Monday:
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: beef Stew on cauliflower, English muffin with cranberry apple jam, two multivitamins, prunes
Lunch: soba with fish and swiss chard
Dinner: beef curry, grapes, two apples
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Sleep: 4AM
Tuesday:
Wake: 10AM
Breakfast: one English muffin with jam, prunes
Snack: grapes, a little bit of dark chocolate
Dinner: beef curry
Sleep: 2AM
**argh. Seriously, I update and then it disappears. May be missing something from Tuesday.
Wednesday:
Wake: 9AM
Breakfast: one egg, one English muffin with jam
Lunch: soba with tilapia and swiss chard
Dinner: ravioli with broccoli
Dessert: cheesecake
Exercise: walked 5 miles. yayyy =)
Sleep: 3AM
Thursday:
Wake: 12 Noon
Breakfast: English muffin, two multivitamins, one calcium vitamin, some dark chocolate
Lunch: ravioli with broccoli
Dinner: miso fried rice with seaweed, bean sprouts, and carrots, a box of papaya
Exercise: walked 3 miles, one hour of pole dancing
Sleep: 6AM
Friday:
Wake: Noon
Breakfast: two croissants with jam
Lunch: Taiwan spinach with braised chicken
Dinner: one beef taco, one chorizo taco, half a chicken quesadilla
snack: chocolate soymilk
Exercise: walked one mile
Sleep: 6AM
Saturday:
Wake: Noon
Breakfast: applesauce pancakes, half a chicken quesadilla
Lunch: miso fried rice with vegetables
Dinner: burger with fries
Snack: chocolate soymilk
Exercise: walked 2 miles
Sleep: 3AM
Sunday:
Wake: 9AM
Breakfast: none
Lunch: applesauce pancakes
Dinner: pastichio
Snack: chocolaye soymilk
Exercise: walked 2 miles
Monday, December 14, 2015
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Week 17 (Dec 7-13)
Monday
Wake: 12 Noon
Breakfast: Crepe with cranberry apple sauce, two cups barley cinnamon orange tea
Lunch: stir-fried pork belly with rice, natto, half a bar of chocolate
Dinner: two bowls of turkey lentil Swiss chard corn soup, 1/3 lb brownie
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Sleep: 4AM
Tuesday
Woke: 12 Noon
Breakfast: 2 instant waffles with cranbery apple sauce
Lunch: half a cup of cottage cheese with pineapple
Dinner: lentil soup with pork dumplings
Bed: 3AM
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Wednesday
Woke: 10AM
Breakfast: lentil soup with french bread
Dinner: lentil soup with alfredo pasta
Bed: 2AM
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Thursday
Woke: 10AM
Breakfast: None
Lunch: Crepe with cranberry apple sauce, 1/4 bar chocolate
Dinner: Swiss chard and egg fried rice
Snack: grapes
Sleep: 4AM
Friday
Woke: 12Noon
Breakfast: None
Lunch: Crepe with cranberry apple sauce, one cup barley milk tea
Dinner: Buldat with rice (so good!)
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 3AM (not on purpose, it just happened that way)
Saturday:
Woke: Noon
Breakfast: None
Lunch: lentil soup
Dinner: shrimp taco, beef rib taco
Snack: beef stew, fish sticks, a bag of mixed vegetables, English muffin
Sleep: 3AM
Sunday:
Woke: Noon
Breakfast: None
Lunch: English muffin with jam and butter, some rice with seaweed
Dinner: Spicy chicken udon with egg, some fish sticks, some prunes, some dark chocolate
Snack: beef stew
Exercise: walked one mile
Sleep: 4AM (sigh, so ridiculous)
Measurements: 35-27-37, Weight 127
Measurements from Week 1: 36-28-28, 130 lbs. I don't know, there was definitely a period of time when I was getting much smaller, but then my back injury happened, and I never seemed to get back into it, mostly because very time I started, I would exacerbate my injury. On the other hand, I can now pole climb, so I guess I'm getting stronger. No abs for Christmas this year, I think.
Wake: 12 Noon
Breakfast: Crepe with cranberry apple sauce, two cups barley cinnamon orange tea
Lunch: stir-fried pork belly with rice, natto, half a bar of chocolate
Dinner: two bowls of turkey lentil Swiss chard corn soup, 1/3 lb brownie
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Sleep: 4AM
Tuesday
Woke: 12 Noon
Breakfast: 2 instant waffles with cranbery apple sauce
Lunch: half a cup of cottage cheese with pineapple
Dinner: lentil soup with pork dumplings
Bed: 3AM
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Wednesday
Woke: 10AM
Breakfast: lentil soup with french bread
Dinner: lentil soup with alfredo pasta
Bed: 2AM
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Thursday
Woke: 10AM
Breakfast: None
Lunch: Crepe with cranberry apple sauce, 1/4 bar chocolate
Dinner: Swiss chard and egg fried rice
Snack: grapes
Sleep: 4AM
Friday
Woke: 12Noon
Breakfast: None
Lunch: Crepe with cranberry apple sauce, one cup barley milk tea
Dinner: Buldat with rice (so good!)
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 3AM (not on purpose, it just happened that way)
Saturday:
Woke: Noon
Breakfast: None
Lunch: lentil soup
Dinner: shrimp taco, beef rib taco
Snack: beef stew, fish sticks, a bag of mixed vegetables, English muffin
Sleep: 3AM
Sunday:
Woke: Noon
Breakfast: None
Lunch: English muffin with jam and butter, some rice with seaweed
Dinner: Spicy chicken udon with egg, some fish sticks, some prunes, some dark chocolate
Snack: beef stew
Exercise: walked one mile
Sleep: 4AM (sigh, so ridiculous)
Measurements: 35-27-37, Weight 127
Measurements from Week 1: 36-28-28, 130 lbs. I don't know, there was definitely a period of time when I was getting much smaller, but then my back injury happened, and I never seemed to get back into it, mostly because very time I started, I would exacerbate my injury. On the other hand, I can now pole climb, so I guess I'm getting stronger. No abs for Christmas this year, I think.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Week 16 (Nov 30-Dec 6)
Replaced to the best of my memory (accidentally deleted)
Monday
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: half a bar of dark chocolate, 2 instant waffles, half a glass of almond milk
Snack: half a cup of orange juice, half a cup of almond milk, a croissant
Dinner: ??
Sleep: 3AM
Tuesday
Wake: 12 Noon
Breakfast: 2 instant waffles
Lunch: ?? I think there was fish here.
Dinner: artichoke ravioli, prunes, half a bar of dark chocolate
Sleep: 3AM
Wednesday
Wake: 12 Noon
Breakfast: 2 instant waffles, bean sprout miso soup
Dinner: stir fried spicy pork with vegetables and rice and seaweed, half a bar of dark chocolate
Sleep: 6AM
Thursday:
Wake: 9AM
Breakfast: 2 instant waffles
Lunch: one slice vegetarian pizza, two cookies, half a glass of milk
Sleep: 6AM
Friday:
Wake: 9AM
Breakfast: 2 instant waffles
Lunch: natto, apple curry with rice
Dinner: pho, half a bar of dark chocolate
Exercise: 1 mile, some dancing
Sleep: 6AM
**Note: accidentally deleted up to Friday. This is completed from memory. May be inaccurate.
Saturday:
Wake: 12 Noon
Breakfast: crepe with cranberry apple filling, natto
Lunch/dinner: a little bit of Brussel sprouts with mushroom, a little bit of stir-fried pork, a little bit of cheese pasta, some prunes, two calcium vitamins, two multivitamins, half a bar of dark chocolate
Sleep: ??
Sunday
Wake: 12
Breakfast: crepe with cranberry apple filling
Lunch/Dinner: pasta with Swiss Chard, half a bar of chocolate, Thai sushi rolls
Exercise: walked one mile
Weight: 127 lbs
Sleep: 6AM
Monday
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: half a bar of dark chocolate, 2 instant waffles, half a glass of almond milk
Snack: half a cup of orange juice, half a cup of almond milk, a croissant
Dinner: ??
Sleep: 3AM
Tuesday
Wake: 12 Noon
Breakfast: 2 instant waffles
Lunch: ?? I think there was fish here.
Dinner: artichoke ravioli, prunes, half a bar of dark chocolate
Sleep: 3AM
Wednesday
Wake: 12 Noon
Breakfast: 2 instant waffles, bean sprout miso soup
Dinner: stir fried spicy pork with vegetables and rice and seaweed, half a bar of dark chocolate
Sleep: 6AM
Thursday:
Wake: 9AM
Breakfast: 2 instant waffles
Lunch: one slice vegetarian pizza, two cookies, half a glass of milk
Sleep: 6AM
Friday:
Wake: 9AM
Breakfast: 2 instant waffles
Lunch: natto, apple curry with rice
Dinner: pho, half a bar of dark chocolate
Exercise: 1 mile, some dancing
Sleep: 6AM
**Note: accidentally deleted up to Friday. This is completed from memory. May be inaccurate.
Saturday:
Wake: 12 Noon
Breakfast: crepe with cranberry apple filling, natto
Lunch/dinner: a little bit of Brussel sprouts with mushroom, a little bit of stir-fried pork, a little bit of cheese pasta, some prunes, two calcium vitamins, two multivitamins, half a bar of dark chocolate
Sleep: ??
Sunday
Wake: 12
Breakfast: crepe with cranberry apple filling
Lunch/Dinner: pasta with Swiss Chard, half a bar of chocolate, Thai sushi rolls
Exercise: walked one mile
Weight: 127 lbs
Sleep: 6AM
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Living the Good Life
A random record of things I would consider "living the good life." Subject to change.
1. Traveling to different parts of the world for extended stays
2. Not worrying about money
3. Ridiculous parties with delicious amazing food
4. Being in great health
5. Delicious amazing food generally
6. Being dopey with your significant other
7. Feeling like who you are is who you want to be
8.
1. Traveling to different parts of the world for extended stays
2. Not worrying about money
3. Ridiculous parties with delicious amazing food
4. Being in great health
5. Delicious amazing food generally
6. Being dopey with your significant other
7. Feeling like who you are is who you want to be
8.
Monday, November 23, 2015
Living tips for Students Short on Time/Money
Disclaimer: this is not for people who are trying to experience the finer things in life. These are things that I do in order to squeeze in extra studying.
1. Cook pasta using cold water. Just dump pasta into the pot, fill the water to cover the pasta, and turn on the heat. No draining required, and any extra water can be incorporated into the sauce. You can cook vegetables directly into the pasta too. I would not recommend adding meat this way, unless it's sausage. This saves 20 minutes of prep time and clean up time, because I'm not waiting for the pasta to boil, and I'm not using multiple pots and pans for a single meal.
2. Cut your own hair (for girls). I don't know how it works for guys, but if you are a girl and you want medium to long hair, there are multiple ways of cutting your own hair and I can vouch that the ponytail method and the pigtail method both work on wavy/straight-ish hair.
3.
1. Cook pasta using cold water. Just dump pasta into the pot, fill the water to cover the pasta, and turn on the heat. No draining required, and any extra water can be incorporated into the sauce. You can cook vegetables directly into the pasta too. I would not recommend adding meat this way, unless it's sausage. This saves 20 minutes of prep time and clean up time, because I'm not waiting for the pasta to boil, and I'm not using multiple pots and pans for a single meal.
2. Cut your own hair (for girls). I don't know how it works for guys, but if you are a girl and you want medium to long hair, there are multiple ways of cutting your own hair and I can vouch that the ponytail method and the pigtail method both work on wavy/straight-ish hair.
3.
Fitness Week 15 (Nov 23-29)
Monday:
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: sweet potatoes with marshmallows, turkey with gravy
Lunch: half a mozzarella sandwich, half a ham wrap, random bits of pecan pie and chocolate mousse, hot apple cider
Dinner: bowl of pasta with artichoke, basil, and tomato, four slices of raisin bread, two eggs, a bowl of apple sauce, bowl of turkey broth
Tuesday:
Breakfast: bowl of turkey broth
Lunch: none
Dinner: turkey porridge
Second dinner: lemongrass and grilled pork sandwich
Wednesday:
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: french bread
Lunch: falafel, broccoli and cheddar quiche, hummus
Dinner: two pieces of ham, cider
Thursday:
Wake: 7AM
Breakfast: bagel with cream cheese
Lunch: Yoplait yogurt
Dinner: Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, string bean casserole, plum pudding, carrot pie, cheese pie, biscuit and chowder, apple cider
Friday:
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: pancakes with maple syrup, chocolate cookie, two cups milk
Lunch: dan dan noodles
Dinner: napa cabbage, shiitake mushroom, miso udon, two calcium vitamins, two multivitamins
Exercise: walked 4 miles
Sleep: 1:30 AM
Saturday
Wake: 11:30AM
Breakfast: egg fried rice with satay sauce and stir-fry vegetables, one glass almond milk
Lunch/Dinner: baked beans with mixed vegetables, french bread, one cup orange juice
Snack: apple, one cup orange juice
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 4AM (not on purpose! it just ended up that way)
Sunday:
Wake: 12 Noon
Breakfast: Artichoke, sweet potato, lentil soup with french bread and olive oil, two multivitamins
Lunch: artichoke, sweet potato, lentil soup
Snack: napa cabbage with tilapia, one glass orange juice with chia seeds
Dinner: Spaghetti with meatballs, kale with squash and cranberries
Snack: bar of chocolate
Sleep: 4AM
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: sweet potatoes with marshmallows, turkey with gravy
Lunch: half a mozzarella sandwich, half a ham wrap, random bits of pecan pie and chocolate mousse, hot apple cider
Dinner: bowl of pasta with artichoke, basil, and tomato, four slices of raisin bread, two eggs, a bowl of apple sauce, bowl of turkey broth
Tuesday:
Breakfast: bowl of turkey broth
Lunch: none
Dinner: turkey porridge
Second dinner: lemongrass and grilled pork sandwich
Wednesday:
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: french bread
Lunch: falafel, broccoli and cheddar quiche, hummus
Dinner: two pieces of ham, cider
Thursday:
Wake: 7AM
Breakfast: bagel with cream cheese
Lunch: Yoplait yogurt
Dinner: Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, string bean casserole, plum pudding, carrot pie, cheese pie, biscuit and chowder, apple cider
Friday:
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: pancakes with maple syrup, chocolate cookie, two cups milk
Lunch: dan dan noodles
Dinner: napa cabbage, shiitake mushroom, miso udon, two calcium vitamins, two multivitamins
Exercise: walked 4 miles
Sleep: 1:30 AM
Saturday
Wake: 11:30AM
Breakfast: egg fried rice with satay sauce and stir-fry vegetables, one glass almond milk
Lunch/Dinner: baked beans with mixed vegetables, french bread, one cup orange juice
Snack: apple, one cup orange juice
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 4AM (not on purpose! it just ended up that way)
Sunday:
Wake: 12 Noon
Breakfast: Artichoke, sweet potato, lentil soup with french bread and olive oil, two multivitamins
Lunch: artichoke, sweet potato, lentil soup
Snack: napa cabbage with tilapia, one glass orange juice with chia seeds
Dinner: Spaghetti with meatballs, kale with squash and cranberries
Snack: bar of chocolate
Sleep: 4AM
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Fitness Week 14 (Nov 16-Nov 22)
Monday:
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: two calcium vitamins, one multivitamin, some string beans and mushroom
Lunch: pad thai, fried rice
Snack: one cookie
Dinner: one bowl cream of mushroom pasta, two slices pizza, one plate salad
Sleep: 6AM
Tuesday:
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: one banana, one bagel, two calcium vitamins, two multivitamins
Lunch: cream of mushroom pasta with cherry tomato, string beans, artichoke, and spicy tuna
Dinner: two eggs with soy sauce, sauteed bok choy with satay sauce, sauteed string beans with XO sauce
Snack: two frozen waffles
Sleep: 4AM
Wednesday:
Wake: 10AM
Breakfast: two mini croissants, half a glass of orange juice, a small plate of fruit
Lunch: two bowls of cabbage carrot potato soup
Dinner: Panang duck curry
Snack: banana, natto
Sleep: 3AM
Thursday:
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: two eggs with soy sauce, natto, banana, two multivitamins, two calcium vitamins
Lunch: chicken taco bowl
Dinner: finger food, fruit, asian cracker
Sleep: 2:30AM
Friday:
Wake: 9AM
Breakfast: bowl of cabbage potato carrot soup, two multivitamins, two calcium vitamins
Lunch: bowl of pasta with tuna, artichoke, cherry tomato, basil, and gruyere cheese
Dinner: 1.5 lbs shrimp/crawfish
Snack: four slices of raisin bread, one bottle soymilk
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Sleep: 2AM
Saturday:
Wake: 10AM
Breakfast: four slices of raisin bread, natto
Lunch: two bowls of pasta with tuna, artichoke, cherry tomato, basil, and gruyere cheese
Dinner: combo sushi (tuna, salmon, california) with seaweed salad
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Sleep: 4AM
Sunday:
Wake: 12:30PM
Breakfast: bread, bacon, two cups milk
Lunch: a bowl of pasta with tuna, artichoke, cherry tomato, and basil, 2 multivitamins, 2 calcium vitamins
Snack: one persimmon
Dinner: turkey, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes with gravy, chips and dip, bread and cheese, ice cream
Sleep: 2AM
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: two calcium vitamins, one multivitamin, some string beans and mushroom
Lunch: pad thai, fried rice
Snack: one cookie
Dinner: one bowl cream of mushroom pasta, two slices pizza, one plate salad
Sleep: 6AM
Tuesday:
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: one banana, one bagel, two calcium vitamins, two multivitamins
Lunch: cream of mushroom pasta with cherry tomato, string beans, artichoke, and spicy tuna
Dinner: two eggs with soy sauce, sauteed bok choy with satay sauce, sauteed string beans with XO sauce
Snack: two frozen waffles
Sleep: 4AM
Wednesday:
Wake: 10AM
Breakfast: two mini croissants, half a glass of orange juice, a small plate of fruit
Lunch: two bowls of cabbage carrot potato soup
Dinner: Panang duck curry
Snack: banana, natto
Sleep: 3AM
Thursday:
Wake: 11AM
Breakfast: two eggs with soy sauce, natto, banana, two multivitamins, two calcium vitamins
Lunch: chicken taco bowl
Dinner: finger food, fruit, asian cracker
Sleep: 2:30AM
Friday:
Wake: 9AM
Breakfast: bowl of cabbage potato carrot soup, two multivitamins, two calcium vitamins
Lunch: bowl of pasta with tuna, artichoke, cherry tomato, basil, and gruyere cheese
Dinner: 1.5 lbs shrimp/crawfish
Snack: four slices of raisin bread, one bottle soymilk
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Sleep: 2AM
Saturday:
Wake: 10AM
Breakfast: four slices of raisin bread, natto
Lunch: two bowls of pasta with tuna, artichoke, cherry tomato, basil, and gruyere cheese
Dinner: combo sushi (tuna, salmon, california) with seaweed salad
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Sleep: 4AM
Sunday:
Wake: 12:30PM
Breakfast: bread, bacon, two cups milk
Lunch: a bowl of pasta with tuna, artichoke, cherry tomato, and basil, 2 multivitamins, 2 calcium vitamins
Snack: one persimmon
Dinner: turkey, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes with gravy, chips and dip, bread and cheese, ice cream
Sleep: 2AM
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Fitness Week 13 (Nov 9-15)
Monday
Woke: 6AM
Breakfast: pork and vegetable dumpling with bok choy
Nap: 2 hours
Lunch: Honey Nut Cheerios with almond milk
Second Lunch: one ham and cheese sub sandwich
Snack: two cookies
Dinner: halal lamb over rice
Sleep: 2AM
Tuesday
Woke: 10AM
Breakfast: none
Lunch: lamb roti roll
Snack: two persimmons
Exercise: one hour pole, with splits
Second Snack: chocolate pocky, Nong Shim instant noodle, hot chocolate
Dinner: Korean pancake, rice cake with kimchi and pork, chicken soup, rice
Sleep: 2AM
Wednesday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: bagel with peanut butter
Lunch: Dig Inn catering (brussel sprouts, salmon, sweet potato)
Dinner: a can of grass jelly, a can of Vienna sausage, a candy
Exercise: none
Thursday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: two eggs
Lunch: one slice pepperoni and veggie pizza
Dinner: ribs, brisket, macaroni, potato salad, salad, cornbread
Exercise: none
Sleep: 2AM
Friday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: none
Lunch: one bowl Honey Nut Cheerios, one bowl of pork dumplings with bok choy and tofu
Snack: high tea sandwiches and cream puffs with tea
Dinner: fish, mapo tofu, bamboo with pepper, rice, string beans
Second Dinner: pork dumplings with bok choy and tofu
Exercise: some back exercises, 4 splits
Sleep: 2AM
Saturday:
Woke: 10AM
Breakfast: bagel, half with gruyere cheese, other half with honey and butter
Lunch: none
Dinner: Xian cumin lamb with hand pulled noodles
Snack: doughnut twist
Second dinner: miso soup with tofu, cabbage, and carrot, calcium vitamin
Exercise: walked one mile
Sleep: 1AM
Sunday:
Woke: 10AM
Breakfast: one blueberry waffle, string beans with pearl onion and mushroom, two multivitamins, two calcium vitamins
Lunch: potato leek soup, two blueberry waffles, a can of Vienna sausages
Dinner: cream of mushroom pasta, one cup juice, one cup water
Measurements: 35-27-37
Weight: 129 lbs
Comments: *sigh. stupid back injury.
Sleep: 4AM
Woke: 6AM
Breakfast: pork and vegetable dumpling with bok choy
Nap: 2 hours
Lunch: Honey Nut Cheerios with almond milk
Second Lunch: one ham and cheese sub sandwich
Snack: two cookies
Dinner: halal lamb over rice
Sleep: 2AM
Tuesday
Woke: 10AM
Breakfast: none
Lunch: lamb roti roll
Snack: two persimmons
Exercise: one hour pole, with splits
Second Snack: chocolate pocky, Nong Shim instant noodle, hot chocolate
Dinner: Korean pancake, rice cake with kimchi and pork, chicken soup, rice
Sleep: 2AM
Wednesday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: bagel with peanut butter
Lunch: Dig Inn catering (brussel sprouts, salmon, sweet potato)
Dinner: a can of grass jelly, a can of Vienna sausage, a candy
Exercise: none
Thursday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: two eggs
Lunch: one slice pepperoni and veggie pizza
Dinner: ribs, brisket, macaroni, potato salad, salad, cornbread
Exercise: none
Sleep: 2AM
Friday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: none
Lunch: one bowl Honey Nut Cheerios, one bowl of pork dumplings with bok choy and tofu
Snack: high tea sandwiches and cream puffs with tea
Dinner: fish, mapo tofu, bamboo with pepper, rice, string beans
Second Dinner: pork dumplings with bok choy and tofu
Exercise: some back exercises, 4 splits
Sleep: 2AM
Saturday:
Woke: 10AM
Breakfast: bagel, half with gruyere cheese, other half with honey and butter
Lunch: none
Dinner: Xian cumin lamb with hand pulled noodles
Snack: doughnut twist
Second dinner: miso soup with tofu, cabbage, and carrot, calcium vitamin
Exercise: walked one mile
Sleep: 1AM
Sunday:
Woke: 10AM
Breakfast: one blueberry waffle, string beans with pearl onion and mushroom, two multivitamins, two calcium vitamins
Lunch: potato leek soup, two blueberry waffles, a can of Vienna sausages
Dinner: cream of mushroom pasta, one cup juice, one cup water
Measurements: 35-27-37
Weight: 129 lbs
Comments: *sigh. stupid back injury.
Sleep: 4AM
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Fitness Week 12 (Nov 2-Nov 8)
Monday
Woke: 7AM
Breakfast: Egg fried rice with soy sauce, barley tea and almond milk
Nap: 1.5 hours
Lunch: leftover injera and meat and vegetables, two multivitamins
Snack: one cookie (Trader Joe's Dunkers), some popcorn
Dinner: pasta with carrots and broccoli and navy beans
Snack: rice cracker
Exercise: side splits, back strengthening
Sleep: 1AM
Tuesday
Woke: 8AM
Breakfast: almond milk with honey nut cheerios and banana
Lunch: leftover injera with meat and vegetables, barley tea with almond milk
Snack: two chocolate chip cookies
Dinner: pasta with carrots and broccoli and navy beans and turkey, barley tea
Snack: Five Guys Burger
Sleep: 12AM
Wednesday
Woke: 5AM
Breakfast: egg fried rice
Slept again until noon**was sick
Lunch: none
Dinner: peanuts and an olive carrot broccoli artichoke heart salad
Snack: 5 chocolate chip cookies
Exercise: 1 hour pole, 2 miles walking
Sleep: 3AM
Thursday
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: hot sausage in a bun with mustard, barley tea with almond milk
Lunch: two half-sub sandwiches, one ham and provolone, the other ham and American
Dinner: broccoli, carrot, olive and artichoke salad, one pomegranate
Snack: sweet and sour chicken with rice and iced tea
Exercise: none
Friday
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: Honey nut cheerios
Lunch: broccoli, carrot, olive salad, a bowl of soba
Snack: turkey sandwich on rye bread
Dinner: Czech beef goulash with dumpling
Exercise: 1 mile walking, 3 hours goofing around at the rock climbing gym
Sleep: 2AM
Saturday
Woke: 8:30AM
Breakfast: bagel with lox spread
Lunch: olive, broccoli, carrot
Dinner: Tilapia with Thai basil garlic sauce, jasmine rice
Second Dinner: Indian Buffet with butter chicken, chicken kebab, samosa, spinach and paneer
Exercise: 1.5 hours dancing, 1 mile walking
Sleep: 2AM
Sunday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: dim sum
Lunch: none
Snack: rice cracker, two multivitamins
Dinner: soba, one pomegranate
Second Dinner: udon with fishball and bok choy
Sleep: 1AM
Woke: 7AM
Breakfast: Egg fried rice with soy sauce, barley tea and almond milk
Nap: 1.5 hours
Lunch: leftover injera and meat and vegetables, two multivitamins
Snack: one cookie (Trader Joe's Dunkers), some popcorn
Dinner: pasta with carrots and broccoli and navy beans
Snack: rice cracker
Exercise: side splits, back strengthening
Sleep: 1AM
Tuesday
Woke: 8AM
Breakfast: almond milk with honey nut cheerios and banana
Lunch: leftover injera with meat and vegetables, barley tea with almond milk
Snack: two chocolate chip cookies
Dinner: pasta with carrots and broccoli and navy beans and turkey, barley tea
Snack: Five Guys Burger
Sleep: 12AM
Wednesday
Woke: 5AM
Breakfast: egg fried rice
Slept again until noon**was sick
Lunch: none
Dinner: peanuts and an olive carrot broccoli artichoke heart salad
Snack: 5 chocolate chip cookies
Exercise: 1 hour pole, 2 miles walking
Sleep: 3AM
Thursday
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: hot sausage in a bun with mustard, barley tea with almond milk
Lunch: two half-sub sandwiches, one ham and provolone, the other ham and American
Dinner: broccoli, carrot, olive and artichoke salad, one pomegranate
Snack: sweet and sour chicken with rice and iced tea
Exercise: none
Friday
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: Honey nut cheerios
Lunch: broccoli, carrot, olive salad, a bowl of soba
Snack: turkey sandwich on rye bread
Dinner: Czech beef goulash with dumpling
Exercise: 1 mile walking, 3 hours goofing around at the rock climbing gym
Sleep: 2AM
Saturday
Woke: 8:30AM
Breakfast: bagel with lox spread
Lunch: olive, broccoli, carrot
Dinner: Tilapia with Thai basil garlic sauce, jasmine rice
Second Dinner: Indian Buffet with butter chicken, chicken kebab, samosa, spinach and paneer
Exercise: 1.5 hours dancing, 1 mile walking
Sleep: 2AM
Sunday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: dim sum
Lunch: none
Snack: rice cracker, two multivitamins
Dinner: soba, one pomegranate
Second Dinner: udon with fishball and bok choy
Sleep: 1AM
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Ingredients for DIY Skincare
1. Coconut Oil
2. Yogurt
3. Egg
4. Honey
5. Castor Oil
6. Angelica Root Powder
7. Pearl Powder
8. Oatmeal
9. Cocoa Butter
10. Shea Butter
11. Jojoba Oil
12. Olive Oil
13. Cinnamon
14. Rosehip Seed Oil
15. Tea Tree Oil
16. Almond powder
2. Yogurt
3. Egg
4. Honey
5. Castor Oil
6. Angelica Root Powder
7. Pearl Powder
8. Oatmeal
9. Cocoa Butter
10. Shea Butter
11. Jojoba Oil
12. Olive Oil
13. Cinnamon
14. Rosehip Seed Oil
15. Tea Tree Oil
16. Almond powder
Living Outside the Box
Lots of people do succeed at living the dream.
Laura Hardy Bamboo Treehouses
Erica and Matt Hogan Treehouse Village in Costa Rica
Simon Dale Hobbit House in Wales
Moon Hoon Lollipop House
Melita Koulmandas Cambodian Luxury Resort
Brendon Grimshaw Tropical Island
Tynan My Friends and I bought an Island
Laura Hardy Bamboo Treehouses
Erica and Matt Hogan Treehouse Village in Costa Rica
Simon Dale Hobbit House in Wales
Moon Hoon Lollipop House
Melita Koulmandas Cambodian Luxury Resort
Brendon Grimshaw Tropical Island
Tynan My Friends and I bought an Island
Jobs that feel like retirement to me
- Food Eating Video Blogger
- People literally pay to watch you eat food. Come on.
- Doable? If you have something interesting about the way you eat, either through diet, or cooking, or quantity, this is a thing
- Poker Player
- You play poker. You win.
- People have payed for college with this. They have bought bungalows in Thailand for this. There is an entire subset of the population that is just quietly playing poker and living the nice life.
- Food Tour Guide
- Get paid to talk about food and why the food is awesome.
- It's nice. Some locations pay more than others. Some foods taste better than others. The only problem would be if you were stuck repeating the same restaurants, day in and day out. That might get tiring.
- Photo Tour Guide
- This was an obscure job that an acquaintance had. He was originally a photographer for the National Geographic, but when that job ended he had this small clientele of people who would hire him to help guide them to good photograph locations around the world.
- Oh, if only I liked the outdoors that much.
- Santa Letter Response Writer
- I can't find the name of the person who did this originally, but he basically sells customized Santa Responses to parents for about $10 each.
- He's not retired, but he basically works one month a year.
- Food/Travel Blogger
- There are couples who travel the world together. It's nice.
- I think it feels more like a job if you're traveling solo. Lots more to take care of by yourself.
- Anything freelance that doesn't require more than ten hours a week
- tutoring, teaching, gardening, really, anything that could be construed as a hobby but I'm getting paid decent money for, I would probably be down to do
Monday, October 26, 2015
Fitness Week 11 (October 26-November 1)
Monday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: half a bagel with Gruyere cheese, two multivitamins
Lunch: an entire box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese with spinach, two cups aloe grape juice
Snack 1: one Asian pear
Snack 2: a plate of fruit (berries, cantaloupe, orange, kiwi) with some bell pepper
Dinner: a giant carnitas burrito
Exercise: walked 1 mile, 3 minutes on gym with halfhearted attempts at exercising in jeans
Slept at: 12:30AM
Tuesday
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: one Asian pear, one cup aloe vera juice
Lunch: farro, salmon, sauteed kale and squash, sauteed brussel sprouts, two multivitamins
Snack: two cookies, almond chocolate bar
Dinner: half bagel with peanut butter, other half with gruyere cheese and spinach, one cup almond milk
Snack: broccoli, carrots, smoked turkey, and rice, one cup aloe vera juice
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Slept: 3AM
Wednesday
Woke: 10AM
Breakfast: one cup almond milk
Lunch: Two slices pepperoni pizza
Snack: one Asian pear
Dinner: pasta with spinach, broccoli, carrots, and onion
Snack: honey nut Cheerios with almond milk and banana
Exercise: 1 hour pole dancing
Snack: bagel with peanut butter
Slept: 3AM
Thursday
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: one cup almond milk
Lunch: gobi roti roll
Dinner: honey nut Cheerios with almond milk and banana, two multivitamins
Exercise: 3 hours at a club dancing on and off
Measurements: 35-27-37
Slept: 4AM
Friday:
Woke: 9:30AM
Breakfast: none
Lunch: cauliflower, broccoli, spinach dip, pumpkin pie
Dinner: pasta with broccoli, carrots, and ramen soup
Snack: two cookies, one cup almond milk
Exercise: 15 minutes back-strengthening exercises, all side splits
Slept: 1AM
Saturday
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: donut
Lunch: duck burger, cherry lime soda, one mozzarella stick
Snack: 1/3 slice original New York cheesecake, 1/3 slice pumpkin cheesecake
Dinner: Ethiopian restaurant, special tibs, kitfo, doro wat, shiro, red lentils, lamb, collard greens, cabbage and potato, two multivitamins
Snack: two scoops Ben and Jerry's ice cream, candy
Exercise: 2 miles walking
Slept: 1AM
Sunday
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: almond milk with honey nut Cheerios and banana
Lunch: one pork guabao, one crepe with prosciutto, raclette cheese, and potatoes, one cream soda
Dinner: half a bowl of injera with leftover Ethiopian mixed dishes, half a bowl of spinach pasta with broccoli and carrots, one serving of apple sauce
Exercise: 1 mile walking, back exercises, side splits, pushing self off ground
Sleep: 12AM
Weigh-in: 127.5 lbs.
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: half a bagel with Gruyere cheese, two multivitamins
Lunch: an entire box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese with spinach, two cups aloe grape juice
Snack 1: one Asian pear
Snack 2: a plate of fruit (berries, cantaloupe, orange, kiwi) with some bell pepper
Dinner: a giant carnitas burrito
Exercise: walked 1 mile, 3 minutes on gym with halfhearted attempts at exercising in jeans
Slept at: 12:30AM
Tuesday
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: one Asian pear, one cup aloe vera juice
Lunch: farro, salmon, sauteed kale and squash, sauteed brussel sprouts, two multivitamins
Snack: two cookies, almond chocolate bar
Dinner: half bagel with peanut butter, other half with gruyere cheese and spinach, one cup almond milk
Snack: broccoli, carrots, smoked turkey, and rice, one cup aloe vera juice
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Slept: 3AM
Wednesday
Woke: 10AM
Breakfast: one cup almond milk
Lunch: Two slices pepperoni pizza
Snack: one Asian pear
Dinner: pasta with spinach, broccoli, carrots, and onion
Snack: honey nut Cheerios with almond milk and banana
Exercise: 1 hour pole dancing
Snack: bagel with peanut butter
Slept: 3AM
Thursday
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: one cup almond milk
Lunch: gobi roti roll
Dinner: honey nut Cheerios with almond milk and banana, two multivitamins
Exercise: 3 hours at a club dancing on and off
Measurements: 35-27-37
Slept: 4AM
Friday:
Woke: 9:30AM
Breakfast: none
Lunch: cauliflower, broccoli, spinach dip, pumpkin pie
Dinner: pasta with broccoli, carrots, and ramen soup
Snack: two cookies, one cup almond milk
Exercise: 15 minutes back-strengthening exercises, all side splits
Slept: 1AM
Saturday
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: donut
Lunch: duck burger, cherry lime soda, one mozzarella stick
Snack: 1/3 slice original New York cheesecake, 1/3 slice pumpkin cheesecake
Dinner: Ethiopian restaurant, special tibs, kitfo, doro wat, shiro, red lentils, lamb, collard greens, cabbage and potato, two multivitamins
Snack: two scoops Ben and Jerry's ice cream, candy
Exercise: 2 miles walking
Slept: 1AM
Sunday
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: almond milk with honey nut Cheerios and banana
Lunch: one pork guabao, one crepe with prosciutto, raclette cheese, and potatoes, one cream soda
Dinner: half a bowl of injera with leftover Ethiopian mixed dishes, half a bowl of spinach pasta with broccoli and carrots, one serving of apple sauce
Exercise: 1 mile walking, back exercises, side splits, pushing self off ground
Sleep: 12AM
Weigh-in: 127.5 lbs.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Fitness Week 10 (Oct 19-Oct 25)
Adding waking times to guilt myself into sleeping on time
Monday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: French onion soup with Gruyere cheese, pasta with mixed veggies, two multivitamins
Lunch: turkey and kale on baguette
Snack: chocolate espresso beans, caramel popcorn, salt and pepper chips, sweet potato chips
Dinner: sushi roll, grilled miso cod, rice, seaweed salmon salad
Exercise: successful side splits with turnout, successful right square split, attempted left square split, unsuccessful straddle split, two bridges, holding five seconds each (building up strength again after hurting back), Chinese spirals, spinning in circles to music for fifteen minutes
Sleep: 6 hours
Tuesday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: none
Lunch: French onion soup, pasta with mixed veggies
Snack: two multivitamins, brownie, bag of chips, one oatmeal cookie, one sugar cookie
Snack 2: two slices of pound cake, 2 rice crackers, one bowl taku choy with oyster mushroom, one green apple
Dinner: braised daikon and one mug of almond milk, two slices of pound cake
Snack 3: chips, one oreo
Snack 4: apple sauce with gruyere cheese, two eggs with green onion
Exercise: none
Sleep: 6 hours
Wednesday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: bowl of braised daikon with glass noodles, two multivitamins
Lunch: two roti rolls
Snack: half a Sara Lee pound cake
Dinner: bowl of braised daikon, bowl of sweet potatoes
Exercise: half an hour of dancing to music
Sleep: 3 hours? (I can't remember)
Thursday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: bagel with butter
Lunch: one bowl of bok choy with mushrooms
Snack: two rice crackers
Dinner: None?
Snack: Honey Nut Cheerios
Exercise: walked one mile, hung on monkey bars several times (back still hurt)
Sleep: maybe 6 hours?
Note: Updated Thursday's activities on Saturday
Friday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: none
Lunch: two eggs, apple sauce, gruyere cheese
Dinner: none
Snack: almond milk, chips, cheese (went to a party)
Exercise: Walked 3 miles
Sleep: 6 hours
Saturday:
Woke: 9AM
Brunch: Sweet soymilk/tofu, spicy dry pot with fish and beef and tofu and bok choy
Dinner: half a BLT wrap
Exercise: walked 2 miles
Sleep: 3 hours
Sunday:
Woke: 6AM
Breakfast: Asian raisin bread
Lunch: half a bacon lettuce tomato wrap, one slice sausage pizza
Dinner: noodles with black bean sauce and cucumber
Exercise: none
Sleep: 6 hours
Lunch: turkey and kale on baguette
Snack: chocolate espresso beans, caramel popcorn, salt and pepper chips, sweet potato chips
Dinner: sushi roll, grilled miso cod, rice, seaweed salmon salad
Exercise: successful side splits with turnout, successful right square split, attempted left square split, unsuccessful straddle split, two bridges, holding five seconds each (building up strength again after hurting back), Chinese spirals, spinning in circles to music for fifteen minutes
Sleep: 6 hours
Tuesday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: none
Lunch: French onion soup, pasta with mixed veggies
Snack: two multivitamins, brownie, bag of chips, one oatmeal cookie, one sugar cookie
Snack 2: two slices of pound cake, 2 rice crackers, one bowl taku choy with oyster mushroom, one green apple
Dinner: braised daikon and one mug of almond milk, two slices of pound cake
Snack 3: chips, one oreo
Snack 4: apple sauce with gruyere cheese, two eggs with green onion
Exercise: none
Sleep: 6 hours
Wednesday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: bowl of braised daikon with glass noodles, two multivitamins
Lunch: two roti rolls
Snack: half a Sara Lee pound cake
Dinner: bowl of braised daikon, bowl of sweet potatoes
Exercise: half an hour of dancing to music
Sleep: 3 hours? (I can't remember)
Thursday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: bagel with butter
Lunch: one bowl of bok choy with mushrooms
Snack: two rice crackers
Dinner: None?
Snack: Honey Nut Cheerios
Exercise: walked one mile, hung on monkey bars several times (back still hurt)
Sleep: maybe 6 hours?
Note: Updated Thursday's activities on Saturday
Friday:
Woke: 9AM
Breakfast: none
Lunch: two eggs, apple sauce, gruyere cheese
Dinner: none
Snack: almond milk, chips, cheese (went to a party)
Exercise: Walked 3 miles
Sleep: 6 hours
Saturday:
Woke: 9AM
Brunch: Sweet soymilk/tofu, spicy dry pot with fish and beef and tofu and bok choy
Dinner: half a BLT wrap
Exercise: walked 2 miles
Sleep: 3 hours
Sunday:
Woke: 6AM
Breakfast: Asian raisin bread
Lunch: half a bacon lettuce tomato wrap, one slice sausage pizza
Dinner: noodles with black bean sauce and cucumber
Exercise: none
Sleep: 6 hours
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Fitness Week 9 (10/12-10/18)
Monday:
Breakfast: a bowl of leftover ramen+rice+stringbeans+onion+red pepper sauce, two multivitamins
Lunch: grapes, two cookies
Dinner: half a pastrami reuben, with pickles and sauerkraut on the side
Snack: grapes
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 8 hours
Tuesday:
Breakfast: half a pastrami reuben, two multivitamins
Lunch: red pepper sauce rice with brussel sprouts and spam
Dinner: macaroni with hot sauce and crawfish
Dessert: one chocolate macaroon, half a slice of cheesecake
Exercise: walked one mile
Sleep: 6 hours
Wednesday:
Breakfast: 4 custard buns
Lunch: Pasta with spam and Brussel Sprouts and avocado, two multivitamins
Dinner: Goodbit bar, one cup sweetened almond milk (bought it by accident and now miserable), bowl of taro curry with chicken and frozen vegetables
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Sleep: 6 hours
Thursday:
Breakfast: glass of almond milk with barley tea
Lunch: two slices of pizza (ugh, I know, law school and its mandatory lunch meetings...)
Dinner: one bowl of taro curry, four pieces of dark chocolate
Exercise: none =(
Sleep: 6 hours
Friday:
Breakfast: almond milk with barley tea
Lunch: one bowl of taro curry
Dinner: one bowl of taro curry
Second Dinner: 5 soup dumplings
Dessert: Thai tea ice cream
Exercise: Some random movement for twenty minutes, walked 1 mile
Sleep: 7 hours
Saturday:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: dim sum, rice cracker
Snack: chicken thigh and churro
Dinner: beef stew, 5 pieces of spiced duck
Evening Snack: hard cider and pulled pork, one cup EmergenC
Exercise: none
Sleep: 7 hours
Sunday:
Breakfast: almond milk with barley tea and two multivitamins
Lunch: one plate of sauerkraut pierogi
Snack: hot sausage from street vendor
Dinner: 5 pieces of spiced duck, two rice crackers, French onion soup with Gruyere cheese, rotini, and mixed vegetables, one grapefruit, one cup EmergenC
Exercise: three hours of attempted rock climbing/bouldering, walked two miles
Sleep: 7 hours
Breakfast: a bowl of leftover ramen+rice+stringbeans+onion+red pepper sauce, two multivitamins
Lunch: grapes, two cookies
Dinner: half a pastrami reuben, with pickles and sauerkraut on the side
Snack: grapes
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 8 hours
Tuesday:
Breakfast: half a pastrami reuben, two multivitamins
Lunch: red pepper sauce rice with brussel sprouts and spam
Dinner: macaroni with hot sauce and crawfish
Dessert: one chocolate macaroon, half a slice of cheesecake
Exercise: walked one mile
Sleep: 6 hours
Wednesday:
Breakfast: 4 custard buns
Lunch: Pasta with spam and Brussel Sprouts and avocado, two multivitamins
Dinner: Goodbit bar, one cup sweetened almond milk (bought it by accident and now miserable), bowl of taro curry with chicken and frozen vegetables
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Sleep: 6 hours
Thursday:
Breakfast: glass of almond milk with barley tea
Lunch: two slices of pizza (ugh, I know, law school and its mandatory lunch meetings...)
Dinner: one bowl of taro curry, four pieces of dark chocolate
Exercise: none =(
Sleep: 6 hours
Friday:
Breakfast: almond milk with barley tea
Lunch: one bowl of taro curry
Dinner: one bowl of taro curry
Second Dinner: 5 soup dumplings
Dessert: Thai tea ice cream
Exercise: Some random movement for twenty minutes, walked 1 mile
Sleep: 7 hours
Saturday:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: dim sum, rice cracker
Snack: chicken thigh and churro
Dinner: beef stew, 5 pieces of spiced duck
Evening Snack: hard cider and pulled pork, one cup EmergenC
Exercise: none
Sleep: 7 hours
Sunday:
Breakfast: almond milk with barley tea and two multivitamins
Lunch: one plate of sauerkraut pierogi
Snack: hot sausage from street vendor
Dinner: 5 pieces of spiced duck, two rice crackers, French onion soup with Gruyere cheese, rotini, and mixed vegetables, one grapefruit, one cup EmergenC
Exercise: three hours of attempted rock climbing/bouldering, walked two miles
Sleep: 7 hours
Sunday, October 11, 2015
How To Stop Wearing Bras
1. Decide that bras are stupid
2. Stop buying bras
3. Go out in public without a bra
4. Realize that this is a great way to go through life
5. Stop wearing bras forever
Backstory:
I always thought bras were stupid. In 2012, my washing machine broke 5 of my 6 bras all at once. I went out looking for bras and couldn't find any that fit (common story, I assure you, because no matter how many times you get fitted, every salesperson will claim that their measurement is the most accurate and it will be a blatant lie). So I decided to just go bra-less and see what happened.
The first day kind of sucked. I used to figure skate, and I assure you, figure skating without a bra is really strange. I felt self-conscious the whole time and vowed to get a bra the following weekend. I did indeed buy a bra that sort-of-almost-didn't-maybe-fit the following weekend. Actually, I bought 5, from 5 different manufacturers, because I really thought I was going to commit to the bra-wearing thing. Except by then I had already gotten used to not having random semi-permanent bondage apparel strapped to my boobs all day, and I was resentful for having had to buy said apparel for ridiculous amounts of money, so I thought I would give it a rest and see if I could ease into wearing them when I was in a better mood. But it's been three years and I've thrown all my bras away, so for now, I say that I've stopped wearing bars, and it is lovely.
If this is something you have also been dying to do in your life, I am tell you now that this is totally do-able. Go forth and do!
I will qualify, however, that some girls insist they need their bras. If that is you, then good for you. Go wear your bra. There are many ways to live your life, and going around with a bra for the majority of your waking hours is a completely legitimate way to go about that life.
Edit:
In case you actually do want to not wear a bra and are trying to figure out how:
2. Stop buying bras
3. Go out in public without a bra
4. Realize that this is a great way to go through life
5. Stop wearing bras forever
Backstory:
I always thought bras were stupid. In 2012, my washing machine broke 5 of my 6 bras all at once. I went out looking for bras and couldn't find any that fit (common story, I assure you, because no matter how many times you get fitted, every salesperson will claim that their measurement is the most accurate and it will be a blatant lie). So I decided to just go bra-less and see what happened.
The first day kind of sucked. I used to figure skate, and I assure you, figure skating without a bra is really strange. I felt self-conscious the whole time and vowed to get a bra the following weekend. I did indeed buy a bra that sort-of-almost-didn't-maybe-fit the following weekend. Actually, I bought 5, from 5 different manufacturers, because I really thought I was going to commit to the bra-wearing thing. Except by then I had already gotten used to not having random semi-permanent bondage apparel strapped to my boobs all day, and I was resentful for having had to buy said apparel for ridiculous amounts of money, so I thought I would give it a rest and see if I could ease into wearing them when I was in a better mood. But it's been three years and I've thrown all my bras away, so for now, I say that I've stopped wearing bars, and it is lovely.
If this is something you have also been dying to do in your life, I am tell you now that this is totally do-able. Go forth and do!
I will qualify, however, that some girls insist they need their bras. If that is you, then good for you. Go wear your bra. There are many ways to live your life, and going around with a bra for the majority of your waking hours is a completely legitimate way to go about that life.
Edit:
In case you actually do want to not wear a bra and are trying to figure out how:
1. Wear whatever you already own and just go with it. Recommended for people with really high confidence and zero regard to social expectations, or for people who just happen to fall into the category of owning clothes that work for the bra-less in the environments they happen to be in.
2. Wear blazers/thicker, non-spandex jackets over everything. Recommended for people who can handle wearing blazers and jackets in their particular environment. Covers everything, no problem. The only problem is if you are doing this because you don't want it to look like you aren't wearing a bra, you can't take off your blazer/jacket ever. Not recommended for summer.
3. Loose, printed tops, by themselves or over turtlenecks/long sleeve tees. Good for spring, summer, and fall fashion.
4. Loose-knit sweaters over whatever you are already wearing. Generally easy to match if you like that kind of fashion, and works for any season. Caveat: sometimes the nipples show anyways. This does not usually happen with blazers and printed tops. Wear at own risk.
5. Camisoles under everything. They make life easier.
6. Denim, khaki, or sweater vests. If you like vests, this is not a bad option. Unfortunately, these are not always in fashion, so if you're fashion-conscious and determined to go bra-less, you will maybe want to
Monday, October 5, 2015
Fitness Week 8 (10/5-10/11)
Monday:
Breakfast: bowl of beef curry with mixed rice, one mug barley tea
Lunch: one bowl of baked beans and bacon with string bean
Dinner: one slice of pepperoni pizza (yes, I got sick from the pizza, no, I haven't learned my lesson quite yet), water
Exercise: mindlessly moving around for ten minutes, one bridge
Sleep: 7 hours
Tuesday:
Breakfast: half a French baguette with honey and butter
Lunch: quarter of a French baguette with baked beans and bacon with string bean
Dinner: bowl of rice with sauteed spicy yuchoy, pumpkin, and two multivitamins
Exercise: 20 minutes making up choreography
Sleep: 6 hours
Wednesday:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: sauteed spicy yuchoy, pumpkin, two multivitamins
Dinner: half a bowl of baked beans and bacon with french bread
Exercise: 5 minutes at the park, walked two miles
Sleep: 6 hours
Thursday:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: sauteed spicy yuchoy, pumpkin, one slice pizza
Dinner: udon with spicy Japanese curry and two eggs
Exercise: randomly dance for 10 minutes, 5 right cartwheels, 5 attempted left cartwheels, two bridges
Sleep: 6 hours
Friday:
Breakfast: baked beans and bacon with french bread and barley tea
Lunch: philly cheesesteak, two multivitamins
Snack: grapes
Dinner: pork Ramen
Exercise: did splits, danced to Christmas songs for half an hour
Sleep: 6 hours
Saturday:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: xiaolongbao, sauteed string beans, scallions and beef
Dinner: one cup chicken noodle soup, two multivitamins, some fries
Waist measurement: still 26.5 inches. =(. Seems to be a plateau, either from lack of sleep, junk food, or lack of exercise...
Exercise: 10 minutes playground, 20 minutes dancing
Sleep: 6 hours
Sunday:
Breakfast: spam fried rice with frozen vegetables, two multivitamins
Lunch: spam fried rice with frozen vegetables and seaweed sheets
Dinner: Japanese beef curry
Weigh-in: 125 lbs. Expected, so not as disappointed.
Exercise: 20 minutes dancing, 3 miles walking, splits, two wall assisted handstands, holding 10 seconds each (yup, putting handstands back in, still working on what's wrong with my lower back so that I can do more bridges)
Sleep: 5 hours (really bad, I know)
Breakfast: bowl of beef curry with mixed rice, one mug barley tea
Lunch: one bowl of baked beans and bacon with string bean
Dinner: one slice of pepperoni pizza (yes, I got sick from the pizza, no, I haven't learned my lesson quite yet), water
Exercise: mindlessly moving around for ten minutes, one bridge
Sleep: 7 hours
Tuesday:
Breakfast: half a French baguette with honey and butter
Lunch: quarter of a French baguette with baked beans and bacon with string bean
Dinner: bowl of rice with sauteed spicy yuchoy, pumpkin, and two multivitamins
Exercise: 20 minutes making up choreography
Sleep: 6 hours
Wednesday:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: sauteed spicy yuchoy, pumpkin, two multivitamins
Dinner: half a bowl of baked beans and bacon with french bread
Exercise: 5 minutes at the park, walked two miles
Sleep: 6 hours
Thursday:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: sauteed spicy yuchoy, pumpkin, one slice pizza
Dinner: udon with spicy Japanese curry and two eggs
Exercise: randomly dance for 10 minutes, 5 right cartwheels, 5 attempted left cartwheels, two bridges
Sleep: 6 hours
Friday:
Breakfast: baked beans and bacon with french bread and barley tea
Lunch: philly cheesesteak, two multivitamins
Snack: grapes
Dinner: pork Ramen
Exercise: did splits, danced to Christmas songs for half an hour
Sleep: 6 hours
Saturday:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: xiaolongbao, sauteed string beans, scallions and beef
Dinner: one cup chicken noodle soup, two multivitamins, some fries
Waist measurement: still 26.5 inches. =(. Seems to be a plateau, either from lack of sleep, junk food, or lack of exercise...
Exercise: 10 minutes playground, 20 minutes dancing
Sleep: 6 hours
Sunday:
Breakfast: spam fried rice with frozen vegetables, two multivitamins
Lunch: spam fried rice with frozen vegetables and seaweed sheets
Dinner: Japanese beef curry
Weigh-in: 125 lbs. Expected, so not as disappointed.
Exercise: 20 minutes dancing, 3 miles walking, splits, two wall assisted handstands, holding 10 seconds each (yup, putting handstands back in, still working on what's wrong with my lower back so that I can do more bridges)
Sleep: 5 hours (really bad, I know)
Monday, September 28, 2015
Fitness Week 7 (9/28-10/4)
Monday:
Breakfast: two slices of spinach pizza
Lunch: two multivitamins, one braised chicken drumstick, one braised chicken wing, one bowl string beans, one custard bun, 1 chocolate chip cookie
Snack: half a donut ice cream sandwich, one bottle of orange banana strawberry juice
Dinner: Thai basil chicken, Thai noodles, two baby back ribs
Exercise: walked 3.5 miles, 2 minutes on the parallel bars, one attempt at monkey bars
Sleep: 8 hours
Tuesday:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: two multivitamins, Thai basil chicken with egg, rice, and string beans, two cups barley tea
Dinner: a 10 inch pepperoni pizza, glass of orange juice, some alcohol
Exercise: walked 1 mile, random 10 minutes of moving to music
Sleep: 6 hours
Wednesday:
Breakfast: a bowl of mixed fruit
Lunch: a slice of chess pie, a piece of coffee cake, one glass of milk
Dinner: a bowl of mung bean vermicelli with chicken wing and string beans
Snack: fruit and cheese plate
Later Snack: a bowl of boiled yuchoy, two multivitamins, some leftover mung bean vermicelli
Exercise: walked 2 miles, 5 minutes on the parallel bars, one set of monkey bars
Sleep: 6 hours
Thursday:
Breakfast: bagel with cream cheese
Lunch: a slice of cheese pizza and a Funfetti cupcake (Yes, I know, right after I said I wouldn't eat pizza, I had another slice of pizza, but I will quit because I think I'm getting sick from the junk food)
Dinner: Fufu with spinach and pumpkin soup, palm nut soup, and smoked turkey
Exercise: walked 2 miles
Sleep: 6 hours
Friday:
Breakfast: two custard buns
Lunch: barley tea rice with yuchoy and some chicken
Dinner: glass noodles with chicken and yuchoy
Snack: some popcorn
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Sleep: 5 hours
Saturday:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: half a tuna wrap, half a turkey cheese pita, two oatmeal cookies
Dinner: glass noodles with chicken and yuchoy
Exercise: none
Sleep: 8 hours
Sunday:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, one bowl spinach+egg+pumpkin, one cup barley tea
Lunch: one Slim Jim, two slices of French bread, one cup barley tea
Dinner: one bowl beef curry with rice, one bowl bacon and baked beans with string beans
Exercise: 10 minutes halfhearted moving to music, walked one mile, two bridges, two(failed) monkey bar attempts
Sleep: 8 hours
Breakfast: two slices of spinach pizza
Lunch: two multivitamins, one braised chicken drumstick, one braised chicken wing, one bowl string beans, one custard bun, 1 chocolate chip cookie
Snack: half a donut ice cream sandwich, one bottle of orange banana strawberry juice
Dinner: Thai basil chicken, Thai noodles, two baby back ribs
Exercise: walked 3.5 miles, 2 minutes on the parallel bars, one attempt at monkey bars
Sleep: 8 hours
Tuesday:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: two multivitamins, Thai basil chicken with egg, rice, and string beans, two cups barley tea
Dinner: a 10 inch pepperoni pizza, glass of orange juice, some alcohol
Exercise: walked 1 mile, random 10 minutes of moving to music
Sleep: 6 hours
Wednesday:
Breakfast: a bowl of mixed fruit
Lunch: a slice of chess pie, a piece of coffee cake, one glass of milk
Dinner: a bowl of mung bean vermicelli with chicken wing and string beans
Snack: fruit and cheese plate
Later Snack: a bowl of boiled yuchoy, two multivitamins, some leftover mung bean vermicelli
Exercise: walked 2 miles, 5 minutes on the parallel bars, one set of monkey bars
Sleep: 6 hours
Thursday:
Breakfast: bagel with cream cheese
Lunch: a slice of cheese pizza and a Funfetti cupcake (Yes, I know, right after I said I wouldn't eat pizza, I had another slice of pizza, but I will quit because I think I'm getting sick from the junk food)
Dinner: Fufu with spinach and pumpkin soup, palm nut soup, and smoked turkey
Exercise: walked 2 miles
Sleep: 6 hours
Friday:
Breakfast: two custard buns
Lunch: barley tea rice with yuchoy and some chicken
Dinner: glass noodles with chicken and yuchoy
Snack: some popcorn
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Sleep: 5 hours
Saturday:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: half a tuna wrap, half a turkey cheese pita, two oatmeal cookies
Dinner: glass noodles with chicken and yuchoy
Exercise: none
Sleep: 8 hours
Sunday:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, one bowl spinach+egg+pumpkin, one cup barley tea
Lunch: one Slim Jim, two slices of French bread, one cup barley tea
Dinner: one bowl beef curry with rice, one bowl bacon and baked beans with string beans
Exercise: 10 minutes halfhearted moving to music, walked one mile, two bridges, two(failed) monkey bar attempts
Sleep: 8 hours
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
Fitness Week 6 (Sept 21-27)
Monday:
Breakfast: tortilla with red radish, beef, tomato, mushroom, eggs, spinach, two multivitamins
Lunch: one slice pizza
Snack: reception finger food (egg roll, crab cake, half a glass champagne)
Dinner: egg fried rice with mixed vegetables
Exercise: right split, left split attempt, two bridges, two handicap backbends, 15 minutes random moving to music
Sleep: 6 hours
Tuesday:
Breakfast: half a bagel with chive cream cheese
Lunch: pasta with string bean and bacon
Dinner: Half a pan fried mackerel, one bowl purple rice, half pot soft tofu, banchan
Exercise: right split, left split attempt, 5 right cartwheels, 5 left cartwheel attempts, 5 bridges, 1 successful stand-up from bridge, 10 more minutes of random movements on the mat because I felt that I should take advantage of an empty mat, walked 2 miles
New Measurements; 34-26.5-37
Wednesday:
Breakfast: bagel with nutella, two multivitamins, half a glass of milk
Lunch: none
Dinner: rice with egg, spinach, mushroom, and tomato
Snack: grapefruit
Exercise: walked one mile, played rounders on the parallel bars with friend for 10 min, one set of monkey bars, 20 minutes of floorwork that is starting to look like high kicks, straddles, and leg lifts. ...yeah I know, I cheated =(. but my core is weak, and so is my self-control. Right split, left split. 3 bridges.
Sleep: 8 hours
Thursday:
Breakfast: tortilla with egg, spinach, mushroom, and tomato, and two multivitamins
Lunch: Nature Valley Honey Oats bar
Dinner: one grapefruit, bag of potato chips, bowl of rice with 5 sheets of seaweed
Exercise: none
Sleep: 7 hours
Friday:
Breakfast: tortilla with egg
Lunch: a little bit of cantaloupe, some sweet potato, some kale (nerves made me less hungry)
Snack: Asian hot dog bun
Later snack: one piece of garlic bread, one carrot with hummus
Late dinner: rice, meatball, sweet potatoes, kale
Exercise: walked 4 miles
Sleep: 7 hours
Saturday:
Breakfast: two multivitamins, a bowl of udon with korean seafood base, egg, and bok choy
Lunch: none
Dinner: wonton noodles, sauteed yuchoy, XO sauce chang fen, teriyaki chicken, taro cake, siu mai
Snack: Passionfruit QQ juice with extra jelly
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Sleep: 5 hours
Sunday:
Breakfast: Half a pork sung bun, glass of water
Lunch: Ramen, glass of water
Snack: Beard Papa cream puff
Dinner: two red bean mooncakes, half a pork sung bun
Second Dinner: meatball, rice, spinach
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 8 hours
Breakfast: tortilla with red radish, beef, tomato, mushroom, eggs, spinach, two multivitamins
Lunch: one slice pizza
Snack: reception finger food (egg roll, crab cake, half a glass champagne)
Dinner: egg fried rice with mixed vegetables
Exercise: right split, left split attempt, two bridges, two handicap backbends, 15 minutes random moving to music
Sleep: 6 hours
Tuesday:
Breakfast: half a bagel with chive cream cheese
Lunch: pasta with string bean and bacon
Dinner: Half a pan fried mackerel, one bowl purple rice, half pot soft tofu, banchan
Exercise: right split, left split attempt, 5 right cartwheels, 5 left cartwheel attempts, 5 bridges, 1 successful stand-up from bridge, 10 more minutes of random movements on the mat because I felt that I should take advantage of an empty mat, walked 2 miles
New Measurements; 34-26.5-37
Wednesday:
Breakfast: bagel with nutella, two multivitamins, half a glass of milk
Lunch: none
Dinner: rice with egg, spinach, mushroom, and tomato
Snack: grapefruit
Exercise: walked one mile, played rounders on the parallel bars with friend for 10 min, one set of monkey bars, 20 minutes of floorwork that is starting to look like high kicks, straddles, and leg lifts. ...yeah I know, I cheated =(. but my core is weak, and so is my self-control. Right split, left split. 3 bridges.
Sleep: 8 hours
Thursday:
Breakfast: tortilla with egg, spinach, mushroom, and tomato, and two multivitamins
Lunch: Nature Valley Honey Oats bar
Dinner: one grapefruit, bag of potato chips, bowl of rice with 5 sheets of seaweed
Exercise: none
Sleep: 7 hours
Friday:
Breakfast: tortilla with egg
Lunch: a little bit of cantaloupe, some sweet potato, some kale (nerves made me less hungry)
Snack: Asian hot dog bun
Later snack: one piece of garlic bread, one carrot with hummus
Late dinner: rice, meatball, sweet potatoes, kale
Exercise: walked 4 miles
Sleep: 7 hours
Saturday:
Breakfast: two multivitamins, a bowl of udon with korean seafood base, egg, and bok choy
Lunch: none
Dinner: wonton noodles, sauteed yuchoy, XO sauce chang fen, teriyaki chicken, taro cake, siu mai
Snack: Passionfruit QQ juice with extra jelly
Exercise: walked 1 mile
Sleep: 5 hours
Sunday:
Breakfast: Half a pork sung bun, glass of water
Lunch: Ramen, glass of water
Snack: Beard Papa cream puff
Dinner: two red bean mooncakes, half a pork sung bun
Second Dinner: meatball, rice, spinach
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 8 hours
Saturday, September 19, 2015
On Guys and Retirement
There are many beautiful things to do in life.
And I don't want anything terrible to happen in the process.
Wish me luck.
I just want to find a guy who I can retire with, come up with a way to retire, and then go retire with him.
And I don't want anything terrible to happen in the process.
Wish me luck.
Friday, September 18, 2015
What is the Plasm?
The Plasm is the system of everything everywhere.
David Bohm called it God.
Hollywood called it The Matrix.
Your astrology friend calls it The Cosmos.
Some other ways it has been formulated, based on the concerns of the individual, include:
institutionalized and systematic oppression of specific groups of people
multiple universes
life
electrons behaving in probabilistic ways
I made up the word "plasm." It's based off the word "cytoplasm," for a variety of reasons. None of these reasons are particularly relevant to the blog. My blog is a collection of personal narratives and life goals that I put out into the Internet. That concludes this post.
David Bohm called it God.
Hollywood called it The Matrix.
Your astrology friend calls it The Cosmos.
Some other ways it has been formulated, based on the concerns of the individual, include:
institutionalized and systematic oppression of specific groups of people
multiple universes
life
electrons behaving in probabilistic ways
I made up the word "plasm." It's based off the word "cytoplasm," for a variety of reasons. None of these reasons are particularly relevant to the blog. My blog is a collection of personal narratives and life goals that I put out into the Internet. That concludes this post.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Fitness Progress Week 5 (9/14-9/20)
Monday:
Breakfast: nothing
Lunch: seaweed+rice, two multivitamins, a bag of chips, two glasses water
Snack: frozen banana
Dinner: rice+spaghetti sauce+tortilla, one kiwi, a piece of cheese
Exercise: walked two miles, played for 15 minutes on the playground, three handicap backbends
Sleep: 6 hours
Tuesday:
Breakfast: nothing
Lunch: kiwi, bamboo bok choy udon soup with egg
Snack: two multivitamins
Dinner: bamboo, roasted seaweed, rice, one cup barley tea
Snack: Nature Valley chili chocolate granola bar, one cup barley tea
Weigh-in: 125 lbs
Exercise: randomly moved around to music for 20 minutes
Sleep: 6 hours
Wednesday:
Breakfast: half a glass of soymilk, two multivitamins
Lunch; beef chow mein, one bottle of honey green tea
Dinner: two pieces of cauliflower, a BodyKey mixed berry granola bar
Exercise: walked one mile
Sleep: 4.5 hours
Thursday:
Breakfast: donut
Lunch: half a cold cut sandwich
Snack: half a cold cut sandwich, chips, half a cup of Sprite
Dinner: Ethiopian food with friends
Exercise: walked two miles, three backbends from the knee
Sleep: 7.5 hours
Friday:
Breakfast: mixed berry bar, two multivitamins
Lunch: Xian Foods Liang Pi and Hawberry Juice
Snack: rainbow sherbet from street vendor
Dinner: two slices of pizza
Exercise: 10 minutes on the parallel bars, walked two miles
Sleep: 7.5 hours
Saturday:
Breakfast: one kiwi, two bowls of grass jelly with chia seeds and honey, 1/8 bagel with nutella, half bowl bok choy
Snack: a piece of cheese, two multivitamins, a bag of kettle cooked potato chips
Dinner: tortilla with beef, tomato, mushroom, red radish, eggs, and spinach
Snack: cauliflower potato roti roll
Snack: one chocolate chip cookie, a sip of punch, some fruit from a fruit platter
Exercise: walked three miles, 10 minutes at the playground, one bridge 10 seconds (hurt neck, had to stop)
Sleep: 6 hours
Sunday:
Breakfast: Half a poppy seed bagel with chive cream cheese
Lunch: Tortilla with beef, tomato, mushroom, red radish, two multivitamins
Dinner: Pasta with string beans, spinach, and bacon, two cups barley tea
Exercise: walked three miles, 10 minutes at the playground
Sleep: 7.5 hours
Breakfast: nothing
Lunch: seaweed+rice, two multivitamins, a bag of chips, two glasses water
Snack: frozen banana
Dinner: rice+spaghetti sauce+tortilla, one kiwi, a piece of cheese
Exercise: walked two miles, played for 15 minutes on the playground, three handicap backbends
Sleep: 6 hours
Tuesday:
Breakfast: nothing
Lunch: kiwi, bamboo bok choy udon soup with egg
Snack: two multivitamins
Dinner: bamboo, roasted seaweed, rice, one cup barley tea
Snack: Nature Valley chili chocolate granola bar, one cup barley tea
Weigh-in: 125 lbs
Exercise: randomly moved around to music for 20 minutes
Sleep: 6 hours
Wednesday:
Breakfast: half a glass of soymilk, two multivitamins
Lunch; beef chow mein, one bottle of honey green tea
Dinner: two pieces of cauliflower, a BodyKey mixed berry granola bar
Exercise: walked one mile
Sleep: 4.5 hours
Thursday:
Breakfast: donut
Lunch: half a cold cut sandwich
Snack: half a cold cut sandwich, chips, half a cup of Sprite
Dinner: Ethiopian food with friends
Exercise: walked two miles, three backbends from the knee
Sleep: 7.5 hours
Friday:
Breakfast: mixed berry bar, two multivitamins
Lunch: Xian Foods Liang Pi and Hawberry Juice
Snack: rainbow sherbet from street vendor
Dinner: two slices of pizza
Exercise: 10 minutes on the parallel bars, walked two miles
Sleep: 7.5 hours
Saturday:
Breakfast: one kiwi, two bowls of grass jelly with chia seeds and honey, 1/8 bagel with nutella, half bowl bok choy
Snack: a piece of cheese, two multivitamins, a bag of kettle cooked potato chips
Dinner: tortilla with beef, tomato, mushroom, red radish, eggs, and spinach
Snack: cauliflower potato roti roll
Snack: one chocolate chip cookie, a sip of punch, some fruit from a fruit platter
Exercise: walked three miles, 10 minutes at the playground, one bridge 10 seconds (hurt neck, had to stop)
Sleep: 6 hours
Sunday:
Breakfast: Half a poppy seed bagel with chive cream cheese
Lunch: Tortilla with beef, tomato, mushroom, red radish, two multivitamins
Dinner: Pasta with string beans, spinach, and bacon, two cups barley tea
Exercise: walked three miles, 10 minutes at the playground
Sleep: 7.5 hours
Monday, September 7, 2015
Abs Progress Week 4 (September 7-13)
Day 1:
Day 4:
Breakfast: one cup water
Lunch: dark chocolate raspberry bar, one cup water
Snack: one apple
Dinner: one glass soymilk, one bowl of mung bean thread noodle with tofu, wintermelon, shiitake mushroom, and bok choy
Exercise: none
Sleep: 8 hours
Day 5:
Breakfast: none
Snack: two Pop-tarts
Lunch: one bottle apple juice, half a Korean pear
Snack: Happy hour with friends, so nachos, quesadilla, and calamari
Snack: one can of coconut water
Dinner: mung bean thread noodles with tofu, wintermelon, shiitake mushroom, and bok choy
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 7 hours
Day 6:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: half a Korean pear, one glass soymilk, one bowl of same mung bean thread noodles with vegetables as yesterday, two multivitamins
Snack: one stick beef jerky, one bottle carrot juice
Dinner: one bowl spicy broth, one glass soymilk, half a Korean pear, one fillet steamed cod
Exercise: walked 2.5 miles, 3 bridges holding ten seconds each
Sleep: 9 hours
Day 7:
Breakfast: tortilla with meat sauce, kale, eggs, and cheese
Lunch: none
Dinner: one frozen banana, wood ear with steamed cod
Snack: bamboo shoots
Exercise: walked 2 miles, 3 bridges holding ten seconds each
Sleep: 5 hours
Breakfast: two bowls of bacon-kale-tomato pasta, one cup barley tea
Lunch: 2 multivitamins, one cup barley tea, one banana
Snack: Large bowl of watermelon
Dinner: half a cold cut sandwich, half a portobello cheese sandwich, one bottle mango juice
Exercise: walked one mile
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 2:
Breakfast: one banana mixed with granola and almonds, one cup barley tea
Lunch: one bowl rice with steamed watermelon rind and kale with soy sauce and sesame oil, a piece of aged cheese, two multivitamins, one cup barley tea
Dinner: one cup soymilk, one bowl rice with kale and bacon-tomato-mushroom sauce with cheese
Snack: one kiwi, one apple
Exercise: one bridge for ten seconds, walked 2.5 miles
Sleep; 6 hours
Day 3:
Breakfast: nothing
Lunch: one slice pizza, one cup tea
Snack: one apple, a bunch of finger food from a party, two cans of SanPellegrino
Dinner: string beans+bell pepper, salad with truffle oil, some chicken
Exercise: none
Sleep: 4.5 hours
Day 2:
Breakfast: one banana mixed with granola and almonds, one cup barley tea
Lunch: one bowl rice with steamed watermelon rind and kale with soy sauce and sesame oil, a piece of aged cheese, two multivitamins, one cup barley tea
Dinner: one cup soymilk, one bowl rice with kale and bacon-tomato-mushroom sauce with cheese
Snack: one kiwi, one apple
Exercise: one bridge for ten seconds, walked 2.5 miles
Sleep; 6 hours
Day 3:
Breakfast: nothing
Lunch: one slice pizza, one cup tea
Snack: one apple, a bunch of finger food from a party, two cans of SanPellegrino
Dinner: string beans+bell pepper, salad with truffle oil, some chicken
Exercise: none
Sleep: 4.5 hours
Day 4:
Breakfast: one cup water
Lunch: dark chocolate raspberry bar, one cup water
Snack: one apple
Dinner: one glass soymilk, one bowl of mung bean thread noodle with tofu, wintermelon, shiitake mushroom, and bok choy
Exercise: none
Sleep: 8 hours
Day 5:
Breakfast: none
Snack: two Pop-tarts
Lunch: one bottle apple juice, half a Korean pear
Snack: Happy hour with friends, so nachos, quesadilla, and calamari
Snack: one can of coconut water
Dinner: mung bean thread noodles with tofu, wintermelon, shiitake mushroom, and bok choy
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 7 hours
Day 6:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: half a Korean pear, one glass soymilk, one bowl of same mung bean thread noodles with vegetables as yesterday, two multivitamins
Snack: one stick beef jerky, one bottle carrot juice
Dinner: one bowl spicy broth, one glass soymilk, half a Korean pear, one fillet steamed cod
Exercise: walked 2.5 miles, 3 bridges holding ten seconds each
Sleep: 9 hours
Day 7:
Breakfast: tortilla with meat sauce, kale, eggs, and cheese
Lunch: none
Dinner: one frozen banana, wood ear with steamed cod
Snack: bamboo shoots
Exercise: walked 2 miles, 3 bridges holding ten seconds each
Sleep: 5 hours
Friday, September 4, 2015
Abs Progress Week 3 (August 31-September 6)
Day 1
Breakfast: one bowl chicken broth
Lunch: one quarter of a cantaloupe, half a bowl of cabbage and carrots, one bowl of kale and bacon, 3 bowls of chicken broth, one glass of barley tea, two multivitamins
Snack: HK pineapple bun, one glass water
Dinner: one bowl fried rice, one bowl potato and bean sprouts, two glasses water
Exercise: None
Sleep: 7 hours
Day 2
Breakfast: pineapple custard bun, one glass water
Lunch: Half a cold cut sandwich
Snack: one pear
Dinner: one bowl wintermelon broth, half a bowl of kale bacon tomato pasta, 2 pears, 2 multivitamins, one glass barley tea
Exercise: walked two miles, played on the monkey bars for 5 minutes
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 3:
Breakfast: egg fried rice, two multivitamins, one glass barley tea
Lunch: one bowl kale bacon tomato pasta
Dinner: injera, lentils, some beef curry
Exercise: two cartwheels, two handstands, two bridges
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 4:
Breakfast: two eggs, one peach
Lunch: bagel with cream cheese, one apple
Dinner: some garlic fries, some leftover fried fish, one peach
Exercise: walked 3 miles, two bridges
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 5:
Breakfast: two multivitamins, one cup barley tea, one bowl of rice+fish+kale veggies
Lunch: half a yam
Dinner: some cheese cubes, one bowl of rice+fish
Exercise: none
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 6:
Measurements! 35-27-37
Breakfast: one bottle apple cider
Lunch: Mexican rice with cheddar cheese, zucchini, tomato, and onion, one bottle apple cider
Dinner: ice cream cake,
Exercise: 3 bridges, holding 10, 20, 30 seconds
Sleep: 4.5 hours
Day 7:
Breakfast: a banana
Lunch: dim sum with friends
Dinner: a yam, two multivitamins, a large bowl of watermelon
Exercise: one bridge, moving randomly to music for half an hour
Sleep: 7 hours
Breakfast: one bowl chicken broth
Lunch: one quarter of a cantaloupe, half a bowl of cabbage and carrots, one bowl of kale and bacon, 3 bowls of chicken broth, one glass of barley tea, two multivitamins
Snack: HK pineapple bun, one glass water
Dinner: one bowl fried rice, one bowl potato and bean sprouts, two glasses water
Exercise: None
Sleep: 7 hours
Day 2
Breakfast: pineapple custard bun, one glass water
Lunch: Half a cold cut sandwich
Snack: one pear
Dinner: one bowl wintermelon broth, half a bowl of kale bacon tomato pasta, 2 pears, 2 multivitamins, one glass barley tea
Exercise: walked two miles, played on the monkey bars for 5 minutes
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 3:
Breakfast: egg fried rice, two multivitamins, one glass barley tea
Lunch: one bowl kale bacon tomato pasta
Dinner: injera, lentils, some beef curry
Exercise: two cartwheels, two handstands, two bridges
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 4:
Breakfast: two eggs, one peach
Lunch: bagel with cream cheese, one apple
Dinner: some garlic fries, some leftover fried fish, one peach
Exercise: walked 3 miles, two bridges
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 5:
Breakfast: two multivitamins, one cup barley tea, one bowl of rice+fish+kale veggies
Lunch: half a yam
Dinner: some cheese cubes, one bowl of rice+fish
Exercise: none
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 6:
Measurements! 35-27-37
Breakfast: one bottle apple cider
Lunch: Mexican rice with cheddar cheese, zucchini, tomato, and onion, one bottle apple cider
Dinner: ice cream cake,
Exercise: 3 bridges, holding 10, 20, 30 seconds
Sleep: 4.5 hours
Day 7:
Breakfast: a banana
Lunch: dim sum with friends
Dinner: a yam, two multivitamins, a large bowl of watermelon
Exercise: one bridge, moving randomly to music for half an hour
Sleep: 7 hours
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Abs Progress Week 2 (Aug 24-30)
Week 2
*Note: have added in sleep hours, in an attempt to get me to sleep more regularly
Day 1
*Note: have added in sleep hours, in an attempt to get me to sleep more regularly
Day 1
Breakfast: banana, one cup almond milk
Lunch: one cup aloe vera juice, one bowl Japanese curry, half bowl bok choy
Dinner: two Oreos, one chocolate chip cookie, one cup almond milk, indian curry with rice, two Hawaiian rolls
Exercise: some kind of injury last night, only walked one mile, 3 bridges holding ten seconds each
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 2
Breakfast: banana, one cup almond milk
Lunch: one bowl bokchoy with sesame oil and soy sauce, one cup aloe vera juice, one red delicious apple
Snack: one bowl cabbage with Indian curry, one cup almond milk
Dinner: white rice, twice cooked pork, sauteed string beans, cold noodle
Exercise: none
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 3
Breakfast: banana, one cup almond milk
Lunch: 4 Hawaiian rolls, twice cooked pork, sauteed string beans, two multivitamins
Dinner: ceviche, fried yucca, rotisserie chicken, cereal ice cream
Exercise: walked 2 miles, 3 bridges holding ten seconds each
Sleep: 6 hours
Weigh-in! 127
Day 4
Breakfast: One cup almond milk
Lunch: sourdough chicken lettuce tomato sandwich, small cup risoni
Dinner: Peach, Lamb Gyro, one cup aloe vera drink
Exercise: none
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 5
Breakfast: none
Lunch: one bowl chicken broth, 3 Hawaiian rolls
Dinner: two hot dog sandwiches, papaya milk
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 6
Breakfast: one peach
snack: small cup coconut ice cream
Lunch: a bowl of curry and potatoes
Dinner: one set of California rolls, one set of Spicy Tuna rolls
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 7 hours
Day 7
Breakfast: wonton and noodles, cruller rice roll, congee, one Hershey's kiss
Lunch: leftover noodles, iced honey lemonade
Dinner: 2 multivitamins, one bowl cabbage and carrots, one apple, one pear
Evening snack: two bowls chicken broth (to boost immune system), one bag kettle cooked chips, one quarter of a cantaloupe
Exercise: walked two miles, one bridge hold 10 seconds
Sleep: 6 hours
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 2
Breakfast: banana, one cup almond milk
Lunch: one bowl bokchoy with sesame oil and soy sauce, one cup aloe vera juice, one red delicious apple
Snack: one bowl cabbage with Indian curry, one cup almond milk
Dinner: white rice, twice cooked pork, sauteed string beans, cold noodle
Exercise: none
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 3
Breakfast: banana, one cup almond milk
Lunch: 4 Hawaiian rolls, twice cooked pork, sauteed string beans, two multivitamins
Dinner: ceviche, fried yucca, rotisserie chicken, cereal ice cream
Exercise: walked 2 miles, 3 bridges holding ten seconds each
Sleep: 6 hours
Weigh-in! 127
Day 4
Breakfast: One cup almond milk
Lunch: sourdough chicken lettuce tomato sandwich, small cup risoni
Dinner: Peach, Lamb Gyro, one cup aloe vera drink
Exercise: none
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 5
Breakfast: none
Lunch: one bowl chicken broth, 3 Hawaiian rolls
Dinner: two hot dog sandwiches, papaya milk
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 6 hours
Day 6
Breakfast: one peach
snack: small cup coconut ice cream
Lunch: a bowl of curry and potatoes
Dinner: one set of California rolls, one set of Spicy Tuna rolls
Exercise: walked 3 miles
Sleep: 7 hours
Day 7
Breakfast: wonton and noodles, cruller rice roll, congee, one Hershey's kiss
Lunch: leftover noodles, iced honey lemonade
Dinner: 2 multivitamins, one bowl cabbage and carrots, one apple, one pear
Evening snack: two bowls chicken broth (to boost immune system), one bag kettle cooked chips, one quarter of a cantaloupe
Exercise: walked two miles, one bridge hold 10 seconds
Sleep: 6 hours
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
How to Travel the World
Traveling the world is one of those things that I really wanted to do as a teenager. When I turned 20, I started looking at ways in which people funded their travels. I was really interested in East Asia at the time, so I was looking at things like gap years and teaching abroad. I ended up getting a scholarship to study abroad, and later getting a fellowship to teach abroad. I don't consider myself extremely well-traveled; I have acquaintances who have hit over 100 countries, and can list off a dozen friends who have visited at least 20. However, given that I didn't take any time off, started in 2012, and was saving for law school, I think I did alright.
Here is my how-to for traveling the world.
1. Pick a location.
2. Calculate costs.
3. If within budget, go there. If not, choose somewhere within budget or expand budget.
4. Go.
That's it. The results are not always the best, but that's true of everything, so good luck.
In terms of how to choose a location, it depends on your personal preference. Obviously, traveling alone is different from traveling in a group, so plan accordingly. I chose locations that I thought would be good for future retirement. You can choose however you like.
Best wishes traveling.
Here is my how-to for traveling the world.
1. Pick a location.
2. Calculate costs.
3. If within budget, go there. If not, choose somewhere within budget or expand budget.
4. Go.
That's it. The results are not always the best, but that's true of everything, so good luck.
In terms of how to choose a location, it depends on your personal preference. Obviously, traveling alone is different from traveling in a group, so plan accordingly. I chose locations that I thought would be good for future retirement. You can choose however you like.
Best wishes traveling.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Abs Progress Week 1
This is not exactly the start, but I'll be updating from here on out.
Starting Size: 130 lbs
Measurements: 36-28-38
Background:
Basically, I'm trying to get abs with as little effort as possible. I want it to kind of just "happen." Alas, I am no longer 16, biking 100 miles a week and skating 3 times a week, so my metabolism doesn't really do that thing where it just gifts me with fitness. If it works out, all those who have been following me in person and online will know that I did it for real. =).
Day 1:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, croissant, bottle of apple juice, half a serving yogurt
Lunch: Turkey sandwich
Dinner: Coconut rice, Chicken broth rice, Kway teow, kang kung (on choy), seafood tofu
Exercise: Walked one mile
Day 2:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, a croissant, a glass of juice, a small broccoli quiche, some blackberries
Lunch: Portobello Mushroom wrap, bottle of water
Dinner: an apple
Exercise: two bridge attempts
Day 3:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, glass of water, half a salad, pita bread with hummus, an apple, half a caesar wrap
Lunch: Half a prosciutto sandwich, bottle of water, small cup of beans and corn
Dinner: bowl of bok choy, half bowl rice, with piece of codfish and bean sprouts, one apple, one orange
Snack: Half a bag of popcorn (size small)
Exercise: Walked three miles
Day 4:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, an apple, a kiwi
Lunch: a bowl of rice with dried seaweed, an apple, a kiwi, a bottle of water
Dinner: A bowl of rice, tofu fish stew with enoki mushroom
Exercise: Walked three miles, played at the playground for a total of maybe 15 minutes on the bars and swings and slides
Day 5:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, water
Lunch: a bowl of tofu fish stew, one apple, one oatmeal cookie
Dinner: one fish taco, one beef taco
Snack: Dorito Ranch chips
Exercise: 2.5 miles walking. Two bridge attempts.
Day 6:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, bowl of cereal with milk
Lunch: bowl of tofu fish stew+egg, one glass aloe vera juice, two glasses water
Dinner: malai kofta, vegetable jalfrezi, basmati rice
Exercise: 1 mile walking
Day 7:
Breakfast: two danishes, one small bagel with cream cheese, half a glass of orange juice
Lunch: bean sprouts, kiwi, apple, one glass aloe vera juice, two multivitamins
Dinner: one glass water, one bowl Japanese curry with potatoes instead of rice
Exercise: 2 miles walking, hold bridge 3 times, 10 seconds each
Starting Size: 130 lbs
Measurements: 36-28-38
Background:
Basically, I'm trying to get abs with as little effort as possible. I want it to kind of just "happen." Alas, I am no longer 16, biking 100 miles a week and skating 3 times a week, so my metabolism doesn't really do that thing where it just gifts me with fitness. If it works out, all those who have been following me in person and online will know that I did it for real. =).
Day 1:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, croissant, bottle of apple juice, half a serving yogurt
Lunch: Turkey sandwich
Dinner: Coconut rice, Chicken broth rice, Kway teow, kang kung (on choy), seafood tofu
Exercise: Walked one mile
Day 2:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, a croissant, a glass of juice, a small broccoli quiche, some blackberries
Lunch: Portobello Mushroom wrap, bottle of water
Dinner: an apple
Exercise: two bridge attempts
Day 3:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, glass of water, half a salad, pita bread with hummus, an apple, half a caesar wrap
Lunch: Half a prosciutto sandwich, bottle of water, small cup of beans and corn
Dinner: bowl of bok choy, half bowl rice, with piece of codfish and bean sprouts, one apple, one orange
Snack: Half a bag of popcorn (size small)
Exercise: Walked three miles
Day 4:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, an apple, a kiwi
Lunch: a bowl of rice with dried seaweed, an apple, a kiwi, a bottle of water
Dinner: A bowl of rice, tofu fish stew with enoki mushroom
Exercise: Walked three miles, played at the playground for a total of maybe 15 minutes on the bars and swings and slides
Day 5:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, water
Lunch: a bowl of tofu fish stew, one apple, one oatmeal cookie
Dinner: one fish taco, one beef taco
Snack: Dorito Ranch chips
Exercise: 2.5 miles walking. Two bridge attempts.
Day 6:
Breakfast: 2 multivitamins, bowl of cereal with milk
Lunch: bowl of tofu fish stew+egg, one glass aloe vera juice, two glasses water
Dinner: malai kofta, vegetable jalfrezi, basmati rice
Exercise: 1 mile walking
Day 7:
Breakfast: two danishes, one small bagel with cream cheese, half a glass of orange juice
Lunch: bean sprouts, kiwi, apple, one glass aloe vera juice, two multivitamins
Dinner: one glass water, one bowl Japanese curry with potatoes instead of rice
Exercise: 2 miles walking, hold bridge 3 times, 10 seconds each
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
How I got a 174 on the LSAT
Steps I took to get a 174 on the LSAT:
1. Decide to apply to law school junior year of college
2. Delay LSAT to senior year due to lucky travel opportunity
3. Delay LSAT to after graduation due to logistical issues
4. Sign up for LSAT and not show up after 2 months of preparation
5. Take LSAT one year later while experiencing significant external stress, score poorly
6. Sign up for the last LSAT of the same cycle, fall extremely ill, drop practice score by ten points
7. Fly to LSAT location, still sick, cry, wish that I had never delayed the first LSAT
8. Take the exam
9. Score a 174
Backstory:
I took the preliminary exam that the LSAC website offered and scored a 166. Based on my understanding of LSAT scores at the time, I opted to self-study and bought all the LSAT prep books starting with #29 up to...whatever was most recent back in 2012. There were other options, such as the Logic Bible, that I also bought, but did not use.
For my first LSAT, I did one full exam under test conditions every other day for 2 months, scoring in the low 170s by the last week. On the in-between days, I corrected my exam and did practice sections. I was a meticulous, well-organized person at the time, so I actually had a calendar in which I wrote down all my scores, and broke down the types of questions I was getting wrong by section. I even did weekly comparisons to check for linear improvement. I didn't take the exam because I have no idea why I didn't take the exam.
For my second LSAT, I tried to repeat what I did from the previous year, but I was under a lot of stress and completely failed. My practice scores during those two months oscillated between 150 and 179; I was getting 15 questions wrong one day and 2 wrong the next. There was no consistency. I ended up with a 168.
For my third LSAT, I prepared, started to score consistently in the 170s, and felt like I would do okay on the exam. Then, I caught some sort of illness that had me bedridden for three days. I was literally asleep for 18 hours a day. My test scores dropped by ten points. I was scoring in the 160s the week before the exam. On the day of the exam, I was stressed out of my mind. I was sick, had averaged a 170 for the week, and still jet-lagged from flying to the testing location. I scored a 174 on the exam, and now I'm writing it down in case people find reading about my situation helpful.
To everybody taking future LSAT's, good luck and happy studying.
1. Decide to apply to law school junior year of college
2. Delay LSAT to senior year due to lucky travel opportunity
3. Delay LSAT to after graduation due to logistical issues
4. Sign up for LSAT and not show up after 2 months of preparation
5. Take LSAT one year later while experiencing significant external stress, score poorly
6. Sign up for the last LSAT of the same cycle, fall extremely ill, drop practice score by ten points
7. Fly to LSAT location, still sick, cry, wish that I had never delayed the first LSAT
8. Take the exam
9. Score a 174
Backstory:
I took the preliminary exam that the LSAC website offered and scored a 166. Based on my understanding of LSAT scores at the time, I opted to self-study and bought all the LSAT prep books starting with #29 up to...whatever was most recent back in 2012. There were other options, such as the Logic Bible, that I also bought, but did not use.
For my first LSAT, I did one full exam under test conditions every other day for 2 months, scoring in the low 170s by the last week. On the in-between days, I corrected my exam and did practice sections. I was a meticulous, well-organized person at the time, so I actually had a calendar in which I wrote down all my scores, and broke down the types of questions I was getting wrong by section. I even did weekly comparisons to check for linear improvement. I didn't take the exam because I have no idea why I didn't take the exam.
For my second LSAT, I tried to repeat what I did from the previous year, but I was under a lot of stress and completely failed. My practice scores during those two months oscillated between 150 and 179; I was getting 15 questions wrong one day and 2 wrong the next. There was no consistency. I ended up with a 168.
For my third LSAT, I prepared, started to score consistently in the 170s, and felt like I would do okay on the exam. Then, I caught some sort of illness that had me bedridden for three days. I was literally asleep for 18 hours a day. My test scores dropped by ten points. I was scoring in the 160s the week before the exam. On the day of the exam, I was stressed out of my mind. I was sick, had averaged a 170 for the week, and still jet-lagged from flying to the testing location. I scored a 174 on the exam, and now I'm writing it down in case people find reading about my situation helpful.
To everybody taking future LSAT's, good luck and happy studying.
How to Succeed at Life
1. Come into existence
2. Happen upon the things that are most important to you
3. Maintain attachment upon the things that are most important to you
4. Grow into old age
2. Happen upon the things that are most important to you
3. Maintain attachment upon the things that are most important to you
4. Grow into old age
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