VeggieWarrior13

Food for today:

Breakfast -

1 cup Coffee w/soy creamer

Protein Bar (cause I was extremely hungry this morning...)

Snack -

Banana

Lunch -

2 rolls vegetable sushi (avocado, cucumber, carrot)

1 large bowl of miso soup

Snack -

Small Gala apple

Dinner -

1.5 cups spaghetti squash

6 spears of asparagus

3/4 cup of roasted garlic and olive oil cous cous

Totals:

Fat 39g

Carbs 197g

Protein 40g

Calories 1279

I may have a snack later tonight after working out. I am going to complete a workout with a buddy that is in school to become a police officer. She's working on her run time so she said anything but legs...ugh, I just did shoulder and arms yesterday. This should be interesting.

I can't answer for Dylan but I would like to get faster for a 5k. I am starting from VERY VERY slow. I don't like running...unfortunately, I never have. But, I think it's because I have never truly done it properly. I like the idea of trail running and completing more mud runs but my lack of running kills me between obstacles.

After the 5k is improved, I want to work on completing a 10k.

Congrats!

Food for today:

Breakfast -

1 cup coffee with soy creamer

Banana

Snack -

Small Gala apple

Lunch -

1/2 cup black beans

1/2 cup white rice

1/2 cup vegan soy crumbles

Snack -

1 cucumber

2TBSP garlic hummus

Dinner -

1/2 cup refried beans

1/2 cup black beans

1 flour tortilla

2 taco shells

2 TBSP Tofutti sour cream

1/4 cup Daiya cheese

1 1/2 cups spinach

Totals:

Fat 30g

Carbs 206g

Protein 50g

Calories 1258

My workout this evening was P90X Shoulders and Arms:

01 Alternating Shoulder Presses

Set 1 Reps 15 Weight 15

Set 2 Reps 15 Weight 15

Set 3 Reps 6 Weight 20

02 In & Out Bicep Curls

Set 1 Reps 16 Weight 15

Set 2 Reps 16 Weight 15

Set 3 Reps 4 Weight 20

03 Two-Arm Tricep Kickbacks

Set 1 Reps 15 Weight 10

Set 2 Reps 15 Weight 10

04 Deep Swimmer's Presses

Set 1 Reps 15 Weight 10

Set 2 Reps 15 Weight 10

05 Full Supination Concentration Curls

Set 1 Reps 24 Weight 15

Set 2 Reps 20 Weight 15

06 Chair Dips

Set 1 Reps 15

Set 2 Reps 15

07 Upright Rows

Set 1 Reps 20 Weight 10

Set 2 Reps 12 Weight 15

08 Static Arm Curls

Set 1 Reps 16 Weight 10

Set 2 Reps 16 Weight 10

09 Flip-Grip Twist Tricep Kickbacks

Set 1 Reps 16 Weight 5

Set 2 Reps 10 Weight 8

10 Seated Two-Angle Shoulder Flys

Set 1 Reps 16 Weight 5

Set 2 Reps 16 Weight 5

11 Crouching Cohen Curls

Set 1 Reps 15 Weight 10

Set 2 Reps 10 Weight 15

12 Lying-Down Tricep Extensions

Set 1 Reps 12 Weight 10

Set 2 Reps 10 Weight 10

13 In & Out Strait Arm Shoulder Flys

Set 1 Reps 16 Weight 5

Set 2 Reps 16 Weight 5

14 Congdon Curls

Set 1 Reps 15 Weight 10

Set 2 Reps 10 Weight 13

Food for today:

Breakfast -

1 cup coffee with soy creamer

banana

Snack -

2 small gala apples

Lunch -

1/2 cup black beans

1/2 cup rice

2 cups kale

Snack -

2 cups grapes

1/2 cup carrots

Dinner -

1 cup meatless crumbles

1 medium baked potato

2 TBSP tofutti sour cream

1/4 cup daiya cheese

Snack -

protein bar

Totals:

Fat 27g

Carbs 278g

Protein 74g

Calories 1567

Still have company at the house so it is difficult to get a good workout...

Here's what I got done:

Leg Workout w/dumbbells

Squat: Bodyweight 20 reps

10 lbs 20 reps

20 lbs 20 reps

40 lbs 15 reps

50 lbs 10 reps

60 lbs 6 reps

Step-Up: Bodyweight 20 reps

10 lbs 20 reps

20 lbs 20 reps

30 lbs 20 reps

40 lbs 20 reps

50 lbs 20 reps

Stiff Leg: Deadlift 10 lbs 20 reps

20 lbs 20 reps

30 lbs 20 reps

40 lbs 15 reps

50 lbs 10 reps

Calf Raises:Bodyweight 20 reps

10 lbs 20 reps

20 lbs 20 reps

30 lbs 20 reps

40 lbs 20 reps

50 lbs 20 reps

Food for today:

Breakfast -

Coffee w/soy creamer

Banana

Snack -

2 cups grapes

Lunch -

2 cups garden salad

1.5 cups cucumber

6 oz. carrot

2 TBSP roaster garlic hummus

2 TBSP nutritional yeast

Dinner -

1 cup rice

1.5 mixed vegetables

1 tsp. Bragg Liquid Aminos

Snack -

Protein Bar

Totals:

Fat 20g

Carbs 186g

Protein 42g

Calories 1053 (dang...gotta eat before bed)

Workout for today was P90X Chest and Back

Standard Push-Ups Set 1: 25

Set 2: 20

Wide Front Pull-Ups Set 1: 6

Set 2: 5

Military Push-Ups Set 1: 12

Set 2: 9

Reverse Grip Chin-Ups Set 1: 8

Set 2: 7

Wide Fly Push-Ups Set 1: 24

Set 2: 10

Closed Grip Overhand Pull-Ups Set 1: 6

Set 2: 4

Decline Push-Ups Set 1: 17

Set 2: 8

Heavy Pants Set 1: Reps 20 W 40

Set 2: Reps 10 W 40

Lawnmovers Set 1: Reps 10 W 20

Set 2: Reps 10 W 20

Back Flys Set 1: Reps 16 W 10

Set 2: Reps 12 W 10

+125

= 93750

Food for Sunday 11/17

Breakfast -

1 cup coffee with soy creamer

1 banana

Snack -

Protein bar

Lunch -

1 avocado with nutritional yeast

Snack -

1/4 cup sunflower seeds

Dinner -

2 oz. spaghetti

marinara

1/4 cup daiya cheese

Snack -

Don't know what this will be yet but I will hold to 200 calories.

Totals (without snack):

Total fat: 57g

Carbs: 149g

Protein: 44g

Calories: 1333

Food for Saturday, 11/16

Breakfast -

1 cup coffee with soy creamer

Coconut Macaroon bar

Snack -

1/4 cup sunflower seeds

Lunch -

2 cups mixed veggies

1/4 cup daiya cheese

Snack -

protein bar

Dinner -

16 bean soup w/kale, spinach, pepper and onion

1 piece cornbread

Totals

Total fat: 65g

Total carbs: 191

Protein: 62

Calories: 1517

No workout today. We have stayover company and I couldn't get one in...

Hi VeggieWarrior13, I love your moving wood workout

Thanks! I planned on doing that just for something different. The kids and I enjoyed it and got to spend some time together outside on a nice (but chilly) day.

With the kids, I completed 20 push-ups, 30 sit-ups, and 125 jumping jacks.

Workout tonight was P90X Back and Legs. Pull-ups and chin-up completed with 60lb assist (slowly).

01 Balance Lunge RLeg 15 LLeg 15

02 Calf Raise Squat Reps 25 Weight 25 lbs

03 Reverse Grip Chin-ups Round 1: 9 Round 2: 8

04 Super Skater RLeg 25 LLeg 25

05 Wall Squat (sec) Round 1: 60 Round 2: 60

06 Wide Front Pull-Ups Round 1: 5 Round 2: 4

07 Step Back Lunge RLeg Reps 15 Weight 10

LLeg Reps 15 Weight 10

08 Alternating Side Lunge Reps 24 Weight 10

09 Closed Grip Overhand Pull-Ups Round 1: 6 Round 2: 4

10 Single Leg Wall Squat (sec) Round 1: 60 Round 2: 60

11 Deadlift Squat LLeg Reps 20 RLeg Reps 20

12 Switch Grip Pull-Ups Round 1: 7 Round 2: 4

13 Three-Way Lunge RLeg Reps 5 LLeg Reps 5

14 Sneaky Lunge Rep 20

15 Chair Salutations (sec) Round 1: 30 Round 2: 30

16 Toe-Roll Iso Lunge RLeg Reps 10 LLeg Reps 10

17 Groucho Walk Reps 24

18 Calf Raises Reps 50 Weight 40lbs

Food for today:

Breakfast -

1.5 cups of coffee with soy creamer

Coconut Macaroon bar

Snack -

1 cup grapes

Lunch -

2 zucchinis baked

2 cups boiled kale

1/2 cup black beans

Snack -

1 cup grapes

Snack -

1/4 cup cashews

Dinner -

large baked sweet potato

1 1/4 cup mixed veggies

1/4 cup daiya cheese

Totals:

Fat 54g

Carbs 201g

Protein 54g

Calories 1456

Great job! I feel you on the abdomen and glutes issue. I just hit my goal weight and found I have more to go with those problem areas. I think the advice above is correct. That's what I was told as well....keep losing and lift to change shape. Good luck. If you find something magic let me know. Other than that, I suppose we just keep chugging along.

Thanks for the congrats, John V. Glad you made your way back on the wagon.

Food for today:

Breakfast -

1 cup coffee with soy creamer

Coconut Macaroon bar

Snack -

Large Banana

1/4 cup cashews (someone brought these in at work. yum.)

Snack -

1 cup grapes

Lunch -

1 cup black beans

3 oz. carrots

Snack -

Protein bar

Dinner -

veggie burger patty

small baked potato w/topping of tofutti sour cream and daiya cheese

baked zucchini

Totals:

Fat 54g

Carbs 215g

Protein 71g

Calories 1617

Exercise for today was P90X stretch. It was scheduled to be P90X yoga but I can't tolerate that workout...

Food for today:

Breakfast -

1 cup coffee with soy creamer

Coconut Macaroon bar

Snack -

Fuji apple

Lunch -

Garden salad with olives

3 oz. carrots

Snack -

1.5 cups grapes

Dinner -

Taco Night!

2 taco shells

1 flour tortilla

0.5 cup refried beans

0.75 cup black beans

1 cup spinach

1 TBSP taco sauce

0.25 Daiya cheese

Exercise for today was P90X Shoulders and Arms. Kept track of weight used today (in lbs):

01 Alternating Shoulder Presses

R1 15 W 13

R2 15 W 13

02 In & Out Bicep Curls

R1 16 W 13

R2 16 W 13

03 Two-Arm Tricep Kickbacks

R1 12 W 8

R2 15 W 8

04 Deep Swimmer's Presses

R1 15 W 8

R2 8 W 15

05 Full Supination Concentration Curls

R1 22 W 10

R2 22 W 15

06 Chair Dips

R1 15

R2 12

07 Upright Rows

R1 16 W 10

R2 12 W 15

08 Static Arm Curls

R1 16 W 10

R2 16 W 15

09 Flip-Grip Twist Tricep Kickbacks

R1 16 W 5

R2 10 W 8

10 Seated Two-Angle Shoulder Flys

R1 16 W 5

R2 16 W 5

11 Crouching Cohen Curls

R1 12 W 10

R2 15 W 10

12 Lying-Down Tricep Extensions

R1 12 W 10

R2 10 W 10

13 In & Out Strait Arm Shoulder Flys

R1 16 W 5

R2 12 W 8

14 Congdon Curls

R1 15 W 10

R2 10 W 13

Food for yesterday (11.12):

Breakfast -

1 cup coffee with soy creamer

Coconut Macaroon bar

Snack -

Banana

Lunch -

Vegan Chili 2 types (Cookoff at work)

Dinner -

2 cups Baby Spring Salad

4 Boca Chik'n Nuggets

1/4 cup Daiya cheddar cheese

Snack -

Protein bar

Totals -

Fat 61g

Carbs 182g

Protein 63g

Calories 1508

Workout was Body Beast legs.

+110

Total = 93465

Workout for today was P90X chest and back.

Next week I will start keeping up with the weights I use.

Food for yesterday (11.10):

Breakfast-

1 cup coffee with soy creamer

1/4 cup dry steel cut oats

1/2 TBSP flax seed

Snack 1-

Coconut macaroon bar

Lunch-

5 small new potatoes

3 cups kale

Snack 2-

1 cucumber

2 TBSP red pepper hummus

Dinner-

Homemade vegan lasagna

Snack 3-

Protein Bar

Totals:

Fat 42g

Carbs 236g

Protein 68g

Calories 1515

Food for today:

Breakfast -

1 cup coffee with soy creamer

Coconut macaroon bar

1 banana

Snack 1-

Fuji apple

Lunch -

1 cucumbers

carrots

2 TBSP peanut butter

Snack 2 -

banana

Dinner -

Bean and rice burrito

Snack 3 -

Protein bar

Party bonus! It's my wife's birthday so I had a piece of delicious homemade pistachio rosewater cake. Those calories don't count.

...they actually don't count because I have no idea what all is in that cake and since it's a once a year thing, I am calling it my cheat meal.

Don't know about availability...but I have taken Culturelle Chewables is a somewhat filthy orange flavor. Their capsules are not vegan but it turns out the chewables I found are...

Glad you are ok. Good luck with a replacment car.

I had a very similar conversation with a friend. The conclusion that we came to is that a vegan a person who refrains from using any animal product whatever for food, clothing, or any other purpose (World English definition). So, my friend that eats like a vegan but wears leather now says that she "follows a vegan diet".

I think that it means different things to different people, but I am a vegan...not just following a diet...now. Initially, I just changed my diet to lose weight but feelings of compassion and wanting to eliminate animal products outside of my diet came later. By educating myslef I learned that I didn't want anything to do with animal products.

I have this same problem and I drink about 32 ounces between dinner and bed... I thought maybe I was still dehydrated even though I drink about a gallon or water or just over each day.

It does have MSG, but isn't it the small amount that is naturally occuring? I use it occasionally but will elimate it if it is detrimental. I am really trying to eat as clean as possible.