hsorlando

Welcome aboard!

The only one that is vegan that I know of is the cinnamon pecan. The vanilla has honey, the blueberry has red 40, and I'm not sure of the rest. The strawberry might be alright, and I have not checked the original or the one with extra protein.

I'm not going to do this every day but I will occasionally post what I eat. Today: Breakfast 9am- vegan breakfast wrap, pumpkin scone, really good coffee Snack after workout 12pm- banana Lunch 230- Dr. Mcdougal vegan soup tortilla something Dinner 830pm- Gardein Santa Fe chicken meal, italian beans, brown rice, used some braggs amino acids on it, Steaz drink snack- am about to go get a bowl of cereal Special K cinnamon pecan, yes its vegan, with rice milk herbal tea- orange flavor

25 minute hill climb on Precor machine, too cold outside, it was in the 50s, lol. I am having a hard week exercising, I just feel sooooo tired! Weights were divided between chest, triceps, and shoulders. Bench press- 3 sets 15 reps 15lb free weights, skull crushers- 3 sets, 15 reps, 15lb fw lateral raises- 3 sets, 15 reps, 10 lb fw pec flys- 3 sets 15 reps, 10lb fw tricep kickbacks- 3 sets 15 r, 10lb fw front raises- 3 sets, 15 reps, 10lb isolateral chest press hammer strength 3 sets about 15reps felt heavy with just 2 10lb plates added tricep overhead extensions 3 sets 15 reps 1 10 lb free weight shoulder press- 12 reps, 10 reps, 8 reps, 10lb free weights quick stretch, walked outside to meet my mom (20 minutes)

Although I was very tired and not up to it I did go to Step. Because of the way I felt it was a very hard workout, but a good one. I listened to my body though and decided to skip Body Pump. Tomorrow morning I will go for a run, and do some weights. I'm thinking maybe triceps, shoulder and chest.

No More Excuses! Going to gym tonight. Step and possibly staying for Body Pump. If I don't stay for Body pump I will be back at gym in morning and run and then do weights. Feel like my eating is back under control too. Didn't work out yesterday because of female reasons. Anyway today is a new day and I feel great. And I will get even more motivation tonight when I watch The Biggest Loser. Bob Harper is cool!

No I said that "particular" class was easier than usual for me. By no means is Body Pump an easy class! Most Body Pump classes I usually am so worn out by the end that I feel like I can't move a muscle. My muscles catch up to this feeling the next day or so! Since I have not posted I haven't really been working out, obviously. Thursday 1/6/11- run, and weights ran about 3 miles I think. It was a nice brisk day and felt good although my breathing was kind of off during my run, not sure why. The day was kind of misty, and it had rained earlier before i ran, maybe that had something to do with it. After I got back I trained about an hour- back and biceps 3 sets 8 reps. Did cable rows, bicep curls, pulldowns, hammer curls, assisted pull ups, and wide bicep curls, ended with abs w/ 6lb medicine ball and stretching

The chocolate Vega I mix with rice milk, I just don't like it with only water. The rice milk also gives it more consistency. I use a shaker cup and fill it with rice milk and then one scoop of Vega, usually chocolate. My second favorite would have to be the vanilla chai. I find the berry flavor a bit too sweet and flavorful for my tastes. You can also blend them with fruit, but I prefer the faster method of pouring, shaking, and consuming!

Just wondering if anyone knows why the berry almond Luna bars have not been in stock ANYWHERE? Today I asked a guy at Whole Foods and he says he's been ordering them every week for over a month and nothing is coming in. There has not been a recall or discontinued notice he said so he keeps ordering. If anyone has any idea why they have disappeared let me know. These are my favorite luna bars, and one of the only ones without chocolate.

All you can do is lead by example. The same thing happened to me and my Mom. She watches her two Grandkids 99% of the time, and was not taking care of herself. I tried everything I could to motivate her and get her to the gym, but there were and still are a lot of excuses. Finally it dawned on her that she had to take care of herself so she could better take care of her 2 Granddaughters. About six months ago I think she started to go back to the gym and now sees that working out is a good stress reliever. Before she would let working out stress her out, but now it is quite the opposite. There are still days that things seem to get in the way of our workouts but most of the time the gym wins hands down. Just be patient, and hopefully your Mom will see that being active and living healthier is the way to go, and that it isn't that hard to do.

Great idea. I need to do this! Just don't know who to get to take the pics. As soon as that is figured out I will pose and flex.

Wish I could have seen it this week. Oh well I will just have to wait until March I guess, which isn't too far away at least.

Thanks for dropping by! For whatever reason I have been really tired this week. I feel fine though, just warn out, so have not gotten to the gym that much. But I just created an exercise schedule for myself that I intend on keeping. This is what it looks like, it is pretty similar to what I have been doing but now it is written down and I will look at it everyday, and feel extremely guilty if I slack. LOL. Sunday- 1pm Step, 3pm Body Pump Monday- AM run, 430pm- spinning class Tuesday- 530pm Step, 630pm Body Pump Wednesday- AM run Thursday- Rest Day Friday- AM Run and weights Saturday- Zumba or beginning Yoga class 930 am I have to keep this schedule up for the next 8 weeks or so before the vegan cruise, and I also have to focus more on what I eat.

Mini workout yesterday! Approx 90 minutes Run/walk- have not run in a while so easing back into it, need the calorie burn! weights- 3 sets/ 8 reps leg press 180lbs- just left what was already on there 3 sets/ 8 reps chest press 20lb free weights 3sets / 8 reps dead lifts 20lb free weights 3 sets/8reps- standing bicep curls 12lb free weights 3 sets/8reps- skullcrushers 12lb free weights 3sets/8reps- seated shoulder presses 10lb free weights abs on pilates ball- about 60 of various sorts stretch while I walked around cool down walk almost a mile

I don't like the idea of crushing bees! Just so I can have something sweet, doesn't sound sweet to me, it sounds cruel.

I just don't get animal testing. Its not like the animal being tested on audibly tells the stupid researcher that its working. We are not mice, rats, etc! How can this ever work???????? We do not have the same animal system, but in the end we are the animals!

welcome to the group!!!

Workout goals for next year! Run more, and do some races take some boxing lessons, or karate run further and longer- possibly a 15k, or half marathon lose rest of weight, about 10-15 pounds lower my body fat percentage use a rock climbing wall keep taking Step, and Body Pump classes get Ceus for my AFAA group ex certification/ lost my pt cert last October weight train more with free weights

As usual I have nothing on the agenda for New Years eve, except watching someones kids. Time to get back on track diet wise, have eaten way too much vegan baked goods this month. Must stop the insanity! Once Christmas gets here I am so ready for the holidays to be over and done with. Writing down my plans for college, and other plans for next year in a journal. A friend is being tough on me to make decisions, which is exactly what I need. Main plans for next year are to start at a community college, go on vegan cruise, save money, move out again, and possibly get a car. I would also like to find a guy, but this is proving to be more difficult and harder than everything else. Maybe a guy really will just fall into my lap. Anyway those are my definite plans, time to make it happen!

Welcome aboard!

Great to have you here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome, nice to see another Floridian here!

Welcome.

Welcome aboard!!!

Welcome to an amazing vegan community! I learn something new almost every time I visit.