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Apr
29th

I’m getting anxious at the thought of going away for 5 weeks. Diet won’t be a problem because I don’t plan to (and never will), motivation won’t be either BUT I don’t know how my exercise regiment will be like; how much time we’ll have, how tired we’ll be, how big our accommodation is (outdoors is out of the question because I’m not going to suffer in that heat). I also plan to pig out like I’ve never pigged out before so I need to figure something out! Exercising is a must though. And no, the tons of walking we’ll probably do is not enough.

DIET: You just cannot go to Asia and diet… I’d rather stay home!! I’m glad no one I’m going with are food nazis though, I hate going out with people who don’t eat.

Our plan:

• We’re bringing skipping ropes, resistant bands and a timer.
• Short and effective workouts. Lots of Tabata, timed circuits, 600 rep workouts, etc.
• Will do tons of bodyweight exercises: Burpees, Lunges, Squats, Lateral Slides, Dips, Push Ups, Planks, Pikes, etc.
• Bringing the laptop of course which we copied P90X into.
• Might check into the Mariott (with a gym) for a week in HK even though we are staying with family the rest of the time. It’s not just for the gym though… I don’t want to feel like an intruder and stay with someone for so long even if it’s family —and we can get a good discount anyway.
• Exercise at least 4 times per week, most likely in the mornings.

I also found out my cousin is a yoga instructor and has a studio so maybe I can milk the benefits. Hyukhyuk. I don’t do yoga though but I will make use of the space.

BFF and I are both pretty active so it’s good that we can probably motivate each other. Boyfriend on the otherhand IS very fit but since we’re on vacation, he’ll probably be in the corner munching on deep-fried frog legs while we’re working out. Damn guys with naturally high metabolism!!

Airplane snack ideas. Are some of these even allowed? I left out the obvious like nuts, carrot sticks and trail mix but I can’t stand those.

• Plain instant oatmeal in Tupperware (can get hot water on plane).
• Homemade Banana bread with slightly under-ripped bananas (for it’s resistant starches).
• Dried mango (yes, not the healthiest but I lurve my dried mango) + cranberries.
• Dark Chocolate! Mmm.
• String Cheese
• Hardboiled eggs
• Homemade oatmeal cookies

Eating plan: eat everything but in moderation, of course. Well, maybe a little more than moderation… I can do that at home.

How do you stay active while on vacation?

Apr
28th

Apr
27th

Is the Double Down the most gluttonous fast food sandwich ever created?

This chart compares KFC’s Double Down sandwich to other fastfood offerings. Luckily, I’m not a huge fan of burgers and the couple times a year I DO go to McDonalds, I usually just order a boring old cheeseburger with no onions.

I’m not and never will be a food nazi and I have to admit, fast food is convenient and delicious. Like someone in the comments section of the article said, there is nothing wrong with indulging in fast food once in a while as long as you’re not eating it for lunch everyday. My once in a while is a couple times per year though.

[via fivethirtyeight.com]