First lecture of the semester for another psychology course this morning. That, and the fact that I’m out of cereal, and other quick breakfasty things. Liquid breakfast it is.
Still plowing away at hemp milk. You’d think that I bought a truckload of this stuff from the time it is taking me to finish 2 cartons.
Frozen strawberries + banana + hemp milk + 1/4 package of soft tofu. I decided against spinach today.
This will taste incredibly good with soy milk. Or rice milk. You know… any OTHER milk. You get the idea. 
I was a little bit hungry around 10am – that’s what liquid breakfasts do to me. I guess not enough fat in the shake? A little bit of peanut butter next time may solve the problem, but it also adds flavour to the shake, which I do not necessarily want all the time.
I always always underestimate how long things would take me! Today I didn’t pack lunch, thinking that I’ll be home in time. Of course, with trying to figure out parking, and with a grocery shopping trip, I didn’t have “lunch” until 4pm. GAH.
Had a ReBar around noon though. Watch out for photos – starting now all pictures in this post have been taken with my Milestone.
My SOF buddies would be so stoked about this bar. We use rebars quite a bit. Of course, we call them rifles.
I was not crazy about this bar at all. It was chewy, and filling, and definitely did the trick, but flavour? Meh… Will be moving on to other things. I tend to buy a couple of bars (whichever are on sale) when I do grocery shopping, and throw them in my car for emergencies, such as this one. I don’t usually eat these on a regular basis, because it gets really expensive. And, I’d rather eat some fruit anyway.
My 4pm lunch was INHALED with grocery bags still on the doorstep. I only had 2 hours before SOF, so it was now or never. This whole eating-before-working-out is a tricky business.
Ciabatta bread with homemade hummus, tomato, and soy bean sprouts.
Spinach salad with cucumber, soy bean sprouts, tomato, balsamic vinegar and sesame oil.
*It seems that the photos taken with Milestone are more elongated than the ones taken with a regular camera.
Caffeine about 90 minutes before exercise functions as a mild performance enhancer. Yep.
Now what is this talk about Soldier’s Test? Soldier’s Test is given to all SOF recruits once a month. It’s a set of exercises that is exactly the same month to month, therefore, allowing to track your own progress, and to engage in some friendly competition.
It consists of:
- 1 mile run – fastest time possible (the faster you run, the more points you score)
- chin-ups – max #
- push-ups – max #
- shoulder press (45 lbs) – max #
- supported sit-ups – maximum number in 1 minute
The run is always first, and then you can pick the order of exercises. So strategy comes into play as well.
I was freaking about this test all day today. You see I’ve only done this test once. The very first month that I joined which was last July. And I did really well. Isn’t that a good thing, you ask? It is. But with running a mile in 6:05, it’s a tough act to follow, if I say so myself. Especially knowing that I was mostly off running for the past 6 months, thanks to my knee injury.
As I predicted, my running time took a dive (6:24), however, I improved on every other exercise!!! Whoo hoo. I think part of it was the fact that I had a specific number to beat for each of the exercises, and I was determined to beat the previous score by at least one rep.
Chin-ups went from 10 to 16. Push-ups from 39 to 41 (I think). Shoulder press from 18 to 21. Sit-ups from 43 to 53. Not bad.
On a less positive note, I found a big gift on the grass that some doggie left for me. Found it with my whole back, as we were doing ranger kicks. Full-on! Mmmmm. Leaving graphic details to your imagination. The rest of the workout was spent in the state of partial nudity. My apologies to the fellow troops and innocent onlookers. 
By the way, I think I discovered the PERFECT post-workout hydration mix = 1 part water, 1 part plain unsweetened coconut water, 1 shot of POM juice. Potassium, electrolytes, carbs, antioxidants. LOVE.
At home I had one whole wheat pizza crust remaining, so this went into the oven before I jumped in the shower. Tomatoes + spinach + zucchini + mushrooms + basil + pressed garlic.
The amazing smell led me to cutting my shower short – garlicky and divine!
Dipping –> sweet and spicy mustard and homemade hummus (in Sabra container).
Sipping –> club soda with POM for sipping.
I also had two frozen bananas in the freezer. There was one thing to do, and one thing only!!!!
I would like to nominate Gena for a Nobel Prize. Banana soft serve with fresh raspberries.
Vlad admitted yesterday that my 30-day vegan trial was definitely worth it JUST FOR THIS. I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that there is nothing here but fresh fruit. Can I add that this is filling as well??? We both kinda wished we had more frozen bananas, but I was definitely satisfied with this bowl.
Guess what? It’s day 30 today…
