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Hey, welcome to my training journal! I was using MyFitnessPal for a while, but I figured I'd find a lot better feedback and accountability here with all you pros! I've loved being plant based for the past year, but I haven't really used it to my advantage as far as physique goes. Lately I've been starting to slip into more vegan processed foods and sweets than I'd like to admit. I'm not overweight but I'm not as lean as I'd like to be. I rarely weigh myself, but right now, 11/08/12, I'm probably in the 155-160 range, and I'm a 5'10" female. I got nice and lean a couple summers ago at 145-148lbs, but I was still eating meat at that time.

 

I'm a P90X/Insanity/Asylum girl, but I'm currently doing Beachbody's new BODY BEAST! It's meant for people who really want to put on some muscle with an at-home DVD program. They market the program mainly to guys, but something about putting on some nice muscle piqued my interest. I'm going for the "Bikini" competitor look. I think if I clean up my diet, I can get pretty dang close by the end of the program (12/23/12). As of this post I'm in week 6, I believe, which is the 3rd week of the "Bulk" phase. My husband is doing the program too, and he's been struggling with keeping a clean plant-based diet too while putting on mass that isn't mainly fat.

 

Today is a rest day as far as the program goes, and I'm home sick so meal-planning and such has been out the window. I'll try to re-cap what I ate though:

 

1 scoop Chocolate Vegan Shakeology

2 TB Chia seeds

2 TB fresh ground PB

1/2 TB raw cacao powder

Banana

 

16oz Whole Foods veggie soup

Kale & spinach salad with raw tahini garlic dressing

Baked chips

 

16oz veggie soup

Dr. Praeger veggie burger

2 gluten-free vegan waffles

1 TB PB

 

1/4 of a roasted butternut squash

16oz bottle of Raw Kombucha

 

Looking at it all now I should have nixed the chips and probably the waffles to really clean it up.

 

Now it's time to get some rest so I can get back to training tomorrow...It's Bulk Chest day

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Well, I had a few days of hiatus after I started this, so here we go again. My sickness continued so I had to take a couple more rest days, but I got back on last night and did the "Bulk Back" routine with my husband, although I took it a little easier than usual, as I was still having breathing issues.

 

Today was much better, and we did "Bulk Arms" (bis and tris). I was pretty much able to pick up right where I left off from last week. I didn't increase any weights, but I didn't significantly decrease any of them either.

 

-Pre-Workout-

1 TB raw maca powder

2 tsp raw cacao powder

1/2 frozen banana

 

-Post Workout-

1 scoop Vega Recovery Accelerator

 

-Meal 1-

1 scoop Tropical Vegan Shakeology

2 TB homemade raw cashew "butter"

handful of frozen strawberries

big handful of spinach

 

-Meal 2-

3/4 cup dry oatmeal

1/4 cup coconut milk

1/2 cup blueberries

1/2 scoop vanilla Sunwarrior

2 TB Chia seeds

 

-Meal 3-

2 cups homemade "Smokey Tempeh Chili"

1/2 cup cooked quinoa

1/2 avocado

2.5 cups baby arugula

 

-Meal 4-

baby carrots

apple

 

-Meal 5-

air popped popcorn with 1 tsp raw honey

1 TB of dark chocolate chips (I usually use them for baking, but I need to forget these are in the house!)

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You have some great stuff in there (chia seeds, maca powder). Sounds like your are off to a good plan. I'll be checking out your journal for new ideas. Thanks for sharing.

 

-Dylan

 

 

No problem, Dylan! Always a work in progress, and it's not always easy for me to stay on track, nutritionally...hoping this helps!

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Didn't wake up in time to do Body Beast's "Bulk Shoulders" before work, which means I'll be doing it at 11pm when I get home. Not my favorite time to work out, but as long as I get the job done I'm happy. Tomorrow is a rest day from Body Beast, but I'm going to do the Brazil Butt Lift "High and Tight" DVD to make up for missing "Bulk Legs" when I was sick. I'm thinking I need to add some more cardio and Brazil Butt Lift to my routine. One day of Legs a week is not doing enough for my derriere, and I'm feeling a bit "chunky" with all these bulk routines and no cardio at all.

 

Today looks very similar to yesterday as far as nutrition goes, except we're out of avocados and I left the quinoa for my husband (aww, aren't I nice?).

 

-Meal 1-

1 scoop Chocolate Vegan Shakeology

1 TB hemp seeds

1/2 cup almond milk

1/2 cup frozen pineapple

big handful of spinach

 

-Meal 2-

2/3 cup dry oatmeal

1 cup almond milk

2/3 cup blueberries

1/2 scoop vanilla Sunwarrior

2 TB Chia seeds

 

-Meal 3-

2 cups homemade "Smokey Tempeh Chili"

2 cups baby spinach

grape tomatoes

roasted brussels sprouts

 

-Meal 4-

baby carrots

apple

roasted broccoli leftovers

Bottle of Raspberry Chia Kombucha

 

-Pre-Workout-

1 TB raw maca powder

2 tsp raw cacao powder

1/2 frozen banana

 

-Post Workout-

1 scoop Vega Recovery Accelerator

Banana "ice cream" (frozen banana blended up w/raw cacao powder)

 

 

Tomorrow is my first day experimenting with just all fruits and veggies (got the idea from veganmuscleandfitness.com) **change of plans, I do have a breakfast date with my husband at Bob's Red Mill, then it's produce the rest of the day. Probably better that way anyway since we're working out so late**. I'm going to throw in 2-3 days per week of trying this out to see what happens. I really need to shed some of this extra padding I've put on!

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is all blended into a smoothie? if so whats it like?

 

mike

 

Hi Mike! Yes, that's all blended into a smoothie. I also add water to make about 10-12oz liquid total (including the almond milk), then as much ice as I feel like, and I blend until it's really smooth. The flavor and overall consistency changes depending how much and what kind of frozen fruit I add or what types of other things I add to it. The Vegan Shakeology itself is delicious (in my opinion). I try to have one every day and mix it up with different flavor combos; I love it!

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Rest day from Body Beast today! I had good intentions to do Brazil Butt Lift "High & Tight" this morning, but that late night workout had me WIRED until 2:30am last night! I'm reminded why I like to work out BEFORE work on my night shifts. Anywho, after a breakfast date at Bob's Red Mill, the rest of my day has been focused on fruits and veggies only.

 

-Meal 1-

Vegan gluten free french toast with 100% maple syrup...ohhh it was so good!

mixed fruit

Some potatoes and mushrooms/onions (probably didn't need those, but I wanted to try them)

 

Bottle of Trilogy Kombucha

 

-Meal 2-

Hearty vegetable miso soup

Moroccan carrot salad

LOTS of mixed baby greens

 

apple

 

-Meal 3-

1 bunch of kale

1 avocado

1 red bell pepper

1/4 red onion

lemon juice

 

-Meal 4-

grapefruit

Half a pomegranate

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thanks jessie will have to give it a try maybe substitute the protein powder for some chocolate alomond milk!

 

all the best with the training!

 

 

 

mike

 

No problem! Just shoot me an email if you want any info on Shakeology (it's not sold in stores, you can only get it through a Team Beachbody coach). --Jessie

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Hey jessie! This food sounds great

Just wondering, what do your workouts consist of?

 

Hey! I'm doing a 90 day at-home DVD program called "Body Beast" that is split into three phases: Build, Bulk, and Beast. I'm in the Bulk phase right now, so there is very little cardio. There's a different DVD concentrated on one body part each day; 1-Chest, 2-Legs, 3-Back, 4-Arms/Abs, 5-Shoulders, 6-Rest, then Repeat until the next phase. They call it "Dynamic Set Training" -- there are a lot of drop sets, super sets, giant sets, and progressive sets. I have no idea if that is typical bodybuilding language or not, because this is the first bodybuilding program I've ever tried! Hope that answers your question. --Jessie

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Mmmm, all the food you're posting about sounds delicious. Good luck with your goals, I'm sure you can achieve them as you seem to know what you want. Have a great weekend, and thanks for the interesting journal as well MF.

 

Thank you, have a great weekend too!

 

 

Jessie, as far as staying on track nutritionally goes yeah it definitely is hard sometimes, I agree with that. I actually started a side business of building goal oriented personalized meal plans for people. If interested in more info shoot me an email [email protected]

 

That sounds like a cool side business, I'll keep it in mind if I need help! Thanks!

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11/15/12

Bulk Chest DVD...this was my first time doing Chest in two weeks, so I felt a little behind. I really tried concentrating on isolating the muscles and moving with control since I wasn't ready to move up with my weights yet. Definitely felt a good burn from that! I'm getting better at the decline pushups, although I'll admit that some of my failure with them is mental. I just keep trying to get at least one more rep than last time. I've been using the Vega Recovery Accelerator consistently after my workouts, and I think it helps a lot with soreness (that, and all the extra veggies I'm making myself eat).

 

-Meal 1-

Chocolate Vegan Shakeology

Frozen cherries

2 TB chia seeds

This is my favorite shake recipe EVER! And I thought nothing could beat adding PB to it...I was wrong!

 

-Meal 2-

apple

grapefruit

 

-Meal 3-

1.5 cups smokey tempeh chili

1 large yam

mixed greens

 

-Meal 4-

1/2 head of cauliflower, made into "rice"

sauteed with onions, peppers, garlic, ginger & Bragg's aminos

Roasted green beans and brussels sprouts

 

-Meal 5-

half a pomegranate

2TB dark chocolate chips

 

-Pre & Post Workout-

Maca, banana, raw cacao powder

Vega Recovery Accelerator

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11/16/12

I'm writing this up quickly before I leave work to go home and do Bulk Legs. It's one of my favorites, but I'm naturally stronger with my lower body than my upper, so that could have something to do with it. I'm weary of going up too much more in the weight I use for legs though, because I don't want them to bulk up any more than they are! When Sagi says "We're gonna get HUGE legs"...I'll admit, I wince a little at the thought that my legs will get huge too. I know, women have less testosterone and I can't get as big as Sagi, obviously...but I don't want my legs any bigger than they already are now! If anything, I'd prefer them and inch or two smaller. Once I start adding cardio in and stripping away some fat I should have a better idea of what my legs are doing.

 

-Meal 1-

Chocolate Vegan Shakeology

Frozen cherries

2 TB chia seeds

1.5 cups almond milk

 

-Meal 2-

apple

baby carrots

hummus

 

-Meal 3-

Kale and mixed greens salad with raw garlic tahini dressing

Spicy Pumpkin Vegan Soup

(I got both of these things from Whole Foods, and they were so good. The soup is always hit or miss there, but this one is a keeper)

 

-Meal 4-

Kit's Organic bar

 

-Meal 5-

TBD

 

 

-Pre & Post Workout-

Maca, banana, raw cacao powder

Vega Recovery Accelerator

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Nice work Jessie!

 

I've been doing Body Beast as well, and loving it. Started 8/6/12, and modified the schedule a bit to maximize the bulk before the end of the year. So far up 23lb, with only 2lb left to hit goal weight before "Beast" Phase starts next week. Gains are noticeable enough that I'm getting quite a few comments at work, and had to buy some larger shirts.

 

Keep up the good work, I'm sure you'll love the results!

 

-Don

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I've been doing Body Beast as well, and loving it. Started 8/6/12, and modified the schedule a bit to maximize the bulk before the end of the year. So far up 23lb, with only 2lb left to hit goal weight before "Beast" Phase starts next week. Gains are noticeable enough that I'm getting quite a few comments at work, and had to buy some larger shirts.

 

Keep up the good work, I'm sure you'll love the results!

 

-Don

 

Awesome! I'm just about in the Beast phase; next week! My husband and I are also adding some Asylum to the mix. After so many weeks without cardio, Speed & Agility and the fit test were HARD! I'm hoping to melt off some of this bulk so I can see the muscles I've built better.

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How's it going Jessie? Did you make it through Thanksgiving week?

 

Just posted my results after 112 days. This program works! http://www.fitcoachdon.com/body-beast-update-day-112/

 

 

Yes, I made it through Thanksgiving week, but I didn't get on here to write it all down! Doh! I got to play with a healthier vegan pumpkin pie recipe throughout the week though. We did Bulk Legs on Thanksgiving morning, so that was quite a way to set up the day.

 

Great job on your results! "You got big shoulders, you have small waist...Beast up!" lol

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11/28/12

 

Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted! I guess the holiday week and all that comes with it really caught up with me. My fitness coaching has been keeping me busier these days too, but I digress...

 

This week will be weird training-wise, and challenging nutrition-wise. I work late every night through Thursday (tomorrow), and then I have a 6:55am flight on Friday to Los Angeles for some training with Beachbody. We are staying with a friend and not at a hotel, so that means no weight room. We don't have gym memberships since we work out at home (that's usually a perk, but not in this instance). Maybe we'll have to buy some day passes somewhere? Any suggestions or ideas? I hate the idea of paying $15 per person a day just to use some weights. I guess I'm spoiled. I do have a friend who leads pool workouts in LA on Sundays (and we're talking "Tough Mudder training" pool workouts, not water aerobics, lol!), so I'm not worried about Sunday. And ON TOP of all this, I have to learn a dance routine to perform next weekend, and I am SO rusty! The dance is super fast too. Oh well, "If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you."...Right? Aaaand anyway, here's how to day is going nutritionally:

 

-Meal 1-

8 oz almond milk

1 scoop chocolate vegan protein powder

Lara bar

 

-Meal 2-

Large yam

1/2 bell pepper

1/3 sweet onion

1/2 head of dinosaur kale

(all sauteed together, yum!)

1/2 avocado

1/4 cantoloupe

 

-Meal 3-

1.5 TB raw almond butter

celery sticks

baby carrots

 

-Meal 4-

brown rice tortilla

kale

jalapeno hummus

diced carrots

roasted acorn squash

 

-Pre/Post Workout-

raw maca and cacao powder

Chocolate Vegan Shakeology with frozen cherries and spinach

 

I still have to do my workout when I get home tonight, since all I did was dance this morning (still a workout, but not on my schedule). It'll either be Bulk Legs or Asylum Strength...I haven't decided yet!

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