Day #5

22 Jul

Today is the first day that I am not sore from the insanity workout. I’m going to start on a workout session shortly after I fill out some more stuff in my application. Afterwards, I’m going to pick up a book from my cousin’s place and read. I need to start reading. I realize that I am so bad with writing and reading. The only way I will become better at those skills is to practice, practice, practice. So wish me luck! ;)

And look at my doodle:

insanity workout #1

19 Jul

I will get those legs even if the exercises will kill me. Insanity is such an awesome workout video. I kind of started at a random workout but 40 minutes of insanity is literally…insane. I’m excited to see what tomorrow will bring.

p90x day #1

18 Jul

I took out my last two wisdom teeth out on Tuesday (whoo-hoo!). On the other hands, I’ve also been on hydrocodone for a few days and I do not enjoy it one bit. I don’t understand the happy feeling that people get from this drug. I’ve been whoozy and tired all day long. But anyways, I’m getting off this extreme diet plan (1000 max calories). I’m going to try to eat normally while keeping my regular exercising regime. Hopefully, I can keep the same weight. In order to lose weight, I’m going to build more muscles and exercise a little harder. I’m afraid of not eating because I read somewhere that I will lose muscles and that will slow down my metabolism instead. Lets see how P90x will do for me as well as insanity workout. My brother recommended insanity since he knows how much I love cardio.

Food for the day:

  • 6 wontons (300)
  • French fruit cake (300)
  • Some clams, strawberries, watermelon, chocolate candy, a small bite of ice cream (150)
  • Two bananas (200)
  • A small bowl of chao (200)
  • A small piece of snickerdoodle cookie (80)
  • Kimchi noodle + egg (100)
  • a little lemonade + milk (200)

Not so bad. 1530 calories. I’ve estimated all the numbers up too.

log #4

3 Jul

Weekend eating: Half a green tea  jamba juice (180), jamba juice omega-3 oatmeal cookie (150), two slices of pepperoni pizza from Papa John (620), a small amount of rice with food (200), and a Bacardi Mojito (220).

log #3

2 Jul

I ate a bowl of rice with duck, 2 crackers, some sip of sweet tea, and some grapes.  Rice with duck again + some few almonds.

I think people assume too much about weight loss. Whoever keeps saying that don’t starve yourself under a certain amount of calories is stupid. I can tell you with my experience that it works. A lot of people expect to lose weight within a 15 weeks or so keeps saying that the starvation method won’t work. That’s just plain stupid. I am sick and tired of people telling me that this method doesn’t work. Honestly, I don’t know if it’s healthy or not but eating more than what you have to is just as detrimental to your mitochondria. You’re cutting your life shorter when you make your cells burn energy.

I didn’t lose weight all that quickly. It has been over a year since I started controlling what I eat and I’m still losing weight. My body gets full quickly. That’s what you want. When I checked how much I was eating per day before I started losing weight, it was around 2000 calories. Way too much for me and my short stature. Sure I would get tired and dizzy but I still forced myself to exercise. I didn’t excessively exercise ’cause I’m lazy. After a while, my body started feeling better so I could exercise longer.

I don’t know about this whole starvation diet will slow down your metabolism. SURE it might slow down at the beginning. After a while, your body will still need to use up something to keep your body alive. If you have a food deficit, your body will use up something in your body to stay alive. I don’t see why this diet is detrimental nor why it won’t work. As long as you don’t go under extreme measures, you’re good.

log #2

1 Jul

I think I’m feeling really stressed. I haven’t been able to keep my emotions together…anyways, I have to write all the food down for class before I forget. I ate a banana (100), p&b crackers (250 calories), bbq burger, korean burger, some grapes, and thai tea/diet tea.

log #1

29 Jun

I understand the plateau of weight loss now (aka the last “10 pounds). I still keep my calories intake to a bare minimum but I haven’t lost any weight since January. I want to look good for my brother’s wedding! :) So today I had: Smoothie King Green Tea Manga (282) — yummy, half a drumstick (140), diet tea (50), two chocolate cheesecake, bread with butter, and lemon pasta with chicken and shrimp (~600-700).  Oh haha, now I can see why I’m not losing any weight. I didn’t realize I eat a lot of snacks in between. I exercised for about 70 minutes (not all cardio though). I would say I burned 300 calories.

a recap of one year

26 Jun

Over a period of one year, I lost 17 pounds. It’s not a big number at all but that’s a 15% weight loss for me. My highest weight is 112. I am 95 right now.

Beginning of freshman year. I seriously did not think I was that round..

The summer before going to college.

I believe it was spring break  so 2008.

January 2008.

Spring 2008 with my poo. Man I am round.

Sophomore year:

When I was in Vietnam. I think I got even rounder…

Bed race (2008).

Spring (2009). -_- No wonder I hate pictures so much.

Summer of 2008.

Junior year: I started this blog a whole year ago for a weight losing purpose. So lets see some changes

Fall semester (09)

From fall to winter, I believe I lost 17 pounds. I reached my climax here.

Middle of spring semester (10).

This June. The result of taking two exercising classes during the semester.

So I didn’t lose any weight ever since Christmas but I guess I toned my body. :) Losing weight is super hard…

pain. lots and lots of pain.

21 May

I have to say that for the last two weeks, I have been in some sort of pain. Last week, I had my finals but at the same time, I had a cold. Poo…I did make all A’s in my classes though! So yay, I didn’t collapse! Last Friday, I pulled out two of my WISDOM teeth out. Oh my gosh. I am still in pain from that. I can deal with the pain from my teeth but I think all the meds that I’ve been on have aggravated my stomach and possibly put me at risk for a stomach ulcer. I remember waking up in the middle of the night because I would feel this sharp pain on my left side of the chest. At first, I thought the pain was due to my heart until I realized that my stomach is also situated there. I researched online and discovered the NSAID’s side effects are GERD and stomach ulcers. People, who have taken out their wisdom teeth, have had similar problems. Dang. I don’t know what to do. :(

I got off the drugs for two days now so I hope my stomach will heal.

leggomyeggo

15 Apr

Man. Physics is hard. The highlight of my day? I found out that my credit score is great. My yogurt on the other hand, expired within a few hours after I left it in my car. Boo hoo. Oh well. Here was my menu for today: Gatorade (45), tea (100), Jason’s Deli lunch (450, split the sandwich with my boyfriend), and eggo’s waffles with ice cream (300).

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