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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

apple peanut butter "cookie" MM I think I will make some variation of this when I get a sweet tooth this week cucumber chips and something with vegetables and sauces or seasonings for salty/chip cravings

I remember one of my professors told us that one summer she drank lemon water everyday, throughout the day. She lost about 10 lbs without trying (she’s already skinny too but active). She feared she had cancer or another disease, got checked out and found nothing abnormal. Her doctor and she concluded it was the lemon water that boosted her metabolism.  What’s funny was that the next day most of the girls in class had bottles of lemon water. I always forget about this, but I’m going to try to incorporate lemon water into my everyday lifestyle :). Try not to put added sugar or honey. Maybe if you don’t like the bitterness of just lemon water, you can squeeze lemon into green tea.  Oh ps: I saw this picture on yoga_girl's instagram and so I screenshot it to remind myself to drink lemon water. I would love love love to have her life. She is in love, optimistic, and shares her passion for life and yoga with everyone. I am not a yoga guru however... I am one of the most inflex...

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...

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...

I've always seen it mentioned in the fitness world, but never really looked into it thinking it's just a hype or the next new fad. But I came upon a blog from LiveLifeActive  and it was very informative and a great starting point for anyone who is curious. I'm sorry in advance, I really think in bulletpoints and it's like a visual map for me. So this is going to look like an outline Research I came upon to convince me  Fasts are everyday and your days consist of "fasting periods" and "eating periods" which is a certain amount of hours each day to eat. Fasts are to give your body a break a majority of the fast is during sleeping hours This is LiveLifeActive's IF schedule 16 hr Fasting/8 hr Eating Fast: 9pm - 1pm (skip breakfast) *take 10-15g BCAAs 15 mins preworkout Gym: 12-1pm (hit gym right at end of fast) Eating period: 1pm-9pm BCAAs/Protein right before the workout is to prohibit chance of any muscle breakdown during workou...

I'm sure everyone knows ginger is good for you, but don't know exactly how it's good for your body. Personally I didn't know either but I just saw some ginger hanging out in our fridge and decided to make honey + lemon + ginger tea. And I've been peeing all day. At the beginning of the day I thought it might be the coffee making me use the bathroom so much, however finally by the latter part of the day I realized the culprit may be ginger. It is. Ginger is a diuretic. I've also learned some more key reasons to continue to use ginger and I'm loving all of them! Fights cancer, specifically ovarian cancer. And the American Cancer Society promotes ginger as a cancer treatment 'to keep tumors from developing.' Helps with irritable bowel syndrome - calming effect on our digestive system. I definitely need these for presentation days.. Slows down loss of brains cells (typically seen leading to Alzheimer's) Relieves/recovers muscles (useful ...

I don't usually eat dried fruits because I heard that the sugar content is very high. However I found a bag of dried organic figs from Costco and decided to try them. I've never seen or tried a fresh fig before but I do know that they're all the hype in the health and fitness outlets. ps, they're beautiful fruits/flowers Ok, so in the beginning, I was just nibbling on the chewy and crunchy texture of the dried figs which took me back to a Korean snack I used to eat when I was little (don't recollect what it was, but it was probably  dried persimmon). I wanted to figure out more creative ways to use the dried figs, and eventually came about with fruit flavored water It tasted so clean and sweetly detoxifying. In the mason jar, I sliced up dried figs, sliced fresh strawberries, and threw in frozen blueberries. Let it sit in the fridge for a while so that the fig can be rehydrated and the water can become flavored. Love it!

Haha this morning I decided to flex a little in front of the mirror just for fun. Hey.. seems like the pullups, chin ups and dips are working (still doing assisted ones) I kind of convinced myself that since I gain weight quickly, like when I look at a picture of a glazed donut I gain 5 lbs, I must also be able to lose weight and gain muscles well too. Definitely optimistic thinking and I have no idea if it's true or reasonable. However, I haven't been able to workout in a week and half since I was ill, therefore this process is so random to me. Nevertheless, it planted a seed of more motivation and glee at the proof of process. And I need that. The past couple of weeks, I have been sick with a sore throat, congested nose, slight fever, and muffled-ears. It was frustrating because I felt like speaking was difficult and hearing was impaired, my senses were all so muddled. My eyes were hot from fever and my head was dull with congestion and I had a seemingly-dense head...

I guess I shall address my goal of trying to grow a booty for my 100th post! My hips are quite narrow and although I believe my butt is perky, it just doesn't have a lot of mass to it. Therefore my body is kind of straight and actually closer to being an inverted triangle because I am also blessed with being slightly top-heavy... o:) Furthermore, I used to swim as a child and was on the swim team in high school so needless to say, my shoulders used to be very broad. I never thought I could naturally make a drastic change to my butt (like how people can't enlarge their chests without plastic surgery?..). I mean I knew you can make your butt perkier and have a nicer shape, but did not realize that you can make it buffer and in turn become bigger. So now I understand, squats can help you grow your booty and pushups can make your boobs perkier and also make them a little bigger. GOOD NEWS RIGHT? This picture best shows you that there are three muscles that compose our butt...

I've been cleansing myself from fast food and carbs (well, actually I don't remember the last time I got fast food, but that's a good thing!). I don't think I see the effects very well this week because I am bloated from that horrid girly time of the month thing. And last week, I had intense cravings for donuts, juicy burgers, crunchy salacious chips, and sodium-enriched pizzas... But I didn't indulge in any. Encountering this picture on tumblr reminded me of how I basically was towards all the food porn thrown throughout the internet. T_T *Sigh* Stay Strong, Stay Strong!  diet, health, cleanse, fit, cravings, 

I recently ran out of protein powder so I started looking up possible substitutes. BLACK BEANS! Haven't tried out this powder yet, but excited I have all the ingredients at home already and don't have to shell out money for protein powders, they're quite pricey.. Also feeling better because this time I know exactly what I'm putting into my body instead of wondering what that amino acid-protein-lab synthesis information is all about :) Step 1 : 1 tbsp each of dried soybeans, oats, brown rice, and black beans to coffee grinder. Soybeans and black beans are protein-rich but strong flavored, whereas brown rice and oats have less protein and will mask the stronger taste of the soybeans/black beans,  (soo.. I'm assuming everything is dried) Step 2: Grind until flour-like consistency. Add Ins: 1/2 of a vanilla bean and 2 tsps. each of maca powder and spirulina.   Can add chorela, matcha, wheat grass powder, raw cacao powder, etc Step 3: Keep protein powd...

Today's workout: 4 Sets 10-12 Reps and 10 minutes of Stairmaster Does anyone know a certain time span where the gym heads don't hog the weights? Mannn I know I shouldn't be, but going to the weights section intimidates me a little when I'm by myself because all the guys are so buff and tall and I have puny arms and 25 weights in each arm is the most I can really comfortably go to. Well for now that is. GRRR! workout, legs, thighs, butt, glutes, gym, health, fitness, fit, asian,

haha this is kind of sad yet funny. Getting fit is definitely the answer to getting healthy!