RachelBringIt’s BodyBlog

I just got the green light from the doctor that everything is hunky dory now and I can start training again. Although over the last 2 months or so that I have been hurt/sick. I have turned into a soft blob of skinny fat. :-/. Im checking out a gym later this week though and should start training again realllly soon. Ive already started running/pushups/pullups/etc today. It feels so good to get back into it. Hopefully muscle memory will serve me well and I will have my muscle back a lot faster than it took to build it last time. I feel so gross! ICK! Law school is keeping me really busy so it looks like the only days I have time to gym it up will be Thurs-Sunday and Mon-Wed will be rest or HIIT days. Hopefully this will work.

Seriously! Every time I get the ball rolling, SOMETHING happens. Well I am going through some serious health issues. I rather not talk about them yet until everything is figured out entirely. Basically I have been instructed not to do any serious physical activity until I get the doctor’s ok. I go in for more tests on tuesday and depending on results I might need surgery…I am so depressed, i feel like all my hard earned muscle is wasting away, and the only thing I can control is my diet which is limited to easy to chew/liquid due to dental surgery I just had today. Im just really down, and feeling like every time I get motivated to change, I get struck down by some random act of life. I need some serious good news soon.

So ive been sorta half-assing my diet since i moved. That combined with my back injury from the car accident has left me soft. I have caught it before it has gotten too far gone but I want to make a promise that 12 weeks from tomorrow I shall look completely different. I have begun working out again doing MovNat but supplimented with weights and cardio. I have a cut diet laid out in the traditional 6 meal fashion. No more messing around. If I want to look like a warrior, i must train, sleep and eat like one.

My diet is as follows:

Meal 1 (8am): 1/4 cup oats (steel cut), 1 egg +1 eggwhite. 1 tbsp PB + 1tbsp of raisins

-Workout-

Meal 2 (10am): 1 scoop whey

Meal 3 (1pm): 4oz Lean Protein +1 cup veggies + 1 serving brown rice

-Cardio-

Meal 4 (4pm): 4oz Lean Protein +1 cup veggies + 1 serving fruit

Meal 5 (7pm): 4oz Lean Protein +1 cup veggies

Meal 6 (9pm): Cottage Cheese or 2 eggwhites & 1 yolk +hot sauce.

My cheat day will be Friday or Saturday. I will switch off depending on plans.

My workouts will be a 3 day split, 2 days of plyometrics and MovNat (free exploration), 1 day stretching + LISS. I will do HIIT on my lifting days and 1 of my Plyo days.

How does this look? I would appreciate any feedback! Thanks!

Well I was getting back into the swing of things and then BAM. This happened…

So we got hit by a flat bed tow truck going about 50mph while we were stopped completely. While I can’t say too much (we are in the middle of a lawsuit) but I messed up my back real good. So no more lifting for awhile. Which sucks!! But on a more positive note I am moving to SoCal here later this week, so i will be able to do some much needed beach therapy. I have an experiment in mind for after I heal up but ill keep updating you!

Mexican Pasta Salad.

I used 2 cups Israeli couscous, which is like a small round pasta. You can usually find it in the bulk section of most grocery stores but you can sub with any small pasta. Boil as directed till soft.

1 can black beans
1 can sweet corn
2 chopped roma tomato
1 small sweet onion chopped finely
1/2 a green pepper chopped finely
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
salt/pepper to taste
pinch of paprika, cumin and chili powder to taste
1 avocado sliced

Add all the fresh ingredients together (except avocado) and mix in Israeli couscous (make sure it cools down first), add seasoning and mix. Let sit in fridge till whole mix cools (about 1 hr) Its better if its left overnight to let the flavors develop. Add in any meat if you want, shrimp would be great in this or have as a side dish. Top with slices of avocado before serving! Super healthy and omg delicious!! Makes a huge bowl, id estimate between 8-10 servings.

No im not dead, just busy busy. I had a weeklong trip to San Diego which was a blast other than the fact that I got super sick for 3 days. Swine Flu? maybe? lol. Then I came home for a week but was busy unpacking, getting the house back together, etc. Now Im off again tomorrow for an impromptu visit to Florida to visit family. Im still staying super active and eating pretty healthy, the vacation had its splurges but I evened it out with lots of physical activity. I guess ill talk to you guys soon!

This is what Ive been doing now. When I was on IF I was unable to eat enough in my one meal, especially since I like to keep it healthy so I have now moved on to having 2-3 bigger meals throughout the day supplemented with fruit/veggie juice (pineapple/orange juice pureed with raw baby spinach) and hot tea. So here is a run down on a normal day.

B: 1 piece of ezekiel toast with butter/jam (1/2 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp jam) 1 cup coffee (black).
S: 1 cup juice concoction
L: Hot Tea + english biscuits, 2-3 eggs, veggies or 1 scoop protein + milk + kix cereal
D: Whatever I want, I make pasta, chicken or eat out 2x a week…meh dont really track this
S: If hungry, more protein cereal.

Thats about it, sometimes I eat more sometimes less…but I just eat intuitively. and apparently its working. Yay!

One of my favorite (and my boyfriend’s favorite) things I make is Okonomiyaki. Its a japanese dish which is a cross between a pancake and pizza. Its chuck full of veggies and I add in meat which makes it the perfect PWO meal with little fat, carbs and protein! I make mine quite different than the recipes ive found online but it tastes very authentic and its a lot cheaper and easier for those who dont keep japanese ingredients in the pantry.

This will make 3-4 big pancakes (about the size of a smaller skillet)

1/2 a chopped sweet (or yellow) onion
1/2 a green pepper diced
1 small sweet potato grated
2 cups of shredded cabbage (or more if you like it)
(you can really add whatever else you want, carrots are good, etc)
You can also add whatever meat you want, I prefer ground beef, turkey sausage or whatever but Im going to use some chicken this time. Add however much you want. Cook ahead of time and add into mixture
Follow the Bisquick recipe for pancakes but add in double the eggs and instead of milk, use water.
1 tbsp Siracha sauce (spicy red pepper sauce)
2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce

Add all ingredients together in a big mish mash, batter should be pancake consistency, if you like thicker pancakes make a thicker batter…etc. Adjust constancy by adding bisquick or water.

Fry on a small skillet, make them as big or small as you like, i prefer mine about the size of a big dinner plate. I dip in ketchup with a small amount of Siracha sauce to make it spicy. Enjoy!

I have one more day and then i have completed month one of the BUDs program. Im pretty happy with how fast your strength increases. Its starting to get really hard but I can tell it is getting me in good shape and pretty fast! I wasn’t seeing any real strength or physical differences until week 3 and it seems in just a week and a half a bunch of definition that i have never seen just popped out!! My nutrition has been on/off. Honestly Ive just concluded the best thing that works for me is to not limit myself (i tend to overindulge when I limit, i think just because I like to rebel) So i have been eating pretty much whatever I want when I want and just try to make sure its GOOD food not cheap crap food. Lately its been lots of stirfry and rice, digestive biscuits and ceviche with chips and guac. mm Speaking of which, Im going to go dine on some tonight. I want to prove that you can still get cut while enjoying life and not being crazy strict. Of course im not looking to compete anytime soon but I just want to look good but not sacrifice my love for good food in the process. I take my 2 month transformation pics for the group this sunday (likely ill take them Friday or Monday, ill be out of town all weekend) but  I cant wait to see how everyone (who is left) is doing!!

Well im soo happy im finally feeling de-bloated from eating some cheat junk at the movie grill. Ugh! It made me super duper bloated and it was last friday!! Im much better off making a burger and baking some fries here, seriously!! Well we ended up going to fish tacos yesterday, i was just in the mood for them, they really hit the spot. So im baking tandoori chicken tonight with some baked potato wedges and veggie curry. I think itll be a good night to enjoy some time with my boyfriend and have a quiet night before partying with friends tomorrow.

Im not eating anything tomorrow till we goto the polish restaurant. I will be twittering my meals and birthday party night so if you aren’t following me:http://twitter.com/RachDangerously . Im now sorta addicted since now I can just post food easier and then post recipes on here. Hope everyone has a great day and tomorrow is friday!!!