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Week 1 Friday BRB, Nikki Blackketter is my fitspiration. haha and yes I watch her workout movies to motivate me and also to make me get pumped up for my own workout. Drank black coffee out of a hello kitty cup (like a boss) and went to the gym to do a fasted Back workout: wide arm lat pulldowns close grip pulldowns cable rows, rope face pulls bar pushdowns/triceps single lat pulldowns unilateral rows 5 mins of cycling However, afterwards I met with my friend and had a huge cup of taro slushy + egg pudding + boba. I'm fat .. I figured.... I can still treat myself to my cravings for a little bit, but I really need to hone it down furreal for the next 11 weeks HEH. I promise after this weekend? o:) why after this weekend? Because my manfriend is visiting mee <3

Thursday - Fasted cardio : sumo squat jumps, jumping lunges, ab wheels, pushups, mountain climbers -Bfast strawberry, banana smoothie salad with walnuts, tangerine, avocado, onions, cucumber. Italian dressing -Lunch 1 slice of wheat bread + cheese + sandwich meat activia yogurt -Dinner Korean rice cake soup because it's Lunar New Year!  look at those carby goodness haha

UH noz I only have 2 weeks left for my attempt to get abs, but then I also have only 2 weeks until I get to see my love! Indulging in Thanksgiving feasting may have set my progress back but Idunncare! There's more of me to be thankful for :D Thanksgiving  thursday Lots to be thankful and grateful for but still inspired and even more motivated to strive to be my very best. I'm so thankful for my family, for all the sacrifices and love and selflessness that I still have much to learn. And coming upon  Dwayne the Rock Johnson 's post this morning was so humbling and encouraging. It was a great reminder for me to reinforce my aspirations. For Thanksgiving we picked up turkey and ham from Honeybaked and made the side dishes ourselves. We're a small family without any extended relatives to celebrate with so we do Thanksgiving without any frills and thrills. It's quite simple  compared to many other familys' traditions but we still value the namesake of Thanksgiv...

I don't really know how to explain what my workout was this morning.. I put  Insanity and Despicable Me  in the background then put in my earphones to an EDM station. For the span of one Insanity workout I basically shuffled-danced around, gyrated, booty-popped (or as much as I could with my baby cakes) and did jumping jacks and jump ropes and high knees in between. SO. MUCH. FUN. I think the best explanation I could give is possibly a hype girl or go-go dancer at a rave + mesh of work out moves?.... hmmm but not that sexy, but just as energetic. I swear dancing is good for your abs :) interestingly, I am currently watching some go-go videos on youtube for some inspiration & moves. hahah xD :) Rawr, Dianasaur

Halloween is in two weeks. Time to hone in diet and I know keto works the fastest for me. Wish me luck :( carbs taste even better when you restrict them *Breakfast option: fruits (I am not going to take fruits out of my diet, instead I will allot myself to have them in the morning) and/or protein shake -nuts -hardboiled egg -peanut butter Avocado, egg toast Chili cucumber noodles Wedge salads Cucumber roll ups Baked parmesan zucchini Cucumber chicken salad sub wrap omelet wrap Low carb sausage bake Bean sprout "noodles" SNACK: Blue diamond almonds. smokehouse flavor is my favoriteee This is such an awesome alternative to chips, albeit it is a bit salty. However I need some flavoring in my life since I kind of eat my food on the bland side. Sometimes I feel like I don't get enough electrolytes, namely sodium, in my diet. But then of course when you eat packaged food (like even sandwich meats) ...

Been watching  Chuck  and seeing the female protagonist, Sarah Walker (Yvonne Strahovski) do killer moves and kick ass with hand to hand combat. All of a sudden I want to learn martial arts and become a certified BADASS.   I think it would also be awesome to have the skill to use a stick, pole, katana, sword. >:) So, I am adding become a badass  into my goals. Pretty excited! Day 9 (Saturday) I woke up well-rested and decided I didn't want coffee! On days I feel a natural motivation I try to stray away from unnecessary caffeine. I heard caffeine addiction and withdrawals are not so cool. Anyways Saturday was supposed to be a SQUAT day but this day I realized it really means = do every other workout while waiting for the squat rack . I had a great workout sesh however: -wide grip lat pulldowns -close grip lat pulldowns -deadlifts -then finally some squats.  Unfortunally by the time I went to the squat rack I was a bit tired, understa...

Fasted cardio : Insanity cardio power & resistance + CHUCK (tv show). definitely need workout music next time and then evening Back/Biceps workout -assisted pullups, chinups, dips -shoulder pressdown -tricep pushdown -squatted back rows -close grip lat pulldown -135 lb deadlifts wooo Oh man so today at the gym I saw a girl putting on makeup with fake lashes and doing her hair. So I assumed she was done gymming for the day. But while lifting weights I see her strutting through the weights area to the yoga class all dolled up with a super cropped shirt and low, tight yoga pants. dang girlll, you do your thing! Tomorrow's cardio: I plan to try @Bskyfitness stairmaster HIIT routine. I'm usually doing steady-state stairmaster at around level 9-10 so I hope this routine is effective :D

You know you're doing IIFYM right when you realize your pointer finger and thumb are stained red from hot cheetos while you are paying for the low-carb Carl's Junior burger. HE HE HE So last week I tried macro counting/percentages/IIFYM for the first time and I think my body is liking it. However, at times I did indulge in junkfood (ie: ice cream, beer, chips, etc) and I am going to attempt to do macros the 'clean' way this week to see if results are faster. Also, I have realized that if I eat junkfood, it leaves less room for other meals thus I am a little hungry too (even though I eat 1500-1600 calories) We shall see! Experimenting :) Anyways, it is fasted cardio time this wonderful, gloomy Monday morning which I am hoping means rain shall fall upon southern California! Fasted jump roping time! but usually what i mean by that is shuffling, dancing, hip thrusts, belly dancing, booty popping, unce unce-ing while having either Insanity or Grey's Anatomy play...

but I will do them one step at a time! haha how does time pass by so fast? And how come I have so many ideas to blog about when I'm being lazy on my bed, however once I feel like typing and reminiscing... I draw a blank? very strange But for now, I have overnight oatmeals in coconut on my mind. This picture shall be my inspiration.

haha watching this made me want to dance around too! Fasted cardio shuffle dancing time

I wish I could update every day. It's kind of hard balancing summer classes, workouts, work, sleep, and a social life. Lately when I met a couple of new people they have asked me what I do for fun.. I was taken aback by the question cause I haven't really asked myself that and I kind of hesitantly said "well.. I'm currently just studying and working out." (I think if I had awesome muscles, this answer would've been said with more pride) Later I thought about that answer and thought man, I could've hyped it up more. My weekdays are when I make time for myself and give 100% to school and workouts/health. I prepare and eat low carb all week (except for my post workout blackhole meal), I go to lecture/lab, and I go to the gym for weight sessions. I should be more proud. These are my current goals, and I am working on them. However I think people who don't workout don't understand how much time and willpower working out demands. Maybe they think I...

For brunch I sliced a banana, added fresh blueberries, threw in some walnuts, sprinkled cinnamon, and drizzled on honey. THIS BE BANANAS. PARTY IN MY MOUTH. It's so gratifyingly delicious. I also splashed some milk to eat it kind of like a cereal. I believe this is my current breakfast obsession.  For dinner I had the inspiration from  http://pinchofyum.com/chopped-thai-chicken-salad I just sliced the chicken however instead of shredding it. And I used kale since I didn't have cabbage. Also made some changes to the salad dressing by adding a sweet chili thai sauce to the mix, didn't realize the peanut butter was finished. It was a winner with the family :) However... I didn't go workout today T_T just stretching and yoga. So I also planned out my week of workouts and pledged to not miss any.

Lately, I've been quite down on myself. Feeling blue you call it. I've tried to come here many times to start a post, however I didn't feel like writing anything or putting on a front. I felt so uninspired and just so.. lost. But sometimes you have to fake it to make it. My mom also told me to just smile in the mirror and tell myself that I'm lucky, that things work out. There's the well known psychology fact that smiling, even when forced, can lift up your mood. I've been smiling in the mirror, breathing while smiling while working out (maybe creepy..), and also watching funny shows and trying to literally LOL Yea it does help. Temporarily. But I still need to figure out my life. Guess I'll do it while smiling at least.   Watermelon + Kale + H20 smoothie. Yes I know, it kind of looks like I bought the drink from Starbucks. But no I didn't. I just like to reuse clear drink containers temporarily since you can see how awesome your smoothie is an...