Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Thanks!
wow-do you think? Well, just trying to work on it this past month.
Not easy 'cause I honestly just love to eat-and I like all kinds of food.
I get grumpy when I have to reduce. Grrr.

Damn, why'd you have to go and mention the "w" word...[/quote]

lol I hear you!!

white or red?

unfortunately I can only drink white. Red causes my throat to get all scratchy. Feels like I'm going to swell up in the esophagus.
But that means I get to try more and more whites!!
I'm into Torrentes from Argentina right now (although a really nice chardonnay always hits the spot)
(oops.... I can ramble when I start talking about wine) [/quote]

I love red red wine. But if I had what you have, I'd be happy with white! I think the red has more of a health benefit, so
it's the drink I feel the least guilty about.
Do you think you could have a sulfite allergy? (tho unless organic, sulfites could be used in white and red).

I do. I think you may benefit from adding some flax oil, flax seeds, or chia seeds for omega 3's. Your walnuts/greens have some though. Also, a bit more protein may help, but yours doesn't look that low. You've got a pretty good variety of food groups as well.

Also, I seriously thought you were in your mid-late twenties from your pic, so you're doing well all around it seems.

lol I hear you!!

white or red?

unfortunately I can only drink white. Red causes my throat to get all scratchy. Feels like I'm going to swell up in the esophagus.
But that means I get to try more and more whites!!
I'm into Torrentes from Argentina right now (although a really nice chardonnay always hits the spot)
(oops.... I can ramble when I start talking about wine) [/quote]

I love red red wine. But if I had what you have, I'd be happy with white! I think the red has more of a health benefit, so
it's the drink I feel the least guilty about.
Do you think you could have a sulfite allergy? (tho unless organic, sulfites could be used in white and red).[/quote]

I'm not too sure.... I get the symptoms even if I drink grape juice which is really too bad health benefit wise
I'm always jealous when I see a nice bottle of red opened but I am starting to get to know my whites quite well
It's pretty addicting.... I actually go at lunch to browse the wine stores and I keep a spreadsheet of all the wines I've tried
(pretty geeky huh???)

how r u liking p90x?

Thank you for the suggestions, Zack! I like variety and I try to mix it up.
I have never chia seeds, that's true. One thing I do is when I make the salad dressing, like Agave Mustard, (which is a spin on "honey mustard" ) I use flax oil instead of olive oil....or in other dressings I may use it half-and-half with olive. I have flax seeds too, but not a proper way to grind them thoroughly right now-another thing on my want-list. I have a mortar/pestle that I use, so it does break a bit of them up and I throw them on salads sometimes....

I'm really digging it, MaryStella. I mean, it was kinda like tossing me into a cold pool...a cold
pool with really intense exercises and a muscular Michael Scott)-like instructor (The Office reference). Nothing much in the way of easing my way into it, y'know...just
some modifications. But I'm getting used to it. Doing it with my husband is a cool thing too-because we are both in a similar
mind-frame. I just want to progress..and I can see it happening already, which is heartening and helping my attitude all around.

I'm just wondering, hmmm, when I make it through the next 2 months, what then?

moves

I'm counting 1/2 hr. of free-form dancing as medium cardio. Yes sir.
Then I did what I completely forgot to do yesterday-Ab Ripper X. Today was
supposed to be my day-o-rest! At least it's over pretty quickly.

In & Outs-25
Bicycles-25 each direction
Crunchy Frog-25
Cross-Leg/Wide Leg Sit-ups-25
Fifer Scissors-25
Hip Rock and Raises-25
Pulse Ups-25
V-up/roll-up-25
Oblique V-ups-25 each side
Leg Climbs-12 each side
Mason Twists-40

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meals

10:15 1 banana, 1 orange
11:30 Org. toasted oats, enriched Rice Dream
12:45 12 oz. black coffee
2:15 1 cup black bean soup, 1 slice toasted sprouted barley bread-dry
4:45 handful fat reduced Wheat Thins
7:00 Gigantic organic salad (spring greens, 2 kinds parlsey, tomato,
cucumber, bean sprouts, green pepper, celery, Shitake Sesame dressing)
1 sweet potato,lightly sauteed beet greens w/ cannellini beans &
garlic.
11:00 workout
12:30 am- small glass white wine a few crackers- ;^D

Being away from home is a little bit of a challenge, but if you can have your own food handy and a place to prepare, it's not
all that bad.

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I'm not too sure.... I get the symptoms even if I drink grape juice which is really too bad health benefit wise
I'm always jealous when I see a nice bottle of red opened but I am starting to get to know my whites quite well
It's pretty addicting.... I actually go at lunch to browse the wine stores and I keep a spreadsheet of all the wines I've tried
(pretty geeky huh???)[/quote]

wow-that's a shame(re:red grapes). I love them.
and your not thaaaat geeky....

I'm not too sure.... I get the symptoms even if I drink grape juice which is really too bad health benefit wise
I'm always jealous when I see a nice bottle of red opened but I am starting to get to know my whites quite well
It's pretty addicting.... I actually go at lunch to browse the wine stores and I keep a spreadsheet of all the wines I've tried
(pretty geeky huh???)[/quote]

wow-that's a shame(re:red grapes). I love them.
and your not thaaaat geeky....[/quote]

did I mention that I think MIT is the holy grail of all education institutes???
I'm actually going to visit there next month
I'm just a wannabe though..... I love math and statistics but I really have to work at it.
still think I'm not thaaaat geeky?

kool yr liking it. i never thought about tony horton looking like michael scott but i see it now. i know several people that got great results from it and they just keep doing it over and over. i done it with friends just to check it out but i am not a tape person. good luck with it!

thanks--- well I'd love to be a gym person (was at one short bright period of time), but can't do it right now....$ This will last me a while then I figure I can modify it more if I get bored.

And actually I don't really think Tony looks like Steve Carrel, but he certainly has a goofy sense of humor and a voice like Michael Scott. I realized it after 2 weeks--just closed my eyes and there he was!

7-25-09

moves

procrastinated until I got home and to the bitter end---Plyometrics. Not for the weak of heart. Squatty and jumpy. Lots of it in an hour--had to pause a few times to catch my breath!

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meals

9:30 Org. fruit salad (1/3 mango, 1/2 kiwi, 1/2 apple, banana, date)
12:30 2 cups org. toasted oats cereal, enr. Rice Dream
2:00 1 cup black bean soup, 10 rice crackers
12 oz black coffee
4:30 handful red. fat Wheat Thins
5:00 Large org. Salad ( spring greens, parsley, celery, cucumber, bean sprouts, pepper, Shitake Sesame salad dressing)
6:30 1 slice sprouted barley toast with peanut butter and strawberry jelly
8:15 1 pear
9:30 couple handfuls blueberries
10:30 handful of raisins
11:00 workout

7-26-09

moves

I've made it to 10 lbs lost. YEAH...tho after tonight I dunno....
Today is the last new workout for me-Back and Biceps. I have to do it early on in the day because
I am going to dance my butt off tonight with a bunch of freaky vegans. A nice double whammy. But I'll be
drinking some---so I guess I have to take away a "whammy"...or part of one...

note to self:What the hell is a "whammy", and why am I talking about them so much?

1. Wide Front Pull-Ups
8 w/chair

2. Lawnmowers
R20 ea W15

3. Twenty-Ones
R21 W15

4. One Arm Cross-Body Curls
R20 ea W10

5. Switch Grip Pull-Ups
R6 w/chair

6. Elbows-Out Lawnmowers
R15 ea W15

7. Standing Bicep Curls
R10 W15

8. One Arm Concentration Curls
R10 ea W10

9. Corn Cob Pull-Ups
R4 w/chair

10. Reverse Grip Bent-Over Rows
R15 W10

11. Open Arm Curls
R18 W10

12. Static Arm Curls
R16 W10

13. Towel Pull-Ups
R6 w/chair

14. Congdon Locomotives
R40

15. Crouching Cohen curls
R10 W10

16. One-Arm Corkscrew Curls
R20 W10

17. Chin-Ups
R5 w/chair

18. Seated Bent-Over Back Flys
R15 W10

19. Curl Up /Hammer Downs
R10 W15

20. Hammer Curls
R8 W15

21. Max Rep Pull-Ups
R5 w/chair

22. Superman
5 @ 10 seconds

23. In-Out Hammer Curls
R12 W10

24. Strip-Set Curls
got out R6 W15, R8 W10, R8 W10

again I did not follow up with ab workout-I'll have to do it following day along with Yoga X


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meals

11:00 Fruit Salad (banana, 1/2 orange, 1/2 kiwi, 1/2 apple, date, 1/2 mango, shredded coconut)
12:15 1 cup org. toasted oats cereal, enr. Rice Dream
2 cups black coffee
2.15 1/2 Clif bar, few blueberries
2:30 workout
3:45 1/2 Clif bar
5:25 Med. salad (parsley, spring greens, cukes, tomato, carrot, sunflower seeds)
Brown Basmati rice, tofu n' onions baked with bbq sauce

from 7:30-12---4 beers, a handful of pretzels, 1 little piece of brownie, 4 bites of a sub with seitan sausage, potato chips! 2 bottles
of water and dancin'

1:00 Emergen-c packet with water

8 cups water

Congrats on the 10! that is awesome! well done.