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Thanks JW!!! I agree, but those evil machines work wonders!!! Hey everyone, I am back!! Today was CHEST( Light Week)Started with 10 minutes on the bike, then: Flat Bench DB Press: 1 x 12 @ 45lbs 1 x 10 @ 45lbs 1 x 10 @ 45lbs 1 x 10 @ 45lbs 1 x 10 @ 45lbs Incline Machine Press: 1 x 12 @ 100lbs 1 x 10 @ 110lbs 1 x 10 @ 10lbs 1 x 10 @ 110lbs 1 x 10 @ 110lbs Decline Bench Press: 1 x 12 @ 115lbs 1 x 10 @ 115lbs 1 x 10 @ 115lbs 1 x 10 @ 115lbs 1 x 10 @ 115lbs Peck Deck : 1 x 12 @ 115lbs 1 x 10 @ 130lbs 1 x 10 @ 130lbs 1 x 10 @ 130lbs 1 x 10 @ 130lbs Assisted Dips: 1 x 12 @ 150lbs 1 x 10 @ 150lbs 1 x 10 @ 150lbs 1 x 10 @ 150lbs 1 x 10 @ 150lbs Then did 20 minutes on the EVIL STAIRMASTER!!!! Diet: 2:30am: Protein bar 1 bannana 6:0am: 3/4 cups oatmeal mixed with 1/2 cup mixed berries, 9:00am: 1 pear 1 kiwi, 1 cup brown rice 12:00pm: salad, veggie burger no bun, apple 3:00pm: pear 5:00pm: postworkout shake 6:30pm: veggie and wheat noodle stirfry 8:00pm: handful nuts Now I am off to bed have to get up for work again at 1:30a.m.!!! Talk to ya all tomorrow!!!

Ok, thank you so very mich Gaia, that explains a lot, I will let the wife know as well, she also wanted to know about good books about vegetarianism?? She is enjoying reading and wants to learn more?? Thanks again

Hey everyone, sorry this didn't get posted lastnight, I was really super busy plus had to get up and be at work this morning at 2:30am, so I went to bed, so here is yesterdays workout, and will be back on here later with today: BACK(light week): Started with 10 minutes on the bike, then: Close Grip Pullsowns: 1x12@ 140lbs 1x10@ 150lbs 1x10@ 150lbs 1x10@ 150lbs 1x10@ 150lbs DB Rows: 1x12@ 55lbs 1x10@ 65lbs 1x10@ 65lbs 1x10@ 65lbs 1x10@ 65lbs Assisted Pullups: 1x12@ 160lbs 1x10@ 160lbs 1x10@ 160lbs 1x10@160lbs 1x10@ 160lbs High Lat Pulldowns: 1x12@ 160lbs 1x10@ 160lbs 1x10@ 160lbs 1x10@ 160lbs 1x10@ 160lbs Then finished up with 20 minutes on the EVIL STAIRMASTER Diet: 6:00am: 3/4 cup oatmeal with 1tsp honey and 1/2 cup mixed berries, 1 bannana 9:00am: 1 pear, 1 kiwi, 1 cup brown rice 12:00pm: salad, my dressing, tofurkey sandwich on multigrain bread 3:00pm: 1 bannana 5:00pm: postworkout shake 7:30pm: veggie burger and a salad Will post later with today!!

My log has my diet everyday as well as my workout, but here it is: 6:00 3/4 cup oatmeal mixed with frozen berries, 1 bannana, 9:00. 1 kiwi, 1pear, 1 cup brown rice 12:00 salad tofurky sandwich on multigrain bread 3:00 1 bannana ( preworkout) 5:00 post workout shake(rice protein mixed in soy milk and water) 7:00 vegitable stirfry in brown rice Flax oil caplets Multivitamin Brown rice protein That is pretty close to it, let me know if there is anything I need to help me build muscles as well as keep of the body fat, like I said we were just wondering if we were lacking anything in vitamins and what foods orbither resources were the best?? Thanks

Hope your back gets better real soon!! Love seeing your motivating workouts!!!

I agree, you are just getting startedback up girl!! Like you told me, quit being so hard on yourself!! You will be back to full strength before you know it!!

Hey everyone as you all know I have been a Vegan for 4 weeks now, and I am loving it!!! I feel great, except one thing, I am tired, I know slot of it is because of the hours I work, and the 3 kids, but me and my wife were wondering if we are missing anything vitamin wise?? We take a multivitamin, and flax seed oil caplets, and the rice flour protein, as we missing anything?? We both lift at the gym everyday as well is there anything extra we need for that?? Also she would like to know she has the names of cookbooks she wants, but she needs to know if there is a book that will tell her just exactly what nutrients and vitamins and such that us Vegans need??? Thanks for everyone help, you all are great

Congrats on the great news!!! I am glad you are going to get to workout out again!!!! You will be back to 100% very soon, just be careful, and don't over do it too soon!!!

Awesome looking workout there girl!!! Keep up the great work!!!

Thanks you two!!! Appreciate it all!!! Octo, I will definatly do that!!! Today was LEGS!!! ( light day) Started with 10 minutes on the bike!! Then: Smith Machine Squats: 1 x 12 @ 215lbs 1 x 10 @ 215lbs 1 x 10 @ 215lbs 1 x 10 @ 215lbs 1 x 10 @ 215lbs Leg Extensions: 1 x 12 @ 130lbs 1 x 10 @ 140lbs 1 x 10 @ 140lbs 1 x 10 @ 140lbs 1 x 10 @ 140lbs Kneeling Leg Curls: 1 x 12 @ 60lbs 1 x 10 @ 60lbs 1 x 10 @ 60lbs 1 x 10 @ 60lbs 1 x 10 @ 60lbs Glute Isolator: 1 x 12 @ 25lbs 1 x 10 @ 25lbs 1 x 10 @ 25lbs 1 x 10 @ 25lbs 1 x 10 @ 25lbs Donkey calf Raises: 1 x 20 @ 260lbs 1 x 20 @ 260lbs 1 x 20 @ 260lbs 1 x 20 @ 260lbs 1 x 20 @ 260lbs Diet looked like this: 3:00a.m.: protein bar 1 bannana 6:30am: 3/4 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup frozen berries, 1 bannana 9:00am: 1 kiwi, 1 pear, handful of mixed nuts 11:30am: salad, my dressing, and last leftover bean enchilada 3:00pm: 1 bannana 4:30pm: post workout shake 5:50pm: beans, and salad 8:30pm: handful nuts Pretty good day, off to bed really tired!!!been up since 1:30am!!!!

Great job on the 5K run!!! Geez, I have to stop several times when I run that much!!!!! , That quinoa sounds good, we have been wanting to make that stuff!!! Anyway looking great girl, keep it up!!!

Glad work went well!!! Hope you get some great news tomorrow at the Dr. !!!

Nice workouts man!!!

Thanks so much, but I am always hard on myself!!! Hey everyone!! Today was: SHOULDERS!! Started with 10 minutes on the bike, then: Smith Machine Shoulder Press: 1 x 12 @ 85lbs 1 x 10 @ 85lbs 1 x 8 @ 95lbs 1 x 8 @ 95lbs 1 x 5 @ 95lbs Lat Raises Machine: 1 x 12 @ 50lbs 1 x 10 @ 50lbs 1 x 8 @ 60lbs 1 x 8 @ 60lbs 1 x 5 @ 60lbs DB Front Raises: 1 x 12 @ 15lbs 1 x 10 @ 15lbs 1 x 8 @ 15lbs 1 x 8 @ 15lbs 1 x 5 @ 15lbs Smith Machine Shrugs: 1 x 12 @ 215lbs 1 x 10 @ 215lbs 1 x 8 @ 235lbs 1 x 8 @ 235lbs 1 x 5 @ 235lbs Finished off with 20 minutes on the EVIL STAIRMASTER!!!! Diet looked like this: 6:00am: 3/4 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup frozen fruit, 1 tsp honey, 1 bannana 9:00am: 1 pear, 3 pieces of cantaloupe, apple 12:00pm: salad, left over bean enchilada 3:00pm: 1 bannana 5:30p.m.: post workout shake 7:00p.m.: 3 bean burritos, salad That was it oh, and I got my gallon of water in today!!!! Feel better!!!!

Thanks you 2 got it, sounds great will definatly try it soo, we love Black Bean Burgers!!!! On to today's stuff!!! Diet wasn't that great did eat all that I should have or drank as much water either!!! But it was my only day off, so just didn't do much but change oil in the Armada, and eat at motherinlaws!!! But had a great day off!!! 7:00a.m.:5 of the pancakes that I made yesterday and a bannana 9:30a.m.: hand full of nuts, and a pear 12:00p.m.: post workout shake 1:00p.m.: veggie burger veggie pasta with cucumbers and italian dressing 5:00p.m.:leftover bean enchilada with a salad 7:00p.m.: bannana handful of nuts like I said not real good on meals today!!! Hey today started our Light week, today was TRI'S & BI'S: Started with 10 minutes on the bike, then: SkullCrushers: 1 x 12 @ 50lbs 1 x 10 @ 50lbs 1 x 8 @ 50lbs 1 x 8 @ 50lbs 1 x 5 @ 50lbs Close Grip Bench: 1 x 12 @ 50lbs 1 x 10 @ 50lbs 1 x 8 @ 50lbs 1 x 8 @ 50lbs '1 x 5 @ 50lbs Tricep Rope Pushdowns: 1 x 12 @ 30lbs 1 x 10 @ 35lbs 1 x 8 @ 35lbs 1 x 8 @ 35lbs 1 x 5 @ 35lbs DB Tricep Extensions: 1 x 12 @ 35lbs 1 x 10 @ 35lbs 1 x 8 @ 40lbs 1 x 8 @ 40lbs 1 x 5 @ 40lbs E-Z Bar Preacher Curls: 1 x 12 @ 40lbs 1 x 10 @ 50lbs 1 x 8 @ 50lbs 1 x 8 @ 50lbs 1 x 5 @ 50lbs Alt Hammer Curls: 1 x 12 @ 20lbs 1 x 10 @ 20lbs 1 x 8 @ 20lbs 1 x 8 @ 20lbs 1 x 5 @ 20lbs 2 Arm High Cable Curls: 1 x 12 @ 15lbs 1 x 10 @ 20lbs 1 x 8 @ 20lbs 1 x 8 @ 20lbs 1 x 5 @ 20lbs Finished with 20 minutes on the Treadmill, mostly running!!!

Ok I have a question for anyone, is there any natural fat burners out there that might help me get somemore of this unwanted bodyfat off???

Hey everyone, I am back it is now 8:13 p.m., and just got done eating a black bean burger and a salad with sesame seeds amd cucumbers, was really good, need to find a good recipe for black bean burgers!!! Didnt make it to the bookstore today , will try tomorrow, oh wait Memorial Day, ok Tuesday then!!! Anyway went to the gym for CARDIO Only!!! Did 1 hour on the Treadmill , mixing it up with speed and incline and running and walking!!! Diet looked like this: 7:00a.m.: made those scrumpcious Pancakes!!! They were awesome!! 9:30a.m.: 3 pieces of pineapple, 1 bannana 12:00p.m.: salad, with left over Baked Enchiladas (sorry guys this is what we had last night not the chimichangas) sorry!!! 1"30p.m.: bannana 4:00p.m.: post workout shake Handful of natural almonds 6:30p.m.: salad and black bean burger!!! 9:00p.m.: will eat a peach and some nuts Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day tomorrow!!!

Dang we have got to get those cookbook!!! I had the Baked Chimighangas yaeterday, AWESOME!!! Really spicey, just the way I love my food!!! Going to have to try more of these recipes, Thanks soo much, will look at your blog everyday for more!!! Oh had the Pancakes this morning, Loved them as well, topped it off with the Agave Nectar!!! Scrumpcious!!!! Thanks again, and look foreward to more recipes!!!

Hope you fully recover soon!!!

Hey everyone, sorry didn't post yesterday, it was my second day of going in at 2:00a.m. and working till 3:p.m., but hey good money!!! Anyway will post yestredays stuff, and then be back on here later for todays!!! Yesterday, worked 13 hours, then went to the gym for just CARDIO. I did 40 minutes on the Treadmill, mostly jogging, but alot of walking as well, ( we are getting ready for a cancer run on June 6th for Breast Cancer!!! We are running for Team POWERHOUSE!!!) Should be interesting!!! Then we went to the Heath food store and bought the ingredients for the Baked Chimichangas that lobsteriffic keeps talking about!!! Oh my gosh they were AWESOME!!!! Thanks for the idea, we are going today to try and find the cookbooks!!! Diet yesterday: 3:00a.m.: 1 bannana, 1/2 protein bar 6:00a.m.: 3/4 cup oatmeal, with 1 tsp honey and 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries, 3 slices of pineapple 9:00a.m. 1 bannana, 3 pieces of cantaloupe, 1 pear 12:00p.m.: salad, tofurkey on whole grain bread with onions, and lettuce and tomatoes 3:00p.m.: 1 bannana, 1/2 protien bar 5:oop.m.: choclate rice protein shake in soy milk 7:00p.m.: Vegan Baked Chimichangas( So good I ate 1 1/2 !!) that was yesterday, will be back later for today!!

Hope you get to feeling better and back to normal soon!!! Hopefully the homecooked meal will help you out lots!!!! You may be sleeping more cause your body is trying to help you heal??? Or you could just need it?? I don't know I got on here late and don't know what happened, so I was just throwing my 2 cents worth in sorry for that!!! Hope you get to feeling better you and lobsteriffic are our big helpers!!!

Yes the chimichanga sounds really good, in fact that is what we are planning on making tomorrow night!!!!! Workouts looks great keep up the good job!!! That weight will start coming off!!! I need to adjust my diet some more, so I can drop some BF!!!! Anyway keep up the great work!!!

Thanks sooo much you two!!!! Today was CHEST!!!! Started with 10 minutes on the Bike, Then: Flat Bench DB Press: 1 x 12 @ 45lbs 1 x 10 @ 50lbs 1 x 8 @ 55lbs 1 x 8 @ 60lbs 1 x 5 @ 65lbs<--NEW PR!!! Incline Press: 1 x 12 @ 100lbs 1 x 10 @ 120lbs 1 x 8 @ 120lbs 1 x 8 @ 120lbs 1 x 5 @ 145lbs Decline bench: 1 x 12 @ 95lbs 1 x 10 @ 135lbs 1 x 8 @ 135lbs 1 x 8 @ 145lbs 1 x 5 @ 145lbs Peck Deck: 1 x 12 @ 110lbs 1 x 10 @ 110lbs 1 x 8 @ 165lbs 1 x 8 @ 165lbs 1 x 5 @ 180lbs<--NEW PR!!! Assisted Dips: 1 x 12 1 x 12 1 x 12 1 x 12 1 x 12 Then ran /walked on the TREADMILL for another 30 minutes!!!! Great workout today, chest was really pumped!!! Can't really get a PR on the other 2, Don't know why, just cant!!! Today's diet: 6:00a.m.:3/4 cup oatmeal, with 1 tsp honey and 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries, 3 slices fresh pineapple,1 bannana 9:00a.m.: 1 pear, 3 pieces of cantaloupe, 1/2 protein bar 12:00p.m.: salad with my dressing, tofurkey sandwich on a multigrain wrap 3:00p.m. 1 bannana 5;30p.m.: post workout shake choclate rice protein with soy milk today!!! Much better!!!!! 6:30p.m.; bean burger with vegetarian baked beans pretty good day today, workout went well!!! And rice protein was soooo much better!!! Still a little chalky, but much better!!!! Going shopping tomorrow for some new stuff to try, took a little of lobsteriffic advice, and are going to try some of those recipes!!! Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!!! I have to work tomorrow, but will be off for Sun. and Mon!!!!

Hey my fellow VEGANS!!!! Today was BACK Day!!! BACK: Started with 10 minutes on the bike, then: Close Grip Lat Pulldowns: 1 x 12 @ 160lbs 1 x 10 @ 160lbs 1 x 8 @ 180lbs 1 x 8 @ 180lbs 1 x 5 @ 200lbs<--NEW PR!!! Smith Machine Bent Over BB Rows: 1 x 12 @ 125lbs 1 x 10 @ 175lbs 1 x 8 @ 195lbs 1 x 8 @ 195lbs 1 x 5 @ 215lbs<--NEW PR!!! Assisted Pullups: 1 x 12 @ 150lbs 1 x 10 @ 140lbs 1 x 8 @ 130lbs 1 x 8 @ 130lbs 1 x 5 @ 120lbs High Lat Row Machine: 1 x 12 @ 180lbs 1 x 10 @ 180lbs 1 x 8 @ 230lbs 1 x 8 @ 230lbs 1 x 5 @ 250lbs<--NEW PR!!! Then finished with 25 minutes of HILLS on the Bike!!! I really feel like I am getting stronger, just not really seeing much of a change in my body as of yet, I know take time, just been working out heavily now for over 3 years, have lost over 50 lbs in that first year, but since then not lost anything, but have just become a vegan as of 4 weeks ago, so hopefully more progress soon!!! Today's Meals: 6:00a.m.: 3 slices of fresh Pineapple, 3/4 cup oatmeal with 1 tsp honey and 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries 9:00a.m.: 1 bannana, 1 pear, 1/2 protein bar 12:00p.m.: salad with my dressing, tofurkey & hot Pepper tofu cheese on a multigrain wrap 3:00p.m. 1 scoop vanilla rice protein shake 1 bananna 5:30p.m.; 2 scoops choclate rice protein mixed in water, will try it with soy milk tomorrow!!! 6:30p.m.: whole wheat noodles and steamed veggies cooked in Braggs amino acids The wife and I were talking, if we had known there were so many nice and friendly and helpful people out there we would have become VEGANS a long time ago!!!! You all have been so helpful and friendly, we want to thank you all!!! You all are like a second family to us, thanks again for all the helpful words and recipes and advice!!! We are now Proud to be VEGAN!!!!!

Yeah me too, I got One of the 1 serving packages of vanilla, that is what I am trying before my workout will let you know how it is!!! But I amgoong to go ahead and get a vanilla one just so I can have something different on hand!