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[get fit during quarantine?]
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[before]
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[workout partner]
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[smoothie, whipped latte]
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[meals, workout]
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[tired...]
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[2 weeks later...]
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[after]
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[trying chloe ting's workouts]
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hi guys
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I have short hair again
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I took out my extensions a few weeks ago
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for the past two weeks I thought I would try to get fit
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and get back into shape during quarantine
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so I tried Chloe Ting's two weeks shred program
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except I put my own twist to it because I wanted to really focus on
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getting a flatter stomach and strengthening my core
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so I ended up doing a lot of her ab workouts
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ok let's get started
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this is the before a shot of my upper
body
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I had been eating quite a lot during quarantine
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and was barely active prior to starting this workout
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so I was pretty bloated as you can see
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I was at a stage where I felt like I really needed to start working out again
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because of how heavy my body felt
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the first four days of the workout were
definitely the most difficult
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it was almost impossible for me to get through a single workout
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without pausing the video and taking breaks in between
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I'm also pretty sure I have asked a lot of the exercises
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and my posture was not the best
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my body was very sore up until day 5
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so it was honestly a bit daunting
at first
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and I didn't know if I could get through the challenge
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but I managed to push through
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it was just overall very tough
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so if you're struggling in the beginning like I was
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let me just tell you it gets better
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I cut back on a lot of unnecessary
calorie intake during these two weeks so
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instead of eating a big breakfast or
working out on an empty stomach
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i thought it would be a good idea to drink
a simple smoothie for breakfast
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I like blending a scoop of this powder with
sweet potatoes
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and a cup of milk for a creamy smoothie
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another way I've been drinking this is
by making it a whipped latte
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it's similar to dalgona cofee aka
whipped coffee
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except you need heavy whipping cream instead of water
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add a bit of sugar and some heavy whipping cream to a scoop of the greens
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whip it until it's a thick consistency
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and then mix it with a glass of milk
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I'll go into more details about what my meals look like later on in the video
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but first let's get back to the workouts
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starting day 5, I could feel like
we're getting stronger
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and my body was starting to get used to the intensity of the workouts
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my muscles were no longer sore
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and this is when I started to
genuinely enjoy the exercises
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I actually looked forward to exercising every morning
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which is very unusual for me
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i no longer needed to pause the videos and take long breaks
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and I could physically feel my body gaining strength
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which is always an encouraging sign to continue through
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one of the two main problems I
encountered was that
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I got blisters on my feet because I didn't wear any shoes
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so I highly recommend you get a pair of workout shoes to protect your feet
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the second problem that I encountered
was that
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I started experiencing sharp pain in my right hip
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whenever I tried to
raise my foot
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so I put on a tiger balm patch on the affected area
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and decided to take the next day off
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I was worried that this would stop me from finishing the challenge
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but after I took a day off
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the pain was nearly gone
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and I was ready
to get back on my feet the following day
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[my workout partner (my sister)]
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for my meals I had a meal around three
to four pm and skipped dinner
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I would usually have a salad with other side
dishes that my mom cooked for me
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this may not seem like enough food but it's
actually a pretty big meal
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and it was enough to keep me going throughout the
rest of the day
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I finished my workout for today
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but I realized and I wasn't recording
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I guess I'll just do one more workout
just to record it
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my yoga mat has literally become powder
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omg
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towards the end of the challenge I was
really happy with how strong my core had become
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although I still can't do a
single pushup to save my life
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I'm definitely getting better at each of the
exercises
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I was also able to physically see my abs grow more defined each day
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which was very rewarding after these intense workouts
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[after]
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[before, after]
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that's basically it
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today is day 14 and
I just finished my workout
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I feel like I'm a lot more productive when I start my days off with a workout
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so I'm definitely going to try to at least do
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one of her workout videos every morning
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I didn't want to focus on any numbers
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so I didn't weigh myself or measure anything
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I just wanted to focus on how I
looked and how I felt
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by the looks of it my stomach got significantly flatter and more toned
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and I feel a lot stronger and a lot more energized
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than I did two weeks ago before I started this challenge
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overall I'm really happy with
the results
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I think it's easy enough for people to follow along
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but you need a lot of strength and endurance to kind of push through the whole workout
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so yeah I definitely recommend it
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if you guys found this video helpful
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please give this video a thumbs up
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so yeah that's it for today's video
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thank you guys for watching
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and I will see you in my next video. bye!