HH & Her Beans

I have reached my plateau, I am sure of it. Today's weight is 129. I literally gained one pound since the last week, so I'm taking a break on the Weight Loss Challenge until school starts again. I am pretty happy with the 9-10 pounds that I lost this summer, I seriously didn't even expect myself to be able to diet this hard. In the beginning I set a goal of 20 pounds for the whole summer but then I realized that it usually take one year to lose 10 pounds, and I did what normal people would do in 3 months with makes this summer super worth it. So until next next week when I start school, I'm pausing the Weight Loss Challenge. I have learned a lot about my body and how fast I could lose weight. 

1. Everyone's metabolism is different, so everyone lose weight at different rates.
2. No excuses should come in your way while your dieting.
3. Rewards are super important for the end of the week.
4. Work out before you do homework because it helps increase your brain activity.
5. Exercise/stretch everyday for at least 5 minutes. Squeeze in 5 minutes everyday. It's definitely worth it. 

Current weight: 128 pounds, the same as last week. Honestly I think I've reached my plateau, like I don't think I can lose weight just by dieting anymore.

I think my body is a lot more adapted to the diet but I haven't had anything sweet to eat for the past three weeks and I'm seriously craving a ice cream bar right now because it's sooooo warm in LA.

My current weight is 128, which is 2 pounds less than last week. I'm planning on treating myself with a Magnum Double Chocolate Ice Cream Bar after lunch. I think it's really important to have something to look forward to when your on a diet or trying to lose weight. I see this tip everywhere and I'm just like, "HA. I BET YOU IT DOESN'T WORK!!" But before I didn't take weight lost seriously, soooo I didn't actually try this tip. I have a serious sweet tooth and so for my reward at the end of the week, it is always something sweet like cakes, pies, or ice cream. I don't have this in mind all the time like when I eat or work out because it's distracting. While I work out I think of the body parts that I'm working and whether I feel the burning.

Then when I eat, I'm too busy thinking about the amount that I'm eating and the amount of Calories. The only time the whole reward thing works out is if you need motivation and I think Cathy does a great job of that in her videos, she continues talking and it takes your focus away from the pain and the work out, so I use sweets as motivation when I'm deciding whether to have certain foods and whether to have more than just the meal, which is the time period before and after a meal. It's good to have a certain goal of what you want to look like.

So yesterday my shipment of Hollister stuff came in, and I bought this pair of size 7 shorts.When I wore it, my stomach was flat, unlike a few months back when I couldn't even fit in size 7 shorts or have my stomach spilling out. It is awesome to look at the progress that I made. I hope your weight loss challenge is working out just as smoothly. Commenting is now anon and I would love to hear about your weight loss. Until next time stay cool ma beans!! 

Alrighty!! After surviving with me through the gruesome 30 Day Challenges I'm pretty sure that all of you guys have lost some weight, and between reps yesterday, I thought of another project that I want to do, which is KPop Fan Essentials.

This one is going to be a mini-project which I think I will only interview 2-4 hardcore KPop fans on what things they think is absolutely essential for KPop fans to have. Since my last project, Project Inspiration turned out so well... I thought maybe I can try another one...

This will probably take place at the end of summer just because it's something to make everyone happy before going back to school and it's just something to constantly look forward to... In other words, I don't have time for it right now. LOL. So tell me whether it would be a good idea, I'd love to hear from you guys!!

In addition to the new project, I want to reveal my other half of the Weight Loss Challenge. For this time, I've divided Blogilates videos into 4 weeks and I found a series of videos that she timed, so for example, Week 1 is going to be 3 minutes long, Week 2 is 4 minutes long, Week 3 is going to be 5 minutes long, and Week 4 is going to be 6 minutes long. I might have combined 3 and 4 minute work outs together just because she didn't film that many of them, and so for the final week, I am doing challenge videos. I believe I have thigh slimming challenge, abs challenge... etc. I didn't post all of the videos because I think you guys can come up with your own play list since I don't know how long you guys all have before school starts, so plus everyone works out at different paces so I don't want to push you guys so much that you like flip over and die.... Obv...

Let me fill you up with ma love and continue going!!

You know every time I write the tags to my posts, I always realize how weird they are like one of them is, "fluffy chickens" and "pickles"?? I'm too creative for my own good. Throw that idea out there LOL!! Until next time, stay cool ma beans!! 

OLO ma beans!! Welcome to the final day of 30 Day Challenge (not really final day... because yesterday was the last day). In which I weigh 132 pounds. I lost a total of 6 pounds. 

As I promised from Monday, this whole week is dedicated to makeovers. Not only makeovers include your physical appearance, but you can also have an attitude makeover. Let me tell you about my reactions and stuff all before this, I am a person who has a inner outburst which is like I would only be weird and talkative around the people that I know, super short temper, and the attention span of a goldfish. Now I am a lot more patient after interning with the chiropractor, and I think I am slowly unraveling my weirdness with my SAT class squad. My attention span is about 1 hour long before I have to go and do something fun (like watching YouTube and Netflix) unlike before in which I had to watch or listen to something while I work. SO WHOOOPIIEEDDOOO FOR MEH!!! I think that ma beans (all of you) helped me on this journey the most since you beans supported me through all my good and bad days.

I lub all of ma beans so much... <3

From this I learned to accept failure. By accepting failure can make you a better person. Honestly try asking yourself everyday “What did you fail at today?” Once you understand that it is okay to fail, you will be able to feel even better about your success. I would try this method sometimes but it’s just something I want to put it out… Try to do something kind every day. Like complimenting someone’s outfit or picking up stuff that other people dropped and didn't pick up. These little things really will make you feel a lot better about yourself. I will make a separate post on what I'm going to do for the next half of summer, so please check that out. Until next time, let's go for 30 and stay cool ma beans!!

It should be Week 4 but my diet became out of whack when I went on vacation, so this is Week 3. I think I've reaches a plateau where my weight is staying stable because of the same exercises and food that I'm eating. I think after the 30 Day Challenge, then I'm going to start a new work out routine still doing Blogilates but using her 5 minute videos. I am on my last six days of the 30 Day Challenge and so here are my findings. For the first half, your body will be sore and you would sweat after doing all 4 workouts together. Then when you reach to the ending half of the challenge, you no longer feel anything, as if you aren't working out those body parts anymore. It no longer hurts, and you slow down. My favorites out of the 4 challenges are the Thigh Slimming Challenge and the Butt Lift Challenge because both of these had moves that would make you feel the body part that you are working which motivates me more than the ab work outs. The dieting area is hard because you have to do a Calorie count but for lunch and dinner I don't eat food with exact Calories, so I just eat half of what I normally eat, then for breakfast and any snacks, I just add up the Calories and make sure that they are less than 300 Calories total. That's it for this week, so let's go for 30 and stay cool ma beans. 

The final weight for this week is 133 lbs. I am feeling not accomplished... But one pound is still one pound!! Honestly I don't think I followed my diet this week because I kinda got busy... And you know what happened this year when I got busy.

I didn't binge eat, but it was close to that. I ate a lot during lunch, and then at night when I came home I was like, "OOOOO let's eat less because I'm not hungry!!" Then when I see the yummy food... I ate stuff... and became fat....

I'm still following the 30 day challenges, but I don't think they are working anymore because I am no longer sore. The thing is, on Wednesday when I did the sets, I would sweat but then yesterday, I didn't really feel tired or felt the which part of the body that the moves were working. I seriously think I should do more sets. I was pretty happy though because the total weight that I've lost is 4 pounds and it does make a difference on my appearance. My stomach is flatter, I can actually see a waist, and my thighs create less friction and hurts less when I walk, so that's a plus!! I feel a lot more positive.

I still gossip like a teenage girl but I am a teenage girl, but I feel a lot more kind... I think that's the word but you know what I mean. I wave to people, and I smile a whole lot more. I just found out that my SAT Biology test score is 650, so good bye Ivy Leagues. Losing weight really did impact me in a positive way. 

It's only week one and I have been struggling so much. I used to eat super unhealthy foods like cookies, cupcakes, and chips... When I started dieting, I didn't give away any of those food because the rest of my family still want to eat it. Yesterday, I had a half bag of Cheetos on my piano, while I was practicing, I almost started drooling looking at that bag of obesity. Then on the drive back, I heard my stomach growl and that almost never happen. Currently, I am starving. But the thing is, I never thought that snacks and stuff made such a big difference. But it does.... I seriously would sell my soul for a bag of chips right now. UGH!! The 30 Day Challenges has gotten me sore literally everyday, so I move like a crab when I climb the stairs. But the final weight of week one is 134 pounds. So 3 lbs gone!! And it's just week one!! So guys if you never try you will never know. Let's go for 30 and stay cool ma beans. 

PS...
To make up for the ugly picture I drew of Baekhyun and Kai... I penned another Baekhyun.... 

I gained about 10-20 pounds since the beginning of Sophomore year. Everyday I would sleep about 4-5 hours and I would sit down right after dinner. The fact that I stress eat does not help with the whole weight problem. My slowest mile last year was a 8:53 and the fastest mile I can run right now is 8:52. 1 second faster than my slowest mile. My friends all said that I didn't look any different from last year because I gave up on wearing tight shirts and my pants mostly revolves around leggings. There are a lot of news around that's like "ooooo body confidence!!" or "oooo positive body image" but most of this kind of thing comes from celebrities that looks good wearing a trash bag. I hate the way I look right now and I hate it even more that I cannot comfortably wear a T-shirt without wearing some kind of a big shirt or cardigan to cover my fat. I feel horrible and out of breath when I walk the stairs. I am currently 135 pounds.
This summer, I want to go back to how much I weighed last year, 110 and you guys are all going to help me with this. You guys might think that I am really coming out of the blue trying to lose weight like this, but I have my reasons and it involves a guy that is super important to me. That reason is for me to know and for you to try to find that guy.
I want to lose 1 pant size and 1 shirt size. I will be updating you guys every Friday on how my weight loss is going and so here is my plan: (feel free to try out this plan with me and comment the results)
Food:
I hate to say this... But Calorie count!!!!
Food

• Calories: <1,500 Calories per day
• A normal person consumes about 2,000 Calories per day and since I have been consuming definitely more than 2,000 Calories a day. I've done my research (meaning Yahoo answers) if I consume this amount of Calories everyday I would lose 1-2 pounds per week without any exercise. This is a very healthy amount to lose. 

As you all know, I want to lose 20+ pounds over the summer and don't worry I'm going to make an actual post about MY weight loss challenge before the summer starts so stay tuned for that. BUT I want to talk about the negative point of view on weight loss. Right now social media is promoting "Loving Your Body" and "All Size are Beautiful". I totally agree with all of that but weight loss is not exactly body shaming. Most of my friends weigh from about 95-100 but they are under weight because they are around 5'6"- 5'7" and that's their body type. Me on the other hand is only 5'2" so anything above 110 is over weight. I see a lot of pictures online with models that are not thin and boney but they are plum... Often times there would be lines on the bottom going like, "Love Your Body". Everyone should realize that those people on the pictures are models that are naturally more symmetrical than a normal person. That's why you and me are not on that poster because we are not symmetrical enough. BTW it is scientifically more attractive if your face is more symmetrical. My personal opinion is that both the models and the plus size models both are beautiful so you shouldn't shun one type of model more. I think that if you want to lose weight and achieve the body that you want, then you should be able to do that without someone telling you that you are "body shaming" yourself. Like seriously I'm not shaming my body. I feel unhealthy and I think that if I can lose weight then I can be a better version of myself. I want to be healthier so why is it that when I tell people I want to lose weight, then it is automatically a negative thing. Also, for those people who tell me that "Body shaming is bad." It is my body that is unhealthy right now, so it is not okay for you to decide what I can do and cannot do. If you want to lose weight, go ahead, just know that I support you. Whether you want to lose weight for a guy, or just to get healthier, go right ahead because I will be the one to support you even if no one else is. I also don't think that "plus size" should be promoted and encouraged like what the media is doing now. Girls should be at their healthy weight. If plus sizes are encouraged for short people like me, I will be overweight in no time. If I weighed the same as a plus size model, then I will be obese, no longer overweight, but if I do weigh less than 100 I'm actually at my normal weight just because I am petite. there was a hashtag that just came out that's something like #plussize that I saw yesterday, but the thing is, the people promoting plus sized girls are basically doing the same thing as gyms posting pictures of models that are "beach body ready". They are bascially posting large women and going like, "This size is the new skinny." And to me, that's not promoting healthy body image, that's just promoting hypocrisy. Until next time, stay cool ma beans!!