My Training Journal

[DianaJay]

Monday(First day of training in a year)

 

Cardio for 35 minutes

- 20 min. treadmill

- 15 min. on bicycle

 

Breaky

- 1 Banana

- Raw oatmeal with fresh strawberries, raw brown sugar, almonds, tiny bit of vanilla extract

 

Lunch

- Veggie Wrap with fresh tomato, spinach, carrots, and homemade baked tofu

- Ginger Soup with Broccoli and tomato

 

Dinner

- Half of another Veggie Wrap

- All fruit Smoothie(Jamba Juice) <--------is that bad?

 

Tuesday

 

Cardio for 50 minutes

- 20 min. treadmill

- 20 min. bicycle

- 10 min. Elliptical

 

Breaky

- 1 Banana

- Raw oatmeal with strawberries, raw brown sugar, almonds, vanilla extract

 

Lunch

- The other half of the remainding veggie wrap

- Remainding ginger soup

 

The rest: 1 apple, 1 banana

 

 

Wednesday

 

Cardio for 50 min.

- 20 min. treadmill

- 20 min. bicycle

- 5 min. stairmaster(OMG!)

- 5 min. stepmill

 

Breaky

- 1 Banana

- Raw oatmeal w/ works

 

Lunch

- Fresh spinach salad w/ roasted tomatoes, eggplant, bell pepper, and tofu(little bit of olive oil)

 

The rest was chopped fresh apples and melon.

 

and of course...PLENTY OF WATER IN BETWEEN!!!

[lobsteriffic]

Are you going to add in a lifting routine as well as cardio? Is your goal to lose weight? I'd caution against losing weight with just cardio...that can result in the dreaded 'skinny fat' look...lifting weights helps maintain muscle mass so you end up looking leaner and more 'toned.'

 

You seem to be eating tons of fruits and veggies and that's great! I'd also probably advise you to raise your protein in your diet though.

 

Congrats on starting a journal and good luck in reaching your goals.

[DianaJay]

Oh yea definitely

I will be starting on the weights next week, but since I just started I've been doing nothing but cardio, then it's on with both. My goal is to lose weight, but get toned as well...I know the "skinny fat" look all too well, and I didn't like it >_<

 

The only protein I've been eating is through tofu and nuts so far...I do have to kick that up a notch.

 

Do you have any tips for toning muscles? I was always afraid to do that kind of stuff, I always thought I'd end up with broad arms, lol.

[lobsteriffic]

I would probably suggest a full-body routine to start off with...3x a week is what I'm doing currently. You want to make sure you are focusing on compound lifts (that use more than once muscle group).

 

I am currently using this one, but there are TONS out there on the internet:

http://figureathlete.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/training/kiss_bodybuilding_workouts_goodbye

 

Keep up the great work.

[DianaJay]

WHOA!

 

lots of cool stuff, the total body assault is the one I'm doing, can't wait for next week to start weight training!

 

THANKS

[DianaJay]

Thursday

 

Cardio 50 min.

- 20 min. cycling

- 20 min. treadmill

- 5 min. stairmaster

- 5 min. elliptical

 

Breakie

- 1 banana

- Raw oatmeal w/ works

 

Mid Afternoon

1 Apple

 

Lunch

- Fresh spinach salad w/ roasted tomatoes, eggplant, bell pepper, chickpeas, pintos, and tofu(little bit of olive oil)

[DianaJay]

Friday

 

Cardio 50 min.

- 20 min. cycling

- 20 min. treadmill (I improved my time by decreasing 1 min. yay!)

- 5 min. stairmaster

- 5 min. elliptical

 

Breakie

- 2 bananas( I ate one before working out, I was starving)

- Raw oatmeal with 3 dates

 

Lunch

- Tofu salad from this very forum, in the recipe section! (yums)

 

Dinner

- Some more tofu salad

 

Snacks

- 1 orange

- Small piece of vegan gourmet cheese