vivalasvegans Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yesterday was a bike commute day. I love riding my bike. It's like flying. last night it was freezing 'cuz i wasn't dressed for it. But the moon was waxing almost full and I was moving, slinging myself around corners, floating up hills... it really took the edge off a hard day. Yesterday's food2 tsp misocoffee/soysome green beanssome cherry tomatoesa zucchini, a tomato, and a veg sausagesome more tomatoes and green beans with a little salsa5ish blue corn chips (I could really taste the oil in them)a bowl of broccoli, tomato, ginger, and jalapeño with a veg burger2 cups of popcorna pickle1 tsp flax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 (edited) Yesterday: long ass workday at 2 jobs so no workout at all, and pretty usual food, except I grubbed on a lot of rice cakes when I got home. It may have been emotional eating but i've been craving carbs so bad all week. I think it might also have to do with needing extra energy to fight this cold. Today: 30 minutes running. I'm pretty proud of myself. My self-confidence is better, I feel strong, I love that my body can do what I ask it to do, it's all so good. Today I was feeling so yucky till I got to the gym. Two days away is too long. So here's where I'm at right now, today's workout30 mins elliptical (fast) 30 mins running (5.7-6.7) 5 minutes walking (cool down @ 3.5) 3 supersets of bicep curl (20 @ 20#) and tricep extension (20 @ 40#) dip machine (1 set 15x135#, 2 sets 15x120#) 100 front crunches, 50 to each side, then a cool down stretch. Ok not too shabby for a basic workout but looking at it I see I should prob spend more time with weights. I do now if I have time... god, these past few weeks have been murder... at this point I think it's more important to just get basic work done in a way that's going to be easy to sustain as a lifetime kind of habit. Food:2 tsp misocoffee, soy1 cup jicama4 celeriesa green peppera ton of herb tea and a crappy sugarfree sodaa zucchini, a tomato, and a veg sausage2 rice cakescoffee, soyWORKOUTa bowl of ing okra and a veg burgersome sugarless candy Edited December 14, 2008 by vivalasvegans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Aww still not well ? I hope you get better soon. You still have to pick up your shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 I know, Tasha! I'm still fighting it! Workout: 30 minutes again . It's almost time for me to start running outside. I'm scared to. But maybe this break isn't the right time to start... a bunch of guests will be staying here, and all the holiday activity... idk... i have to think about this. Food:2 tsp misocelery, tomato, and gingervega w/ watercoffee, soyWORKOUT1/2 vega barmixed veggies and 2 veg burgers (bok choy, mushroom, carrot, celery, pepper, ginger)4 cups of popcorn1 tsp flaxsugarless candy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 What was your workout ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 Well, Saturday's workout:30 mins elliptical (fast) 30 mins running (5.7-6.7) 5 walking (cooldown 3.5) 3 @ 15x30 lateral raise 3 @ 15x30 shoulder press 3 @ 15x40 incline shoulder press 100 crunches, 50 x2 side crunches 20 more front crunches Yesterday's workout:30 mins elliptical (fast) 30 mins running (5.7-7.0) 5 walking (cooldown 3.5) 3 @ 20x40 tricep extension 3 @ 20x20 bicep curl then i did some core work but a yoga class was startting and it was empty! so I went! not the best yoga practice (it was freezing in there and my nose was stuffy) but it was pretty unchallenging still. Yesterday's food:coffee, soy1/2 vega barWORKOUThot herbal teachopped celery, tomato, and gingervega w/ h202 tomatoes3 cups of popcornplain veggies from subway (including a few olive slices)2 veg burgers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I like to see how you can restrict on any goodies over the holidays lolNice Work ! What gym do you go to ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 MmMm I did eat some pretty good things on Thanksgiving... there's gonna be alot of people staying here for the holidays, so we shall see how that goes. I already know my motherly instincts are gonna kick in, as well as my poverty wage budget, AND my old cultural habit of always having a ton of all different kinds of food for the guests around... should be interesting. I don't wanna say what gym I go to out loud on the interwebs, so I'll give you a hint, I bet you can figure it out, Tasha. If you can't, I'll just PM you or you could ask robert. The hint is... people there like to work out to the max. Get it? Yesterday: no gym, no nothing (except a walk to pick up some heavy bags of donations for work.) I figured I needed a down day to finally kick this cold I can't seem to shake, and what better day to do it than when all the fools who can't drive in the snow are out driving in the snow? So I got a bottle of zinc and camped out on the couch. I did need it. I feel better already, not all the way yet though. Food:2 tsp misosome baby lettuce and stuffsome celery and tomatovega w/ h204 cups of popcorn (while watching the soaps!)a bunch of parsley, a jalapeño, and 2 veg burgersa few cocoa nibby things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 LOL no I can't think of it.. You're going to have to PM me Are you feeling better ? I heard recording down what you eat helps. How are your results showing? Maybe I should star doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 I sent you a PM. This cold just doesn't want to let go of me. I'm pretty sure it has to do with me, and not the virus. I probably have been overextending myself. Nothing new. Writing down all my food did help in the days leading up to thanksgiving, I plan on logging it in detail while company's here. I'll pick a day to have some treats, and work my meal plans around that in advance. I can do this, I think, I hope. I'm pretty happy with my results so far. I'm getting a lot stronger all around, which is what I'm after, and in the process losing fat, which is nice. My running is progressing, so maybe I can actually race this spring. One thing that feels kind of narcissistic... I'm really starting to love how my biceps look! 30 minutes on the treadmill again, upped the speed for longer. It felt good!Food:2 tsp miso1 cup jicama4 stalks of celery1 red peppera lot of herb tea1 zucchini, 1 tomato, a veg sausagecoffee, soyWORKOUTa bowl of spinach and 2 veg burgerssome cocoa nib thingsa tsp of flax when I get my butt off the couchWORKOUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 People were odd at the gym today. This one woman almost knocked me over trying to get to the last available treadmill. Then I was supersetting on these 2 machines that were next to each other, and this guy came over and yelled and swore at me while I was lifting. I felt bad. But I think he was having problems, aside from his weird fashion issues. Food:coffee, soyWORKOUT1/2 vega bara tomato, a green pepper, and a veg burgerrandom celery in the afternoona tomato2 cups of popcornmixed veggies and a veg burgera tsp of flax next time i go into the kitchen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Still at 30 minutes of running... taking it a bit faster for longer toward the end. Lifting was not easy today. Abs were, and i was very stretchy, probably because i was relatively relaxed I'm still feeling afraid to take the running outside because:i'm afraid i'll get boredi'm afraid i'll go too far and get stuck far away from where i start and it will take too much timei'm afraid i'll reinjure myself and get stuck and be helplessi'm afraid i'll look stupidi'm afraid i can't do it I got to think about how to address these fears. Boredom and time efficiency have always been big deals for me, and if I reinjure myself, I'm gonna be really sad. Though the more I think about these, the more I see that break is a great time to start running outside. Food:2 tsp misocoffee, soy1 cup jicama1 red peppercoffee, soyWORKOUT1/2 vega bar1 zucchini, 1 tomato, 1 veg sausage3 cups popcornsome artichoke hearts, a tomato, and a veg burger1 tsp flax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I got to think about how to address these fears. Boredom and time efficiency have always been big deals for me, and if I reinjure myself, I'm gonna be really sad. Though the more I think about these, the more I see that break is a great time to start running outside. Do you have an old injury?If so what got injured ? What do you mean by time efficiency ? I would just get out there and not even think about it. Especially if you want to do it.. If you don't then you should be proud of yourself for what you did. Instead of focusing on what you should of been doing. Not many people can do what you're doing. The only excuse I would say is it's too darn cold out there to start running alone. You're doing a great job, Keep it up VV To take away the boredom, you should bring your music with you outside when you're running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 Tasha, yep I'm working around injuries. I got run over on my bike... the main ones are my leg and parts of my back, i'm mostly working around my leg. By time efficiency always having been important to me, it's just that as a working, student, mom trying to make a healthy lifestyle for my vegan family, I've gotten into the habit of relying on really high time efficiency things and intense multitasking. I got my gym workout to a point where I can zip in and out of there pretty quickly after work (or between jobs.) Getting stuck somewhere after running and having to find my way home would really mess up my juju. Jaleel! I love that video! I don't have any problems doing some things I'm afraid to do, but others... You're right, and insightful, I do think about stuff too much (but fuck nike with their just do it slogan.) That's exactly the kind of motivation I need though. I think I'll have more success if I realy ask myself what's under my fears, and address them, which I'll probably write about later today, and then not think about it. The artichokes are trader joe's frozen artichoke hearts. Just heat em and eat em like candy. Friday workout:Pretty fun, but my lower back was talking to me, so I goofed around with some other core kind of work. Bicep tricep day. I made running even faster. Food:1 tsp misocoffee w/ soy, half a vega barWORKOUT2 veg sausages with a tomato, a green pepper, and a piece of celery4 rice cakesrandom celery1 tsp ground flaxsome green beans and a veg burger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Tasha, yep I'm working around injuries. I got run over on my bike... the main ones are my leg and parts of my back, i'm mostly working around my leg. By time efficiency always having been important to me, it's just that as a working, student, mom trying to make a healthy lifestyle for my vegan family, I've gotten into the habit of relying on really high time efficiency things and intense multitasking. I got my gym workout to a point where I can zip in and out of there pretty quickly after work (or between jobs.) Getting stuck somewhere after running and having to find my way home would really mess up my juju. Geeze wiz. Way to go super mom. How did your accident happen? http://www.expertees.com/images/featured-super-mom-shield-tshirts.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 Thanks, that's such a nice thing to say. I'm not super by any means though. I've had a couple crashes while riding, broke some ribs one time. This bad one happened during a commute time. Some guy decided he needed to get to happy hour regardless of traffic signals. I'll tell you more in person.... Which reminds me tasha! I think we were at the gym at the same time the other day! (Friday!) I might walk there today... anyone over there up for it? Yesterday workout: No movement at all except walking around freddies for 3 hours. Omg I feel like a slug. Yesterday food:1 tsp misoa couple pieces of celerycelery and tomato with vega and water6 rice thinsgreen salad with authentic delicious smoked chiles on topa bowl of spinach with a veg burgersome cocoa nibsa tsp of flax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 OMG i need to move. Regardless of the weather tomorrow, I'm going to do something... If worse comes to worse I'm gonna put my bike on the trainer. Today's food:1 tsp misocelery with ginger3 rice thinszucchini ribbons and a tomato with a veg burgermore celerya tsp pf flaxa bowl of broccolia tomato and a pickle with a veg burger3 cups of popcorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Walked to the mall today even though it would have been no problem to drive. I ended up being there for most of the day, drinking 2 cups of coffee, and eating about 3/4 of a thing of breath mints from old navy. All in all a spectacularly healthy day. I kept telling myself the walk to the mall was a good mental warm up for running outside, and I shouldn't go back and get the car, Lucky I had someone to walk home with! Food:1 tsp miso3 rice thins, a piece of celery, and a tsp of ground flaxcoffee, breath mints, and more coffeesome zucchini, a tomato, and 2 veg sausagesabout 7 rice thins and some celerysome broccoli and a veg burger1/2 cup of popcorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 Made it to the gym today! We were like a couple of Odysseuses trying to get up there...and no matter how long or how fast I ran, I could not get warm! Oh well, totally worth the trip. Was a deltoid day. Food:1 tsp misoa couple tomatoes and a couple celeries1 scoop vega w/ h2o, pumpkin pie spice, and ginger.(it was delicious)2 rice thinsWORKOUT 1/2 vega bar2 rice thinssome broccoli and a veg burger2 cups of popcornsome ground chocolate with water and stevia, next time will make it with peppermint tea (5 calories)a bowl of spinach, our winter odyssey made me so hungry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Hey VV How was your Christmas ? Great to see you're still training with a minor set back with this weather. They say that this is it for snow here. So it'll be great to be back to normal again. But I will miss the snow. The hard part of it now is the melting. I still have your shirt with your name on it.Are you going to be at the gym today? I'll PM you for a meet up or stop by here to pick it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 Hey Tasha, did you make it to the gym today? I was amazed at how crowded it was... all those people using their new christmas presents! It looks like you had a fun christmas! We had fun over here too...a nice, chill, good time. Gym today: regular workout, took trimet to get there. I'm not going to start running outside till the streets clear... also I think i'm getting a little sick again. Food today:It was really hard to eat my usual today, i think partly because i ended up going most of the day without food and i was out in the weather (i walked home from the mall again.) It's getting near that munchy time of the month too. Tomorrow will be better. 9 a couple cups of coffee with soy11 WORKOUT1:30 1/2 vega bar5:30 2 veg burgers with blended broccoli and gingersome bites of stuffingsome baby greens and a tomatoquite a bit of popcorn9:30 a zucchini, a tomato, a veg burgersome of a granola bar and 2 bites of brownieOK this is not how I usually roll... i never eat brownies - i'm going to eat some flax now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 Yep. I sometimes try to be extra nice and smile to new people or say a few kind words around this time of year to them, but honestly, and I think they're really cute, but honestly, I do get annoyed at the extra wait times and the stupid crowding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 See you later on today at the gym VVAlso you still need your shirt. So maybe you can swing by either later on todayOr you can come by sometime next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 Tasha! I looked all over for you, even in that class... sorry I missed ya, hope to catch you tomorrow, girlfriend. Usual workout today, except my back was still bothering me a bit so I just screwed around on my core work with M, and I felt bad abut staying any longer because H's new tattoo was bothering her. Food:Random celery and a tomatoa scoop of vega with some watercoffee, soyWORKOUT1/2 vega barsome celery, a tomato, and a couple mushroomssome fresh baby greens and a veg burgersomething like a cup of popcornsome blenderized cauliflower and a jalapeño, with a tsp of powdered chocolate, dill, allspice, and basil over a veg burger3 cups of popcorn, which i'm not so happy about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Yeah I was hoping we would of ran into you too. What time did you get there at? Lean and Green and thendanisays came out with me. So we arrived a little later. I was on one of the tredmills pretty much the whole time. Lean and Green was lifting and thendanisays was doing a killer circuit training. I hope to run into you one day. Maybe if I go with Robert it'll be easier to find you Take care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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