Week 5

Sunday, May 2, 2010–Free Day/Rest Day/Birthday!

Workout: 40 fabulous minutes of Pilates with Gigi.  It feels so good!

  • Meal 1: 1/2 c. oats cooked in 1/2 c. water, 1/2 c. almond milk, with 1 scoop of Sun Warrior mixed in and topped with mango, blackberries, coconut and almond butter

  • Meal 2: “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 3: 1 glass of Chardonnay from Cirque de Soleil (healthiest vegan option available) ;)
  • Meal 4: Whole Foods Hot Bar/Salad Bar (spinach, carrots, beets, pineapple, hummus, falafel, chili tofu, red peppers, cucumbers, chickpeas, curry tofu, wheatberry salad, etc.)

  • Meal 5: Protein Rocky Road Ice Cream (1 serving silken tofu, 1/4 c. almonds, 2 T. cocoa powder, stevia, ice, xanthan gum and 2 T. TruWhip)

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Workout: HIIT (speeds from 6.5-9.0!)

  • Meal 1: Pumpkin protein oatbran (1 scoop Sun Warrior, 1/4 c. pumpkin, 1/4 c. oat bran, blended with splash of almond milk and topped with almond butter)
  • Meal 2: Tempeh salad (1 serving tempeh, spinach, carrots, broccoli, Ezekiel croutons, 1 T. bbq sauce and 2 T.hummus)
  • Meal 3: Chocolate Almond Protein Cake (1 scoop Sun Warrior, almond milk, 1 T. cocoa powder, sea salt, stevia and pinch of baking soda, microwaved and topped with almond butter)
  • Meal 4: Burger and salad (Boca burger, salad of spinach, carrots and broccoli topped with hummus and chopped almonds)
  • Meal 5: Chocolate almond protein ice cream (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 serving silken tofu, 1/4 c. almonds, 2 T. cocoa powder, stevia, ice and xanthan gum)

Friday, April 30, 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).   I don’t know why this felt even harder today, but I have never cursed so much during a workout in my life.

  • Meal 1: Protein Green Monster (3/4 scoop Sun Warrior vanilla rice protein, 1/2 scoop Olympian Labs vanilla pea protein, 1/4 c. orange juice, 3/4 c. vanilla almond milk, 1 c. frozen strawberries, 2 c. spinach, xanthan gum, ice, stevia)
  • Meal 2: Hugh Jass Salad (2 oz. tofu, spinach, broccoli, carrots, red pepper, Ezekiel croutons, 1 T. bbq sauce, 2 T. homemade hummus)
  • Meal 3: Chocolate Almond Protein Cake (1/2 scoop Sun Warrior vanilla rice protein, 1/2 scoop Olympian Labs vanilla pea protein, 2 T. vanilla almond milk, 1 T. cocoa powder, stevia, pinch of baking powder mixed and microwaved for one minute and topped with almond butter.
  • Meal 4: Grilled Italian Veggie Bowl (steamed broccoli, sauteed portabellos, grilled eggplant…recipe coming…, marinara sauce, nutritional yeast and fresh basil)

  • Meal 5: Chocolate Pistachio Protein Ice Cream (1 serving silken tofu, 1 scoop Sun Warrior protein, 2 T. cocoa powder, 1/4 c. shelled pistachios, 1/2 c. almond milk, ice and stevia)

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Fine.  You win.  What’s fifteen extra minutes of sleep.  In the life of a mom: EVERYTHING.

Progress update: No major changes, but:

  • Gained +.5 inch on my calves (again…I’m the Hulk)
  • Gained +.1 inch on my biceps (grrr!)
  • Lost -.1 inch on my thighs

Workout: HIIT (speed ranging from 6.5-8.5)

  • Meal 1: Pumpkin Protein Oatbran (1/4 c. pumpkin, 1/2 scoop Sun Warrior, 1/2 scoop Olympian pea protein, 1/4 c. oat bran, stevia, cinnamon and splash of almond milk, blended and topped with almond butter)
  • Meal 2: “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 3: Chocolate Almond Butter Protein Cake (1 scoop brown rice protein, 1 T. cocoa powder, dash of stevia, pinch of baking powder, almond milk, nuked for 1 min. 30 sec. and topped with a dollop of almond butter)
  • Meal 4: Dog and Kraut Salad (1 Tofurkey Italian Sausage, 1/4 c. sauerkraut on top of bed of spinach, carrots and broccoli topped with peppers, almonds, caraway seeds and a squirt of organic bbq sauce)
  • Meal 5: Protein Rocky Road Ice Cream (1 serving silken tofu, 1/4 c. almonds, 2 T. cocoa powder, stevia, ice, xanthan gum and 2 T. TruWhip)

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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: Chocolate Berry Protein shake (1 scoop Sun Warrior protein, 3/4 c. frozen berry blend, 1 c. almond milk, spinach, ice, stevia, 1/2 t. xanthan gum, 2 T. cocoa powder)
  • Meal 2: Cup of leftover Tempeh Chili (buy the book.  Seriously.) + huge salad of spinach, carrots, broccoli, peppers, Bragg’s and lime juice.
  • Meal 3: April’s Protein Cookie Dough (1/2 scoop Spirutein, 1/2 scoop Olympian Labs pea protein, 1 t. almond butter, stevia, sea salt and splash of almond milk)
  • Meal 4: Better Than Ever Bean Burger (buy the book.  I’m not kidding) + huge salad of spinach, carrots, broccoli, peppers, Bragg’s, lime juice and almonds
  • Meal 5: Protein Rocky Road Ice Cream (1 serving silken tofu, 1/4 c. almonds, 2 T. cocoa powder, stevia, ice, xanthan gum and 2 T. TruWhip)

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

If you are reading this, please know that I am going to try my best to keep up with these BFL pages, but with all the changes going on, it’s going to be difficult, so bear with me or at least let me know if these are helpful or if my time is better spent elsewhere.  Like watching The Hills premiere.

Workout: HIIT, with again increased speed intervals.  So hard, yet so amazing!

  • Meal 1: Pumpkin protein oatbran (1 scoop Sun Warrior, 1/4 c. pumpkin, 1/4 c. oat bran, blended with splash of almond milk and topped with almond butter)
  • Meal 2: Tofu salad (1 serving tofu, spinach, carrots, broccoli, Ezekiel croutons, 1 T. bbq sauce and 2 T.hummus)
  • Meal 3: Protein cookie dough (1 scoop Spirutein, almond milk, 1 t. almond butter) with some mini peppers on the way home from Costco
  • Meal 4: Burger and fries (Boca burger, salad of spinach, carrots and broccoli, side of butternut squash fries w/ organic ketchup)
  • Meal 5: Chocolate almond protein ice cream (1/2 scoop pea protein, 1 serving silken tofu, 1/4 c. almonds, 2 T. cocoa powder, stevia, ice and xanthan gum)

Monday, April 26, 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).  You’d think after two weeks this workout would get easier.  You’d think wrong, and your ass would still hurt.

  • Meal 1: Vegan Protein Pancakes (1 T. brown rice protein powder, 1/2 scoop pea protein powder, 1 serving silken tofu, 1/3 of a banana, 1/2 t. baking powder, splash of vanilla, dash of cinnamon blended smooth and cooked, topped with a drizzle of maple syrup)

  • Meal 2: Chocolate Almond Butter Protein Cake (1 scoop brown rice protein, 1 T. cocoa powder, dash of stevia, pinch of baking powder, almond milk, nuked for 1 min. 30 sec. and topped with a dollop of almond butter)
  • 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: Tempeh Chili (you’ll have to buy the book) and a large green salad (spinach, carrots, broccoli, cucumber, lime juice and almonds)
  • Meal 5: Chocolate Protein Ice Cream (1 serving silken tofu, 1 scoop Sun Warrior protein–an amazing gift from HEAB!, 1/2 c. almond milk, ice and stevia)