So sleepy…Anyway here’s 2 recipes: LUNCH: Made from the random survivors of our fridge-not-working ordeal. Stir-fries are good for those random remnants of groceries left over at the end of the week type days when you have to produce something…
Split Pea Soup and Seitan Stir-Fry
Lunch Thanks to Derek’s client who so thoughtfully brought him fresh greens, tomatoes, and peaches from a local farmer’s market as a birthday present! Because of that we got to enjoy salads despite our fridge being on the fritz and…
Discovery: Vegan Weight Gainer!
During my recent quest to put on a couple pounds of muscle, I have found it hard to get enough calories in without eating tons of shakes or bars because of my crazy schedule.I don’t like or recommend getting a…
Hail Seitan – ultra low carb and low fat, high protein meat alternative
First off let me just say that the nutrition stats for seitan, like TVP, are great for anyone trying to get lots of protein with no fat and low sodium. It’s made primarily from Vital Wheat Gluten, which has 23…
Noodle-less Lasagna
Things are a little crazy: my next exam, on financial math and derivatives markets, is coming up in August. Preparation is of an intensity similar to an athlete (like a bodybuilder!) gearing up for a contest; memorization of formulas and…
Birthday Muscles
The strain of my birthday was such that I could not post until now. I have had a couple hurried mini workouts, but my last real one was on the 15th, and is listed below. Aside from the workouts being…
Fun Food Facts and a Chili Recipe
Derek’s birthday put some posting on hold (what an attention hog!) but here’s some catchup stuff: Lunch was leftovers with a *special* salad with hearts of palm and also edamame. Usually there are no leftovers when Derek’s around… Anyway, there’s…
Moroccan Food and Relative Muscularity
For lunch we went to go to Cous Cous, and incidentally, if you live in RVA and get a Val-Pak in your mailbox every month, there will always be a buy-one-get-one-free coupon in there for this place. They have delicious…
More big weights, and now on to something better
My final routine of this power phase is completed. I threw legs in with arms because the routine for them will remain the same until my knee feels 100%. I’d like to give more thanks to Marcella for her…
Actually I’ve lost 6 lbs of fat in 3 1/2 weeks…
As a revision to an earlier post on weight lost, I’ve actually lost 6 lbs in 3 1/2 weeks, not 5 weeks. It’s certainly felt like 5 weeks with the long work days…Anyway, my pounds of muscle have remained constant,…
Fun in the Fan and Food
Sunday was our day-about-town; we rode our bikes around and ate and went shopping in Carytown- it was a rare and fabulous treat. For lunch and coffee we hit up Crossroads in the Fan…back when I worked in the physics…
My Weight Loss So Far
Here’s an interesting thing: even though I can’t say I’ve really made any special effort to lose weight over the seven years that I’ve been vegan, I have lost a lot. Most of it very slowly over 5 years of…
More Great Workouts and Some Important Nutritional Observations
Two more workouts to list today. I am now in my power phase, so my workouts have been mostly me sitting around and once in a while lifting very heavy weights. It’s not very exciting, but it is…
Fried food makes my stomach hurt
We decided yesterday to get Vietnamese for lunch, at Mekong because they at least offer brown rice instead of white, and lots of vegan menu options (forgot to bring the camera, doh!). I didn’t want any rice or anything saucy…
Southern Comfort Food
For lunch we had yesterday’s leftovers – surprisingly, 1 can of beans, 2 bell peppers, 1/2 onion makes enough filling for 3 people for 2 days of wraps, especially if you have some avocado and salsa also. I say three…
Two workouts and a lot of food later…
I was too tired to post last night, so tonight without further ado I will put them up. Yesterday I managed to get both arms and shoulders in because I had some cancellations in the afternoon, and today I went…
Chopping Vegetables is Good Stress Relief, Experts Say
I decided to come home for lunch today and finish up my workout; I had to cut it short in the morning because Toby was forlornly scratching to be let out and I can’t resist a forlorn ferret. So instead…
Lions and Pizza and Pears, oh my!
Shoulders day is my very favorite workout day, something I never would have imagined. I used to have a lot of rotator cuff issues with my shoulders and couldn’t extend or bring in my arms at certain angles and they…
A Rest Day, with Much Feasting on Fruits
Lunch: 1/2 a whole wheat pita stuffed with spinach and lamb’s lettuce, shredded carrot, and 2 pieces of tofurkey lunchmeat. I usually add some avocado slices, but we’d just had some last night. Topped with a small amount of tasty…
A few notes on nutrition for my day off
I thought I’d take the time to talk a little about nutrition, seeing as I don’t have any exciting workout to report. The question I’d like to address is, What defines a ‘health food’? If you asked this of 20…