Week 3

Sunday, April 18, 2010–Rest Day/”Free” Day

Workout: 20 minutes of Weight Loss Pilates + 2 intense hours of house cleaning.  The housework was a million times harder (and nastier) than the workout.

  • 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 w/white chocolate chips ((1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. rice protein, 2 T.  almond milk, 1 t. almond butter, stevia, sea salt, 2 t. white chocolate chips)
  • Meal 4: Whole Foods Salad Bar (spinach, carrots, beets, pineapple, hummus, falafel, tofu, red peppers, cucumbers quinoa) + 2 or 3 Chipotle chips snagged from Pea Daddy

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

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Workout: HIIT (powered by decaf tea instead of coffee…BOOO!).

  • Meal 1: Protein Blueberry Oatmeal (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. brown rice protein powder, 1/3 c. oats, 1/4 c. blueberries, cinnamon, stevia, almond milk and almond butter)
  • Meal 2: Strawberry Hemp Green Monster (1 scoop Nutiva hemp protein, 1 1/2 c. frozen strawberries, 1 c. almond milk, stevia, ice, spinach)
  • 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: 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 5: Protein Rocky Road ice cream (1T. brown rice 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 16, 2010

Workout: Exercise TV On Demand Chris Freytag’s Lower Body Workout + 15 minutes ab work (straight leg crunches, full crunches with dumbbell, reverse crunches, windshield wipers, bicycle crunches).  This was just as hard the second time around, and I did about a million lunges and squats with 10 lb. dumbbells.  Like an episode of Dr. 90210, I pretty much wanted to throw up the whole time.  I’m going to take a relaxing walk while watching Food Revolution tonight as well.

  • Meal 1: Carob Berry 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, ice)
  • Meal 2: 1/4 c. dry roasted edamame & 2 T. raisins
  • Meal 3: Tempeh Salad (tempeh, 1 c. steamed broccoli, 1 carrot, 1/2 a chopped red pepper, Bragg’s amino acids, lime juice, stevia and 1 T. hummus, topped with Ezekiel 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: “Spaghetti” & salad (zucchini noodles topped with marinara, sauteed mushrooms, Tofurky Italian sausage and fresh basil w/a salad of spinach, broccoli, carrots, red pepper and almonds, topped with lemon juice)

  • Meal 6: Protein Rocky Road ice cream (1 T. brown rice protein, 1/2 c. almond milk,  2 T. cocoa powder, ice, 1/2 t. xanthan gum, stevia, 2 T. almonds, 2 T. Tru Whip)

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Workout: HIIT, despite my best efforts to come up with an excuse to skip it, I still did my 20 minutes and called it good.

  • 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, leftover falafel balls, 1 T. hummus, 1 T. organic bbq sauce
  • 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: Tortilla pinwheels, steamed broccoli, carrot sticks, red pepper slices, cucumber slices and sparkling POMtini (~1/4 c. POM juice and sparkling water)

  • Meal 5: Protein Carob Almond ice cream (1/2 scoop Spirutein protein powder, 1/2 c. almond milk,  2 T. carob powder, ice, 1/2 t. xanthan gum, stevia and 2 T. chopped almonds, 2 T. Truwhip)

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Weekly Weigh-In Results: I’m feeling a little more muscular in my physique (is that possible?) and a little tighter overall.

  • Lost a 1/4 in. off of my waist
  • Gained another 1/4 in. on my biceps (+.5 in. so far!)

Workout: Exercise TV On Demand Chris Freytag’s Upper Body Workout+ 15 minutes ab work (straight leg crunches, full crunches with dumbbell, reverse crunches, windshield wipers, bicycle crunches).

  • Meal 1: Cocoa Berry Protein Shake (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. brown rice protein powder, 2 T. carob powder, 1 c. almond milk, 1 c. frozen raspberries, spinach, stevia, ice)
  • Meal 2: 1/4 c. dry roasted edamame + 1 T. raisins
  • Meal 3: “Meatball” Salad (4 meatless meatballs, 1 c. steamed broccoli, 1 carrot, 1/2 a chopped red pepper, Bragg’s amino acids, lime juice, stevia and 1 T. hummus, topped with Ezekiel 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: Carob Strawberry Protein Shake (1/2 scoop pea protein powder, 1/2 c. almond milk,  1/2 c. frozen strawberries, 2 T. carob, ice, 1/2 t. xanthan gum, stevia and 2 T. chopped almonds)

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Workout: HIIT (my TV was on the fritz, so it was music only!  LadyGaga powered me through).

  • 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: Burger and Fries (Boca vegan burger with organic ketchup and carrot fries, side salad of broccoli, carrots and spinach, lemon juice and Braggs)

  • 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 12, 2010

Workout: Exercise TV On Demand Chris Freytag’s Lower Body Workout + 15 minutes ab work (straight leg crunches, full crunches with dumbbell, reverse crunches, windshield wipers, bicycle crunches).  This workout was KILLER and probably the hardest lower body workout I have ever done.  If I ever do another lunge again, it will be too soon…and it will be Friday.

  • Meal 1: Carob Berry Protein Shake (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 T. brown rice protein powder, 2 T. carob powder, 1 c. almond milk, 1 c. frozen raspberries, stevia, ice)
  • Meal 2: High Protein Cereal Mix (1/3 c. Kashi Go Lean mixed with 2 T. raisins , 2 T. almonds and 2 T. dry roasted edamame)

  • Meal 3: “Meatball” Salad (4 meatless meatballs, 1 c. steamed broccoli, 1 carrot, 1/2 a chopped red pepper, Bragg’s amino acids, lime juice, stevia and 1 T. hummus, topped with Ezekiel 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: Protein Packed Falafel Salad (spinach, 1 carrot, 1 c. broccoli, 1/2 a chopped red pepper, protein packed falafel and drizzle of vegan tzatziki–recipes to come tomorrow)

  • 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)