Transformation Update: Week 9, Day 58 |

Transformation Update: Week 9, Day 58

By Brandon Cook

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Thought of the Day:

“Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9% of everything you think, and everything you do, is for your self, and there isn’t one.”
- Wei Wu Wei

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Day 58 of My Transformation Journey:

To expand upon the quote above, I’d like to talk about the egoic mind. Total identification with the egoic mind is the major cause of most of the unhappiness, suffering, and frustration in this world.

The ego, or your personality itself, is not necessarily a bad thing when you realize that this is simply an aspect of your physical self. Only when you believe that this is the true essence of who you are do slip into an illusion.

This is the illusion that you believe is who you are. In this condition you believe that you are separate from others and your sense of self is derived from attachment to this world. When the ego is in control you constantly compare yourself to others. You view yourself as either being superior or inferior to others.

The ego believes that who you are is based upon your worldly possessions, all that you’ve acquired or achieved, your current title and position in this world, and desperately seeks to hold on to these forms, while desiring to acquire more. It seeks to add more to itself. To get more, have more, become more.

If we allow the ego to run our lives we will become trapped by its fears and desires. We will cause pain and suffering for ourselves and others because we will be living in an unconscious state. One in which our ego controls our thoughts, words and actions in pursuit of the small, limited version of self.

Essentially, we fall out of alignment with the source of life… our true self, which is the consciousness behind all existence.

My Morning Ritual:
Woke up at 6:30am
Drank 30 ounces of water
10 Minutes of Tai Chi/Qi Gong Exercises
15 Minutes of seated Meditation

Meal #1 Breakfast (7:00-8:00 am)
1 Banana

3 Whole Eggs (Organic/Cage Free)
Frozen Spinach
Onions, Orange and Red Peppers
Garlic
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

Warrior Walk #1:
Skipped this today. I still walked but without the weighted vest.

Time for work.
Upon arrival 8 ounces of Green Tea

Meal #2: Brunch (10:00-11:00am)
30 grams of Raw Almonds
Protein Cake (see Transformation Update: Day 1 for recipe)
1 Apple
16 ounces of water

Meal #3: Lunch (1:00-2:00pm)
6-8 ounces of grilled Chicken (topped with Onions, Green and Red Peppers)
1/2 Cup of Corn
1/2 Cup of Cauliflower
1/2 Cup of Carrots
1 piece of 85% Dark Chocolate
16 ounces of water
2 GNC Super Digestive Enzymes

8 ounces of Green tea

Meal #4: Afternoon Snack (4:00-5:00pm)
12 Raw Almonds

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.

Headed home!

Recovery Training:

15 Minutes of Self-Massage using Foam Roller and Tennis Ball
15-20 Minutes of Static Stretching Whole Body

Warrior Walk #2:
Skipped this, just did a regular walk to get the blood flowing.

Meal # 5: Pre-Dinner (7:00-8:00pm)
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 Nutritoin Glutamine
8-16 ounces of Soy Milk16 ounces of water

1/2 Cup of Grapes

Meal #6: Dinner Time (8:30-9:30pm)
3 Whole Eggs
Spinach
Cheese
Pico De Galo

1 mg Melatonin
Went to bed around 10:30pm

Brandon

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About the Author:

Brandon Cook is author 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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