Posted on: Saturday, June 7, 2014 @ 6:21 PM | 0 comment(s)
Bucketlist Time!
It's been a while since my last blog post! This week I've decided to make a bucket list to help motivate myself.
- Be the first in my family to graduate from college with a PhD in Forensic Science
- Visit all 50 states in the U.S
Save someone's life- Visit England
- Visit Switzerland
- Meet all of my Internet friends
- Buy $200 worth of clothes in one day
- Watch the sunset with a friend or mate
- Get more than 2 scholarships for college
- Skydive before I reach 80 years old
- Kiss someone under the mistletoe
- Watch the "Phantom of The Opera" live on Broadway
- Go to Disney World
- Spend a whole day at the beach
- Meet the cast of TVD
- Drive halfway across the country
- Go to a rave
- Go to Great America
- Ride in a hot air balloon
- Pilot an aircraft
- Run in a marathon
- Kiss in the rain
- Attend a Masquerade Ball
- Go skinny dipping at midnight
- Go to a petting zoo and pet all the animals
- Go zip lining
- Go to Six Flags
- Go on all the rides at Coney Island
- Buy a dog
- Buy a cat
- Go and see the northern lights
- Learn a language and speak it fluently
- Bake a cake for someone
- Make a Christmas dinner and give it to a family in need
- Donate money to an orphanage
- Visit Japan
- Gamble in Las Vegas
- Ride on a motorcycle
- Fall asleep under the stars
- Climb Dunns River Falls 10 times
- Bungee Jump
- Become more optimistic
- Have a jar filled with paper stars
- Experience Zero Gravity
- Make pizza in Italy
- Knit a blanket
- Give Chris Hemsworth a kiss
- Try Japanese Crepes
- Go on a cruise
- Kiss underwater
- Go on all the subway trains in New York
- Get fit and toned
- Throw a party for someone
- Have a coffee date
- Buy a stranger a drink
- Witness a Solar Eclipse
- Plant a giant garden and watch it grow
- Take dancing classes
- Spend a whole week with my brother
- Go to a sleepover
- Have a spa day
- Draw a self portrait
- Get a drawing of myself done at the Boardwalk in Coney Island
- Watch all of Disney's Princess movies in a week
- Go to In n' Out Burger
- Graduate from high school with a 3.5+ GPA
- Be the reason why someone smiles
- Kiss a baby dolphin
- Buy enough plushes to start a collection
- Invest in stocks and win over $1,000
- Win the lottery
- Volunteer in an Elderly home
- Change my name
- Drink vodka out the bottle
- Throw a party
- Donate an organ
- Try all the different types of Girl Scout cookies
- Join an after school club
- Read a book to a class of kids
- Build something from scratch
- Make a birdhouse
- Visit the Eiffel Tower
- Have a typical English Breakfast
- Visit Spain
- Take a picture near the Leaning Tower of Pisa
- Walk on the Brooklyn Bridge
- Lose 30lbs
- Be a part of a flash mob
- Be on TV
- Hug a baby panda
- Visit the world largest aquarium
- Go to Hershey Park
- Make a Tie Dye shirt
- Get a makeover
- Grow my own food
- Sit next to a celebrity on a plane
- Visit the White House
- Learn how to play Volleyball
- Keep a journal for 20 years
- Do everything on my bucketlist
Well thats my first 100 for my bucketlist, maybe one day it'll grow or maybe I'll take some things off. I hopefully want to get at least 30 things done on my list!
Thats all for today's post, thanks for reading!
Posted on: Saturday, March 1, 2014 @ 10:49 AM | 0 comment(s)
Gift Exchange! (Candy Edition)
It's been a while since I made a new post on my blogspot, I'm back with something new! My friend and I did a gift exchange. We started out writing letters to each other, she lives in Canada while I live in the U.S so it was like a penpal thing we had going on even though I would talk to her on skype and such. This time we exchanged candies, I sent her American candies and she sent me Canadian ones. She also sent me: a letter, two pairs of Canadian socks, and a Canada key chain.
We would send each other silly letters and some letters just to check how everything was going. In this picture she sent me: 2 Aero bars, 1 was the original chocolate kind, the second was peppermint flavored, Coffee Crisp, Cadbury Mini Eggs, Desserts gum (Berry Cupcake), Rockets (Smarties), Jersey Milk, Smarites Egg Ouef, Kit Kat (White and Milk) and Mario Candies (I don't really remember the name). It seems like so much candy but i've already finished off so many. My favorite candy so far are the Cadbury Mini Eggs, they're small and sweet, they're 10x better than M&M's in my opinion. I can't wait to finish everything else. We had a lot of fun exchanging candies and we're planning to exchange other kind of gifts as well! Sorry for the short post today but there's not much to write about. I'll try to make more posts in the near future, but that's all for today! Have a great month of March and enjoy winter while it lasts.
Posted on: Sunday, December 1, 2013 @ 2:02 PM | 0 comment(s)
Move it to lose it
Move it to lose it
Since the new school year started, I noticed that I gained back all of the weight I lost during summer.
So this blog post is about the beginning of my weight loss journey and how I strive to lose some weight and become more active! Since I don't feel comfortable about posting a before picture or my current weight, I'll just list my goal weights. Hopefully when I get the results I want i'll post a before and after picture. I'll also review the workout DVDs I use and their effectiveness.
UGW: 100 LBS/45 KG
It's been over 10 years since I've worn a bikini and honestly, that's kind of sad. That means that the first and last time I wore one was when I was 6 years old and we were having fun in the sprinklers at my prep school. This summer I'm planning to be able to wear a bikini again and feel better about myself. I was a really chubby kid and since I've hit puberty not all the fat I had has left.
I'm not only working out to lose weight though, I'm working out to become more active and fit. Recently at a charity event our JROTC class had, we were delivering baskets filled with goods for thanksgiving and I notice that I could barely lift them up while other girls could easily walk up the stairs with baskets filled to the brim. The next day after the event I was super sore and my whole body was in pain. So as I lose weight I'll try to tone my muscles and gain some strength.
Workout DVD Reviews
Since I only own two workout DVD's I won't spend much time reviewing them.
During the summer of 2013 I started working out using Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. If you don't know who Jillian Michael's is, shes one of the trainers on the TV show "Biggest Loser". She has many workout DVD's but I did some research and decided that I'd try her 30DS first. I never got to finish the 30DS due to laziness and the fact that I started it a little later in the summer but I did see results!
Jillian Michael's 30DS consists of 3 20 minute workouts. Level 1 being the easiest and Level 3 being the hardest/most intense. When I first saw videos of this DVD on youtube I thought it would be a breeze! When I recieved the dvd in the mail and tried it for the first time I couldn't even finish the 20 minute session, it was A LOT harder than I thought. This DVD also has 2 guides you can follow, one girl who demonstrates the beginner/easier forms of the workouts, and another girl who demonstrates the more challenging/harder forms of the workouts. During the period of time that used this DVD (not for the 30 day requirement) I did see results. Within my 10-12th day of working out I had lost over 8lbs/3.6kg. I really do recommend this DVD to anyone who's looking to lose a good amount of weight in a small time frame.
Overall I loved Jillian Michael's 30DS and would definitely recommend it to a friend.
After I eventually got tired of doing the 30DS i decided to try a new workout DVD, Jackie Warner's Power Circuit Training. Although I only started using it recently I have a good feeling that it'll work just as good or maybe even better than the 30DS.
Jackie Warner's PCT has 5 different workouts you can choose from. There's the 40 minute total body workout where you workout your: Hamstrings, Quads, Biceps & Triceps, Upper Abs, Lower Abs, Glutes, and Back. If you feel like targeting a certain part of your body she has 3 15 minute workouts for: Upper Body, Lower Body, and Abs.
Whenever I get a workout DVD i always test it out before I start exercising. After trying out Jackie's video for the first time I felt like I really did workout but I didn't feel any pain. About two days later my whole body was in pain to the point where I could barely walk down the steps. During her workouts she doesn't really give you a break, the only time you get to breathe and recollect is when you work on your upper and lower abs on the mat. Even though the after workout pain is horrible I really do like this DVD but I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner or someone who has a low pain tolerance.
Overall I loved Jackie Warner's PCT as well and hope for good results in the future from this DVD.
Tips to know and remember:
- Not everyone loses weight the same way
- If you plan on becoming active or just want to lose weight always drink water and stay hydrated
- Don't push your body if you're not ready, pushing yourself can harm your body and won't always accelerate results.
- Don't EVER think that starving yourself will help you lose weight, if anything it can do more harm than good.
- Believe in yourself! If you don't believe in yourself how are you ever going to find the motivation to reach your goal?
Thanks for reading and hope you stay tuned for my next blog post!
Posted on: Friday, November 29, 2013 @ 10:49 AM | 0 comment(s)
Since it's less than a month away from Christmas I've decided to kick off my new blog with a Christmas wishlist!
I probably won't get everything on my list but i'm hoping for a few things.
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Since I really want to become more organized and now that I have to keep track of events we do in JROTC i really want a nice planner. I'm also really absent minded so a planner would save me a lot of trouble (⊙︿⊙✿).
I don't really want much for Christmas, just a few things and maybe money. Thanks for reading!
