a vegetarians tale

Washout

Right going to start off a Food and Fitness Log.

Ive been neglecting my health and weight for far too long.

Age: 32
Height: 5'5''
Current Weight: 73.7kg
Target Weight: 68KG with good body tone

I have been going to the Gym for just a week and a half and have dropped from 75.2 to above weight in that time.

The initial 6 wk plan I have been given is as follows (on life fitness machines)

15 Mins Bike level 7 Foothills
20 Mins CrossTrainer level 10 Cascades
15 Mins Row Machine level 10 Just Row (aim for 3,000 metres)

Weights Training
Pull Downs 25KG 3 sets of 10 reps (increase by 2.5kg after 2 wks)
Chest Press 20KG 3 sets of 10 reps (increase by 2.5kg after 2 wks)
Leg Extension 25KG 3 sets of 10 reps ( " " " )
Leg Curl 25KG 3 sets of 10 reps ( " " " )
Chest Press 20KG 3 sets of 10 reps ( " " " )
Wall Squats with Ball on back 3 sets of 10 reps (introduce medicine ball over course of time)

The plan is do the above 4 times a week.

I have been talking to somone who has trained in Charles Poliquin methodologies who says tthe above may be ok for 8 weeks and i will notice a difference but after that i will plateau.

I will complete the above 6 week course and then have him look at my plan and food diary to re assess.

This log will help keep my food diary as well.

I am also a vegetarian who does not eat eggs so I think i need to introduce some sort of whey protien to help.

i do eat a lot of good food as i am indian and indian vegetarian food uses all sorts of beans and pulses as well as all types of veg.

the problem is the savory snacks.

I used to eat a lot of whie bread but I am cutting that out completly.

anyways here is the start of my journey.

Washout

Breakfast 7:30am
a banana, a pear, small handful of dried mango chunks, some prunes

Snack 10:30am
some jacobs cream crackers

Lunch 12:45pm
tin of Baxters Healthy Choice Chunky Veg and Bean soup

Snack 14:30
2 apples

Dinner 19:30
toor dal (pidgeon pea) curry with wholemeal chapattis (indian flat bread) and a bowl of homemade yogurt.

Washout

7:00am
Gym workkout. Did my workout leaving out the row machine.

8:40am Breakfast
Bowl of Meusli

12:45pm Lunch
Small tin of beans with three wholemleal toast

3:00pm Snack
2 crackers

7:30pm Dinner
cabbage,broccolli and spinich curry with wholemeal chapattis (indian flat bread) and a bowl of homemade yogurt.

9:00pm
a Pear

cardio,shoot me

i shall be following this log with heated interest to see vegetarian meals , im a useless cook

Washout

7:00am
Gym workout. Did my workout leaving out the xtrainer.

8:40am Breakfast
2 wholemeal toast

1:00pm Lunch
wholegrain baguette with cheese and salad. bag of popcorn

4:00pm Prunes and mango Chunks

8:00pm Marks and Spencers Veg Samosa

9:00pm Dinner
Lentil Soup Cury with Naan Bread. (out shopping so convenience food tonight as well as late eating )

Washout

7am Gym Workout
Did treadmill instead of Cycle today. speed 7.5 incline 4.0
Tried the computerised racing bikes for 5 minutes but jesus is it painful on the arse.


Breakfast
9:00am Muesli

Lunch
1:00pm Beans on wholemeal toast

Washout

gogint to be aay in Killarney for the weekend so im sure alot of bad things will happen to my diet.

Washout

no gym workout over the weekend but a hell of alot of walking arounnd ... Killarney national prk, inch strand, dingle.

Food wise
mainly ceral for breakfast,
sandwiches for lunch.

fis nights dinner was a veg crumble.
2nd night was indian restaurant.

plenty of junk food snacks