tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76345918561782131682024-03-05T00:21:44.683-08:00Luthien's Fitness JourneyLuthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-3979247332624205262008-08-05T09:15:00.000-07:002008-08-05T09:16:39.095-07:00WI-3.5 <br /><br />:)Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-34378429746835646972008-08-02T10:06:00.001-07:002008-08-02T10:08:18.393-07:00My new jeans!I bought my first pair of ultra low rise jeans a few days ago.<br /><br />Best purchase ever. They're so comfy, and make my ass look great! lol :)<br /><br />I took picture:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeI4TbW1UHrjTaeVm-txRSttmseC4nKSEpv9xeWyH_hG3YWszVHmUVMiomT1ru6gFWCrBjIufh9uQx4JWenr9BNPz8ycyrkuR3rck2OtIRuup6YGEontNoXeUCzjhHUKOmx_V7A3RMhhw/s1600-h/newjeans.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeI4TbW1UHrjTaeVm-txRSttmseC4nKSEpv9xeWyH_hG3YWszVHmUVMiomT1ru6gFWCrBjIufh9uQx4JWenr9BNPz8ycyrkuR3rck2OtIRuup6YGEontNoXeUCzjhHUKOmx_V7A3RMhhw/s320/newjeans.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229968163212602386" /></a><br /><br />I <3 them :)Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-21037479489691803652008-07-31T13:37:00.000-07:002008-07-31T14:22:28.606-07:00Back on trackSo long story short I gained a few during my Montreal vacation. Back on track with planning dinners ahead of time, and getting creative with cooking. <br /><br />Yesterday's dinner:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpcQVMNTX5EEprJVYoFn0LuxlcXNcKtnHzi-LlB5xkpVsSiJ6KMOw00zB1lzMQj_dX6EU7Y5rDefMpOXM4LD7bzqUfbo6g6H7LR_I_8KtWVEUotYHaVkwevgIKgpu0kV2EVUEDZgWLnU/s1600-h/Picture+8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpcQVMNTX5EEprJVYoFn0LuxlcXNcKtnHzi-LlB5xkpVsSiJ6KMOw00zB1lzMQj_dX6EU7Y5rDefMpOXM4LD7bzqUfbo6g6H7LR_I_8KtWVEUotYHaVkwevgIKgpu0kV2EVUEDZgWLnU/s320/Picture+8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229280841710756370" /></a><br /><br />Today's dinner:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNWhNVAA1EFo8_3yZCZ7bxwMZ7rRD1euxJbvPWaMtFphyphenhyphen-UHEEJKygoeiHSeU_xzB4AYlkKYLMCPCMRvcoR-B6HD0tmRJXvxpyy7YEdYVqZbQWEPWm8vLyASEwlohp2PRSgrAQCurKnE/s1600-h/Picture+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNWhNVAA1EFo8_3yZCZ7bxwMZ7rRD1euxJbvPWaMtFphyphenhyphen-UHEEJKygoeiHSeU_xzB4AYlkKYLMCPCMRvcoR-B6HD0tmRJXvxpyy7YEdYVqZbQWEPWm8vLyASEwlohp2PRSgrAQCurKnE/s320/Picture+9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229281006966931954" /></a><br /><br />Today's dinner is being eaten early because I'm going dancing tonight and I'll need room for beer. lolLuthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-9057842745899636732008-04-16T19:23:00.000-07:002008-04-16T20:00:10.138-07:00Move and suchSo we moved a week and a half ago.<br /><br />Since my WI before the move I have lost 4.2lbs :) I have decided that counting points was going to be a little too complicated, so I have switched to core. It's really shaken things up :) I like that I can have other stuff too as long as it goes into my FP's, so I don't have to give up my 2-3 beers a week. :) I overate a bit today but that was the first day out of the two weeks and I think I'm doing great on this so far! Can't believe I didn't try it sooner!Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-35476633872164265812008-03-27T06:35:00.000-07:002008-03-27T06:42:49.751-07:00w00t!So last week I managed to gain 2.2lbs in Cuba.. Although I took my measurements and my arms and thighs were thinner than before I left and the rest of me was the same. So I'm guessing I somehow put on 2lbs of muscle.. I'm not even entirely sure if that is possible, but my arms look great now, so I'm happy.<br /><br />This week I'm down 1.3lbs, but feeling a little bloated. Don't think I'll be able to make my birthday challenge, but I'll do my best.<br /><br />Having a breakfast of cold pizza and milk. Very nutritious I know lol But I can't even be bothered to pour a bowl of cereal, this is my lazy day after writing two papers in two days.Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-32020827391053123042008-03-21T07:57:00.000-07:002008-03-21T07:59:06.444-07:00Back from Cuba!Got a pic of my new bikini! w00t!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v182/33/88/511313167/n511313167_376394_8420.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v182/33/88/511313167/n511313167_376394_8420.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-66065983276170932662008-03-09T10:56:00.000-07:002008-03-09T10:58:58.133-07:00:)First two weeks back went good.<br /><br />I set a new mini-goal.<br /><br />Birthday challenge: 15lbs in 12 weeks. 1.25lb/week.<br />172->157<br /><br />So far: 2.9/15 :)Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-3843466777860891142008-02-16T11:15:00.000-08:002008-02-16T11:16:42.699-08:00BooI've been missing for a while. First I had no internets, then I somehow did this to myself: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v182/33/88/511313167/n511313167_327453_8538.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v182/33/88/511313167/n511313167_327453_8538.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I'm accident prone :(Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-60168979616073773002008-01-10T18:22:00.000-08:002008-01-10T18:34:20.843-08:00Ok then..THe 11-hour day wasn't too bad. My back still hurts. I did however spend about an hour at the gym.<br /><br />Love all my classes this semester. I think this is officially my best year of school ever. Almost sad that it'll be over so soon.<br /><br />I think I may go to swim after class tomorrow. Have to decide if I have the energy for it. Right now I'm too tired to get up from my chair. lol<br /><br />Shower time for me!Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-43863928544143255972008-01-07T16:14:00.000-08:002008-01-07T16:45:55.120-08:00Back to schoolIf I ever decide again that doing 11-hour days in school is a good idea, someone please smack me in the head. Today wasn't even the 11-hour day and I'm dead-tired. Wednesdays however are going to SUCK. I'll be up at 7 to shower, and eat, at 8 feed the cats and get dressed.. out of the house by 8:45, in class at 10, lunch break at 12, back in class from 1 to 2.. and then I'll have a 4-hour break to do whatever I please (homework/gym/dinner) before I'm back in class again for 6 until 9. There's no point in going home for an hour, and really I WILL benefit from the extra study/exercise time.<br /><br />Me spending 4 hours at the gym is wishful thinking,so it'll likely be more studying less gym, but I'm optimistic.Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-34248221621929672872007-12-27T11:56:00.000-08:002007-12-27T11:58:21.319-08:00weeeeee!!!!I got a bicycle! and new running shoes (which i desperately needed)! and some Olay face stuff! and Lush shampoo (which i also desperately needed)! and a chocolate fondue fountain! and socks! lol weeeeeeee! *jumps up and down*Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-46490608637865948352007-12-25T05:46:00.000-08:002007-12-25T05:48:54.480-08:00Merry Christmas!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/x_luthien_x/scaryxmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/x_luthien_x/scaryxmas.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-38675115723289768522007-12-21T13:43:00.000-08:002007-12-21T13:50:54.686-08:00almost done!Presents are almost done. Two more things to pick up and then I'm all done. Apparently walmart is open 24 hours, so we'll probably make a 2am run tonight since we slept until 1ish. <br /><br />Noel's birthday cheesecake turned out pretty good. I thought I didn't put enough sugar into it, but I think it turned out ok after all. He liked his presents, and he hasn't even gotten the one from my parents yet. That one rules. They stole my idea. lol<br /><br />I can't stop eating lately for some reason. I've unofficially switched to maintenance on WW. I'm not at goal yet, but getting dizzy, blacking out and falling down the stairs isn't fun. My doctor suggested letting my body catch up a bit first, before I lose any more weight.. and eat some more.<br /><br />I've been craving spicy foods, so I made a bowl of Chatzilim. Mmm. I almost forgot how good this stuff is. My mom rarely cooks it, and my grandma can't really cook anything anymore.. so I guess it's up to me to keep with the family traditions.Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-79167843050436645092007-12-03T14:02:00.000-08:002007-12-03T15:54:14.928-08:00Some pics from vacationMy 3.5-yo cousin refuses to try on the coat I got her, so I try it on instead. Yes I squeezed into a size 4 toddlers' coat. lol<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v162/33/88/511313167/n511313167_221746_7753.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v162/33/88/511313167/n511313167_221746_7753.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Getting ready for my cousin's wedding. I like my jaw-line in this. My face is looking slimmer<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v162/33/88/511313167/n511313167_221756_2659.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v162/33/88/511313167/n511313167_221756_2659.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />A couple of nice pics of our little tour around the city. Poor Noel is on crutches, but it was still fun :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v162/33/88/511313167/n511313167_221782_6329.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v162/33/88/511313167/n511313167_221782_6329.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v162/33/88/511313167/n511313167_221791_2049.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v162/33/88/511313167/n511313167_221791_2049.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-71857978753501568872007-12-02T06:08:00.001-08:002007-12-02T06:08:59.848-08:00The horrors of our Kiev vacationDay 1: relatives attempt to give us alcohol poisoning using cayenne vodka.<br /><br />Day 2: relatives take us on a tour of an ice field. Noel slips and falls. Trip #1 to hospital = broken knee, torn ligaments.<br /><br />Day 3: Trip #2 to hospital because the pain gets worse.<br /><br />Day 4: Noel sleeps all day on painkillers. I go grocery shopping and cook dinner.<br /><br />Day 5: Noel sleeps all day on painkillers. I go to pick up stuff for my cousin’s wedding. Her maid of honour text messages her that she’s not coming. Cousin cries on my shoulder for hours, then we all play poker. I win lots.<br /><br />Day 6: Cousin’s wedding. Only way I can describe that is: “fast-food wedding”. There was no actual fast food, but everything seemed rushed, processed and unorganized. Still fun though. My younger cousin throws my rechargeable batteries off the balcony so I’m out $40 and can’t take pics. Uncle gets drunk and falls on Noel’s broken leg. Uncle starts punching cab driver on the way home risking us getting shot or something.<br /><br />Day 7: We escape to my grandmother’s. There I get my grandfather’s samovar :D<br /><br />Day 8: Car tour of the city. I take pics of a ‘no cameras’ sign and beyond :D We buy souvenirs.<br /><br />Day 9: Trip #3 to hospital for check up. Everything is healing great, big improvement on Noel’s knee. My uncle buys salty fish and beer to celebrate that. My great-aunt sits on Noel’s leg. I have to sleep on the floor because Noel is in more pain than he was before so he’s taking up the whole couch.<br /><br />Day 10: Trip #4 to hospital. Noel has a dislocated foot, and his knee got twisted again so we’re back to square 1 with that as well. I have food poisoning. Everyone comes over to have a final dinner with us. We shoo them out early and go to sleep.<br /><br />Day 11: we get up at 3am and leave as soon as possible so that nothing else happens to us. In Shithole, I mean.. Schiphole we get dicked around and sent back and forth by the incompetent fucking morons at KLM from one transfer desk to another trying to change our seats. Noel obviously can’t fit in a regular seat with a full-leg brace and a foot that’s swollen to the size of a watermelon. No one can do anything and I have to carry 3 carry-ons (because somehow having 2 bags total the same weight as one bag makes a BIG difference) and push Noel’s wheelchair. When I ask someone to help me get him to the transfer desk they tell me it’s “not far”. Then they send me into the plane carrying almost 40lbs of luggage and pushing a 220-pound guy in a wheelchair up a 30-degree ramp. We do get good seats in the end though and arrive ok. Only one item gets taken away from us at customs (sausage) and we get home and finally rest knowing that we’re safely out of the grasp of whatever was haunting us.<br /><br />I swear I’m never leaving Toronto again.Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-83098379436386533742007-11-16T14:44:00.001-08:002007-11-16T14:45:13.556-08:00New Haircut!<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/luthienbb/loninewhair.jpg">Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-30489486241879698692007-11-15T17:02:00.000-08:002007-11-15T17:09:43.571-08:00Eek.I forgot to have breakfast today.. AND I forgot to take a lunch with me. Not very bright of me. I didn't eat from 9am until 4pm. My doctor would be mad at me if she found out. I'm supposed to eat every 3-4 hours. Well, I only hurt myself by this because by the time I got home I was starving and even though I already ate twice and I'm making myself another meal right now.. I'm getting dizzy like I did last month, and I got a major headache. Must remember to pack a lunch the night before a long day in class. *smacks forehead*<br /><br />I am however getting lots done. Essay for tomorrow is mostly done (I'm about 400 words short right now, with 2/3 of a poem left to analyze). w00t!<br /><br />Then I get to pack all my awesome clothing that now fits me into my awesome bright purpley-pink suitcase and go to sleep early. Damn cats waking me up at 6am.Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-39750225515086448292007-11-14T08:11:00.000-08:002007-11-14T13:43:07.784-08:00Goodbye 170s!!I am happy to report that I'm at my lowest weight since I was 15.<br /><br />Somehow even with the chicken wings and beer on Saturday I managed to lose 1.7lbs and now I am at <span style="font-weight: bold;">168.5lbs</span>. w00t! It took me a little longer this time to go down another 10lbs, almost 3 months instead of 2, but I'm accounting that to being depressed through most of October and hovering around the same 2lbs.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Y</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">A</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Y</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">F</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">O</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">R</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">M</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">E</span>! </span>(this is how I'll celebrate lol)<br /><br />This is just in time for my trip. I tried on my super sexy leather pants last night and they fit perfectly. I remember when I got them as a present for Christmas two years ago, I couldn't even get them past my hips :P Then last year I could get them past the hips but they wouldn't zip up, and then last month they zipped up (Noel zipped them up for me) but I couldn't walk LOL.. and now they fit well :) Which means that I am officially a size 10 :)<br /><br />Noel is coming back home today (counting down the hours, he should be here around 4). I didn't see him for only 2 days but it seems like it's been weeks. *blush*Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634591856178213168.post-17547795266257464442007-11-12T07:39:00.000-08:002007-11-12T08:09:10.462-08:00Starting overI posted in this blog like.. 3 times (couldn't remember my password) and decided to delete the entries (they were over half a year old) and start over again. So OMGz this is a public blog. Scariez!<br /><br />I currently have no readers, but hopefully that'll change soon :P *hint hint*<br /><br />This is supposed to be a fitness blog but I'm not going to post about exercising because I caught the bug that's going around and can't exercise right now. Hopefully that'll change in a day or two, I really want to go swimming. I peeked at the scale and looks like I will have a gain this week. But that's ok. Getting rid of the sickiness is the important thing now.<br /><br />6 days to vacation :)Luthienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389981742342787821noreply@blogger.com2