almond Flour ones.

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1,700kcal, 113g protein, 17g NET carbs, 129g fat, 12g sugar. Cauliflower/Mozzarella & Egg crust. Extremely filling pizza.

Recipe for crust:

2 cup Cauliflower Rice

2 cup Cheese (shredded)

2 eggs

Process:

Mix it, put it on parchment paper, 400 degree oven for 15-20min. Take out, dump sauce and toppings and pop back into oven.

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Per 1 square (60g): 440kcal, 46g fat, 5g protein, 1.7 net carbs & less than a gram of sugar. Failed almond butter fudge squares (fat bombs). Perfect for a calorie buffer. I will post a recipe if I can get them to taste as good as they look lol.

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Per 1 bun (77g): 220kcal, 17g fat, 9g protein, 1.3g sugar, 3.7 NET carbs

Homemade keto buns courtesy of Divalicious Recipes.

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cup almond flour   (or 1/2 cup coconut flour)

5 tblspns psyllium husk powder

2 tspn baking powder

1 tspn salt

2 1/2 tblspns apple cider vinegar

3 egg whites  (6 egg white for coconut flour recipe)

7/8 cup boiling water

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F degrees.

Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.   Mix well.

Add the egg whites and vinegar and mix thoroughly.

Add the boiling water and mix until the mixture firms up into a dough.

The dough will be a bit sticky, so wet your hands, and make either rolls or a sub shape.  Place onto a greased baking sheet.

Bake for 55 minutes.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool (they are not as good warm)

Eat and enjoy!!

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1,445kcal, 107g pro, 8g cho, 107g fat. Homemade pork ribs with salad (feta sprinkled on top).

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1,014kcal, 100g pro, 20g cho, 56g fat. Zucchini noodles with chicken & shrimp Alfredo sauce.