GTL

Every once in a while, it's important to take a nice snapshot of yourself to see what areas of your body are problem areas, and what areas of your body are progressing along nicely.  It's also cool to post these photos all over Facebook to show your fat friends how much more in shape and aesthetically pleasing you are to look at without your clothes on.  It may not feel worth it now, but it will come summer time.

Hey it's kind of hot, I'll just remove my shirt.

Drum roll....

So here's the breakdown.

Arms are ok.
Chest is not developing as quickly as the rest of my body.  Asian genetics.
Shoudlers are ok.
Upper abs are ok, but serratus could use some extra work
Lower abs need a lot of work.  Being a recovering fat kid, I still have the tire around my lower core. aka love handles and the front "flap."
If I can find someone willing to take a photo of my back I would post it.  It's progressing the best IMO.

Measuring tape?  Some day.

THIS IS A LIFESTYLE BLOG, OKAY?!

Alright, so before I got all strict with my diet and all hardcore about my workout routine, I thought to myself, "Hey, I should get a calender! Then my accomplishments and discipline will be visually pleasing and easier to digest!"

So I picked up a calender in the 2nd week of January. This is what January looked like.

What a lazy son of a bitch. Notice how on the 17th, I drew a picture of someone pointing to the next day, indicating that ON the 17th, I was like, "OKAY! TOMORROW! IT STARTS TOMORROW!" Clearly, that sentiment dragged on until the following Saturday.

Now, when I look back on this I'm just befuddled by my intense laziness. Before I start, look at February's.

DAAAAMN~ Look at that discipline! So yea, looks like on the 8th I ate a donut, on the 17th I got drunk and ate a fucking pizza, and sometime this past week I ate three taco shells... and I think a few dietary mishaps here and there. Still, I'd say this is the most discipline I've shown in terms of dieting.

Thing is, I'm not eating like the bitch I use to eat as. I don't even know if you could call my past dietary action "eating." More like, "nibbling." Anyway, seeing how I'm eating healthy AND losing weight, well, I got to say, I'm absurdly pumped about all of it. I fucking ANTICIPATE with giddy excitement about going to the gym.

BUT TODAY! Since it was my sister's early birthday dinner, we went to J. Alexander's. I was pumped. I was finally going to chow down on some exuberant delicacies that would tango with my taste buds. WELL! I did. But after all was said and done, I just had this sinking feeling. I'm like, "While delicious, was not worth the potential setback." Instantly, I changed MY birthday venue from Maggiano's to a lighter fare at a Japanese restaurant. I think the shimmer of Cheat Day isn't as bright and glistening as I had originally thought. SO YEA! NOW, IT'S ABOUT EATING RIGHT 24/7 THREE-SIXTY-FIVE!........ except when I'm in Taiwan. I'm going to pig the hell out when I'm there.

Deron Williams? More Like, Poopon Pooplliams!

Update!

Eating perfect takes it's toll.  I've been grumpy here and there, and unsatisfied with my food.  I have to try so hard to finish the plate of cardboard in front of me for most meals, which I've never had a problem with.  Before we get into the health stuff, I just want to take a moment to reminisce on the delicious food I used to enjoy.  This is what I crave most on the days where my diet drives me insane.

TORPASTAAAAAAAA!!

The place is even called "devine pasta-bilities."  How can you go wrong with something so hilarious and delicious?

Just a short update on my diet and workout progress...just to keep track!  Keep in mind I'm attempting to gain some size, while minimizing my fat gain.  I don't mind taking a little longer to gain some muscle mass if the secondary effect is that I still have a 3.5-pack.

Workout (traps/delts)

Seated DB shoulder press 3x10

DB lateral raise 3x10

"Hammer Strength" shoulder press 3x8

Front delt barbell raise 3x10

Reverse deck fly machine (rear delt fly) 3x10

DB shrug 3x8

"Hammer Strength" shoulder dhrug 3x8

Smith machine reverse shrug 3x10

Diet

Upon waking - 33g protein shake

10 am - 1 egg, 4 egg whites, 1/2 cup oatmeal

1 pm - 1 cup Stoneyfield nonfat organic yogurt, handful of strawberries/blueberries, 10 almonds

3 pm - 2 large slices whole wheat bread, boiled chicken breast, 1/2 cup spinach

4:30 pm (pre-workout) - 2 large slices whole wheat bread, 2 tablespoon strawberry jam, 33g protein shake+1 tspn creatine

6:15 (post workout) - 33g protein shake+1tspn creatine

7:15 pm - 1 large baked sweet potato, boiled chicken breast, 2 boiled eggs

9:30 pm - 1 large apple

Right before sleep - 3 cups skim milk (for casein protein absorption throughout fasting aka sleep)

Eating like this sucks, and planning my life around my workouts sucks too, but there's nothing better than making strides to further your progress toward your goal and actually physically seeing it happen.  You mirin'?

Like Chandler and Phoebe

It's been twenty days since the last update? So much for an ongoing blog! Well, I'm here to amend that!

So it's officially been a month that I've been doing my little workout regime. If I had to self-assess, I'd say I'm doing a fairly decently awesome job. I mean, I ate a donut on my parent's anniversary... but that's okay because the donut was there in lieu of an actual cake. I ate out maybe twice during lunch for work in the past month... WHICH IS HUGE! I'd venture a guess that out of the week, I had probably ate out three or four of those times... JUST FOR LUNCH. And I wasn't ordering for health, I was ordering for deliciousness a.k.a. tongue-orgasming.

This cutback has two bonuses. First and foremost, I'm eating WAY healthier. I never come back from lunch wanting to pass out at my desk anymore. Nor do ninja shit attacks jump me. I can spot a potential workplace poo WAY before so I can turn it into a drive-home-super-fast poo. HECK YA! Second bonus... I'm saving a TON of money. Whereas before, one meal could add up to fifteen dollars (I'm a generous tipper. Both because I'm generous and because I have to show-up the waiter because they probably think I tip shitty just because I'm Asian). NOW, I BUY MY OWN SHIT AT THE GROCERY SHOP! Remember in Stepbrothers when Will Ferrell walked out of Costco with toilet paper in bulk and he raised his hand in triumph? That's totally how I am when I walk out of Trader Joe's or Ingles. Anyway, with all this extra money per month, it affords me luxuries like lap dances, extra videogames, and lap dances! HECK YA!

Boner? Boner. Pork grind? Pork grind.

That's a Technical Foul!

One of my staple sites during the Playoffs last year was Brain on Funk. It was a site that offered very scholarly looks into the world of basketball. Unfortunately, the dude's been slacking off. Probably because he's a 黑人. That's pretty 那個 of him. Lulz, I'm just playin'~ WELL! I'M GOING TO TRY AND PICK UP ON THE SLACK!