Thursday & Friday - 21 days left

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{VS tulip workout tank//Volcom shorts}
Thursday:
Did Kayla Itsines' week 1 Monday+Wednesday circuits. Meaning I combined both days so I only had to do a circuit once through = 4 circuits in total!
Wednesday's workout is a lot of ab work 0_o. Also cute workout shirts motivate me even more :) This tank makes my back look sorta muscular.. haha I've been doing pullups/chin ups when restless and bored at home. Also been doing pushups. I think they have been beneficial especially since no gym membership yet.

Friday:
Was planning to do uphill sprints first thing in the morning, however not enough willpower for that and body is just so stiff. Good thing there's week 1 Friday workout + another good HIIT playlist I found.

I don't usually crave sweets but was feening for cookies so decided to make protein cookies! :D I got inspiration from this super simple recipe: Greatist protein cookie

Roasted soybean powder
Since I'm generally a bad baker I decide not to use protein powder for my first attempt cause I didn't want to waste it heh. Therefore I used roasted soybean powder. I'm not sure if it's incredibly healthy, but it's soybean so it should be relatively right? It gives milk, coffee, protein shakes, smoothies, coookies a creamy, nutty taste. Hah yum. The only caveat I have with soybean powder is that although it's high in protein,  it is also quite high in carbs. Furthermore, I used nutella and teaspoon of raw honey instead of adding any sugar and chocolate chips. This Greatist recipe can most definitely be substituted for a low carb version. I will attempt that next time! I think this batch of cookies was a success for this novice hehe.

mmm on some occasions coconuts are on sale by the box at the local H-mart. Today I decided to cut open the coconut, scrape out the meat and cut them into slivers, then chill the meat with the coconut water + Chia seeds in the fridge. (I found this picture online, it was the prettiest fresh coconut water + coconut meat picture). It's like nature's tapioca drink! :)

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