#ThisIsMyJuly

#ThisIsMyJuly and I'm really dead. Ohmygoodness. During the second to last video, I died. I hate using plates because... I just can't use them!!!! Or a towel for hard-floors. Eek

I got back on track today~ I ate super healthy and even made the dinner for my family! Being in the kitchen is like remedy for me. It's so soothing, calming, and keeps me on track!

As I said previously, I would wake up early and sleep early.. But I ended up watching a drama with my sister yesterday and slept at 2am.. LOOL So we both got out of bed at approx 10am... :/

I'm going to finish writing this, and go upstairs and prepare for bed... Maybe another 30 minutes on the iPad before I sleep? LOL STUPID TECHNOLOGY.

Oh, did I mention? Or have you heard? Gd gd baby baby. That's right bish. Gd is coming to KCON. And who else is going to KCON? Me. Le. This lizard right here. OH YEAH.

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Daily Meals:

1. Oatmeal w/strawberries & bananas

2. Vegan omelette

3. Stir fry noodles w/mushroom, onion, chicken, and carrots




4. Cantaloupe

#ThisIsMyJuly Day 15

So... My grandparents and mother was cleaning the house... They still are LOOL, so they moved everything around: the sofa, and dumped everything on the floor and cleared it out...

Meh. It doesn't affect me and my graphics making so I don't care~ That meant I couldn't do any pilates... So I had to wait until late night to do them. I just finished the daily workouts. It wasn't as extreme as yesterday's, although I do feel my abs burning like crayyyyyzzzzyyyyy!!!

I bought my KCON tickets today.... Cheap, but good ones ;) And I'm going as a volunteer for a fanclub booth! Teehee So see you all there at KCON~ <3


Daily Meals:

1. Oatmeal w/banana



2. Omelette w/Vietnamese meat



3. Healthy Bread Wrap



4. And then 2-3 hours later, I ate bananas~<3

[BLOGILATES] Day 27: Finished!!

My beginner's calendar is finished! Today, I did eight pilates workouts in total! I did the last day of the beginner's calendar workout, in addition with the first day of the #ThisIsMyJuly Calendar workout! The workouts for the July calendar were so intense! Omg!

The new workout for today was actually really wonderful! It wasn't as painful as the Abs on Fire!(: I printed out the July Calendar and also made my own July Eating Calendar!



I'm going to commit to eating healthy and do tons of cardio! I saw a preview of tomorrow's workout and I'm already scared:(

I forgot to take a before picture today...So I'll take it tomorrow when I wake up(: Or maybe tonight because I look fatter at the end of the day rather than the beginning of the day.

I'll also use this blog to update my July Calendar too! #blogilates (: I'll title my July Calendar, #ThisIsMyJuly!

[BLOGILATES] Day 20: Sneaky Tricks

So.....My dad came home from another trip today, but he didn't make the dinner :3 So that means there wasn't any big feast or anything; just some simple home-made Chinese food cooked up by my lovely mother~ <3

In the morning, I realized that smiling and telling myself "You can do it! You want the skinny body right? Do you want to become obese?" and other motivational words got me through my cardio/pilates much easier! I also didn't stop during my pilates: <Legs and Thighs Workout> today~ I'm so proud of myself (booty pat~).

While I was washing my hair and taking a shower, I didn't fell like going downstairs where all the noise was (when my dad comes home, it's usually loud in the kitchen and I'm more of the quiet type of girl; fyi, not loud as in arguing, but loud as in family Asian talking xD). So, I decided to chill in my bedroom and watch some anime that I've been into lately....

(Also, when I blow-dry my hair, I sweat... Maybe it's because of the steam from my long shower.. I take very long showers.. Guess what I do in there. I sing, dance, pretend I'm an idol, etc LOL DON'T JUDGE ME. I KNOW YOU'VE DONE IT TOO. DON'T LIE.) I was pretty bored, so I also did Victoria Secret's Ab Workout and OMG MY ABS WERE DYING. DYING. DYING. After cooling down and wiping off my sweat from my shower, I just had to sweat more and more with this workout LOL

Speaking of sneaky tricks... I noticed that staying upstairs and being "too lazy" to come downstairs allowed me to take my mind off food, which is great for me! Eventually, I came downstairs to help my sister on her little children games, and I realized that I didn't eat 1,200 calories yet! (Shocking..) So I made some Blogilates' banana pancakes, ate 2 bananas, and drank 1000ml of water. I'm bloated...... And I need to go pee now..... Well, bye xD

[BLOGILATES] Day 19: Chinese Food + KCON Updates

*You see the new caps? haha I decided to title it because when I look back at my blog in mobile ver, I realized that just saying "Days" is pretty idiotic when people don't know what you're referring to!
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It's definite. Chinese Food is superrrr unhealthy...and I've been eating it all my life D:

Actually, I'm not sure LOL But the snack that my mom brought home today were super high in calories. 100g of cashews were what, 500 calories? Haha. Damn. That's a lot.

I've said in a previous post that KCON is coming up very soon, but I decided that I'm not going. It's two weeks into the start of school, and if I want a bright future (rather than a saesang, sorry) as a doctor, I got to push away useless things (but I still love kpop with all my heart). Maybe I'll go in two years, when most of my school things are finished.

As of now, I'll have to settle for HD fancams~ If I were to go to KCON, I would have to volunteer at CXO again, and I would love to do that, but it's not the same if it's volunteering one day, and then going home the next :c Sorry CXO! Next years, I promise I'll help out~

On another note...I'm not really sure if I'm doing the workouts right, but today was ab workouts, and I mostly felt it in my legs and arms.... For example, in the lower ABC Abs, I felt it in my thighs when moving the legs around. I'm weird.

Anyways, the beginner calendar is going to end soon! So fast! Next month, I'll move onto the regular workout calendar~! I can't wait. omg

[BLOGILATES] Day 14: CRAVINGS

The day always starts out fine and then when it's night time, my mom always has to bring food home for me.... and for some stupid reason, I can't deny the food, so I eat it...and eat...and eat. And then I gain weight.

I feel so hopeless and stupid now. ugh I need to learn to say no and stop my stupid hands. Also, I realized that most foods eaten by hands (and leave their stains on the hands) are fattening...aka burgers, beef jerky, hot dogs. 

Today's workout definitely killed my abs and my butt LOL Week 3 initiate tomorrow! Omg. I can't wait. 

Something else that I'm watching a lot these days besides kdrama is "Adventure Time". Omg lol. I feel like a kid all over againnnn



P.s. When my mom brought home pepsi for me, I found that drinking it gave off a weird nasty taste... It seems like chugging water every hour is helping~

[BLOGILATES] Day 13: Pain, Pain, and more pain

While doing the workouts, I was dying like crazy. Shouting, yelling, screaming--it all entered into different rooms/places of my house. My hamstrings were killing me; my arms were about to fall off with them (invisible) "golf-balls and volleyballs" on my hands; and especially when it was time for the <Call Me Maybe Squats>, tears were about to fall off.

Noticing that I didn't get enough exercise for the day and didn't burn off my daily calories, I did cardio and Abs on Fiyahhhhhh. My abs, again, were dying, but the Gangnam Style Cardio made it fun fun fun!~

My mom bought these Chinese delicious crackers, and I was snacking on them the entire time... Everything (even the nutrition facts) were in Chinese, so I had a hard time figuring out how many calories this thing had xD

I need to go out and buy ingredients to make healthy wraps for my snacking time...crackers aren't the most healthy. In addition to food making, I had to cut up these Chinese yam (? they're white, but it's labeled as yam...), and my mom said, "you should wear gloves or else you're hands will become itchy." .___. Thanks for the heads up mom! (sarcasm) Thus, I was itchy everywhere. For some odd reason, I was most itchy in my inner thighs..... Weird much?

Today, I gulped up bottles of water, and I feel so much more hydrated. I also found out that drinking lots of water suddenly will help make you feel "bloated and full" so you won't feel the need to crave so much food!

[BLOGILATES] Day 12: Meeting "Korean" People

I know you see the title, and think "what?!" LOL Before I delve into that, let me talk about my day~

I didn't record my calories today nor my exercise because it's my cheat day. My dad was out of state for an entire week, and now that he's back, being the chef that he is, he cooked us a wondrous meal~ Eggplants, abalone, chicken, healthy soup, rice, etc. It was so delicious!

After dinner, my friend came and her cousins too. When they came into the living room (they are two teenage boys, 1 year apart), I was just staring at them... They're pretty cute, I have to admit (I'm attracted to Asians and fobs for some odd reason), and they're fobs. They're staying in America for the time being. I should find some way to get them to hang out with me soon.. OMG LOL One of them is my age, the other is one year older. They're skinny af: the younger brother is 90 something pounds; and the older is 102... haha I'm really fat.

During today's ab workouts, I didn't rest that much! I tried to not stop at all during the workouts, letting them abs burn like crazy! I'm pretty proud of myself~

Overall, today was pretty good! I spent most of my days subbing two videos though.... Takes me forever when I procrastinate LOL

You can watch them here:

[ENG SUB] EXO K & EXO M Show Champion Interview

[ENG SUB] Dating Agency: Cryano Sooyoung Cut

[BLOGILATES] Day 11: ABS ON FIYAHHHH

In the beginners' calendar, today is the lower body workout, but I did extra videos and worked out most of my abs. I did the ABC Abs and I tried a video from the regular June calendar. I was sweating like crazy, and my abs were dying. I think Cassey might be the end of me one day LOL

Last night, I watched "I Hear Your Voice" (kdrama) on the iPad until it was 5am .___. I didn't even know it was morning until I heard birds chirping and the blue sky. I was like "yeah....that's enough dramas for tonight"

In the morning, I made Blogilates' pancakes again, but this time used a different butter. I think it was salt butter? (Fattening I know.) I lightly buttered the skillet and then placed my batter on it. The results were amazing. The pancakes had this delicious taste to it. It was so yummyyy. Gah I can still taste it now.

For dinner, I didn't have the tradition fattening Chinese foods my mom made :3 I made my own dinner!...ish I boiled pre-made curry and spread it over rice, topped it with bits of chicken and cooked melon. Yum!

[BLOGILATES] Day 10: All Over the Place

The title is very accurate LOL I'm sore everywhere: abs, calves, thighs, arms, neck; but mostly the abs.

Today started out really well! I had the Blogilates' 2 ingredient pancakes again, and didn't eat anything until 6pm, dinner time. Here comes the bad part of it. My family and I were going to a friend's house to eat, but then my mom had to go to the phone store to get that stupid iPhone fixed and I was starving in the car... I think I might have wasted a bit too much energy yelling at my siblings :P

When the food was placed on the table, ........ I went for everything TT.TT I kept on saying to myself, "okay one last shrimp and that's it!" Haha. No way man. So I guess you can say today is my cheat day of the week? Sigh.

When I came home, I worked my butt off. I did 4 rounds of the Gangnam Style Cardio Workout, and one round of this ab workout. My abs are hurting now. Ohmergad. Why

Then I found out that my friend also bought this cute shirt (not really a shirt but those thin clothes that you button up and wear a tank underneath). I looked at the price and ....... THE SHIRT IS SO DAMN EXPENSIVE. $40 FOR THAT THIN ASS THING? HOLLISTER YOU CRAY. But I don't mind! I didn't buy it with my money, or my families! LOLOL I sound so selfish :/ But I"m the type that doesn't refuse expensive free things C:

LOL It's past midnight, but I thought I would post this first, so now.. bye! Night!

[BLOGILATES] Day 9: Abs & Graham Crackers

Today's ab workouts were killing my core! And my thighs and neck too LOL I'm not even sure if I'm doing it right because my neck is always straining so I would have to put it down to relax it... 

Tonight's dinner was a big feast, but it was a healthy one ;) But my late night snack of cinnamon graham crackers just had to ruin everything. 

Today in the morning, I found out that my pilates mat came in the mail~~~ Along with other iPad stuff I ordered. (I spent thirty minutes getting the screen protector on that fat ass iPad .___.) 



I noticed that my calves were getting bigger and bigger from the cardio that I've been doing... I thought it was fat too TT.TT Why can't my abs be as hard as my calves! UGH

The Eatery (the app that I use to keep track of what I eat) is a hassle because I would have to take my iPad and take pictures of it.... But it's worth it! I need to focus on eating more healthy and eating the right portion of things!

[BLOGILATES] Day 5: My Personal Fitness

So I decided to take Cassey's word and use My Personal Fitness. To me, I believe it's beneficial because you log in each food you eat, and what you exercise. 


Although when logging in food, I'm a bit confused because all the foods I eat are homemade with random delicious Chinese food, so... when I had to enter in the food, I couldn't find it xD So I had to do manual calculations.
I was shocked that Pilates doesn't really help you loose calories as much... Well it is only sharpening your muscles. :/

This is today's entry:

As you can see, I ate an extra 576 calories than I should have .__. Who knew 6 tortilla chips could be 84 calories! D: The weird thing is... I base my daily caloric intake on 2,000 calories, not 1,460. Guess it's diet time! LOL I tried to do extra cardiovascular exercises, including dancing to Henry's Trap, to burn off those extra calories, but boy it is hard. 

In conclusion, my calves and quads are burning from yesterday's lower body workout. I couldn't even walk down the stairs today TT.TT Today's abs workout didn't really affect my abs.. but more like hurting my neck and my arms. 

[BLOGILATES] Day 2: I. Officially. Hate. ABCs.

I never though I would despise the simple Alphabets so much until now.

Today is Day 2 of my Pilates Beginner Calendar Workout by Cassey Ho!

My morning started out pretty well:
- woke up
- checked FB (yeah I'm that lame)
- took off my contacts (that's right baby. I wear night contacts :3)
- did a 1 min plank (boy did my muscles feel the pain already .__.)

Then I came downstairs and had a wonderful breakfast!



Tea-Flavored Boiled Eggs and a cup of apples ^__^ Oh, and I also gulped down 8 oz of water!

I feel pretty good....

Then came the time to START THE WORKOUT TT.TT
The first part wasn't that bad, until I had to do ABC Abs. I was shouting, crying, yelling, falling, and my muscles were burning so bad. When I look back at the video, I can't help but admire how Cassey can hold up that long AND TALK. I WOULD BE DYING. AND CRYING. And then I ended up with a forehead full of dripping sweat lol

And now, I'm off to the airport to pick up my cousins that came from Korea! ^__^