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• Consistency is key | My Fitness Journey

  Posted at 11:09 am by Kelli, on July 15, 2020

  

  I am extremely proud of myself. I have been consistent with working out these past few months. I have been working out at least three days a week – usually more.

  What usually happens is I will go to the gym for about a month, but then I lose motivation to keep going. It’s crazy what kind of excuses I could come up with. This would especially happen if I didn’t have someone to go with me to keep me held accountable.

  I am proud to say that this is not the case now. These past few months I have been going to the gym regularly. More often than not, I have even been going to the gym alone. I actually love going to the gym by myself now. I feel more focused. (Still love it when you go though, Tawnie).

  This time around, I have focused on doing more strength workouts than anything else. I have noticed I have gained some muscle in the past few months.

  My routine at the gym is 10-20 minutes of the elliptical to warm up then I do arms, legs, abs, and shoulders. I try to do some of each, although I typically try to focus more on one each day. I do less legs than the other ones because I have knee problems so those have to be done a little at a time. There are also days I sometimes just focus on cardio.

  

  Above is a comparison photo from February 3rd to July 15th of this year. I am happy to notice that there is a physical chance in the photos. As you can see my arms and stomach are a little more defined. I have also noticed a difference in my back and butt too.

  One thing I have been struggling with is food intake. I know I am not getting enough or the right macros, but I am trying to change that. Starting today I am going to be tracking my macro intake via the app “Mike’s Macros,” which was recommended by bodybyryanfitness on Instagram.

  I am going to try to plan my meals more accordingly in order to get enough protein and other things that I need. I am still trying to figure everything out.

  I will try to come back with an update in a few weeks. Remember, consistency is key.

  Do you have any advice for me on my food intake, or even advice for muscle gain?

   
  Posted in Fitness Journey | 2 Comments | Tagged consistency is key, fitness, Fitness Journey, food intake, health, love, mental health, muscle gain, my fitness journey, physical health, progress, proud

• January in Pictures

  Posted at 1:13 pm by Kelli, on January 29, 2020

  

  Do you ever have that weird experience where you can’t tell if time went by really fast or really slow? That’s me right now. Part of me is like “oh wow, January is already almost over,” but then another part of me is like “oh wow, it’s ONLY January.”

  Anyway, here’s what my January looked like!

  

  My January has been quite interesting. I started an internship (which I love). I am working out again. I’m drinking lots of good coffee and even been meditating.

  I want to give an explanation for the last picture. The last picture is (obviously) of my shower (which I share with two suitemates). Last night one of them called me and asked if I knew what happened to the shower head. I asked. “.. what do you mean what happened to the shower head?” I went into the bathroom and it was literally GONE. We don’t know who took it or when. I know it was sometime yesterday between 12 p.m. and 11 p.m. but other than that, we have no idea exactly when or how or WHY.

  Posted in Monthly goals/pictures | 0 Comments | Tagged blog, cats, coffee, fitness, friends, goal, Goals, happy, January, January in pictures, pets, pictures, Things I Love, work, working out, workout

• Fall Bucket List [2019]

  Posted at 11:24 am by Kelli, on September 24, 2019

  

  Happy fall!

  I can’t believe it is already fall. It should still be the beginning of summer! Honestly, I am not ready for fall weather. I don’t like cold weather, but I made a bucket list in hopes of making the best of it.

  Fall: September 23 – December 21

  • Carve a pumpkin
  • Practice ‘halloween’ makeup
  • Drink pumpkin spice coffee
  • Watch at least 2 halloween movies
  • Have a bonfire
  • Go to homecoming football game
  • Consistent with working out / meditation
  • Go hiking at least once
  • Post at least 4 YouTube videos
  • Journal at least twice a week
  • Finish watching “The Originals”
  • Try something new (coffee, restaurant, food)
  • Read at least 2 books
  • Post on WordPress at least once a week
  • Watch at least 2 Christmas movies
  • Have Thanksgiving with my family
  • Do Christmas shopping
  • Get rid of clothes I don’t wear so I’ll have room for new clothes

  After fall season is over, I am going to post the end result of how many of these I got done. Hopefully all of these will be crossed out!

  Posted in Goals | 0 Comments | Tagged 2019, bucket list, christmas, College, fall, fall bucket list, fall season, family, fitness, friends, Halloween, hiking, movies, thanksgiving, Youtube, youtube channel

• I Started At-Home Workouts

  Posted at 1:38 pm by Kelli, on August 15, 2019

  

  At the end of May, my best friend and I started going to a local gym. We typically went at least five days a week. While I may have worked my arms and my abs – I think that was it. I feel like I didn’t push myself hard enough. I did the same things every time I went.

  I’m not saying gyms aren’t good. I go to my school’s gym, and I probably feel more at home there because most people around me are my age. There are also a ton of fun, free classes at the gym at my school.

  For a few weeks, I stopped working out completely. I barely had any motivation going to the gym so you could forget about me doing my own at-home workouts.

  However, one of my friends is a coach on Beachbody. (It’s this great workout program that you should checkout.) I don’t know if it is required or not, but she has been posting about her workouts every single day. She’s talked about how good it has made her feel. It sparked my interest.

  What drew me in completely to start working out again was when she talked about the preworkout she used – Beachbody Performance Energize.

  The main reason I don’t workout like I want to is because I don’t have the energy to do so. As soon as she talked about it, I knew that I needed to try it.

  I got it in the mail, and I love it! I have worked out for three days straight so far.

  It may not seem like much, but I already feel better mentally. I’ve also been more productive. When I didn’t have to work, I usually didn’t want to do ANYTHING. Now I do my own random workouts. I’ll do some outside, but I’ll also play music inside and dance/workout. I’ll even get things done afterward that I’ve wanted to do.

  I know when I’m sweaty, but happy I’ve had a good workout.

  Here’s pictures of my day 2 & 3:

  

  I’ll post more on my overall progress in a few weeks or so. I will be posting my every day progress on my instagram @ kyoun42

  Posted in Fitness Journey | 0 Comments | Tagged at-home workout, fitness, Fitness Journey, love myself, mental, physical, workout

• June in Pictures

  Posted at 9:38 am by Kelli, on July 2, 2019

  Family Reunion #1

  

  Family Reunion #2

  

  Enjoying a sunrise

  

  Hiking (we got rained on…)

  

  

  

  … but it was worth seeing this rainbow

  

  A rare picture of me, my mom, and my sister

  

  My cousin came down to visit!

  

  My babies love to lay on me

  

  

  Posted in Things I Love | 0 Comments | Tagged family reunion, fit, fitness, hiking, june, June in pictures, pictures, pretty skies, rainbow, sunrise

• Goals for June 2019

  Posted at 10:30 am by Kelli, on June 5, 2019

  

  Sadly, I did not do everything I wanted to last month, but hopefully this month will be better. I’m going to work hard to volunteer and post on YouTube this month.

  1. Go to the gym at least three times a week
     • I am confident that I’ll have this goal down because we (me and Tawnie) have been doing pretty good so far. We typically get up at 5 am, and we get to the gym by 6-6:30. We both like going to the gym earlier instead of later. It makes it feel like you have more time in the day to do other things.
  2. Volunteer at the animal shelter at least twice
     • I did not volunteer at all last month, but I’ve discussed it with Tawnie, and we might go by and volunteer after we leave the gym. I’m really excited to do this because volunteering at the animal shelter makes me really happy.
  3. Post on WordPress at least twice a week
     • I’ve been pretty good about posting. I’m going to try to get a tad bit better about it though. I haven’t post much here lately because I’ve been using my wifi to download some games on my new PS4.
  4. Post at least two YouTube videos
     • I tend to neglect my youtube channel. What kind of stuff do you like to watch on youtube – vlog wise. Maybe reviews, mukbangs, advice, etc. If you want any advice just let me know!
  5. work work work work work
     • I’ve been working so much it’s better to ask when I don’t work. But honestly even then I probably couldn’t tell you because I get called in last minute… No one else seems to want to work.
  6. Plan a vacation
     • I was going to plan a trip to Panama City Beach, Florida, but it’s gong to cost way too much, and I do not have a lot of friends that could go. I’m thinking about going to The Smokey Mountains instead. It’s been a while since I’ve been, and I would love to go there with some friends.
  7. Go on a hike with friends
     • I love hiking with friends! I think I’m actually going this weekend. There are a lot of parks around where I live with hiking trails.

  Here are seven goals I hope to complete this June. Do you have any goals for June? What are they?

  Posted in Goals | 0 Comments | Tagged 2019, fitness, Goals, goals for june, june, to do list, volunteer, wordpress, workout, Youtube

• May in Pictures

  Posted at 6:06 am by Kelli, on May 30, 2019

  

  I saw that someone did something similar to this, and I thought it was a really cool idea. A picture is a snapshot of a memory! Here are some good memories from May 2019.

  Strawberry festival

  

  

  My Pa’s new puppy, Kai

  

  Khole loves laying on people

  

  Night hike with one of my faves (other friends not pictured)

  

  Swimming at the local lake for Memorial Day

  

  

  

  Started going to the gym

  

  

  2/5 of my babies (although technically they’re not all mine)

  

  Posted in Things I Love | 1 Comment | Tagged beach, cats, festival, fitness, gym, lake, pets, puppy, strawberry festival, sun, Things I Love

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