Vegan Body Transformation BACK IN ACTION!

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Okay, so it’s pretty apparent that the first time I tried this whole shindig I wasn’t exactly prepared enough, or determined enough to get it done. Well after… a while, I’ve made some changes in life (including a Vitamix :D ) and am more energetic about attaining the physique I’ve always wanted than EVER before.

I can see the journey ahead, its littered with blood sweat and tears, piles of plantain’s, mountains of mango’s, behemoth sized bundles of banana’s… and me getting this wrist brace removed :( . Yes, as if the wait wasn’t long enough, I must wait for my weight lifting injury from a month ago to heal.

I am writing this blog post as a simple checking in of sorts so that people don’t begin to think I’ve abandoned this quest. I’m just as adamant about doing this as I was the day I made this site, and put that first embarrassing video up on YouTube. Rain, snow, hail, or hurricane I give this wrist a few more days and I should be back on the horse again :D

Thank you for anyone out there that has liked the page on Facebook, watched one of my YouTube videos, or just read this post. I hope you all have a Fantastic day/night, talk to you again soon.

 

 

Vegan Body Transformation Day 16 – Muscle Monday

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Alright so here I am again with another update on my body transformation. If this week goes as planned it should be a pretty great one, and the first with a COMPLETE lifting program.

I’m busy a lot of time with school and work, but hopefully I can put all the excuses aside and power through my schedule (there’s worse things in life).

Diet for the Day:

Breakfast:

-Bolthouse Amazing Mango (4 servings of the drink, basically entire drink)

Lunch:

-Bolthouse Amazing Mango (entire thing)

Post Workout:

-Sun Warrior Protein (1 scoop)

-Peanut Butter Wrap (3 tbsp. of Skippy Chunky Peanut Butter wrapped in 1 small tortilla)

-Spinach Sandwitch (5-6inch. Bread loaf with mustard, spinach, banana peppers, and Daiya cheese)

Dinner:

-Taco Bell 7 Layer Burrito (with no sour cream or cheese)

Calories:  2504

Protein:  67g

Fat: 49g

Carbohydrate: 467g

Workout for the Day:

* Chest Day *

-Flat Bench Press (4×5)

115, 135, 135, 135

-Incline Bench Press (4×5)

95, 95, 95, 95 (failed last rep)

-Dumbbell Chest Fly’s (4×5)

25, 30, 30, 25

-Flat Bench Dumbbell Press (4×5)

30, 35, 40, 40 (failed last rep)

Thoughts: I know that I failed on a couple of reps during my chest workout last week, really happy that I got all the way through on the flat bench. I hope to take more notes when I’m workout out (journal), so that I can measure my success better while in the gym and try to constantly go up in weight (even if it’s minimal).

Vegan Body Transformation Day 11 – Now we’re talking

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Starting Weight: 170ish

Current Weight: 164

Alright well I said that on Wednesday I would do “exactly” what I’ve been planning to do, and I did just about that. I had the fruits, the salads, the workout, pretty much everything I wanted to accomplish.

I’m writing this on a Thursday and the only thing I’ll be adding to what I did on Wednesday is some Sun Warrior Protein. It’s a mix of hemp, pea, rice, and various other protein sources for better assimilation and a great amino acid profile (it’s in the store on my site, recommend it because “I” have used it before, and am using it again).

Diet for the Day *Wednesday*

Breakfast:

-Banana (3 medium sized bananas)

-Banana Peanut Butter Sandwich (1 medium Banana, 3 tbsp’s of Skippy Peanut Butter, and 2 slices of Whole Wheat Bread)

Post Workout:

-Banana (1 medium size banana)

-Salad Grande (2 cups of lettuce, 2.5 cups of spinach, 1 cup of Broccoli florets, ¼ cup of Cranberries and Almonds, 2 tbsp’s of Braggs Healthy Vinaigrette

Dinner:

-Moe’s (western bar and grill type place) Tofu Rice Bowl (Has tofu, rice, black beans, Corn Pico, Cilantro, Mushrooms, Tortilla Chips, and Salsa)

Workout for the Day *Wednesday*

Wednesday was Chest day (I’ve tried all kinds of workouts splits, upper/lower days, and full body workouts, wanted to try a body part a day now).

-5min. treadmill and bench press warm up (115lbs)

-Flat Bench Press (4×4), 2 sets Bench/ 2 sets Smith Machine

+135, 135, 135, 135

-Incline Bench Press (3×4)

+115, 115, 115, 115

-Dumbbell Chest Fly’s (4×6)

+25, 25, 30, 30

-Flat Bench Dumbbell Press (4×6)

+30, 30, 35, 35

-Incline Chest Press Machine (4×4)

+135, 135, 135, 135

Thoughts: Starting to incorporate protein powder into my diet just to add some more protein, don’t believe that everyone needs the 1g/pound of body fat rule, but if you’re lifting a lot…makes sense.

Thanks for reading everyone, take it easy.

Vegan Body Transformation Day 9 and 10 – twofer

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Starting Weight: 170ish

Current Weight: 165.5

Today we have a twofer, two for the price of one, whatever you want to call it it’s TWO days in one post. I thought that I would combine the posts because they are polar opposites, and have resulted in bringing me closer to my diet goals.

So if you’ve been reading along with me on my journey you will have noticed that I’ve been trying to get enough calories, protein, and so on. Well today it seems that I am finally getting there (or at least hinting at what’s to come).

My ideal day would be as follows:

Breakfast:

Smoothie of some kind, cereal with fruit, or just fruit

Grazing:

Fruit all day long, maybe a veggie burger on occasion, maybe throw in a salad or wrap as well

Dinner:

Probably a cooked vegan meal of some sort (i.e. salad, veggie burger, pasta, burrito, wrap)

Well yesterday is equivalent to a smidgen of what I would like to have, today on the other hand “decent.”

Diet for the Day *Sunday*

-Skippy Peanut Butter (2tbsp.)

-Archers Farms Premium 100% Whole Wheat Bread (2 slices)

-Smucker’s Double Fruit Apricot Jam (2tbsp.)

-Grapes (4 cups)

-Taco Bello Supreme Burrito (1 burrito without cheese or sour cream)

Calories: 1161

Protein: 31g

Horrible Day for the calories and protein.

Diet for the Day *Monday*

-Grapes (1 cup)

-Black Bean Burger: black beans (1 cup), Quaker old fashioned oats (1/4 cup), tad bit of balsamic vinegar, cumin, oregano, basil.

-Archers Farms 100% Whole Wheat Bread

-Lettuce (1 cup)

-Salad: Lettuce (2 cups), Spinach (1 cup), Braggs healthy Vinaigrette (2tbsp.), cranberries and almonds (1/4 cup each)

-Waffle House Hash browns (large order… that’s what put me over on calories)

-Tomatoes (3 slices)

-White Bread (4 slices)

Calories: 2113

Protein: 58g

Thoughts: So these days are not ideal but honestly just keep pushing me towards doing better. I’m hoping to begin Wednesday in the “exact” way that I would like to.

Vegan Body Transformation Day 8 – to lift or not to lift?

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Starting Weight: 170ish

Current Weight: 166.5

So far I’ve realized that I need to work really hard to eat enough calories for the day, as well as get all my food necessities down. I started this whole shindig with the idea of I’ll work out and do the vegan deal, and see how that works.

But then I thought hmm, maybe I could split it up over two periods (a cut, and a bulk). Well NOW I’m thinking I might just revert to my previous plans and do the whole shebang in one sitting.

My current plans are dominated by cardio, and lack any lifting. I’ve heard a lot of advice lately to put more lifting into my program, so maybe I shall. I think it’s safe to say at this point that I need to just get my diet worked out, and then start to incorporate weights.

I would still like to get down to around 155 or so before changing things up, and CERTAINLY have my diet in check. I need to get the calories as well as protein and everything down first and set up my eating throughout the day to be something like this:

Breakfast: Smoothie, Cereal and fruit, or just SOMETHING. I know I’m pressed for time on most days with College and work, but you can always fit a meal in somewhere.

Grazing: Been doing this pretty well to be honest, snacking on a great deal of fruit.

Dinner: Dinners need to be more lettuce ridden. When I think about buying a lot of greens I see $$$, but maybe the fact that I’m extremely money conscious has something to do with it.

Diet for the Day:

Breakfast:

-Skippy Peanut Butter (1tbsp.)

-Apricot Jam (1tbsp.)

-Sourdough Bread (2 slices)

Grazing:

-Boca Burger (1 patty)

-Lettuce (1 cup)

-Dill Pickles (3 small pickles)

-Sourdough Bread (2 slices)

Dinner:

-Grapes (3 pounds spread across a couple hours while at work and once I got home)

Calories: 1913

Protein: 58.6g

Thoughts: I can definitely see me starting to shift thoughts about not lifting at this time. I think maybe here in the next week or so I’ll start incorporating more lifting. It’s been a few months since I went to the gym so it should be a blast :D .