supernaturalinc’s BodyBlog

The baked tofu wasn’t bad at all.  It tasted like the seasoning I used (salt, pepper, garlic powder).  And texture wise, it came out like cheese in a tray of lasagna- maybe a little firmer, but not bad at all.  I may end up starting a week or so early on the new diet.

They just opened a Whole Foods Market nearby.  So, I dropped by before going to work out, in search of “non-meat” sources of protein.  I must have walked up and down the same two aisles for ½ an hour.  Noooooow, I feel better.  There were quite a few options with Soy and tofu.  Just to get a heads up, I bought a package of extra firm tofu and a roll of soy sausage.  I’ll cook it up tonight to see what the damage will be before 5/7/2007 when I start the new vegan lifestyle.  I actually may bump it up a week with all the stuff I saw last night.  It can be a little more pricey, but it’s not as expensive as I thought it would be.  Any recipes other than what I say for tofu would be greatly appreciated.

I posted a question in a forum about vegetarian lifestyle and all hell broke loose.  I figure I’ve got all the information I need to make an informed decision, so….  I’m going vegan definitely by 5/7/2007.  I’ll do it until sometime around my birthday (10-12 weeks)  Admittedly, I’m a little worried how the body will respond to all of the "meatless" protein sources I’ll use to replace it.  I guess we’ll find out together.  I’m just trying to decide whether to go pescetarian (eat fish), lacto-vegetarian (milk), or ovo-vegetarian (eggs) or even lacto-ovo.  Yeah… I didn’t originally think it would be that deep either…  For the devout vegetarians out there, I’m going to apologize in advance…  Sorry, I need protein to get a substantial amount of protein in my diet to maintain and even gain some muscle.  And, I can only eat so many beans…  I guess we’ll all see how it goes soon enough…

Yesterday’s Workout.  I’ve been out of the gym for a minute…  But It’s on…

Barbell Squats:

1 X 10 X 135

1 X 10 X 185

1 X 10 X 225

1 X 10 X 275

1 X 10 X 315

1 X   1 X 365

(I definitely could have done more, but I was extremely pressed for time.  Where’s a

24-hr gym when you need one…)

Shoulders:

I’ve had some pretty hardcore shoulder pain, but I’m working through it.  Most of it is due to my car accident a few years ago…  No excuses… Right?

Ultra Strict Dumbbell Side Raises:

1 X 15 X 20

1 X 12 X 25

1 X 10 X 30

Ultra Seated Dumbbell Side Raises:

1 X 15 X 20

1 X 12 X 25

1 X 10 X 30

I posted a thread on the Forum asking for info about Vegetarian bodybuilders.  Sure, I’ve read up on it before.  But, I’m looking for people who are living the life so to speak.  A few of the times where I have been the most ill in my life have been due to food poisoning- all related to meat.  The last time was this time last year.  I was down for four whole days due to some bad ground turkey.  Anyway, I’ve thought about it before, and now the fire is burning again.  Can anyone offer any personal insight?