My log :)

[Margarita]

Hi, everyone

I am new to the forum, but not to the fitness/vegan way of living (I don't call it "lifestyle" because I think that's not what it is).

I've always recommended to others (who seem to have no control of their diet and workouts) to keep a log of what they eat and what they do, but I've never kept one myself, so now I've decided to give it a try and see if it is going to be helpful at all.

In this log I intend to post my workouts, things I eat, moods and general physical state.

I expect and hope for opinions, suggestions and even critisism of your side

[Margarita]

Here's the summary for today:

 

Morning workout:

High intensity interval training (10 sec rest; 30 sec work)

Supersets and trisets of:

Rope jumping/Burpees

Mountain climbers/Regular push-ups

Dumbbell bench press/Dead lift/Renegade rows

Walking lunges (+dumbbells)/Elevated push ups with knee tucks

Rope jumps/Crunches (variation)

 

Total time approx. 30 min

 

Evening workout:

Ashtanga yoga (class)

60 min

 

Food:

 

Morning cocoa

Buckwheat (kasha) with veggies - which was for both lunch and dinner

Halvah for dessert

Almonds as snacks

Apples

 

I think that's about it for today.

[MaryStella]

looks like some great workout stuff!

[Margarita]

Thanx, my years of experience showed that this type of training works best for me and saves me time. But who knows, I might come up with something better some day.

[Margarita]

Thursday

Activities

Ashtanga yoga 75 min

 

Food

 

Breakfast:

Raw cocoa drink

Apples

 

Lunch:

Lentils with veggies

Oat cookies

 

Afternoon snack:

Almonds

 

Dinner:

Large veggie salad with lots of olives

Oat cookies

 

Mood

Lack of energy and appetite within the last few days and yet I feel bloated.

[Margarita]

Friday

 

Activities

Morning activities:

Interval training (10:30 sec) in supesets

Sumo dead lift-High pull/Overhead squat

Bent over row/Full contact twist

Squats/Elevated push ups

Close grip cable pull down/Cable kneeling crunch

Burpee+knees to elbows/Alternating hands elevated push ups

Isometric handstands

 

Time: approx. 40 min

 

Evening activities: Hatha yoga - 60 min

 

Food

(From now on I'm going to mark all the organic products that I use with *)

 

Breakfast:

Raw cocoa* drink with coconut milk

 

Lunch:

Brown basmati rice* with winter type squash* and spices

Oat cookies*

 

Afternoon snack:

Almonds

 

Dinner:

Probably the same as the lunch as I have plenty of leftovers and I'll still be at work

Mood and healh

Much better than yesterday except for an annoying stomack discomfort.

 

Good day to all

[Margarita]

Saturday - it was such a crazy day at work, I could hardly remember my food and workout, but I'll give it a try anyway

 

Activities

High intensity interval dumbbell and bodyweight workout in supersets:

Rope jumping/Back roll-to-push up (I really don't have a better way of describing that)

Turkish get up/Renegade row

One leg squat/Crunch-knee tucks

Dumbbell burpees/Mountain climbers

Isometric handstands/Ninja burpees

 

I am not happy with today's workout at all, I could't concentrate because of people who kept talking to me ALL THE TIME!

 

Food

Not happy with it either-didn't have enough time for descent meals

 

Morning drink:

Raw cocoa drink* with coconut milk

 

Lunch and afternoon snack:

Steamed pumpkin* with raisins and ginger and raw sesame tahini (soooo delicious that I had the same for my next meal)

 

Dinner:

Salad with cabbage*, beets*, turnip*, olive oil, toasted rye bread with olive spread

Crackers with honey* (Not quite a vegan food, but I just can't give it up

 

Some time later:

Pomello

[Margarita]

Sunday

Finally a day off work

 

Activities

Probably excausted from the workweek, for my last workouts I'm not at my best

 

High intensity interval olympic bar/bodyweight training with supersets:

17 min HIIT spinning

Tabata mountain climbers (with elbow planks in the rest intervals)

Overhead squat/Get up-to push up-and-roll

Elevated one leg push ups/Ninja burpee+knees to elbows

Full contact twist/Cable crunch

Sumo dead lift/Parallel squat

Some more variations of push ups

 

Food

Breakfast:

Raw cocoa drink* with coconut milk

Grapefruit

 

Lunch:

Fresh salad with kohlrabi*, beetroot*, turnip*, olive oil

Halvah

 

Afternoon snack:

Apples

 

Dinner:

Fresh green cabbage salad with olive oil

Home made "chapatti" with hemp and flax flour with olive spread

The rest of the "chapatti" with home made (again) blueberry jam*

And yet another DIY dessert : raw chocolate (made of raw cocoa paste*, coconut butter*, coconut milk, brown sugar and cashews*), which turned out quite delicious

 

Later:

Some more fruits

[Margarita]

Monday

 

Activities

Astanga yoga 75 min

 

Food

 

Breakfast:

Raw cocoa drink* with coconut milk

Apples

 

Lunch:

Cauliflower - steamed, with olive oil, flax seed and spices

Sesame snack with raisins and other dried fruit

 

Afternoon snack:

Steamed pumpkin* with ginger and raisins

Almonds

 

Dinner:

Fresh salad with beets*, green cabbage*, turnip*, olive oil, spices

Toasted rye bread with olive spread

Halvah

 

Later:

Apples or grapefruit

 

Good week to all.

[Margarita]

Tuesday

 

Activities

Morning workout approx. 40 min

High intensity interval dumbbell/bodyweight training:

Rope jumping/Jumping jacks-drop down

Dumbbell burpee

Incline dumbbell press/Renegade row

Mountain climbers

Dumbbell bench press/DB dead lift

Mountain climbers

DB Burpee/Rope jumps

 

Evening workout: Hatha yoga approx. 75 min

 

Food

 

Breakfsat:

Raw cocoa drink* with coconut milk

 

Lunch:

Toasted rye bread with olive spread and half avocado

Home made raw chocolate* with cashew nuts

 

Afternoon snack:

Grapefruit

Hazelnuts

 

Dinner:

Salad with cooked buckwheat, beetroot and olive oil

Sesame snack with raisins

[Margarita]

Wednesday's summary

I had to go on a one-day business trip out of town, so no morning workout, no good food throughout the day, exausted

Activities

Late evening ashtanga yoga 60 min

 

Food

The whole day I snacked on raw hazelnuts* and my home made chocolate*

Dinner:

A LARGE cup of steamed cauliflower with olive oil and spices

Dessert - the leftovers of my chocolate*

 

Thursday

Activities

After the exausting wednesday I was completely wasted, I hardly taught my morning ashtanga class.

 

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* drink with soy milk*

Grapefruit

 

Lunch:

Wholemeal/spirulina spaghetti* with fresh veggies*

Halvah

 

Afternoon snack:

A few apples*

 

Dinner:

Steamed beetroot* with LOTS of garlic and olive oil

Fresh salad with cabbage*, turnip*, olive oil, dried algae* and spices

Halvah

 

Later:

Probably coconut milk

[Margarita]

A quick view of the day:

Friday

Activities

Morning workout:

Interval bodyweight and dumbbell training, I can't recall the details, but there were Burpees, DB burpees, Rope jumps, Pistols with side kicks, Mountain climbers and some more fun stuff . It took me about 45 min

Evening activities: Hatha yoga - 60 min

 

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* shake with coconut milk and cocoa*

 

Lunch AND Dinner:

Brown basmati rice* with green algae* and spices*

Halvah

 

Afternoon snack:

Sesame tahini* with lemon and honey*

 

After dinner snack: Apples

Edited November 20, 2010 by Margarita

[Margarita]

Saturday

Activities

Interval training:

10 sec rest, 30 sec work, 6 rounds of each combo:

A: Rope jumps/One leg burpees

B: Mountain climber in 3 variations with elbow planks during rest intervals

C: Same as A

D: DB Walking lunge-to-bicep curl-to-press up/ Crossed ankles push ups-to forward jumps

E: DB deadlift/Renegade row

F: Same as B, but with elevated legs

 

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* with cocoa* and soy milk*

 

Lunch:

Very green salad with: mashed avocado, green aglae*, green cabbage, green spices*

Halvah for dessert

 

Dinner:

Salad with lentils*, onions, cabbage, olive oil

Halvah again

 

Lots of tea and apples throughout the whole day.

[Margarita]

It's finally Sunday again!

Since it's the only day off work for me, and I was quite active the first half of the day, I plan to spend the rest of it lazing on the couch with my laptop and the TV

 

Workout

Barbell/cable workout

5 min warm-up and 5 min cool down on the spin bike

Interval training 10 sec rest, 30 sec work, 6 rounds of the following:

A: Parallel squats/Overhead squat

B: Close grip lat pulldown/Elevated push ups

C: Full contact twist/Elevated push up with knee tucks

D: Cable crunches/Pull-through

E: Pistols (I really suck at those, that's why I've decided to do them on my every workout until I do them well )/Turkish get up (without weight)

F: Sumo dead lift-High pull/Full contact twist (again)

 

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein powder* with chocolate soy milk*

A bit later - Grapefruit

 

Lunch:

Fresh salad with green cabbage, green algae*, olive oil and flax seeds

Steamed beetroot* with garlic and more olive oil

Home made date-cocoa*-almond* balls

 

Afternoon snacks:

 

Apples and Tea

 

Dinner:

A couple of toasts and a large mixed veggies salad

Home made blueberry jam* with crackers

[Margarita]

Monday

Activities Ashtanga yoga 75 min

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* shake with soy milk*

 

Lunch:

Mung beans* with veggies

Home made squares with walnuts, sesame, dried fruits and honey*

 

Dinner:

Fresh salad with mixed veggies and wholemeal pasta*

Crackers with raw honey*

 

Tuesday

Activities

Morning

Interval training in supersets

Rope jumps/Jumping jacks-chest-to-ground

Mountain climbers in three variations, and elbow planks in the rest intervals

Pistols(I still suck )/DB burpees

Squat-jump-knees to elbows/Crossed ankle push ups with side step

Same variations of mountain climbers but with elevated legs (it really killed my arms and I was sweatins as a pig)

Swiss ball crunches/Push ups with turn over

 

Evening: Hatha yoga 60 min

 

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein shake with coconut milk

Grapefruit

Lunch:

Spirulina spaghetti* on fresh salad

Home made squares with walnuts, sesame, dried fruits and honey*

 

Afternoon snack:

Sesame tahini with raw honey*

 

Dinner:

Cauliflower salad

Home made squares with walnuts, sesame, dried fruits and honey*

[Margarita]

Wednesday

Activities

Morning workout - I kept it short as I had quite an active day

Interval training 10 sec rest, 30 sec work in 6 rounds of the following:

A: Burpees/Side burpees/One leg burpees(alternating legs)

B: Rope jumps/Hindu squats

C: 3 variations of mountain climbers with elevated legs and elbow planks in the rest intervals

D: Pistols/Horizontal pull ups

E: Renegade row/Isometric handstands

 

Short, but intense took me about 25 min

 

Midday workout: Yoga - sun salutation and standing sequence instructional, took about 75 min, I count it as a workout as I was quite tired after it

 

Evening workout: Ashtanga yoga - 60 min

 

The upcomming week is going to be a bit more hard for me (workoutwise) as I'll be having a lot of extra yoga classes and I'll try not to skip my daily workouts.

 

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* shake with coconut milk

 

Lunch and Dinner:

Large salad with beetroot, cabbage, algae*, buckwheat

The leftovers of the yesterdays home made treats* (those are really addictive )

 

Snacks:

Apples, Grapefruit, Hazelnuts*, Cashew nuts

[Margarita]

Thursday

Activities

Ashtanga yoga 90 min

 

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* shake with coconut milk*

 

Lunch:

Avocado, cabbage*, spices mash wrapped in algue* (not the most delicious dish I've tried, but since that was the only thing I brought with me for lunch, I had to eat it)

Home made raw chocolate treat*

 

Afternoon snacks:

Grapefruits and apples

 

Dinner:

Beetroot and turnip salad

Seitan* with flaxseed oil and spices

Halvah

 

Some time later:

Pomello

 

Energy level - low, tired from the three-workout day yesterday

[Margarita]

Friday

Activities

Ashtanga yoga - 60 min

Hatha yoga - 60 min

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* with coconut milk and cocoa*

 

Lunch:

Salad with green cabbage, buckwheat and flaxseed oil

Home made halvah*

 

Dinner:

Steamed cauliflower* with vegan pesto*

More of my halvah*

 

Saturday

Activities

Interval training 10:30 sec intervals in 6 rounds of the following:

A: Rope jumps/Burpees

B: Mountain climbers with elbow planks during rest intervals

C: Pistols (getting better )/Push ups with side step

D: DB bench press/DB dead lift/Renegade row

E: More of the mountain climbers, this time variations with elevated legs (this really kills my shoulders)

F: DB backward-forward lunge/Crunches with knee tucks

 

Took me about 30 min

 

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* with cocoa* and oat milk*

 

Lunch:

Salad with beetroot*, buckwheat, hemp seed*, flax oil

Home made chocolate* (I"m really getting addicted to all those home made treats - making AND eating them - I should open a raw pastry shop )

 

Dinner:

Steamed beetroot* with garlic and flax oil

The remains of the home made halvah*

 

Snacks:

Apples, Pomello and lots of ayurvedic teas

 

 

I wish a very nice weekend to ALL.

[Margarita]

Sunday

Activities

Morning workout:

14 min interval spinning

Interval training 10:30 sec in 6 rounds - I can't recall the exact order of the supersets, but there were parallel squats, overhead squats, lat pulldowns, cable crunches, full contact twists, push ups, turkish get ups, burpee-knee to elbows.

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* with oat milk* and cocoa*

 

Lunch:

Fresh cabbage* and turnip* salad with flaxseed oil

Crackers with raw honey*

 

Afternoon snacks:

Apples and grapefruits

 

Dinner:

Toasted rye bread with olive spread

Fresh cabbage* and turnip* salad with flaxseed oil

Steamed beetroot* with garlic

Home made candy with dried fruits and nuts*

[Margarita]

It's Monday again and here's the summary of today;

Activities

Ashtanga yoga - 70 min

Hatha yoga instructional - 120 min

 

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* with oat milk* and mint cocoa*

Grapefruit

 

Lunch:

Steamed cauliflower with flaxseed oil

Home made raw chocolate* with almonds*

 

Afternoon snack:

Apples

 

Dinner:Fresh salad with cabbage, turnip, olive oil, olive paste

Home made treats* with dried fruits, sesame, almonds and honey

 

Later:

Apples

 

I am also attatching a couple of pictures of me progressing in the Peacock asana still there's more to be desired

[Margarita]

Tuesday

Activities

Morning workout approx. 30 min

Interval training: 10:30 sec in six rounds of:

A & C: Rope jumps/Pistols

B: Mountain climbers/Crossed ankle push ups with side step

D: Dynamic squats/Dynamic push ups

E: Elevated push ups/Elevated mountain climbers

F: Rope jumps/DB burpees

 

Evening workout: Hatha yoga - 60 min

 

Food

 

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* with cocoa* and oat milk*

Lunch:

Fresh salad with green cabbage, green algae*, olive oil

DIY chocolate*

 

Afternoon snack:

Brown basmati rice* with coconut, cashew and raisins

 

Dinner:

Brown basmati rice* with coconut, cashew and raisins

Cooked winter type squash with raisins and brown sugar

 

Wednesday

 

Activities

Morning workout approx. 25 min - interval training 10:30 sec in six rounds of:

A: Rope jumps/DB burpees

B: Mountain climbers/Elbow planks

C: DB snatch/Knees-to-elbows

D: Incline DB bench press-to-shoulder press/swiss ball crunches

E: Elevated push ups/elevated mountain climbers

F: Pistols/Turkish get up-to-burpees

 

Food

 

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* with oat milk* and cocoa*

Grapefruit

 

Lunch:

Fresh salad with green cabbage, avocado, flaxseed oil, lemon juice, olive paste

Home made sesame treats

 

Afternoon snack:

Brown basmati rice* with coconut, cashew nuts and brown sugar

 

Dinner:

Fresh salad with turnips, beetroot, olive oil

Toasted rye bread

Lots of crackers with raw honey*

[Margarita]

Thursday

Activities

Morning workout

1000 skips for 8 min 35 sec

And then the 6 round / 10:30 intervals:

A: Mountain climbers/Elbow plank

B: DB snatch/Renegade row

C: "Breakdance" push ups/Half burpee (the plank-forward jump part)

D: Crunch tucks/Puish up-three side steps

E: Swiss ball crunches/Horizontal pull ups

Approx. 20 min

 

Afternoon hatha yoga: 60 min

 

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* with coconut milk* and mint cocoa*

Winter

Lunch:

Fresh salad with avocado, green cabbage, green algae* and ginger

Home made raw chocolate*

 

Afternoon snack:

type squash eith raisins an brown sugar

 

Dinner:

Lentil* salad with veggies*

Crackers wirh raw honey*

[Margarita]

It's Friday again...good for those who don't have to work on weekends

 

Activities for today: TOTAL YOGA DAY

1. Hatha yoga - 60 min

2. Fluid power yoga - 60 min - that's new for me and it almost killed me...looks so easy but at the end I could hardly stand

3. Hatha yoga - 75 min

 

Food

Breakfast:

Hemp protein* with coconut milk* and cocoa*

 

Lunch:

Fresh salad with cabbage and beetroot

Brown basmati rice* with oriental spices

DIY chocolate*

 

Afternoon snack:

Grapefruit

Cocoa drink*

Winter type squash with brown sugar and cinnamon

 

Dinner:

Same as lunch

[Margarita]

Saturday

Activities

Time challenge - 50 of each of the following:

3 jumping jacks/drop down - 6 min 10 sec

DB walking lunges (50 with each leg)- 2 min 44 sec

"Breakdance" crossed ankles push ups - 6 min 29 sec

Crunch tucks - 2 min 32 sec

DB alternating hands swings - 1 min 46 sec

Mountain climbers (50 with each leg) - 1 min 21 sec

Get up-roll-to-push up - 5 min 42 sec (the last 20 of the push ups here were from kneeling position, as I could hardly move at this point)

 

Food

Breakfast and morning snack:

Hemp protein* with mint cocoa* and coconut milk

Grapefruit

Green tea with guarana*

 

Lunch:

Fresh salad with avocado, green cabbage, lemon juice, algae*

DIY chocolate*

 

Afternoon snack:

Sesame tahini with raw honey*

 

Dinner:

Cabbage and turnips salad

Steamed beetroot with olive oil and garlic

Crackers with raw honey*

Edited December 5, 2010 by Margarita

[Dallas]

Impressive moves.