Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

I don't have good grammar but sorry i don't have enough time to be anal about my typing and proofread forever

*started working out again consistently on 3/10/08 for the first time since before I was pregnant, I feel very driven. I have set goals for myself for every 4 weeks
1st 4 wks- stay consistent, watch food portions
2nd 4- focus on core strength, more protein, don't skip meals
3rd 4- have at least 4 of a 6 pack(lets face it the bottom 2 of the 6 are the hardest to see ) , see leg & arm muscles without having to flex to see them, try to do more cardio(very boring in a garage with only a cheapo stepper & jump rope, I also have a kickbox stand but its hard to get to use it as I usually have to work out when my son is asleep and it would wake him up)
4th 4- try to be brave enough to try out a gym instead of just working out in the garage, have legs toned enough to wear shorts that come above my knees in public for the first time in 3 years( i want the muscle to take away from the pale)
5th 4-reach physical goals, start working towards ace certifications, be proud enough of my progress to post pictures on this website.

3/10/08
weight- 106.8
bf%- 20.9%
1st 4 weeks

week 1
1 - upper
2 - off
3 - abs
4 -legs & cardio
5 -upper & cardio
6 -off
7 -legs & abs

week 2
1 -UPPER
2 - CORE
3 - legs & cardio
4-upper & core
5 - legs & cardio
6 - abs
7 -off


week 3
1 legs
2 upper
3 legs & cardio
4 CARDIO
5 upper & CORE
6 off
7core


week 4
1 legs
2 upper
3 core
4 legs & cardio
5 upper & cardio
6 alex- ant incident no workout (my husband got attacked by carpenter ants that were swarming on his scully he wore to skip rope at the gym, came home with bites the size of nickels all over his head and face, we were at the hospital due to poison reaction, ie- vomiting for 6 hours straight, he is ok & very lucky!!!)
7 heather down from orlando (best friend foreverrrrrrrr)

2nd 4 weeks
4/6/08
weight-107.8
bf%- 17.3%

week 5
1 legs & cardio a
2 back biceps shoulders abs
3 legs & cardio
4 chest triceps shoulders
5 legs & cardio
6 off
7 back chest


week6
1 legs & cardio
2 off
3 off
4upper & core
5 legs
6 upper core
7 off

goal- every sunday I will make ME time to type in my log from the week to track my workouts

* forgot-
1st 4 weeks progress
gained 5.2 lbs muscle
lost 3.6 lbs bodyfat

Right on girl. Don't be afraid to post here. No one is out to bash anyone, all criticism is constructive and is more of support than anything. The atmosphere is very chill and helpful. I would never have posted pics anywhere else of my before state. Over here I felt right at home.

With a bodyweight of 107lbs I cannot see you being overweight no matter how out of shape you think you may be or afer giving birth regardless of your height. I'm sure you look great.

I look forward to watching your progress in your journal and i'm rooting for you!!!!

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Where do you get your protein?
http://www.VeganProteins.com

oh i don't think i'm fat, i just think i need more muscle, i mean I am tuff as nails already haha, i just want to look like it too! thanks for the encouragement! someone will have to show me how to post pics as soon as i'm ready.

this has not been a good week for my fitness or personally
on the up side, i did join a gym today which i am abut to go to and use
week 7
monday-off
tuesday-legs & abs
wednesday-arms
thursday-legs & abs
friday-off
saturday-off
sunday-cardio

no upper body exercises?

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Where do you get your protein?
http://www.VeganProteins.com

actually on sunday i ended up doing my back shoulders and bicepes instead of cardio after i posted.

week8
1core & legs
2cardio
3 upper- back
4 cardio
5 core & legs
6 off
7 upper & cardio

8 week stats
110.2lb
14.4% bf? i think thats wrong, b/c it's too good to be true, but if its right- since week 0
i've gained- 10.3 lb muscle and lost 6.3 lbs fat (which seems plausible, all my clothes are getting too tight, but my love handles are going away) go me

grrr, I cut out all wheat and gluten again for the first time in months on sunday, i should've cut this out of my diet a 2 years ago when i found out about my intolerance, oh well, leson learn. anywaysssss, monday at work i got a pounding headache thinking it was from detoxing. tuesday(yesterday) when i waaked outside to go to the gym, within 5 minutes my throat an eyes were burning and my sinuses flared up, becauseeee- they were burning sugar cane and it made the air mad nasty and smokey. today i woke up and i feel like a truck has ran over my body, fever and all, so i could not work out or work for that matter , I got to work at 6:30am, helped the ladies move cases of product to make the day easier on them and i left work 2 hours later. i'm excited to feel better because i just read about the abs contest, i think i could place at least in top 3 depending how many of my buff vegan sisters join. sick but still motivated.

week9
1-light legs and abs
2-cardio- 20 crossramp, 20 treadmill- sugar cane burning set off allergy attack
3 -sick/allergies/FEVER
4 - SICK/ALLERGIES/FEVER GONE THANK GOODNESS
* WANT TO TAKE IT EASY THE REST OF WEEK SO BY WEEK 10 I CAN GO ALL OUT GETTING READY TO TURN IN AB PICS IN 5 WEEKS FOR VBB CONTEST
5 - too congested to work out
6 - went to work, took some herbs, feel a little better
7 - last day of rest, just irritating cough

ok, this is what happened after my sick week of only 2 half a**ed work outs, and binge eating (any time i get sick I either eat everything or eat nothing). i took this pic on sunday night(5/11/08), i really want to enter the VBB abs contest, so I have been eating very clean , and have been very focused when working out this week so far. I am going to try and post pics every sunday up until the contest thread for abs is started to keep me motivated. I have been thinking very positive this week. last week was crazy! i got my son sick(first time he's ever been sick, 17 months old) and my husband as well. so on top of taking care of me i was taking care of them as well. i'm just glad all the sneezes and sniffles are gone!

awwww I hope your family gets better! Living with a family, sometimes passing on sickness is unavoidable, it happens.

Great picture, you still look great. I too wish to put up something for the abs contest. There is no way I will place as i bf but at least i will make a showing and support the contests by entering showing that anyone can enter and hopefully i can even stand to lose somewhat and have the contest to motivate me to do so.

Hope you came out strong this week now that you are feeling better.

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Where do you get your protein?
http://www.VeganProteins.com

ok took these today (10 days after 1st pic.) not much time to type in my journal today.

week11
1 legs home
2back biceps shoulders core
3cardio 40 gym
4chest triceps shoulders core
5 cardio -40 minutes light abs
6 legs @ gym, 20 cardio
7 back biceps shoulders light abs

week12
1 off
2 off
3 legs-home, light abs
4 cardio-gym
5 300 workout, adjusted for all upper body exercises, light abs
6 cardio-gym
7 legs gym