Jacob's Health Journal

So... I missed posting the last few days and put up post for those days just tonight. In other news yesterday was the last day of my detox, so I am now adding back in different foods. I chose to go with gluten first, and did have some wheat today,,, may have some tomorrow too and see how that goes.

Exercise:
Cardio: recumnat
Weights: upper body

Food:
Snack - Grapefruit
Breakfast - Terriaki rice bowl (gluten & dairy free), granny smith apple
Lunch - Grilled chicken breast with peach salsa
Dinner - Amy's cheese-less pizza (no dairy, contains gluten), home fires

Exercise:
None

Exercise:
None

Well it's another week. First, I must post that I've been a bit busy the last few days (this was supposed to be posted Friday) Never fear, I took photos and stayed with my exercise and food program (although I don't remember what I've eaten. I'll need to try to be a little more diligent in that respect.

Exercise:
Cardio: 40 min Eliptical
Weights: upper body

Post for Thursday October 4th

Exercise today:
Cardio: 40min recumbent
weights: lower body

Food Today:
Water - 34oz

Breakfast - 9:30 am ---> organic peach
Snack - 11:00 am ---->Organic chips and salsa
Lunch - 2:30 pm--->Burritos (teff tortillas, natural ground bison, avocado, onion, organic refried beans, organic lettuce, organic salsa)
Dinner - 7:30 pm ----> Frozen dinner (Annie's indan something - organic, gluten and dairy free), natural potato chips

Post for Wednesday October 4th
Exercise today:
Cardio: 40min eliptical
weights: upper body

(forgot to keep track of food)

Here's a recipe I've had a few times and really like. It's healthy, quick and tasty. I got it from The Garden of Vegan which by the way is a really awesome cookbook.

Post for Tuesday October 3rd 2007

Exercise today:
Cardio: 40min recumbent
weights: lower body

Food Today:
Water - 68oz

Breakfast - 4:30 am ---> organic banana   
Lunch - 11:00 pm ---->Leftover Dragon Bowl
Snack - 12:00 pm--->organic apple
Snack - 3:00 pm ---->organic corn chips and salsa
Dinner - 7:30 pm ----> Nutty Pasta (organic almonds,organic zucchini, organic tomatoes, scallions, garlic, olive oil, rice noodles)

Updated a day late here, I guess I seem o be choosing sleep over timely posing. No matter.

Exercise today:
Cardio: 40min eliptical
weights: upper body

Food Today:
Water - 68oz

Breakfast - 4:30 am ---> Organic Grapefruit
Snack - 9:00 am--->Leftover soup
Snack - 11:00 Organic banana
Lunch - 1:30 pm ---->Leftover Spaghetti squash
Dinner - 6:30 pm ----> Dragon bowl (brown rice & veggies with dressing)

Didn't remember to track how much water I drank today. Also didn't really have snacks, wasn't really hungry, probably because of yesterdays fiasco.

Exercise today:
None

Food Today:
Water - ?
Breakfast - 9:30 am ---> Berry Smoothie
Lunch - 12:30 pm ---->Nacho's (same as before)
Dinner - 7:30 pm ----> Spaghetti squash with organic pasta sauce

Ok. So to continue in the same vain as before with my stretches... Here is the weight routine I do for upper body. Again I am going to post links to the exercises. (I do have the advantage of having a few weight machines at my gym, so currently I am taking advantage of them)


Chest (Pectoralis Major, Sternal) - Chest Press
Chest (Pectoralis Major, Clavicular) - Incline Chest Press
General Back - Seated High Row (not the exact machine I have, but close)
Anterior Deltoid - Shoulder Press
Lateral Deltoid - Upright Row
Tricepts - Triceps Extension
Bicepts - Curl

(There is also one exercise I can't find on the site that I do, it is with a machine it basically works the trapezius and lats)

Had a really bad eating day today (this is actually Saturdays post). My wife and I went out to go shopping and ended up somewhat stranded across town for several hours. We thought of eating out somewhere, but everything would have been either seriously breaking our diets or an expensive compromise. So when we got home I ate a huge meal and wasn't really hungry latter that night.

Exercise today:
None

Food Today:
Water - ?

Breakfast - 9:30 am ---> Organic brown basmati rice, organic soy milk (unsweetened), almond butter
Lunch - 3:30 pm ---->Organic grapefruit, Quinoa Pasta and organic pasta sauce

Thought I would start posting what exactly I am doing, so these are the stretches that I do every time I work out. I do them twice; first after a short warmup and before my cardio. I do them again after my cardio and before lifting weights. It does take some time, but I feel that it saves me a lot of sore muscles, and I hear it can improve muscle growth as well.

(the links are to descriptions of the exercise on ExRx.net, which is where I find most all of my weight training exercices)

Upper body
Pectoralis Major, Sternal - Behind Head, Straight arm
Pectoralis Minor - Doorway Modified Chest
Back - Fixed Bar
Latissimus Dorsi & Teres Major - Bent-over, Seated Side Reach
Anterior Deltoid - Doorway (delt), Lying
Posterior Deltoid - Rear Deltoid
Tricepts - Overhead
Bicepts - Doorway (bicept), Standing


Lower Body
Quadricepts - Standing
Hamstrings - Standing , Single Leg (Bench), Seated, Single Leg, Lying
Calfs - Floor Board Straight Leg
Abs - Lying (Prone)
Obliques - Pretzel

Well that week went by really fast! Just plugging along. A few of my co-workers have told me this week that they have noticed that I have lost a good amount of weight. That is always very inspiring to hear. I think I might change my weight lifting routine in a week or two, just because I've been doing the same thing the whole time.

Starting Weight: 218 Pounds
Current Weight: 209 Pounds
Exercise today:
Cardio: 40min eliptical
weights: upper body

Food Today:
Water - 68oz

Breakfast - 4:30 am ---> Organic apple
Snack - 9:00 am---> Organic apple & nuts
Snack - Leftover soup & a banana
Lunch - 1:30 pm ---->Annie's Black bean Encheladas (organic, gluten & dairy free)
Dinner - 6:30 pm ----> Pasta (peene rice noodles, organic pasta sauce)

Exercise today:
Cardio: 40min recumbant
weights: lower body

(Yeah, so I got a bit busy and could post for a few days. I don't really remember what I ate so I think it would be a bit silly to make things up. I feel confident in saying I didn't eat any processed foods, gluten, or dairy. I also managed to get a good amount of snacks in. I do know I haven't been keeping up on drinking enough water and really need to concentrate on that So the next few days I am not going to post the food I ate)

Exercise today:
Cardio: 40min recumbant
weights: upper body

(Sorry day late, had an odd work scedual)

I've been following this ultrametabolism diet pretty strickly for a little more than a week now (I don't think I had gotten around to posting much about that). Bassically right now in the detox phase of the diet, aside from normal restrictions such as no refined sugar, white flour, HFCS, trans fats, and bassically prossesed foods I am also not eating anything with gluten, dairy or eggs in them. Yesterday Audrey and I noticed that my skin is smooth, I have had these rough bumps on my arms, legs and other places since I can remember, and they are dissappearing now. So I went online and found out that I probably have Keratosis pilaris, which is a hereditary skin disorder. I read more and found that some people find that removing dairy and or gluten from their diets can reduce or cure the symptoms. So I have been spending all day touching my arms a lot because I am not used to them being smooth.


Exercise today:
Cardio: 40min eliptical
weights: lower body

Food Today:
Water - 136oz

Breakfast - 9:00 am ---> Berry smothie (same as before)
Snack - 12:00 pm---> Organic apple & nuts
Lunch - 1:30 pm ----> leftover dhal & rice
Snack - 3:30 pm --->raw vegies & olive tapenade
Dinner - 6:30 pm ---->Annie's Blackbean Encheladas (organic, gluten & dairy free), Organic corn chips and natural salsa

Exercise today:
Cardio: 40min recumbant bike
weights: upper body

Food Today:
Water - 136oz

Breakfast - 4:15 am ---> Grapefruit

Snack - 7:00 am---> Organic apple
Snack - 9:00 am ----> raw vegies & olive tapenade

Snack - 12:30 pm --->Orangic Peach, Organic Nuts

lunch - 1:30 pm ----> Ate out at vegan cafe downtown. Chef salad [greens, tomato, cucumber, goddes dressing, alpalpha sprouts, tofu, soy cheese]

Snack - 6:30 ----> Organic corn chips and natural salsa

Dinner - 6:45pm -----> Leftover Dhal.

First off, meant to post on Sunday night but it got really late and I thought sleep was a bit more important. So here is the post now:

Exercise today:
Nope....It's god's day?

Food Today:
Water - 70oz (yeah, need to drink more)

Breakfast - 4:15 am ---> Berry Smoothie [flax seed, mixed organic berries, unsweetened organic soy milk, organic soy yogurt]

Snack - 9:00 am ----> peach and Nuts [almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, macadamia (1/4 cup total)]

Lunch - 1:00 pm --->bean & avacado burritos (organic avocado, organic  refried beans, organic baby greens, organic onions, tomatos, salsa)

Snack - 2:00 pm ----> organic coco nibs, organic nuts

Dinner - 7:00pm -----> Dahl [lentils, coconut milk, organic onions, organic garlic, organic ginger, brown basmati]

Exercise today:
Talked to someone and I think I may be exercising a bit much, so I went back to not working out on weekends. I'll have to research more.

Food Today:
Water - 70oz (didn't drink as much as I wanted to)

Breakfast - 4:15 am ---> Berry Smoothie [flax seed, mixed organic berries, unsweetened organic soy milk, organic soy yogurt]

Snack - 7:00 am---> Amaranth apple walnut hot cereal [Amaranth, Organic apple, organic unsweetened soy milk, walnuts]
Snack - 9:00 am ----> Papaya and Nuts [almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds (1/4 cup total)]

Lunch - 1:00 pm --->leftover chili & Leftover Asian Bean salad

Snack - 2:00 pm ----> organic dark chocolate (85%) small piece, organic cashews

Dinner - 7:00pm -----> Annie's black bean enchiladas [gluten free/dairy free certified organic], organic blue corn chips, natural green chili