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Yesterday, I did 15 minutes on the Stair Climber machine. I do 5 minutes of back legs lifts and then 5 minutes per leg of side leg lifts on the stair climber machine. I then did 15 minutes of various weight exercises. I did about 12 standing pull-downs on bar 5 (14 lbs?) and also did 20 lying chest presses on bar 5 (14 lbs?) I then did 15 of these leg presses on bar 4 (12 lbs?). I tried doing it where I'm laying on my front, but I think my legs are too short or something because I just could not get anywhere in that position lol I then ended with 20 crunches on this nifty equipment. I tried being healthy with a salad for lunch, but later in the evening had a good bowl of pho with spring rolls for an appetizer and a pineapple shake at a restaurant I haven't been to in years ( Trieu Chau in St. Paul )  This morning my arms and bum were a bit sore so I decided to take a stretch/rest day. Did about 10 minutes of usual stretch and then practiced my balance with s...

Monday morning I did 15 minutes on the elliptical on level 5, and then 15 minutes of doing 50 donkey kicks and 50 torso rotations with the 6 weight on the machine, which is 16 lbs. This morning, I started off my day with a short 20 minute gym workout. I did 10 arm presses with just the bar. Short people struggles at a gym lol  I then put on 17.5 lbs per side and did:  10 squats  10 lunges I then used this cable machine and had it on 6 again (16 lbs), and did:  30 torso rotations  30 donkey kicks  15 arm rows  and then ended my workout with these 20 leg lifts on this BOSU ball equipment I am now feeling a tidbit sore on my lower half. Looking forward to tomorrow!  ♡ **Suggestions are very much welcomed on how I can achieve more results. 

I enjoy doing my workouts in the morning. It starts my day off right, and makes me already feel productive. Yesterday it snowed and I ran a little late to work, so I was only able to do about 30 reps of arm workouts (did 5 bars on the arm machines, which I believe is just 12 lbs?). Today's workout was a quick approximate 35 minutes of my morning: 50 crunches  25 side-to-side crunches  10 sit ups 50 donkey kicks, fire hydrants, rainbows with ankle weights  25 lying leg lifts with ankle weights  25 side lunge with lift ankle weights  25 squats with 8lb dumbells over head lifts  10 good morning dumbell deadlifts with leg raise and dumbells  25 flies with 5 lb dumbells 25 bridges with 8lb dumbell  25 bridges per leg up with 8lb dumbells 15 downward dog push-ups  I then stretched it all out with this yoga routine, " Yoga du matin"  by Doctissimo . It's in French, but all you really have to do is follow the movements ...

Last week I went out to the Hmong market in town and the Korean lady sucked me into buying her products. She's so sweet, but also aggressive. I ended up spending way more than I planned to but thought I would share my buy. I've been meaning to look into better skin care anyways being that I've been getting comments on my already-appearing eye wrinkles. So she sold me on basically a whole skin care routine: DeoProce Natural Perfect Solution Black Sugar & Honey Power Core DeoProce Aloe Vera Oasis Toner and Emulsion/Moisturizer Estheroce Whitening & Anti-Wrinkle Power Eye Cream So far, I am liking these products. We'll see if there are actual anti-wrinkle results. The face mask was just something extra that she gave me. I've been trying to get into a habit of a morning and night "Korean" routine that I found on some page when I Googled "Korean skin care routine". Morning Routine: Rinse face with water  Apply Toner ...

This sandwich has been my life saver so far this semester. Pretty much every morning I can fall back on this wonderful breakfast. It's just simply whole grain wheat bread, almond butter (Peanut butter is just as good), hazelnut spread (Nutella, or in my case JIF brand because I'm on a budget and why not try something a little different), and then bananas (if I have some). This is such a quick and easy make and walk out the door breakfast, especially for those running-late-to-class moments which is almost everyday for me. It's tasty! And in some way healthy: Whole Grain Wheat Bread benefits:   Whole grains is a high-fiber food. As an adult, we need about 25 to 35 grams of fiber everyday. Whole grains contains two types of fiber-soluble and insoluble-which are both very health beneficial. The fiber can help in having healthy digestion and bowel movement. It also helps with lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. Whenever I have the choice of different breads to ge...