vivalasvegans Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 Yesterday (Saturday)Ran 10 mins again, no ibuprofen, no pain. It takes me about 4-5 minutes to fund my stride. Running feels so gorgeous to me, I feel so free when I run. Food:2 tsp misomunched on a green pepper, tomatoes, a cuke, and celery all day, with a tsp of flaxmeal.i big coffee with soyWORKOUTstewed chard with tomatoes and 2 veg burgersabout 3-400 calories of popcorn with yeast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 Up to 11 minutes running, no ibu, no pain. Note: only did 3 sets each for triceps and biceps. It's ok, I will not die, it was really just getting late. I wanna be up to 15 minutes of running by the end of November, and running outside by Christmas break. I wonder if I'm dreaming. Dunno if I'll ever get there. Food:2 tsp misotomato, pepper. cuke, lettuce, sprouts and basil with salt and lemonmore cukecoffee with soyWORKOUT4 picklesa bowl of broccoli and 2 veg burgers1 tsp of flax3-4 cups of popcorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 Yesterday: only a bike commute day, but I really felt my quads digging in like they used to. It felt so good!Food:2 tsp misocoffee /splash of soy1 cup jicama1 cucumber1 zucchini, 1 tomato, 1 veg sausage1 pepperlettuce, tomato, lemon, and 1 tsp ground flaxsome picklesa veg burger and some green beansi woke up at midnight really hungry, so i ate 4 pickles. big mistake. very big mistake. TodayMy leg was a little sketchy on the elliptical but not too bad. I still ran 11 minutes straight on it after. No ibu. The first five minutes i felt clumsy and awkward , but right at the 5 mark, i found a stride. It was kinda hard, I was kinda tired today, but it felt great.Food:1 tsp misocoffee, splash of soy milk100 calories of green beans1/2 green pepperhot passion tea with splenda mmmmmm1 zucchini, 1 tomato, 1 veg sausage1 cucumbercoffee and a splash of soyWORKOUTcollards, artichokes, and a veg burger300 calories worth of rice cakes1 tsp ground flax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Same cardio as yesterday (11 mins running no pain.) The running part seemed like a great big boring pain at first, but after about 8 minutes it felt great. Food:2 tsp misocoffee n soy1 cup jicama1 cucumbersome hot yogi tea (gonna start making this a habit)1 zucchini 1 tomato, 1 veg sausage1/2 green pepper100 calories of rice cakes(was grumpy in staff meeting, i might need to eat closer to those things in the future)coffee n soyWORKOUTcollards with tomato and carrots, 1 veg burger100 calories of rice cakes2 tsp ground flax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 Thursday: worked all day, day off of training Yesterday (Halloween)Ran 13 mins on the treadmill. The first 5 or so felt clumsy and weird, and I was feeling a little asmaish and it was haed to breathe, but nevertheless, 13 worked! Trained deltoids.Food:The usual, with carrots and a few extra green peppers instead of jicama. Ate a little seitan and some cherry tomatoes after trick or treating, and then home for a burger and spinach. Not eating for that long, especially after a workout left me spacey. I'll bring a shake next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 Saturday:13 mins running, could have gone longer, but i'm taking it slow. Food:2 tsp misosome green beansa rainbow light shakecoffee and soyWORKOUTa veg burger, some spring greens, a couple tomatoesa bunch of popcorn and yeast at the movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 13 mins on the treadmill today, no pain, just a little clumsy and boredish. My lungs and breath were fine, quads fine too. I think as I get stronger and gain endurance running indoors, I'll be able to settle down and watch a movie on the treadmill or something instead of keeping myself so occupied with music. Weight lifting was strong today, it was deltoids. Food:2 tsp misoa bowl of hella spicy spinachshake (rainbow light, h2o, lemon, and lots of ginger, came out kind of yucky)coffee and soyWORKOUT3 pickles150 cals of mixed veggies, a veg burgerabout 4-500 calories of popcorn and yeastif i get motivated, a tsp of flax in a few, but i'm really not hungry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 4, 2008 Author Share Posted November 4, 2008 This morning playing basketball, I had no energy to jump, so this afternoon at the gym, i didnt go on the treadmill at all. My total cardio was 60 mins on the elliptical, no running.It's getting hard for me to break a sweat on that thing, but I went pretty fast. Lifting was hard (biceps and triceps) but it felt good to challenge my muscles! By the time I got home, I was so hungry.Food:2 tsp misocoffee, soy1 cup jicamaa cucumberpassion tea with splendazucchini, tomato, a veg sausage3 pieces of celery3 rice cakescoffee, soyWORKOUT2 pickleschard, artichoke hearts, veg burgerabout 200 calories of popcorn2 tsp ground flaxa couple more pickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John V Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 artichoke hearts Did you hear they crossed a Republican with an artichoke?(They got an artichoke with no heart!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 OMG John. I'll never eat another artichoke again! Bike commute day. It was cold! My speed could have been faster. I would like to explore just how much my monthly cycle (no pun intended) affects my performance, and how I can improve it. Food:2 tsp misocoffee, soy1 cup jicamasome baby pepperssome cherry tomatoesa zucchini. a tomato, a veg sausage3 rice cakesstewed curried spinach and a veg burgera bunch of rice cakes In other news, the election has just been called Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 (edited) i couldn't get warm today... even when I ran. First five minutes i felt creeky, i felt like i weighed a million pounds and my joints and muscles were covered in rust. 13 minutes running. After about five, i felt warmer and smoother, my lungs weren't cooperating too well, we turned the heat on yesterday, it might be a reaction to that. Or else to partying outside Obama headquarters in the freezing cold last night. Food:2 tsp misocoffee, soy1 cup jicama1 cucumberalot of hot herb tea3 rice cakes1 zucchini, 1 tomato, 1 veg sausage3 sticks celerycoffee, soyWORKOUT2 picklesartichoke hearts (Hi John!) chard, and a veg burger3 little rice cakesa couple slices of carrot and a tsp of flax meal Edited November 6, 2008 by vivalasvegans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan Joe Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Do you ever eat berries or nuts?Thanks,Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 No berries. The sugariest I get is jicama and carrots. Nuts are too fatty for my goals right now. Why do you ask about nuts and berries specifically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan Joe Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 No berries. The sugariest I get is jicama and carrots. Nuts are too fatty for my goals right now. Why do you ask about nuts and berries specifically?I feel that that are very nutritious foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 8, 2008 Author Share Posted November 8, 2008 Thursday: no workout, 12 hour work day, usual food, still digging the aternoon snack of lettuce, tomato, lemon, and flax. Friday:I reached my goal of running 15 minutes straight on the treadmill!Pain free! (Except it felt kind of creeky at the beginning)So as of right now, my gym cardio is 30 minutes fast on the elliptical, 15 (or maybe 13) mins treadmill running, and then 8 (maybe 10) more minutes on the crosstrainer. Then weight training, abs or back, and stretching.Food yesterday:2 tsp misocoffee, soy1 up jicama1 cucumbermint teasome cucumber and carrot1 zucchini, 1 tomato, 1 veg sausage4 rice cakescoffee, soyWORKOUTa bowl of green beans and a veg burgeralot of crappy sugarless candy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Your Man Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Nice journal! You seem very assiduous in what you do. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 Aw, thank you ^_^ no one's ever called me assiduous before! I can use all the cheering on that comes my way too so double triple quadruple thank you! Ran 15 on the treadmill again...I overstretched a glute last night, and it made my knee hurt today... but since I knew the root of this particular pain, I ran through it. I knew there was not threat of re-injuring. It' feels so good to be getting myself back. I'm so scared to get hurt again. I think I'm on the right track though - my quads are getting strong enough to compensate! Food today3 tsp miso1 scoop of rainbow light with powdered gingera little cucumber and tomatocoffee, splash of soyWORKOUTa bowl of spinach and 2 veg burgersabout 6 cups of popcorn and yeast (it was so delicious)maybe a tsp of ground flax in a little while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 Sunday: Ran 15 on the treadmill again, and increased the resistance on the elliptical. I felt so strong yesterday! Food:2 tsp miso1 scoop of rainbow light with water and gingersome lettuce and tomato with lemonmuch coffeeWOKOUT2 veg burgers and a bowl of broccoli6 cups of popcorn, with salt1 tsp ground flax I wonder if I can reach 20 minutes consistently by winter break?Should I rephrase the as a goal?Yeah, I think I can, I can state this goal without putting myself at risk for re-injury. Goals:To run 20 minutes on the treadmill by winter break.To run a mile outside during winter break.To run a 6k by spring/summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 15 fabulous minutes again. It felt clunky at first but then it felt so awesome. I could have gone longer - but I won;t for a while. Maybe I'll wait till the end of November. Food:a scoop of rainbow light with water, stevia, chile, flax, and cinnamon (best recipe so far)a tomato and a baby cukecoffee, soyWORKOUTa bowl of spinach and 2 veg burgers2 cups of popcorni'll hit some more flax seed meal in a little whilethe tequila is flowing around here, maybe will hit that too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 15 again. I felt really strong! During weight training too. Food:2 tsp misosame rainbow light drink as yesterdaylettuce, tomato, and lemonCoffee and soyWORKOUTa couple bites of carrotboiled cabbage and 2 veg burgers4 cups of popcorn with 1 tsp yeastsome delicious and very gross sugarless candywill hit some more flax later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 cardio: 35 elliptical, 15 running, 5 elliptical it was so freaking hot in that gym this afternoon. so i had this thought today as i was running in the heat and wanting to quit: my body is beginning to look like how i want it to look, i might as well stop running, i don't need to today. i talked my self through that and felt great when i was done. REALLY GREAT! Food:2 tsp misocoffee, soy1 cup jicama1 cucumber1 green pepper1 zucchini 1 tomato, a veg sausage2 rice cakescoffee soyWORKOUTbowl of veggies, veg burger8 little rice cakesflax later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 15, 2008 Author Share Posted November 15, 2008 Thursday: no workout, regular thursday food except I ate some of a vega bar in place of some rice cakes. Today:20 minutes treadmill running(!!!!!!!!) then two more minutes (!!!!) . This is good because I twisted the knee on my injured leg this morning playing basketball, and I was going to baby it tonight, but I assessed the situation, was realistic about it, and knew what I could and could not do. I feel just as good about that as I do about the 20 minutes! Food:2 tsp misocoffee w/ soy1/2 vega bar5 sticks of celerya cucumber1 zucchini, 1/2 tomato, a veg sausage1 green peppercoffee w/ soyWORKOUTa bowl of spinach and a veg burger6 cups of popcorna boiled tomato with SALT (i want!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 Today's cardio: 30 mins fast elliptical, 20 mins treadmill running, 5 mins treadmill fast walking, 8 mins crosstrainer. Thed deltoids, back, abs, and stretch. Food:some celerya scoop of rainbow with pumpkin pie spice, chile, stevia, 1 tsp flax, and waterrandom celerycoffee, soyWORKOUTalot of picklessome chard and about half a package of trader joes chicken strip things2 little rice cakesmaybe some flax in a while and maybe will eat the rest of that chickeny stuff note: it is true, i always recover faster when i drink electrolyte water instead of plain after workout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John V Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Way to stick with it! I just bought Trader Joes gluten meat for the first time, happy to see a more affordable brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 (edited) I didn't think it was too bad, I thought it needed salt, chile, and lemon, but I think everything needs salt chile and lemon! So much fun at the gym today! It got in the way of me doing abs and a proper stretching tonight though, cuz I was kind of in a rush to be somewhere on time. Finding my old long lost friend D there was a trip and so great! And then shot some hoops with some old students I lovelovelove. That was awesome because I hate going to the court when its filled with guys but I always want to. 30 mins elliptical, 20 mins treadmill run, 5 walk, biceps and triceps only. I guess its ok once in a while, I always do more, I shouldn't feel like I'm slacking and am going to lose progress just because of one off day. Right? Right. I think. Food:a scoop of rainbow with pumpkin pie spice, chile, stevia, 1 tsp flax, celery, and waterrandom celerycoffee, soyWORKOUTa tomatoa couple carrot and celery sticksa shot of bourbon in some herbal tea with splenda and a cinnamon stick some deep fried tofu buffalo wing things (1/2 an order, prob about 1/4 lb of tofu?)salad of lettuce tomato and about 2tbs sunflower seeds w/ a few dips of ranch on the side most of a piece of chocolate strawberry cake omg vegan heaven on a plate Edited November 18, 2008 by vivalasvegans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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