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930am- coffee, half berry almond luna bar

10- half an oatmeal bar w/ raisins, apple oats, and other fruit and nuts, very filling, coffee

1pm- Amys pot pie (vegan)

missed Step class because of a big accident on freeway

630- Body Pump- talked my mom into doing the class too, I have a feeling she won't like me much tomorrrow, lol.

745pm- Taco Bell

10pm- cereal

Yeah, it's not just me!

9am- Cinnamon raisin bagel w/ vegan cream cheese, coffee, small vegan breakfast burrito

1pm- hummus, celery, vegan turkey sandwich on ww bread w/ veganaisse

430pm- spinning class 45 minutes

630pm- Zumba dance class

815pm- Amy's Quarter pounder, italian beans, tomato

930pm- cereal w/ rice milk

Weighed myself Saturday, down 1 pound. At least it's going down. I think I'm back on track with my eating though, so that's good.

Saturday I took a Zumba class, went to Whole Foods, and then went to an art festival near where I live. Then I walked around for an hour than walked about 2 miles or so home. It's hot again too!

Sunday:

Step class was great sweated buckets- same goes for Body Pump

By the end of Body Pump I felt like falling to the ground, I was spent, but in a good way.

830am- oatmeal which took forever to cook, banana, coffee

1230pm half a chocolate mint clif bar

2pm- half clif bar

6pm- lots of whole wheat pasta w/ marinara sauce and vegan crumbles, whole wheat garlic toast

930pm- cereal- purely O's organic oat cereal, w/ rice milk

Went for a run this morning, third time this week! Got to gym early, and after I briefly talked to a friend that was leaving and had said that he ran for 6 miles I ended up running faster than I usually run. Run was a little under 3 miles.

I love nature, but I also love hot showers, comfy beds, and being bug free! In other words not a camping type of person.

I'm also having trouble.

9am- 30 minutes on an Precor machine w/ arms- I dislike machines quite a bit because they are not fun, and don't burn as many calories as I think I'm burning off. But I neede the extra cardio

945am- banana, coffee, berry almond luna bar

1230pm- hummus, carrots

2pm- Amy's Pot Pie vegan of course

Tuesday

Drunken Monkey- coffee, vegan coffee cake (way too sugary) 1/2 an oatmeal fruit/ nut bar

Found out Brendan Brazier was speaking tonight so changed plans to go hear him.

I am glad I did! He's an awesome guy, and full of knowledge. Learned a lot. I had to wear my Vega shirt of course!

Wednesday-

9am- run- about 2 miles- no time for a longer run

945am- banana, coffee, berry almond luna bar

1pm- vegan chicken patties, hummus, carrots, water

4pm- bagel w/ vegan cream cheese, coffee

9pm- 2 burritos

Had a bad eating day was super busy, and stressed

Busy week! Don't remember what I've exactly been eating, although it's pretty much the same boring food i usually eat.

Thursday- Moved boxes, and loaded and unloaded U-Haul in under three hours. lot's of lifting, squatting, stepping up on, and off truck, carrying boxes etc. I have the bruises to prove it.

Friday-

Got dropped off at my empty apartment- and quickly finished cleaning.

9am-walked 1 mile to where my mom works, walking my bike with its flat tires

Breakfast- coffee, luna bar

1130am- walked back to apartment to hand in keys, and get my security deposit back

1215pm- walked again to where my mom works

Saturday- weighed myself after eating tons of cookies from my party I only gained 1 pound I was quite grateful it wasn't 5 pounds

930am- Zumba

Drunken Monkey- vegan breakfast burrito, vegan scone, coffee

walked a lot this afternoon at an art festival a friend told me about

then walked back probably about 2 miles to my new location w/family

Sunday- Step, and Body Pump

BP was a new release, and I quite agreed w/ instructor harder than the past few releases. Lets just say the lunges got my glutes, and the shoulder track just about left me trembling. That's how the workout went.

Monday-

9am- run YEAH!! only about 2 miles, time limitations in the morning

My glutes were really feeling it in the run.

945- banana, coffee, luna bar

1pm- falaffel, hummus, couscous- very very filling

730pm- big salad

10pm- herbal tea

Sounds fun, I've never been to Vegas, and so want to check out some casinos, even though I'm not a gambler. If i weren't unemployed, I would seriously consider this. Maybe someone can sponsor me? Lol

Yeah, You can't have Robert, he's mine! Ha ha ha! One day I have to get to DC to check out one of your many vegetarian/ vegan events. You guys have a lot!

Welcome!

I think stretching can be good, but after your workout, unless it's just some rhyhmic limbering to get the blodd flowing. From my experience working at agym, I am not a great fan of Yoga. It is good, but I really don't think I will ever need to put my legs behind my ears. Most of the injuries that people have told me about, and mine included have been from over stretching. My worst injury, and pretty much the only one I ever had at the gym was from a Yoga instructor forcing pushing me into a deeper Downward dog position. She pushed on my back, and it hurt in a bad way for about two weeks.

Even without Yoga though I can bend over touch the ground with my hands, reach past my toes in a hamstring stretch, and fell like I am pretty flexible.

Body Pump is an awesome workout! You've got to try it. Almost every time I take a class I am sore all over the next day, and sometimes the day after. It is a great strength endurance class. It's not easy holding a 50 pound barbell for up 3-5 minutes while squatting the entire time. Same goes for all the other muscle groups. Shoulders give me the most trouble, mainly with the shoulder presses. But I love the burn! LOL.

walked about a mile to meet my mom, then went to Drunken Monkey

9am- vegan blueberry scone, vegan small breakfast burrito, coffee

715am- walked to Y as a warmup

745am- finally got away for a run- ran about 2.75 miles

845- waiting for my Mom who was late again!

9am- ate a banana

10am- luna bar, coffee

1pm- taco bell

9pm- 2 Yves burgers (vegan), 1 plum tomato

orange

730am- berry almond luna bar, coffee

930am- grapes, water

1030am- cereal w/ rice milk

2pm- 2 Yves burgers

530pm-Step class 45 minutes cardio, 5 minutes abdominal training, 5 minutes stretch

630pm- Body Pump 55 min. (barbell strength endurance class)

warmup, squats, chest, back, triceps, biceps, lunges, shoulders, abs, stretch

8pm- Gardein meal, mixed vegetables

finished my vegan treats with the help of a friend- no more junk! Yeah!!!!

Wow, that's more than I thought for Central Florida!

7am- oatmeal, coffee

9am- coffee, vegan pumpkin scone, small vegan breakfast wrap

2pm- salald, water

grapes

burritos

left over vegan baked goods (almost gone) it'll be a miracle if I don't gain weight this week!)

It feels a bit weird going to the Y now that I don't work there, but I'm sure that this feeling will go away soon.

Had an awesome Step class, and then an equally awesome Body Pump class which basically beat me up, and then spit me out. I felt like it was one of my first times in the class. I'm quite exhausted for feminine reasons but I did keep my weights the same as I usually do. I have not taken a BP class in over a month I think. The chest track was excruciating, and the back wasn't that much better. I loved every minute of it though,

Today I am totally sore all over!!!!

Saturday-

Weighed myself; same this week, but I ate cookies yesterday that I got for my party, and I'm bloated and have cramps, need I say more.

9am- banana

930am- Zumba dance class ( I'm finding my rhythm)

1030am- cinnamon raisin bagel w/ vegan cream cheese, coffee @ Drunken Monkey

ate a few cookies while I packed some boxes this afternoon

2pm- salald

7pm- Amy's Enchilada meal

Sunday

745am- oatmeal w/ banana, coffee

12pm- banana

215pm- banana

430pm- Amy's Quarter pounder, hummus, celery, mixed vegetables

Robert this wion't work if you tell us where you are! ROFL

Welcome to the group. Follow Your Heart Vegan cheese is my favorite, I especially like the Monterey Jack flavor. There are lots of soy yogurts out there, I prefer Silk's soy yogurt. You just have to experiment with the different brands and you'll find one that you prefer.

Today was my last day of work. For now on I get to sleep in!

4am- soy yogurt

coffee

7am- surprise going away party-small piece of vegan carrot cake, half a vegan snickerdoodle cookie

1130am- cup of coffee, 2 cinnamon raisin vegan cookies

2pm- 2 vegan hotdogs, hummus, tomato

6pm- Taco Bell