 Come back to my channel. Today's video is going to be my year-end review. This is week 52 of my fitness journey. I cannot believe I've been working out pretty much the entire year on a schedule. I think that is mind-blowing. I do have very good self-discipline, I think is the right word for it. I still can't believe it just because, I don't know, I just, I couldn't really see myself be like into working out and staying on a schedule. But then, however, I did dance for many years and that was a form of exercise. I just wanna say I'm really proud of myself. In this video, I'm going to be going over what I did this past week, kind of give you some updates and a lot of comparison photos because I think you guys really enjoy that. I like watching it. I'm going to be talking about my booty, my stomach, my stretch marks, and then I will wrap up the video. Also, I did wanna say that I am back onto Chloe Ting's workout plan. You can view all of her workout plans on her website. This is not sponsored, this is not affiliated. She does know of me, but I genuinely really like her workouts as well as Pamela Reef, which in the future, I'm going to have a video kind of comparing the two because I'm such a fan of both of them. So I'm gonna jump into what I did this past week really quickly. I don't have a lot of b-roll just because there's some of these workouts that are very repetitive, like the warm-up and the cool-down, which I already filmed on Saturday. If you haven't seen my Saturday vlog, it's the day in the life video. It's the one above this video that I just previously posted. So check out that video if you wanna see me do the warm-up and cool-down on Saturday. I worked out on Saturday instead of Monday because Monday had lunch with my boss and I wanted my hair to be good. My curls are kind of like already out. Yeah, I wanted to curl my hair and stuff just because I don't really go anywhere a lot and I was like, I might as well put some more effort into my outfit and hair. So I decided to work out on Saturday instead of Monday. So on Monday, my hair would be really good and look cute. So on Saturday, I did the warm-up, which is eight minutes, the 15 minute hit full body. Guys, that is so hard for me. I don't know why it's just so hard. And then the abs, flat belly, not as challenging as I would want it to be, but I still continued on. The booty and legs, oh my gosh, guys, that was crazy. And then do this after a workout. It's the 15 minute stretch. Honestly, I think the stretch is just way too long. So I kind of just do whatever I want during that time. The booty and legs, I do it with a booty band, like a resistance band, it's one of Chloe Ting's. And then I also do it with a weight and my butt was so sore for like a good two days after that one. So after Saturday, I was like so freaking sore. And then moving on to Sunday. Sunday was an easier, no it wasn't. Sunday was actually a really hard day. So Sunday I did the warm-up again, kind of repetitive. I did the tone arms, that was like okay. I mean, it could have been a little bit more challenging, but what the really challenging exercise was, was the arms and upper body with weights. Oh my gosh, like I feel like I died during that because I don't know, I was probably holding like too heavy of weights, but that's what we had. We have three pound weights and eight pound weights. And apparently we have 10 pound weights in the garage and like we have other heavier ones. But if I did these workouts with like three pounds, like I feel like I would feel nothing. So I had to use the eight pound weights and that was so difficult. And like my arms, they felt it. Monday didn't work out unusually because I had lunch and a few other things to do that day. And then Tuesday I don't workout because that's my normal work day. I just take Tuesdays off. Wednesday, I did the warmup routine. The 15 minute full body hit in the abs. That one's kind of repetitive as well with the do this after a workout, which I kind of just do whatever I want to do. And then today, Friday, I'm going to do, I'm filming this before I'm doing the workout, but it looks like a pretty challenging workout day. It's the warmup, the booty workout, then the booty burn. Oh my gosh, I'm going to be so sore. And then six pack abs. I'm hoping this abs workout is a little bit better, like more challenging because honestly, the other one, and I don't know, I just wasn't feeling that one. But overall, I feel great this week, despite the fact that I'm going to start my period, like today or tomorrow probably. Moving on to the updates photos from like a year ago till now. I'm so excited to show you guys. So first I'm just going to start off with a last week versus this week. So Alex on the left was last week and Alex on the right is this week. And then here is the side view of that. And then here is pre-workout, Alex. This was taken a year ago. So Alex on the left is pre-workout, Alex a year ago. And then on the right is Alex now. And then here is the side view of that. And then I also wanted to include some photos where I'm not like flexing or like tightening my abs, you know? So on the left is pre-workout, Alex a year ago. And then on the right is just Alex relaxed and everything. You can definitely tell I still have like lower abs to work on. Honestly, I think what it boils down to is abs are made in the kitchen. It's because I have my cookies, my chips, like stuff like that, not the best stuff. I've tried to monitor that and like cut some out but definitely do not restrict yourself because that's not healthy for you mentally, physically. Well, it's not healthy for you physically but mentally and emotionally, just don't cut that stuff out because like life's too short, you know? So yeah, so I still have a stomach but that's fine. And I don't know if I said this already but here's the side view of that. I've lost a lot of weight up here but also like I hate having this mini fat roll on the top because it's just kind of annoying, especially like my back fat too. It's definitely decreased but like I want it decreased more just because I don't know about you but like when you can feel like the back fat when you walk it is the most uncomfortable feeling ever. Like that is one of the main reasons why I started working out. Another reason why I started working out and I think I've already said this a lot but my stretch marks. So I'm going to put on the screen some photos of like my stretch mark progress I guess. They've definitely gone away really well. I don't know how but I've definitely seen some really good progress with just losing some weight around my hip areas. They just like look amazing and I'm really proud of how far I've come in that department. So here are some photos of my stretch marks and their progression. Obviously the one on the right is now and then the one furthest to the left is like the oldest photo. I don't know exactly when. The dates might be on the screen but I just don't know because I haven't edited this yet. And then here is some progress photos of my booty. I think it's come pretty far. I don't know if this is just what I've heard somewhere but I heard that like Asians don't really have like big butts. I don't know that sounds kind of funny but anyway on the left is Alex's booty like from a while ago versus compared to now. I don't know if you can tell in these photos I can't really, I don't think I can but I definitely like feel stronger there and when I look at it, I see a difference like in real life. Yeah, those are my photos from the year of working out some goals that I have this year. Well, first of all, what I'm really happy with is my arms. I finally feel like my arms aren't like balloons. I don't know. One of my, I just didn't like strapless things because I felt like my arms were just like so flabby but now I feel like they're more muscular. I'm really happy with like my arms and my, what is this called like armpit fat? I don't know. Again, I saw this TikTok where it said like Asians have like more armpit fat. I'm like, that is so true. But yeah, I have less armpit fat. Another thing that I'm really happy about when it comes to this journey is my legs. I love my legs. They look great. I don't have any complaints about what my legs look like and honestly I feel like they're the best looking thing on my body. They lost a lot of fat and I can tell they're just like amazing but some focus points that I wanna work on is definitely like the mid region. Like I really wanna focus on that more and I wanna focus on my back. I really wanna work on my back and toning that. I don't really know how I'm gonna do that. Another goal that I have, maybe once everything is like calm down with like COVID and stuff, I do wanna try going to a gym just to see even though I'll be like so nervous and like I'll most likely be alone. So I'll be like, yo, hi, and be like super awkward and probably do things like incorrectly and just like look silly but I definitely wanna try that just to try something new and maybe like meet gym friends. I don't know. Yeah, I think that's about it. Oh, also I've discovered my favorite workout gear is from Kick-Ass. It's just so light. I'm wearing it now. It makes you look so good. I really like this shade of pink and they're just so soft but they're not like too nylon-y. I don't know but definitely Kick-Ass is my favorite workout brand. I really like the way they fit. I just wish that like my upper fat role like wasn't accentuated as much but it is what it is. Overall, this year has been so fun and I love getting your guys' feedback and inspiring you to work out and stuff. I hope you guys enjoyed this video. Make sure to give it a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel for more workout updates and me trying new things. I think that's about it for this fitness update. Year in review. I hope I included everything you probably would wanna see and I will see you guys in my next video. Bye.