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Homemade Protein Bars – Vanilla Almond Coffee Oatmeal Protein Bars

Homemade Protein Bars – Vanilla Almond Coffee Oatmeal Protein Bars

Often when we want to lose weight and improve our body composition, we focus on changing our caloric intake.

But, especially if we want to change our body composition and not just lose weight on the scale, we can’t just focus on cutting calories.

If you want to create body composition changes, you need to focus on not only how many calories you consume, but on the type of calories you consume.

Not all calories are created equal.

If you are concerned with building and retaining lean muscle mass (which you should be) while you lose body fat, you need to make sure that you focus on consuming enough protein.

One great way to add in more protein to your diet, especially to support muscle growth from your workouts is by consuming Whey Protein Powder.

Don’t like the taste of protein powder in a protein shake?

Then here is a Homemade Protein Bar recipe that not only hides the taste of the Whey Protein but is also a great pre-workout snack because of the macro balance (and the little bit of caffeine from the coffee). These Vanilla Almond Coffee Oatmeal Protein Bars will give you energy to power through your workout so you can build lean muscle mass!

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Chicken, Bacon and Date Tacos with Pistachio Pesto

Chicken, Bacon and Date Tacos with Pistachio Pesto

Bacon.

Rarely do you encounter a person that doesn’t love bacon.

And, while in our society bacon has become something horrible for you that you should never eat, it really doesn’t have to be.

No it shouldn’t be the basis of your diet, BUT nitrate and nitrite-free bacon CAN be a part of a healthy diet.

Anytime I can, I sneak just a little bit of delicious bacon into my meals I do.

Fat isn’t the enemy.

Bacon isn’t the enemy.

Processed crap…Well that is the enemy.

Anyway, here are some great BACON tacos. Dates, bacon, Manchego cheese and some pistachio pesto make these super different and DELICIOUS!

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Why I Have A Problem With If It Fits My Macros (IIFYM)

Why I Have A Problem With If It Fits My Macros (IIFYM)

IIFYM itself is not flawed.

How people use it though is.

Just like Crossfit.

You have all these haters of Crossfit when Crossfit itself isn’t flawed, it is the people using it incorrectly that are flawed.

Any system, any great diet and exercise program, can be twisted into something dangerous and unproductive.

All too often people focus on QUANTITY and not QUALITY.

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