Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Day 11:

Had a delish veggie juice this morning and spent some time online looking at ways to use up veggie pulp.
I added it to my wrap at lunch with some lentil pate - it was delish!

Gym: 30 min cardio split between stepper & treadmill.

Day 12:

Had a killer workout this morning - much attributed to all the energy I have with cleansing!
Morning veggie juice: broccoli stems, kale, spinach, pear & red pepper
Breakfast: sprouted bread with sunflower butter
Pro Shake after workout:

15 min cardio warmup
Circuit repeated 4 times:
20 pushups
20 pulldowns
20 rows
20 squats & kick
20 biceup curls
20 tricep dips
20 quad ext
20 back rows
20 chest flyes
40 sec plank hold
40 sec of oblique twists

I was tired after but not exhausted - can't believe how great I'm feeling!

Day 13:

Couldn't make it to the gym as we are all snowed in here in London today!

Spent extra time in the kitchen today making:
- lentil meatballs for supper with quinoa pasta
- dehydrating veggie pulp burgers
- make black bean cookies for the fam
- broccoli & potato soup

Love having a stocked fridge of meals!!

Cant wait to hear how the veggie pulp burgers turn out! Been wanting to try that myself for a while.

The black bean cookies sure sound good!!

They are sooo amazing!! I posted a link to the recipe on my facebook page: www.facebook.com/holfit

Day 14:

Started out with a green juice: 2 broccoli stems, kale, spinach, parsley, pear & celery
Manna toast with sunbutter
Gym: Did this circuit 3 times:

5 min rowing
20 squats with 30lb barbell
20 pulldowns with 50 lb
20 lunges with 30 lb barbell
20 kneeling pushups
20 bi curls
20 dips

Got a really great pump going in my back from the rowing in between

Day 15:

Had a very busy day planned today so hit the gym for a quick cardio workout first:
- 20 min stepper
- 15 min rowing

Bought a new food processor today that I'm super excited about it - looking forward to making lost of healthy goods up in it this week.

Day 16:

Started with a veggie juice this morning - today marks a full week of juicing each morning and I love the feeling!

Gym: Chest/Tri/Shoulder circuit:

Set 1 x 3:
Chest Press
Sho Press

Set 2 x 4:
Chest Fly
Tri press
Shoulder raise
Tri extension

Today I took Emmerson (my 12 week baby girl) to our first Mom & Baby Yoga class at our local Lululemon store. It was a nice little break from my more intense workouts and I loved getting to share some 1:1 time with Emme!

My eats today have been really high in the veg department:
- veggie juice
- Sprouted bread sandwich : pumpkin pate, sprouts, tomato, onion & avocado
- raw veggie burger (DH)
- roasted chickpea wrap
- raw carrots, celery & hummus

Day 19:

Packed the kids up this morning and headed out to the gym only to have to turn around because a winter storm was brewing
So...took them both in the basement with me and rode the spin bike for 30 minutes while reading a book about 12 steps to eating raw food.

Love the book so far and it got me thinking about blending greens again vs juicing them. Made up a big batch of green smoothie and have been enjoying that throughout the day. It's nice to not have any wasted pulp this way

Day 21:

Did my first spin class in years this morning with my husband. It's a totally different experience when someone else is controlling your cardio output - had such a great sweat.

Unfortunately have caught a little cold though and going to grab some zzz's today!

Day 22:

Here's the workout I'm doing today - maybe you'd like to try it too:
Circuit (complete 2-3 times using lighter weight):
- wide grip pulldowns x 20
- hammer curls x 20
- pushups (any style) x 20
- dips x 20
- shoulder raise x 20
- side sho raise x 20
- hold plank for 1 min
- run for 5 min (or any cardio)

Day 23:

Did a Mom & baby Pilates class this morning...wasn't much of a workout but it was so nice to do a little bonding with my Emme!

Eats today:
Veggie juice
2 pieces Manna bread with Earth Balance, Nooch & Hemp Seeds
Broccoli, Potato & Leek Soup with a collard wrap (had pumpkin pate, avo, sprouts & mustard on it)
Ate out at Union burger - veggie burger loaded up!

Day 24:

Hit the gym at 6am this morning before the kids woke up - really love the feeling of getting my workout/shower done before they crazy day begins. Had a ton more energy to get through all the dreaded house tasks because of it!

Eats:
Made a delish Chana Masala for dinner tonight - I could eat Indian food every day!