tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40539004288018116692024-02-07T16:46:26.836-08:00My Gold Gym Challenge, 90 days to a bikini ready bodyI am taking the Gold Gym challenge and the ''chance'' to win 75, 000$... It's difficult to do so when you live in Hollywood and you have all this Dom Perignon floating around...Anonymehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04518075927334612394noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053900428801811669.post-61229995547850669392011-01-31T19:45:00.000-08:002011-01-31T20:11:59.631-08:00Sorry, I was totally off...I didn't go to the gym last week end. I end up going out in Venice, drinking way too much and finishing the night with a K24 sandwich at 4:30 am... Shame on me.<br /><br />There is absolutely no way to combine clubbing and loosing weight, anyway, not in LA.<br /><br />On Saturday, I was so tired that I just remember walking on the beach and eating another sandwich ( a very fatty ( but still ''healthy'') grilled sandwich I bought at my favourite spot a little bit off the boardwalk. I went for a little rollerblading ballad with my friend and that's it. Nothing heavy.<br /><br />On Sunday, I went for some cardio and little bit of abs. For some reason I am shy to hang out at the '' free weight spot'' with all those Mr Muscle. I am not sure if it's the fact that they are super big or super ''not into girls'' that intimidates me.<br /><br />Today, I bought some hydroxycut, well I dunno If it's a good thing but it was half price off and it gives you energy ( to go out at night after the training ? That's honestly one of the reason I bought it for.... shame on me). I went to the gym, I really wanted to check out the class schedule but totally forgot ( voluntarily ?) anyway, I arrived at the gym when the total body blast with Tafiq was staring. For some reason I just went in. It was fun, amazingly fun actually and I stayed for the abs blast.. let's say I had a blast and I am sooo going on Wednesday.<br /><br />On my way out I saw my coach and I booked my appointment. I kind feel they have commission over selling pills and the crap they have in store. That sucks. I told him about the Hydroxycut, he advised me to go easy on them and to begin with only one. Will DO !<br /> I have to say I feel great and not that much out of shape anymore :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/mqPa_OtkQicF8fV_5zsjdg?select=VX4Eb47SZtfYKiVbQ1Gf4g">The place of all my sins in Venice</a>Anonymehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04518075927334612394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053900428801811669.post-9243901030511042352011-01-28T00:23:00.000-08:002011-01-31T20:11:59.637-08:00Day 4- Traders JoeHighly hungover, I went to Traders Joe grocery shopping. Helped by the challenge booklet I bought I bunch of good stuff, mostly frozen since I have a tendency to throw away food because they turn bad to fast. I noticed that no form of fat existed in the diet... I decided to buy extra virgin olive oil anyway.. just in case for salad dressing... I really want to win this 75k$ ...<br /><div><br /></div><div>I went to the gym also. Since I was almost dead, I decided to skip the weight training and did 30 minutes cardio and 2*30 abd. My partying habit highly interfere with the challenge....</div><div><br /></div><div>After going to half of the CVS in town and not finding any scale, I order it online. CAN'T WAIT !!!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnd23sihKcmSAgI3lCn9TYxZxylq2_5bs5ctYxZqVNdh4v-RfVuFu-6gq-kh6ZvM98SSaHr9QQgrejvSZ4pecyUgqQyZXppnjr98xZMmNq-np4Hwma6zb0S0XFxGx3AgqEc8U3G8ASjS4/s1600/unnamed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnd23sihKcmSAgI3lCn9TYxZxylq2_5bs5ctYxZqVNdh4v-RfVuFu-6gq-kh6ZvM98SSaHr9QQgrejvSZ4pecyUgqQyZXppnjr98xZMmNq-np4Hwma6zb0S0XFxGx3AgqEc8U3G8ASjS4/s1600/unnamed.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=weight+watchers+scale&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=5889571018632627051&ei=TX5CTc-VK4iqsAO9rLjICg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CGsQ8wIwAg#ps-sellers">http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=weight+watchers+scale&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=5889571018632627051&ei=TX5CTc-VK4iqsAO9rLjICg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CGsQ8wIwAg#ps-sellers</a></div><div><br /><br />I am kind of stressing out about the week end coming, I hope I won't go off tracks...</div>Anonymehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04518075927334612394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053900428801811669.post-78779109027911186092011-01-28T00:13:00.000-08:002011-01-31T20:11:59.642-08:00Day 3- Cardio and Devil foodI woke up with way less pain I was expecting.<br /><br />Like Joe told me, I am doing 3 days of Cardio and 3 days of weight training. So today I jumped on the elliptical machine and did my hour of Cardio, Joe told me there is not much benefit to go over and hour so I just take it easy.<br /><br />I really feel like taking a group class at GG but I feel a bit unconfident about it.<br /><br />I read about the diet I have to follow. Seems quite healthy and it allows carb :p YEAH !<br /><br />I went to my photography class and seems like the devil wanted me to eat bad. I had a good lunch and tons of water right before for lunch so I wasn't very tempted by the ice cream parthouse that followed. Furthermore, my friend in photography class ask me If I was modelling... made my day !! No Ice cream thank you !<br /><br />I went to a party in the hills that night that turned out to be a Bday party. I had lots of drinks (champagne, vino, vodka shooters) but I was glad we had sushi for dinner and I wasn't super hungry. I think I had 3 sashimi and 3 makis, mostly without rice. I was proud of myself being full fast. For hours after, they brought a cake out, Tiramisu shortcake, we ate it with no plate directly from the cake... that was bad... shame on me :sAnonymehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04518075927334612394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053900428801811669.post-4290532950953301402011-01-28T00:03:00.000-08:002011-01-31T20:11:59.646-08:00Day 2- The first appointmentFor some reason my personal trainer did not want to train me anymore. I had a new one, will call him Joe ( I want to keep this as anonymous as possible). Joe had me done some exercises. After only half of the training, I felt I was gonna faint. I have always done exercise and I have to say I never ever felt that much pain in my whole body. Joe looked a bit fed up of me. He proposed me some training package but since I don't have money for it I just refused. He wanted me to buy a bunch of pills as well ( glutamine and BCAA).<br /><br />After checking it out I decided to take BCAA but the side effect of glutamine ( depression ?) make me think it's not a so good idea to take it.<br /><br />It was so hard that I totally don't want to spoil the benefit by eating bad food.<br /><br />I still have one training with him which is included in the contest. It was hard but I felt good after.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-_0O92cPJcelUofaagLFqmE1tVeJ_po5gOpwa91ZBPpAwMuaN8CvfiGrXMNDVByKxvIEJfkL-GJKfTn0ripQBoHcBXSSj3QvNwuCxu9zXx_FPs5FhUY0hPrBc6P0Xti7zQXlu8crzxoR/s1600/unnamed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-_0O92cPJcelUofaagLFqmE1tVeJ_po5gOpwa91ZBPpAwMuaN8CvfiGrXMNDVByKxvIEJfkL-GJKfTn0ripQBoHcBXSSj3QvNwuCxu9zXx_FPs5FhUY0hPrBc6P0Xti7zQXlu8crzxoR/s1600/unnamed.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04518075927334612394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053900428801811669.post-47186209081966492792011-01-27T23:51:00.000-08:002011-01-31T20:11:59.651-08:00Day 1- The pictureI went to the gym today to get my picture taken for the challenge. For some reason they had lost the sheet I filled out previously.<br /><br />While I was putting on my bikini I glimpse at myself in the mirror. I was astonished by the cellulite on my belly and how wide my hips were. I also had a muffin top. OMG, I felt depressed. I wasn't excited anymore. I just focus on how much work I have to do before being able to attend one of those pool party in Hollywood.<br /><br />The guy took my measurements and I weight myself on the scale. I realized I gained about 10 pounds since I moved in LA. A little bit too much of those breakfast sandwiches at Kitchen 24 and shots must the cause.<br />My fat % is higher as well (22%).<br /><br />I took a front and back picture. I felt super anxious about the back picture and felt like I had a huge butt. The picture was sent to me the same day. It wasn't too bad. I was glad I didn't loose all my tan from last summer ;)<br /><br />I have to say that I came out of the Gold Gym not filling too good about myself.Anonymehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04518075927334612394noreply@blogger.com1