Backlogs and Friday ARMS!

Hello Fluffies,

It's been a short while since I last did a log! Like ever since the day I left for Bangkok I think. I did follow through working out regularly but just did not have the time and energy to post them. I've been waking up and leaving home early in the morning and going home late at night. Thank god my boyfriend's been by my side these few days to help me pull through the sudden crazy schedule.

If you are wondering about how my Bangkok trip was, I will be doing a separate post on it, filled with pictures and ADDRESSES so you can go check those places out if you happen to be heading to Bangkok anytime soon. 

And yes I did managed to workout ONCE while in Bangkok haha. Here's a picture of the hotel gym. Can I say its very badly stocked??? NO BAR BELLS. WHAT. and no squat machine. We had to share the machines. 

Here's the workout sequence that I did(base on what I can remember):

1. Running on thread mill:

    15mins 

2. Squats, holding 2 of 8kg dumbbells:

    3 sets of 15 reps 

3. Walking lunges with kick backs, holding 2 of 8kg dumbbells:

    3 sets of 15 reps 

4. Tricep stretch with 8kg dumbell:

    1 set of 15 reps (My arms nearly snapped)

5. 20 sit ups (lol, I rly hate sit ups)

Yesterday, I was pressed for time but wanted to pack more punch into the short workout time that I had. So here's my choice of workouts if you are interested to know how I try to fit in more work into a short frame of time.:

1. Best cardio kickboxing workout <- Cardio

2. Thigh trimmer and butt lifter <- Toning work

3. Lolo jones legs and lunges workout <- Toning and light cardio

I try to work more of my legs whenever I'm pressed for time because our quad muscles burn more calories as compared to the other muscles in your body. Short intense HIITs or cardio workouts are also the way to go to have the effect of afterburn so that your body stays fired up for the most part of the day. 

For today, I had more time and did more toning work and because its the time of the month, I didnt want to go too crazy on my body in the cardio department.:

Bikini Blaster 7: Bodacious Back and Sleek Shoulders:

POP Pilates: Tricep Toner:

POP Pilates: Never ever getting back together workout:

Like Money Apartment Friendly cardio workout:

3 Min Thighs:

That's all for today!

Friday 'Restday' workout

Hi Fluffies,

On the blogilates calendar, I'm supposed to be resting today but I didn't want to since I've rested enough for the past week. Cardio workouts are definitely on my list today! 

1. Best Cardio Workout Kickboxing:

I really like this workout because it really tires me out. I like to hold weights in place of jumping rope and when I have to throw punches. I know I tend to lax while i throw my punches so I hold weights to make sure I work a little harder.

2. Victoria's Secret Cardio Workout:

This wasn't too bad. I think this is the first time I'm doing this workout. Quite a breeze compared to the first workout lol.

3. Thigh Trimmer & Butt Lifter:

4. Beach ready butt challenge:

I think I did alot more cardio today, walking around town with my boyfriend. We had Ilao Ilao again yayyy. Have you had Ilao Ilao before? It's getting quite popular at the moment so we had to queue quite abit to get my frozen yoghurt fix. Miss the days when we would come and there would be no queue at all because it was still pretty much unknown. 

Friday 'Rest' day

Hey ya'll fluffies,

Today was pretty tiring and I felt really cranky the whole day. Let's just say it was an utter shit morning. But it got better as the day went by because MY BOYFRIEND IS FINALLY BACK FROM FINLAND YAYYYY. Can't wait to see him tomorrow, I'm really really excited!!

I was contemplating if I should workout today but in the end, I did. 
I guess it's more of a habit now.. I have to sweat everyday.. I have to sweat before I shower.

So here's today's impromptu workout!

1. Total Ab workout: No more muffintop

2. POP Pilates Pick me up Quickie workout

3. Tracey Mallett Firm Butt Workout

4. Slim Waist Pop Pilates

By the way, I HATE this workout. It is soooo difficult I never fail to cuss whenever I'm doing this one. :/

Also I wish I could show you this HUGE plate of chicken Parmigiano I had for lunch. I think I probably ate a whole chicken worth of chicken breast meat. It was HUGE. I had to give half of it to my teacher. 

I should be resting now, Goodbye! :*

Belated wednesday log + Thursday Cardio Core!

Hi Fluffies,

May I just begin with some whining? 

I've been sneezing ALL DAY. My nose is RAW. And I developed some weird rashes on my eyelids after taking this breakfast popsicle selfie. I sooo had to pose with it because its blueberries baby.

Posing with my blueberry popsicle for breakfast haha

I decided to press on and do my workout for the day anyway despite constantly having to wipe my snot :s but my experiences with doing my workouts while having flu or allergies have always been better than expected. Many times, I find myself feel even better after working out.

Wednesday's workout was simple. It was all of blogilates' calendar's workout for Upper Bod wednesday. 

1. Bikini Blaster 4: Awesomesauce Arms

2. Bikini Blaster 7: Bodacious back and sleek shoulders

3. Toned Arms & Sculpted Back

4. Pop pilates: Back attack

I changed up Thursday's cardio core routine as I thought it was too little cardio:

1.  XHIT- Selena Gomez Full Body workout:

2. Heart on Fire POP Cardio:

3. Abs on Fire:

4. POP Kicks: Total Body Cardio Kickboxing workout:

5. 5 Best exercises to flatten your lower belly:

6. What Makes you BOOTYFUL butt challenge:

Of course, how can I possibly forget to add in a little bit of butt work :)

Anyway check this out, how cute is this mini potter garden! My friend got me this as my belated birthday present and I really really love it :)

Happy Thursday everyone :)

Monday soreness and chocolate cravings.

I am procrastinating. 
All i want to do everyday is to workout, watch documentaries on health and fitness, eat fruits and chocolates... How romantic is that. 
Dreading work and suffering from a massive chocolate craving. 

My goodness my love for chocolate knows no boundaries. But my absolute favourite kind of chocolate is actually this:

Chocolate liquor cherries ^^ Every bite is a nostalgia, transporting me back to when I as a 4year old, sitting by the window of a musty room of a B&B, digging into the most fragrant and luxurious chocolate liquor cherry that I will ever have in my life. Which makes me avoid eating it because the ones that are available these days, just aren't as good.

So to curb my chocolate cravings today, I decided to make chocolate popsicles! There are no pictures of the popsicles because they are gone before I remembered to take a picture. But hold up, I'm gonna talk about them tomorrow on my blog when the next batch of 'popsicles' are ready :) this time round, they aren't really popsicles because I decided to put them in jelly moulds instead so that they are more bit sized and it would stop me from eating too much of it. (even though its really healthy for you)


Anyway back to the usual topic, here's today's workout!

Due to my butt still being sore from yesterday's gym workouts, I decided not to do too much of legs today even though on the blogilates workout calendar, it shows that it is legs day today.

1. Navy Seal workout from XHIT daily

I added this into my workout for a little bit of extra cardio

2. Flat Belly Fat Burner POP HIIT

God i hate this workout coz it is so tiring at the last bit. Bicycle crunches that knows no end are a killer!

3. Extreme Abs Workout

New video for this week. Died here too.

4. Corset Workout for Slim waist

5. The push plank challenge

6. Killer legs challenge

7. 3 Minute Thighs

Song challenges really aren't too bad because they will end in about 3 to 4 mins. I like doing them when I am pressed for time or just don't feel like working on a body part for too long. 

Oh and i forgot to mention yesterday. I weighed myself again after a very long time. like... the last time i did, it was probably half a year ago. I've dropped about 1kg or more. I wasn't too excited about it because my biggest fear is actually losing muscle weight because I haven't been going the gym much lately. Muscles are really important because they help you burn fat. 

I used to be 50kg the last time i checked. Now, I am at 48 to 49kg. 

If all I lost was fats, then this would be perfect progress even though it is not fast but at least the number is coming down on the scale :)

Anyway, I'll be back tomorrow with pictures of my chocolate 'popsicles' :)

CARDIO thursday

Hi Fluffies,

Here is my very weak attempt at trying to do food styling. Obviously it is a disaster. My snow white and little dwarf couldn't save the day :(


However, I would like to talk about this jar of goodness here. It is Pu-er Tea with lemon slices and okay, theres a chunk right there.  The Pu-er tea is a type of dark tea that is produced in Yunan province, China.


"The soothing properties, aid digestion and are perfect after heavy or greasy meals. More recent studies indicate powerful cholesterol lowering effects, blood cleansing properties and aid significantly in weight loss efforts. Many published studies have been done showing the enormous health benefits of this wonderful tea."

Although dark Pu'erh tastes much like black tea, it is not black or oolong tea, but falls into a category of its own. Pu'erh is processed much like black tea with the exception of a couple steps. The tea is picked, processed and partially fired allowing the leaves to retain moisture. The slightly moist tea is then piled. The natural bacterium on the leaves creates a reaction similar to that of a compost pile. The tea is then aged, in special underground rooms or caves, adding to its unique character. One of the most significant distinctions of this tea is that it gets better over time. These aged teas are prized and can be found in vintages, like wine, some dating back 40 to 50 to 100 years.

I've been drinking Pu-erh tea for a long time and I find that it always helps to cleanse my stomach after a meal and I just love how it tastes with lemon. It tastes a little bit like SOD tea although I like this better. 

If you are looking to lose weight, drink tea to give a little extra boost to your weight loss plan :) And even if you are not, it wouldn't hurt to give your body a little cleanse every now and then :)

So today on Cassey's July calendar, it is CARDIO day. I didn't really like what was listed today so I decided to plan my own list of workouts instead for higher intensity. 

Today's workout will consist of cardio workouts from XHIT Daily and a butt workout from Be.Fit. Not a great variety of youtube channels here but its a change XD

So here's today's workouts in sequence!

1. Fat Burning Full body workout

2. Best Exercises For Burning Calories

3. Best Cardio Workout: Kickboxing

This was tough. Really tough. If you are like me, someone with a bad sense of balance, you would find it very difficult to hold ur core in place to prevent yourself from shifting while throwing those punches.
Due to space constraints, I replaced the skipping rope by holding on to 2 dumb bells 4 pounds each, and just swing it the way I would with a skipping rope. It was KILLAH

4. 8-Minute Boot Camp Workout

5. Navy Seal Workout

One of my all time favourites because it gets me sweating in no time.

6. Tracey Mallett | Firm Butt Workout: Phase 1- Lose The Belly Flab

And of course, the finally workout, the toning workout, done with resistance tubes. If you noticed, I like doing butt work. I'm on a quest to build a butt XD 

That's it for today's workout!