Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

8-19-09

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Kenpo X - well I thought I'd get a weather break-no such luck. I'm working solo at least so that will generate less heat.
OK-I made it and it wasn't so bad----just still having some weirdness in the leg. It had almost gone away for a while
but now it's back and worse than ever. Groin muscle feels slightly off or out of joint or something. The stretching last night has
seemed to irritate it. I can't afford to get it checked out
so I'll work with it.

I am starting to not recognize myself-like my back. Not just skin and bones anymore. I like it, I like it! I am really starting to see
significant changes-----wowie.

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meals

9:30 Fruit Salad! (1/2 peach, pineapple, 1/2 pear, red grapes, raspberries..it's all good)
(11:00 workout) w/ packet of Emergen-C & water
12:30 18oz shake (soy protein, peach, banana, pinch spirulina, rice milk)
2:45 cup of 7 grain cereal, unsw Almond Breeze, raspberries & blackberries
4:00 3 cups black coffee
6:00 1/2 orange
6:30 GI-NORMOUS salad (green lettuce, large tomato,cuke, garbanzos, red cabbage, green/orange pepper, basil, broccoli, carrot, agave mustard dressing,
sea salt, pepper)
1 1/2 ears of corn w/Earth Balance, sea salt
2 pieces multi grain bread, toasted with my fresh pesto! YUM-MO

Congrats on the changes! They're so motivating! You're doing great.

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Thanks!-congrats on your marriage too!

8-20-09

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Core Synergystics--- it's cool 'cause there's 2 "y"s. Naw. I sound like a broken record, but this heat is a stinker. I am waiting for it to cool down a tad...late workout here I come....Well it did NOT cool down---it was certainly over 80 degrees in that place with a door open and a fan. I actually did better than last time nonetheless!!! Yeah!

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meals

10:00 Fruit in das bowl(1 peach, banana, 1/2 pear, pineapple, red grapes, 1/2 orange, shredded coconut)
12:15 Whole sandwich- (toasted sprouted bread, peppered deli slices, PERFECT huge jersey tomato slice,
org. onion and lettuce w/ Vegenaise) FYI I made 2 of these sandwiches for M and HAD to have my own as it looked too good
2:00 2 cups black coffee (1/2 decaf)
3:30 small portion mac & cheeZe
5:00 2 peaches
7:00 SALAD(green lettuce, tomato, cukes, green pepper, carrot, 8 almonds, red cabbage, agave mustard dressing)
2 small pieces multi grain baguette w/ pesto, ear of yellow corn w/Earth Balance, sea salt.
10:30 date
(11:00 workout) & another date

wow those are late night workouts. how r u liking that?

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I am a night owl, but I don't like working out this late all of the time- Just works out this way sometimes I guess.

8-21-09

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Yoga X--- Another solo workout....trying to catch my reflection in the door windows to see my form. That's one thing-there is
no expert watching and critiquing us...I would say that is the good thing about having a partner: you can keep an eye on each other and
help out the best that you can while doing the moves yourself. Even tho I was very tired as it was late and I had had no more than 4 1/2 hours of sleep the night before, I felt strong. Much more enjoyable when you feel strong.
However, when I got to the 1 foot balancing poses, I felt worse than ever. Something had to go and I never had that to begin with~

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meals

7:15 Fruit Salad-(peach, banana, pear, grapes, orange)
8:00 small bowl of Shredded Oats Almond Vanilla w/ almond milk
10:30 2 cups black coffee, Raw Revolution bar
2:15 soy jerky, banana, some wheat baguette toasted w/pesto
3:001/2 banana blueberry muffin, decaf green tea
9:00 handful of Shredded Oat Cereal, tamari almonds, a date, Emergen-C packet w/water
(10:45 workout) handful of nuts

doubled!

I'm not very good at balancing poses either. Your fruit salad always sounds so yummy.

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8-22-09

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Day off from workouts. I walked around nonstop from 11:30 until 4:30. Then I walked around at night before and after watching
roller derby (1 1/2 miles).

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5:45 I just cant remember if it was a fruit salad---too early! Wait I think it was.
6:20 small bowl of Shredded Oats Vanilla Almond cereal w/ almond milk
11:45 good sized salad- (red leaf, red cabbage, 1/2 big tomato, cuke, bell pepper, agave mustard dressing), 3/5 almond butter/jelly sandwich on sprouted
english muffin, handful of nuts and seeds and raisins,
2 cups black coffee nursed for a few hours whist walking about
out to Asbury Park:
6:35 1 1/2 large pieces of amazing vegan pizza (w.w. crust, cheeZe, bell pepper, pineapple, port. mushroom) 1/3 vitamin water
7:15 v. coffee ice cream in a sugar cone ---I've been thinking of going to this place for 2 years now....
10:45-12:15 2 beers
1:45 a few bites of pizza

I got worse throughout the day but tomorrow's another day...

mmm the fruit is something we have been doing for 2 1/2 years-now it's like there is something terribly wrong if we don't
start with 1 or 2 pieces fruit or a salad. Then if we have a less than stellar food day, at least we've had a good beginning...

8-23-09

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Starting week 9! hot! hot! hot! (not me, the weather).
Well it wasn't as bad as other days(and late nights!) ---did a workout I haven't done in a month,
Back and Chest---pretty much all different kinds of pushups and pull ups with a couple other moves sprinkled in. I certainly see a change in some
of the numbers.

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meals

10:15 banana
11:30 1 1/2 cups Shredded Oats cereal, unsw. Almond Breeze
2:00 banana
3:30 remainder of w.w. pizza slice from night before (sans cheeZe), handful wasabi peas and tamari almonds
5:30 1/2 odwalla bar, 1/2 cup black coffee decaf (it was yucky), a few wheat crackers
7:30 3/5 burrito(pinto & black beans, onion, garlic, zucchini, med pepper, guacamole on sprouted tortilla) w/ med. salsa and
brown rice
steamed collard greans
1/2 ear corn w/ Earth Balance, sea salt
9:00 1/2 odwalla bar
(11:45 workout) 1/2 apple, packet Emergen-C w/water
1:15 1 protein odwalla bar

8-24-09

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Ab Ripper- oh yes, those 11 different moves still make me anxious but I'm doing them!

Plyometrics--- the humidity was down and my energy was UP. Feeling all over better with this one! Trying to squat and lunge lower and
jump a little higher.

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meals

10:30 Salad of the Fruit (1/2 apple, pineapple, 1 banana, 1 date, 1 nectarine, 1 orange, shredded coconut)
(1:30 ab ripper)
2:00 1 1/2 cup 7 grain cereal w/Almond Breeze and a little agave nectar, handful of pistachios
3:00 banana
4:45 2 dates
(5:30 plyo workout) 1 packet Emergen-C
7:00 Odwalla bar
8:30 brown rice, 2/3 awesome left-over burrito from last night, more guac., 1/2 beer,
large salad (butter lettuce, fresh basil and parsley, carrot, pepper, celery, tomato, cuke, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, sea salt, 5 tamari almonds)
11:30 glass of cold unsw peppermint tea
12:30 around 6 crackers

that is a solid ab workout for sure. plyo is always fun stuff.

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8-25-09

Low humidity day is a-o-k!

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Biking to and from farm (approx 5.5 miles) w/ backpack full of stuff on the way back... fun prickers got my arm TWICE. Just looks like my cat got me again.

Shoulders & Arms--- whoopie! My fave workout since Kenpo! I know it sounds lame, but I have an affection for workouts that do not include myself doing pull-ups(assisted) or crazy balance moves or pushups or 10,000 squats.......

I am in week 9 of this program and I haven't done this particular workout since week 1, 2, and 3. M said he saw significant improvements since then so I was hoping to see the same....I did improve, there is no doubt; but maybe not _that_ significantly.

It felt surprisingly good- like I was glowing from within- a good heat! Quite pumped. ( I wish I wasn't out of protein powder today!) There is a bonus round and I was hungry to do that like never before. Since we have a better selection of weights, it made it a lot easier to follow along... whereas before, if a rep of 16 was required and I needed less than 10 lbs, I'd have to just do it without any weighs (no I usually don't have 2 cans around that are the same size).

I'll be posting the befores and afters of every workout after day 90.

Ab Ripper---- I am happy that I can do the last move, (40) Mason Twists (Kayaks) w/o pausing --- and for the last few times, I can go to 44....
Also, this was the second workout that I was able to do the Oblique V-ups all the way thru w/o pausing (tho I paused between the left side and the
right side. Yeah core!

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meals

11:00 Salad of Fruit (1 orange, 1/4 apple, 1 kiwi, 1 nectarine, shredded coconut)
12:00 1 1/2 cup 7 grain cereal flakes w/Almond Breeze, agave
12:30 2 cups org. black coffee, sm handful tamari almonds, a couple puffed spelt cakes
2:00 handful wheat thin like crackers
(2:30 bike ride) date, grazed on raspberries, cherry tomatoes and herbs at farm
5:30 1 1/2 cup kamut and w.w. pasta pesto, a few pistachios
(8:45 workout)
11:00 big salad that could not wait til tomorrow! (basil, parsley, butter lettuce, tomato, carrot, walnuts, hemp seeds, beets, agave mustard dressing)
12:45 am picked on cukes, basil, dill while making a salad for tomorrow