Fried Boudin Cooter Brown’s



Oysters Cooter Brown’s



Porchetta cheese steak Cochon Butcher



Duck pastrami sliders Cochon Butcher



Muffuletta Cochon

Not pictured: Gumbo from Cochon, Shrimp Arnaud from Arnaud’s, Shrimp just like only better than shrimp Arnaud from Antoine’s, another dozen oysters from Cooter Brown’s, and Cheese burgers, chili cheese dog and chicken club from Krystal’s.

nicely done

did you drink the chicoree at cafe du monde?

I did, was not bad.

Incredible, I gotta get my ass down to NO if I can ever get my last 40 lbs off,

How's your weight loss journey?

I'm plateauing mentally and am fatiguing, getting impatient

Need to take a week or two off and eat at maintenance then get back on the train. Right before I left I had the lowest average weight since I started, so is going well, plan on getting right back to work for at least 5-6 straight weeks before I have a diet obstacle event again in July

I also forgot that I had these deep fried Buffalo ribs from Ugly Dog BBQ

50/50 I would die at Cochon or be a puss and split stuff 4 ways with a group.

thanks for the advice, I fear a diet break will just turn into me eating like a pig, gaining a bunch of weight, getting pissed and then having a hell of a time getting back on the deficit train but maybe thats what I need.

I've been going a it for 55+ weeks with maybe half a dozen binge days during that time (4 were last week)--and my binge days were never as bad as how I used to eat daily (no wonder I got fat).

were the Soufflé potatoes Antoine’s as good as advertised?

Just plan your diet break like a normal diet only you’re eating more calories…also maybe don’t throw a lot of bad food in there, just a little more fruit, rice, whatever…not like hella burgers/fries/ice cream whatever.

Soufflé potatoes were interesting and good, but they weren’t the best dish there. The shrimp and grits were very rich and delicious, as was the baked Alaska and the shrimp dish that was not pictured. Antoine’s gumbo was super disappointing…needed some spice to it but it was just bland. Needed at least some andouille, lots of good seafood but was really bland and without spice. Did not get enough good gumbo unfortunately, but Cochon’s was pretty good.

Atchafalaya’s shrimp and grits might have been best dish I had during trip.

strong work Mal. thanks for the report.

+1

was that a poached egg with hollandaise sauce on he Breakfast risotto Atchafalaya?

It was indeed. Good eye Yim.

Workout Log 5/23

Squats 225 2x5 1x3 1x2

HS iso lateral row 90 3x8

Bench 165 2x8 1x4

Dips 1x8 1x7 1x8

Pec deck 130 3x12

MTS leg extensions 70 2x12 1x8

Standing calf raise 140 3x15 1x13 1x15

51:23

5447 cal

Workout Log 5/24

Press 105 3x7

RDLs 175 1x5 2x3

Squat press 390 3x8

HS incline 60 3x12

Tricep pressdown V grip 95 2x12 85 1x12

Seated incline DB curl 25 2x12 1x9

MTS kneeling leg curl 90 3x8

Reverse pec deck 75 2x10 1x8

Pull-ups 2x5 1x3

59:49

4453 cal

1820 cal

Workout Log 5/26

Bent over barbell row 155 2x8 1x6

Seated DB shoulder press 50 2x8 1x7

Bulgarian split squats DB 30 3x12

Close grip lat pulldown 110 1x8 100 2x12

Machine lateral raise 40 2x12 1x10

Seated calf raise 90 2x15 3x12

Swiss ball crunch 2x25 1x20

Seated leg curl 95 1x5 1x6 1x8

56:17

2011 cal

4308 cal

2060 cal

Workout Log 5/29

Squats 225 4x5

Bench 165 3x8

Dips 1x9 1x7 1x6

Pec deck 135 1x12 1x9 130 1x9

HS iso lateral row 95 2x8 1x6

MTS kneeling leg curl 95 3x8

MTS leg extension 70 3x12

Standing calf raise 140 3x15 1x13 1x12

1:02:24

1936 cal

Workout Log 5/30

Press 110 1x7 1x5 105 1x7

RDLs (form change) 175 2x5 1x3

HS incline 65 2x12 1x10

Squat press 400 3x8

Reverse pec deck 75 3x10

Tricep pressdown V grip 95 2x12 1x8

Seated incline DB curl 25 2x12 1x10

Pull-ups 1x6 1x5 1x4

54:18