Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Feb 7
Long day but hit the Bootcamp after work (1 hour) then went to the gym. I wanted to see if someone had turned in the iPod I left on the treadmill (no go- shattered my faith in my fellow gym-goers). then hit the treadmill for about 25 minutes. My training plan had 4 miles on it but my legs were pretty tired after bootcamp so I shortened it and will do four tomorrow.

Meals:
B- Smoothie
Snack- ?? Handful of sunflower seeds?? I think
Lunch: Apple, almond butter and rice cake
Pre-workout: Purefit bar
D: Vegan chili and crackers.
S- I just popped some popcorn and drizzled some agave and nutritional yeast on it. Yum!
I am so hungry but hoping the popcorn will help.

Great workout day!
Hopped on the scale. Down 159.6 (it's something)

Agave and NY on popcorn? I've heard of NY many times on popcorn many times, but never agave nectar, and NEVER both at the same time. Hmm... I never would've thought of that. It's good?

Congratulations on the weight loss!

kareno- the popcorn was yummeeee!
Thanks for the congrats

Feb 8 and 9
Meetings like crazy Wednesday so the day is a blur...except for the 4 mile run! Got er' done!!!
Today:
Meals- B: smoothie (with my awesome new Vega shaker)
S- Sunflower seeds
L- apple, rice cake and sunflower butter and vega shake n go
S- Purefit bar (pre-workout)
45 minutes at Bootcamp (left early to watch my students play b-ball)
D- Vegan chili, chips, and had some dates with nuts

Thinking I need a more substantial lunch to help with the hunger at dinner?

Feb 10
Workout: 4 mile run. Tough one tonight.
Meals:
B- Green smoothie
S- PickyBar and Vega Shake n Go smoothie (yum!)
L- Salad
S- Purefit Bar
D- Salad with black beans (yep- again)
Late snack- dried mango slices

Pretty uneventful day. Can't wait to sleep in tomorrow!!!

Feb 11and12
Saturday was a rest day so I had a gathering of friends, learned some new recipes and shared some vegan products.
Hubby and I went shopping, out to dinner, then a movie.
Meals:
Vega vanilla chai whole food optimizer with spinach, coconut milk, and a few pieces of frozen fruit. Uhhhh....yuuuuuuuummmmmm! Best smoothie ever!
Had some veggies, hummus, and a protein bar that a friend made with protein powder. Filling and good!
Not too hungry for the rest of the day.
Hubby and I hit a Mexican place for dinner but I just had some chips with beans.

Today:
Meals-
B: Purefit bar (per workout)
S: homemade protein bar
L: veggies and hummus, sushi
S: dried mango, larabar
D: half tofu sandwich from co op ith gluten free chips and beans

Ran 6 miles today

Work week here I come!

What a week!
Feb 13 was a rest day. Hip was a little sore but was good to take it off.
Meals...ummmm.
Feb 14: bootcamp...turbo style. Whew! Feeling it today even!
Meals: smoothie
Veggies, hummus, coconut yogurt, fruit.
Picky bar
Dinner- veggie pizza
Went to a movie

Feb 15: off.
Wanted to run but spent time at he doctors after work.
Antibiotic they have me on is ick. Headaches and exhausted.

Feb 16: today
Again- no workout. Antibiotic is kicking my butt!
Meals-
Smoothie- upset my stomach with the meds
Home made protein bar
Lunch- sandwich, yogurt, veggies
Tonight I went to a b-ball game and had popcorn, then came home with cravings for junk.
Uuuuggghhhhhh!!!! Should've just went to bed.

Tomorrow - start over.

Hey there! I thought I posted here a few days ago, but now it's not showing up! Or maybe I'm crazy. Either way, bummer.

Anyhow, hope all is well and that you're feeling better. I've been traveling the past couple of weeks, so my online presence has been sketchy, at best. BUT, we're shipping out prize packages for the NYNY challenge, and I've got a box with your name on it going out in today's mail! Yay! Throwing in some bonus goodies for you since you've been so awesome!

Take care,
Karen

Karen- YOU are awesome!
I have also been offline a lot. Wbeen busy and got sick from some antibiotics so last week my workouts and eating took a turn for the worse. By the weekend I was feeling a little better. Thinking I may have overdid it after being off from the eye surgery.
Sunday, by some miracle, I was able to get in a 7 mile run so I feel good that I didn't lose too much of my half Mary training.
Yesterday was a rest day
Meals:
Protein bar for breakfast, with a protein shake.
Lunch was an Amy's meal and an apple
Snack was a protein bar
Dinner was...pita chips and wine ( quick snack before heading to a ball game)

Today we went to another game so no workout. Wanted to run after work but ended up staying later so no time before we hit the road.
Meals:
Breakfast was a sun warrior shake and bar
Snack was an apple
Lunch was another Amy's meal and an apple
Snack was sunflower seeds
Dinner w on the go again so toast, picky bar and snack mix in the car.

Ugh. Tomorrow will be more normal...I hope.
REALLY looking forward to my goodies as I am sure they motivate