Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Crazy hectic day!!! I think I need to buy a case of Vega bars or Clif bars for days when I am on the run and can't exactly stop to eat......

AM: no cardio
PM: 40 min Turbo Kick, 55 min boot camp

Breakfast: 1/2c oats, 1/2 banana, 2 tbsp flaxseed, 2 scoops protein powder
Snack: 1 brown rice cake, 1 peanut butter and jelly larabar (by far my ultimate fav!!!)
Lunch: 1c kidney beans, 2 oz spring mix salad, 2 tbsp dressing, 1 carrot, 1/4c walnuts, 1/3c cranberries
Snack: 2 vega bars
Post workout: 2 scoops protein powder, clif bar

I know how those busy days go. I always keep bars, fruits, poweders, nuts, etc. with me in the car, in my food bag that joins me when I go to the gym, if I'm going to a meeting, etc.

It really helps to have convenient foods on hand. Vega is great, many others are great too. Nothing like good ol bananas to do the trick too. That's what I use most often.

All the best!

-Robert

Thanks Robert. Yesterday was kind of a surprise hectic day. We just expected 1 doc appointment and then back to the comforts of home so I didn't pack my work lunch accordingly. My client doesn't keep healthy foods around much. So I made a detour to get a couple Vega bars. Today will be a much easier day since we have no appointment planned just cleaning half the house and tending to the plants

Great day!! No complaints at all Got home to find a package.... apparently a piece of mail has been lost for 2 yrs and it finally made it to me hahahaha

AM: 60 mins yoga
PM: 45 mins elliptical interval program

Breakfast: 1/2c oats, 1 banana, 2 tbsp flaxseed, 2 scoops protein powder
Snack: 1 blueberry muffin larabar
Lunch: 2oz spring mix, 1/3c dried cranberries, 1/4c walnuts, 1c kidney beans, 2 tbsp salad dressing
Split pea soup: 1 carrot, 1 celery stalk, 3 mushrooms, 1/4c split peas dessert: 8 pineapple bites, 6 green grapes
Snack: 1/2 block tempeh, 1/2c brown rice, 4 oz asparagus stir fry mix, 4 oz broccoli, soy sauce, 1/2c apple sauce
Supper: 1/2 block tempeh, 4 tbsp kraut, 8 asparagus spears
Snack: 2 scoops protein powder

Today was a beautiful fun filled day!!! Sun was out so took my client to the store bought 3 large bags of carrots and headed to the lake. We decided we needed to see the bison and elk and feed them. I got a nice dose of Vitamin D.

AM: 30 min walk with basset hound
PM: 30 min stationary bike lvl 5 random program

Calves, shoulders abs
Superset
Dumbbell lat raise: 2 sets 10 lbs 17 reps, 1 set 12 lbs 17 reps
Dumbbell front raise: 2 sets 10 lbs 17 reps, 1 set 12 lbs 17 reps
Machine shoulder press: warmup set 25 lbs 10 reps, 1 set 40 lbs 17 reps, 2 sets 50 lbs 17 reps
Rear delt raise: 7 reps 10 lbs 12 reps
45 degree calf raise: warmup set 180 lbs 10 reps, 3 sets 200 lbs 20 reps, 2 sets 180 lbs 20 reps
Crunches: 3 sets 40 reps
Century club: 5 sets 20 reps push ups, 2 sets 50 reps crunches on ball

Breakfast: 1/2c oats, 2 tbsp flaxseed, 2 scoops protein powder, 1 banana
Snack: 2 scoops protein powder, peanut butter chocolate chip larabar
Lunch: 2 oz spring mix salad, 1/3c cranberries, 1/4c walnuts, 1c kidney beans, 2 tbsp salad dressing
split pea soup
Snack:1/2 block tempeh, 4oz asparagus mix, 4 oz broccoli, 1/2c brown rice
Post workout: 2 scoops protein powder
Supper: 1/2 block tempeh, 4 tbsp kraut, 7 asparagus spears

It was just 40 and sunny out yesterday. I was able to go out and walk the trail for 2 miles (thought about the 3 mile trail, but decided that the weather might not hold out for an hour or so).
Today we have 6 inches of snow on the ground already, but it is still a balmy 30 out. I am so anxious for spring and 50 degree weather out and sun! I feel like I can lose weight more if I am outside doing my cardio for some reason. I noticed that my daffodils are already up, so that is probably why I am like - SPRING is coming soon! Almost March. . . . . . and then April. . . I shall have to wait. . . sigh.

Once spring hits I will be outside working in my garden I literally hand till it cause A it is the green thing to do and B it is extra exercise. But we look forward to any day that is over 50 and sunny so we can go drive around the lake and feed the animals. I hate seeing the bison and elk penned up but I know they are much safer there and have a huge area to roam. For some reason that is still a dream of mine.... bison rescue farm. I did find some trails to take this spring!! Can't wait to try them out and see what I find. Would take my dog but omg that would be basset scent overload!!

i won't brag about being at the beach yesterday in 70 degree weather for a friends bday and watching a pod of Dolphins do flips and jumps so close up it was crazy. oh. You have Bison and elk? That is way wicked cool...as is the snow. We just have perpetual sunshine and blue skies and an ocean nearby. Off to the gym..you motivated me today! Thanks!

I wish I had bison and elk but luckily there is a conservation center in the county I live in at the lake that has them.They encourage us to feed and interact with them but adhere to the rules. Sometimes they are in such a good mood they kiss my hand as they take the carrot or apple I feed them. Sometimes they let me pet their nose or head. I love to watch the kids interact with them but feel so drawn to the bison. I kinda wish I had snow on the ground here but it missed us but we got the cold air instead. I have seen dolphins up close but at Sea World..... My ex took me before I went vegetarian and as a birthday present.

Had a decent day today best parts being before and after work lol. Yoga was fantastic this morning and felt like a great cardio workout and boot camp well it rocks my socks off every time I step into that class. I think the handyman across the street from work is hitting on me... ewwwwwwwwwwww.

AM: 25 min fast walk, 60 min yoga
PM: 60 min boot camp, 20 min hill program stationary bike lvl 5

Legs
Leg extensions: warmup set 60 lbs 10 reps, warmup set 75 lbs 10 reps, drop set 75 lbs 20 reps, 60 lbs 20 reps, 45 lbs 60 reps (OUCH)
Leg press: warmup set 180 lbs 10 reps, warmup set 200 lbs 10 reps, 1 set 230 lbs 30 reps, 2 sets 250 lbs 30 reps
Lying leg curl: warmup set 20 lbs 10 reps, 1 set 35 lbs 20 reps, 2 sets 30 lbs 20 reps
Hack squats: warmup set 50 lbs 10 reps, warmup set 70 lbs 10 reps, 3 sets 50 lbs 30 reps (OUCH!!!!!)
Twist: 150 reps each side

My legs and knees are not happy campers right now.... I will stretch really good tonight to help ease any discomfort tomorrow. Pigeon, downward dog, twisted prayer and half splits should do the trick

Breakfast: 1/2c oats, 2 tbsp flaxseed, 2 scoops protein, 1 banana
Snack: 2 scoops protein, 1 brown rice cake, lemon larabar
Lunch: 2 oz salad, 1c kidney beans, 1/3c cranberries, 1/4c walnuts, 2 tbsp salad dressing
Split pea soup: 1/4c split peas, 1 carrot, 1/4 of an onion, 1 celery stalk seasonings
Snack: 1/2 block tempeh, 4 oz broccoli, 4 oz asparagus mix, soy sauce, seasoned rice vinegar
Post workout: 1 serving protein powder
Supper: 1c mashed kidney beans, 1/8c Daiya pepperjack, 1 ezekiel tortilla

Wow you massacred yourself yesterday

Yeah is a habit of mine. I keep telling myself I haven't lost 74 lbs in 14 months by doing girlie workouts. I know that might sound bad but if you went to my gym you would understand....

Trip to target boosted my self esteem. Size 14 jeans fit!

Nice! Congratulations!! Keep up the hard work!

Thanks that was a huge accomplishment cause I haven't been a size 14 since the 7th grade.