No training today.
Walked to bus stop to visit friend. Walked a bit around the city today, carrying groceries and such, but no "training".
Lunch - 8 medium-large bananas
Dinner - 11 small tangerines, 4 small oranges, 1 grapefruit. 1 pound tomatoes, 1/2 pound baby spinach.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Just DO it!
Ok, now that I've had a chance to breathe, after moving out and driving, I'd like to write about a conversation I had with Dave on Saturday night. I think we were talking about how my weight had actually gone up since Health and Fitness Week (september 2006), not down. Dave would have guessed that I had lost weight, he said. Since I've been doing a lot of strength work, I said that of the 8 or 9 pounds I had gained since then, I was willing to believe that 4 or 5 (at most) of those pounds are muscle, and the rest was fat, due to emotional eating, etc.
Dave then told me about a friend of theirs (him and his wife, Val) who had trouble keeping weight off on different raw food programs. He said to this friend, "you really should try to do 8-1-1." She responded that she had tried it, and it didn't work for her. To that, he said, "[insert friend's name here], you really have to DO it. Most people who think they are doing it are actually not. Unless you've experienced it at an event or something, it's hard to REALLY understand how to do it." She said, "ok, I'm willing to try it. Tell me what I have to do." Long story short, she's been following the program to the letter since Thanksgiving, and she's lost 3o pounds!
Hearing that story really made something click for me. Yes, I've been living healthfully, but have I actually been DOING 8-1-1 these past few months? Probably not. The emotional eating nut extravaganzas are one aspect that isn't serving me well (and probably the main reason I've packed on a few pounds this winter!). But another key aspect I haven't been following is that on days when I've been working in the office (5 days per week), I often eat 4, 5, or 6 times per day rather than the 2 or 3 times per day that would be much better for me.
So, hearing the story of Dave's friend caused me to remember something in Doug's book, and then it came together why I was struggling with this. Here's the excerpt from Doug's book, The 80-10-10 Diet (page 239, in the FAQ section, under "why didn't the 80/10/10 diet work for me?". hope he doesn't mind the quote!):
Today's workout:
25 minutes on elliptical machine to warm up
2 minutes rowing machine
arm circles
Upper body strength workout (almost all sets to failure within 5 reps):
3 sets negative assisted pull-ups
3 sets assisted chest dips
3 sets negative assisted chin-ups
3 sets push-ups
3 sets straight arm pulldowns (7 reps failure)
3 sets flatbench dumbbell flyes
3 sets upright rows
3 sets rear delt flyes
3 sets front raises
3 sets preacher curls
3 sets assisted triceps dips
Today was a recovery day for my legs/core, which surprisingly aren't too sore! Hooray for fast recovery, facilitated by sleep!
No breakfast
Lunch after workout - lots of persimmons and bananas. 2 stalks celery.
Went for a bike ride in the afternoon - short and easy (I can tell my legs are not fully recovered from yesterday!). Rode to the grocery store and back. (About 1 hour 10 minutes total, including about 20 minutes in the store?).
Dinner - 2 small papayas. papaya-tomato-basil soup (yum!!!!): 2 small papayas, 1 pound tomatoes, four leaves fresh basil. nappa cabbage-papaya-lime wraps (yummm!!!!!): 1 small head nappa cabbage, 2 small papayas, juice of 1/2 a lime.
Fourth day in a row of meals, not grazing. It feels really good, and light. =)
Dave then told me about a friend of theirs (him and his wife, Val) who had trouble keeping weight off on different raw food programs. He said to this friend, "you really should try to do 8-1-1." She responded that she had tried it, and it didn't work for her. To that, he said, "[insert friend's name here], you really have to DO it. Most people who think they are doing it are actually not. Unless you've experienced it at an event or something, it's hard to REALLY understand how to do it." She said, "ok, I'm willing to try it. Tell me what I have to do." Long story short, she's been following the program to the letter since Thanksgiving, and she's lost 3o pounds!
Hearing that story really made something click for me. Yes, I've been living healthfully, but have I actually been DOING 8-1-1 these past few months? Probably not. The emotional eating nut extravaganzas are one aspect that isn't serving me well (and probably the main reason I've packed on a few pounds this winter!). But another key aspect I haven't been following is that on days when I've been working in the office (5 days per week), I often eat 4, 5, or 6 times per day rather than the 2 or 3 times per day that would be much better for me.
So, hearing the story of Dave's friend caused me to remember something in Doug's book, and then it came together why I was struggling with this. Here's the excerpt from Doug's book, The 80-10-10 Diet (page 239, in the FAQ section, under "why didn't the 80/10/10 diet work for me?". hope he doesn't mind the quote!):
Why didn't the 80/10/10 diet work for me?
People come to me at times having tried this method of eating unsuccessfully. Upon examination, I found almost invariably that they were not actually doing what I recommend. As I truly desire to help people succeed, I want to mention here several key factors that people often overlook when adopting the 80/10/10 lifestyle.
You are not following 80/10/10 if:
- Less than 2% of your total calories come from vegetables and leafy greens. For true health, I recommend consuming 2 to 6% of calories from leafy greens. For 4% of your calories to come from vegetables on a 2000-calorie diet, you would have to eat roughly a pound of greens per day.
- Your caloric intake is insufficient to maintain your desired body weight.
- You burn less than 1/5 of your total calories through physical activity (at least 400 calories per day if you average 2000 calories).
- Your habitual sleep pattern doesn't meet your body's needs.
- You eat all day long rather than one to four meals a day.
- You lack emotional poise (your lifestyle is sufficiently stressful to cause your system ongoing adrenal exertion).
- You expose your fully (or substantially) unclothed skin to moderate sunlight less than 30 minutes per day. (Our bodies require approximately 15 minutes of sunlight exposure per day to produce sufficient vitamin D. I would consider 30 minutes a day a healthful minimum...remember, our species wasn't designed to live indoors.
So, that's the excerpt. Anyway, it really hit home that in order to distract myself from a job I didn't enjoy, I would eat...munching and grazing all day. Dave's story about his friend inspired me to "just do it." I know from experience that the program works really well, when I actually follow it!
The past 4 days, I've actually been following the program (eating meals, not grazing), and it feels great! I feel like the digestive load is much lighter when I'm not constantly eating.
Today's workout:
25 minutes on elliptical machine to warm up
2 minutes rowing machine
arm circles
Upper body strength workout (almost all sets to failure within 5 reps):
3 sets negative assisted pull-ups
3 sets assisted chest dips
3 sets negative assisted chin-ups
3 sets push-ups
3 sets straight arm pulldowns (7 reps failure)
3 sets flatbench dumbbell flyes
3 sets upright rows
3 sets rear delt flyes
3 sets front raises
3 sets preacher curls
3 sets assisted triceps dips
Today was a recovery day for my legs/core, which surprisingly aren't too sore! Hooray for fast recovery, facilitated by sleep!
No breakfast
Lunch after workout - lots of persimmons and bananas. 2 stalks celery.
Went for a bike ride in the afternoon - short and easy (I can tell my legs are not fully recovered from yesterday!). Rode to the grocery store and back. (About 1 hour 10 minutes total, including about 20 minutes in the store?).
Dinner - 2 small papayas. papaya-tomato-basil soup (yum!!!!): 2 small papayas, 1 pound tomatoes, four leaves fresh basil. nappa cabbage-papaya-lime wraps (yummm!!!!!): 1 small head nappa cabbage, 2 small papayas, juice of 1/2 a lime.
Fourth day in a row of meals, not grazing. It feels really good, and light. =)
Monday, February 19, 2007
Breakfast - 2 small papayas
25 minutes on treadmill (hill intervals)
Leg workout/core workout:
3 sets step-ups
3 sets romainian deadlifts
3 sets walking lunges
3 sets swiss ball hamstring curls
3 sets step-ups
3 sets barbell squats
3 sets cable crunches (is that the right name? I don't think so)
3 sets hanging abs
3 sets roman chair oblique crunches
3 sets sit-ups on decline bench
3 sets roman chair extensions
Lunch - lots of persimmons
Took a nap in the afternoon.
Dinner - 1/2 a pineapple. 3/4 large papaya. 1/2 pound baby spinach.
25 minutes on treadmill (hill intervals)
Leg workout/core workout:
3 sets step-ups
3 sets romainian deadlifts
3 sets walking lunges
3 sets swiss ball hamstring curls
3 sets step-ups
3 sets barbell squats
3 sets cable crunches (is that the right name? I don't think so)
3 sets hanging abs
3 sets roman chair oblique crunches
3 sets sit-ups on decline bench
3 sets roman chair extensions
Lunch - lots of persimmons
Took a nap in the afternoon.
Dinner - 1/2 a pineapple. 3/4 large papaya. 1/2 pound baby spinach.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Snow training with Dave!
Snow training with Dave!
Running/walking/racing/backwards/hills in snow, for about a half hour. What a tough workout! Dave is such an inspiration.
Drove all day.
Breakfast - persimmons
Lunch - persimmons
Dinner - tangerine juice (almost a half gallon), huge salad (lettuce, pepper, tomato, cabbage)
Running/walking/racing/backwards/hills in snow, for about a half hour. What a tough workout! Dave is such an inspiration.
Drove all day.
Breakfast - persimmons
Lunch - persimmons
Dinner - tangerine juice (almost a half gallon), huge salad (lettuce, pepper, tomato, cabbage)
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Packed car, drove all day
Packed up the car, drove all day. Packing the car was probably the extent of my physical activity.
No breakfast
Lunch - persimmons
Dinner with Dave and Val!- Tangerine/orange/grapefruit juice. Salad (nappa cabbage, red cabbage, mixed greens) with dressing (avo/kiwi/tangerine).
In the evening, Dave demonstrated some olympic lifts for me, and I tried them without weight (just to learn the form).
No breakfast
Lunch - persimmons
Dinner with Dave and Val!- Tangerine/orange/grapefruit juice. Salad (nappa cabbage, red cabbage, mixed greens) with dressing (avo/kiwi/tangerine).
In the evening, Dave demonstrated some olympic lifts for me, and I tried them without weight (just to learn the form).
Friday, February 16, 2007
Thursday, February 15, 2007
I earned my breakfast this morning (!)
Woke up around 3:30. Got up around 4:15, and was able to get a bit done before my workout this morning.
Morning workout:
Walk to gym.
Upper body-building session. Involved some serious chunks of metal! Worked back, chest, shoulders, biceps, triceps:
Flexed arm hangs/negatives chin-ups on the assisted chin machine (I think I did 5 of these, with 30 pounds assistance on the negative.
Flexed arm hangs/negative pull-ups on the assisted chin machine (don't remember how many of these)...
Lat pull-downs (3 or 4 or 5 sets...I really gotta log this earlier in the morning next time!)
Straight arm lat pull-downs (3 sets)
Decline bench dumbell presses (5 sets, 3 of which were to failure in under 5 reps)
3 sets push-ups (from knee)
3 sets flat bench dumbbell flyes
3 sets each posterior delt raises (on incline bench), lateral raises, and front raises.
3 sets upright rows
3 sets triceps kickbacks
3 sets dumbbell curls
3 sets overhead triceps extensions
3 sets hammer curls
Whew!
7:30 a.m. - 1 papaya (before I left the house)
8:45 a.m. (after I got to work) - Huge banana-date smoothie (7 bananas and 7 medjool dates). 5 more medjool dates. 1 head green leaf lettuce.
Wow! I was soooooo hungry for that breakfast!
11:30 a.m. - 2 pounds grape tomatoes
1:10 p.m. - small salad at restaurant (romaine, cukes, tomato). 2 papayas, 1 ugli fruit when I got back to the office.
Way too many nuts/avos at night...
Morning workout:
Walk to gym.
Upper body-building session. Involved some serious chunks of metal! Worked back, chest, shoulders, biceps, triceps:
Flexed arm hangs/negatives chin-ups on the assisted chin machine (I think I did 5 of these, with 30 pounds assistance on the negative.
Flexed arm hangs/negative pull-ups on the assisted chin machine (don't remember how many of these)...
Lat pull-downs (3 or 4 or 5 sets...I really gotta log this earlier in the morning next time!)
Straight arm lat pull-downs (3 sets)
Decline bench dumbell presses (5 sets, 3 of which were to failure in under 5 reps)
3 sets push-ups (from knee)
3 sets flat bench dumbbell flyes
3 sets each posterior delt raises (on incline bench), lateral raises, and front raises.
3 sets upright rows
3 sets triceps kickbacks
3 sets dumbbell curls
3 sets overhead triceps extensions
3 sets hammer curls
Whew!
7:30 a.m. - 1 papaya (before I left the house)
8:45 a.m. (after I got to work) - Huge banana-date smoothie (7 bananas and 7 medjool dates). 5 more medjool dates. 1 head green leaf lettuce.
Wow! I was soooooo hungry for that breakfast!
11:30 a.m. - 2 pounds grape tomatoes
1:10 p.m. - small salad at restaurant (romaine, cukes, tomato). 2 papayas, 1 ugli fruit when I got back to the office.
Way too many nuts/avos at night...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
More of "what you think about, you bring about"
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I had set my alarm for 6:30 this morning, since I got to bed late last night. Got up around 6:00 a.m. (before the alarm). After yesterday evening's fiasco with getting home late, I didn't want to trudge through the snow to the gym.
Morning training:
Spent a half-hour or so doing yoga, mostly sun salutations and standing poses.
Spent another 20 minutes or so doing core work: crunches, reverse crunches, bicycle crunches, oblique crunches, planks.
9:00 a.m. - banana date smoothie (6.5 medium bananas, 8 medjool dates). 5 more medjool dates.
2:45 - a few chunks pineapple. 1 ugli fruit (!). 1 pound grape tomatoes. some plum tomatoes (maybe 8?)
3:30 - 1 pound grape tomatoes. lots and lots of baby bok choy. 1 small haas avocado.
6:30 - 3 navel oranges
Morning training:
Spent a half-hour or so doing yoga, mostly sun salutations and standing poses.
Spent another 20 minutes or so doing core work: crunches, reverse crunches, bicycle crunches, oblique crunches, planks.
9:00 a.m. - banana date smoothie (6.5 medium bananas, 8 medjool dates). 5 more medjool dates.
2:45 - a few chunks pineapple. 1 ugli fruit (!). 1 pound grape tomatoes. some plum tomatoes (maybe 8?)
3:30 - 1 pound grape tomatoes. lots and lots of baby bok choy. 1 small haas avocado.
6:30 - 3 navel oranges
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Snow!!! Lots of it.
And wind, too.
Woke up to alarm. Didn't feel terribly well rested, as Justin got into town late last night for his auditions so sleep was interrupted, and I had trouble getting back to sleep. Went to the gym anyway, and I'm glad I did, because the workout felt great!
Morning training:
Walked to the gym. This was more challenging than usual, as it was very windy, and the wind had caused a lot of snow drifts, so the "terrain" was uneven.
Treadmill workout (1.0 incline throughout) - 10 minutes jog (4.5 mph, increased a bit towards minutes 8, 9, 10). Followed by 4 10-minute miles alternated with 3 minutes walking in between each mile. 5 minute cooldown, for 65 minutes total. Felt great not to run sprints, hahaha.
Lower body strength work:
3 sets step-ups on bench, to failure (the left leg failed before the right, every time, so I stopped at left-leg failure).
3 sets romanian deadlifts (I hope I did them right!)
3 sets barbell squats.
Stretching in between sets.
Walked home. After the lower body work, the walk home in the wind/snow was definitely challenging.
Stretched a bit at home.
7:30 a.m. - 4 or 5 small fuyu persimmons
9:00 a.m. - 1 large fuyu persimmon. 3 medium bananas.
11:30 a.m. - 4 bananas (Justin is meeting me for lunch at one, but I was ravenous, so I ate a few bananas to hold me over).
1:15 - big bowl of persimmon-date pudding: 5 large fuyu persimmons (frozen and thawed), blended with 10 soaked medjool dates (I coudn't finish it all, but almost). Big bowl chopped romaine lettuce.
4:10 - 1 romaine lettuce heart
Got home really late...
8:10 p.m. - 1 large papaya. 2 pounds campari tomatoes. 1.5 florida avocados. A few fresh mac nuts (maybe 8?) that Dan brought back from Hawaii. 4 valencia oranges.
Bed around 10:30.
Woke up to alarm. Didn't feel terribly well rested, as Justin got into town late last night for his auditions so sleep was interrupted, and I had trouble getting back to sleep. Went to the gym anyway, and I'm glad I did, because the workout felt great!
Morning training:
Walked to the gym. This was more challenging than usual, as it was very windy, and the wind had caused a lot of snow drifts, so the "terrain" was uneven.
Treadmill workout (1.0 incline throughout) - 10 minutes jog (4.5 mph, increased a bit towards minutes 8, 9, 10). Followed by 4 10-minute miles alternated with 3 minutes walking in between each mile. 5 minute cooldown, for 65 minutes total. Felt great not to run sprints, hahaha.
Lower body strength work:
3 sets step-ups on bench, to failure (the left leg failed before the right, every time, so I stopped at left-leg failure).
3 sets romanian deadlifts (I hope I did them right!)
3 sets barbell squats.
Stretching in between sets.
Walked home. After the lower body work, the walk home in the wind/snow was definitely challenging.
Stretched a bit at home.
7:30 a.m. - 4 or 5 small fuyu persimmons
9:00 a.m. - 1 large fuyu persimmon. 3 medium bananas.
11:30 a.m. - 4 bananas (Justin is meeting me for lunch at one, but I was ravenous, so I ate a few bananas to hold me over).
1:15 - big bowl of persimmon-date pudding: 5 large fuyu persimmons (frozen and thawed), blended with 10 soaked medjool dates (I coudn't finish it all, but almost). Big bowl chopped romaine lettuce.
4:10 - 1 romaine lettuce heart
Got home really late...
8:10 p.m. - 1 large papaya. 2 pounds campari tomatoes. 1.5 florida avocados. A few fresh mac nuts (maybe 8?) that Dan brought back from Hawaii. 4 valencia oranges.
Bed around 10:30.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Didn't sleep well last night. Had a lot on my mind, with my friend in the hospital, and my upcoming move, among other things. Slept in this morning instead of going to the gym. I'll go tonight (not planning on sleeping well anyway, since I have a friend coming in late tonight, so may as well get in my workout...).
Morning food - 16 apple bananas. 2 romaine hearts. a bit of nappa cabbage. 1 papaya. 8 medjool dates.
Afternoon food - more apple bananas (maybe 8 more). 1 papaya.
Didn't end up training in the evening (thought it was best to catch a few hours sleep before Justin got into town).
Morning food - 16 apple bananas. 2 romaine hearts. a bit of nappa cabbage. 1 papaya. 8 medjool dates.
Afternoon food - more apple bananas (maybe 8 more). 1 papaya.
Didn't end up training in the evening (thought it was best to catch a few hours sleep before Justin got into town).
Sunday, February 11, 2007
What you think about, you bring about. =)
Slept in this morning!
Morning training in the apartment (chest, shoulders, triceps):
Lots of push-ups, in sets, most from the knees, some of the later sets in box position.
Shoulder raises (3 sets each side, front, and rear delts) (used a tote bag with papayas in it for a weight!)
1 set triceps extensions with bands.
Experimented with kicking up into a handstand next to a wall a few times, just to see how it feels. No handstand yet...
10:30 ish - 2 large papayas
11:55 - 13 apple-bananas
3:00 - 8 persimmons. 2 pints cherry tomatoes. 1 haas avocado. 1/2 a florida avocado.
6:00 - 3/4 head nappa cabbage.
Morning training in the apartment (chest, shoulders, triceps):
Lots of push-ups, in sets, most from the knees, some of the later sets in box position.
Shoulder raises (3 sets each side, front, and rear delts) (used a tote bag with papayas in it for a weight!)
1 set triceps extensions with bands.
Experimented with kicking up into a handstand next to a wall a few times, just to see how it feels. No handstand yet...
10:30 ish - 2 large papayas
11:55 - 13 apple-bananas
3:00 - 8 persimmons. 2 pints cherry tomatoes. 1 haas avocado. 1/2 a florida avocado.
6:00 - 3/4 head nappa cabbage.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Morning training:
Walked to gym.
Back/biceps workout: hanging from the bar and pulling myself up a couple of inches, lots of times. lots of flexed arm hangs/"negative assisted pull-ups". 3 sets dumbell rows (one arm). 3 sets each overhand grip dumbell curls, dumbell curls, and hammer curls.
Indoor cycling class with Austin.
Walked home.
Breakfast - 1 large papaya.
Lunch - 6 large bananas
Snack - 5 cara cara oranges, 1 pound tomatoes
Dinner - 2 papayas, 1 pound tomatoes, 1 head nappa cabbage
Later - 1 avocado (haas), 1 pound tomatoes.
Walked to gym.
Back/biceps workout: hanging from the bar and pulling myself up a couple of inches, lots of times. lots of flexed arm hangs/"negative assisted pull-ups". 3 sets dumbell rows (one arm). 3 sets each overhand grip dumbell curls, dumbell curls, and hammer curls.
Indoor cycling class with Austin.
Walked home.
Breakfast - 1 large papaya.
Lunch - 6 large bananas
Snack - 5 cara cara oranges, 1 pound tomatoes
Dinner - 2 papayas, 1 pound tomatoes, 1 head nappa cabbage
Later - 1 avocado (haas), 1 pound tomatoes.
Friday, February 09, 2007
What you think about comes about...
...so I'm thinking about how I'm burning through the excess body fat and building strong, beautiful muscle tissue!
Woke up at 5 a.m. Not very well rested. Haven't been sleeping well (I wake up in the middle of the night).
Morning training:
Walked to gym. Wanted to take indoor cycling class but I got there too late and class was full.
Assisted pull-up training, flexed arm hang/negatives. Just did a little of this.
Treadmill workout: hills!
Warmed up for 10 minutes (1.0 incline). Then alternated 2 minute hills by toggling the incline like this (1-2-1-3-1-4-1-5-1-6-1-7-1-8-1-9). The 9 almost killed me, haha. Then cooled down by jogging for 10 minutes, then walking for 4 minutes.
Spent 10 minutes stretching.
Walked home.
7:30 a.m. - 1 papaya
10:00 a.m. - smoothie made fromm 4 frozen bananas and 3 medjool dates. 6 medjool dates. 3 fuyu persimmons.
11:45 a.m. - 1 small head green leaf lettuce
2:30 p.m. - 2 papayas
Took a nap this afternoon.
5:00 p.m. - 6 temple oranges. some pistachio nuts (.5 - .75 cup?)
Woke up at 5 a.m. Not very well rested. Haven't been sleeping well (I wake up in the middle of the night).
Morning training:
Walked to gym. Wanted to take indoor cycling class but I got there too late and class was full.
Assisted pull-up training, flexed arm hang/negatives. Just did a little of this.
Treadmill workout: hills!
Warmed up for 10 minutes (1.0 incline). Then alternated 2 minute hills by toggling the incline like this (1-2-1-3-1-4-1-5-1-6-1-7-1-8-1-9). The 9 almost killed me, haha. Then cooled down by jogging for 10 minutes, then walking for 4 minutes.
Spent 10 minutes stretching.
Walked home.
7:30 a.m. - 1 papaya
10:00 a.m. - smoothie made fromm 4 frozen bananas and 3 medjool dates. 6 medjool dates. 3 fuyu persimmons.
11:45 a.m. - 1 small head green leaf lettuce
2:30 p.m. - 2 papayas
Took a nap this afternoon.
5:00 p.m. - 6 temple oranges. some pistachio nuts (.5 - .75 cup?)
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Positive day!
Didn't sleep that well last night (was awake from 1:30 until at least 3:30).
Got up at 5:45 though. Was tired, but determined to work out, since I've been sitting around all week.
Morning training:
Walk to gym (in more layers this time).
Lower body/abs workout today:
3 sets squats, alternated with 3 sets deadlifts
plyo - jumping up on a step (with 4 risers) (2 or 3 sets of this, can't remember)
a couple sets calf jumps (straight knee - first time trying this and not good at it, yet. but will get better!)
1 set hamstring curls on a ball.
3 sets reverse curls (holding a swiss ball between heels and butt), alternated with 3 sets bicycle crunches.
3 planks
2 sets swiss ball crunches
Walked home.
7:30 a.m. - 1 large papaya. Mmmm!
10:20 a.m. - 4 large bananas. 6 soft medjool dates. 1 head green leaf lettuce.
1:45 p.m. - Huge plate salad from a meeting (mixed lettuces, tomato). 5 small fuyu persimmons. 6 soft medjool dates.
2:50 - a bit more salad. 1 baby carrot, dipped in avo-orange mix (offered by coworker).
5:45 p.m - 1 large papaya. Yum!
Bed at around 8:45. I discovered something dangerous - you can stream ABC Shows online. So I got to bed later than I should have.
Got up at 5:45 though. Was tired, but determined to work out, since I've been sitting around all week.
Morning training:
Walk to gym (in more layers this time).
Lower body/abs workout today:
3 sets squats, alternated with 3 sets deadlifts
plyo - jumping up on a step (with 4 risers) (2 or 3 sets of this, can't remember)
a couple sets calf jumps (straight knee - first time trying this and not good at it, yet. but will get better!)
1 set hamstring curls on a ball.
3 sets reverse curls (holding a swiss ball between heels and butt), alternated with 3 sets bicycle crunches.
3 planks
2 sets swiss ball crunches
Walked home.
7:30 a.m. - 1 large papaya. Mmmm!
10:20 a.m. - 4 large bananas. 6 soft medjool dates. 1 head green leaf lettuce.
1:45 p.m. - Huge plate salad from a meeting (mixed lettuces, tomato). 5 small fuyu persimmons. 6 soft medjool dates.
2:50 - a bit more salad. 1 baby carrot, dipped in avo-orange mix (offered by coworker).
5:45 p.m - 1 large papaya. Yum!
Bed at around 8:45. I discovered something dangerous - you can stream ABC Shows online. So I got to bed later than I should have.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Building another base. One meal at a time.
This morning I didn't train. I also didn't eat until noon, as the thought of eating turned me off.
It's still cold out, but quite sunny. I actually got out a bit before lunch and walked around a bit in the sunshine. I can feel my spirits lifting...
First meal (12:20 p.m.) - 12 RIPE bananas, blended into a smoothie. 3 RIPE fuyu persimmons. 3 soft'n'squishy medjool dates. 1 head green leaf lettuce. No cravings for me this afternoon!
Dinner - 6 temple oranges (Juicy!). the flesh from a few (4?) organic mangoes.
Went to bed around 8:30ish.
It's still cold out, but quite sunny. I actually got out a bit before lunch and walked around a bit in the sunshine. I can feel my spirits lifting...
First meal (12:20 p.m.) - 12 RIPE bananas, blended into a smoothie. 3 RIPE fuyu persimmons. 3 soft'n'squishy medjool dates. 1 head green leaf lettuce. No cravings for me this afternoon!
Dinner - 6 temple oranges (Juicy!). the flesh from a few (4?) organic mangoes.
Went to bed around 8:30ish.
Roe Gallo, Marjorie Newlin, Ruth Heidrich
A couple weeks ago, I listened to a very inspiring podcast on raw vegan radio: Roe Gallo. I'd never heard her before, but her story is inspiring.
In this podcast, she talked about a woman named Majorie Newlin. Check her out: http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur28238.cfm. Majorie is an 86-year-old woman who started lifting weights at age 72. Now, at 86, she enters bodybuilding competitions!
When I heard Ruth Heidrich (70+ year old ironman triathlete and vegan) say that she didn't even start running until she was 33 years old...something clicked for me. Marjorie's story helps drive home that point.
If these women accomplished these things after starting so late in life...imagine what I can do! I'm 25! I've got my whole life ahead of me to do amazing things!
In this podcast, she talked about a woman named Majorie Newlin. Check her out: http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur28238.cfm. Majorie is an 86-year-old woman who started lifting weights at age 72. Now, at 86, she enters bodybuilding competitions!
When I heard Ruth Heidrich (70+ year old ironman triathlete and vegan) say that she didn't even start running until she was 33 years old...something clicked for me. Marjorie's story helps drive home that point.
If these women accomplished these things after starting so late in life...imagine what I can do! I'm 25! I've got my whole life ahead of me to do amazing things!
This is a tough time.
Too cold to go outside. Been breathing heated, dry air, cooped up indoors.
I'm going to take it one meal at a time, starting NOW. =)
I'm going to take it one meal at a time, starting NOW. =)
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Took a few days off...
...from training, and as it were, from low fat (rolling eyes...).
Trained on Sunday (speed work on treadmill, followed by indoor cycling class), but it was very clear that I still needed more recovery time. I can't keep up training that intensely all the time without recovery. i guess it's like Doug says...it's a delicate balancing act between training more intensely, and recovering from that. You can't get into a routine because there is none!
So I decided to take a week off from the treadmill, and any intense training. May still do cycling later in the week. We'll see how I feel.
It's been FREEZING in Chicago. I've been cooped up, and WAY overdoing it on the nuts (as I always seem to do when I'm lonely and cooped up...). So I don't feel like working out much.
Three weeks until Costa Rica! Hopefully I'll be able to get myself back on track soon.
Oh yeah...Monday was my birthday! Happy birthday to me!
Trained on Sunday (speed work on treadmill, followed by indoor cycling class), but it was very clear that I still needed more recovery time. I can't keep up training that intensely all the time without recovery. i guess it's like Doug says...it's a delicate balancing act between training more intensely, and recovering from that. You can't get into a routine because there is none!
So I decided to take a week off from the treadmill, and any intense training. May still do cycling later in the week. We'll see how I feel.
It's been FREEZING in Chicago. I've been cooped up, and WAY overdoing it on the nuts (as I always seem to do when I'm lonely and cooped up...). So I don't feel like working out much.
Three weeks until Costa Rica! Hopefully I'll be able to get myself back on track soon.
Oh yeah...Monday was my birthday! Happy birthday to me!
Friday, February 02, 2007
Today is a recovery day.
Today is a recovery day. No morning training. My body needs it.
Breakfast - sucked the juice from 13 AMAZINGLY sweet valencia oranges. 3 large fuyu persimmons.
Lunch - 2 huge bowls of salad (TONS of baby spinach, 2 lbs grape tomatoes, juice from 2 of those amazing valencia oranges). 5 fuyu persimmons.
Dinner - 5 large bananas, blended.
Bed at around 9:30. Wanted to sleep earlier, but I was out.
Breakfast - sucked the juice from 13 AMAZINGLY sweet valencia oranges. 3 large fuyu persimmons.
Lunch - 2 huge bowls of salad (TONS of baby spinach, 2 lbs grape tomatoes, juice from 2 of those amazing valencia oranges). 5 fuyu persimmons.
Dinner - 5 large bananas, blended.
Bed at around 9:30. Wanted to sleep earlier, but I was out.
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