Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

YEAH!!!!! 180!

I think you developing the mind set of a bodybuilder! Ask yourself what the food will do to your body, and then make choices accordingly.

Have you decided what you are going to do for the month of May?

I have already started to do supersets and morning cardio (for 45 - 60 minutes) to start blasting away the fat, and not focus on the weightlifting (sniff sniff - lower weights here I come!) part: so I am set to go for my goal for May (whether or not I am successful is up to me and my choices - and Chiptole will not be one of them - I still can't get the water weight off - feel bloated still! - wonder if the guy who puts the salt in their rice made a mistake and put an extra shake in there? I guess the wrap loaded with gluten could be the real culprit).

I think for the summer I am going to try another program from bodybuilding.com with a stricter diet except for my cinnamon roll once a week. I have missed it. Best choice hell no, indulgence you bet. Even going to make my pancakes healthier. Cut out the sugar and oil, add in frozen berries and eat them plain. Going to try my hardest to be in the 150s by the end of june. I am back to food journaling which I detest....

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I do because I can. I can because I want to. I want to because you said I couldn't.

I don't make excuses... I make results

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you

Oh found a yummy marinade for my tofu. 1tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tsp coconut aminos and 1/2 tsp chili garlic sauce... Omg!

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I do because I can. I can because I want to. I want to because you said I couldn't.

I don't make excuses... I make results

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you

Never heard of coconut aminos. OMG! I just googled it. It looks delicious! I shall have to try that! Now about that chili garlic sauce . . .

What's wrong with chili garlic sauce?

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I do because I can. I can because I want to. I want to because you said I couldn't.

I don't make excuses... I make results

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you

Ok simple enough day but lord I coulda ate every fruit and cookie and chip in sight today! I don't know where this hunger came from at all!!! 6 meals turned into 8 meals with a protein shake I will have before bed.....No worries ALL healthy choices! Today we went to the lake so that my client could watch me feed the Bison and Elk. I love going to see them and feeding them carrots and apples. But I also feel sad cause they can't run free like they should be.... Is it weird that I noticed a guy checking me out who later admitted to wanting to honk to get my attention in the mornings when he sees me walking my dog? Feels kinda stalkerish yet flattering. Ok so I need to journal my food intake...

Breakfast: 1/2c dry oats cooked in water, 2 tbsp dark chocolate dreams, 1 mashed banana
Snack: 1 orange, 2 servings protein powder
Snack: 21 red grapes (this is when I noticed I was hungrier than normal)
Lunch: 8 oz steamed broccoli, 1/4 onion, 1/3 block sprouted tofu, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tsp coconut aminos, 1/2 tbsp coconut oil, 1/2 tsp chili garlic sauce, 1/4c dry brown rice cooked in water
Snack: honey crisp apple
Snack: 8oz steamed broccoli, 1/4 onion, 1/3 block sprouted tofu, 1 tbsp vinegar, 1 tsp aminos, 1/2 tbsp oil, 1/2 tsp chili garlic sauce
Snack: 1c tropical frozen fruit, 2 servings protein powder blended up with water
Supper: half bag spring mix salad, 1/3 block tofu, small baked sweet potato plain, red wine vinegar
Bedtime shake: 2 servings protein powder

Like I said I was HUNGRY!!! But I don't really feel like I over ate and that once I ate my body was satisfied until it was hungry again. Added it up 2194 calories, 52 fat, 242 carb, 177 protein

Cardio: 45 min treadmill butt lifter 3.5 speed

Chest/back
Dumbbell press:
50 reps 15 lbs
40 reps 15 lbs
30 reps 20 lbs
20 reps 20 lbs
10 reps 27.5 lbs
10 reps 27.5 lbs
20 reps 20 lbs
30 reps 20 lbs
40 reps 15 lbs
50 reps 15 lbs
Bent over row:
40 lbs 50 reps
40 lbs 40 reps
40 lbs 30 reps
50 lbs 20 reps
50 lbs 10 reps
50 lbs 10 reps
50 lbs 20 reps
40 lbs 30 reps
40 lbs 40 reps
30 lbs 50 reps

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I do because I can. I can because I want to. I want to because you said I couldn't.

I don't make excuses... I make results

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you

After my all out eat feast yesterday was a tad bit worried about my weight..... apparently I had no cause to be worried 180.4 today

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I do because I can. I can because I want to. I want to because you said I couldn't.

I don't make excuses... I make results

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you

Ok not even hungry today but ate my meals. Was nice feeling full period ... I think my favorite part of the day has become Starbucks hour. Grande iced coffee no flavoring or syrup just a splash of soy milk.... While I was stretching my calves out one of the bodybuilders left me a doodle in my training journal. Nothing like a big smiley face to perk one up. Today wasn't a bad day but not a good one. Onto my food journal

Breakfast: 1/2c dry oats cooked in water, 4 oz vanilla coconut milk, 2 tbsp dark chocolate dreams, 1 banana
Snack: 1 orange, 4 oz vanilla coconut milk, 2 servings protein powder
Lunch: 1/2 block tempeh, 8oz broccoli, 1/4 onion diced, 1/2 tbsp coconut oil, 1/4c dry rice cooked in water, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tsp coconut aminos, 1/2 tsp chili garlic sauce
Snack: 1/2 block tempeh, small plain baked sweet potato, 8oz broccoli, 1/4 onion diced, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tsp coconut aminos, 1/2 tsp chili garlic sauce
Preworkout: 1 1/2c frozen fruit, 2 servings protein powder blended up in water
Post workout: 2 servings protein powder, 5 glutamine chewable tablets
Supper: few walnuts, half bag spring mix salad, red wine vinegar

Cardio: booty lifter 40 min 3.5 speed, 55 min boot camp

Shoulders, calves and abs
Dumbbell shoulder press:
7.5 lbs 50 reps
7.5 lbs 40 reps
10 lbs 30 reps
12.5 lbs 20 reps
15 lbs 10 reps
Superset
Dumbbell shoulder press
15 lbs 10 reps
15 lbs 20 reps
15 lbs 30 reps
10 lbs 40 reps
7.5 lbs 50 reps
Dumbbell/Plate shrugs
40 lbs 20 reps
45 lbs 20 res
45 lbs 20 reps
45 lbs 20 reps
45 lbs 20 reps
Hanging leg raises: 3 sets 15 reps
Seated calf raises: 3 sets 80 lbs 20 reps

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I do because I can. I can because I want to. I want to because you said I couldn't.

I don't make excuses... I make results

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you

diet looks great. how to the glutamine tabs taste? i switched from nasty powder to pulls. hoping they absorb just as well.

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The ones I found are grape flavored!!! So out of curiosity again stepped on the scale. Let's just say that according to the BMI chart I am NO LONGER OBESE!!!!!!!! I have been waiting for this day to come and it finally has *happy dance*

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I do because I can. I can because I want to. I want to because you said I couldn't.

I don't make excuses... I make results

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you

OMG CONGRATS!! HARD WORK PAYS OFF!

are the tabs sugar free? if so can you link me?

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Darth Vader from Sandlot once said, "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die." Then he later died.
https://www.facebook.com/BigMeeeeech

They only have 2g sugar for 10 tablets but I think they stopped selling this version and made a soft chew instead and the ingredient list is longer

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I do because I can. I can because I want to. I want to because you said I couldn't.

I don't make excuses... I make results

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you

ok thanks anyway

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Darth Vader from Sandlot once said, "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die." Then he later died.
https://www.facebook.com/BigMeeeeech

Means I get to find a new form myself ....yay......

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I do because I can. I can because I want to. I want to because you said I couldn't.

I don't make excuses... I make results

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you

Have you guys tried just blending them into your protein or a smoothie? I do this sometimes, even just with my multi. Easier to absorb, you don't have to take a pill (I get really sick of pill popping) and you can't really taste it.