Sunday Successes

Two success stories to share today: one is fitness related, the other food related. 

Let's start with food.

I uncovered a new recipe online last week that I really wanted to try from a website that specializes in making protein powder recipes. The website is http://www.proteinpow.com/ and let me say, it is the most extensive collection of protein powder based recipes I could have ever imagined or hoped for. There are many desserts, breads, pizza, and other wonderfully delicious foods on there. One post was a guest post by Layne Norton (famous bodybuilder with a Ph. D, in nutritional science!) for delicious looking protein brownies.

Now I am a big sucker for anything chocolate. I have never been one for fruity types of desserts, but if I so much as smell brownies, chocolate cake or chocolate chip cookies baking, I melt. So it should come as no surprise that when I read this recipe, I was in love. The nutritional info looked great, the ingredient list simple enough (I had at least half of the items already and the other half were common enough to find) and so I decided that this rainy afternoon would be the perfect time to try these "too-good-to-be-true" brownies.

First step: Volunteer Ryan to help me.
Second step: Gather all ingredients listed on the specific recipe page.
Third step: Use electric mixer instead of whisk to prepare batter.
Fourth step: Cook for 20 minutes like recipe calls for, check with toothpick, realize not nearly done, cook for another 5 minutes then take out (middle still not completely done, but I like them that way).
Fifth step: Take pictures.
Sixth step: Consume.

SOOOOO good!

....and the verdict....

Taste as good (if not better) than they look!

DELICIOUS. Now, I think most things with chocolate are delicious or even DELICIOUS. However, the Ryan-test is much more strict as he generally doesn't love baked goods, gets overwhelmed with too much chocolate and is one of the few humans I've met who doesn't LOVE brownies. This has led me to 2 important conclusions:

1. He is crazy.
2. His approval on a baked good/sweet is the ultimate "YES!"

And he approved! And noted in the typical male unemotional fashion that "They are very, very good." and that he would consume them again.

Success #1.

And fitness:

Short and sweet. Squat 165 (x2) = 1.5 BW!!!!

Success #2.

What were your successes today?