threeloaves

October 25, 2008

8:00am

12 oz steel cut oats with raisins

11:00am

Smoothie:

- strawberries, mangos

- 1 TB oat bran

- 2 TB gemma

- sunflower seeds

- handful of sprouts: sno pea, cow pea, red lentil, garbanzo

- 16oz water with chlorophyll

- splash of orange juice

- cinnamon

3:00pm

5 bean chili

lentil salad: oranges, raisins, carrots, red peppers, spices

larabar: cashew cookie

small piece of dark chocolate

8:00pm

salad and a veggie burger

couple handfuls of homemade granola

keep me updated, i am totally down to leave the fitworks for cheap stuff

yeah for sure. all the decent gyms around here are $60+ a month. i'd rather work out at home, and spend that change on quality food.

Fitness 19 is opening a location not far from me. Does anyone have any experience with the company? The deal before they open is pretty incredible. $12 membership, $12 per month, $49 to guarantee the price will always be $12! No showers save $ they say. I'm going for a tour Sunday. They have hammer strength, free weights, a lot of cardio, as well as circuit training machines.

The ones here are packed with soccer moms, and high school cheerleaders. The equipment i saw wasn't too impressive. Considering the price I guess you can't complain.

October 24, 2008

7:30am

12.5oz. steel cut oats with raisins

10:15am

banana with handful of granola

11:00am

1 Medium Size Jonathan Apple

12:30

4oz. red quinoa with steamed edamame and corn

couple handfuls of granola

1:45pm

Larabar: Pistachio

5:00pm

baked tofu and brown rice with:

carrots, water chestnuts, sugar snap peas,

mung sprouts, edamame, mushrooms

pea pods, peppers, bamboo shoots

6:00pm

2 slices of sprouted wheat toast with a light spread of peanut butter

loads of homemade granola

7:45pm

Workout: Arms

9:20pm

Smoothie: strawberry, mango, pineapple, kiwi

1 packet of amazing greens

1/2 tsp creatine

2 TB gemma

cinnamon

water

Weight: 131.5lbs. up from 118lbs. a few months ago. Still not seeing any progress though.

Vitamineral Green is the best multivitamin/green drink. Chlorella and spirulina are the two best sources of nutrients on earth. I eat 2tbslp of spirulina and 1tbslp of chlorella at the same time in a cup of OJ to get it down. The vitamineral green on the other hand is palatable enough to put in a bottle of water in the morning.

That vitamineral looks pretty similar to amazing grass. They're both pretty expensive.

October 23, 2008

7:30am

1/2 cup (dry) steel cut oats with raisins

8:45am

Larabar: Lemon Bar

couple handfuls of granola

12:45

about 8oz. of black beans with brown rice, and corn

2:00pm

Larabar: cashew cookie

4:00pm

Workout

5:30pm

Wok'd:

- 3oz flax tempeh

- 6oz of brown rice

- loads of veggies

9:00pm

smoothie:

- strawberry, mango, pineapple

- 2 TB gemma

- water

2 pieces of sprouted wheat toasted with peanut butter

couple handfuls of granola

pretzel crisps and hummus

I'm looking to add some greens to my diet/smoothies. Lately, I've been adding Amazing Grass's Green Super Food, but it's kinda pricey. Any other suggestions? Also, I'm not too familiar with all the benefits of these green powders can someone school me?

I'm not saying this is "the best" but it's how i usually fix my salads. I use spinach as the base, and add lots of sprouts: alfalfa, garbanzo, peas, lentils, etc. Then some sort of fat: I favor pepitas, and sunflower seeds. I don't like dressings so I never go that route. If its too bland for you maybe try adding some hummus, or salsa.

I just ordered a 45 pea / 35 hemp / 20 rice blend from trueprotein. (They only have 5% increments now). I'll see if it makes my workouts complimentary and synergistic.

Just to follow-up, I like the blend. I usually feel a difference with pea vs soy protein (pea is better), this stuff makes me feel better than just plan pea/gemma. I'm cheap... plain gemma is cheaper than this blend, but I'll be buying this blend again. (Perhaps tweaked further, but still similar.)

 

Flavor is ok. You get the nuttiness from the hemp and a bit of a bitter twang from something else, perhaps from the rice protein or the stevia. I've always used it in a fruit or green smoothie, so I don't know how well it would work plain.

I'm almost out of gemma. I might give this mix a go. Is there anything else you would suggest tweaking? How much of a difference would a ratio like this make:

50% Gemma

30% Hemp

20% Rice

or

50% Gemma

35% Hemp

15% Rice

That's damn healthy. Good job!

Really? Thanks. I still don't think I'm getting enough calories or protein though. It's amazing how much better I feel now that im adding more fat into my diet.

October 22, 2008

7:45am

2 pieces of sprouted wheat toast with peanut butter

8:30am

smoothie: strawberry, mango, pineapple

heaping TB of gemma

amazing grass greens

cinnamon

12:00

sprout salad with pepitas, and tomatoes

4oz red quinoa with steamed edamame and corn

1:00pm

Larabar: Chocolate Coconut Chew

4:00pm

handful of homemade granola

pretzel crisps with homemade hummus

My stomach has felt pretty terrible all day hence the lack of food.

6:00pm

Workout

7:15pm

Wok'd:

- 4oz of flax tempeh with veggies and sprouts:

- broccoli, carrots, onions, green beans, mung sprouts

Shoveling down granola i just made

8:00pm

Smoothie

strawberry, mango

Heaping TB of gemma

water

9:20pm

2 pieces of sprouted wheat toast with peanut butter and cinnamon

1 granny smith apple with cinnamon

Very informative - thanks all.

I'm back to logging everything I eat. I've been busting my ass lifting for a couple years now, and have seen no results. It's seems fairly obvious that my lack of gains are due to an insufficient amount of food. Maybe this time I'll get it right.

October 20, 2008

7:30am

Smoothie

- strawberry, mango, pineapple

- 1 packet of amazing grass greens

- 1 Heaping TB of Gemma

- sunflower seeds

- water

12:00

4 oz. Red Quinoa with steamed edamame and corn

handful of sprouts: red lentil, garbanzo, green peas, and cow peas

12:30

Larabar: Cinnamon Roll

4:00pm

pretzel crisps with homemade hummus

loads of homemade granola

6:00pm

Upper Body Workout

7:45pm

4oz baked tempeh with 8oz brown rice

smoothie

- strawberry, mango

- 1 heaping TB of gemma

- dropper of liquid chlorophyll

10:00pm

1 jonagold apple with 1/2 serving of peanut butter

October 21, 2008

7:30am

1/2 Cup (dry) Steel cut oats with raisins

2 pieces of sprouted wheat bread with almond butter (barely 1/2 serving)

10:30am

1 McIntosh apple

12:45

4 oz. Red Quinoa with steamed edamame and corn

handful of sprouts: red lentil, garbanzo, green peas, and cow peas

2:00pm

Larabar: Keylime Pie

4:45pm

8oz Black beans, and 4oz. rice with corn

5:35pm

Larabar: Lemon Bar

8:15pm

Whole wheat wrap

- tomato

- avocado

- corn

- onions

- jicama

- cucumber

- garbanzo beans

- alfalfa sprouts

- spinach

- pepita hummus

9:00pm

1 apple with cinnamon and a dab of peanut butter

I have my first Muay Thai class coming up. What should I expect/wear/bring? Keep in mind I've never trained in any martial art.

Are you sure that you're cooking it long enough? Under cooked grains are probably a lot harder to digest. Do you rinse it before cooking it? That helps too.

I rinse it very well before cooking. I put it in a mesh strainer, run water over it and scrubs the quinoa together. Im pretty sure I'm cooking it long enough. They open up, and have those white rings around them.

Sorry if this grosses anyone out, but Im a bit concerned. For lunch I usually eat 4oz of quinoa with various steamed veggies. I've noticed recently that there's a lot of quinoa in my stool. I know it's easy to just shovel that stuff down, but i make sure I chew it sufficiently. What could be the cause of this?

I take 2 Now Foods plant enzymes a day. 1 at lunch and 1 at dinner.

1 Rainbow Light Energizer One Multi Vitamin a day. 1/2 in the morning, and 1/2 at dinner.

1 dropper of liquid chlorophyll once a day

What liquid chlorophyll are you taking? Also, is there any advantage to this over powder chlorella?

i can't stand winter. That's one of the main reasons I want to get out of here. How's winter in portland, or colorado?

I have never tried, but 20 would be in the bag for me, but not much beyond that.

 

The other problem with that measurement is that some dudes are larger than others, and so 135 is a smaller percentage of their bodyweight, and as such, is easier for them to lift...

yeah, im barely 130lbs these days.

40, holy smokes. I struggle to get 5.

i just tried a cherry pie, and apple pie larabar. I'm hooked now.

three workouts in one day? that's cool. but how the hell do you manage to work your chest first and later your triceps. Isolation movements only?

 

Yeah the tricep and legs were isolation only.

 

threeloaves: I cannot get all the healthy stuff like different food/bars here in AL so I stick with what I can get. I dont wanna have another CC as long as I shall live, so internet ordering is out too. Also, you say its high in fat and sugar but most of them only have 3 ingredients: almonds, dates, and what ever main flavor(fruit) the bar is. If I ate this separately Id get the same amount if not more cals,fat,sugar, etc. Protein is not a main concern for me.

I didn't mean to criticize. It was more of a question, and i was curious as to what your opinion was on bars. It seems as though people get stressed out about the calories, and sugar content of them. I'm still a wimpy slag, and don't concern myself with counting anything. Im more focused on eating nutrient dense foods. But, It becomes tiresome cooking 4 + meals a day, and figuring out what to take to work.

Lärabars are great inbetween meal snacks. They are probably among the healthiest conventional food bars you can find. Too bad they are really expensive.

What about organic food bars? Larabar's are great, but it seems like they're lacking in protein, and pretty high in calories, fat, and sugar. I understand they're raw, and delicious. I guess I just feel guilty eating any bars. Sorry, i'm posting this in your eating log.

nike...really?

even though i can't seem to put on any muscle, and remain a skinny turd i stick to it. all this hard work has to pay off sometime, right?