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Week 7 - Friday

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Friday - Fasted cardio : week 7 of Kayla Itsines workouts. I did the whole thang and made it a Total body workout : legs, abs, arms, cardio. It was lots of burpees, sump squats, pushups, leg raises - Bfast   coach's oats with frozen fruits and activia strawberry yogurt -Lunch wheat bread sandwich with ham, gouda cheese, and avocado -Dinner pan-fried corvina fish - Snack : lots of chips :( Earlier this week I originally decided I wanted to do IIFYM/flexible dieting. I was going to try out 40C 35P 25F, because this girl wants to eat her carbs and still get abs and live that fit girl dream! However, I remembered that I bought gelatin capsules because I read that they can help with plateaus and generally have great health benefits. BUT, it seems to really jumpstart fat loss when done conjointly with a keto/low carb diet . Guess I'm back to doing keto/low carb for a bit. I ate way too many 'unhealthy' processed carbs this week anyways o:) PS: wha...

Week 4 - Monday

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So yesterday (Sunday), I had a guiltless Carb day ! I made a sandwich, ate BBQ chips, chomped on Haagen Dazs, peeled at a sweet potato, gulped down sugary cereal with milk. The only thing I didn't get my grubby hands on was beer... :( Maybe I'll let myself have one this weekend. Though Sunday was guiltless and fun, I woke up today feeling a bit bloated. haah oh carbs, we had our fun, but now I am going to do KETO until V-day weekend. Wish me luck. It's only been one day and already a bit hard. But I realized today that chia seeds do indeed help curb hunger, especially since I've been a bit busy and didn't pack myself keto-friendly snacks. This morning I did Kayla Itsines Week 4 Monday Legs  workout, while fasted. Then afterwards I had a bit of fun practicing the forearm headstand. I'm apparently not too adventurous, nor reckless, cause I need the wall and also have the bed as a safeguard. HAHA, I'm so scared to bend over backwards and hurt myself. The...

Soybean Milk Protein smoothie

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This is what I drank after my Leg workout. The day before my mom boiled soybeans and then we put them in the blender and gave them a whirl. (we had Korean Kong Guk Su - Soybean cold noodles) So with some of the leftover soybean milk mixture I decided to incorporate into a smoothie. +frozen blueberries +fresh squeezed orange juice +strawberries +chia seeds I'm trying to add chia seeds to my daily routine because for nutrition-wise, they contain a lot of fat and protein and not much carbs. Also for that reason they also can help curb hunger. This would be useful in a keto/low carb diet since there's not much carbs (in your diet) to keep you full longer. :)