March 19, 2012
Beautiful Monday morning! Im so energized after a superb workout. Gonna spend my day enjoying the beautiful weather :D

Beautiful Monday morning! Im so energized after a superb workout. Gonna spend my day enjoying the beautiful weather :D

March 18, 2012 • 121 notes • fitvillains
fitvillains: An oldie, but a goodie. :) Doing it and loving it :)

fitvillains:

An oldie, but a goodie. :)

Doing it and loving it :)

March 16, 2012 • 1,004 notes • sandandglass

LOL. I always wonder how people keep up the drama on reality TV. It must get extremely exhausting.

If there had to be a reality TV show about my life - I wouldn’t last 2 episodes. I am so boring but I love everything about my boring life! The law books, the gyming, the laying in bed skyping/chatting with my boyfriend (who is over 9,000 miles away) till one of us falls asleep - my life looks dull to a lot of people but I’m grateful for it.

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March 16, 2012
After this morning’s workout, I decided to send the BFF a picture of my non-existent guns. Yeah! Haha. I hit the gym yesterday evening and I learnt to never ever go around that time! I was the little girl in the weights area, surrounded by 20 (or more) big men hogging who were hogging everything… It was so uncomfortable that I did cut my workout a bit short and opted for machines most of the time. I’m going to stick to my morning sessions until I’m more confident with lifting.

After this morning’s workout, I decided to send the BFF a picture of my non-existent guns. Yeah! Haha.

I hit the gym yesterday evening and I learnt to never ever go around that time! I was the little girl in the weights area, surrounded by 20 (or more) big men hogging who were hogging everything… It was so uncomfortable that I did cut my workout a bit short and opted for machines most of the time.

I’m going to stick to my morning sessions until I’m more confident with lifting.

March 15, 2012 • 665 notes • workitoutt

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March 14, 2012 • 4,078 notes • inspiremethin
Tuesday: oat & honey cereal with skim milk protein shake leftover dinner: the awesome oven-baked chicken with parsnip & salad apple & protein shake whole-wheat pasta with turkey slices, portabello mushrooms, salad Today: non-fat vanilla yoghurt with a dash of cinnamon oat & honey cereal with skim milk whole-wheat pasta with canned salmon, portabello mushrooms, salad banana & soy-latte remaining canned salmon, portabello mushrooms & salad I’m exhausted and I can’t bring myself to cook a proper dinner. Maybe a little bit later. I had a horrible session at spin class this morning where both my calves decide to cramp up. Now, I’m having chest pains *shrugs* nothing a few hours of sleep won’t fix. On a different note, I’m loving the clean eating but as a student, eating healthy can get pricey :( I need to figure out how to eat clean on a strict budget!

Tuesday:

  • oat & honey cereal with skim milk
  • protein shake
  • leftover dinner: the awesome oven-baked chicken with parsnip & salad
  • apple & protein shake
  • whole-wheat pasta with turkey slices, portabello mushrooms, salad

Today:

  • non-fat vanilla yoghurt with a dash of cinnamon
  • oat & honey cereal with skim milk
  • whole-wheat pasta with canned salmon, portabello mushrooms, salad
  • banana & soy-latte
  • remaining canned salmon, portabello mushrooms & salad

I’m exhausted and I can’t bring myself to cook a proper dinner. Maybe a little bit later. I had a horrible session at spin class this morning where both my calves decide to cramp up. Now, I’m having chest pains *shrugs* nothing a few hours of sleep won’t fix. On a different note, I’m loving the clean eating but as a student, eating healthy can get pricey :( I need to figure out how to eat clean on a strict budget!

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March 13, 2012 • 1,863 notes • motivationintohabit
I’m only on week 2 of my training program and maybe I’m being awfully ambitious but I wish I was strong enough for the heavier weights already :( I did barbell squats - sans any weight FYI, and bloody hell! Haha it was not easy. I enjoyed it though and I know it’s going to take time but I’m impatient. Also, this is week 1 of pure clean cuisine. Last week was not exactly a great week in terms of the food I was consuming - lots of junk and lots of the usual skipped meals (never on purpose! I tend to camp out in the library and uni for 6-10 hours straight… Everyday. NERD ALERT). I’m determined to stick to the change this week and do my best at keeping it up for at least 28 days. I normally keep a diary of my day-to-day meals but I’m going to attempt to start  noting them down here to make myself accountable for what I eat. Yesterdays meals included: oat & honey cereal with skim milk salad with hard-boiled eggs loads more salad with turkey breast oven-baked chicken breasts marinated in greek yoghurt, curry powder and paprika with parsnips (I LOVE PARSNIPS) and greens on the side Baby steps, Z. Baby steps :)

I’m only on week 2 of my training program and maybe I’m being awfully ambitious but I wish I was strong enough for the heavier weights already :(

I did barbell squats - sans any weight FYI, and bloody hell! Haha it was not easy. I enjoyed it though and I know it’s going to take time but I’m impatient.

Also, this is week 1 of pure clean cuisine. Last week was not exactly a great week in terms of the food I was consuming - lots of junk and lots of the usual skipped meals (never on purpose! I tend to camp out in the library and uni for 6-10 hours straight… Everyday. NERD ALERT). I’m determined to stick to the change this week and do my best at keeping it up for at least 28 days.

I normally keep a diary of my day-to-day meals but I’m going to attempt to start  noting them down here to make myself accountable for what I eat.

Yesterdays meals included:

  • oat & honey cereal with skim milk
  • salad with hard-boiled eggs
  • loads more salad with turkey breast
  • oven-baked chicken breasts marinated in greek yoghurt, curry powder and paprika with parsnips (I LOVE PARSNIPS) and greens on the side

Baby steps, Z. Baby steps :)

March 9, 2012

Kicking & Screaming!

A dear friend of mine introduced me to the once-upon-a-time intimidating world of iron pumping. She is about a month in and I am so proud and amazed by her progress. She encouraged me to give it a go, so I started by going to a few body pump/conditioning classes to ease my way in.

I will never look back!

Yes, I do get self-conscious when I make my way to the ‘boys club’ but I remind myself that I am there for me and tell myself that a lot of them probably don’t even notice I’m there! It’s more likely to be true… I mean, would you really notice the coming and goings of strangers when you got a barbell resting on your shoulder?

I’m still on really light weights and I’ve been spending my time focusing on my form… But I will get there eventually. I’m determined :)

March 3, 2012 • 40 notes • being-healthier
mebuthealthy: MBH Does Inspiration It’s been a while since I posted some fitspo, and not just inspiring people/quotes. Why this pic? Firstly, the graphic is pink. Aesthetically pleasing fitspo FTW!Secondly, look at those shoulders. Phwoar! What a machine! I’m already looking forward to my lat pull downs on Monday now…Thirdly, this chick isn’t bone thin and looks amazing. Muscle is where it’s at, yo! Because it has just recently been pointed out to me that my sports bra, water bottle, watch (and the list goes on) are pink in colour. I am secretly the girliest girl of all the girls in the land.

mebuthealthy:

MBH Does Inspiration

It’s been a while since I posted some fitspo, and not just inspiring people/quotes. Why this pic?

Firstly, the graphic is pink. Aesthetically pleasing fitspo FTW!

Secondly, look at those shoulders. Phwoar! What a machine! I’m already looking forward to my lat pull downs on Monday now…

Thirdly, this chick isn’t bone thin and looks amazing. Muscle is where it’s at, yo!

Because it has just recently been pointed out to me that my sports bra, water bottle, watch (and the list goes on) are pink in colour.

I am secretly the girliest girl of all the girls in the land.

March 3, 2012 • 13,732 notes • 60kilograms

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