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I laughed so much, thank you very much! I am currently in a not so good mental state and I am not in a mood to write down all meals and work out. As soon as I get well, I will get back to writing.

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 M1 07:20 - 1 pomelo M2 08:30 - 250ml coconut milk M3 09:15 - 3 bananas M4 11:15 - salad: green salad leaves, cucumber, pepper, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, flax seeds, juice from 1/2 lemon, hemp oil M5 12:25 - 1/2 coconut M6 15:45 - cooked cabbage + pollenta, bean soup M7 - M10... lots of apples M6

I had to search the recepe book. The name I was looking for is scones, as in "Orange cranberry oatmeal scones". Wed, 20 Nov 2013 Water fast day, had 3 liters of water and some 1 liter tea. Right now I am redescovering tastes, it's nice.

Tu, 19 Nov 2013 M1 07:30 - oat grain cake, same as M9 yesterday, eaten with sugarfree jam M2 09:00 - pastry 2 pieces, arround 200g, gluten yes, sugar no M3 14:00 - cooked cabbage + 350g hummus, homemade, 5-6 slices bread. A lot of food this meal. 18:45 - 09:05 sport at home, 3 x 15 pushups, byceps, triceps, shoulders, abs. Right after I had a glass of water + 2 TBS hemp protein. M4 20:30 - 1.5L smoothie from: big hand of spinach leaves, parsley, 1tbs chlorella, 1tbs akai powder, 1 frozen banana M5 23:30 - 6-7 small baked potatoes. The oven was on to sterilize some jars (for jam) and I could not resist.

Mo, 18 Nov 2013 M1 07:30 - 2 gluten free pancakes (flax powder, mango, zucchini, Mesquite), honey, 2 pieces sesame sticks (black + white sesame, sunflower seeds, walnuts, honey, raisins). Both done in dehydrator. M2 09:15 - 2 pieces pastry, gluten yes, sugar no M3 09:45 - way too early for M2 digestion, 8-9 raw walnut balls? (soaked, walnuts, vegetables, dried tomatoes, dill, garlic, dehydrator. M4 14:00 5-6 slices of bread (gluten) with some veggie spreadable paste M5 15:30 - 3 apples + 4 pears M6 19:45 - 2 oranges M7 20:00 100-150g sesame sticks M8 21:00 - wild rice + steamed frozen veggies, large portion M9 23:00 - some cake from hulled oat grains, soaked overnight, goji, hazelnuts, 1.5 banana to sweeten, camu camu, mesquite, eaten with sugar free jam (2 kinds). Really enjoyed myself every evening these last 3 weeks, plenty of fun on my own after the kids go to sleep. That accounts for huge apetite and consumption of gluten + sugar. When not having fun every night, I can control the cravings and my diet gets a lot cleaner, I can even include more sports. Sesame sticks Walnut balls, M3 M9, forgot the English word for this cookie, sorry!

Sat, 16 Nov 2013 M1 08:30 - 4 apples M2 10:00 - 1kg grapes M3 12:00 - 2-3 walnuts not soaked M4 14:00 - 2 apples M5 18:30 - 1L smoothie: spinach, 2apples, juice from 2 oranges, parsley, 1 TBS astragalus M6 19:30 - salad: one green salad, 2 radishes, 1 zucchini, 1 pepper, 1/2 avocado, juice from a lemon, 10 kalamata, 2 walnuts M7 20:15 - 3 topinambur Su, 17 Nov 2013 M1 08:30 - 2 bowls of porridge, oat flakes (150-200g), water, banana, 1TBS Maca M2 12:30 - large bowl of vegetable soup + parsley. With this meal I am making transition for cooked food. I ate raw this week and I am happy for that, but I know I lacked many nutrients and for now it would be better for me to get back to cooked food as well, where I have far more options. M3 14:45 - 2 portions cooked cabbage with raw dill, hot peppers M4 16:00 - 75-100g dried raisins M5 18:45 - 4 apples M6 19:45 - 2 portions cooked cabbage with raw dill 16 Nov, M6 17 Nov, M2 17 Nov, M3

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 M1 07:30 - 2 bowls porridge, water, 1/2 banana, 1 tbs Maca, 1/2 tbs cinnamon M2 12:00 - salad: 5-6 romaine leaves, 3 cherry tomatoes, 1/2 zucchini, 1 pepper, 2 radishes, 1 avocado, hemp seeds, juice from a lemon M3 15:00 - 4 bananas M4 16:00 - 4 pears M5 19:30 - 12-15 walnuts, not soaked Still trying to find a 60-90 min space each evening/early morning to start my P90X... M2

Thu, 14 Nov 2013 M1 07:20 - large bowl (aprox 150g flakes) porridge, water, 1/2 frozen banana, 1tbs Maca 1tbs Mesquite, cinnammon M2 10:30 - 1L juice (with pulp) from: red beat, apple, orange, parsley, 1tbs wheatgrass powder M3 13:00 - big salad: cauliflower, tomato, green onion, pepper, parsley, cucumber, olive oil, juice from a lemon, indian spices. M4 15:00 - 2 apples, 2 pears M5 18:30 - 4 bananas M6 20:30 - 150g soaked walnuts M7 23:30 - 50-75g cashews ,6-7 dates M3

We, 13 Nov 2013 I did not make it through the 24h water fast. I ate: M1 16:00 - 4 bananas M2 19:30 - 21:30 1/2 pomelo, 4 pears, 4-5 walnuts, not soaked.

Tu, 12 Nov 2013 M1 08:45 - 1L smoothie: parsley, 1TBS Mesquite, 1TBS Maca, 1tbs Chlorella, 1/2 frozen banana, 1TBS wheatgrass powder, 2TBS Chia seeds. M2 09:30 - salad: cherry tomatoes, zucchini, parsley, lemon juice, green onion. M3 10:35 - 12-15 walnuts, not soaked M4 12:45 - 4 pears and 4 apples M5 14:45 - 4 apples M6 15:15 - 3 bananas M7 20:00 - salad: baby spinach, parsley, 1 avocado, 1 green pepper, green onion, lemon juice M8 23:30 - 4 big hands hazelnuts, not soaked + 6 or 7 dates (big meal to support me during my fast) M2 M7

Mo, 11 Nov 2013 M1 08:45 - 1.2 kg bananas M2 09:40 - 4 apples M3 10:10 - roots salad M4 11:00 - 3 apples M5 13:15 - 3/4 coconut M6 14:30 - 1L beat juice, carrrot, apple, parseley, wheatgrass powder M8 16:00 - 4 apples 19:30 - 20:10 training at home, pushups 3 x 15 reps, biceps, triceps, shoulders, abs. Right after I had a glass of water and 2TBS hemp protein. M9 21:00 - 3/4 big mango.

I have not been writing down my meals during weekend, but I know that I ate a lot. I feel I could go without eating for two days at least. For this week, my objective is to eat 100% raw and to start the p90X training.

Fri, 08 NOV 2013 M1 07:30 1/3 pomelo M2 09:30 100g cookies sugar + gluten M3 11:45 - bean salad, frozen steamed veggies M4 14:15 - another 100g sugar + gluten cookies M5 gluten free corn pasta, one big hand of parseley M6 1/2 coconut M7 100g dates Went to bed late. M3 M5

Thu, 07 NOV 2013 M1 07:30 - 1 sharon fruit, 1 pomelo, small bowl of pudding left from the kids: almonds soaked overnight, 1 bag of frozen berries, coconut butter honey M2 09:45 - 3 apples M3 10:30 - 4 pears M4 12:25 - veggie balls (oily, not good), veggie mix (jar), don't know the English word for it, 5-6 slices bread (no no) M5 14:10 - 3 bananas M6 15:45 - 250-300g topinabur M7 17:00 - 3 apples M8 19:30 - bean stew, onion M9 22:30 - 10-15 almonds (soaked) M4

Wed, 06 NOV 2013 24h water fast started Tuesday evening, broken today Nov 7th, in the morning. Still no exercise, but I do consider every evening starting the p90X. It will happen soon.

Tu, 05 NOV 2013 M1 07:20 - 2 large bowls of rolled oats porridge: water, oats, 1 frozen banana, 1TBS Maca M2 09:00 - 300ml honey sweetened cocnut milk, left from the kids M3 10:15 - brown rice with steamed vegetables, indian spices, delicious M4 12:45 - 2 bananas M5 13:00 - 2 small apples M6 14:00 - lentils creme soup M7 15:50 - millet (boiled, salt + pepper) M8 22:00 - large salad, baby spinach, parceley, 1 tomato, juice from a lemon, 1 avocado, pumpkin seeds. M9 late - 3 apples, 60-80g crackers (home made) + some gluten free crackers (bought) + 2-3 TBS honey. I eat a lot yesterday because I am preparing for my water fast. I could have skipped M9 all together, but I stayed up late watching some documantaries and eat. No training. M3 - brown rice, steamed veggies, garam masala M6 - lentils creme soup M7 - millet boiled

Hello Veggiewarrior13! I just started my journal here a few days ago and tonight I will start the P90X myself (and my wife). My first impression is that you dont eat enough and that's not good for you, especially when you work out. Coffee dehydrates big time so, by the time you're having your coffee in the morning you're supposed to have had enough water. How much water do you drink in a day? How about sleep?

I would like to find a home workout routine. Ideally 15-20 minutes each day i would preffer body weight but I also have weights up to 10kg. First thing I will check out will be the px90. If you know any, feel free to tell me about it.

Su, 03 NOV 2013 M1 07:00 - tea, jam and 2 slices bread (gluten) + small bowl of rolled oats porridge left from my daughter: banana, water, oats, 1 TBS acai powder, 1TBS mesquite 08:45 - 09:15 workout at home. I was craving for potatoes and I thought I should deserve it. i did 3 sets of 15 reps pushups, 3 sets of 15 something for the legs (standing, legs parallel, hands behind neck, going up and down), 3 sets for biceps using weights 4 kg then 6 kg. Something for the shoulders, triceps as well on the hard edge of the bed + weights, 3 sets. In the end I did arround 80-100 reps for abdominals. M2 11:30 - HUGE portion of steam boiled potateos with onion and parseley, red cabbage salad with dill, a little broccoli also steam boiled and carrot garlic sauce. Honstly, I eat enough not to be hungry the rest of the day. M3 16:00 - cakes. still not hungry but visiting friends and deserts looked too good not to eat. Delicious, I will be reproducing some soon. M4 21:00 - 150-200g pretzels, in the car on the return way home. Gluten again. Addictive shit. M5 22:00 - 6 apples M3, vegan cakes that I eat while visiting friends

That's M3 (meal 3) of the that day. All ingredients are listed there. Sa, 02 NOV 2013 M1 07:00 - rolled oats porridge: water, 1 banana, 1TBS lucuma, 1tbs cinnamon, oats, 1TBS maca. My 4 y.o. loves this breakfast. So do I. M2: 11:15 - 1L smoothie: 1/2 hand parseley, 7-8 spinach leaves, 1TBS chlorella powder, 1TBS camu camu, 2TBS chia seeds (added after blending), 2 small apples. M3 12:15 - 300g beans in tomato sauce (from the store, didn't have sugar or other chemicals) M4 14:35 - large bowl of lentils creme soup, large portion of tri-coloured quinoa with vegetables. Unfortunately I could not stop and I also ate 150-200g traditional cake (gluten+sugar) that someone gave me for a holiday here. Not good. M5 18:00 - 2 slices quinoa apple, pear, dates cake. Had some quinoa left and my wife improvised. The kids didn't like it because it wasn't sweet enough. I loved it. M6 20:30 - 15-20g pumpkin seeds M4 - tri-coloured quinoa with vegetables M5 18:00 - 2 slices quinoa apple, pear, dates cake

You should post your meals man, I would like to help with the food, I will let others help you with the training part.

Hello! How are you? From what I know, soy has to much estrogen and that is not good for us guys. I am telling you this because yu seem to eat a lot of it. I would skip all soy products. I have had my share of soy when I was vegetarian, but now I dont eat at all. You definately need more carbs to build muscle. Natural sources of high carb foods are: rice, potatoes, oats, etc. These are not good for someone who wants to lose weight, but for someone who ant to build mass. You are supposed to eat carbs after training. Before training, you are supposed to eat healthy fats: coconut, avocado, soaked nuts (walnuts, pecan nuts, almonds). Another simple rule is: try to have your proteins in the morning, carbs at noon, fats in the evening. You can find medium content carbs, protein/fats and fibre in: nuts, seeds, lentils, peas, buckwheat, quinoa, millet.

Hi Barb, I am new to this forum as well. I am not telling you anything new, but repetition is good sometimes. If you stay away from soy, gluten, sugar and you try to have just one cooked meal each day you sould be already on the right track. Have as many green leaves as you can, in smoothies or juices, make sure you have enough water. Try to eat each day healthy fats like coconut and avocado because they get the sugar cravings down, among other things. Take at least 20 deep breaths each day and workout when you can.

Thank you Dylan for the welcome. I eat a lot of fruit, but I am not almost a fruitarian, as you will see soon, I also eat cooked food as well. I think I will go 100% raw in one or two years maximum, when I will be able to grow in the garden all the fruit and green leaves I want. I am ashamed to admit that I dont know Andrei Codrescu, but I will google him. Fri, 01 NOV 2013 M1 07:00 - rolled oats porridge, water, 1/2 frozen banana (use them to sweeten foods), 2TBSP hemp protein, 1TBSP mesquite, 1TBSP maca. Then, some rolled oats with honey and coconut butter left from the kids, mixed with mine. Yuum. M2 09:15 - 3 apples M3 13:45 - 800g jar full of lentil pate (lentils, garlic, tahini), 6-7 green salad leaves as bread, salad: cucumber, 2 hands parceley, 1 black raddish the size of a small apple, 10 cherry tomatoes, lemon from 1 lemon. Big meal. M4 15:45 - 4 bananas, needed sugar M5 16:15 - 50g roasted salted peanuts. Not good at all, but had too much sugar and had to do something about it. I get off balance when i eat too much, like it happened now at M3. M6 17:30 - 15 walnuts soaked over night M7 20:15 - clear soup from root parseley, root parsnitp and another one. My wife is cold and she cooked it for herself, but I had some too and it was very good. It had a lot of pepper and was very hot. M8 21:15 - big salad: one green salad head, one big hand of baby spinach, one tomato, one capsicum, one avocado, one big hand of parsely, juice from 1/2 lemon. I chewed for 30 minutes this meal, went to bed tired The time written down is the time I finish eating. No training today. I made some progress with the pictures, but still i would rather learn adding imageshack hyperliks because I might want to add more than 3 pics sometimes. M1 before adding kids oats M3 M8 ingredients, I used only one avocado.

Hi to all of you and thank you for accepting me here! My name is George and I am 33 years old, married, two children, 8+4. I am from Romania, Europe. I stopped eating meat more than 10 years ago and I turned vegan arround 30 moths ago. I made exceptions a few times and I eat some food that had eggs or dairy in it, mostly cookies, but only as an exception. I kept a food journal for 1.5 years on a very good forum here and it helped me immensely. It's a standard diet forum and now I feel that I need to find a vegan comunity to further educate myself. Keeping this diary was the best thing I did for my diet and health, as it helped me rotate foods and most importanly, knowing that I will write down all food I eat is preventing me from eating all sort of bad stuff, like sugar and gluten. I worked out twice a week for 6-7 months with a personal trainer, once in the gym, once yoga. Mainly body weight exercises and small (2-4kg) weights. 2-3 months ago my pt left the country and I stopped going to the gym. I continue however to workout at home, once a week, a lot less intense unfortunately. I plan on going back to a gym an workout once a week there and once a week at home. Before meeting my ex personal trainer, I never worked out in my life, never was attacted to sports. Now I am atracted to looking good and being healthy. Thu, 31 OCT 2013 Coming after a 24h water fast (more like 36, last meal was on Tu evening) M1 07:00 - 1 Pomelo M2 08:30 - 3 pears M3 10:25 - big salad: one beat, one black raddish (small apple in size), 2 hands parseley, juice from a lemon, onion. M4 11:30 - 5 bananas M5 11:50 - 2 apples M6 12:35 - 2 apples M7 13:30 - 3/4 coconut M8 14:50 - 2 pears M9 16:15 - 50-60g seeds crackers dehydrated, 2 pieces like in the pic M10 19:00 - 500ml grape juice M11 20:00 - 10 walnuts, not soaked No workout today. In total today I had 1kg of apples and 1kg of pears. I managed a fully raw day, I try this after a fast day. I also managed it because I knew I was going to write here I would put imageshack hyperlinks to some meals, as I take a lot of photos, but I dont know how yet. I appreciate and welcome all comments. Thank you!