trance__dreamer’s BodyBlog

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

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