POSITIVE YOUTH

I’m slippin’ on these photos!

these breakfast things have been getting nuts!

quinoa, dates, blueberries, raw pumpkin seeds, raw sunflower seeds, raw pecans, cinnamon, bananas, agave and almond milk

later I had an apple

lunch was

kale and seaweed salad with some quinoa carrots beets and some pumpkin seeds

recovery drank

little energy boost before the gym

the warm up was

the W.O.D was

Handstand Push Up/Push Up Skill Work then…..

“Death By 10m”
With a continuously running clock, on the first minute run 10m (1 lap), on the second minute run 2 laps (20m), and on the third minute run 3. Continue until you can no longer make that many laps in the minute.
Post total minutes plus laps in to the next minute completed.

It was totally weird but by the 10th minute I was getting tired and it was crazy.

I got 15 rounds plus 15 laps one off of 16

went home and made a lemon/lime recovery smoothie

• 4 large Medjool dates (remove pits)
• 2 cups water
• 1 tbsp hemp protein
• 1 tbsp ground salba
• 2 tbsp sprouted buckwheat (or substitute cooked)
• Juice from 1/2 lemon
• Juice from 1/4 lime
• 1/2 tsp lemon zest
• 1 tsp ground dulse flakes
• 1 tsp maca
• 1 tsp greens powder (chlorella or spirulina)

Blend all the ingredients together in a blender.

dinner was coconut curry lentils with quinoa and a fat salad

Day 55-

this breakfast was nuts and the best i’ve eaten so far!

Bananas, blueberries, strawberries, raw pecans, raw pumpkin seeds, raw almonds, cinnamon, dates, agave, dulse flakes, ground flax seed, quinoa and almond milk!

mid morning snack

lunche’ was this guy for energy

plus raw kale, quinoa, raw pumpkin seeds and some braggs liquid aminos

recovery junk

when I got home I did this W.O.D in my driveway

5-10-15-20-25-30 Reps For Time
Push Ups
Power Cleans, 95/65
Post max load and total time

I then had band practice and afterward I had a burrito with beans and rice that I didn’t take a picture of.

I have no more food left in my cupboard or fridge.

I’m almost done and these blog posts are killin’ me! Its hard to find time to make these posts!

Breakfast-

Quinoa and bananas and almonds

mid day snack lara bar

I got an espresso durin lunch

had a vega bar as well, I’ve really gotten into the vega bars more now…they are raw and gave sprouted nuts and give me a bit more than the other raw bars and lara bars.

dinner was quinoa sushi with sweet spud and cucumber

also some seaweed soup!

Day 52-

Ground flax seed, apples, dates, bananas and some nuts

lunch was a baby salad and some almonds

before heading out to the gym I had one of these dudes. I like em a lot and feel the difference.

I forgot to grab a picture of the warm up but it was mostly stretching and jumping.

the W.O.D was

Press 3-3-3-3-3 find a max

“Jackie”
For Time
1,000m Row
50 Thrusters, 45/33
30 Pull Ups
Post max load and total time.

this is a deceiving workout, you think its so easy but the moment you hop off the row machine your jelly and have to find composure and energy, its hard.

I got 105#’s for the press ( I have weak upper body) and 9:21 for Jackie my previous time doing this workou was 10:55 so I did improve!

I rode home and made a recovery drank

lots of lemon and dates and coconut in this one

for dinner left over beans, quinoa, some almonds some carrots and garlic tahini sauce.

Day 53-

breakfast was a mix of junk I grabbed from the food bar at work

quinoa, agave, carrots, apple, banana,  almonds, walnuts and some almond milk

I had a little cappuccino as well

lunch was a kale smoothie….kale, coconut water, mango, pineapple, banana

my coworker went to this deep dish chicago pizza place for lunch that has a vegan pizza and I was tortured while they ate it….it looked real good!

I would probably feel like shit if I ate it though

I had a coffee instead only because they served BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE which is a local roaster I dig

later I had one of these bad boys!

so after work I drove up to san francisco to look at a bus to possibly buy for my band. When we got back it was getting late and we had no groceries at the house so I decided to grab some veggie PHO froma local vegetarian spot.

this was a big cheat, but I had very limited options at this time. Like I said before I’d rather eat something instead of not eat at all, that is a bad habit to form.

It had noodles and some seitan meats

I felt a little gross afterwards, just because It was really heavy.

GLUTEN IS A BEAST!

Breakfast to go on the way to work

quinoa and some junk.

mid mornin’ snack

cappuccino during my lunch

I wasn’t very hungry and I wasn’t going to have time for the gym because I had a show so I just ate mango and almonds at lunch

on the way to the show I had a snack

homies stopped to get food.

They got an entire roasted chicken and $5 tenders and 2 pounds of mac and cheese just to eat on the way to the show! they are crazy !

the show ruled!

Day 50-

for breakfast I made an energy smoothie because I had to do a bunch of errands and drop a friend off at the airport early

almonds, hemp seed, hemp protein, maca powder, coconut flakes, kale, dates, agave, bananas, almond milk and sunflower seed

little coffee during errands

Lunch was

Raw almond flaxseed burger with tahini garlic sauce, spring mix with hemp oil and apple cider vinegar

I had to get a new record shelf so I did that and rearranged my whole room in order for it to fit.

BEFORE and AF | TE | R!

snack before dinner

for dinner I had thrive pizza

gluten free quinoa and black bean crust with sweet potato, eggplant, pesto, kale, onions, pine nuts and tomato

then rested in my room

Woke up real early to pick my homeboy up from the airport.

on the way back down he bought me a coffee

then I made this wild breakfast smoothie

Half an avocado, dates, kale, maca, hemp protein. hemp seed, flax seed, bananas and almond milk

I got this vVega sport pre work out optimizer power powder thing so I mixed it with water and drank it right before the gym. I felt it helped a little, but not enough for me to shell out the bucks for it all the time, but on occasion seems cool!

The warm up was

then we had muscle up practice, I practiced a lot of the fundamentals and then tried a few muscle ups. I was so close this time! I almost had it, so close that coach chris even brought out his camera to document it, but I just couldn’t stick it!

I have 2 weeks before the end of this so I hope I can get it soon!

The W.O.D was

“Angie”
For Time
100 Pull Ups
100 Push Ups
100 Sit Ups
100 Squats
Post total time.

you cant break this up in anyway, you have to complete 100 before continuing on to the next portion.

I actually like Angie because its a hard workout that helps you really see how much you’ve improved! It was so hard!

My previous time was 21:52 and I got 19:31 this time! I improved by a lot! my squats were definitely better, push ups are still a pain in the ass.

I got home and made another smoothie

this one was kale, avocado, coconut flakes, hemp oil, hemp protein, maca powder, lime juice, pineapple, banana and a few dates.

Later I had a band practice so I ate a lara bar before that

after practice I ate dinner with some roomates

coconut curried lentils and a little salad

after I made raw butter pecan ice cream! I read this recipe online somewhere.

I had a bunch of frozen bananas so I tried this out

Its made of frozen bananas, a little coconut milk, dates, butter pecan, salt and a little agave and a few drops of vanilla

my roommate and me all ate it and skyped people

Day 48-

coffee in da mornin’

breakfast was small cause I was late

Lunch was weird, only because I only grabbed thing I felt I needed, but they didn’t really mesh well haha

kale and seaweed salad, bell peppers, quinoa, carrots, beets and some sunflower seeds

later for a snack I ate a vega bar and a kombucha

this whole time I was unsure about kombucha if it was thrive friendly, but the other day I saw a thrive diet recipe ask for kombucha…..so its back in the game.

for dinner my roommate made grateful bowls so I ate some of that. T’was free!

I added kimchi and some sunflower seeds

I ate it with some coconut water

It’s this garlic tahini sauce its killer

its like

1/2 cup hemp/olive or efa oil

1/2 cup lemon juice

6 cloves of garlic

1 cup of tahini

1/2 bunch of parsley

1 cup of water

sea salt

I add a little almond butter to it as well

I’m coming real close to the end and its crazy how fast this 60 days went by!

I’m excited to see how I incorporate all this into my life after the 60 days, I’ve seen so many positive changes in my mental stability and in my physical abilities. I feel there is no reason to stop now It can only get better!

A significant amount of food knowledge has been gained in these last 46 days. It’s one thing to read up on nutrition, but really putting what you learn into play and observing how these suggested foods affect your body is where you get the most useful information!

I am a firm believer that not all diets and foods are right for everybody, you really need to test out what makes YOU feel great and works for YOU and YOUR goals. It’s important that we know what we our putting in our bodies, because what you put in there effects everything!

I’ve gotten some great feedback from just posting what I eat, what I think and what I do for exercise. It’s very motivating for me to hear from people and I’m glad I motivated some others to try some new stuff.

OK. I’m done rambling….ask me a question if you want or just to leave some feedback.

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Day 46-

Cereal thang. I imagine this being my staple breakfast for te rest of my life! It’s so easy and quick and gives me great energy, much better than starting your day with some bread.

Just cut some fruit toss on some ground flax and add a million seeds,nuts,dates,agave,coconut, etc….

I rode of to work and after a few hours I had a mid morning snack of

for lunch I had a big ass salad

spinach, spring mix, avocado dressing, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and some carrot.

I didn’t really feel like a salad, but I ate the whole damn thing anyway.

then later I really got the party goin’ with this lara bar

I rode home and started working on dinner

while my quinoa was in the rice thingy I chopped some bananas I got for free from work and put them in the freezer for smoothies or raw ice cream I may make.

My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana, I said “No, but I want a regular banana later, so, Yeah.”

Mitch Hedberg (R.I.P)

I Basically just incorporate a mound of kale in everything I eat now!

Dinner was: roasted sweet potatoes | quinoa made with dulse flakes and sunflower seeds ! (this was an experiment and it was gooood!) | black beans | raw kale | seaweed strips | garlic tahini lemon sauce

Dinner destroyed! afterward I broke to flaming board in half with my head.

Later I got a lil hungry/bored so I ate some raw pecans with a chopped banana, a scoop of almond butter and coconut flakes.

No work today so I handled a million chores all day.

breakfast:

deconstructed cereal with ginger again.

headed to the gym early with a post workout lemon lime drink

the warm up was

Workout Of the Day:
Clean 1-1-1-1-1

AMRAP in 12 Minutes
Squat Clean/Burpee Ladder
1-1, 2-2, 3-3, etc for total reps.
Post max load and total reps completed.

my max clean was 165# this was mostly to learn mechanics. my total reps were 5+3 at 135#

drank my post workout drank and handled a million errands

I stopped by barefoot to grab a flat white

got home and ran the dogs and then ate a monster salad

spinach, spring mix, carrots, red cabbage, raw pumpkin seeds, raw sunflower seeds, avocado vinaigrette  (avocado, apple cider vinegar, hemp oil, chilli flakes, garlic, agave, dulse)

I ate a little snack later

later I went to yoga, it felt great. Someone farted and I almost had to leave because I was laughing.

when I got home we made some dinner.

seaweed miso soup (nori, kelp noodles, miso, braggs, green onions, oyster mushrooms)

woop woop

Breakfast I had a Little twist on the deconstructed cereal.

Raw pecans, Raw sunflower seeds, Chopped dates, Ground Flax seed, Banana , Grated ginger root, Hemp seed and some almond milk!

I went and got a coffee with my sister

After I went to a friend to watch the 49er game, I brought some snacks and ate them while my friend nick played video games

after the game I went to a few stores in my area to find miso because that was the plan for dinner, but since we couldn’t find any we made this instead.

chard, quinoa, black beans, kimchi, raw garlic-tahini sauce, chopped raw almonds & braggs soaked nori seaweed.

It was killer.

got to work and had a kale smoothie

I ate some almonds all day

for lunch I walked over to trader joes and grabbed some mango and lara bar

  stopped at a coffee shop and grabbed a cappuccino on the way back.

after work I headed to the gym.

the warm up was

and the W.O.D was intense
Max Accumulated “L” Sit in 10 Minutes

this is riddiculously hard! it takes a ton of core strength to do this. We did it for as long as we could for as many times as we could and got an accumulative time in ten minutes.

Mine was: 2:22

Each For Time:
1000m Row- 3:30
2000m Bike- 1:58
500m Row- 1:43
1000m Bike- 1:21
250m Row- 1:45
500m Bike- :36
Rest as needed between efforts.

I almost puked after this. rows make me sick!

came home and made a recovery smoothie

Juice of 1/2 organic lemon
Juice of 1/4 organic lime
4 Medjool dates
2 tbsp agave
1 tbsp hemp protein powder
1 tsp dulse flakes
1 tsp hemp oil
1/2 tsp lemon zest
1 tbsp virgin, expeller-pressed coconut oil
1/2 tsp maca powder (for extra adrenal nourishment)

I was zonked. I laid around for a Little then went grocery shopping!

Grabbed some food to eat right away because I wasn’t gonna have time to make anything because I had to leave for a show immediately after unloading groceries.

the receipt looked riddiculous!

Day 43-

Woke up and made a quick smoothie because I was heading up to san francisco to hang out for the day, because Christine had band practice in the city so I hitched a ride!

I didn’t take a picture of the smoothie, but it was: Chia seed, kale, raw pecan, maca powder, hemp protein, a banana, some dates and coconut milk drink.

I had a lara bar after a coffee and walking around in the city

went to the library with my friend jason

for late lunch we went to cafe gratitude and  got the same ‘ol macrobiotic bowl and a mint cacao raw smoothie.

I had practice so i came home and afterward the house mates and some friends made QUINOA SUSHI!

it was killer!

mine was quinoa (with brown rice vinegar and agave), sweet potato, carrot, macadamia nut, cucumber, avocado and sesame seed. I dipped it in braggs and wasabi

cool little article I stumbled on.