Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Just wanted to add that I felt more confident at this party I attended last night...got some positive feedback too. I'm really starting to love the changes I'm making.

Also, I"m going to be focusing on cutting out a bit more fat....just cooling it more with the olive oil, Earth Balance, Vegenaise and such. Those are a few of my favorite thiiiiiingsssss!
M too. I have not really seen much of a difference on the scale since I had lost my initial 10 lbs. It even had gone up...but I haven't tried in a few weeks. I know I have much more muscle now but I also know I still have a way to go on the lower half.....

I can't keep Vegennaise in the house anymore...I don't think I've had any in the past year!

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i don't use this term much, but "OMG"! I love it. I do.

9-8-08

moves

Bike ride to the farm…wow-I really thought I was going to get rained on today but luckily it held off and it was really quite cool for riding and picking in
the fields. Really had a close one coming home around this bend….I almost don't want to think about it. Next time I'll remember to switch sides of the road.

Back and Arms--- ARGH! I'm on fiiiire! I do like this one. I pretty much kept to the same weights and reps as last time(2 weeks ago)as back then I had upped it a lot from the prior workout. I improved by a hair I'd say on a few reps but that's it. I won't be doing this particular workout until I start the whole 90-day thing again.

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meals

7:15 fruit salad (1/2 apple, 1/2 pear, 1/2 orange, 1 banana)
8:15 1 1/2 cup 7 grain flake cereal w/ unsw Almond Breeze, agave
10:00 2 cups org. coffee, small piece ginger bread
12:00 raw org. food bar
1:30 banana
(1:45 bike ride)
2:30 grazed on a few blackberries, basil, dill, green beans at farm
3:30 a few red grapes
3:45 1 tofurki deli slice, 6 raw almonds, 2 cups miso soup w/edamame, scallion, celery, a few w.w.noodles
5:00 some walnuts and pecans, raw
6:15 1 orange
7:30 some grapes
(8:15 workout) Emergen-C packet/water
9:45 shake (soy protein, blueberries, banana, rice milk)
10:00 2 stuffed shells (w/ tofu ricotta and tomato sauce), decent salad (basil, dill, tomato, peppers,carrot, cukes, agave mustard dressing), red wine

9-9-09

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ab ripper--- bowed out of it yesterday in favor or today. It's all good. Well, better anyway.

Yoga X--- doing it solo. Procrastinating… done. "Bout the same as 3 weeks ago I'd say. The last time I did it was 2 weeks go and and I was
weak from working out my shoulders and arms less than 12 hours before.

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meals

9:30 salad o'fruit (1/2 orange, 1/2 apple, pineapple, grapes, 1/2 pear, shredded coconut)
(12:00 ab workout)
12:30 1 1/2 cup 7 grain flake cereal w/ unsw. Almond Breeze, agave
3:00 3 tofu stuffed shells, a large carrot
3:30 handful of raisins
4:30 1/2 cup of my granola, still warm from the oven with unsw. almond milk
(oat and rye flakes, sesame & sunflower seeds, almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, raisins, maple syrup, agave, sesame oil (halved the recipe),
vanilla ext., cinnamon)
5:00 nibbled on a couple veggies while making tonight's salad
(7:15 workout) 1/2 banana
9:30 3 tofu stuffed shells, 1/3 corn on the cob, cup of chard w/white beans, garlic/onions,
big salad(red leaf, tomato, cuke, green bean, tomatillo, beets, carrot, celery, pepper, soy nuts, agave mustard dressing), tiny slice of bread w/garlic and a drip of olive oil, red wine

9-10-09

moves

Legs and Back---did it solo and faired quite well. 80/20 speed squats near the end are still a killer, but I was able to keep up and get "airborne" as suggested during the last 15 seconds of each set. One legged wall squats are still murder. Improved on a few chin ups and pull ups too….even with the chair pulled out a pinch.

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meals

9:30 big fruity salad (1/2 apple, 1/2 orange, 1/2 pear, grapes, black berries, banana, shredded coconut)
10:45 3/4 cup granola, agave, unsw almond milk
12:00 2 cups org. coffee
2:30 orange spice iced tea w/agave, corn chips, guacamole, some Avocado Chimichurri Bruschetta
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3:30 veggie wrap w/balsamic vinaigrette---meh. (But I ate the whole thing at the cafe). Some potato chips, coffee
4:30 "Shazam cookie"hemp seed chocolate chip cookie-my favorite-and kinda naughty. <gulp>
(6:45 workout) Emergen-C packet/water
8:15 shake (rice milk, soy and rice protein, banana, blueberries, spirulina)
later picked on a M's dinner (swiss chard/white bean sauté, few bites of salad, a little avocado chimichurri, a little wine)

9-11-09

moves

Ab Ripper--- oh yes I did wake up and do this….I almost forgot! Oh, Ab Ripper, I hate you….but I love you….but I hate you much more.

---besides my 3 1/2 hour housework job, I didn't get to do Kenpo at night. Did not get home until 10:00 and I went to bed
at 11:15 which is really unheard of in my world! M was feeling like he was catching something but I feel alright.

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meals

2 bananas
3/4 cup granola, agave, unsw almond milk
Lara raw bar, 2 cups org. coffee
1 slice of sprouted bread
handful of Wheat Thins
handful of Sun Chips, 2 more pieces sprouted bread
1/4 of my salad (basil, dill, tomatoes, green beans, celery, cukes, red cabbage, peas, Annies Goddess dressing)
6 roasted baby asparagus spears
3/4 (rest of my salad), soy jerky, few bites of a banana blueberry muffin
2 cups miso soup w/a little scallion, a little toasted baguette bread(dry)

9-12-09

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Kenpo---I have to say I enjoyed doing this solo. I felt so good I could've kept going

80's Dancing!----any witness will tell you I hardly ever stop (one must sip liquids you know). Almost 3 hours straight. Who knows-maybe I lost another pound despite my diet!

I can safely say, since starting this program, I have lost 12 pounds now. I was on 10 and hovering around that number for a while but for the last few days I have checked seen a loss of 12 pounds. I would like to see myself dive into the 120's but we'll see….those muscles are building too...

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meals

Fruit salad (1/2 orange, 1/2 pear, pineapple, grapes, blackberries, 1/2 kiwi, shredded coconut)
my granola w/agave, unsw. almond milk
3/4 banana blueberry muffin, 2 cups org. black coffee
(3:30 workout) packet Emergen-C w/water
some guacamole, handful org. corn chips, a few roasted pistachios
5:30 pm : large salad (basil, dill, tomato, peppers, green beans, hemp seeds, red cabbage, carrots, celery, agave mustard dressing (sparingly)
3 sm. triangles of toasted sprouted tortilla w/almond butter and lil' jelly
2 cups of miso w/ scallion and edamame, 3 bites of bread w/ Earth Balance, small sweet potato-(blech-not a good one either)
glass of wine
(10:45-1:45---DANCE Dance DANCE-all nutty-like) 2 beers
1/2 glass of wine, handful org. corn chips, lots o water

moves

Chest Shoulders and Triceps--- ugh this seemed extra hard today….maybe as I was out late using every bit of my energy last night and got 5 hours sleep? Well ,I mean I did everything the same or tiny bit better except for one exercise as my right elbow feels sore in certain positions. I had to break more. Saving the Abs for a morning "treat" tomorrow…haha.

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meals

Salad of the fruit (1/2 pear, pineapple, 1/2 orange, 1/2 nectarine, red grapes, blackberries, 1/2 kiwi)
Almond milk w/agave and my granola and 7 grain flakes
1/2 cranberry pumpkin muffin/2 cups org. coffee
org. corn chips w/guacamole
small heal of the sprouted loaf of bread, toasted and spread w/ almond butter and strawberry jelly
1/2 nectarine, grapes, date
(6:30 workout) Emergen-C packet/water
8:00 Soy protein shake w/almond milk, banana, orange. I miss my frozen berries! Not enough milk---thick and warm….it was a pudding- sorta. No you know what it looked like---wet plaster----I was just plastering my closet walls last week. Mmmmm protein plaaaaster.
10:30 celery stick, 2 cups miso soup w/scallion

Congrats on your progress. It's awesome to hear about.

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9-14-09

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Plyo--- me-o----my-o. What a sweat fest.

did not make up ab ripper…whoops. Well, tomorrow is the next scheduled day then.

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I can't believe that I am in week 12 (of 13 weeks) and my first round of this 90-day program is officially completed. I am starting
to think about what to do upon completion. I am contemplating a fast before starting up again with a modified program. M won't be
able to do a fast with his work schedule but I think I'd like to do it to get more focused on my eating....I'll have to think about it as the days creep
closer. After all of my progress with building muscle, stamina, etc... I am a little hesitant...

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meals

salad of the fruit (1/2 kiwi, pineapple, 1/2 pear, 1/2 banana, grapes, shredded coconut, 1 orange)
my granola mixed with some puffed rice cereal, almond milk, agave
2 cups org. coffee w/a little agave
1/4 cranberry pumpkin muffin-taste not worth the calories and fat....squirrels got the rest
7 raw almonds
clif bar
handful of crackers
sandwich (stale baguette- multi grain, onion, avocado, 3 peppered tofurki slices, lt vegenaise)
banana
(6:15 workout) Emergen-C packet/water
handful crackers
picked on and tested fixin's for burritos I was creating
9:30 1/3 burrito on sprouted tortilla (pinto beans, corn, zucchini, peppers, tomatilla,garlic, salsa, canola oil, cumin, sea salt)
some brown basmati rice, some roasted eggplant/zucchini/garlic scapes, red wine

I'll have to say it is nice to type it...but awesome to see that others like actually read it....then most awesome that you post encouraging things for me~ Thanks.

9-15-09

moves

Ab Ripper--- abs burn, but no rip as of yet...

Back and Biceps--- improving---I'll type out befores and afters later.

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meals

1banana, 1 orange, some mango
2 cups americano coffee
different dry cereals w/almond milk and soy milk
1 1/2 pieces of sprouted bread toasted w/ Earth Balance
cliff bar & few chocolate chips
2 dates, spoonful of roasted eggplant
(7:30 workout)
2/3 burrito w/brown basmati rice
good sized salad (arugula, carrot, red cabbage, onion, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, soy nuts, agave mustard dressing), red wine

9-16-09

moves

Yoga X---finally w/ M again. I did 6 extra pushups so that's good….um, still difficult and wearing on my "boring nerve". Overall tho I'd say I did pretty well….like many parts of it…working on breathing a lot more.


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meals

1 banana
some org. crispy rice & puffed wheat cereal, soy milk
2 cups org. black coffee
brown basmati rice w/ pinto beans and veggies (burrito filling sans tortilla)
handful of triscuit like crackers,a couple almonds, a few chocolate chips
banana w/ Tbs almond butter
2 dates
(6:30 workout)
2 stuffed manicotti (w/tofu ricotta), 1 piece garlic bread on multi grain/seed baguette from the farmers market, NICE big salad (arugula,
broccoli, onion, pepper, tomato,red cabbage, hemp seeds, roasted pumpkin seeds, agave mustard dressing, sea salt), and big surprise: red wine

I felt so empty and hungry for much of the day---even after my nice rice/bean/veggie meal! I was tempted to go extra bad but really, since I don't have anything
in the house extra bad...'cept maybe for some chocolate chips, I couldn't. I prob. would've been satisfied with more fruit but the cupboard is bare except for some apples
I just bought this afternoon from the farm market.

Holy, that was a super-enjoyable dinner! I'll repeat it tomorrow but with roasted eggplant as I have a bunch from the farm....and I'll even eat before 8 pm=whooo hoooo!

It's awesome to see your almost through your first tour.

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