PB

Hit the dusty trail again.

We went further this time..

 13.4 miles baby! 

It was so beautiful

and it would of been nice to go further 

but the sun was setting and we didn't bring any food.

Incline on a fixed gear,

going long distance is a bitch.

I fell behind on the way back to the car cause I was so tired

and the turns and incline killed me.

 

 

 

Volume

Right now at Ulta,

select Sexyhair items are on sale so I picked up a bigsexyhair spray mousse.

My hair lacks volume so help is much needed.

This is how my hair looked after blow drying my hair upside down.

My hair felt kind of tacky but volumized,

and it was much easier to give my hair a higher lift after tousling it because of all the texture.

And this is my finished look.

I know putting my hair into a ponytail doesn't showcase any volume

but it was way too hot to leave my hair down today.

However,

the texture did really help in creating a more polished ponytail with some volume on top;

my hair is usually really slippery and hard to work with.

Coldstone!
..we had some

Trailin'

Sam and I hit the trails on our fixies today for the first time.

We went with some family members and it was a blast.

I was surprised how much fun I had cause I'm usually not an outdoors person,

but riding on the trails is an exception.

I switched out my handle bar and seat to black ones.

I got tired of the pink and blue real quick,

and the riser bar wasn't as nice as I thought it'd be.

I'm going buy black tires once I need to replace mine.

Posing with Sam's little brother.

Isn't he a little cutie?

Here's Sam and his beloved bike lol.

Throwing rocks with Sam's little brother..

Can't wait to go back!

Random

Booty

I took all these shots in the best angle and pose possible lol.

 

 

 

Meaty

I've lost a few pounds of water weight this past week.

Feeling lighter lol.

Operation: Lumpy back is in full effect!

Papa and baby

More Bbq today

 The recipe called for soy sauce but I substituted it with liquid aminos.

The funky smell from the liquid aminos lingers on the cooked chicken but it tastes fine

(they're sliced to see if they're cooked all the way through).

TRI TIP!

I love tri tip.

Sam cooked them to a perfect medium.

Juicy.

 

Sticky

With a few adjustments,

I've been getting back on track with my physique.

My abs are coming back slowly 

but I still feel fat and I'm still far from where I was before I started gaining fat.

I just hope I can keep this up.

Look!

I got Sam to stretch out with me after our workout today!

Hopefully he'll strain his muscles less frequently as he stretches with me more often.

 

Little kiss, big kiss

As promised,

here is a video of me benching 105lbs.

I didn't get the 8 reps I wanted but I did do one more rep than last week.

I think I could have gotten seven if I had a spot for security 

(Sam was recording).

http://youtu.be/1sgUUxO2j5I

I tried out my foam rollers on Saturday cause I had extra time

and I think my hair turned out well.

As soon as I took out all the rollers..

After a little bit of products and styling..

My hair is super long.

I want to cut it myself again but

I just haven't gotten around to it.

And lastly,

a closer look at my makeup.

I made faux castle burgers for Sam and David last Friday.

They were a hit!

I enjoy feeding people haha.

My most recent drugstore.com haul..

I've been running low on a couple things and my tweezers broke 

so I bought a few things with my $5 off coupon.

Earth Science's clarifying line gets really good reveiws on both drugstore.com and makeupalley;

I have high hopes that the cleanser and toner will deliever for me.

Sam, David and I made ice cream in a bag today.

It was a delicious success.

We used 2% milk so the texture was more like froyo than ice cream.

Yoshi was sad because he couldn't have any

 

 

I love dogs

About two months ago,
I've stopped taking preworkouts.
They never really did much for me in the first place...
I'd get a rush for five minutes as soon as I take a preworkout then it's like I never took anything at all.
I'm pretty sure I took preworkouts for as long as I did because it made me think I could lift more or something, and I'd have a shitty workout if I stopped taking it.
But actually,
I'm fine without taking a preworkout and it hasen't affected my performance at all.
It was like a crutch, I guess.

Broke another personal best today!
I benched 95 lbs (bar+25 on each side) for 8 reps last week,
and I benched 105 lbs for 5 reps today!
I want to go for 8 reps with 105 lbs next week
and hopefully I'll remember to record it.

Sam and I haven't taken any pictures together in a while so we took some together today.
I think we've both made a ton of improvements together.

I also didn't wear any makeup to the gym today..
My pastor was telling me how I'll regret wearing makeup at a young age when I get older.
It wasn't news to me, but now that I'm older, I've been more concerned with my skin.
I have genetics on my side cause my mom looks young for her age
but that doesn't give me a reason to take my skin for granted.
I'm going to try to limit my makeup usage to 2-3 times a week.

The neighbor's dog got into our yard while they were out so Sam and I watched after her for a little while.
We let Yoshi play with her and it was so cute watching them chase each other.
I want another dog lol.

I saw this yesterday on Pinterest and it made me so sad.

I'd adopt another dog right now if I could.


Night.

This pretty much sums up why I prefer the night.

World star

Sam and I went to Arden Mall today.
Not to shop, but to walk around and people watch..
We ended up watching a guy get tasered by a cop for harassing him and belligerence.

Then Sam and I ended the day with a night ride with the brothers.
We explored the neighborhood and rode in the streets at high speeds.
Riding in the streets is still scary but it isn't so bad at night when there aren't as many cars out.
I prefer the cool night air too.

Overall,
I'd say today was a good day.
I wish my allergies would go away.

Here is my OOTD.
I like how my legs look in these shorts.