How much should I (we) love myself (ourselves)?
MORE.
Happy New Year.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Friday/Saturday/Sunday log
No morning training on Friday. I found out on Thursday that my friend had to have her gall bladder removed on Friday, and I was a little preoccupied about that, among other things, so I did not sleep well at all.
Friday food -
Breakfast - persimmons
lunch -oranges, persimmons
dinner - lettuce, persimmons
Saturday food
Breakfast - 8 lbs. valencia oranges
Lunch - apple bananas (after a run with Scott - 50 some minutes and some pull-up demos)
Dinner at Chicago Diner. Salty =P.
Friday food -
Breakfast - persimmons
lunch -oranges, persimmons
dinner - lettuce, persimmons
Saturday food
Breakfast - 8 lbs. valencia oranges
Lunch - apple bananas (after a run with Scott - 50 some minutes and some pull-up demos)
Dinner at Chicago Diner. Salty =P.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Study on hand-holding/human touch
Check out this article on women and hand-holding:
http://health.msn.com/womenshealth/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100150881>1=8816
http://health.msn.com/womenshealth/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100150881>1=8816
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Wednesday's Log
After overdoing it last night, I slept in this morning. Was pretty stiff and sore (both legs and arms!).
In the afternoon, ate some navel oranges
In the evening, ate some fuyu persimmons
In the afternoon, ate some navel oranges
In the evening, ate some fuyu persimmons
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Back to work...
Went to bed early last night, but had trouble falling asleep...feeling some uncomfortable emotions. Nonetheless, I felt rested when I got up at 6:17 a.m.
Morning training - Strength work at the gym - all exercises no more than 5 reps to failure. By the end, some of them were only 2 or 3 reps to failure!
Alternated 2 sets assisted pull-ups (assistance set so that I could only do negatives, not full pull-ups) with 2 sets assisted dips, then 2 sets assisted chin-ups (negatives) with 2 sets assisted dips.
Then giant sets with a set of 15 pound weights - alternated flat bench flys with shoulder presses with biceps curls. 4 times.
Then some sit-ups on the sit up bench. First set 7 reps. Subsequent sets much fewer. Did 3 sets total.
Breakfast - 4 navel oranges (about 30 oz.), blended into a smoothie
Midmorning at work - 8 ripe fuyu persimmons
Lunch - 8 ripe fuyu persimmons
Afternoon - 10 oz. blackberries
Dinner - 5 large tomatoes, 3 heads baby bok choy, 1 avocado
After dinner, craved sweets. Ate some mandarins.
Gotta listen to my body and eat fruit BEFORE dinner.
Also, late at night I ate more navel oranges, LOTS of brazil nuts (in the shell, but still ate about 3/4 pound worth - the krakanut makes it too easy!), and 3 oz. sundried tomatoes. I was not hungry for these things at all, but I ate them to "deal with" uncomfortable emotions that had been weighing on me all day. I'm a bit annoyed with myself, because I know from experience that this may screw up my digestion/elimination for days.
Went to bed really late (after midnight)...
Morning training - Strength work at the gym - all exercises no more than 5 reps to failure. By the end, some of them were only 2 or 3 reps to failure!
Alternated 2 sets assisted pull-ups (assistance set so that I could only do negatives, not full pull-ups) with 2 sets assisted dips, then 2 sets assisted chin-ups (negatives) with 2 sets assisted dips.
Then giant sets with a set of 15 pound weights - alternated flat bench flys with shoulder presses with biceps curls. 4 times.
Then some sit-ups on the sit up bench. First set 7 reps. Subsequent sets much fewer. Did 3 sets total.
Breakfast - 4 navel oranges (about 30 oz.), blended into a smoothie
Midmorning at work - 8 ripe fuyu persimmons
Lunch - 8 ripe fuyu persimmons
Afternoon - 10 oz. blackberries
Dinner - 5 large tomatoes, 3 heads baby bok choy, 1 avocado
After dinner, craved sweets. Ate some mandarins.
Gotta listen to my body and eat fruit BEFORE dinner.
Also, late at night I ate more navel oranges, LOTS of brazil nuts (in the shell, but still ate about 3/4 pound worth - the krakanut makes it too easy!), and 3 oz. sundried tomatoes. I was not hungry for these things at all, but I ate them to "deal with" uncomfortable emotions that had been weighing on me all day. I'm a bit annoyed with myself, because I know from experience that this may screw up my digestion/elimination for days.
Went to bed really late (after midnight)...
Monday, December 25, 2006
Dave Klein on Raw Vegan Radio
Dave Klein talks about healing from ulcerative colitis: www.rawveganradio.com.
My own personal half marathon
Today I celebrated my day off from work by running 15 miles on the lakefront (including the warm-up/cooldown, it was probably about 16 miles total).
Lap 1 (probably about a mile, jogging to starting point to warm up) - 12.39.57
Mile 1 - 11.47.78
Mile 2 - 11.36.73
Mile 3 - 11.19.98
Mile 4 - 11.27.08
Mile 5 - 11.36.64
Mile 6 - 11.24.18
Mile 7 - 11.46.80
Mile 8 - 11.32.71
Mile 9 - 11.59.59
Mile 10 - 11.43.56
Mile 11 - 11.44.68
Mile 12 - 11.46.16
Mile 13 - 13.16.57
Mile 14 - 12.32.80
Then walked/jogged home (probably about a mile). It was a real struggle getting home, since my legs were too sore to run anymore, but I was too cold to walk!
Before running, ate 2 ripe fuyu persimmons
During run, had some date sports drink, and a few dates during the last couple of miles.
After run, ate a bunch of ripe persimmons
A couple of hours later, ate lots of banana-date smoothie.
Dinner - some mangoes (5? maybe 6, but I think 5)
One of my motivations for going for a long run was to work up the appetite to make a dent in some of that ripe, sweet fruit I have in my kitchen. It worked. =)
I behaved like a couch potato for the rest of the day. =P
Lap 1 (probably about a mile, jogging to starting point to warm up) - 12.39.57
Mile 1 - 11.47.78
Mile 2 - 11.36.73
Mile 3 - 11.19.98
Mile 4 - 11.27.08
Mile 5 - 11.36.64
Mile 6 - 11.24.18
Mile 7 - 11.46.80
Mile 8 - 11.32.71
Mile 9 - 11.59.59
Mile 10 - 11.43.56
Mile 11 - 11.44.68
Mile 12 - 11.46.16
Mile 13 - 13.16.57
Mile 14 - 12.32.80
Then walked/jogged home (probably about a mile). It was a real struggle getting home, since my legs were too sore to run anymore, but I was too cold to walk!
Before running, ate 2 ripe fuyu persimmons
During run, had some date sports drink, and a few dates during the last couple of miles.
After run, ate a bunch of ripe persimmons
A couple of hours later, ate lots of banana-date smoothie.
Dinner - some mangoes (5? maybe 6, but I think 5)
One of my motivations for going for a long run was to work up the appetite to make a dent in some of that ripe, sweet fruit I have in my kitchen. It worked. =)
I behaved like a couch potato for the rest of the day. =P
Sunday, December 24, 2006
What a Beautiful Morning!
What a great morning! Slept in a bit (until 8 a.m.!)...probably because I went to bed close to 11:00 a.m. last night. I stayed up watching the rest of the Organic Athlete conference DVD.
No training this morning (and my legs were still stiff when I got up), but I did a lot of walking/moving things. To enjoy some of the sunshine, I walked to the co-op and bought more of those persimmons that were on sale for 2 for $1.00 (too bad Dan G. is out of town...Dan, if you're reading this, we should arrange to have a persimmon dinner when you get back!). Also bought some mangoes. Then walked to Hyde Park Produce for lettuce. Carried everything home! =)
Took a car today to donate some old clothing to the ARK thrift store. Also bought running shoes, and stopped at Stanley's, where they were selling 4-pound bags of organic valencia oranges for 98 cents! Bought 10 of them!
While driving home from my errands, I just felt so happy and exuberant! A sunny day, great music, and breakfast/lunch awaiting me when I got home.
1st meal (around 1:15 p.m.) - 1 bag valencia oranges (13 oranges, cut into wedges and sucked the juice out of them). 7 perfectly ripe fuyu persimmons.
No training this morning (and my legs were still stiff when I got up), but I did a lot of walking/moving things. To enjoy some of the sunshine, I walked to the co-op and bought more of those persimmons that were on sale for 2 for $1.00 (too bad Dan G. is out of town...Dan, if you're reading this, we should arrange to have a persimmon dinner when you get back!). Also bought some mangoes. Then walked to Hyde Park Produce for lettuce. Carried everything home! =)
Took a car today to donate some old clothing to the ARK thrift store. Also bought running shoes, and stopped at Stanley's, where they were selling 4-pound bags of organic valencia oranges for 98 cents! Bought 10 of them!
While driving home from my errands, I just felt so happy and exuberant! A sunny day, great music, and breakfast/lunch awaiting me when I got home.
1st meal (around 1:15 p.m.) - 1 bag valencia oranges (13 oranges, cut into wedges and sucked the juice out of them). 7 perfectly ripe fuyu persimmons.
Later in the afternoon - more persimmons, 2 bunches baby bok choy, 2 large tomatoes
Dinner - 2 heads green leaf lettuce, 2 small orange bell peppers, dressing made from 1 navel orange, 2 tbsp. tahini. Then had some cauliflower (1 head), blended with 2 stalks celery, a bit of basil, and 2-3 tbsp cashew butter. Later, 1 satsuma mandarin orange.
I like the taste of that cauliflower mush....but it doesn't satiate me like fruit does! I'll try eating more fruit at the beginning of the meal.
Look what's in my kitchen! I may need a little help eating some of this...
The United Nations Says..
Livestock is more damaging to the environment that CO2 emissions from our cars:
http://www.vegsource.com/articles2/global_warm_c02.htm.
http://www.vegsource.com/articles2/global_warm_c02.htm.
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Got a lot done today
No training, but got a lot done...filing and laundry. Very good. It was a cloudy, dreary day. Didn't train. My calves are very sore from yesterday's training - it hurts to stand on my tip-toes.
Food-
Late morning - persimmons (8) and bananas (6)
Late afternoon - lots of tomatoes (2 pints cherry tomatoes, 1 large tomato), 6 persimmons
Dinner - big salad - 2 heads green leaf lettuce, 1 large tomato, 2 oranges, 2.5 oz. tahini
Later - 2 large tomatoes
I'm ready to train again...frustrating that calves are sore. Frustrated that I'm still not fit enough to train like a serious athlete...but I'm getting closer. It just seems like a long way away.
As I cleaned today, I've been watching the Organic Athlete 2005 Conference DVD. So very, very inspiring...and shows me that I have such a long way to go!
Ruth Heidrich is amazing...and what is really encouraging to me is that she didn't start running until age 33, and she does Ironmans! Gives me hope. =)
I want to be able to train intensely every day! Then I'll probably lose the rest of this weight...right now, I can eat like an athlete, but I can't train that hard yet.
Food-
Late morning - persimmons (8) and bananas (6)
Late afternoon - lots of tomatoes (2 pints cherry tomatoes, 1 large tomato), 6 persimmons
Dinner - big salad - 2 heads green leaf lettuce, 1 large tomato, 2 oranges, 2.5 oz. tahini
Later - 2 large tomatoes
I'm ready to train again...frustrating that calves are sore. Frustrated that I'm still not fit enough to train like a serious athlete...but I'm getting closer. It just seems like a long way away.
As I cleaned today, I've been watching the Organic Athlete 2005 Conference DVD. So very, very inspiring...and shows me that I have such a long way to go!
Ruth Heidrich is amazing...and what is really encouraging to me is that she didn't start running until age 33, and she does Ironmans! Gives me hope. =)
I want to be able to train intensely every day! Then I'll probably lose the rest of this weight...right now, I can eat like an athlete, but I can't train that hard yet.
Friday, December 22, 2006
Fitness is free!
Went to bed around 8 p.m. last night. Woke up at 5:45 this morning. It was raining, and I didn't feel like going out to the gym, so...
Morning training:
Warmed up by dancing around to music for 25 minutes. Then hit the hallway for some training! Did lots of sideways shuffles down the hall, interspersed with stair jumping (started with 1 flight at a time, worked up to 3) for about 12 minutes. Took a water break, and then did it again for about 15 minutes, this time including skips down the hall and jumping 3 flights at a time. It really got my heart rate up, and my legs felt like jello from the jumping.
Did some stretching to cool down.
Gym-free fitness!
Breakfast - lots of persimmons (fuyu and hachiya!)
Lunch - 6 red bananas. most of a bunch of celery. 1 bag red grapes. some leftover melon from a meeting.
Dinner - persimmons (fuyu and hachiya) and lots of tomatoes (5 pints grape tomatoes). A bit later, had 2 or 3 navel oranges, and a salad (one pint grape tomatoes, 1 head of green leaf lettuce, dressing made from 1 navel oranges and 2-3 tbsp tahini. That's one of my favorite salads in the world!!!) So delicious!!!
Morning training:
Warmed up by dancing around to music for 25 minutes. Then hit the hallway for some training! Did lots of sideways shuffles down the hall, interspersed with stair jumping (started with 1 flight at a time, worked up to 3) for about 12 minutes. Took a water break, and then did it again for about 15 minutes, this time including skips down the hall and jumping 3 flights at a time. It really got my heart rate up, and my legs felt like jello from the jumping.
Did some stretching to cool down.
Gym-free fitness!
Breakfast - lots of persimmons (fuyu and hachiya!)
Lunch - 6 red bananas. most of a bunch of celery. 1 bag red grapes. some leftover melon from a meeting.
Dinner - persimmons (fuyu and hachiya) and lots of tomatoes (5 pints grape tomatoes). A bit later, had 2 or 3 navel oranges, and a salad (one pint grape tomatoes, 1 head of green leaf lettuce, dressing made from 1 navel oranges and 2-3 tbsp tahini. That's one of my favorite salads in the world!!!) So delicious!!!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Almost Friday
Went to bed a bit later than usual last night (10 p.m.! Wow!), and woke up today just after 7 a.m., so no morning training. Probably needed the extra sleep because I ate so much yesterday. The dried food doesn't really agree with me. The extra before-bed snack probably didn't help. =P
Breakfast smoothie - 3 mangoes, 4 navel oranges, 1 fuji apple
Sort of grazed throughout the work day - 1 bunch celery (I'm eating that stuff like it's going out of style!), 3 plates salad and some melon at a meeting, some medjool dates, some frozen apple bananas. As soon as I had the bananas, I felt better...
No dinner at home...felt like I had eaten enough and wanted to give my system a rest. I went out and bought lots of bananas.
Strategy note: must buy bananas twice a week, at least! Must keep bananas on hand! I think that's why I ate too much yesterday...not enough sweet fruit. The grapes aren't very sweet this time of year.
Breakfast smoothie - 3 mangoes, 4 navel oranges, 1 fuji apple
Sort of grazed throughout the work day - 1 bunch celery (I'm eating that stuff like it's going out of style!), 3 plates salad and some melon at a meeting, some medjool dates, some frozen apple bananas. As soon as I had the bananas, I felt better...
No dinner at home...felt like I had eaten enough and wanted to give my system a rest. I went out and bought lots of bananas.
Strategy note: must buy bananas twice a week, at least! Must keep bananas on hand! I think that's why I ate too much yesterday...not enough sweet fruit. The grapes aren't very sweet this time of year.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
The good news...
...is that tomorrow is the shortest day of the year! Pretty soon, the days will be getting longer. Maybe I'll get to see the sunshine soon!
I still wasn't caught up on sleep yesterday, so I went to bed very early last night (before 7 p.m.). Probably fell asleep around 7:30. Got up around 4:45 this morning.
Before morning training: 2 medjool dates.
Morning training: indoor cycling class at the gym. We did some sprints today.
Breakfast - An excellent sunshine smoothie: tangerine juice, mango, navel orange. Yum!!!!!!!! =)
Later in the morning - big bag grapes, some medjool dates
I'm noticing that I feel good physically, but mentally, I'm not feeling very patient with people today.
Afternoon - lots of dried figs, sundried tomatoes, celery....was feeling really cranky!
Evening - soup made from dried tomatoes, fresh tomato, navel orange, bell pepper, boston lettuce, a small bit of fresh basil, and a bit of cashew butter (about 3 tablespoons).
Later in the evening - 1 pineapple, 1 pound grape tomatoes.
The dried food really bothered my teeth. Always better to stick to fresh...
I still wasn't caught up on sleep yesterday, so I went to bed very early last night (before 7 p.m.). Probably fell asleep around 7:30. Got up around 4:45 this morning.
Before morning training: 2 medjool dates.
Morning training: indoor cycling class at the gym. We did some sprints today.
Breakfast - An excellent sunshine smoothie: tangerine juice, mango, navel orange. Yum!!!!!!!! =)
Later in the morning - big bag grapes, some medjool dates
I'm noticing that I feel good physically, but mentally, I'm not feeling very patient with people today.
Afternoon - lots of dried figs, sundried tomatoes, celery....was feeling really cranky!
Evening - soup made from dried tomatoes, fresh tomato, navel orange, bell pepper, boston lettuce, a small bit of fresh basil, and a bit of cashew butter (about 3 tablespoons).
Later in the evening - 1 pineapple, 1 pound grape tomatoes.
The dried food really bothered my teeth. Always better to stick to fresh...
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Building today
Went to bed by 7 p.m. last night. Woke up at 3:15 this morning...still a bit tired, but couldn't get back to sleep. Got up just before 4 a.m., caught up on a bit of e-mail, did some dishes, and then off for morning training.
Walk to gym/warm-up on cardio machines.
Strength building (several sets of 2-5 reps each, to failure):
assisted pull-ups/negatives
assisted chin-ups/negatives
walking lunges
assisted dips
deadlifts
pushups
sit-ups
biceps curls
triceps extensions
lateral raises
rear delt raises
oblique roman chair extensions
Whew!
Breakfast - 3 large cavendish bananas, 6 small apple bananas, 4 or 5 medjool dates, blended into a smoothie.
There was a yoga class this morning at work, so I participated. It was REALLLLYYY gentle...just stretching, no exertion involved. But nice.
Lunch - lots of apple bananas
Dinner - 1 bag red seedless grapes. 1 plate leftover salad from a meeting at work. 1 pound grape tomatoes.
Walk to gym/warm-up on cardio machines.
Strength building (several sets of 2-5 reps each, to failure):
assisted pull-ups/negatives
assisted chin-ups/negatives
walking lunges
assisted dips
deadlifts
pushups
sit-ups
biceps curls
triceps extensions
lateral raises
rear delt raises
oblique roman chair extensions
Whew!
Breakfast - 3 large cavendish bananas, 6 small apple bananas, 4 or 5 medjool dates, blended into a smoothie.
There was a yoga class this morning at work, so I participated. It was REALLLLYYY gentle...just stretching, no exertion involved. But nice.
Lunch - lots of apple bananas
Dinner - 1 bag red seedless grapes. 1 plate leftover salad from a meeting at work. 1 pound grape tomatoes.
Smart Kids Go Veg...
Kids With High IQs Grow Up to Be Vegetarians
The smarter they are, the more likely they'll shun meat as adults, British researchers contend
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter
http://health.msn.com/pregnancykids/kidshealth/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100150383&wa=wsignin1.0
The smarter they are, the more likely they'll shun meat as adults, British researchers contend
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter
http://health.msn.com/pregnancykids/kidshealth/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100150383&wa=wsignin1.0
Busy weekend...
It was a busy weekend, without much training:
Friday - Run (including one sub-9 minute mile, but I was too tired to crank out another one. The rest was just running and walkng). Some pull-up practice at the playground. I can pull myself up an inch or two or three! Before, I couldn't pull myself up at all!
Sunday - a bit of "casual" ashtanga yoga...
Monday - Needed sleep....got some sleep...
Back to training on Tuesday...
Ate tons and tons of veggies this weekend, it seems...
Still had no desire for overt fats...
Friday - Run (including one sub-9 minute mile, but I was too tired to crank out another one. The rest was just running and walkng). Some pull-up practice at the playground. I can pull myself up an inch or two or three! Before, I couldn't pull myself up at all!
Sunday - a bit of "casual" ashtanga yoga...
Monday - Needed sleep....got some sleep...
Back to training on Tuesday...
Ate tons and tons of veggies this weekend, it seems...
Still had no desire for overt fats...
Friday, December 15, 2006
The rest of yesterday...
Yesterday I ate some bananas around 12:00 noon...not so much out of hunger, but to abate the detox symtoms while at work. Had some more bananas. Also ate 1 bunch celery, 1 pound grape tomatoes.
For dinner, had 1 bag grapes, 2 pounds grape tomatoes, and a few dates.
For dinner, had 1 bag grapes, 2 pounds grape tomatoes, and a few dates.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Downtime needed?
Last night I woke up in the middle of the night feeling like vomiting. I didn't, and the wave of nausea passed, and I went back to bed.
This morning my stomach feels a little funny, so I didn't train or eat. Just drinking water. I figure I'll wait until I feel better to eat.
This morning my stomach feels a little funny, so I didn't train or eat. Just drinking water. I figure I'll wait until I feel better to eat.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Still exuberant...
Wow, the week just keeps getting better and better!
Slept until just before 7 a.m. this morning, so no morning training.
Breakfast - large maridol papaya
Lunch - 22 small fresh figs
Mid afternoon - apple bananas
Dinner - romaine lettuce, green leaf lettuce, persimmons
Got some sunshine this afternoon! Went to a sunny park bench and read at lunchtime. Lovely!
Probably should have skipped dinner... I was really sleepy, and not hungry, and would have fallen asleep more easily on an empty stomach.
Slept until just before 7 a.m. this morning, so no morning training.
Breakfast - large maridol papaya
Lunch - 22 small fresh figs
Mid afternoon - apple bananas
Dinner - romaine lettuce, green leaf lettuce, persimmons
Got some sunshine this afternoon! Went to a sunny park bench and read at lunchtime. Lovely!
Probably should have skipped dinner... I was really sleepy, and not hungry, and would have fallen asleep more easily on an empty stomach.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Exuberance!
I've been following this program for 5 and a half months now - and I've noticed that more and more of the time, I feel what can only be described as exuberant! Yes, exuberant, just like a healthy child. =)
Funny that children are exuberant, but exuberance is not normally associated with adults! I guess most adults don't get enough sleep, sunshine, biologically appropriate food, physical activity, etc, etc, etc to feel anything close to exuberant.
I feel so lucky to be able to feel exuberant. =)
Funny that children are exuberant, but exuberance is not normally associated with adults! I guess most adults don't get enough sleep, sunshine, biologically appropriate food, physical activity, etc, etc, etc to feel anything close to exuberant.
I feel so lucky to be able to feel exuberant. =)
Germs - from Bob Farrell
Germs, per se, in and of and by themselves, don't "cause" dis-ease - they just take advantage of environments they find to their likings.
Just as flies don't cause garbage, germs don't cause colds. A cold is nothing more than the body moving some "substances" out of the body.
Just as flies don't cause garbage, germs don't cause colds. A cold is nothing more than the body moving some "substances" out of the body.
Life is sweet!
Morning training -
Walked the stairs a couple times, since I forgot things on the way to the gym. Walked/jogged to gym.
Strength training: assisted pull-ups, assisted chin-ups, assisted dips, walking lunges, donkey calf raises, step-ups, dead lifts, biceps curls, lateral raises, rear delt flies on bench, alphabet abs (didn't get very far!), roll-out on ball, crunches, roman chair extensions, roman chair oblique extensions.
Walked home. Took stairs.
I feel phenomenal!
Food - bananas all day. Figs and persimmons in the evening.
Morning training -
Walked the stairs a couple times, since I forgot things on the way to the gym. Walked/jogged to gym.
Strength training: assisted pull-ups, assisted chin-ups, assisted dips, walking lunges, donkey calf raises, step-ups, dead lifts, biceps curls, lateral raises, rear delt flies on bench, alphabet abs (didn't get very far!), roll-out on ball, crunches, roman chair extensions, roman chair oblique extensions.
Walked home. Took stairs.
I feel phenomenal!
Food - bananas all day. Figs and persimmons in the evening.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Yesterday I ate:
Apple bananas
Figs
I went to sleep by 6:30 p.m. Got up this morning at 5:52, and felt excellent.
Morning training:
Jog to gym
A treadmill 8K (5 miles), continuous running (no walking!). Took about 49 minutes, so averaged just under 10 minutes per mile. It was challenging, but I feel great!
Walked/jogged home.
Stretched a bit.
Food today:
40 some-odd fluid ounces banana smoothie.
9 or 10 small apple bananas
Friend over for dinner - persimmons, figs, tangerines, celery
Everything feels so good today! Fruit is high-octane, high-energy, feel-good fuel! Fat slows us down...
Apple bananas
Figs
I went to sleep by 6:30 p.m. Got up this morning at 5:52, and felt excellent.
Morning training:
Jog to gym
A treadmill 8K (5 miles), continuous running (no walking!). Took about 49 minutes, so averaged just under 10 minutes per mile. It was challenging, but I feel great!
Walked/jogged home.
Stretched a bit.
Food today:
40 some-odd fluid ounces banana smoothie.
9 or 10 small apple bananas
Friend over for dinner - persimmons, figs, tangerines, celery
Everything feels so good today! Fruit is high-octane, high-energy, feel-good fuel! Fat slows us down...
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Yesterday I went to a potluck. It was great to see friends! But I definitely overate on things I hadn't planned on eating.
So I'm taking it easy today, as far as food goes. Also, I'm starting to be honest with myself and see that I'm starting to gain weight back. Everyone does this in the winter, I know. But I need to be honest with myself about things I'm doing that are not in my best interests.
I have tons of ripe fruit though...so I'm planning on making this week a no-overt-fat week, to get back on track! Should be absolutely delicious!
So I'm taking it easy today, as far as food goes. Also, I'm starting to be honest with myself and see that I'm starting to gain weight back. Everyone does this in the winter, I know. But I need to be honest with myself about things I'm doing that are not in my best interests.
I have tons of ripe fruit though...so I'm planning on making this week a no-overt-fat week, to get back on track! Should be absolutely delicious!
This is me
Sort of an unflattering photo, but hey, I took it myself. This is what I look like, having followed Doug Graham's program for 5 months.
Friday, December 08, 2006
Friday Friday Friday!!!
Woke up around 4:30. Glad I went to bed early last night!
Morning training: Indoor cycling class at the gym. Wasn't the toughest class, but my legs weren't the freshest (still recovering from being blindsided by strength training the other day!), so it was all good. We did some sprints and some strength climbs. After class, I did a few flexed arm hangs (pull-up position - assisted, chin-up position - unassisted!!!) and sit ups (2 sets on the decline bench - didn't quite make it up), and a couple reps on the flat bench. That was all I could squeeze out.
Food today:
Breakfast - banana smoothie right after workout. then lots more bananas at the office.
Lunch - one head romaine lettuce. 5 bananas. lots of dried figs. 5 stalks celery
Dinner - lots of tangerines. 3 tbsp. cashew butter. 1 spoonful pumpkinseed butter. a few spoonfuls tahini. yeah....too much nut butter probably won't sit well tomorrow...
Morning training: Indoor cycling class at the gym. Wasn't the toughest class, but my legs weren't the freshest (still recovering from being blindsided by strength training the other day!), so it was all good. We did some sprints and some strength climbs. After class, I did a few flexed arm hangs (pull-up position - assisted, chin-up position - unassisted!!!) and sit ups (2 sets on the decline bench - didn't quite make it up), and a couple reps on the flat bench. That was all I could squeeze out.
Food today:
Breakfast - banana smoothie right after workout. then lots more bananas at the office.
Lunch - one head romaine lettuce. 5 bananas. lots of dried figs. 5 stalks celery
Dinner - lots of tangerines. 3 tbsp. cashew butter. 1 spoonful pumpkinseed butter. a few spoonfuls tahini. yeah....too much nut butter probably won't sit well tomorrow...
Thursday, December 07, 2006
A recovery day!
(Overload and) recovery is a great thing! Got to bed last night around 8:30 p.m., and it sure felt good. Woke up this morning at 6:47 a.m. No morning training, just recovery. I've got sore quads, hamstrings, glutes from yesterday. Why didn't I do leg strength training sooner? My legs are going to be so hot. ;)
Food today:
Breakfast - bananas (5? 6? 7? 8? I don't know...)
Midmorning - 1 head romaine lettuce, 2 orange bell peppers
Lunch - grapes, iceberg lettuce (from a meeting), bananas
Dinner - 1 persimmon, persimmon-date ice cream, bahri dates, 1 head green leaf lettuce, a few tangerines.
Food today:
Breakfast - bananas (5? 6? 7? 8? I don't know...)
Midmorning - 1 head romaine lettuce, 2 orange bell peppers
Lunch - grapes, iceberg lettuce (from a meeting), bananas
Dinner - 1 persimmon, persimmon-date ice cream, bahri dates, 1 head green leaf lettuce, a few tangerines.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Weak in the legs...
Didn't wake up in time for cycling class, so I trained at home this morning: 20 or so minutes bouncing around the living room to music, followed by push-ups, chair dips, leg raises, stair jumps, and walking lunges down the hallway, each repeated once or twice. And a couple of failed handstand attempts. Didn't feel like much...but my legs have been a bit jello-like ever since. =)
Food:
Breakfast - a third of a pineapple. about 3/4 of a papaya
Mid morning at work - some medjool and bahri dates
Lunch - 9 bananas, blended into a smoothie
Dinner - 6 lbs tomatoes, 2 orange bell peppers, 1 florida avocado
I couldn't believe how great I felt today - how energetic and happy and light and clearheaded. The program really works if you follow it ;).
Food:
Breakfast - a third of a pineapple. about 3/4 of a papaya
Mid morning at work - some medjool and bahri dates
Lunch - 9 bananas, blended into a smoothie
Dinner - 6 lbs tomatoes, 2 orange bell peppers, 1 florida avocado
I couldn't believe how great I felt today - how energetic and happy and light and clearheaded. The program really works if you follow it ;).
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Monday and Tuesday's Log
On Monday morning, I woke up before 4 a.m., still sleepy, but couldn't get back to sleep. Also felt a lot of tension in the front of my head. So, I didn't go to spin class as planned; rather, I stayed in bed until about 6:30. ("If you'd rather roll over than roll out..."). Once I realized the futility of trying to fall back asleep, I got up and started streaming some dance music on my computer, just to move a little bit. So, my morning "training" was nice and easy, but great fun! I enjoyed myself as soon as I started, just bouncing around my living room to music. I also did some ab work (crunches, oblique slides, leg raises). Total workout time: about 42 minutes. And all that fun from skipping spinning.
Still felt tired all day at work. And my hamstrings were still sore from Saturday's ashtanga class, but I did take a walk over lunch.
Food on Monday:
Breakfast - 1 pineapple
Lunch - 6 small-medium bananas.
Late Lunch - 48 oz. tomatoes. 2 oranges. a few stalks celery. 1 florida avocado.
That's it. Didn't want to eat after I got home. Went to bed early instead.
On Tuesday, I woke up just before 5 a.m., feeling excellent and well rested! I haven't woken up feeling that good in at least a week! I was thrilled. =) I walked to the gym to train (too cold for outdoors):
Treadmill workout:
12 minutes warm-up jog/walk (10-12 minute miles), followed by 2.6ish FAST miles, with walking in between (the first was around 9 minutes per mile. for the second mile, I got a little ambitious and started at least that fast, and couldn't make myself finish, hence the ".6ish". took a few minutes walk, then talked myself into doing one more 10-minute mile. And boy, was that hard!) Total was probably around 4.2 miles? It was HARD today. Just getting back into it, I guess.
Pull-up training:
Used the assist machine for this. Did "negative" pull-ups (assisted), followed by "hold in the up position as long as possible, then negative" (assisted), followed by assisted chin-ups, and "hold in the up position". Don't know how many of each. Then 2 sets of biceps curls. Then 2 sets of posterior delt raises on the bench.
I'm excited though!!!!! I can hold chin-ups in the "up-position" for a few seconds!!!!!! I need some help getting "up", but once I'm up, I was able to take my legs off the pad and just hold myself in that position!!!!!! Even after doing all the "pull-up" work, I was still able to hold myself at the top of a chin-up!!!!!!!! This is a milestone!!!! =)
Was in a great mood all through the day...
Food:
Breakfast - 2 hachiya persimmons. 1 HUGE papaya
Lunch - 9 bananas, blended into a smoothie. a lot of celery
Dinner - Persimmon/date ice cream! Holy cow! so good!
Snack - 1 head green leaf leffuce. about 1/2 a pineapple
Still felt tired all day at work. And my hamstrings were still sore from Saturday's ashtanga class, but I did take a walk over lunch.
Food on Monday:
Breakfast - 1 pineapple
Lunch - 6 small-medium bananas.
Late Lunch - 48 oz. tomatoes. 2 oranges. a few stalks celery. 1 florida avocado.
That's it. Didn't want to eat after I got home. Went to bed early instead.
On Tuesday, I woke up just before 5 a.m., feeling excellent and well rested! I haven't woken up feeling that good in at least a week! I was thrilled. =) I walked to the gym to train (too cold for outdoors):
Treadmill workout:
12 minutes warm-up jog/walk (10-12 minute miles), followed by 2.6ish FAST miles, with walking in between (the first was around 9 minutes per mile. for the second mile, I got a little ambitious and started at least that fast, and couldn't make myself finish, hence the ".6ish". took a few minutes walk, then talked myself into doing one more 10-minute mile. And boy, was that hard!) Total was probably around 4.2 miles? It was HARD today. Just getting back into it, I guess.
Pull-up training:
Used the assist machine for this. Did "negative" pull-ups (assisted), followed by "hold in the up position as long as possible, then negative" (assisted), followed by assisted chin-ups, and "hold in the up position". Don't know how many of each. Then 2 sets of biceps curls. Then 2 sets of posterior delt raises on the bench.
I'm excited though!!!!! I can hold chin-ups in the "up-position" for a few seconds!!!!!! I need some help getting "up", but once I'm up, I was able to take my legs off the pad and just hold myself in that position!!!!!! Even after doing all the "pull-up" work, I was still able to hold myself at the top of a chin-up!!!!!!!! This is a milestone!!!! =)
Was in a great mood all through the day...
Food:
Breakfast - 2 hachiya persimmons. 1 HUGE papaya
Lunch - 9 bananas, blended into a smoothie. a lot of celery
Dinner - Persimmon/date ice cream! Holy cow! so good!
Snack - 1 head green leaf leffuce. about 1/2 a pineapple
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Weekend of catch-up
This is a weekend of my body catching up on all the junk I gave it to deal with over the past few weeks.
Felt really tired and had achy joints and slept a lot this weekend. Fruits only to eat - no overt fats. Went to an ashtanga class on Saturday, but didn't make it all the way through.
Finally starting to feel better on Sunday morning. By the afternoon, felt fabulous. Still a little tired, but fabulous in mood and clarity.
Breakfast - 1 pineapple, a few persimmons
Lunch - lots of banana smoothie
Dinner - 1 large papaya, 1 head romaine lettuce, 4 pints grape tomatoes.
Hope to be back up and running tomorrow! =)
Felt really tired and had achy joints and slept a lot this weekend. Fruits only to eat - no overt fats. Went to an ashtanga class on Saturday, but didn't make it all the way through.
Finally starting to feel better on Sunday morning. By the afternoon, felt fabulous. Still a little tired, but fabulous in mood and clarity.
Breakfast - 1 pineapple, a few persimmons
Lunch - lots of banana smoothie
Dinner - 1 large papaya, 1 head romaine lettuce, 4 pints grape tomatoes.
Hope to be back up and running tomorrow! =)
Friday, December 01, 2006
Friday - Start all over again...
Didn't get to bed early enough last night, so I didn't wake up early enough to train this morning, and I'm still tired.
Breakfast - persimmons, dates, celery
Lunch - bananas, dates, celery
Snack - more dates
Went to bed at 6 p.m. and slept all night!
Breakfast - persimmons, dates, celery
Lunch - bananas, dates, celery
Snack - more dates
Went to bed at 6 p.m. and slept all night!
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Wednesday - pick myself up, Thursday - dust myself off...
Wednesday I felt pretty gross, understandably. I didn't train in the morning. I ate during the day anyway, even though I felt gross (oranges and persimmons). For dinner, I had grape tomatoes, 1/2 a florida avocado, cauliflower/celery/cashew blend, with too many cashews, and some brazil nuts.
Thursday morning I felt a bit better, physically and emotionally. Didn't train in the morning, but instead spent some time cleaning and listening to a CD before work. Felt really good and optimistic on the way to work. Looking forward to feeling even better tomorrow and getting back into training.
I want to do another 8K on December 10. Time to get my butt into gear. =)
Breakfast - lots of persimmons
Afternoon - more persimmons, a few bananas, lots of celery and spinach
Dinner - 1 red bell pepper. bahri dates. followed later by spinach soup (spinach, lots of celery, lemon juice, a small bit almond butter, a small bit cabbage).
Thought for the day: Take care of the QUALITY of your foods, and the QUANTITY will take care of itself. True? let's find out...
Thursday morning I felt a bit better, physically and emotionally. Didn't train in the morning, but instead spent some time cleaning and listening to a CD before work. Felt really good and optimistic on the way to work. Looking forward to feeling even better tomorrow and getting back into training.
I want to do another 8K on December 10. Time to get my butt into gear. =)
Breakfast - lots of persimmons
Afternoon - more persimmons, a few bananas, lots of celery and spinach
Dinner - 1 red bell pepper. bahri dates. followed later by spinach soup (spinach, lots of celery, lemon juice, a small bit almond butter, a small bit cabbage).
Thought for the day: Take care of the QUALITY of your foods, and the QUANTITY will take care of itself. True? let's find out...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Tuesday's log
Woke up early, feeling rested. Going to bed at 8:20 p.m. is always nice! =)
Morning training:
Jog to gym.
Treadmill - 30 minutes continuous running. Started at 6 mph, increased to 6.7 mph. So, the last 18 minutes or so was done at a sub-9-minute mile pace. It was really hard.
Jogged/walked home.
Stretched a bit more thoroughly than usual. Maybe I'll go back to yoga soon.
The morning workout really took it out of me. I moved a lot slower than usual getting to work. I was beat by the time I got to the office! Then, it was a really stressful morning at work.
During the morning/afternoon I ate tons of persimmons.
Late afternoon - 46 oz. tomatoes, more persimmons.
Evening - 1 florida avo, 1 pineapple, some nuts, the last of dad's salsa that he left (I know, I know...)....
Being gentle with myself. This time last year, I was backsliding into cooked. This is progress...
Morning training:
Jog to gym.
Treadmill - 30 minutes continuous running. Started at 6 mph, increased to 6.7 mph. So, the last 18 minutes or so was done at a sub-9-minute mile pace. It was really hard.
Jogged/walked home.
Stretched a bit more thoroughly than usual. Maybe I'll go back to yoga soon.
The morning workout really took it out of me. I moved a lot slower than usual getting to work. I was beat by the time I got to the office! Then, it was a really stressful morning at work.
During the morning/afternoon I ate tons of persimmons.
Late afternoon - 46 oz. tomatoes, more persimmons.
Evening - 1 florida avo, 1 pineapple, some nuts, the last of dad's salsa that he left (I know, I know...)....
Being gentle with myself. This time last year, I was backsliding into cooked. This is progress...
Monday, November 27, 2006
Monday 11-27-2006
Morning Training:
Jog to gym.
Some negative assisted pull-ups/chin-ups
Stationary bike easy 11 minutes
HARD(!!!) spinning class with Austin - 1 hour
Jog home.
Today I ate:
apple banana smoothie
all the persimmons in the world
cauliflower/celery/avocado blend
a few bites spinach
No calorie counting. =)
Jog to gym.
Some negative assisted pull-ups/chin-ups
Stationary bike easy 11 minutes
HARD(!!!) spinning class with Austin - 1 hour
Jog home.
Today I ate:
apple banana smoothie
all the persimmons in the world
cauliflower/celery/avocado blend
a few bites spinach
No calorie counting. =)
Sunday, November 26, 2006
And by the way...
I'm done counting calories. =)
I'm going to be patient with my body and not force it to lose the last of the weight, but just listen to it. As I build my health to the point where I can burn more through exercise, all is coming. What's the rush, anyway? I'm doing all the right things...
I'm going to be patient with my body and not force it to lose the last of the weight, but just listen to it. As I build my health to the point where I can burn more through exercise, all is coming. What's the rush, anyway? I'm doing all the right things...
Not worth it...
Wow, salt and spices may taste good, but so does fresh, unseasoned food, and the seasoned stuff just isn't worth it when you suffer from a splitting headache the next day, all day!
Yesterday was spent with a headache from the store-bought guacamole and salsa. Didn't eat until around 4 p.m. (2 large containers cut up pineapple at Whole Foods).
Later in the evening, after I got home from the symphony, I had a bunch of persimmons.
Went to bed around 11 p.m.
Today, I woke up at around 8 a.m. Was going to go for a bike ride, but by the time I got dressed and ready, all I felt like doing was resting. So I'm spending the day resting today.
For breakfast, I had some apple bananas.
Yesterday was spent with a headache from the store-bought guacamole and salsa. Didn't eat until around 4 p.m. (2 large containers cut up pineapple at Whole Foods).
Later in the evening, after I got home from the symphony, I had a bunch of persimmons.
Went to bed around 11 p.m.
Today, I woke up at around 8 a.m. Was going to go for a bike ride, but by the time I got dressed and ready, all I felt like doing was resting. So I'm spending the day resting today.
For breakfast, I had some apple bananas.
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Listen to Tim Trader
Steve Prussak interviews Tim Trader:
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Check it out. I love Tim!
www.rawveganradio.com.
Check it out. I love Tim!
Setbacks are just that.
The goal is still in mind.
My insight about tomatoes the other day turns out to be true, every time. If I eat tomatoes during the day instead of sweet fruit, I end up overeating by A LOT in the evening.
Yesterday I ate 12 persimmons in the morning.
In the afternoon, I ate about 5 pounds of tomatoes.
Then in the evening...oh, dear. two bowls banana ice-cream with raisins. 2 bowls leftover cabbage salad. 1/2 an avo. 3 oz. sundried tomatoes. 3 handfuls cashews. Then some of the fresh salsa and guacamole that Dad brought home from the produce shop (complete with salt/onions/hot peppers that I haven't eaten in months).
Talk about combo-abombos. ;) This morning, my body is working hard to deal with all of it. I've got a slight headache, and I'm still working on digesting it all. I'm trying not to be too hard on myself - my body will make me sorry enough, I'm sure.
Maybe I should stop counting the calories and just start really listening to my body....eat fruit during the day and don't worry about the rest.
I've felt like my body's needed a rest from the constant eating for a while now. Maybe I'll wait to eat today until it tells me otherwise.
The hard thing can be to discern "body needs" from "emotional needs"....
My insight about tomatoes the other day turns out to be true, every time. If I eat tomatoes during the day instead of sweet fruit, I end up overeating by A LOT in the evening.
Yesterday I ate 12 persimmons in the morning.
In the afternoon, I ate about 5 pounds of tomatoes.
Then in the evening...oh, dear. two bowls banana ice-cream with raisins. 2 bowls leftover cabbage salad. 1/2 an avo. 3 oz. sundried tomatoes. 3 handfuls cashews. Then some of the fresh salsa and guacamole that Dad brought home from the produce shop (complete with salt/onions/hot peppers that I haven't eaten in months).
Talk about combo-abombos. ;) This morning, my body is working hard to deal with all of it. I've got a slight headache, and I'm still working on digesting it all. I'm trying not to be too hard on myself - my body will make me sorry enough, I'm sure.
Maybe I should stop counting the calories and just start really listening to my body....eat fruit during the day and don't worry about the rest.
I've felt like my body's needed a rest from the constant eating for a while now. Maybe I'll wait to eat today until it tells me otherwise.
The hard thing can be to discern "body needs" from "emotional needs"....
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Thanksgiving day, sans turkey, but with turkey trotting.
I had a really nice thanksgiving holiday. My dad and I started the day with a Turkey Trot 8K race. The weather was beautiful, and so was the course. Of course, energy and excitement were high. My goal was to get as close to 50 minutes as possible, and I did it in 49:45! Excellent! 5 months ago, doing it in 60 minutes would have been a real stretch. So, my average mile pace was 10:01. I ran 6 minutes, walked 1 for most of the race, since I've never run that far, that fast continuously in training. Worked out really well, I'd say. What a way to start the morning! I jogged for 15 minutes to warm up right beforehand, and walked for 25 minutes or so to cool down.
Food for the day:
Before the race - 2 bananas (in smoothie form), some medjool dates (maybe 6???)
After the race - some raisin soak water, more medjool dates (not sure how many), a few halawi dates on the way home.
Lunch - once home - persimmons, banana ice cream with some soaked raisins mixed in (VERY good!!!!)
Thanksgiving dinner with dad - Pineapple chunks, pomegranate arils, raw veggies (bell peppers, celery, tomatoes) with dip (sundried tomatoes blended with oranges and a bit of fresh basil - excellent!), cabbage-lettuce-orange-tomato-cuke-avo slaw. Some avocado. Very good. Overate just a bit....but I won't be too hard on myself - doesn't everyone on Thanksgiving?
Dad ate what I had, and loved it, before eating some cooked foods. He only ate like 3 bites of turkey, though, because he was so satisfied with what I served beforehand! Good for him!
I'm thankful for the people I love, for my ever-increasing health, and for the fact that my life is my own and keeps getting better and better...
It feels sort of wrong to list calories/ratios here today (being a holiday and all), but I can list the approximations:
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 3080 total calories, 84% carb, 6% protein, 10% fat
Food for the day:
Before the race - 2 bananas (in smoothie form), some medjool dates (maybe 6???)
After the race - some raisin soak water, more medjool dates (not sure how many), a few halawi dates on the way home.
Lunch - once home - persimmons, banana ice cream with some soaked raisins mixed in (VERY good!!!!)
Thanksgiving dinner with dad - Pineapple chunks, pomegranate arils, raw veggies (bell peppers, celery, tomatoes) with dip (sundried tomatoes blended with oranges and a bit of fresh basil - excellent!), cabbage-lettuce-orange-tomato-cuke-avo slaw. Some avocado. Very good. Overate just a bit....but I won't be too hard on myself - doesn't everyone on Thanksgiving?
Dad ate what I had, and loved it, before eating some cooked foods. He only ate like 3 bites of turkey, though, because he was so satisfied with what I served beforehand! Good for him!
I'm thankful for the people I love, for my ever-increasing health, and for the fact that my life is my own and keeps getting better and better...
It feels sort of wrong to list calories/ratios here today (being a holiday and all), but I can list the approximations:
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 3080 total calories, 84% carb, 6% protein, 10% fat
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Wednesday's log - A recovery day
Yesterday I felt very underslept. Went to bed at 8:30 p.m. last night. Woke up this morning at 6:00 a.m. feeling much better. It's a recovery day, since I was underslept yesterday and will be running an 8K race tomorrow. No morning training, but since I was up early, I did a bit of shopping before work. Went for a walk with Dad - walked about 1.75 miles, so I got a little bit of daylight/fresh air.
Was in an excellnt mood all morning. Felt very well rested.
Breakfast - 14 apple bananas (about the equivalent of 7 8-inch bananas)
Lunch - 7 apple bananas (about the equivalent of 5 7-inch bananas)
Afternoon - 3 fuyu persimmons
Dinner - Big salad - spinach, green leaf lettuce, yellow pepper, tomatoes. Dressing made of blended cucumber, pineapple.
Dad's been eating my raw vegan food and liking it!
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 1970 caloronutrient, 91% carb, 6% protein, 3% fat
Was in an excellnt mood all morning. Felt very well rested.
Breakfast - 14 apple bananas (about the equivalent of 7 8-inch bananas)
Lunch - 7 apple bananas (about the equivalent of 5 7-inch bananas)
Afternoon - 3 fuyu persimmons
Dinner - Big salad - spinach, green leaf lettuce, yellow pepper, tomatoes. Dressing made of blended cucumber, pineapple.
Dad's been eating my raw vegan food and liking it!
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 1970 caloronutrient, 91% carb, 6% protein, 3% fat
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Tuesday's log
Woke up not feeling terribly rested.
Morning training:Jog to gym
Treadmill - hill course. 6 mph. 20 minutes, followed by 5 minute cooldown.
Weight training - 3 sets to failure each:
-shoulder presses
-overhand grip dumbbell curls
-anterior delt raises
-hammer curls
-posterior delt raises
-dumbbell curls
-skullcrushers
-roman chair back extensions
-roman chair oblique crunches
-hanging abs.
Jog home. Whew!
Breakfast - 7 medium bananas
Late morning - 8 small bananas
Afternoon - 5 fuyu persimmons
Evening - a couple slices orange. big salad - 1/2 head romaine, 1/2 head green leaf, a bit of arugula, 12 oz. tomatoes. Dressing: 1/2 orange, 1/4 orange bell pepper blended together.
Total calories/caloronutrient ratios: 2226 calories, 92% carb, 5% protein, 3% fat
Morning training:Jog to gym
Treadmill - hill course. 6 mph. 20 minutes, followed by 5 minute cooldown.
Weight training - 3 sets to failure each:
-shoulder presses
-overhand grip dumbbell curls
-anterior delt raises
-hammer curls
-posterior delt raises
-dumbbell curls
-skullcrushers
-roman chair back extensions
-roman chair oblique crunches
-hanging abs.
Jog home. Whew!
Breakfast - 7 medium bananas
Late morning - 8 small bananas
Afternoon - 5 fuyu persimmons
Evening - a couple slices orange. big salad - 1/2 head romaine, 1/2 head green leaf, a bit of arugula, 12 oz. tomatoes. Dressing: 1/2 orange, 1/4 orange bell pepper blended together.
Total calories/caloronutrient ratios: 2226 calories, 92% carb, 5% protein, 3% fat
Trigger Foods
In realizing "what went wrong" on Sunday, I'm realizing that certain foods forme are "trigger foods" - that is, there are certain foods that when I consumethem in large amounts, I almost always consume too much fat, either with thefood, or later in the day. Two foods I can think of that present that issue for me are cauliflower and tomatoes. When I eat cauliflower, I like to blend it up with avocado or nutbutter (for "mashed potatoes"), and I almost always eat too much of it - perhapsbecause it is bland and not sweet, and therefore not incredibly satisfying? About the tomatoes - oh, I love them dearly. Sometimes I do just fine withhaving a few on my salad in the evening. The problems arise when I have a lotof them lying around my house, and decide I'm going to eat some with lunch. Iusually rationalize it by saying, "well, it's fewer calories than fruit, and itwouldn't hurt me to lose a little weight..." However, what always ends uphappening is I overeat on fats later in the evening (probably my body trying tomake up the calories and then some?). So, it's probably best for me not to stock up on tomatoes for a while, and justbuy them as needed for salads. They aren't terribly good this time of yearanyway, and the ones that are good are often quite expensive anyway.
Monday, November 20, 2006
Bananas do a smart body good.
Since I hardly moved at all yesterday, I found it harder to get to sleep last night. Woke up feeling not-so-rested today, but wanted to get a good start on today, since yesterday didn't exactly go according to plan. I'm glad I did - I felt really good after training this morning.
Morning training: Jogged to gym (7:35). Spinning class (it was TOUGH today, and I loved it!). Jogged home (6:45).
Wasn't hungry immediately after training - probably still digesting last night's dinner! Didn't eat breakfast until around 9:00 a.m.
Today is a banana-heavy day - I've got tons of ripe ones lying around, and more in the freezer than I need, so I'll try to use up a lot today.
Breakfast - 4 REALLY big bananas
Lunch - 6 large bananas
Dinner - 2 large bananas while still at work . At home - 5 hachiya persimmons (one was pretty small). 10 oz. baby spinach. 2.5 stalks celery
My body is pretty smart - yesterday I was kind of hard on myself for eating so much, thinking I'd never be able to "make up the calories," but today it seems easy to eat a lot less. I don't have a big appetite at all, given the training I've done. I guess my body knows it had a lot yesterday!
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 2126 calories, 92% carb, 5% protein, 3% fat
Morning training: Jogged to gym (7:35). Spinning class (it was TOUGH today, and I loved it!). Jogged home (6:45).
Wasn't hungry immediately after training - probably still digesting last night's dinner! Didn't eat breakfast until around 9:00 a.m.
Today is a banana-heavy day - I've got tons of ripe ones lying around, and more in the freezer than I need, so I'll try to use up a lot today.
Breakfast - 4 REALLY big bananas
Lunch - 6 large bananas
Dinner - 2 large bananas while still at work . At home - 5 hachiya persimmons (one was pretty small). 10 oz. baby spinach. 2.5 stalks celery
My body is pretty smart - yesterday I was kind of hard on myself for eating so much, thinking I'd never be able to "make up the calories," but today it seems easy to eat a lot less. I don't have a big appetite at all, given the training I've done. I guess my body knows it had a lot yesterday!
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 2126 calories, 92% carb, 5% protein, 3% fat
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Today didn't go as planned
Weight this morning: 139.6 lbs., 28% bf. Better than last week!
So, today was to be a recovery day. I was also supposed to clean my apartment, since my dad will be coming into town on Tuesday. So, I didn't train...but I ate plenty too much, as a procrastinating measure. Oh well. Back on track tomorrow...
Food today:
breakfast - 7 persimmons
lunch - 10 bahri dates. TONS of tomatoes. Some spinach and celery
Dinner - 2 persimmons. 3 oranges. more tomatoes. a spoonful pumpkin seed butter. A spoonful cashew butter. 2 handfuls cashews. Two broccoli stalks.
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 3152 calories, 73% carb, 9% protein, 18% fat.
So, today was to be a recovery day. I was also supposed to clean my apartment, since my dad will be coming into town on Tuesday. So, I didn't train...but I ate plenty too much, as a procrastinating measure. Oh well. Back on track tomorrow...
Food today:
breakfast - 7 persimmons
lunch - 10 bahri dates. TONS of tomatoes. Some spinach and celery
Dinner - 2 persimmons. 3 oranges. more tomatoes. a spoonful pumpkin seed butter. A spoonful cashew butter. 2 handfuls cashews. Two broccoli stalks.
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 3152 calories, 73% carb, 9% protein, 18% fat.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Saturday - a busy day!
When you earn your food...boy, does it taste SO good!
Last night I went to bed around 6:30 p.m. Woke up this morning at 5:20 (yes, on a Saturday! It's good to be rested!)
Some INTENSE morning training:
Jog 8 minutes
Walk 2 minutes
Ran 1 mile - 9.13.36
Walk 3 minutes
Ran another mile - 9.39.50
Walk 3 minutes
Ran another mile - 9.37.78
Walk 3 minutes
Ran a FOURTH mile =) - 9.46.45
Walk 5 minutes
Jog 3.5 minutes
Walk 1 minute
Bodyweight exercises!!! (and stretching) - 15 minutes: 3 sets each, to failure:
-Playground pullups (using legs for assistance)
-Push-ups (from toe on lowering phase, from knee on push-up phase
-Playground chinups (using legs for assistance)
-Bench dips
Still not strong enough for the monkey bars...at least not with gloves on (slippery grip).
Walk 1 minute
Jog 11 minutes
Whew! I earned my breakfast, and boy did I eat it!
Spent the afternoon running errands and carrying heavy packages on the bus...my poor tired biceps! So dinner tasted pretty great, too!
Food today:
Breakfast - 6 large bananas, blended into a smoothie. 6 hachiya persimmons
Dinner - 6 navel oranges. 1.25 heads green leaf lettuce, with a bit of baby arugula thrown in. (The arugula was spicy, so I ended up picking most of it out.) 1 pound mixed color tomatoes. 1 florida avocado. (just ate the veggies straight - didn't mix it into a salad).
Snack - 2 pounds mixed color tomatoes
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 2507 calories, 80% carb, 7% protein, 13% fat
Last night I went to bed around 6:30 p.m. Woke up this morning at 5:20 (yes, on a Saturday! It's good to be rested!)
Some INTENSE morning training:
Jog 8 minutes
Walk 2 minutes
Ran 1 mile - 9.13.36
Walk 3 minutes
Ran another mile - 9.39.50
Walk 3 minutes
Ran another mile - 9.37.78
Walk 3 minutes
Ran a FOURTH mile =) - 9.46.45
Walk 5 minutes
Jog 3.5 minutes
Walk 1 minute
Bodyweight exercises!!! (and stretching) - 15 minutes: 3 sets each, to failure:
-Playground pullups (using legs for assistance)
-Push-ups (from toe on lowering phase, from knee on push-up phase
-Playground chinups (using legs for assistance)
-Bench dips
Still not strong enough for the monkey bars...at least not with gloves on (slippery grip).
Walk 1 minute
Jog 11 minutes
Whew! I earned my breakfast, and boy did I eat it!
Spent the afternoon running errands and carrying heavy packages on the bus...my poor tired biceps! So dinner tasted pretty great, too!
Food today:
Breakfast - 6 large bananas, blended into a smoothie. 6 hachiya persimmons
Dinner - 6 navel oranges. 1.25 heads green leaf lettuce, with a bit of baby arugula thrown in. (The arugula was spicy, so I ended up picking most of it out.) 1 pound mixed color tomatoes. 1 florida avocado. (just ate the veggies straight - didn't mix it into a salad).
Snack - 2 pounds mixed color tomatoes
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 2507 calories, 80% carb, 7% protein, 13% fat
Friday, November 17, 2006
Friday's log
Woke up at 5:20 today (getting enough sleep is awesome!). Morning training: Jog to the gym (.5 mile), then took spinning class.
Food today-
Breakfast - 6 medium bananas, blended into a smoothie
Lunch - 8 small bananas
Snack - 4 navel oranges
Dinner - 7.5 large stalks celery, 5 oz. baby spinach, 4 pints grape tomatoes, 1 haas avocado (all eaten "straight", not cut up into a salad. sometimes I like it better that way!)
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 2325 calories, 80% carb, 7 % protein, 13% fat
Felt sort of cranky this morning, but it's amazing how much of this is all in the head: Louis brought in flowers for all of us at work this morning, and after that, things seemed so much better!
Food today-
Breakfast - 6 medium bananas, blended into a smoothie
Lunch - 8 small bananas
Snack - 4 navel oranges
Dinner - 7.5 large stalks celery, 5 oz. baby spinach, 4 pints grape tomatoes, 1 haas avocado (all eaten "straight", not cut up into a salad. sometimes I like it better that way!)
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 2325 calories, 80% carb, 7 % protein, 13% fat
Felt sort of cranky this morning, but it's amazing how much of this is all in the head: Louis brought in flowers for all of us at work this morning, and after that, things seemed so much better!
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Thursday's log
Last night (Wednesday), I felt great on no overt fats - very light and clear, even though I my body was definitely needing sleep. I went to bed early, woke up before 5 a.m. this morning, and was ready to go! I couldn't believe how good I felt this morning - so light and clear and ready to go! Made me want to have another overt-free day today! Went to the gym - did 30 minutes on the stairmaster (breathing kinda hard, but not as hard as when I do my speed training), followed by about 40 minutes of weight training (shoulders, arms, core), which was 3 sets of each of the following, in most cases to failure:
Shoulder presses
Ball crunches
Posterior delt lateral raises
Hammer curls
Oblique Crunches
Biceps curls
Roman chair back extensions
Hanging Abs
Skullcrushers
Felt great walking home!
My food for the day was as follows:
Breakfast - 1 bag red seedless grapes, 10 bahri dates
Lunch - 7 medium bananas, 5 stalks celery
Snack - 6 halawi dates
Dinner - 4.5 hachiya persimmons, 4 pints yellow grape tomatoes, a little more than one head letttuce, total (mixed romaine and green leaf)
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 2245 calories, 90% carb, 6% protein, 4% fat
I'm proud of myself - later in the evening, I felt a bit moody, but I did not eat "just because." I knew it wasn't going to make me feel better. ;)
Went to bed before 9 p.m.
Shoulder presses
Ball crunches
Posterior delt lateral raises
Hammer curls
Oblique Crunches
Biceps curls
Roman chair back extensions
Hanging Abs
Skullcrushers
Felt great walking home!
My food for the day was as follows:
Breakfast - 1 bag red seedless grapes, 10 bahri dates
Lunch - 7 medium bananas, 5 stalks celery
Snack - 6 halawi dates
Dinner - 4.5 hachiya persimmons, 4 pints yellow grape tomatoes, a little more than one head letttuce, total (mixed romaine and green leaf)
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 2245 calories, 90% carb, 6% protein, 4% fat
I'm proud of myself - later in the evening, I felt a bit moody, but I did not eat "just because." I knew it wasn't going to make me feel better. ;)
Went to bed before 9 p.m.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
A sore recovery day. =)
In the grand scheme of "overload and recovery," today is definitely a "recovery"day. I had set the alarm for 5:30 this morning to go to spinning class, butwhen it went off, I definitely felt more like rolling over than rolling out of bed, so I went back to sleep until 6:50 and had a quiet morning. I feel a bit sore today. Time to recover and come back stronger!
Breakfast - 1 bag seedless grapes
Lunch (early) - 26 wet bahri dates, 4 stalks celery, 2 empire apples, almost onebag seedless grapes (one of my coworkers had some!)
Dinner - 3 hachiya persimmons, 2 heads lettuce (1 romaine, 1 green leaf), 3 pints grape tomatoes
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 2107 calories - 91% carb 5% protein 4% fat
When will my bananas be ripe???? I wanted bananas today. It was a sore, but happy afternoon.
Breakfast - 1 bag seedless grapes
Lunch (early) - 26 wet bahri dates, 4 stalks celery, 2 empire apples, almost onebag seedless grapes (one of my coworkers had some!)
Dinner - 3 hachiya persimmons, 2 heads lettuce (1 romaine, 1 green leaf), 3 pints grape tomatoes
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 2107 calories - 91% carb 5% protein 4% fat
When will my bananas be ripe???? I wanted bananas today. It was a sore, but happy afternoon.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Nutrients vs. toxins
Someone on the vegsource board (www.vegsource.com/talk/raw/index.html) asked about the food value of dulse and it's place in the diet today. Ric was kind enough to compile some past posts on the subject. I find a lot of the thoughts in there valuable (not just about seaweed per se, but about the mentality of modern science/nutrition and the "negative knowledge" people must overcome in order to understand health. I'm posting the compilation here.
Past posts below... Hope they are of assistance to you.ric
Funny, dulce and other seaweeds are known to contain "all the elements of the sea" I have heard various raw food presenters proclaim. This includes uranium, all the heavy metals, lithium, and a wide assortment of toxins.Eating dulce "for the minerals" is like eating belladonna for the minerals . Both are rich in minerals, but both also contain many toxic substances .When people say to me that I shouldn't get close to them because I might catch their cold, I am reminded of eating seaweed for the minerals. We know that there are approximately 1,000 microbes essential to our well-being for every 1 that could exert a negative influence upon our health. Why, I wonder, don't people hug simply to catch health? It should be 1,000 times more effective than catching a cold.
Turning a blindeye to the nutritively negative side of any substance is how doctors recommend alcohol, a protoplasmic poison, to lower blood pressure. I am currently working with a raw food patient who was given pills for pain that ate a hole almost completely through her stomach. That, to me, is akin to eating dulse "for the minerals." :)
Hope this helps,Dr D
I do not recommend the consumption of salt. Our foods are salty enough.
Seaweed, you actually eat it right off the beach? There are several problems. The biggest one is that all the oceans are more polluted than either our air or our land. All pollution finds its way to the water. The water is cleaned by the seaweeds, as they are filter feeders. So the most toxic foods in the world stand to be seaweeds, plus they are the saltiest.
The stimulating impact these foods give is often misconstrued to be well-being. I do not believe it is.
The issue of whether seaweeds are actually veganfare is a separate matter.I could go on and on, but time is an issue today.
Dr D
Janie said:
Isn't it also true that seaweeds are often mistaken to contain B12, when in fact it's a precursor or something else (that I can't remember the name for) that is likely to fool the body into thinking it's B12, resulting in possible B12 deficiency issues due to the B12 'receptors' of sorts being taken up by the psuedo-B12 of the seaweeds?
It's one of the main reasons I rarely eat it as well (besides that it's usually so darn salty and of course, the pollution already mentioned).
Dr. Graham replied:
Yes, the B12 in seaweeds have been shown to be analog versions. They don't work in the body like B12, but will raise your B12 test results. Nice, eh? Apparently, this is true of the B12 in all dried foods.
Dr D
Past posts below... Hope they are of assistance to you.ric
Funny, dulce and other seaweeds are known to contain "all the elements of the sea" I have heard various raw food presenters proclaim. This includes uranium, all the heavy metals, lithium, and a wide assortment of toxins
Turning a blind
Hope this helps,Dr D
I do not recommend the consumption of salt. Our foods are salty enough.
Seaweed, you actually eat it right off the beach? There are several problems. The biggest one is that all the oceans are more polluted than either our air or our land
The stimulating impact these foods give is often misconstrued to be well-being. I do not believe it is.
The issue of whether seaweeds are actually vegan
Dr D
Janie said:
Isn't it also true that seaweeds are often mistaken to contain B12, when in fact it's a precursor or something else (that I can't remember the name for) that is likely to fool the body into thinking it's B12, resulting in possible B12 deficiency issues due to the B12 'receptors' of sorts being taken up by the psuedo-B12 of the seaweeds?
It's one of the main reasons I rarely eat it as well (besides that it's usually so darn salty and of course, the pollution already mentioned).
Dr. Graham replied:
Yes, the B12 in seaweeds have been shown to be analog versions. They don't work in the body like B12, but will raise your B12 test results. Nice, eh? Apparently, this is true of the B12 in all dried foods.
Dr D
An awesome day!
Woke up at 6:00 a.m. (alarm), still a bit tired. Had an awesome training session:
Warmed up by going from my apartment to the mile marker at 52nd street on the trail (jog 8 minutes, walk 2)
Ran one mile (8.54.44!!!!!!)
Walked (2.40.24)
Ran another mile (8.47.46!!!!!!)
Walked (3.03.82)
Ran another mile (9.36.65 - into the wind this time; the wind must have been at my back for the others).
Walk (5.26.74)
Jog (4.04.62)
Walk (1.09.12)
Bodyweight exercises at the playground (9.23.07):
-3 sets max reps "chin-ups" (first set was "negatives", second and third were supported)
-3 sets max reps "push-ups" (negative phase on toes, push-up phase on knees)
-3 sets max reps abs (first set crunches, second and third were bench leg lifts)
-3 sets max reps bench dips
Jog home (7.52.04)
Walk home (3.47.13)
Some stretching
Some thoughts I had today.:
-With regards to the FIT acronym (frequency-intensity-time): If there isn't any wiggle room in my schedule for increased frequency and time, then I need to up the intensity!!! If I only have about an hour a day to train because of other responsibilities (read: a full time job!), then I can't afford to be f*cking around when I train if I want to get maximum benefits! This is definitely cool - with this in mind, as well as "overload and recovery", I can improve my fitness by leaps and bounds while working a full time job and sleeping all I need!
-I'd like to point out that I ran two sub-9 minute miles! Yay overload and recovery! (Harley called it, that I would be doing sub-9's soon!)
-I'm not only overloading my skeletal muscles, I'm overloading my heart and lungs as well! (My previous LSD training didn't do that...)
-I put in a vigorous effort in bodyweight exercises - made some strange noises that probably sounded kinda sexual - good thing there is nobody else on the playground at 7 a.m.!
Food today:
Breakfast - 1 bag red seedless grapes
Lunch - 3 large hachiya persimmons, 6 medjool dates
Afternoon snack (3:30 p.m.) - 6 small bananas, 8 stalks celery
Dinner - Big salad made from 1 bunch broccoli (four stalks - florets and stems), 1 pint yellow grape tomatoes, 1 avocado, juice of one orange.
It was an all organic day. Very cool. =)
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 2466 calories - 81% carb, 7 % protein, 12% fat
Warmed up by going from my apartment to the mile marker at 52nd street on the trail (jog 8 minutes, walk 2)
Ran one mile (8.54.44!!!!!!)
Walked (2.40.24)
Ran another mile (8.47.46!!!!!!)
Walked (3.03.82)
Ran another mile (9.36.65 - into the wind this time; the wind must have been at my back for the others).
Walk (5.26.74)
Jog (4.04.62)
Walk (1.09.12)
Bodyweight exercises at the playground (9.23.07):
-3 sets max reps "chin-ups" (first set was "negatives", second and third were supported)
-3 sets max reps "push-ups" (negative phase on toes, push-up phase on knees)
-3 sets max reps abs (first set crunches, second and third were bench leg lifts)
-3 sets max reps bench dips
Jog home (7.52.04)
Walk home (3.47.13)
Some stretching
Some thoughts I had today.:
-With regards to the FIT acronym (frequency-intensity-time): If there isn't any wiggle room in my schedule for increased frequency and time, then I need to up the intensity!!! If I only have about an hour a day to train because of other responsibilities (read: a full time job!), then I can't afford to be f*cking around when I train if I want to get maximum benefits! This is definitely cool - with this in mind, as well as "overload and recovery", I can improve my fitness by leaps and bounds while working a full time job and sleeping all I need!
-I'd like to point out that I ran two sub-9 minute miles! Yay overload and recovery! (Harley called it, that I would be doing sub-9's soon!)
-I'm not only overloading my skeletal muscles, I'm overloading my heart and lungs as well! (My previous LSD training didn't do that...)
-I put in a vigorous effort in bodyweight exercises - made some strange noises that probably sounded kinda sexual - good thing there is nobody else on the playground at 7 a.m.!
Food today:
Breakfast - 1 bag red seedless grapes
Lunch - 3 large hachiya persimmons, 6 medjool dates
Afternoon snack (3:30 p.m.) - 6 small bananas, 8 stalks celery
Dinner - Big salad made from 1 bunch broccoli (four stalks - florets and stems), 1 pint yellow grape tomatoes, 1 avocado, juice of one orange.
It was an all organic day. Very cool. =)
Total calories/caloronutrient ratio: 2466 calories - 81% carb, 7 % protein, 12% fat
Monday, November 13, 2006
Lennie Hits the Nail on the Head.
Add her to the list of people I know who inspire me. Check her out. She will inspire you, too:
http://www.archive.org/details/OrganicAthlete_2006_09_30_Lennie_Mowris
http://www.archive.org/details/OrganicAthlete_2006_09_30_Lennie_Mowris
Back in action - On purpose, and people who inspire me.
It's more challenging in the winter to keep up stellar habits. I just have to keep reminding myself that I must do so in order to reap the benefits of stellar health!
No excuses - just action! Here's my day:
Woke up at 6:50 a.m. without the alarm. Was still sleepy from getting in so late last night (train back to Chicago experienced some long delays). No morning training. Was sleepy at work as well, so will make sure to get plenty of rest tonight. I feel very inspired today - inspired to do what I need to do to pursue personal fulfillment of my goals, inspired to put my beliefs into further action, inspired to inspire others to live in a more healthful, ecologically sound manner. Last night on the train, I started drafting an essay on how switching to a raw vegan diet is a more ethical, environmentally sound course of action than a regular (cooked) vegan diet, and how when we consider ethics, we must also consider ethical issues beyond animal cruelty/suffering. Yes, indeed, I'm feeling a bit too inspired to get work done at the office - my mind is full of creative, productive thoughts that I can't wait to put into action. I love the low-fat raw vegan lifestyle - I've been so pleased with how clear my mind is lately, and how "un-lazy" I feel. I'm convinced that the cause of laziness is to find purpose. No wonder I felt so lazy the last two years - I had no clear purpose in mind! Or rather, perhaps I was afraid to put it into action, since it isn't so "well-behaved"/acceptable in the mainstream.
It's so cool to meet people who inspire you to live more fully according to your principles/philosophy/beliefs. Some people I know who inspire me to be the person I want to be (or some aspect thereof), because they are living examples of "putting your money where your mouth is":
Harley Johnstone - see today's earlier post. Need I say more?
A new friend in Michigan (who may not want to see his name in my blog!, so I'm not using it)- who is constantly thinking of how he can reduce his ecological footprint and bring about positive change in the world, and lives by his conviction in many ways. So far, he is inspiring me to examine my own ecological footprint, and to think about how I can best bring about positive change in the world, too.
And some people I haven't met, who I also find very inspiring:
Richard Blackman (www.rawfitnessbootcamp.com) - the ultimate in "put your money where your mouth is about your fitness goals, in a down-to-earth manner! I know I am going to learn tons from his experience.
Tonya Kay - like my new friend in Michigan, always tries to live in such a way that reduces her ecological footprint while education those around her who are curious about why she does what she does. Like Harley, is a free spirit who is doing exactly what she wants to be doing with her life.
Food - 8:40 a.m. - 1 bag red seedless grapes (Kinda early)
Lunch - 2 fuyu persimmons. 5 empire apples. 22 halawi dates. I just can't seem to get into apples this fall. I think I will stop trying. =)
Went home early from work and took a nap - my body really needed sleep from the late evening yesterday.
Dinner - Tons of tomatoes (maybe 100 oz?), 2 tablespoons tahini
Calories/ratio for day: 2106 calories, 82% carb, 7% protein, 11% fat
No excuses - just action! Here's my day:
Woke up at 6:50 a.m. without the alarm. Was still sleepy from getting in so late last night (train back to Chicago experienced some long delays). No morning training. Was sleepy at work as well, so will make sure to get plenty of rest tonight. I feel very inspired today - inspired to do what I need to do to pursue personal fulfillment of my goals, inspired to put my beliefs into further action, inspired to inspire others to live in a more healthful, ecologically sound manner. Last night on the train, I started drafting an essay on how switching to a raw vegan diet is a more ethical, environmentally sound course of action than a regular (cooked) vegan diet, and how when we consider ethics, we must also consider ethical issues beyond animal cruelty/suffering. Yes, indeed, I'm feeling a bit too inspired to get work done at the office - my mind is full of creative, productive thoughts that I can't wait to put into action. I love the low-fat raw vegan lifestyle - I've been so pleased with how clear my mind is lately, and how "un-lazy" I feel. I'm convinced that the cause of laziness is to find purpose. No wonder I felt so lazy the last two years - I had no clear purpose in mind! Or rather, perhaps I was afraid to put it into action, since it isn't so "well-behaved"/acceptable in the mainstream.
It's so cool to meet people who inspire you to live more fully according to your principles/philosophy/beliefs. Some people I know who inspire me to be the person I want to be (or some aspect thereof), because they are living examples of "putting your money where your mouth is":
Harley Johnstone - see today's earlier post. Need I say more?
A new friend in Michigan (who may not want to see his name in my blog!, so I'm not using it)- who is constantly thinking of how he can reduce his ecological footprint and bring about positive change in the world, and lives by his conviction in many ways. So far, he is inspiring me to examine my own ecological footprint, and to think about how I can best bring about positive change in the world, too.
And some people I haven't met, who I also find very inspiring:
Richard Blackman (www.rawfitnessbootcamp.com) - the ultimate in "put your money where your mouth is about your fitness goals, in a down-to-earth manner! I know I am going to learn tons from his experience.
Tonya Kay - like my new friend in Michigan, always tries to live in such a way that reduces her ecological footprint while education those around her who are curious about why she does what she does. Like Harley, is a free spirit who is doing exactly what she wants to be doing with her life.
Food - 8:40 a.m. - 1 bag red seedless grapes (Kinda early)
Lunch - 2 fuyu persimmons. 5 empire apples. 22 halawi dates. I just can't seem to get into apples this fall. I think I will stop trying. =)
Went home early from work and took a nap - my body really needed sleep from the late evening yesterday.
Dinner - Tons of tomatoes (maybe 100 oz?), 2 tablespoons tahini
Calories/ratio for day: 2106 calories, 82% carb, 7% protein, 11% fat
Burn Brighter - by Harley Johnstone
The following is a copy of a post by Harley on the Vegsource Raw and Sports Board (www.vegsource.com/talk/raw/index.html). Standard tough love butt-kicking, Harley style. I love it!
"this is me, raw vegan.
to me my dearest bro aint lookin a picture of health. what can i do? i can accept his lifestyle choices for a start. most importantly i can be the change i want to see in the world. be a shining example of health , vitality and fitness.
am i gonna burn out like the system wants or am i gonna burn brighter n brighter and be an undeniable beacon of light that will burn against the darkest night....
sometimes its hard to handle seeing our friends n family take less than optimum choices in life. what to do? go harder, go further, build your conviction towards the lifestyle you know is serving yourself , the animals and the planet.
you are worth living your true purpose.
smash the day like a watermelon. detach from the system that wants us to believe our doubts and doubt our beliefs.what industry do you want to thrive? cooked, chemical, animal crazyness, death , pain, fire destruction?
or raw organic plant happieness, life, pleasure, hydration, creation?
your life , your choice?
what do you stand for?
cos if we dont stand for something, we stand for nothing!
true happieness arrives when we push our minds, hearts and bodies to our limits and beyond. only when we go too far , do we know how far we can go.
i read a book about a dude uncovering landmines in africa, he lost a leg and started running marathons. the last sentence of the book was like " we can do way more than we think. the human potential is yet to be reached.."
be all you can be, do what ever it takes. no down time, no holiday time, no free time, no spare time..JUST LIFE TIME!
the time is now! lets do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"this is me, raw vegan.
to me my dearest bro aint lookin a picture of health. what can i do? i can accept his lifestyle choices for a start. most importantly i can be the change i want to see in the world. be a shining example of health , vitality and fitness.
am i gonna burn out like the system wants or am i gonna burn brighter n brighter and be an undeniable beacon of light that will burn against the darkest night....
sometimes its hard to handle seeing our friends n family take less than optimum choices in life. what to do? go harder, go further, build your conviction towards the lifestyle you know is serving yourself , the animals and the planet.
you are worth living your true purpose.
smash the day like a watermelon. detach from the system that wants us to believe our doubts and doubt our beliefs.what industry do you want to thrive? cooked, chemical, animal crazyness, death , pain, fire destruction?
or raw organic plant happieness, life, pleasure, hydration, creation?
your life , your choice?
what do you stand for?
cos if we dont stand for something, we stand for nothing!
true happieness arrives when we push our minds, hearts and bodies to our limits and beyond. only when we go too far , do we know how far we can go.
i read a book about a dude uncovering landmines in africa, he lost a leg and started running marathons. the last sentence of the book was like " we can do way more than we think. the human potential is yet to be reached.."
be all you can be, do what ever it takes. no down time, no holiday time, no free time, no spare time..JUST LIFE TIME!
the time is now! lets do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Thursday, October 05, 2006
10/05/06
Slept in until 7 a.m.
Breakfast at work: 3.5 large peaches. a large bag green grapes. about 3/4 cup honey dates
Wasn't hungry for lunch, so I skipped it.
After work - 30 minute jog
Dinner - 4 huge mangoes (total. some eaten plain, some in the salad dressing). Salad: 1 head romaine, 1 5-oz package baby greens, 1 pint cherry tomatoes (some in salad, some in dressing), some broccoli, 1 red bell pepper. Dressing was mango/tomato.
Breakfast at work: 3.5 large peaches. a large bag green grapes. about 3/4 cup honey dates
Wasn't hungry for lunch, so I skipped it.
After work - 30 minute jog
Dinner - 4 huge mangoes (total. some eaten plain, some in the salad dressing). Salad: 1 head romaine, 1 5-oz package baby greens, 1 pint cherry tomatoes (some in salad, some in dressing), some broccoli, 1 red bell pepper. Dressing was mango/tomato.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
10/04/06
Woke up really refreshed.
Morning spin class.
Breakfast - about half a bag green seedless grapes
Lunch - 11 bananas in a smoothie
Afternoon - leftover salad from a meeting, 1 bag frozen raspberries, 1/2 bag frozen strawberries
Dinner - a zillion tomatoes (maybe 6 or 7 12-oz packages), 10 stalks celery
Morning spin class.
Breakfast - about half a bag green seedless grapes
Lunch - 11 bananas in a smoothie
Afternoon - leftover salad from a meeting, 1 bag frozen raspberries, 1/2 bag frozen strawberries
Dinner - a zillion tomatoes (maybe 6 or 7 12-oz packages), 10 stalks celery
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
10/03/06
Morning workout:
Went out for a run at 6 am, but it was too dark, so I climbed back up the stairs, put on some hip hop music and danced/stretched for about 20 minutes. Then went for a run. Stopped at playground to do a few practice chin-ups. Ran home (total of 37 minutes running). Stretched for cool-down (two or three folk songs)
Breakfast - 6 large peaches
Lunch - 6.5 medium bananas
PowerFlex class
Dinner - 1/2 bag green grapes. 5 large peaches. Salad: 1 head romaine lettuce w/about 20 oz. tomatoes, juice from 2 oranges.
Went out for a run at 6 am, but it was too dark, so I climbed back up the stairs, put on some hip hop music and danced/stretched for about 20 minutes. Then went for a run. Stopped at playground to do a few practice chin-ups. Ran home (total of 37 minutes running). Stretched for cool-down (two or three folk songs)
Breakfast - 6 large peaches
Lunch - 6.5 medium bananas
PowerFlex class
Dinner - 1/2 bag green grapes. 5 large peaches. Salad: 1 head romaine lettuce w/about 20 oz. tomatoes, juice from 2 oranges.
Monday, October 02, 2006
10/02
Weight: 137.2 lbs. Today will be an easy, restful recovery day.
9 a.m. - 4 peaches. some small figs (maybe 12-15?). 3 containers cherry tomatoes.
2 p.m. - Banana date pudding. Banana date ice cream. 5 stalks celery. (Maybe 6 bananas, 1.5 cups dates total?)
5 p.m. - 4 peaches. Huge salad (3 pints cherry tomatoes, 1 head romaine lettuce).
Was too full after dinner. Didn't wait until hungry to eat, and I definitely felt uncomfortable!
9 a.m. - 4 peaches. some small figs (maybe 12-15?). 3 containers cherry tomatoes.
2 p.m. - Banana date pudding. Banana date ice cream. 5 stalks celery. (Maybe 6 bananas, 1.5 cups dates total?)
5 p.m. - 4 peaches. Huge salad (3 pints cherry tomatoes, 1 head romaine lettuce).
Was too full after dinner. Didn't wait until hungry to eat, and I definitely felt uncomfortable!
Sunday, October 01, 2006
9/30 - 10/01/06 Food/Workout
9/30 - banana smoothie, date water in the morning, date water, minneola slices during 26 mile run, LOTS of orange slices after run. Small bowl figs once I got home. full bag green grapes, a few stalks celery, 1/2 head romaine lettuce, 2 pints cherry tomatoes in the evening.
10/01 - bicycle ride in the morning, watched the half marathon. 11:00 a.m. - HUGE banana/date smoothie: 10 bananas (7 small, 3 larger), a few handfuls soaked empress dates. took an hour + walk in the afternoon. 5:30 p.m. - big bag green grapes, some romaine lettuce, some tomatoes.
10/01 - bicycle ride in the morning, watched the half marathon. 11:00 a.m. - HUGE banana/date smoothie: 10 bananas (7 small, 3 larger), a few handfuls soaked empress dates. took an hour + walk in the afternoon. 5:30 p.m. - big bag green grapes, some romaine lettuce, some tomatoes.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Today the cat woke us up at sunrise again, so I had some time to work out in the morning. I did 15 minutes on the recumbent bike at the gym (no running, since my foot was bothering me a little), following by some upper body strength training and stretching.
Today was a stressful day at work.
Food today:
At work -
Green smoothie made from 6 organic bananas and 1/2 bunch of organic kale
7 mangos
20 oz. fresh oj
After work -
2 handfuls brazil nuts
2/3 bunch organic broccoli (stalks and florets) with 1 avocado
Some dried cape gooseberries
Today was stressful, like I said. And I was detoxing like crazy. Oh, well. I got through it, and tomorrow's another day...
Today was a stressful day at work.
Food today:
At work -
Green smoothie made from 6 organic bananas and 1/2 bunch of organic kale
7 mangos
20 oz. fresh oj
After work -
2 handfuls brazil nuts
2/3 bunch organic broccoli (stalks and florets) with 1 avocado
Some dried cape gooseberries
Today was stressful, like I said. And I was detoxing like crazy. Oh, well. I got through it, and tomorrow's another day...
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Back to raw...we've hit the ground running (ha).
So, I guess I haven't been making good use of my blog. The long and short of things: On March 15th I recommitted to raw foods. I miss how I look and feel, and I hate getting heavier! So it's been about a week and a half now. Had some detox in the form of skin breakouts. They seem to be clearing up now though. I did really well with raw while visiting my parents. We ate out at restaurants some, too, including a fabulous meal at Pure Food and Wine, and one at Caravan of Dreams, and one at Quintessence. The NYC raw restaurants serve some pretty tasty food. Anyways, I feel a bit lighter than I did last week.
The highlight of my vacation there was the ~9 mile run I did. Yes, you read right. I ran for 2 hours (somewhere between 8 1/2 and 9 1/2 miles), because I was just having such a damn good time running that I didn't want to stop! It was wonderful to enjoy the park and the path and the trees and the sun and the birds singing. So, the big news is that I'm not as out of shape as I thought, after taking a while off. Oh yeah, I had to stay off my food for a few weeks when I hurt myself on Feb. 17. It was really painful, but not broken, so it is pretty close to healed by now. Anyway, I really loved that run. It felt so meditative. And it was wonderful because I didn't force myself to go at all. Maybe I will turn into a runner, slowly but surely.
Anyway, I will also try to log what I've been eating here, since I have some dietary goals, and logging them will help me to determine how I'm doing.
Today, I woke up really refreshed, shortly before 6 a.m. The sun was beautiful, and the cat was wanting her food. For breakfast, I had two tall glasses of organic citrus juice (navel orange and pink grapefruit). We went for a walk, and went grocery shopping. For lunch, I had 1/2 of a large papaya (those big mexican ones) and 3 mangos. Went out some more in the afternoon. Late afternoon, ate 6 organic bananas. In the evening, I ate a veggie dish: chopped organic broccoli with avocado, sundried tomatoes, orange juice, and a bit of fresh basil.
The highlight of my vacation there was the ~9 mile run I did. Yes, you read right. I ran for 2 hours (somewhere between 8 1/2 and 9 1/2 miles), because I was just having such a damn good time running that I didn't want to stop! It was wonderful to enjoy the park and the path and the trees and the sun and the birds singing. So, the big news is that I'm not as out of shape as I thought, after taking a while off. Oh yeah, I had to stay off my food for a few weeks when I hurt myself on Feb. 17. It was really painful, but not broken, so it is pretty close to healed by now. Anyway, I really loved that run. It felt so meditative. And it was wonderful because I didn't force myself to go at all. Maybe I will turn into a runner, slowly but surely.
Anyway, I will also try to log what I've been eating here, since I have some dietary goals, and logging them will help me to determine how I'm doing.
Today, I woke up really refreshed, shortly before 6 a.m. The sun was beautiful, and the cat was wanting her food. For breakfast, I had two tall glasses of organic citrus juice (navel orange and pink grapefruit). We went for a walk, and went grocery shopping. For lunch, I had 1/2 of a large papaya (those big mexican ones) and 3 mangos. Went out some more in the afternoon. Late afternoon, ate 6 organic bananas. In the evening, I ate a veggie dish: chopped organic broccoli with avocado, sundried tomatoes, orange juice, and a bit of fresh basil.
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