BananaFoster’s BodyBlog

My great neighbors got me an Easter Basket with doritos, cheetos, m&m, yougurt glazed "pretzels" and chocolates.  I dont buy junk food and whenever I am off season and have the cravings for those I go to their house.  Not often, maybe once every two months. Now that I started my diet I felt bad but I hidded them in the far rear end of my pantry cabinet so I dont see them for a while.  hahhahahah

I did ate a small nuts easter chocolate egg yesterday. jijijjii

Well….. some of you might be wondering whats going on with me in the Lone Star City.  Back to work on light duty.  Doctors appointment on Monday and might get release to full duty which would be awesome.  I have been cleaning up my diet just by watching what I eat.  Started lifting at the GYM and being doing cardio 5x/wk.  Trying to adjust to my work schedule and manage two workouts a day when I can.  I still cant wear heals so no dresses nor skirts yet. )-: I decided to train for a show in September and another one in November.  Right now the priority is to increase endurance and speed for running to get to 1.5 miles in 11:20 minutes pretty hard for me cause:

1. Dont like running

2. Post ankle and hip surgery

3. Hispanic genetics (Need to shrink the rear if you know what I mean….less weight to carry)

But, decided to get a trainer for conditioning and a thriatlon friend is helping me with hints to increase the speed and endurance.

Second priority is to increase endurance on bikes to get certified. It will help me to get more size on legs at the same time.  Kill two birds at the same time.

Anyhow, thats whats on my plate right now. Hope you all have a Happy Ester and when things in life appear to be going down the drain just think how Jesus die on the cross for all of us and all the pain he suffered for us….that will give you the strenght to face any obstacles you might encounter in life.  God Bless and thank you so much for all the words of encouragement throughout my recovery time.  Till next….

Wednesday Nutrition:

Meal 1: 16 oz Black Coffee with 1 tbsp Kahlua sugar free coffee syrup

            1/4 c cream of rice (measured dry)

meal 2: RTD Oh yeah protein shake (chocolate)

Meal 3: 6 "tostones" = plantain

           1 "mofongo" = plantain

           Roasted Pork

           2 rapsberry teas (sweaten)

          Chicken broth

          1/4 russell potatoe with vegetables

Meal 4: 1/2 c 1.5% low fat cottage cheese

PS:  Yeah, too low in protein and meal 3 was a fiasco.  It was after my friends funeral on a get together with other friends. Bad girl.

Thursday Nutrition:

Meal 1: 1 c Heritage organic multi grain cereal

           8 oz fat free skim milk

           6 blackberries (fresh)

           1 tbsp shaved almonds

Meal 2: 11oz muscle milk light RTD protein shake (Chocolate mint)

           15 raw almonds

Meal 3: 4 oz pork roast (baked)

           1 oh yeah chocolate peanut butter protein waffer

Meal 4: Mexican buffet

           Fresh limonade

Cranberry juice

PS:  I think I consumed too many fats, good fats, but still too many.  Mexican food.  What in the heck was I thinking?  Friends are bad influence but its my damn fault for letting them influence me, right?  Of course

Friday Nutrition:

Meal 1: 11 oz muscle milk RTD protein shake (chocolate mint)

Meal 2: 2 tbsp pecans

           1 c greek yogurt

           6 blackberries (fresh)

Meal 3: pink lemonade

           3 ground beef flautas with tomatoe sauce and american shredded cheese

           Small basket of french fries

2 Green "oloog" tea bags

Meal 4: Natural pop corn

           Chocolate factory (coconut with white chocolate, chocolate with mashmellow, rice crisp wit white chocolate and a strawberry with white chocolate) THIS WAS  A SIN FOR A WHLE LIFETIME. Got sick with meal 3 and I was trying to make it better with meal 4. HA, yeah right.

Saturday Nutrition:

Terrible, terrible, terrible. Do I have to say more…..ENOUGH. The only good thing was that I went to a lent retreat at church.  Not a good reason to indulge in food.  Ay, ay, ay.  What am I going to do with me? (-:

Training:  PT.  Been doing the “E-stem” machine 3 times a day for 30 minutes each and appears to stimulate the hip area and allow me to excercise the problem area more. I am getting stronger on my hip flexor but still with stabbing sharp pain.  Limping less, but still limping. A lot of leg workout at the pool. Less impact appears to be helping.

Supplements: 1,000 mg vit C, 2 caplet triple advance strenght osteo bio flex, 100mg B complex, 500 calcium (vit D and magnesium), 400 mg vit E, 4 capsules slimquick naturals, 4mg astaxanthin, 1 tbps scivation extend, cheaters when eating the bad meals.

Tomorrow is sunday and I will start a one week out from a show diet, but will do it for two weeks and then a dry out diet for a week.  It will definetely kick my butt, but thats the plan. I am hungry now, so 1/2 c 1.5% low fat cottage cheese.

Will try to post a pic tomorrow.  No promises. After today indulges, I might break the camera. LOL

Nutrition:

Meal 1: 1 c heritage organic multi grain cereal

           8 oz fat free skim milk

           1 tbsp shaved almonds

           8 fresh blackberries

Meal 2: 1 grapefruit

           15 raw almonds

Meal 3:  17 oz mocha latte muscle milk RTD protein shake

Meal 4: 2 oz plantain chips

           1 green plantain (fried in enova oil and mashed with adobo seasoning)

           1 chicken breast (baked) seasoned with Mrs. Dash

           2 pomegranate rapsberry tea bags (unsweaten)

Training:  PT.  Started walking like the marathoners and jess even at 2.0 mph is hurting. They gave me an "E-stem" machine and it appears to be helping a little.  Walking 1.0 backwards pulls the hip and goshhhhh it hurts.  Lunges and squads are terrible.  It definetely pull the hip flexor area and I scream inside. But, got to do them. Muscles and leg are getting stronger so maybe I can manage the pain and still do what I have to do.  I better.  Still limping.

Supplements: 1,000 mg vit C, 2 caplet triple advance strenght osteo bio flex, 100mg B complex, 500 calcium (vit D and magnesium), 400 mg vitamin E, 4 capsules slimquick naturals,  4mg astaxanthin, 1 tbps scivation extend

Still didnt feel like doing anything so movies, church and dinner.  Still down.  Waiting to hear on the viewing, rosary, mass services and funeral. 

Nutrition:

Meal 1: 1 c heritage organic multi grain cereal

           8 oz fat free skim milk

           1 tbsp shaved almonds

           6 fresh blackberries

           2 pomegranate rapsberry tea (unsweaten)

Meal 2: 1 chocolate peanut butter oh yeah protein waffer

Meal 3:  Medium popcorn (shared with another person)

Meal 4: Golden Coral buffet {bad gal AGAIN}  I ate tons of meat. Ok.  This needs to stop.

           2 rapsberry teas 

Training:  45 minutes on recumbent bike level 1 and 2.  Still limping.

Supplements: 2,000 mg vit C, 1 caplet triple advance strenght osteo bio flex, 100mg B complex, 4 capsules slimquick naturals,  4mg astaxanthin, 1 tbps scivation extend.

Was down all day due to my friend’s death. Only made it to the grocery store and had to make myself get out of bed to smell some fresh air.  Layed like a potatoe… 

Nutrition: 

Meal 1: 1/2 c fresh blackberries

           1 tbsp life essence multi-vitamins

           1 scoop graham cracker VPX protein shake

           .5 scoop ON vainilla casein shake

Meal 2: 2 tilapia fillets (baked with rosemary herbs and balsamic vinegar)

           1 low sodium ezequiel slice of bread

Meal 3:  Pizza buffet (terrible.  I should spank myself for being a bad girl) {But I told you I eat badly when sad}  Not an excuse, but being honest.

            Pink lemonade

Acai tea (2 bags)

Meal 4: 3 oz plantain chips

Meal 5: 1/2 c 1.5% low fat cottage cheese

Training:  45 minutes on recumbent bike level 1 and 2.

Supplements: 2,000 mg vit C, 2 caplets triple advance strenght osteo bio flex, 500 mg calcium citrate ( magnesium and Vit D), 400 mg vit E, 100mg B complex, 4 capsules slimquick naturals,  4mg astaxanthin, 1 tbps scivation extend.

Another terrible…oh no, horrible day. Got a phone call at 0700 from one of my friends to tell me that a close friend of mine have been involved in a motorcycle accident and that he died at the scene.  So, my mind and my body were in shock all day.  News stated he was ridding his motorcycle at outrageous speed specially for the location.  He rear ended a jeep and his helmet cracked with the impact.  The impact was so hard that the jeep flipped. We had a memorial yesterday and collected money for the funeral.  He was so young….28, so happy, full of life and so positive about everything. He was one of my dancing partners and awesome friend. I was like in limbo all day, all night and today.  I havent had the energy to do anything.  We are here one day and the next we are not.  He used to tell me all the time…even if you cant dance because of your hip you can still go and watch us.  But, I didnt go on thursday and he was drinking…I have been asking myself….why someone didnt take his keys away or gave him a ride.  I know he was a grown man but even if he would have wipped my ass I would have taken his keys away if I would have been there.  It could have been avoided.  But, the past is past and it was his time.  I can only pray for him and dance my ass off when I can because that is what he would have wanted. Waiting to hear about the funeral service and rosaries.

Nutrition:

Meal 1: 11 oz RTD muscle milk light (chocolate mint)

           1 low sodium ezequiel slice of bread

Meal 2:  15 almonds

            1 grapefuit

Meal 3: Potluck at therapy so dont ask me because it wasnt good. ok. ok. (tortilla chips, corn tortillas, "discada", sprite, "pico de gallo", tuna with corn and mayo, slice of chocolate cake)….see I told you.  I swim in food when sad and low moods to cheer up.  I guess I do it to over compensate.

Meal 4: 4 oz organic red hot blues spicy all natural tortilla chips

Training:  PT.  Same with damn hip.

Supplements: 2,000 mg vit C, 2 caplets triple advance strenght osteo bio flex, 500 mg calcium citrate ( magnesium and Vit D), 400 mg vit E, 100mg B complex, 4 capsules slimquick naturals,  4mg astaxanthin, 1 tbps scivation extend, 2 oz TaiSLIM.

Terrible day.  The only good thing was that I went to church in the morning.  Had to cancel dentist app because my car started to lose power.  So after fixing the cam shaft sensor and having to eat out all frecking day I had a terrible nutrition day.  )-:  But, I confessed. LOL 

 Nutrition:

Meal 1:  11oz RDT muscle milk light (vainilla)

Meal 2 :  Regular coffee with sugar free hazelnut

             Perfect Oatmeal with dry fruits (Starbucks)

Meal 3:  Soup and salad

Meal 4: Crispy chicken sandwich

           Large french fries

           Large diet coke (McDonalds)

Meal 5:  2oz organic red hot blues spicy all natural tortilla chips 

Training:  PT.  Walking still a headache on my hip.  Still plugging along. 

Supplements: 2,000 mg vit C, 2 caplets triple advance strenght osteo bio flex, 500 mg calcium citrate ( magnesium and Vit D), 400 mg vit E, 100mg B complex, 4 capsules slimquick naturals,  4mg astaxanthin, 1 tbps scivation extend.

Nutrition:

Meal 1 :  11oz RTD muscle milk light (chocolate mint)

             1 low sodium ezequiel slice of bread (toasted)

Meal 2:  15 raw almonds

            1 orange

Meal 3: Corn chips with green sauce (small basket)

           Large bowl tortilla soup with mozarella cheese and corn

           6 oz ground beef with onions and green peppers

           1/2 c mini mashmellows with whip cream (Could have skip it)

Meal 4:  Thai mango chicken (cashews, chicken, cayanne pepper, cilantro, mango slices, gren onions, red peppers)

            1 c cooked brown rice

            2 fortune cookies

            15 oz mandarin green tea

Training:  Physical therapy.  15 min on treadmill at 3.5 mph, power hour. Went thru lots of defensive tactics and as long as I guard the hip its ok. Walked on the street and I still limp. I catch myself pushing my butt backwards to alleviate the pain.  Jes,,,,,,like my butt is not big enough. (-:

Supplements: 2,000 mg vit C, 2 caplets triple advance strenght osteo bio flex, 500 mg calcium citrate ( magnesium and Vit D), 400 mg vit E, 100mg B complex, 4 capsules slimquick naturals,  4mg astaxanthin, 1 tbps scivation extend.