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AFI back in the days, not so much now. AFI - The Boy Who Destroyed The World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZOlGVZWsIE

July 20 7:10am - 2/3cup oats, 1tbsp ground flax seed, dozen raisins 9:00am - tea 9:45am - apple 10:15am - protein drink (scoop protein, 4 cups water) 11:30am - 3 cups tofu/veggie stir-fry (1/2 block tofu, bean sprouts, pea pods, bok choy) with rice 1:30pm - large salad (lettuce, cucumber, carrots, handful pine nuts) 3:20pm - banana 4:15pm - cup chocolate milk 5:15pm - few handfuls of mixed nuts 7:00pm - 1/2 corn on the cob, 2 cups tofu/veggie stir-fry (1/2 block tofu, bean sprouts, pea pods, bok choy) with baked potato 8:00pm - cup water 9:30pm - 2/3cup oats, 1tbsp ground flax seed, dozen raisins Was rest day, still feeling a lot of pain on my right low back (didn't even bike to work ) so soaked in some epsom salts in the evening. Went to bed 30mins earlier then normal, woke up feeling 90% better, can't wait to lift weights tonight.

Hi Shelley. Hows your wrist injury doing? Able to lift weights with it? I hurt my left wrist back in Feb 2009, when I first started lifting weights it hurt like hell but with proper/controlled form I was able to lift weight without any pain (only time I may feel any pain is on a off day that I'm not lifting weights).

I seem to fall asleep more quicker and get a full nights rest on a full stomach. If I don't eat before I went to bed, I'd wake up in the middle of the night starving unable to sleep until I get some food in me. "Is it bad for ones health?" I've heard about how you'll gain weight, get heartburn, indigestion problems, or insomnia but I don't experience these problems but then again I ain't your regular couch potato eat chips/cheesy puffs late at night.

July 19 7:10am - 2/3cup oats, 1tbsp ground flax seed, dozen raisins 7:40am - 20mins bike ride to work 9:00am - tea 9:45am - corn on the cob 10:30am - protein drink (scoop protein, 4 cups water) 11:50am - 2 cups 100% Durum Semolina pasta, broccoli covered in cheesy sauce 2:20pm - big salad (lettuce, kale, cucumber, carrot, handful peanuts, 1/2 avocado) 3:40pm - banana 3:50pm - 10 almonds 4:00pm - bike ride home 4:30pm - cup soy milk 5:00pm - cup green smoothie (kale, spinach, 1/2 banana) 6:30pm - Weights: Dead lift: (Warmup)-15 (Regular Weight) 13-12-11-11 Pullups 8-6-5 Barbell rows: (Regular Weight) 11-11-11 7:30pm - cup quinoa 8:00pm - 1/2 corn on the cob 10:00pm - cup chocolate soy milk, 2/3cup oats, 1tbsp ground flax seed, dozen raisins, tbsp hemp seed hearts One would think after enjoying a long weekend I'd have lots of energy to lift weights today, didn't lift as much as I would of liked. Later in the evening I felt a pull on right side of my lower back, guess I should pay more attention to my warm-ups.

The $999.95 is ridiculous but I wouldn't mind seeing that 2400 Watt in action. I was comparing the Vitamix/Blendtec and still unsure which one I want, with only a 3 year warranty from Blendtec, is making me shy away from them right now.

The cake sounds wonderful Have fun camping! Thanks, I did have a lot of fun only downside was I didn't get any push-ups & curl-ups in. I'll just have to work twice as hard tonight

I got a used Cuisinart food processor, it's over 20 years old, from a family member and love it. Think I would search garage sales (or post an ad on kijiji) if mine ever broke. Not sure about books but healthy low fat/calorie site/blog off the top of my head: http://fatfreevegan.com , http://blog.fatfreevegan.com . Check your local library, I've found some great healthy recipe books there.

July 15 7:10am - 2/3cup oats, 1tbsp ground flax seed, dozen raisins 7:40am - 20mins bike ride to work 8:45am - tea 9:30am - apple 10:15am - protein drink (scoop protein, 4 cups water) 11:40am - 2 cups 100% Durum Semolina pasta, broccoli 12:50pm - orange 1:30pm - big salad (lettuce, kale, spinach, cucumber, carrot, handful peanuts) 3:15pm - banana 4:00pm - bike ride home 4:30pm - cup chocolate soy milk 5:00pm - 2 cups 100% Durum Semolina pasta, broccoli 7:00pm - piece vegan chocolate-coconut cake, tea 8:00pm - piece vegan chocolate-coconut cake 11:45pm - 2/3cup oats, 1tbsp ground flax seed, dozen raisins -Girlfriend surprised me by veganizing the traditional family b-day cake (chocolate-coconut cake), turned out pretty good. Off camping again this weekend so no weights Friday

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July 14 7:10am - 2/3cup oats, 1tbsp ground flax seed, dozen raisins 7:40am - 20mins bike ride to work 8:45am - tea 9:30am - apple 10:15am - protein drink (scoop protein, 4 cups water) 11:30am & 12:30pm - 1/2 brick steamed tofu, 1/2 cup bok choy, 1 1/2 cups quinoa 1:50pm - big salad (lettuce, kale, spinach, cucumber, carrot, handful peanuts) 2:50pm - cup water 3:15pm - orange 3:40pm - banana 4:00pm - bike ride home 4:30pm - cup chocolate soy milk 5:45pm - Weights: -Pushups 60 -Incline dumbbell bench press 12-12-15 (increased weight 10lbs)-12, (increased weight by 5lbs)-11-11 -Bench-dips - 15-15-13-13 -Barbell Military Press 4-4-3-3-2 7:30pm - green smoothie (kale, spinach, banana, scoop protein powder) 8:45pm - 2 cups 100% Durum Semolina pasta, broccoli 9:45pm - 2/3cup oats, 1tbsp ground flax seed, dozen raisins, tbsp hemp seed hearts

Camera work was pretty sweet.

July 13 7:10am - 2/3cup oats, 1tbsp ground flax seed, dozen raisins 9:00am - tea 10:00am - big salad (lettuce, kale, spinach, cucumber, hundful peanuts) 11:30am - 3/4cup 100% Durum Semolina pasta & veggies 11:50pm - protein drink (1/2 scoop protein, 2 cups water) 12:10pm - banana, 10 almonds 1:40pm - 2 cups 100% Durum Semolina pasta & veggies 2:15pm - orange 2:45pm - protein drink (1/2 scoop protein, 2 cups water) 3:20pm - apple 4:15pm - cup soy milk 6:00pm - bok coy, tofu, quinoa 7:30pm - green smoothie (banana, kale, spinach, scoop protein powder, hemp seeds) 8:30pm - cup chocolate soy milk 9:45pm - 2/3cup oats, 1tbsp ground flax seed, dozen raisins, 1tbsp hemp seed hearts -Today was rest day, went to the doctor's in the afternoon; after that my day just felt off, I was continuously hungry thought out the rest of the day/late night.

Welcome Jordan Quads: Squats Leg Extensions Hamstrings: Stiff-Legged Deadlifts Lunges Lying Leg Curls Standing 1 Leg Curl Calves: 1 Leg Calf Raises Can't beat trueprotein, search their forums for 5% off and just remember to order in bulk (16lbs or more) for an additional 5% off. Also shipping is pricey but in the end it's still cheaper then buying local.

July 12 7:10am - 2/3cup oats, 1tbsp ground flax seed, dozen raisins 7:40am - 20mins bike ride to work 8:45am - tea 9:45am - orange 10:10am - protein drink (scoop protein, 2 cups water) 11:50am - apple 12:00-1:00pm - tofu scrambled with potatoes and broccoli 2:00pm - banana 3:40pm - 10 almonds 4:00pm - bike ride home 4:30pm - cup soy milk 4:45pm - cup 100% Durum Semolina pasta 5:45pm - Weights: -Deadlifts: (increase by 20lbs)-10, (increased by 20lbs)-12-12, (increased by 10lbs)-8-10-10 -Pullups: 5-4-3-2 -Barbell Rows: (increased by 10lbs)-10, (increased by 10lbs)-10, (increased by 20lbs)-10-10 -Bicep Curls: (increased by 10lbs)-7-6-5-5 8:45pm - (3 cups) green smoothie (banana, kale, spinach) with 1 scoop protein powder 9:45pm - 2/3cup oats, 1tbsp ground flax seed, dozen raisins Had a really good workout, energy level was high, increased all my weights; not sure of any of the disadvantage (forearm development?) but used wrist straps.

Joined facebook after friends kept bugging me to join, but I'd drop it in a second for a better alternative.

Welcome Darcy, great to have you aboard.

Looking good. Going camping this weekend, gonna pre-make this recipe and defiantly bring it along with me. Thanks.

Was so busy yesterday I missed the game, I was driving in my car and passed this crowd with Spain flags cheering/celebrating in an empty parking lot, assumed Spain had won. O well, can't wait for 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil takes place.

I eat something at 3:00pm, ride my bike home at 4:00pm, eat something before my workout then around 5:00pm or 6:00pm I workout; 45mins into lifting weights I'm hungry most of the time. Man I wish I could lose my appetite when I work out

I'm still experimenting what works best for me, I've tried banana & cup soy milk, green/fruit smoothies with hemp seed hearts; problem is mid workout I'd get very hungry and would want to rush threw my exercises. I didn't have protein powder at the time so don't know if that'll help if I mixed it in my milk/smoothies now. Tonight gonna try pasta topped with lentils.

What's your favorite pre-workout food?

"Someof the best lessons we ever learn are learned from past mistakes. The error of the past is the wisdom and success of the future. "

July 8 7:10am - 2/3cup oats, 1tbsp ground flax seed, dozen raisins 7:40am - 20mins bike ride to work 8:45am - tea 9:30am - apple 10:30am - 28g chips (150 calories) 10:45am - protein drink (1 scoop protein + 3 cups water) 12:00-1:00pm - 100% Durum Semolina pasta, handful mushrooms, mix veggies 2:30pm - banana 2:45pm - 2 cups water 3:00pm - big salad (lettuce, cucumber, carrot, handful peanuts) 4:00pm - bike ride home 4:30pm - cup soy milk 6:00pm - cup scrambled tofu/potatoes and broccoli 7:00pm - beer 8:00pm - beer 10:00pm - 2/3cup oats 11:45pm - cup hot chocolate -two beers and dam my body feels dehydrated today, good thing yesterday was a rest day

Congrads on such quick results already Have you checked out sites like http://www.happycow.net or http://www.vegdining.com to find vegan friendly places in your area? It's such a hit-or-miss going to restaurants that don't support vegan food I don't even bother with them anymore.