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

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

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.

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

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.

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