Week 2

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Rest day/Free day “workout”: I did 30 minutes of easy Pilates from On Demand: Leg Slimmer and Toner and Total Body Pilates.  Every time I do Pilates, I say,”I need to do that more often!” A lot of the exercises are similar to those I did in physical therapy for my lower back, so I’d love to make this a weekly habit.  The only con: the instructor says “excellent” far too often in the same tone inflection as Mr. Burns from The Simpsons.

  • Meal 1: Carob Strawberry Green Monster in a Bowl ( 1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. brown rice protein powder, 2 T. carob powder, 1/2 t. almond extract, 1 c. frozen strawberries, 1 c. almond milk, ice, stevia, 2 c. spinach, topped with 1/3 c. Kashi Go Lean and 1 T. almonds)

  • Meal 2: Hugh Jass Salad (spinach, 1 carrot, 1 c. broccoli,4 Meatless Meatballs,  1 T. hummus, 1 slice of sesame Ezekiel bread made into croutons)
  • Meal 3: Protein “brownie batter” (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. rice protein, 2 T.  almond milk, 1 t. almond butter, 1 T. cocoa powder stevia, sea salt)
  • Meal 4: Free meal:  Whole Foods Salad/Hot Bar!!! (spinach, field greens, carrots, beets, cucumbers, chili tofu, broccoli, quinoa tabbouleh, hummus, 1 falafel, sesame sticks)

  • Meal 5:  Protein Chocolate Pistachio ice cream (1/2 scoop Spirutein protein powder, 1/2 c. almond milk,  2 T. cocoa powder, ice, 1/2 t. xanthan gum, stevia and 2 T. chopped pistachio, 2 T. Truwhip)

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Workout: HIIT.  Crazy, sweaty, heart pounding HIIT.  I maxed out at 8.5 mph and praised the Lord when I was finished.  We were pretty active today too, walking around the Tulip Festival in highly regrettable wedge sandals, so I’ll be skipping my walk on the treadmill tonight.

  • Meal 1: Protein Pumpkin Oatbran (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. brown rice protein powder, 1/4 c. oat bran, 1/4 c. canned pumpkin, blended with cinnamon, stevia and 2 T. almond milk, topped with almond butter)
  • Meal 2: Carob Strawberry Green Monster ( 1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. brown rice protein powder, 2 T. carob powder, 1/2 t. almond extract, 1 c. frozen strawberries, 1 c. almond milk, ice, stevia, 2 c. spinach)
  • Meal 3: 2 carrots, cut into sticks, 1/4 c. salsa, 1/4 c. Seapoint Farms dry roasted edamame
  • Meal 4: Panzanella Salad (1/2 Tofurkey Italian sausage, 1 slice Ezekiel bread made into croutons, spinach, balsamic vinegar, fresh basil, tomato chunks, TJ’s soy mozzarella)
  • Meal 5: Protein Rocky Road ice cream (1/2 scoop Spirutein protein powder, 1/2 c. almond milk,  2 T. cocoa powder, ice, 1/2 t. xanthan gum, stevia and 2 T. chopped almonds, 2 T. Truwhip)

Friday, April 9, 2010

Workout: On Demand is on to me.  They robbed me of my precious Jackie Warner workouts, so this morning I was on my own.  I miss her abs.  Today was upper body, again.  I am much smaller through the back, shoulders and arms than my lower body, so while I’m still going to be lunging and squatting, I really want to push myself on the upper body days.

  • Pushups
  • Tricep kickbacks
  • Hammer curls
  • Bicep curls
  • Tricep extensions
  • Shoulder presses
  • Dumbbell flyes
  • Dumbbell rows
  • Bench press
  • Ab work:  crunches, weighted crunches, reverse crunches, ab holds, side planks, windshield wipers

And you know I’ll be walking on the treadmill tonight while watching Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.

  • Meal 1: The most amazing smoothie EVER:  Carob Almond Strawberry Protein Shake (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. brown rice protein powder, 2 T. carob powder, 1 c. almond milk, 1 c. frozen strawberries, stevia, 1/2 t. almond extract, ice)

  • Meal 2: Slow Cooker BBQ Tofu Salad (spinach, 1 carrot, 1 c. broccoli, 1/2 a chopped red pepper, Lord willing…the last of the slow cooker bbq tofu, 1 dill pickle chopped,  1 T. hummus, 1/2 Ezekiel muffin made into croutons)
  • Meal 3: Protein “cookie dough” (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. rice protein, 2 T.  almond milk, 1 t. almond butter, stevia, sea salt)
  • Meal 4: BBQ “Chicken” Pizza bowl (steamed spinach, zucchini, broccoli, and carrots topped with one Gardein “Chicken” scallopini fillet, 1 serving of TJ’s soy mozzarella and 1 T. Annie’s BBQ sauce—stuck under the broiler for one minute)

  • Meal 5: Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream (1/2 scoop Spirutein protein powder, 1/2 c. almond milk,  2 T. cocoa powder, ice, 1/2 t. xanthan gum, stevia and 1 T. natural peanut butter)

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Workout: HIIT while watching the best interview the Today show has ever had, with Riley, the smiling dog.

My interval training is working because my speed on the treadmill is going up with my perceived level of exertion.  I probably won’t walk tonight because I have a splitting headache and fresh sheets.

  • Meal 1: Protein Pumpkin Oatbran (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. brown rice protein powder, 1/4 c. oat bran, 1/4 c. canned pumpkin, blended with cinnamon, stevia and 2 T. almond milk, topped with almond butter)
  • Meal 2: Slow Cooker BBQ Tofu Salad (spinach, 1 carrot, 1 c. broccoli, 1/2 a chopped red pepper, slow cooker bbq tofu, 1 dill pickle chopped,  1 T. hummus)

  • Meal 3: Protein “cookie dough” (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. rice protein, 2 T.  almond milk, 1 t. almond butter, stevia, sea salt)
  • Meal 4: Mushroom Boca burger salad and fries (vegan Boca burger + sauteed mushrooms, broccoli, carrots and spinach salad topped with Braggs and 2 T. almonds, carrot fries + 1 T. organic ketchup)
  • Meal 5: Protein Rocky Road ice cream (1/2 scoop Spirutein protein powder, 1/2 c. almond milk,  2 T. cocoa powder, ice, 1/2 t. xanthan gum, stevia and 2 T. chopped almonds, 2 T. Truwhip)

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Weekly Weigh-In Results: All my clothes seem to be fitting the same, but I’ve had the following changes in measurements:

  • Lost another 1/4 in. off of my hips (-3/4 in. so far)
  • Gained another 1/4 in. on my calves

I’m going to look like this soon:

(but hopefully with less hairy ankles).

Workout: Exercise TV On Demand Rock Hard Total Body, followed by 15 minutes of ab work (straight leg crunches, reverse crunches, double crunches with dumbbells, windshield wipers, bicycle crunches) + ~30 minute treadmill walk (Idol and Modern Family on my TV)

  • Meal 1: Choco Berry Protein Shake (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. brown rice protein powder, 2 T. cocoa powder, 1 c. almond milk, 1 c. frozen strawberries, stevia, ice)
  • Meal 2: 3/4 c. Kashi Go Lean mixed with 2 T. raisins and 2 T. almonds
  • Meal 3: Tempeh stirfry (2 oz. tempeh,1 c. steamed broccoli, 1 carrot, 1/2 a chopped red pepper, Bragg’s amino acids, lime juice, stevia stirfried over 1/2 c. brown rice)
  • Meal 4: Protein “cookie dough” (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. rice protein, 2 T.  almond milk, 1 t. almond butter, stevia, sea salt)
  • Meal 5: Slow Cooker BBQ Tofu Salad (spinach, 1 carrot, 1 c. broccoli, 1/2 a chopped red pepper, slow cooker bbq tofu, 1 dill pickle chopped,  1 T. hummus)
  • Meal 6: Protein “Snickers” ice cream (1/2 scoop Spirutein protein powder, 1/2 c. almond milk,  2 T. cocoa powder, ice, 1/2 t. xanthan gum, stevia and 2 T. chopped peanuts)

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Workout: HIIT (listening to the Pink Pandora station on my iPhone.  Love her!) + ~30 min. treadmill walk (watching some mediocre Idol contestants butcher the Beatles)

  • Meal 1: Protein Pumpkin Oatbran (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. brown rice protein powder, 1/4 c. oat bran, 1/4 c. canned pumpkin, blended with cinnamon, stevia and 2 T. almond milk, topped with almond butter)

  • Meal 2: Salad of spinach, cucumbers, 1 c. steamed broccoli, 1 carrot, 1/2 a chopped red pepper, 4 meatless meatballs, 1 T. hummus, 1 T. organic bbq sauce, topped with Ezekiel sprouted grain croutons
  • Meal 3: Protein “cookie dough” (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. rice protein, 2 T.  almond milk, 1 t. almond butter, stevia, sea salt)
  • Meal 4: Tofu Burrito (Ezekiel tortilla stuffed with 2 oz. tofu, sauteed mushrooms, broccoli, carrots and spinach, 2 T. salsa mixed with 1 T. Tofutti and 1 T. nutritional yeast)
  • Meal 5: Protein Rocky Road ice cream (1/2 scoop Spirutein protein powder, 1/2 c. almond milk,  2 T. cocoa powder, ice, 1/2 t. xanthan gum, stevia and 2 T. chopped almonds, 2 T. Truwhip)

Monday, April 5, 2010

Workout: Upper Body Workout + abs; ~30 min. treadmill walk solely for the purpose of watching DWTS, since I will be a baseball widow and not allowed near the HDTV for the next six months

  • Bicep curls
  • Hammer curls
  • Tricep kickbacks
  • Bench press
  • Dumbbell flyes
  • Overhead presses
  • Arnold presses
  • Ab work:  crunches, double crunches w/dumbbell, reverse crunches, windshield wipers, bicycle crunches
  • Meal 1: Choco Berry Protein Shake (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. brown rice protein powder, 2 T. cocoa powder, 1 c. almond milk, 1 c. frozen blackberries, stevia, ice)
  • Meal 2: 1/2 c. Kashi Go Lean mixed with 1/3 of a lemon Larabar, chopped
  • Meal 3: Salad of spinach, cucumbers, 1 c. steamed broccoli, 1 carrot, 1/2 a chopped red pepper, 1 leftover Gardein “chicken” scallopini fillet, 1 T. hummus, 1 T. organic bbq sauce, topped with Ezekiel sprouted grain croutons
  • Meal 4: Protein “cookie dough” (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. rice protein, 2 T.  almond milk, 1 t. almond butter, stevia, sea salt)

  • Meal 5: Burger salad and fries (spinach, 1 carrot, 1 c. broccoli, 1/2 a chopped red pepper, 1/2 a Boca vegan burger chopped, 1 dill pickle chopped, 2 T. chopped almonds, 1 T. organic bbq sauce, served with carrot fries (made from 2 carrots) and 1 T. organic ketchup)
  • Meal 6: Protein “Snickers” ice cream (1/2 scoop Spirutein protein powder, 1/2 c. almond milk,  2 T. cocoa powder, ice, 1/2 t. xanthan gum, stevia and 2 T. chopped peanuts)