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Saturday May 12, 10:00am-10:45am: light stretching circuit training: 4 minutes of leg kicks 2 minutes of shadow boxing with hand weights 2 minutes of skipping 2 minutes of kickboxing on the heavy bag 2 minutes of crunches 2 minutes of kickboxing on the heavy bag 2 minutes of sprinting 100 crunches 45 pushups 15 minutes of takedowns with submissions Sunday May 13 I was back up in Whistler for a few days with Trev while he's shooting his TV show. We stayed at the Four Seasons again and took full advantage of their kick ass facilities. 2 hours of swimming 15 minutes on the treadmill 15 minutes on the stationary bike 100 crunches some light stretching A bunch of weight lifting - I'm completely unfamiliar with the terminology so I'm not even gonna try. All I know is I lifted some and and it hurt and I felt good. We went out for Thai food on Saturday night. First cooked food we've had in a while. The chef made us special vegan dishes again which was super cool. The food didn't sit right though. Cooked food is getting harder and harder to tolerate. My body doesn't want it anymore so I think I'm gonna have to listen to it once and for all.

Thanks Barb. Good luck to your boyfriend!

Thursday May 10th, 6:30am-7:30am: 5 minutes of skipping Stretching 2 minutes of shadow kickboxing 20 minutes of kickboxing drills on the heavy bag 2 minutes of takedowns with submissions 10 minutes of kata practice 45 pushups 2 minutes of shadow kickboxing

Tuesday May 8th, 6:30am-7:15am: 5 minutes of running Stretching 2 minutes of shadow kickboxing 2 minutes alternating of pushups and jab/punches with hand weights 2 minutes of crunches 2 minutes of running/jumping/squats with hand weights 2 minute round of kickboxing on the heavy bag 2 minutes of medicine ball toss another 2 minute round of kickboxing on the heavy bag 2 minutes of suicides 2 minutes of shadow kickboxing 35 spinning back kicks

Sunday May 6th, 11:45am-1:00pm: stretching 2 minutes of knees up running on the spot 2 minutes of jumping jacks stretching 5 minutes of frontkick/jab/punch technique combos 15 minutes of karate stance/block/punch technique combos 5 minutes of jab/punch/roundkick combos on the heavy bag 5 minutes of running 5 minutes of jab/punch drills on the heavy bag for cardio 45 pushups 100 crunches 2 minutes of leg raise exercises 2 minutes of shadow kickboxing 50 squats some stretching and handstands to finish off the day

I try to mix it up with the seed and oil, but I never thought the oil wasn't as healty... hmm. Maybe I'll use the seed from now on. Thanks offense74. Today's workout: Saturday May 5, 10:00am-10:45am: light stretching 5 minutes of footwork/technique stretching 5 minutes of kickboxing combo drills for technique more stretching 30 minutes of jab/punch/roundkick/sidekick drills on floppy targets 100 crunches 100 squats

Sweet. Payment sent.

So many polls don't really use proper sampling methods though. And what's the point of them? It gives us the illusion that we have some power and influence in this world.

How come I never knew this place existed! Going this weekend. I'll report back.

I got dibs on the small tank top if it's still available -- Robert, I sent you an e-mail.

Wow, I've been slacking with the workouts lately. Very bad. I've been feeling pretty tired lately and Ive been needing extra sleep... I think I might be going through another detox type of phase because of stepping up my raw food intake (about 90% of my diet is now raw). My latest favourite smoothie: brussel sprouts + banana + flax oil + water. Sounds gross, it sorta is, but is HAS to be healthy.

I have no books to add I just wanted to say - awesome thread! I'm taking notes.

The only bread-like product I eat now are the odd rice tortillas. I thought it would be super difficult to give up bread, but it was actually easy once the allergies disappeared and I realized how happy I was about that. I still can't believe it was wheat all this time. Why isn't this information out there in wide release? It's madness. I think I'll check out that book, Patrick, even though I'm mostly raw, a few good recipes can't hurt.

veganpotter: Couscous has Gluten? Didn't know that. Thanks Yeah, aparently couscous is semolina wheat with a coating of finely ground wheat flour. I had no idea either. I'd been having a lot of it when my allergies were really bad.

I just voted. 6.8%

Sweet, I successfully infiltrated the store accounts newsletter and won their contest... all rather innocenly I might add.

I entered the contest at the bottom of the newsletter a few days ago and I guess I was one of the first 10 because I just got an e-mail from Sequel Naturals saying I'd won a signed copy of the Thrive Diet and some Smoothie Infusion. Sweet. Thanks for posting this up Robert.

Awesome! I really like pic #2. looking forward to seeing the rest of 'em.

Thursday April 26, 6:15am-7:15am: 5 minutes of skipping 2 minutes of shadow kickboxing stretching 20 super slow, super low pushups 100 squats 50 crunches jab/punch technique drills 6 minutes of light running 10 minutes of kata practice

Tuesday April 24, 8:00pm-9:00pm 2 minutes of shadow kickboxing 3 x 2 minute rounds of shadow sparring stretching (splits, side splits) 3 x 2 minute rounds of light contact sparring 6 minutes of takedowns w/ submissions more stretching (splits again) 200 squats 150 crunches 40 pushups even more stretching (forced to go lower with splits) 2 minutes of front kicks, round kicks, hook kicks, side kicks and spinning back kicks

Quick update Well it's been a little over a month now of being 100% free from all wheat/gluten products and spring is now in full bloom. I'm happy to report that ALL SIGNS of my hayfever/allergies are gone. Completely gone. This is the first spring in my entire life that I haven't been a miserable-snivelling-sneezing-wanna-stay-indoors-hate-flowers-more-sneezing-mess. Thanks for your guidance Odidnetne and veganpotter! Indebted forever!

Tuesday April 17, 8:00pm-9:00pm light stretching 2 Minutes of knees up running on the spot 4 minutes of skipping stretching 2 minutes of jumping jacks hard core leg stretching 50 round kicks with each leg on floppy targets 50 hook kicks with each leg on floppy targets 20 minutes of spinning back kicks on the heavy bag 100 crunches 200 squats 20 super slow push-ups with holding in between each one 5 minutes of belt tag

Sunday April 15th, 11:45am-1:00pm: light stretching 2 minutes of knees up running on the spot 2 minutes of jumping jacks stretching 2 minutes of front kick combos 10 minutes of jab technique w/ hand targets 10 minutes of punch technique w/ hand targets 10 minutes of jab/punch technique w/ hand targets 100 crunches 35 pushups

Saturday April 14, 9:45am-11:00am: light stretching 2 minutes of running, 2 minutes of knees up running on the spot moderate stretching 2 minutes of shadow kickboxing 4 minutes of front kick drills 15 minutes of fighting stance foot work 15 minutes of jab/punch/duck/front kick/round kick combos heavy stretching 100 squats

My vegan mother in law gave me a signed copy of this book on the weekend and I've already read it cover to cover. Yes, I read a cook book... er, uncook book cover to cover. I consider myself a beginner raw foodist (four or so months along) and this book is exactly what I needed to ramp up my raw uncooking skills. The recipes are simple and the ingredients not too exotic. It covers everything from smoothies to pizza. I was even delighted to see a recipe for "neatballs" after having them at a raw restaurant in Toronto. Awesome. The book has a great chapter (especially for beginners like me) on getting started with topics such as: food combining, sprouting, is it raw?, what to refrigerate and what not to, and the five tastes and how to combine them. It might be hard to find, but you can order it from her website: http://www.rawrose.com/index.htm Definitely worth checking out.