Living Rawesome

Day #7 The Raw Food Muscle Fitness Challenge

September 7, 2010

I have been up since 4:30 am this morning. I fell asleep extra early last night, so I decided to wake up early this morning and start cleaning. I have been cleaning all day and finally sat down this evening at Sabby’s Football Practice. I did make it to the gym today and I it was a great workout! I did the circuit that I did last week and kept about the same weight for all exercises. I didn’t feel as tired this time. I was able to keep up with the rest periods and perform almost 15 reps of all exercises.

Well, once again my food choices are not the best for calorie portions. I have been mostly raw for about a week now, which is a great accomplishment, but I would like consume less calories. It is so difficult, especially when I am so used to eating a certain amount of food. I figure that I am making progress though. I feel stronger and my head seems pretty clear.

Day #7 Food Choices:
Buckwheat cereal with Almond milk and 1 T sunflower seeds and 1 T pumpkin seeds with berries

Same meal again

Mung bean salad with Corn Tortillas

Banana Smoothie and Rice Protein and AB

Carrot, Beet, Celery, Red Pepper with Cantaloupe Smoothie (Cuke, Cantaloupe and Tons of Ice)

As you can see they are good choices, but too many calories.
~2300 calories

Day #7 Exercise:
Warm up on elliptical for 10 minutes
Santiago’s Circuit
Each circuit:
Straight leg dead lifts and bent over rows (20 lbs. dumbbells)
Butt kicks and Tricep Kickouts (10 lbs.)
Squats and Bicep Curl (15 lbs for 3 sets, 20 lbs for 3 sets)
Pushups (I averaged about 15 per circuit)
Front raises and Side raises (10 lbs)

All exercises were done for 30 seconds with 15 seconds in between for a total of 6 circuits. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical

I figure I will probably do legs tomorrow or back. Those seem to be my biggest problem areas. I am looking for a new circuit to do too. Next week I will probably go back to my workout that I have been doing for the last month. I miss it already.

Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. ~Edward Stanley

Day #6 The Raw Food Muscle Fitness Challenge

September 6, 2010

I started my day with a Kayak trip with the family down the Rainbow River. I paddled for about 2 1/2 hours with my son Christian. I would say I got alot of exercise, he pretty much relaxed and didn’t paddle at all. That is okay, it helps my back muscles anyway. It was a beautiful and much needed trip. We were even so fortunate to see an otter swimming about 10 feet from us. The sight of him made me feel uncomfortable at first. When something brown pops up out of the water, I automatically think it’s an alligator, but after my eyes adjusted I realized it was an OTTER. This was towards the end of our trip. The whole day was blissful and relaxing. The boys had a great time and Jason finally got a breather. He is back in school and working many hours. But soon he will graduate and we can have some time together:)

My food choices were a bit better today, but still too many calories. I feel that I rely too much on calories. I should listen to how full I am but I would rather look at the numbers.
Day #6 Food choices:
Buckwheat cereal with berries almond milk and 1 T of each sunflower seed and pumpkin seeds

3 apples
Green smoothie with banana and berries

Mung bean salad with peppers, tomatoes, onion, parsley and olive oil and lime juice with a bit of Braggs LA.

Cuke and Cantaloupe Smoothie.

Big salad and fruit at my parents house. I did have some of their grilled veggies.

So my day was mostly raw. Not too bad.

Day #6 Exercise:
Kayaking

“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”~ Chinese Proverb