Online Class Notes (Ally)

What are the changes in your body/your life after going on diet? How do you feel?

Vocabulary

jump through hoops – go through troubles

occupational hazard: “job disease”

cardio: 心肺

high metabolism: 新陈代谢

lavish: 非常大方地；浪费地；极其丰富地;

fatigue: tiredness

spinning out of control: for things that move too quickly and you can’t control anymore

monologue: one person speech

intake: she ru

carbohydrates/carbs: 碳水化物

embark on: start something longterm

session: one time

I feel very difficult to do hiking.

I went to the hospital to do some test about my body.
I went to the hospital to get a body examination.

In the recent one year, I raise about 15 kg.
In the recent year, I gained about 15 kg.

15 kg meat in your body … you look more fat than tall people.
15 kilograms of fat in your body… you would look fatter than tall people.
The fat is evenly spread in your body, so you look skinnier than short people.

It’s lower than the same height.
It’s lower than people with the same height./people my height.

Every year, in the pre-holiday period, I am very busy and hurry at work. Because after a sprint of works finish, I can wantonly enjoy vacation times without pressure and unfinished works anymore. However, in this year, I realised that I can not manage the work stress before the holidays. It felt like “so little time, so much not yet finished”. The anxiety, mood swings, tiredness, muscle tension and difficulty sleeping, from inside to the outside, the whole signals showed that the work-life balance is already out of control.

Every year, in pre-holiday periods, I am usually/always very busy and hurried at work. Because after a sprint of work/projects finishes, I can lavishly enjoy my vacations without pressure and unfinished work. However, in this year, I realised that I can not manage the work stress before the holidays. It felt like “so little time, so much not yet finished” – so little time, to much to do. The anxiety, mood swings, fatigue, muscle tension and difficulty sleeping, from your mind to your body/both mentally and physically, show that the work-life balance is already out of control.

So I think am I no longer young? Sadly, the answer is yes. My body age is 10 years older than the actual age. The work brings a great wealth of experience, while it brings fatness and health problem. Takeout Food and lack of movement are the main cause of work weight. I and my roommate launched a 90 days challenge to lose excess fat and keep it from coming back, aim for slow and steady weight loss 15kg in 3 months. Combine online to offline, from exercise to diet, to help us conquer the fat problems. We start the day in 7:30, 30 to 60 mins working out with rowing machine to burn calories. If the weather’s fine, we’ll go with nike running outside the door. Morning exercise is not only benefit for calories burning, but also improve focus and mental abilities all day long. In the middle of working day, I’ll use WeChat mini program FitFam to attend the 25 mins online yoga. In the evening, we’ll go the gym to do some resistance trainings to creates shape and increases muscle. The 90 days high protein diet is the most difficult part for me. Although more efficient and safer, they tasted bland and insipid, even yucky. But really looking forward to see the result after 90 days. Make us young again.

So I think to myself: am I no longer young/So am I no longer young? Sadly, the answer is no. My body age is 10 years older than my actual age. The work brings a great wealth of experience, while it also brings fat and health problems. Takeout food and lack of exercise are the main causes of work weight. My roommate and I launched/started/began/embarked on a 90-day challenge to lose excess fat and keep it from coming back. We aim for slow and steady weight loss of 15kg in 3 months. Combining online and offline methods, from exercise to diet, we would make the perfect schedule to help us conquer the fat problems. We start the day at 7:30 am, followed by a 30 to 60- minute work out session with rowing machine to burn calories. If the weather’s fine, we’ll go running outdoors with Nike Running. Morning exercise is not only beneficial  for calorie burning, but also helps us improve focus and mental abilities all day long. In the middle of my work day, I’ll use WeChat mini program FitFam to attend the 25 mins online yoga session. In the evening, we’ll go the gym to do some resistance training to shape/tone our muscles and increases muscle content. The 90 day high protein- low calories diet is the most difficult part for me. Although efficient for weight loss and better for your body, the meals taste bland and insipid, even yucky. But I am really looking forward to see the result after 90 days. This challenge will make us young again.

Pronunciation

wealth – not wealthy

health – not healthy

main – mayn = mane

aim – ay+m