Friday, October 3, 2008

Contest Prep 101 - Round 2







Hi Ladies!



I am back! And here we go with some good old contest eating. I have been super busy trying to dig out from underneath the "Back From Holland" work pile so I have grouped my first few days of eating together. Actually Day 1 was off the rails because I had no food in the house thanks to the trip to Holland but here it is regardless.



Oh, that's me in Delft, Holland standing on a bridge in this 600 year old town. Delft is my mother's home town, where she was born and raised. It is also the town where they make Delft Blue Pottery for the royal family.






October 1
Contest Eating
Breakfast
1/2 cup long cooking oats cooked in one cup hot water, topped with bee pollen and flax seed
4 egg whites, 1 yolk
250 ml hot water mixed with the juice of one fresh lemon
black coffee
4 fish oil capsules



Mid Morning Meal
4 egg whites
1 small apple
250 ml water

Lunch
2 cups spinach tossed with chopped cucumber, tomatoes and shredded carrots, drizzled with pumpkin seed oil and flax seed
1 can water packed tuna
2 whole grain melba toast
250 ml water


Mid Afternoon Snack
protein smoothie with 2 tablespoons flax seed, yogurt cheese, walnut butter and applesauce


Dinner
grilled chicken breast
8 asparagus spears
handful string beans (picked from my own garden)
1/2 baked yam
250 ml water


before bed:
4 egg whites
250 ml water


TRAINING - None, this is a rest day!
















Here I am in Delft having coffee in the beautiful sunshine. Aaaahhh! So relaxing!





October 2nd
Breakfast
1/2 cup oatmeal cooked with 1 cup water and sprinkled with 2 tablespoons Salba, 2 tablespoons bee pollen and 2 tablespoons flaxseeds
4 egg whites
500 ml water
black coffee



Mid Morning
Tulsi tea
250 ml water
1 small apple
handful unsalted almonds


Lunch
1 1/2 cups home made Lentil soup
1 spelt rice cake
250 ml water


Mid Afternoon Snack
2 tablespoons yogurt cheese spread on 1 spelt rice cake, sprinkled with flaxseed
250 ml water


Dinner
I was invited to speak at a seminar and was served a lovely dinner of chicken breast roulade stuffed with shredded vegetables and served in a chicken broth that was loaded with chinese vegetables
2 mouthfuls red wine - I did not drink the whole glass because I had to get up and speak!Otherwise I would have had the whole glass!
Dessert was chopped fresh fruit in light yogurt
250 ml water


Before Bed:
nothing - I was too tired to even open my mouth! Still jet lagged.


Training: 45 minutes cardio on the treadmill doing HIITS and trained chest and back




Today's Eating:
1/2 cup Ezekiel cereal over which I poured 1 cup hot water, topped with 2 tablespoons bee pollen, 2 tablespoons flaxseed
5 egg whites, one yolk
250 ml hot water with lemon juice
250 ml water with 6 ounces wheat grass
black coffee
4 fish oil capsules




Mid Morning
1 small apple
4 small pieces roast turkey (I put a turkey in the oven this morning)
250 ml water
tulsi tea


Lunch:
Chicken and vegetable stir fry over rice, no sauce
250 ml lemon water
black coffee


Mid Afternoon Snack
1 small apple
handful unsalted almonds
chamomile tea
250 ml water


Dinner
roasted turkey
steamed asparagus
steamed green beans
brown rice
250 ml water


Training - legs!!!




Here is one final picture for you to enjoy. This is me with a group of the some of the most fit women in the world on the Monday after my contest. We had a group photo shooot with Paul Bucetta and had a blast even though we were all hungry and tired!!

The women in the shoot with me are Tina Rigdon, Melissa Hall, Jennifer Nicole Lee, Dianna, Ashley and Ocean. We are all smiling because someone just told a funny joke.









Good night all! Take good care of you.

Love,

tosca

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tosca,

Love the pictures....looks like you are having fun. Best of luck in the next contest. You look beautiful.

I noticed the girls nails are so nice...do you go gel nails? How do you keep them so beautiful...

Vanda

Anonymous said...

I just have to say what a true inspiration you are to the women over 40 (me) :) You are my new hero and inspire me each time I read your blog. I love that you post pictures because you can actually see the person writing and the body they have is from so much hard work. It's not just words. Thank you for sharing.

Molly229

Just Tryin... said...

Hi Tosca,

I read that you added 2 tablespoons of Salba in your oatmeal.
Can you please inform us if you take the whole or ground seed?
I see that the gel oil pill formula is also available.

Thanks and keep on inspiring us all

R from Chicago

LizNoVeggieGirl said...

Welcome back!! :0)

Anonymous said...

what do ya mean ladies ????? - - I am sure I am not the only guy who is checking out your site Tosc'

Keep it going !!!! -you are awesome