24. Monday Morning

So the weekend was... Event-less? Is that a word?
It was raining Saturday morning so it spoiled my running plans. I had Chee
Cheong fun(steamed rice rolls with sweet sauce) or bfast, I can't remember what was for lunch, soy pudding and a scoop Of dark chocolate ice cream(courtesy of AwfullyChocolate) for my snack, and a sinful plate of pepper lunch for dinner :/

I woke up at 12 on Sunday, so that was a big shock to me. I had two rice balls the slightly bigger than golf balls. They were rolled in dry coconut and spices. Had salad, oxtail soup and some left over Chee cheong fun for lunch, and soup for dinner. Healthiest day yet. I didn't exercise though, not counting the 20 mins I stand on my Dad's wooden board(it's sloped, and you stand on it, you can feel the burn/stretch on your calves- he convinced me that I can burn calories on that. Let's see.)

Yup, that's it. I'm going for my run now. I'm lazy, but I made my commitment right?

23. Surprising no?

Alright, I just did my Friday measurements and there's some progress, which I'm excited about! I lost half an inch from my upper arms, waist, midway, and knees. I lost 0.4 off my hips(still progress!) my thighs remained at 22.5 but I'm happy I didn't gain anything. Plus, I had a great dinner of fish soup, so I'm feeling great. Have a great weekend guys, drink loads of water!

X ys

22. Post Not-Really-A-Workout

Ok, so the difference between Chermaine and Phillina is that Cher isn't really in it to get results, she's more of in it to play. To have fun. Which keeps things light, but I guess workouts aren't as intense as I wish it be. I didn't manage to run today because chermaine had to run off for some cca orientation :/ and my weights weren't consistent. I did my arc trainer for a little longer though. That's all. My dad bought pizza for dinner. I think it's a stupid idea.

21. I need to pee

I'm on the way to meet my friend chermaine for a gym session :) anyway, I did a workout ytd, this was for my ass and thighs. I only did it once so I won't feel the burn today. Hopefully I can work more intensely later. :)

20. Workout

Hey guys, I was supposed to post this ytd, but I forgot. So anyway, here's the workout I used for Monday. It focuses the thighs and ass, but I worked my core and arms a little as well. I repeated the whole thing 3 times.

I'm not going to use a nice background picture because I couldn't find one that I could use. Enjoy my handwriting. :)

19. Beautiful Day, no?

Had an amazing day today, ate a PB sandwich (which I haven't eaten in FOREVER) had school, came back ard 4, had a nap, exercised, watched my shows and still had time to study. And it's not even midnight!

I'll post my workout tomorrow, but this is the playlist that I used.


I hope you guys enjoy today like I have. Goodnight, X yanshan.

18. Running

It's been a long time but I finally went running today. Not on the treadmill, but around the estate. Feels good. Did 30 jumping jacks and 20 leg lifts before I ran for 15 mins straight, my goal is to run straight for 2 rounds, I'm up to around 1 and a fifth? Before I stop and walk back.

ALSO I've measured my body, which I did after eating loads of Thai food. Which of course I now regret. :/ I've gain an inch on my arms (not sure if I measured the right places) and my waist. :( Measurements at my hips and knees stayed the same while I lost 1/2 and inch on my midway and thighs. :) which I'm really happy about.

I'm starting work next week. I'm really afraid I won't have time to exercise. :/

17. Gym

So I went to the gym with a friend, who is the slim kind that complains about being fat while I look like a whale next to her. I love her to death but I guess everyone looks at themselves differently and they have their own image issues. She's like my fitness partner, my cheerleader and guys, it's a great idea. A support system. She helps me with tips on workouts and motivates me.

So today, I did cardio before moving to weights and then back to cardio. I prefer doing weights in the gym and not focusing on cardio because I can run anywhere where and I don't have any form of weights at home, plus I like the machines. :)

 I'm not going to do an image for this workout because I used machines for parts of the workout and if you guys can't find it in those in the gym, you can use the ones that work on the same target areas.

15 Minutes on the ARC TRAINER. 


Biceps and Back.
Triceps.
Triceps and Shoulders.
Plank 3x 40 seconds.
Thighs and Glutes.
Core (I did the abdomen twist thing. So your chest will be in a stationary position while you use your core muscles to twist your lower body.)


10 Minutes on the TREADMILL.

Someone told me that the arc trainer is much easier than the treadmill, and it has the same results. I didn't like the arc trainer because I felt like I wasn't in control of my leg movements.

For the weights, other than the planks, I did 5 sets of 8 reps. Use a comfortable weight, enough to feel a burn but not too much. Make sure you are COMFORTABLE. Don't pull your muscle!

Oh and the playlist was used during my cardio!

Drink water!
XOXO,
Yanshan

16. My Love Hate Relationship With Lunges

So you guys know I'm focusing on my thighs, so my friends and google are telling me that I should do lunges. It's so tiring but the ache it gives. ugh. The muscle ache from the thigh toner I did recently still burns. It was horrid yesterday because we had to move around school alot. It is better today, so I decided to do the thigh toner again. I can feel muscles getting tighter along my outer thighs, above my knees. I did it 2 times again and I think I need to raise it to 3 the next time. I don't know if it's me, but this time it felt easier.

I'll upload my playlist soon.

15. The Ache is Good.

My legs are still aching from the previous workout. So if you're one of those muscle ache junkies like me, it's a great workout to do. Today I focused more on my core, but it's less intense. Repeat the set 2-3 times as usual.

Picture of the gorgeous Stana Katic.

I really like doing side lunges and donkey kicks.

14. Thighs

So with the previous post, I'm going to work on my thighs more intensely. So I tried out backonpointe's thigh toner. Do check out her Tumblr/pinterest for more workouts. :) plus the playlist that I used. Alot of Christina on this one.

I did the workout 2 times.

13. Weight? Really?

I've been thinking I should not measure my progress by my weight. Since muscle weighs more than fat right? So I'm marking my progress by loss in inches. So I'll measure that every Friday. Starting from today. Since the minimum amount I'm aiming to lose is 2 inches, I'm going to reward myself with a piece of clothing every time I lose 2 inches.

Except bottoms. I need to lose all 7 inches from my thighs before I get new shorts and hopefully jeans. (:

Here's to success and determination.

12. Workout 2

This is the second workout. I focused on my abs and arms this time because my legs hurt after flag day yesterday.

x YS

11. It's Hard

It's hard. And long. But I can do this.
Exercised like I said I would. (mental pat on the back)

I'll post my workout later. But I used this playlist.

Also, I look human today but I went to a dermatologist anyway he gave me some cream and pills to take. :)

10. I hate the smell of honey.

I have a skin problem.

the skin around my lips are really red

because my skin is really damaged.

It gets better from time to time,

when it doesn't hurt.

Normally it affects the region above my upper lip.

earning comments like,

"you look like you're growing a moustache."

When it's worse,

it hurts all over my mouth.

So now I have a beard-thing.

Aloe vera hurts like fuck.

Today it's worse.

Today is a bad day.

I'm tired of looking ugly.

9. 100 steps back

Had popeye's for lunch today. The regret. I felt like all this things i've done was for nothing. Hated it. Got me into a bad mood. I came home to exercise but that felt half hearted, like I didn't exert much.

I up-ed my workout to 70 reps, plus 35 Russian twists. But I'm not feeling the burn. I guess I have to switch it up so I'm burning different muscles.

Craving for clothes.

8. Bad Day

Catered food=oily and fried foods.

Koi and Brownies with ice cream.

There's going to be Popeye's for lunch tmr. Gah.

Hmm, hopefully I can exercise tomorrow, but I might be going out for dinner. One thing's for sure, I HAVE HAVE HAVE to exercise on Friday since I have no school. Except for my laptop programming. I really have to get to that. Oh wells.

Drink Water.

7. Walk to Sch

Better layout? This is my first day at SP. Walking to the Mrt+train ride.

6. My Brownies Are Weird

Yes, I was in the mood to bake. Anyway, the center of the brownie isn't done. Oh well. So meanwhile, I exercised and did my Workout and playlist. If you're wondering, the background playlist picture is from For Lovers Only. A film starring Mark Polish and Stana Katic.

Stana's amazing. Go look at some of her work if you can. She's really good, her emotion and everything. Plus, she's really down to Earth. And she motivates me to want to be happy and to have fun.

She acts in Castle, a tv series, and if you haven't watched it. Please do. It's GOOOOOD.

Plus her body is AMAZING. She does all these sports hobbies like archery. She rides a bike/walks to work and shows us her playlist so I got the idea from her.

Have fun guys. You can do this.

You can up the number of reps you do, but this was what I did. Remember to stretch, warm up before and cool down after the workout. And drink loads of water. Don't over-do esp. if you're just starting, the sore feeling can get to you and you might just give up. Go for Quality and Patience NOT quantity.

XOXO,

YS.

5. I Can Do This.

I do believe it. I know there are temptations, and there are sore days (much like ytd, but it felt good. and I feel good.) I've made a promise to my body that I can be a better person and feel good about it.

Those people who feel like doing it tomorrow, don't. Don't wait if you know it'll never come. Be the motivation. I will tell my story when I get to the end. But for now, do it with me. Run. With me.

I'll start putting in my progress there, weekly weigh-ins, measurements and my workouts and playlists.

I know it's hard, I used to hate running. Hate exercising. Hate sweating. Hate PE. But now I'm sick of looking in the mirror and hating myself. This pain I feel is like motivation. I feel as if I'm going somewhere.

I have a friend who is so pressured by society that 2 mouths of food and she's "full". And I'm worried because she's losing weight fast but it's so unhealthy. Would you rather punish yourself and not eat what you want to and hate your body or eat what you want, moderately and love yourself? Because at the end of the day, I know she'll never be happy with how she looks.

This post is for her. Sam, I'm showing you. You are beautiful.

4. I feel Good.

I ate a chicken salad for lunch, rice with lettuce, chicken patty and duck and salted veg soup. Plus I did my 50 thing yesterday;

so

50 Jumping Jacks,

50 Chest Presses,

50 Calf Raises,

50 Squats,

50 Leg Lifts,

25 Inner Thigh Raises,

25 Side Kicks.

I feel gloriously sore today.

School starts in 2 days. I'm nervous and dreading the bore of orientation. But I'm happy to have something to do. I should be able to work on Tuesdays and Fridays, which kinda suck because I want to go to the gym with Philly and Cher on Tuesdays.

54.5~55kg now,

5 kg to go!

So save money for now. ;)

3. I'm not losing The Weight

I'm tired of lying and saying I have things under control when I don't. I eat when I'm not hungry. I don't exercise I as much as I can and should. And now I'm sick, toe got cut. Fuck. Maybe I should just have soup or apples when I'm home. Damn.

Anw in the picture is my new punishment/motivation/award. I wanna get all the clothes I saw shopping today. Damn.