Category: Meal & Workout Journal

EXERCISE
# Kickbox 60 min @ gym
# garden 30 min

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WATER: (goal: > 75)
(3) × (25.4) = 76.2 oz

EATS:
* figs
* potato fries (home baked + few XL-frozen) w/ XL-ketchup
* plantburger (Engine 2 Italian Fennel patty) w/ tomato, onion, sprouts, mustard, XL-avocado on wheat sourdough
* gorilla salad (mixed spring greens, spinach, onion, tomato, raspberries, XL-walnuts, crunchy baked corn XL-tortilla croutons) w/ deliciously thick split pea + basalmic vinegar dressing
* Eureka brand Graniac XL-bread (one slice) w/ XL-almond butter & homemade boysenberry jam
* homegrown apricots

…..SUN HAS SET…..

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

EXERCISE
# Lift rock bottom @ gym (dropsets)
# Stair stepper 30 min @ gym
# Walk the dog 30 min

WATER: (goal: > 75)
(3) × (25.4) = 76.2 oz

EATS:
* rolled oats, water, almond milk, ground flaxseed
* apricots & banana
* homemade lentil, pea, rice, sweet & yellow potato soup served over raw veggies (onion, mushrooms cabbage, broccoli, carrots, jicama,  bell pepper, radish, celery)
* wheat sourdough XL-toast w/ XL-avocado
* cheese-free XL-pizza w/ sauce, mushroom, nutritional yeast, edamame, pineapple
* watermelon & cherries

…..SUN HAS SET…..

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

EXERCISE
# Lift lunch sisters @ gym (dropsets)
# Boomer Burst Workout 2, Level C @ home
# Hike (stroll) botanical garden 2 hrs

WATER: (goal: > 75)
(3) × (25.4) = 76.2 oz

EATS:
* watermelon
* apricots
* Trader Joe’s grill pressed eggplant wrap (in whole wheat low fat Lavash XL-flatbread, eggplant w/some XL-oil, add fresh chopped veggies, edamame, mushrooms) & dip in XL-tahini
* XL-sweet beverage
* sliced banana w/ lowfat Trader Joe’s kitty XL-cookies
* PlantPure Nation Creole Beans & Rice (kidney beans, tomatoes, water, brown rice, onions, peppers, celery, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, jalapeno peppers, dijon mustard, garlic, chipotle peppers in adobe, agave, liquid smoke, sea salt, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, all spice, thyme, black pepper, oregano, basil, cayenne pepper) served on bed of raw kale
* side of sliced tomatoes & XL-avocado

…..SUN HAS SET…..

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

EXERCISE
# rest

WATER: (goal: > 75)
(3) × (25.4) = 76.2 oz

EATS:
* watermelon
* apricots
* veggie sushi w/ XL-avocado
* corn on cob
* broccoli
* air-popped fat-free salt-free popcorn
* cherries

…..SUN HAS SET…..

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

EXERCISE
# Lift rock bottom @ gym (dropsets)
# Stair stepper 30 min @ gym
# Boomer Burst Workout 1, Level C @ home

WATER: (goal: > 75)
(3) × (25.4) = 76.2 oz

EATS:
* rolled oats, water, purple “cow” almond milk (almonds, kale, water, blueberries, grapes, banana)
* apricots & banana
* PlantPure frozen Thai Drunken Veggies entrée (water, XL-coconut milk, carrots, whole wheat pasta, broccoli, green beans, peppers, onions, tomato paste, curry paste, cornstarch, sesame seeds, soy sauce) served over thick bed of fresh baby kale
* apricots
* homemade salt-free baked corn chips
* green pea guacamole dip (split pea soup, pinto beans, XL-avocado, tomato salsa)

…..SUN HAS SET…..

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

(LEAVING VEGAS TODAY, HEADED HOME)

EXERCISE
# already did lunch sisters workout late last night w/ vegan fitness meet-up group! So today I rest…

WATER: (goal: > 75)
(3) × (25.4) = 76.2 oz

EATS:
* rolled oats, almond milk, raspberries
* banana
* watermelon
* cilantro salad (had some XL-oil)
* curry veggies w/ tamarind sauce (potatoes, tofu, red & green peper, asparagus in curry sauce)
* Yee shang eggplant (steamed eggplant, onion, red & green peppers, fresh mint & basil, sweet & sour sauce)
* XL-sweet beverage
* few XL-walnuts & XL-almonds
* homegrown apricots
* single bite of sweet potato (I’m just not hungry tonight)

…..SUN HAS SET…..

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

Here is our fabulous Tuscany Resort Chef Lonnie Beals:

(I was late getting my camera to buffet, the hungry birdies had already begun to devour it… delicious!)

(IN VEGAS TODAY FOR HEALTH CONFERENCE)

EXERCISE:
# facial exercises in the back row @ Vegas conference so as not to freak people out 🙂
# powerwalked multiple laps around the resort between health conference speakers
# Lifted weights w/ Vegas Vegan Fitness Meetup tonight, organized by vegan bodybuilder Robert Cheeke:

# warm evening stroll of Las Vegas Blvd (outdoors & inside malls) 1 hr

WATER: (goal: > 75)
(3) × (25.4) = 76.2 oz

EATS:
* rolled oats, almond milk, raspberries
* bananas

(Vegan Conference  Lunch Buffet…)
* fresh fruit with coconut cream
* Thai salad with spicy XL-peanut vinegarette
* macadamia XL-nut rice
* curried potatoes
* vegetable mango stirfry w/ lomein noodles red bell pepper, tofu, mushrooms, broccoli, mango
* veggie kebabs w/ panzu glaze
* pita XL-bread
* fresh veggie platter w/hummus
* sautéed green beans w/ olive XL-oil with hint of garlic

(I skipped the fresh fruit with coconut cream and the hummus)

…..SUN HAS SET…..

Confession: hungry after evening workout, I had *late* night veggie sandwich on XL-refined wheat toast… not a good practice, but forgivable on rare special occasion.

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

(IN VEGAS TODAY FOR HEALTH CONFERENCE)

EXERCISE:
# kickbox 40 min @ Vegas conference w/
Coach Joshua
# warm evening stroll of Las Vegas Blvd (outdoors & inside malls) 3 hrs

WATER: (goal: > 75)
(3) × (25.4) = 76.2 oz

EATS:
* rolled oats, almond milk, raspberries
* banana
(Vegan Conference Lunch Buffet…)
* potato salad (might have XL-oil)
* XL-avocado/chickpea salad
* green salad w/ almond vinegarette (oil-free)
* Spanish rice
* pinto beans
* XL-guacamole
* grilled veggie enchiladas w/ corn XL-tortilla
* black bean burrito (w/ plantains, mango salsa & XL-tortilla)
* fresh fruits tossed in XL-agave syrup
* for supper just had some XL-salt & vinegar popcorn

…..SUN HAS SET…..

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

EXERCISE:
# Lift rock bottom @ gym (dropsets)
# Stair stepper 30 min @ gym
# seated kickbox workout 40 min in car passenger seat!

WATER: (goal: > 75)
(3) × (25.4) = 76.2 oz

EATS:
* rolled oats w/ barley alfalfa powder, blackstrap molasses, homemade almond milk
* homegrown apricots
* banana

(-NOW DRIVE TO VEGAS FOR HEALTH CONFERENCE-)

* naked brc burrito (beans, rice, cabbage, but no tortilla) w/ XL-sweet beverage
* cilantro salad (had XL-oil in vinegar dressing)
* curry veggies w/ tamarind sauce (bell pepper, tomato, broccoli, cauliflower, green bean, potato) served w/ wild rice
* wonton soup ramen (had XL-oil, see photo)

Trouble w/ savory restaurant dishes is their liberal use of XL-oils & XL-salt! I will be wrestling w/ this reality all weekend, but not at lunchtimes b/c they will be low-SOS vegan catered events… yippee!! 🙂

…..SUN HAS SET…..

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food

EXERCISE:
# Lift lunch sisters @ gym
# standing/walking desk 6 hrs

WATER: (goal: > 75)
(3) × (25.4) = 76.2 oz

EATS:
* watermelon
* homegrown apricots
* very veggie pasta sauce (in balsamic vinegar saute onions, sweet peppers, tomato, turnip, carrots, garlic, quinoa, amaranth, millet, tomato Italian sauce) over high fiber pasta, sprinkled w/ nutritional yeast
* XL-sweet beverage

…..SUN HAS SET…..

* banana
* cheese-free pineapple XL-pizza
* celery stuffed w/ XL-almond butter & craisins

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food