Healthy Updates (week of September 8th)
This week has been a lot better thankfully. I was able to pinpoint specific issues with my diet and I feel like I hit the nail right on the head. I was even able to go back to evaluating my old meal plans from 2017 and 2018 and understood why I couldn’t lose weight properly. I was eating too much fruit, a lot of hidden sugars and a lot of processed carbs. It happened in 2 cases: (1) I didn’t think a food was that processed, I had it in my mind that it’s healthy, (2) I binged on weekends on processed junk and that would ruin my whole week. In fall of 2016 I managed to shed off fat at a great pace because I was limiting my intake of fruit, processed carbs and sugar (even though I don’t agree with my caloric restriction I followed back then).
Some good changes/maintenances I accomplished this week:
(1) I’m starting to follow a diet that is very loosely based off of the keto diet but not the same (I’m essentially eating more fats, and proteins too, and am cutting out processed/hidden sugars and carbs and am limiting my fruit intake). I’m still eating carbs but nothing from processed sources. And if I crave something unhealthy (chocolate or pizza) I made a keto version of it (which tasted delicious btw and didn’t make me feel deprived).
(2) I am taking a tablespoon of flax seed oil in the morning. I’m taking biotin gummies and a multivitamin tablet.
(3) I consumed no sugar this week.
(4) I learned about foods that have hidden sugars. I had no idea that a latte from Starbucks could pack on so much sugar. Even those chicken nuggets I thought were healthy are actually coated with processed carby breadcrumbs. And that’s not from the syrup, even the milk is loaded with sugar. I’ll start asking for almond milk or making my own at home with it.
(5) Sleep is still on point.
(6) I have exams coming up and am managing my stress efficiently. I am studying smart instead of studying hard.
(7) My anger is greatly tamed thankfully, and I’m getting better at it.
(8) Consuming high fats makes my skin look amazing (pink, healthy and plump), combined with my skin care routine. However my skin does get pretty oily. I make sure to blot it so that it’s oil free. Once my skin has less oil, it honestly looks amazing, like my cheeks and mouth are a perfect pink and I have a healthy glow (I had bad skin growing up so this surprises me).
(9) My hair looks great too, I’ve been using a “pseudo-blowdrying tool” (it makes your hair look like it’s been blowdried but it’s no the same). It makes it look smooth and gives the perfect wave and thickness (not too poofy an dry, not too straight and oily). It’s just perfect. And when my hair isn’t coated with oil it brings out my natural hair color (I naturally have medium brown hair with blonde highlights/tones and it looks really nice when it stands out).
(10) I’ve been drinking more tea this week and have tried new flavors (apple, berry and hibiscus blend which tastes amazing). I’ve also noticed that matcha is amazing for my skin (clears it up and makes it look radiant).
(11) I decided to invest in my looks for a bit. I decided to give myself a nice manicure and pedicure with a glass nail file/buffer I had purchased (no polish). They look amazing. Plus I decided to gel and comb my brows and it makes them look much better and neater (it tidies them up so the strands aren’t clumped up). My eyebrows look more symmetrical and make me look more youthful in a way.
(12) I’m maintaining a peppy and happy personality.
What can improve:
I think with what I have going on, I don’t think I should change much, just maintain.
Goals for this week:
Again, simply maintenance. I want to make new keto recipes. Also in terms of the beauty department I want to look into hair removal methods (I have sensitive skin so it’s hard to find the best hair removal method). Also I want to be more comfortable with my body, but that can’t happen until I get my health on point.
~HEALTH IS WEALTH~
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Kang Daniel | Soulmate!AU | Taste
prompt: when you aren’t eating anything, you taste whatever your soulmate tastes.
note: this was inspired by me actually waking up to the taste of toothpaste and gummy worms lmao.
even though you could only taste what your soulmate is eating when you aren't eating, you lived a relatively normal life - the two of you seemed to eat meals around the same times
but when you were a kid, you remember trying to eat chocolate to compete with the taste of gummy snacks
then you would just taste more and more fruity things so you always ended up giving up
also when you were a kid, you’d go around asking the boys in your classes if they were your soulmate every time you saw them eat gummy worms or fruit snacks
you’d grab their snacks away from them and eat chips or something, asking if they tasted it, too lol
but you were left disappointed every time so you swore to stop doing that because you were left with a really big pile of sweets lmao
eventually you went off to high school, which was fun but in the case of finding your soulmate...uneventful
you started to pick up on his eating patterns
you knew he was celebrating whenever you tasted beef and you noticed that he ate a lot of it because the taste remained in your mouth for a long time
you also tasted instant ramyeon too much - you'd scold him for that when you met him
you hoped your soulmate had a tolerance for a lot of different tastes because those were your favorite things to snack on and he was stuck with those tastes
sometimes you woke up to the taste of toothpaste and gummy worms, wondering how the heck that combination of tastes came to be
in your last year of high school, a student from Busan transferred into your grade
but he was in a different class so you never thought to pay much mind to him
until one day in the cafeteria, you were eating your homepacked lunch that your mom made for you because you got a good grade on your last exam
so you were eating your own special little bento while everyone else around you was stuck with cafeteria food bwaHAHAHA
you were humming happily while your friends scowled at you in jealousy
of course you were too ecstatic to care, popping more food into your mouth
then bam, a really big burst of garlic flavor was all you could taste
you took a bottle of water hurriedly to drown it out when you heard someone gag and grunt near you
you turned around to see the new student from Busan about to sit at his table with his lunch tray in hand
he was making a miserable face and his friends were looking at him like he was crazy
“my soulmate must have eaten a lot of garlic just now, gah”
you were a bit shook - what were the chances of his soulmate eating garlic at the same time you did???
but you didn’t want to seem crazy like before so you finished your lunch quickly, keeping your eye on Busan boy for the rest of the period
you also stopped eating so you would be able to taste whatever he was eating just in case it was really him
eventually, he finished and turned to his friends with a happy grin, taking out a whole bunch of packets of food
“ya, stop eating so many sweet things”
looks like he befriended the motherly jisung
you were even more shook to see that they were all gummy snacks, so you intently continued to watch him
he ignored his friend and opened the packets happily, eating them without a care in the world
that’s when it hit you
a citrusy taste as he ate the egg-looking gummy snack
that confirmed it for you, so you decided to walk up to his table and introduce yourself
he was really flustered by your sudden appearance but smiled at you brightly nevertheless
his bright-as-the-sun smile sent all your confidence to the gutter as you started to sputter out how you used to steal boys’ snacks to see if they were your soulmate
to be honest, he wasn’t really listening - he was too amazed at how stunning you looked
“wow, pretty”
he kinda muttered that too loudly
that shut you up and you asked him to repeat himself, earning snickers from his friends
“ah, uh, i just said you’re really pretty”
wow, if this was really your soulmate, you really scored
so to prove it, you took away Daniel’s gummy snacks (“hey, wait…!”) and took one of his friend’s bag of chips quickly
it was jaehwan’s bag of chips btw - he whined to minhyun lmao
you took out a few chips and shoved them into your mouth, leaving daniel to gasp
1) at your unabashedness & 2) at the fact that he could taste the chips
“do you taste them?”
he nodded, still in shock
“oh thank goodness, this would’ve been so awkward if you weren’t my soulmate”
and that seemed to get him out of his daze
“wow, you’re my soulmate! i’m daniel!”
you guys became the cutest couple and formed a best friendship that could rival ongniel
you also scolded him for everything you promised yourself you would
“all those gummy worms??? we were like four years old???”
“listen…”
“and don’t get me started on all that instant ramyeon!!!”
that didn’t stop him though and at times, you’d taste instant ramyeon at literally 8 in the morning so you’d call him screaming to eat healthier
but food trip dates were so fun!!!
sometimes when you guys would go on dates, you’d eat whatever each other was allergic to so the other could experience it, too
daniel wondered what a certain taste was, and you told him it was shrimp - through you, he could taste seafood all he wanted to
but this soulmate connection wasn’t good for surprises
you were baking him a cake once the night before his birthday, and you licked the batter off a spoon
you bet he tasted that
so when you went to give him the cake the next day, he already expected it, wiggling his eyebrows
you’d have to be more careful next time
daniel eventually told you that the first thing he'd do in the morning after brushing his teeth would be to eat gummy worms or some other kind of gummy candy
you wondered how he didn't have cavities
in conclusion, one of the best things in the world (food) brought you to the best thing in your world (kang daniel)
bonus: your parents showed him pictures of you smiling sheepishly with all the candy you collected in elementary school
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1-98 weird asks!
First off: Thank you so much! I’m very excited to answer all of these :)
Second off: Let’s begin
1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans?
Coffee Mugs
2. chocolate bars or lollipops?
lollipops for sure
3. bubblegum or cotton candy?
bubblegum! (though i do love cotton candy)
4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you?
honestly I’m not sure. I’m sure it was something about me being quite and bad at participating
5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups?
(reusable) Plastic cups
6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear?
I love the look of pastel
but I think I dress more preppy ? with a hint of grunge(maybe goth)
7. earbuds or headphones?
I wear earbuds more often but I do prefer headphones
8. movies or tv shows?
MOVIES
9. favorite smell in the summer?
how the pool smells and sunscreen
10. game you were best at in p.e.?
none. P.E. was awful.
Stick to the back and hope the ball doesn’t come at me, that’s how I lived.
11. what you have for breakfast on an average day?
Cereal. I am a simple woman
12. name of your favorite playlist?
currently it is my “Jean + Scott angst (and love)” playlist off spotify
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3VAC9t28sIrgO7Y4os5a34
13. lanyard or key ring?
key ring
14. favorite non-chocolate candy?
anything gummy but more specifically gummy worms
15. favorite book you read as a school assignment?
Wide Sargasso Sea
If you like Gothic novels with some unrequited love and desire… hit this book up. Look up the plot of Jane Erye first.. it’s like a prequel. Btw I hated Jane Erye. But love Wide Sargasso Sea. Lots of symbolism and even witch craft
16. most comfortable position to sit in?
Legs stretched out, both on the ground
17. most frequently worn pair of shoes?
My black tennis shoes. Very comfortable
18. ideal weather?
Fall weather. Wind and sunshine
19. sleeping position?
Usually on my right side. But I wake up on my back
20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)?
Laptop
21. obsession from childhood?
Barbie dolls! and my little pony+ littlest pet shop
22. role model?
This is a hard one because I don’t really have anyone. But I guess Dan Aykroyd (my senior quote is from him)
23. strange habits?
biting the inside of my mouth, fidgeting + folding up papers that are given to me (like in mass), and chewing my straws
24. favorite crystal?
Rose quartz and orange Calcite
25. first song you remember hearing?
Here Comes the Sun
My mom used to sing it in the morning to wake up my sister and me
26. favorite activity to do in warm weather?
Swim
Or walk/ride my bike to the library
27. favorite activity to do in cold weather?
curl up in a blanket and stay inside
28. five songs to describe you?
(In no order)
Not Today by Twenty One Pilots
Wow, I’m Not Crazy by AJR
xanny by Billie Eilish
I’m In Love With My Car by Queen
Why Do You Feel So Down by Declan McKenna
29. best way to bond with you?
Going shopping (clothes or other). This way we can chat and also have something to do
30. places that you find sacred?
The library and church
31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names?
idk full outfit but my black pleated skirt makes me feel good
32. top five favorite vines?
In no order
*girl vapes* wow
I smell like beef
Lets’s tell each other secrets. I’ll go first, I hate you.
Chris is that a weed?!
This is how I enter my house. What’s up fuckers?!
33. most used phrase in your phone?
omg
34. advertisements you have stuck in your head?
that one for the shampoo made for curly hair. and it goes “That’s curl power”
35. average time you fall asleep?
11 or 12 during the week. 1 or 2 for weekends
36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing?
Rage comics. idk which specifically. But i used to run a rage comic meme account. I was pretty popular ;)
37. suitcase or duffel bag?
suitcase
38. lemonade or tea?
lemonade (though i do LOVE tea)
39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?
Lemon cakes
40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school?
omg so. There was this girl who told on this other girl for cheating on a test. Then like the whole grade just ganged up on this other girl and started calling her “the snitch” because the cheater’s friend group started saying “snitches get stitches” (lol even tho i went to an all girls, majority white + prissy + upper class, catholic school but go off) that went on for too long.
at some party they started to chant “snitches get stitches”
the girl who started the chant then got suspended
41. last person you texted?
my ex. (it was a good breakup)
42. jacket pockets or pants pockets?
jacket pockets
43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?
hoodie
44. favorite scent for soap?
strawberry
45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?
sci-fi (lmao x-men is under sci-fi at the library. so it counts)
46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in?
XL t-shirt from giving blood and some very loose pajama shorts
47. favorite type of cheese?
American
48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?
Mango (I eat enough to turn into one)
49. what saying or quote do you live by?
“Comparison will kill you”
50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have?
OMG so there was this big spider web. And me and a friend thought it would be funny to call another friend over. And then be like “’lol u just walked passed a huge spider”–we didn’t think she would walk into it or near it because it was right by the edge of a lake we were by. So we call her over and this girl starts sprinting over toward us and RIGHT toward the spider web, and she had this big smile. And my friend and I yelled at her to stop. And when we were laughing saying she was about to run into a spider web and showed her the big spider, she began to freak out (maybe even cry).
She was okay after the shock and fear wore off.
I literally have tears in my eyes from typing this
51. current stresses?
My friend moving away really far
Starting school
making new friends
52. favorite font?
I honestly don’t have one
53. what is the current state of your hands?
kinda dry
54. what did you learn from your first job?
That I really love kids
55. favorite fairy tale?
Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel
56. favorite tradition?
Every one of my family’s Christmas traditions
57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome?
My self doubt
sharing my art + writing
My self confidence + learning my worth
58. four talents you’re proud of having?
I can play the piano
I can draw and paint
I can embroider and sew (not well but I have fun)
I can write pretty creative stories
59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be?
“Oh gosh, now what?”
60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?
Magical Girl Anime
61. favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.?
Darjeeling Limited directed by Wes Anderson: “What’s wrong with you?” / “Let me think about that. I’ll tell you the next time I see you.” / “Sure, tell me then.” / “Thanks for using me.” / “You’re Welcome.”
62. seven characters you relate to?
Will from Stranger Things (with the whole not wanting to give up “childish things” and other stuff his friends are growing out of)
David Wong from John Dies at the End (with how he handles the situation and thinks)
Molly from Booksmart (not the going to a great college or being super smart + looking down on people part. But wanting to go to a party and flirt with cute boys)
Erin from Derry Girls (Tbh, I relate to all the main girls in this show)
Eric from That 70s Show (sometimes)
A mix between Ben and Andy from Parks and Rec
63. five songs that would play in your club?
Good Old Fashion Lover Boy by Queen
Dance, Baby! by Boy Pablo
Hooked On A Feeling by Blue Swede
Fake Happy by Paramore
Sober Up by AJR
64. favorite website from your childhood?
Club Penguin and Webkinz
65. any permanent scars?
On my knees from falling as a child. A small scar under my eye from a dog bite
66. favorite flower(s)?
Roses and Daisies
67. good luck charms?
I wear this necklace a friend gave me when I am nervous
68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?
Green Tea flavored Mochi is kinda nasty to me
69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned?
Dan Aykroyd lost his wallet that he always kept chained to his belt. He was freaking out and searching all over while John Belushi was laughing his butt off
70. left or right handed?
right
71. least favorite pattern?
anything with too many circles / holes
72. worst subject?
Anything Science related
73. favorite weird flavor combo?
idk but do NOT try lemonade with Doritos. it taste like throw up
I’ve made this mistake twice
74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen?
it has to be an 7 or so
75. when did you lose your first tooth?
gosh, i’m not sure
76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?
tator tots
77. best plant to grow on a windowsill?
this is a question for my sister
78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?
I regularly buy sushi from a grocery store so that works
the grocery store I go to has a sushi bar and has fresh sushi every day
79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo?
tbh they both looks kinda good.. not to BRAG. but i guess driver’s license
80. earth tones or jewel tones?
Earth tones
81. fireflies or lightning bugs?
fireflies
82. pc or console?
pc
83. writing or drawing?
BOTH BOTH BOTH BOTH BOTH
both
84. podcasts or talk radio?
podcast – no commercials
84. barbie or polly pocket?
Barbie all the WAY! Though I do love me a good polly pocket
85. fairy tales or mythology?
Fair Tales
86. cookies or cupcakes?
Cookies
though i like making cupcakes more
87. your greatest fear?
Being kidnapped and never being found
88. your greatest wish?
To find my ideal man
89. who would you put before everyone else?
Anyone in my family
90. luckiest mistake?
Thinking a test is sooner so I study. But then ending up having another day to study as well.
91. boxes or bags?
Boxes
92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights?
lamps
(maybe some fairy lights in the background)
93. nicknames?
My real name is Veronica but I go by Ronni
Ron Ron, Gonni, Ronica
94. favorite season?
Fall
95. favorite app on your phone?
music
96. desktop background?
I’m a Kaneki slut (Tokyo Ghoul)
97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized?
two
98. favorite historical era?
style wise: 1800 rococo -- Marie Antoinette period
media wise: 1970s
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