trance__dreamer’s BodyBlog

So, tomorrow will mark the 1 year anniversary of me moving away from home in the suburbs & into Vancouver w/ my lovely Grandma, who needs a bit of help doing stuff these days. w00t! /m\

Before moving, I had a nervous breakdown. For real. From the beginning of December ‘07 –> April ‘08, I gained over 50 lbs back; probably close to 75 lbs. I made myself wait ’til the end of that semester to move away, though, ’cause I was a cheap fck, who didn’t wanna waste money (you can only get a 70% refund & that’s w/in the 1st week) & would rather waste time being miserable. Oh, how I’ve changed.

Anyway. I lost all of the weight once the beginning of November rolled around but then gained about 20 lbs (2 pant sizes) back once I joined here & learned about Keto. hah. HAH. hahahaha. FAIL. & I haven’t been able to lose any of it since, (maybe 5 lbs, if that,) regardless of my epic efforts & changing my routine around every once & trying out new stuff to further confuse my body. I started Keto in the middle of November & stopped @ the end of December. My pants that once were loose were now skin tight around the thighs & could button up around my crotch instead of my belly button. I tried on the pants @ the end of February, & they were less horrible, which accounts for the 5′ish lbs. But since then, I haven’t really lost anything else. I’ve done a few cycles of higher fats/less carbs, a few cycles of higher carbs/less fats, & cycling my calories…but still nothing. Ah, well. In all honesty, it’s not a complete fail. My strength continues to grow, I can feel/I’ve noticed my muscles getting bigger underneath the fat - i.e.: gaining size continuously, (which is just pushing the fat slightly outwards, though =/,) & I’m not gaining any fat - i.e. I seem to be in a perfect state of equilibrium. @ least Summer’s just around the corner. I would’ve really liked to have spent it w/ my re-achieved body. But @ least I won’t have to wear pants in the summer: shorts are a person w/ wide thighs’s best friend. xD

Anyway. I didn’t want this post to be negative @ all. So, I’ll discuss 2 other topics:

I got my 1st real comment @ the gym yesterday. I was starting my stuff after my cardio, & this guy, who I’ve seen around for a while now, was like "how long have you been @ this exercise thing?" & I told him that I’ve been lifting since Jan of ‘07. & he was like "*Impressive nod face (raised eyebrows & nodding)* Wow. I’ve noticed that you’re pretty strong." & I just laughed & smiled really wide & said Thanks. Wow. My 1st real compliment. No one ever tries to talk to me. I’m neutral either way. My music is my workout partner, & I get into a certain state of trance/zone during my workout & really enjoy it. But I’m not against pple comming up to talk to me whatsoever @ all. Meh. I must look just that intimidating, eh? =P

Lastly, today, I did something I’ve never ever done before. Infront of my gym, is a softball field/soccer field thingy. I had originally planned to use 1 or 2 of the cardio machines. But I was like "wtf? What for? It’s SO nice outside!" So, I ran laps & did bodyweight exercises. I could see everyone in the cardio room glaring @ me. bahaha. I’ll be doing that again & again. It was EPIIIIIC!

Alohaaaa. xD

The weather here is getting nicer by the day, minus the minor wind storm we had a few days ago. & you know what that means…summer’s just around the corner! Late June is usually when the weather starts to get nice, and July-onward is clear blue skies allll over. I’m looking forward to this summer, once again, now that almost all of this water retention/bloat has subsided. I was accurate w/ my estimation this past weekend, when I predicted that I’d wake up Saturday back to normal. I firmly believe that after my workout tomorrow, I’ll be back, mofo’s! Anyway. I’m hoping to take the C.P.R./1st Aid course this weekend, as I need to get my certification before I get examined for Group Fitness, & I’d still really like to reach my goal of having done that by the end of the month, which is on Wednesday. Time’s ticking! I emailed a buncha places before I left for the gym this morning, & only 1 has emailed me back. The Vancouver branch of St John’s Ambulance is "full for this weekend’s course but can put me down for next weekend." err…no. I also emailed both the Burnaby branch & the Richmond branch. So, we’ll see what they say. *fingers fckin’ crossed* my god…

http://www.bcrpa.bc.ca/jobs/fitness.htm <– Just look @ alllll of those joooobs. A lot are for personal trainers. But there’s a good chunk for Group Fitness leaders. There’s also some for Weight Room Attendants. I’ll get on that as soon as I get evaluated for that as well. But I’m not gunna be doing that ’til June, as I want to take all of May to start teaching regularly & perfect my patterns, choreography, etc.

Anyway. I’m looking forward to this summer; VERY much so. Teaching, sunshine, etc. My grandma’s probably going to Italy from the end of June –> end of July. So, I’ll be 100% incharge of dinner. That’s great news for me, as her cooking definately keeps me below a 2 lbs/week fat loss. …although now, it’s more like 2 lbs/month, as I’ve been plateauing badly for a while now. So, I’ll be home alone here w/ my younger cousin living w/ me. He works close by. So, it’ll be fine for him, I hope. I dunno…I’m fine during the day, since I’m always out & about going to classes, the gym, errands, etc. But @ night, I get paranoid in my 1/2-asleep state, ’cause we’ve been having A LOT of suspicious activity happening here, including: a new parked car infront of our house almost every night & groups of young guys meeting up outside - I can’t understand what they’re saying, though, ’cause they speak Cantonese or Mandarine - & then racing off in their rice rockets, w/ their exhausts startling me out of slumber @ 3 a.m.. FCKERS. Ever since I moved in almost a year ago (it’ll be a year on the 28th of this month,) it’s been escalating rapidly, especially after we got broken into on Remembrance Day last year, after the neighbours got broken into a few months before-hand. Ugh. Killarney is supposed to be 1 of the nicer areas; right? We don’t live near the Vietnamese area of Kingsway or anything like that. =S

Anyway. What can ya do. @ least there hasn’t been any shootings in our area…yet. I’m assuming it all has to do w/ drugs. But ’cause of my lovely choice in music, I’m exposed to "drug culture" on a regular basis. So, it doesn’t bother me the slightest. Drugs themselves don’t bother me. I mean…do whatever you want w/ your body. It’s your choice. Just don’t pressure me into trying it. & Luckily for me, no one has. Everyone - minus that **** mentioned in a previous post - wuvs me. xD But I’ll be damned if I’m gunna put any of that stuff into mine. … But you could’ve guessed that, seeing as how I’m a health conniseur, eh?

I had so much to write about but forgot to make notes throughout the day. So, I’ll just mention the 1 thing I managed to remember:

I’m currently figuring out a new split for myself. Since I’ll be teaching soon, (after being evaluated & also after getting C.P.R. & 1st Aid,) I’m gunna have a new schedule to work around. Basically, it’s probablyyy gunna fck everything up.

I think i’m gunna take the opportunity to do start doing a new routine; probably not too different, though.

Presently, & for quite a while now, I’ve been doing a 2 day upper/lower w/ 1/2 isolations & 1/2 compounds on each day. Basically, I’ve been exposing myself to the best of both worlds. Isolations for bb’ing/definition purposes & Compounds for strength purposes…even though w/ strength, comes size. =)

I haven’t really deadlifted or benched PROPERLY before. (I’ve done ’em in classes, but the weights only go up to 10 lbs. LOL.) I did some REAL deadlifts yesterday after my cardio with REAL weights; needess to say, I was on cloud 9, even though every fcker’s eyes were on my ass whilst doing so. PERVS, for christ’s sake. =P & I’m allll too familiar w/ squats (get a TON of stares doing those, too) & shoulder presses (no attention there.) Actually, yesterday, I did Arnold Presses for the 1st time, too. It was neat! =)

Anyway. I think I wanna start doing a 3 day split around my teaching days. Perhaps:

1.) LEGS - Squats, Lunges, Calf-Raise Machine, & maybe some of the 3 machines (Leg Press, Leg Extension, & Leg Curl)

2.) BACK & BICEPS - Deadlifts, Rows, Shrugs, Curls, Hammer Curls, & Reverse Curls

3.) SHOULDERS, CHEST, & TRI’S - Side Lateral Raises, Front Lateral Raises, Shoulder Presses, Arnold Presses, Standing Flys, & Overhead Extensions.

Same basic: 3 sets for 8-20 reps; depending on what it is, of course, keeping intensity high, & keeping rests short enough to catch my breath & keep on truckin’. /m\ I’ll probably keep my cardio the same; definately not more, as I’ll be doing cardio up the ass…all of the dancing-type ish that I’m gunna have to do for my classes. But I’ll probably incorporate more L.I.S.S. & less H.I.I.T., & I’m confident this may help me break through my plateau. ‘Cause I’m definately not letting this opportunity pass by, by chosing to just maintain & just eat more. Fck that. THIS LAST FAT NEEDS TO LEAVE ALREADY.

As for my weekly schedule, it’s gunna all depend on when I’m teaching. & I have a feeling that for the 1st little while, I’m also gunna be randomly subbing. Maybe that’s all I’ll even be doing. =S So, I’ll probably have to fit in day #1 here, day #2 there, & day #3 over there; y’know what I mean? Ah, well. What can ya do.

Anyway. Yesterday & today @ the gym were, once again, both sweat-fests. Fckin’ rights! This water is commin’ off quite nicely, if I do say so myself. =) But I’m just curious to know how it would’ve been if I didn’t have all of this excess skin. Ah, well. I was feeling quite down about it a bit earlier on today; I never do. So, I’m not sure what was wrong. Meh.

Hallelujah! I’m no longer backed up! I was pleasantly surprised after I woke up this morning. I literally rejoiced in the bathroom & then again after my workout. LOL. Okay…I know this is SUCH a taboo topic, especially since I’m a female. But fck it. =P

Also, it was my 2nd REAL day back @ the gym today. Today, I did 30 mins on the treadmill & 30 mins on the elliptical & then did some lower body stuff. I couldn’t do much, though. ‘Cause my hip flexors are feeling tender for some strange reason. =S I think it’s ’cause I haven’t ran since 04/03, & then I ran yesterday for the 1st time since then & yea. =S I woke up & was like "…damn. No squats today?! FCK." So…yea. =( But I’m still glad that I ran yesterday & today. This water must be shed, god damn it!

Anyway. Tomorrow is upper body again. w00t! & then Tuesday I’ll most likely be helping teach a Group Fitness class @ my practicum lady’s other place that she teaches @, for t3h 1337 experience before I get evaluated. If not, it’ll be a lower body split day, once again. =)

Hmm…I’m still assuming that it’ll take ’til Saturday for all of this bloat & water retention to go away. (& then the sexy times will commense. It sounds immensely ridiculous, I know. But it’s virtually impossible for me, personally, to feel good about myself when nothing fits, when you look in the mirror, 1 of those puffed out fish is looking back @ you, & you can’t see any of your definition whatsoever that you’re continously working hard on to achieve.) Yet again, when I left the gym today, my workout top & pants were SOAKED, in sweat. I fckin’ LOVE that shit! =) It’s definately the extra "weight" from the bloat + water & also the water escaping. That’s exactly what I’m after. SUCCESSSSS!!! So, w/ the combination of … fecal excretion + sweat, my abdominal region has started subsiding/is starting to not stick out as far, & my workout pants are starting to get less tight/are getting a bit looser again. PRAISE BE FCKIN’ JEBUS!

Hmm…yea. I’m hoping that this emotional eating thing stops once & for all…eventually. I’m 23 now, & it’s starting to feel ridiculous & unnecessary. I don’t get stressed out about much very often, which is great. But when I do, I just resort to the same ol’ stuff, again. However, it’s important to note that most of the time, I don’t go completely off the deep end. I "binge" on healthy foods. But a calorie is still a calorie & can set you back/stall your progress. I’d list what I ate. (I keep a food journal but have yet to start counting calories/macros.) But most of you’d just laugh. It’s all healthy, & the portions aren’t a lot for most of you. But I’m a female w/ a very low L.B.M. or whatever the correct acronym is. & that’s 1 of the exact reasons why I lift: to dramatically increase my L.B.M., so when I do binge, the results will be less devastating. But I’d honestly prefer just get over the emotional eating thing. *sigh*

Lastly, tonight, I’m meeting up w/ my faaaavourite trance "besties" (friends) to go to a locals night (trance D.J.s in Vancouver) to show my support & trance prance dance around for the night; I almost enjoy this more than fitness. … almost. =P Hmm…I’m assuming that guy (see previous blog entry) will be there. But he’s scrawny as fck & wouldn’t be even able to trip me. Hmm…I’ve noticed that he seems to be 1 of those "internet tough guys but lacks real-life confidence" kind-of-guy, w/ a tra(n)ce of annoying white-knight fail(flail)’ery. & I swear to god, if we didn’t have mutual friends, I would have no reason to keep myself exposed to such garbage. I’m finding it so frusterating ’cause it’s completely uncalled for. I’m the nicest & sweetest mofo’er you’ll ever meet. (However, I have a feeling some of the garbage stems from an early failed attempt @ picking me up. lol.) However, I’m not 1 of those nice girl, types who thinks that they deserve this treatment. My dad was quite firm on raising me to not tolerate any of this kinda garbage. & I haven’t so far in my life, except w/ him. (The things I do for trance…Seriously.) & It’s so upsetting, ’cause NO ONE treats me like garbage, NO ONE, as everyone I’ve met, thus far in my life, responds well to my nice’ness & is nice in return. =P So, this is new to me. I’m not uncomfortable w/ pple hating me. Pple have hated me in the past. But they haven’t constantly reminded me of it. They’ve just kept their distance & let me be. But ugh…not going to trance club nights is a dumb option & an unnecessary one @ that, ’cause he doesn’t go to much anymore. But still. The scene is quite small. Anyway. His garbage has been helping me fuel my workouts yesterday & today. If only he knew… HAH. & meh…It’s gunna be fun, tonight w/ my amigooOoOs! I can’t wait! =) TRANCE TRANCE TRANCE. =O

P.S.: My apologies for the non-fitness part @ the end. This is the only blog I use. =/

I went on a serious binge this past week - stress. =/

- It was my 1st procedure ever (got wisdoms out on tues) & was a tad-bit traumatizing. =S

- I couldn’t go to the gym ’cause of the teeth. So, I felt muscle tension & what not all over. (I use my mouth to make weird faces & grunting when I lift. & i didn’t wanna risk stitches commin’ out.)

- I had a fallout the other day; fckin’ guy!!! This isn’t the 1st time this has happened w/ him. So, I think he has hormonal issues … & pretty sure eating issues, too, as he’s complained a few times in the past about how he’s soOoOoo fat (actually kinda underweight). But he doesn’t want me to help him out. …even though he says that I look really slim & look like I know what i’m doing. fck! It’s SO frusterating. I hate pple like that! FCK. It’s almost more frusterating than not knowing why he’s mad @ me; reminds me of a teenage girl. ugh. The garbage I put up w/ for trance. The people you meet w/ your hobbies, sometimes! I sometimes wish I had no friends. =S

- My anti-biotics & anti-swelling pills are making me backed up AND retaining water. So, I’m all paranoid that I’ve gained fat. But I know that it’s just not possible to gain THIS much since Monday night. =S But I must say that w/ no exercise, my appetite was so out of this world/uncontrolled. =/ I simply can not WAIT for my clothes to fit again. By next weekend, I hope to be deflated. Fck. =(

- My newly increased libido plummeted due to the bloat/water retention. I was starting to have SO much fun, too. But it WILL come back once this is all gone; next weekend, perhaps. ugh. A week w/out… *sigh*

BUT as I said, i DID get back today. I felt my mouth was good to go. & I must say that I had SUCH an intensely killer workout: 40 mins treadmill, 20 mins bouncy bouncy machine - elliptical, & upper body split. ‘Twas literally the best workout I’ve EVER had. I’ve NEVER sweat so much. (Some of that water retention obviously dissapated, as my pants & top were completely SOAKED.) Fck…It felt immensely good to be back. I wasn’t even gone for a full week, but I missed it terribly. :’( Luckily, my strength didn’t go down @ all. Rather, it went up slightly! =) Now, I’m not a hater of taking breaks @ all. But I didn’t really need one, as my strength wasn’t plateauing, & I still had all of the enthusiasm/non-overtraining symptoms in the world. I don’t get sick very often. So, I don’t experience gym withdrawl too much. & I’ve never experienced overtraining before.)

Ugh. Anyway. It’s just good to be back.

Hmm…a few things:

I took my measurements last Thursday (04/09). I wasn’t surprised w/ the lack of results: everything was pretty much the same (my right thigh measured in an inch more than my left; lawlorz,) except my upper abs/waist came in a bit lower than last month, (03/05, I believe.) All throughout my journey, I’ve never ever seemed to struggle w/ losing fat from this area. & I can now see my upper abs when I flex; pretty epic! /m\ That definately seems to be the 1st place my body likes to let go of it from, as well as my clavical/shoulder blades. So, w/ the lack of results, (I should’ve lost 2 inches off my hips on a month if I was doing things correctly…right?) I’ve decided to cut down on the cardio & eat more. (I don’t know my exact maintenance # but just generally.) I’ll re-evaluate this sometime near the end of the month when I take my measurements again. I have a strong suspicion that this is the problem, as I’ve been practising my trancerobics like crazy.

Important to note: my strength has yet to plateau, though. My strength has continuously/steadily/progressively climbed since the beginning of my journey…except when I did Keto from the middle of Nov ‘08 –> the end of Dec ‘08 & gained about 20 lbs in the process; NEVER AGAIN, as I have still yet to lose all of it; still @ about 1/2 of it & 1/2 to go: 10′ish lbs (a size’ish) left. *sigh* If I ever do it again, it’ll be after I’m @ a point in my life where I’m comfortable being o.c.d. & counting calories & all of that stuff. =P

Hmm…speaking of Keto, I’ve decided to some-what give it another try. Since I’m trying to #1: do less cardio & #2: eat less, I’ve decided on doing a few things differently, 1 of which is to consume more fats & less carbs (especially since I’ll be doing less cardio, even though I quite enjoy cardio o__O for various psychological reasons =P)…& dare i say it, less protein. (Y’know, protein has calories too; right? But don’t worry. I’m still consuming 1′ish grams/body weight. I’m guessing I’m around 180(?)…That’s an estimate based on my height/measurements…frame/fat deposits in which areas). So, I’m keeping it there. The only thing that’s changed is that I shant be letting myself go over that 1 gram mark & maybe just have it sliiiightly under. I have a feeling the extra protein is definately not helping me in any way, shape, or form. So, I’ve increased my fats, mostly in the form of peanut butter. ("<3" … whatever the fck that thing is.) I must note that my sanity is great these days. =) Tons o’ peanut butter makes for a happy Lea. xD What’s also important to note is that this increase in fat consumption has made my libido motherfckin’ skyrocket!!! (Holy motherfckin’ Christ…It’s…yea. It’s great. xD My boy toy seems to quite enjoy it. =P) This may also be due to the fact that I’m replacing some stuff w/ veggies. My green veggie consumption has…like…quadrupled! I’m also drinking almost double the amount of water to help out the peanut butter digestion & what not. =P Lastly, I’ve noticed that my body doesn’t want fruit/tomatoes/red or orange or yellow peppers anymore. =S When I eat those, I feel…blah. It’s quite odd. Strange, indeed! Hmm…I hope that doesn’t mean that I’m in Ketosis…but probably does. =/ I think I’m just scared of being in ketosis ’cause it fcked me over late last year, as stated above, in regards to a negative change in body compositon (fat gain) & regards to plateauing in strength. But as I stated above, my strength hasn’t dropped! /m\ So, maybe I’m on the verge of being almost in Ketosis but not ’cause my protein is still higher than my fats, & I’m still consuming more than 5% carbohydrates. I mean, I’m eating a SHIT-LOAD of green veggies; It’s gotta be more than 20′ish grams of carbohydrates. Christ. So good, though. xD Hmm…summer’s just around the corner. So, I’ll shed even more tears of grief if an epic fail of Keto "goodness" happens again. =( 

Hmm…1 last thing to note: I’m getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow. I’m scared as fck. I don’t understand it. I can do high intensity intervals on the treadmill ’til I feel naucious & squat heavy-ass weight. But I’m scared of getting my wisdom teeth out?!?! Wtf…

Anyway. I made a thread here about it:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=316203801

^^ If you have any more suggestions, lemme know; eh? =)

Hmm…that’s about it. I was supposed to go & see Above & Beyond in Whistler on Wednesday. But it’s looking kinda…sorta doubtful. It reminds me of that scene in that Simpsons episode where Homer’s like “NO! DUFF…GARDENS! … HOORAAAAAAH! *passes out on steering wheel*”

[IMG]http://memehuffer.typepad.com/meme_huffer/images/2007/08/29/rotten_sandwich.jpg[/IMG]

Marge: You look awful!

Homer: I don’t care. I’m going to Duff Gardens!

[his face quivers and he drops to the floor, crawling away]

—-

Homer: S-s-ssoo coolld…

Marge: Homey, your lips are turning blue. I think you’d better stay home.

Homer: No! Duff Gardens, hurraaahhh… [faints on the car horn]

Also, I just checked my calendar, & I completely forgot that I registered for the Sun Run on Sunday. Wtf…It’s also been in my forum signature forever now. I’m not sure how I could’ve forgotten. =S I think it’s ’cause I’ve been focusing on the 1st part of my signature, regarding my B.C.R.P.A. I.C.E.s. Wtf, indeed. But I’ll see how I feel on Saturday. Perhaps I’ll be in almost-back-to-normal shape by then. =) It would be very epic, indeed; especially if it’s nice outside. The run route is quite scenery’ish. Ah, downtown Vancouver; How I adore thee. "<3"

So, as some of you may or may not know, I am a "Group Fitness leader" practicum student in training. Tomorrow will mark the completion of the required minimum of 8 hours of leading experience one must posess before being able to get "I.C.E."’d. My goal was to be working as a leader by my b-day (04/04). But that got pushed back a few weeks due to weather one week & a funeral one week; both situations completely out of my control. So, having said that, I’ve pretty much accomplished my goal; funny how I seem to always accomplish goals like this. *pats myself on the back* Anyway. I am going to do everything in my power to get I.C.E.’d @ the end of April & start applying EVERYWHERE & hope to be teaching during May. I’m quite looking forward to spending all of this summer teaching fun’ey goodness. xD lawlorz. Anyway. Here’s the jobpostings: [url]http://bcrpa.bc.ca/jobs/fitness.htm[/url]. ahaha. Thank god Vancouver is known as a health & wellness city. Yoga is fcking EVERYWHERE here. …Too bad it does jack shit for your body composition, though; eh? So, we still have our share of fatties (great news for me!), but mostly skinny-ass Asians & annorexic suburban snobs.) As you can see, it’s quite extensive, & that was 1 of the very 1st things I was told: that you’re always gunna be bombarded w/ work & have to develop a strong ability to turn down work/say no. Even w/ the current economic condition, it’s still the same way. Aerobics seems to be the only profession, which hasn’t been affected. It’s ’cause people are too ****in’ lazy to get off their big fat asses to teach for a living. Oh well. More work for me, & more future personal training clients. cha-chiiiing. xD

Hmm…lemme share how the process evolved:

May & June ‘07: tried Group Fitness classes for the 1st time ever while I was still living @ home in North Delta @ SunGod Rec Centre.

April ‘08-June ‘08: tried Group Fitness classes @ Killarney near my grandma’s house, which is where I’m still currently residing.

end of June ‘08: took a class of Betty-lynn’s for the 1st time & was approached by her even before the class begun. LOL. She asked if I was in training, & I replied back w/ "training for what? =S" & she said "oh. I thought you were…nevermind." & then @ the end of class, she explained what she meant & further said "Y’know, you should really consider it. I was keeping an eye on you the whole entire class, & you looked so graceful & happy; like you were having lots of fun." In all honesty, I was kinda lol’ing @ her questionable choice in music. But I do like dancing to music - my trance music only =/ - I think I have some sort of O.C.D. where I’m keen on moving to the beat/phrases. It’s hard to explain. (& that’s the main reason why I never wanna D.J.. It’d make it worse. =P)

September ‘08: took the 1st required class: "Fitness Theory" (basic anatomy, etc.) @ InfoFit w/ Andre Noel-Potvin.

November ‘08: took the 2nd required class: "Group Fitness Module" (used to be called "Dance To Music.") w/ InShape Training w/ Sandra Seary.

End of November ‘08 to April ‘09: started practicum w/ the same lady from back in the summer, Betty-lynn.

Anyway. Here’s my "resume", lol:

Group Fitness Module course:
Nov. 9^th 2008: 1^st day. Nothing.
Nov. 16^th 2008: 5 min warm up: my ipod ran out of power AND my back up c.d. cracked; ended up using some Rhianna song of the lady’s
Nov. 23^rd 2008: warm up & 5 min cardio: Hilary Duff – With Love (Richard Vision vs. Dave Aude’ Edit)
Nov. 30^th 2008: warm up, 5 min cardio, cool down, & muscles: Hilary Duff – Come Clean (Chris Cox 2005 Remix)
Dec. 6^th 2008: 15 min mini class: warm up, cardio, cool down, muscles, & stretch: The Thrillseekers – Waiting Here For You (Breakfast Remix) & Pink – U + UR Hand (Bimbo Jones Remix)/Above & Beyond – Tri-State
Practicum @ Killarney Community Centre:
11/26/08: 5 min warm up: Hilary Duff – With Love (Richard Vision vs. Dave Aude’ Edit)
12/03/08: 5 min warm up: Pink -U + UR Hand (Bimbo Jones Remix)
12/10/08: 5 min warm up: Hilary Duff – With Love (Richard Vision vs. Dave Aude’ Edit)
12/17/08: 5 min warm up: Oceanlab – Lonely Girl
12/24/08: couldn’t leave house ‘cause gate was frozen shut
12/31/08: 10 min warm up: Hilary Duff – Come Clean (Chris Cox 2005 Remix)
1/07/09: 10 min warm up & 5 min stretch: Rachael Starr – ‘Til There Was You (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)/Above & Beyond – Stealing Time
1/14/09: 10 min warm up & 5 min stretch: Lange – Out Of The Sky (Kyau & Albert Remix)/Oceanlab – Breaking Ties (Album Version)
1/21/09: 10 min warm up & 5 min stretch: The Perspective Space (Markus Schulz Mash Up)/Oceanlab – Breaking Ties (Album Version)
1/28/09: 10 min warm up, 10 min muscles, & 5 min stretch: Rachael Starr – To Forever (Deadmau5 Remix)/Pink – U + UR Hand (Bimbo Jones Remix)/Above & Beyond – Tri-State
2/04/09: 10 min warm up, 10 min muscles, & 5 min stretch: Deadmau5 & Kaskade – I Remember/ Pink – U + UR Hand (Bimbo Jones Remix)/Oceanlab – Miracle (Album Version)
2/11/09: 10 min warm up, 10 min muscles, & 5 min stretch: Deadmau5 (Feat. Flipside) – Hi Friend (Vocal Mix)/Cass Fox – Little Bird (Mike Koglin Remix)/Above & Beyond – Good For Me (Album Version)
2/18/09: 10 min warm up, 5 min cool down, 10 min muscles, & 5 min stretch: U2 – Beautiful Day (Mat Zo Remix)/teacher’s cool down music/Mark Norman - Blue Skies (D.J. Shah Remix)/Above & Beyond – Home (Album Version)
2/25/09: couldn’t go ‘cause of funeral
3/04/09: 10 min warm up, 5 min cool down, 10 min muscles, & 5 min stretch: U2 – Beautiful Day (Mat Zo Remix)/teacher’s cool down music/Super 8 + Tab – Helsinki Scorchin’/Oceanlab – Sirens Of The Sea (Album Version)
3/12/09: 10 min warm up, 5 min cool down, 10 min muscles, & 5 min stretch: U2 – Beautiful Day (Mat Zo Remix)/teacher’s cool down music/Super 8 + Tab – Helsinki Scorchin’/Oceanlab – If I Could Fly
3/18/09: 10 min warm up/5 min cardio/5 min cool down/10 min muscles/5 min stretch: U2 – Beautiful Day (Mat Zo Remix)/Above & Beyond – World On Fire/Super 8 + Tab – Helsinki Scorchin’/Oceanlab – I Am What I Am
3/25/09: 10 min warm up/5 min cardio/5 min cool down/10 min muscles/5 min stretch: U2 – Beautiful Day (Mat Zo Remix)/Mark Norman – Blue Skies (D.J. Shah Remix)/Super 8 + Tab – Helsinki Scorchin’/Oceanlab – On The Beach
4/01/09: 10 min warm up/5 min cardio/5 min cool down/15 min muscles/5 min stretch: U2 – Beautiful Day (Mat Zo Remix)/ Oceanlab – Lonely Girl/Super 8 + Tab – Helsinki Scorchin’/Above & Beyond – Stealing Time
4/01/09 – extra class @ Killarney: Betty-lynn & I subbed: 10 min warm up/5 min cardio/5 min cool down/15 min muscles/5 min stretch: Oceanlab – Lonely Girl)/Hilary Duff – Come Clean (Chris Cox 2005 Remix)/Hilary Duff – W/ Love (Richard Vision vs. Dave Aude’ Edit)/Super 8 + Tab – Helsinki Scorchin’/Above & Beyond – Tri-State
4/03/09 - practised infront of relatives: 5 min warm up/15 min cardio/5 min cool down/20 min muscles/5 min stretch: Above & Beyond – World On Fire (Album Version)/Oceanlab – Lonely Girl/Keenan & Anderson – Runaway (Mat Zo Remix)/The Thrillseekers – The Last Time/Breakfast – The Horizon/Above & Beyond – Tri State
4/06/09 – extra class @ Killarney: Betty-lynn & I subbed: 10 min warm up/20 min cardio/5 min cool down/ 15 min muscles/10 min stretch: Tritonal (Feat. Cristina Soto) – Walk With Me (Original Mix)/ The Thrillseekers – Waiting Here For You (Breakfast Remix)/Keenan & Anderson – Runaway (Mat Zo Remix)/ATB – Summer Rain (136 B.P.M. Mix)/ Andy Duguid (Feat. Leah) – Wasted/ Aalto – 5/Above & Beyond – Stealing Time
4/08/09: 10 min warm up/25 min cardio/5 min cool down/15 min muscles/5 min stretch: Iio – Rapture (Deep Dish Remix)/Late Night Alumni – Empty Streets (Seamus Haji & Paul Emmanuel Remix)/DT8 Project - Winter (Max Graham Remix)/Ferry Corsten - Beautiful/Oceanlab - Miracle/Fonzerelli – Moonlight Party/Super8 + Tab – Helsinki Scorchin’/Above & Beyond – Home (Album Version)
4/08/09: extra class @ Killarney: Betty-lynn & I are subbing: 10 min warm up/25 min cardio/5 min cool down/15 min muscles/5 min stretch: Smith & Pledger Presents Aspekt – Hi-Jack/Matt Hardwick vs. Smith & Pledger – Forever/Luminary – Amsterdam (Smith & Pledger Remix)/Chris Lake (Feat. Emma Hewit) – Carry Me Away/Mark Norman - Blue Skies (D.J. Shah Remix)/Super8 + Tab – Helsinki Scorchin’/Oceanlab – On The Beach

4/14/09: I’m getting my wisdom teeth taken out & can’t teach the day after. =/
4/21/09: try @ Kensington w/ Betty-lynn?
4/22/09: my usual practicum class @ Killarney w/ Betty-lynn.
4/23/09: try @ Kensington w/ Betty lynn?
4/24/09: try @ Marpole w/ Betty-lynn?
4/29/09: *I.C.E.D.*? (…hopefully in Betty-lynn’s class wherever.)
 

P.S.: The I.C.E. requirements for Weight Training, being able to work in a weight room writing programs for general gym patrons, isn’t nearly as extensive. & I have more personal experience w/ this than I do w/ Aerobics. (I took this course @ Douglas back in January.) Anyway. I will be working towards getting I.C.E.’d for weight training during the course of this summer. My goal is to be working in a weight room by the end of June.

Today’s my 23rd b-day! =O I’ve been meaning to finally start writing in here. I’ve been meaning to make a general life blog for so long now. So, why not on here? & why not now? B-day or no b-day. Today’s just as good of a day as any other. It’s today or probably ever. So, here we go. Hmm…what was it that I wanted to blog about again? Oh. Right. My b-day. #1: I got a happy b-day email from bodybuilding: "We at Bodybuilding.com Forums would like to wish you a happy birthday today! As my gift to you, please take an extra 10% off our already discounted prices on your next order!  Thanks for being a great forum member and I wish you all the best on your birthday!" I’m thinkin’ if I should use this on some Whey or something. I’ve never tried it before. I chose to not consume protein shakes. But perhaps I can use it in healthy & protein desserts. I’ve heard that there’s a multitude of flavours to try. However, I’m…apprehensive that I’ll actually enjoy the artificial flavouring. =S I chose to not put fake sugar ("artificial sweeteners") into my body. So, perhaps I should get something else. I was thinking of trying their multivitamin. I’m confident that I won’t find a better one in stores suitable for our type: overly-active/real atheletes (of sorts; …questionable =P)/more active than the general population is. I’m also chosing to not use supplements @ this point.. I want to use fat burners as a very last resort once I get to my ideal mirror image (notice how I didn’t say bf% or scale weight? /m\) It’d be epic to have something to turn to for assistance when I want to maintain. If I take ‘em now, my body will probably just get used to ‘em, & I won’t have anything to turn to when I really need it. (I would love to do a figure show sometime; probably not ’til 2010, though. But meh.) Also, I don’t think I need any Glutamine, Creatine, etc. Not @ this stage in my training. Anyway. I’ll either order it before I leave in a bit for my b-day spa treat to myself. (…I picked the cheapest package, but still. lawlorz.) or order it before I go out tonight. Fck. What I’m doing tonight, I still have no idea. My friends are so…lol. Hmm…I would prefer going to the Red Room for some house…or maybe see an Imax documentary. The only one playing @ night tonight is called "Deep Sea Adventures." I saw a similar 3D one a few summers ago w/ a friend. I think it was "Wild Ocean 3D." (…& I’m still waiting for a "Sirens of The Sea Trance Adventures." … only trance addicts will get that joke. xD) Hmm…It’ll have to do, I guess. I remember mine was narrated by Jim Carrey, & I don’t think this one is. So, I doubt they’re the same one. But I’d still prefer to go out dancing. & no. I shant be drinking tonight. I’ve never struggled w/ alcohol & don’t want to start. Food was my addiction. Anyway… Speaking of my spa thingy, the cheapest thingy was this: [IMG]http://www.swisseuropeanspa.com/chinese/images/ultra.gif[/IMG] http://www.swisseuropeanspa.com/english/ultra.html The ad in the paper reads: [i]”Health Beauty Slimming Treatment G5 Lymph Tone Massage PLUS Weight Loss Slimming Capsule Instant Results: Stimulating Lymphatic Drainage/Dissolve Cellulite/Body Slimming/Lose 1-10 Pounds”[/i] L…M…F…A…O. For real?! Fck sakes… They’re gunna dehydrate me & give me some ephedra. LOL, indeed! Anyway. Before my spa thingy, I’m gunna go visit my dad @ Oceanview. I make it my duty to go every 2 weeks on Sat or Sun. … preferrably Sat, as I don’t have much energy left after my Sun routine. =P (…H.I.I.T. & Upper Body split day. & Saturdays are usually rest or just some light cardio or practicing my trancerobics. xD) It’s his b-day today, too! Crazy nutty; eh?! (… & SAME w/ my grandma’s - mom’s mom - she turns 75 today. I’ve been living w/ in Vancouver for almost a full 365 days - 04/21/08 –> now. She needs help, & I hated what a stress ball - family/work/school I was becomming. ‘Twas making me put on most of my weight again. The day I moved into my grandma’s house, I had put back on 3/4ths (?) of my weight - from 160′ish (?)–> 230′ish (?) from the beginning of Dec. ‘08 —> the end of Apr. ‘08: SEVENTY lbs in FIVE months! F…U…C…K that mofo’ing SH1T. … & YES. I was mad, brahs, ater all the brutally exhausting work I had put into fixing what I had once ruined & had found myself ruining again. But I can confidently say that almost a year later, it’s almost all gone. I lost it all, minus 5 lbs, back in Nov. when I joined this ’site. But then I read about Keto & decided to give it a try for kicks. … I gained about 20 lbs from the middle of Nov. to N.Y.E.. FCK. =/ & from Jan ‘07 –> now, I’ve lost about 10 lbs of it. So, I’m still carrying 1/2 of it. Mayonaise - I think it was @ least 6 jars, which I went through during that time, is the devil!!! But then again, I forgot to take into considration that I chose to not calorie count.) ANYWAY…My Dad would’ve been 53 today. (He passed away from Cancer of the Blood - I forget what the proper medical term is, which he got from second-hand smoke - on 03/24/03. ‘Twas a severe & tragic & traumatic 2′ish year struggle & was 99% of why I self-destructed & gained 130′ish - yes…you read that - lbs from 07/2002 - 01/2007.) Anyway. I went to a funeral for my 1 of Dad’s uncles yesterday. Afterwards, some relatives came back to my house back in North Delta. I went to the gym (SunGod…haven’t been there since the summer of ‘07! & it’s still the EXACT SAME as I remember it =P)  before dinner, as it was a Lower Body split day: did my normal cardio & ran out of time. So, I could only squeeze in a few sets of lower body. Ah, well. I probably should’ve cut back on the cardio & did more weights - learned something. & then, I quickly stretched & jetted back home. I had some anti-pasto - salty as fck but still teh nom nom, some baked salmon, & a shit-load of salad w/ tomato & orange pepper. I puked in my mouth a little @ everyone eating tortalinni w/ cream sauce & those tater-tot thingies & skimping out on the salmon & salad - the reason why Italians are so fat; eh? xD Meh. To each their own. I never force my health views on anyone. (I never appreciated it when pple would do that sh1t to me while I was self-destructing.) Anyway. After dinner, I showed my dad’s cousin some Youtube links of Trance club night footage of yours truly & opera’ish Trance. He seemed to quite like it. I also demonstrated a mini 30′ish (?) minute group fitness class to ‘em. (Warm up: [i]Above & Beyond - World On Fire[/i], Cardio #1: [i]Above & Beyond Presents Oceanlab - Lonely Girl[/i], Cardio #3 & Cool down: [i]Keenan & Anderson - Runaway (Mat Zo Remix)[/i], Muscles: [i]The Thrillseekers - The Last Time[/i], Trunk/Core: [i]Breakfast - The Horizon[/i], & Stretch: [i]Above & Beyond - Tri-State/Stealing Time.[/i] They quite liked it. & It was the 1st time my Mom, Grandma, etc (sister & cousins weren’t there, though =/) has seen what I’ve been doing/working on/towards since late November, when I finished the Group Fitness ("Dance To Music") module. (I took the Fitness Theory" class back in September @ Infofit w/ Andre Noel-Potvin - world famous fitness guru. xD) Anyway. Then came dessert. They bought my grandma & I a black forest cake. I fckin’ hate that sh1t. hahaha. Thank Christ. Or else I MIGHT’ve been tempted to eat some. However, I really despise crying (literally) from my adrenal system (?) going ballistic during the "sugar crash" (I think the proper medical term is Insuline Come Down.) So, by this point in my life I’m pretty good @ avoiding garbage now. (…unless I’m stressed out. Then I don’t seem to care. =S But that doesn’t happen very often any more. Thank Christ.) They also had 1 dozen glazed Krispy Kreme dougnuts & 1 dozen assorted Krispy Kreme dougnuts. … Seriously? For real? Come on, folks! o__O (Back in my fat-ass phase, I remember not even being able to finish 1 ’cause it was just waaaaay too sweet. I’d get the shakes & feel like I was on some kind of drug. Even for a "cover up the pain & keep being self-hating" zone I’d force myself into back in my self-destruction phase, I would still be like "wtf is this sh1t?!") Anyway. I bought myself 2 normal-sized tubs of Philledelphia chive & onion cream cheese & ate it during the Biggest Loser on Tuesday. umm num num. Man. I LOVE not being fat-sensitive. I can handle being "carb sensitive" (Insulin Resistant, I think is the proper term.) But if I were to be fat sensitive as well, I’d go crazy; Loves me my peanut buttahhhh! (I ate a 2kg container of no name crunchy w/in 4 days a few weeks ago & my clothes still fit normally - how I track my progress; fck scales - EPIC; eh?!) I AM the peanut butter princess, (& Vancouver’s Trance princess,) after all. xD 1 last thing before I get going. I never realized how fat suburbanites are. I walked to SunGod & just noticed all of the overfat teenagers comming home from school. Yikes! I guess I won’t be out of a job any time soon. (My long term goal is to be a personal trainer & lifestyles coach to teenage girls/young women my age.) But even in the weight room, the guys were a little pudgy. But then again, living in Vancouver for almost a year now, I’m used to seeing skinny-ass people of Asian descent everywhere. But 1 thing was still the same. I got an immense amount of attention whilst I was on the treadmill & w/ the weights; ’twas rediculous! I doubt that’ll stop happening any time soon, though, (It’s the same thing every day @ Bonsor/Killarney,) as females are still terrified/petrified of going near weights. IDIOTS. But like I said, I want my career to revolve around changing that. God bless this forum, too. xD It’s nice to be around like-minded females. Anyway. I hope to make another blog entry some time soon. I’m hoping to take my measurements again soon: slightly before/after Easter or something like that. (AAAAAHAHAHA: Pre-Easter dinner & Post-Easter dinner measurements. xD That’ll be neat & proves the bloat thing is just that: BLOAT; nothing more than that.) It should be before the 14th (… gettin’wisdom teeth out - F[i]U[/i]CK!!!! @#$% - am trying to come up w/ a list of things to buy/make. & I’m going to Whistler for the very 1st time ever to see my lovelies - Above & Beyond - a few days after that; probably won’t be in any condition to go. But fck that noise! They’re my favourites. I’d go on my death bed for them. … Literally.) I don’t wanna be taking my measurements too often, though; last time was @ the beginning of March. I think once every 1.5 months/6 weeks is great. I think I’ll only be seeing positive progress w/ it being that infrequently, as I’m plateauing/stalling fairly severly (…am calorie zig-zagging & changing up my routine, though. My body’s actually gotten used to H.I.I.T. now. WTF, eh?!?! How is that possible? But I’m just not seeing results w/ it anymore, like I was before I started Keto late in ‘08.) I’ve only lost about 10 lbs since Jan., (…around 1 pant size for a 5′11 pear’ish-shaped young female), as I don’t have a whole lot of fat left to lose. I’m guessing maybe 40 lbs? (…yea yea yea. I know what you’re thinking. But people say that I’m good @ posing flatering’ly/hiding my flaws. But they also say that I look WAYYYY better in person/am not very face-photogenic. lawlorz. I phail @ ph0t0z.) So, a stall in fat loss has definately been expected but still kinda frusterating; y’know? But I’m still progressively & consistently & steadily going up in strength & endurance/stamina. & I get to listen to my epic Anjunabeats (mostly) whilst training. *floats on a cloud* Anyway. Ta ta for now. =)

P.S.: Note to self, get groceries after spa. (Running low on cottage cheese: on sale for $3 for a 175 gram Dairyland container @ Killarney Markey. If out, $3.30 for exact same thing or $3.40 for exact same thing, but Jersey Farms, @ Save On Foods. & peanut butter: 49 cents a pound in the bulk section of Save On Foods - it’s fun to scoop it out of the bin & then weigh it w/ their little scale machine thingy. tee hee hee.)

P.P.S.: I’ve attached a document w/ a couple of handfuls of tracklistings of mixes my friends are gunna be making me for my Group Fitness classes. Take a look. Perhaps some of those tracks will help you w/ your training. TRAAAANCE. =O - edit. It won’t let me attach it. It says that you can only upload images. Hmm…if you’re still interested in taking a look @ the document, just p.m. me. xD