Roonytunes 2006

[Roonytunes]

Congrats on the 4 week marker!! Good job!

Thanks, Jens! I think this is the longest I've gone eating clean with no cheats & no alcohol. The strange thing is I don't really want to break the streak. I feel like I'm almost being forced to with my upcoming weekend plans now because realistically speaking, it's not like I can really break out my scale/measuring cups and analyze what the food's been cooked with

 

[Roonytunes]

I noticed that myself, good job

Thanks, Tre & Bunns Coming from the two of you, that is truly a compliment! But yes, I do feel like I'm getting stronger, more cut and as critical as I normally am of my own body, even I am starting to see the changes now.

 

[Roonytunes]

Tues, Oct 3rd

Scale weight: 114.5lbs

7:45am:
3 oz turkey tenderloin with 1/2 cup green beans and peppers seasoned with Mrs. Dash

10:15am:
½ cup Ezekiel Golden Flax cereal mixed with:
½ cup diced apple
½ cup non-sweetened almond milk
1/2 cup egg whites
3 tbsp walnuts
1 packet splenda, few dashes apple pie spice

12:30pm:
6 oz Italian marinated chicken breast & 1 1/2 cups oriental style vegetables and portabella mushrooms seasoned with Mrs. Dash
1 cup brown rice cooked with 1 tbsp flax oil added (this is yummy!)

3:25pm:
1/3 cup 1% cottage cheese mixed with 1 cup peaches, 1 packet splenda, few dashes apple pie spice

5:25pm:
3 oz turkey tenderloin with 2 tbsp of black-eyed beans, ½ cup of green beans, green peppers, sliced mushrooms sautéed with garlic, Mrs.Dash and few dashes of hot sauce.

6:30pm: Upper Body Workout

Pec Dec with 5 sec hold with 40lbs (all sets to failure)
11 reps, 7 reps, 9 reps, 9 reps, 11 reps

Lat Pull-Down Machine with 5 sec hold with 60lb plates (all sets to failure)
10 reps, 10 reps, 10 reps, 8 reps, 8 reps

Tricep Pull-Down with 5 sec hold with 50lbs
5 x 10 reps

7:45pm:
PWO meal – ½ scoop ON whey mixed with water, 4 oz seasoned cooked potatoes

9pm:
1 package peach s/f jello

Totals: 1435 cals (162g carbs, 125g protein, 31.5g fat)

 

[mermaid]

Hey Roony

What is the almond milk like? I don't think I have seen that before and I'm always looking for an alternative to dairy. I guess from health food stores?

 

[Roonytunes]

Hey Roony

What is the almond milk like? I don't think I have seen that before and I'm always looking for an alternative to dairy. I guess from health food stores?

Merm!!!! I know it's working better for you this way, but I do miss your log

Almond milk here is sold in higher end grocery stores. I get mine at Whole Foods but have seen quite a few brands at Trader Joes too. It's not refrigerated and is generally in the same aisle and near the shelves of soy and rice milk. I actually use a new unsweetened kind of almond milk by Almond Breeze: http://www.bluediamond.com/retail/breeze/index.cfm
It is very light at 40 cals/cup with a macro breakdown of 2g carbs, 1g protein & 3g fat. So as you can imagine, it's a little more watery with a faint hint of almonds. I like it and have had no problems with mixing it in with oatmeal, cereals and coffee so far. I also bought the unsweetened chocolate almond milk for shakes but haven't tried it yet. I assume regular almond milk would have a thicker consistency given the difference in cals/macros. You can also order this brand online, but I'm not sure how easy it is to ship to Australia.

On another note, can you tell me how and what type of testing was used to determine your food allergies? I think I have quite a few....and it's to clean foods. The days AFTER my all-out cheats are when I look the best - taut with a completely flat stomach. On most other days, I wake up with a flatter stomach and end up looking 1-3 months pregnant by the end of the day (some other girl posted pics of her stomach recently from how she looked in the morning and night, and that's very similar to what I experience). I feel it could be anything from egg whites to raw veggies to the ON brand of whey...and can't eliminate everything right away or I'd have nothing to eat.

 

[treilin]

Merm!!!! I know it's working better for you this way, but I do miss your log

No joke Merm... I miss the log!

 

[mermaid]

Merm!!!! I know it's working better for you this way, but I do miss your log

Almond milk here is sold in higher end grocery stores. I get mine at Whole Foods but have seen quite a few brands at Trader Joes too. It's not refrigerated and is generally in the same aisle and near the shelves of soy and rice milk. I actually use a new unsweetened kind of almond milk by Almond Breeze: http://www.bluediamond.com/retail/breeze/index.cfm
It is very light at 40 cals/cup with a macro breakdown of 2g carbs, 1g protein & 3g fat. So as you can imagine, it's a little more watery with a faint hint of almonds. I like it and have had no problems with mixing it in with oatmeal, cereals and coffee so far. I also bought the unsweetened chocolate almond milk for shakes but haven't tried it yet. I assume regular almond milk would have a thicker consistency given the difference in cals/macros. You can also order this brand online, but I'm not sure how easy it is to ship to Australia.

On another note, can you tell me how and what type of testing was used to determine your food allergies? I think I have quite a few....and it's to clean foods. The days AFTER my all-out cheats are when I look the best - taut with a completely flat stomach. On most other days, I wake up with a flatter stomach and end up looking 1-3 months pregnant by the end of the day (some other girl posted pics of her stomach recently from how she looked in the morning and night, and that's very similar to what I experience). I feel it could be anything from egg whites to raw veggies to the ON brand of whey...and can't eliminate everything right away or I'd have nothing to eat.

Awww, thanks for the comp on the log You too, Treil I am doing so much better this way - but I am always reading/checking up on you, LOL!!!!

I visited a naturopath who performed kinesiology. I must admit, the process seemed a bit way out there, especially not knowing what to expect. It is concerned with energy flows through the body. She "cleared" my system by rubbing on certain pressure points (neck, stomach) then held my right ankle and told me push back when she tried to move it. It was easy to create enough resistance to do so.

Then she had over 100 vials of dried foods and one by one, held them over my stomach while trying to push my right ankle. I had to create resistance to stop it from moving. However, when I couldn't create resistance (and I mean, I literally lost control of my right leg, it was so bizarre, I could not keep it still for the life of me!), then the particular food over my stomach was the one I have intolerances for.

I didn't believe it at first. My list was: cow milk products, wheat, sugar (yeah, I know, so far, isn't that the case for everyone?!), peanuts, pistachios, dates, oranges, mushrooms, coffee, alcohol (but particularly grapes and hops, whew, the occasional vodka is OK). I find it hard to continually eliminate all of those things, but while I was still seeing her, I managed it for 6 weeks. I also took digestive enzymes. I tell you, I felt fantastic, almost euphoric, just so healthy and full of energy. My friend from work went too; wheat and dairy were again an issue, but her other intolerances were different to mine. She too, has been feeling fantastic.

I hope this helps! If you are bloating like that, then there must be an intolerance you haven't found yet. Really, it seems to be ALL about the diet.

 

[Roonytunes]

Then she had over 100 vials of dried foods and one by one, held them over my stomach while trying to push my right ankle. I had to create resistance to stop it from moving. However, when I couldn't create resistance (and I mean, I literally lost control of my right leg, it was so bizarre, I could not keep it still for the life of me!), then the particular food over my stomach was the one I have intolerances for

Not so weird actually...this is the same process my "holistic" chiropractor uses except she tries to push down on my arm instead of ankle. Unfortunately, she only did the vials that I asked about like gluten, vodka, wine, fructose, coffee, lactose, and right the only one I reacted to specifically is milk protein (not cheese or cottage cheese since she had separate vials for that). But then she also did a "de-sensitizing" process after which I didn't react to the milk protein vial anymore. It cost $50 for the "de-sensitizing" so that's what made me a tad suspicious. I wonder if she'll go over all 100 vials with me to get at least a solid sense of what I *may* be intolerant to...thanks, Merm!

 

[Roonytunes]

Couldn't post up my log yesterday because my laptop crashed and won't boot up anymore. Have a call in to the Geek Squad & it's going to cost me $250 What sucks is I know it's my own stupid fault for clicking on a stupid free download link by accident...immediately I got a thousand pop-ups and my screen froze. I had to shut down the computer and now Windows XP won't boot up. I get the dreaded blue screen. Now I'm just praying I don't have to buy a new Windows XP cd because I don't have the original.

Wed, Oct 4th

Scale weight: 115lbs

6:20am: 50 mins spinning class

7:45am:
½ cup Ezekiel golden flax cereal mixed with:
1/3 cup egg whites
½ cup unsweetened almond milk
½ diced apple & ¾ cup sliced strawberries
2 tbsp pecans
1 packet splenda & few dashes of apple pie spice

8:45am:
16 oz hazelnut coffee with ¼ cup skim milk, 2 packets splenda

10:30am:
1/3 cup 1% cottage cheese mixed with 1 cup peaches, 1 packet splenda & few dashes of apple pie spice

1pm:
Turkey burger
- Shadybrook Farms lean turkey patty topped with mushrooms & 1 tbsp s/f ketchup
- Ezekiel sprouted bun

3pm:
Tuna salad
- 3oz canned tuna
- 2 cups lettuce mix, peppers, onions, celery and cucumbers
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar as dressing

5:30pm:
1 chicken breast marinated in 1 tbsp s/f bbq sauce grilled with mushrooms and peppers


7:30pm: Lower Body Workout

Leg Press: (1/4 rep at bottom + full rep)
5 x 8 with sled + 230lbs

Step Lunges with 20lb dbs:
2 x 8 on each leg
2 x 8, followed by 4 more reps on each leg

Smith Machine Squats (normal stance, feet apart):
4 x 8 with bar + 100lbs

Hypers:
3 x 8 with 25lb plate

8:45pm:
PWO meal – ½ scoop ON whey mixed with water & 6 oz seasoned cooked potatoes

10pm:
1/2 tbsp flax oil (realized I didn't have enough fat for the day)

Totals: 1340 cals (160g carbs, 125g protein, 32.5g fat)

 

[Roonytunes]

Just wanted to add that I bought the Body Transformation Cook Book - it's filled with TONS of clean recipes ideas, so I'm hoping to try out a few. Maybe my log will get a tad more exciting as a result This is the link for the recipe book: http://www.bodytransformationcookbook.com/