Transformation Update: Week 4, Day 25
By Brandon Cook
Thursday, December 24th, 2009
Thought of the Day:
“To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other.”
- Carlos Castaneda
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Day 25 of My Transformation Journey:
Today’s Christmas Eve! Hope everybody has a happy holiday season. I’m off work for a four-day weekend… nice! 
Starting off today with some more cleaning, vacuuming, etc. Our parents are driving up to spend the holidays with us, so we’re looking forward to that. The next couple days I don’t plan on being as strict with my diet. I’ll still be eating healthy foods most of the time, but I’ll probably enjoy a few things that are out of the ordinary.
Hey, you gotta a problem with that? I didn’t think so… just don’t tell Santa!
My Morning Ritual:
Woke up at 7:30am
Drank 30 ounces of water
10 Minutes of Tai Chi/Qi Gong Exercises
15 Minutes of foam rolling and stretching -skipped meditation today
Meal #1 Breakfast (8:00-9:00 am)
28 grams of Raw Sunflower seeds
3 Whole Eggs (Organic/Cage Free)
Frozen Spinach
Onions, Green and Red Peppers
Pico Degallo
Porta Bella Mushrooms
1/4 Cup Organic Dark Red Kidney Beans
Add a little Salsa and seasoning
16 ounces of water
GNC Multivitamin
GNC 1000mg Vitamin C
GNC 400 IU Vitamin E
Carlson 2,000 IU Vitamin D
Biotest Flameout Fish Oil
2 GNC Super Digestive Enzymes
*Note: I have been gaining more fat than I want to, so I cut out the banana and orange juice. Next month I will begin adding calories back as needed.
Warrior Walk #1:
15 Minutes of Walking my dogs. No vest today.
So busy cleaning and getting ready that I forgot to eat my 2nd meal until 5 hours later!
Meal #2: Lunch (1:00-2:00pm)
12 Raw Almonds
Protein Cake (see Transformation Update: Day 1 for recipe)
1 Cheese Stick
1 Apple
16 ounces of water
The Parent’s have arrived!!!!!!!!!!!!
Meal #3: Afternoon Snack (4:00-5:00pm)
12 Raw Almonds
1 Cheese Stick
Big Bowl of Mixed Field Greens
Several pieces of Brocolli
One handful of shredded Carrots
3 ounces of Tuna
2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons of Red Wine Vinegar
1 Biotest Flameout Fish Oil Softgel
1 Carlson 2000 IU Vitamin D
16 ounces of water.
Meal # 5: Pre-Dinner (6:00-7:00pm)
Thai Chicken Pizza:
Cheese bread crust
chicken
peanut butter
mushrooms
jack cheese
snow peas
red onions
red peppers
carrots
green onions
peanuts
Man, this was one of the best pizzas I’ve had in a while. It’s not like a regular pizza because my dad can only eat certain foods, so he made this pizza from scratch. It blows a regular pizza away.
Oh yeah, I also had a couple sugar cookies my mom made and two rum and cokes.
Opened presents, watched a movie and got in the hot tub for a little bit.
Meal #6: Dinner Time (9:00-10:00pm)
Protein Shake:
1 scoop Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein
1 scoop Optimum Nutrition Casein Protein
1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
5 grams Optimum Nutrition Creatine
5 grams Optimum Nutrition Glutamine
8-16 ounces of Soy Milk
16 ounces of water
1 mg Melatonin
Went to bed around 11:00pm.
Brandon
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About the Author:
Brandon Cook is creator of The Awakened Warrior Blog, and co-creator of HardgainerMuscleBuilding.com, a website specifically designed to teach hardgainers how to build muscle fast using the laws and scientific principles of body transformation.
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