Adrian and Emiko; Day 9, number 9, number 9, number 9....

We both got a little sleepy in the afternoon, and wanted to nap, but felt like there was too much on our plates (hehe) to do so. Emiko almost got a migraine, but took some medicine to fight through it. Adrian did his work out first while Emiko rested and let the headache medicine sink in. Once he was done, Emiko began her exercises while still experiencing migraine aura.

After Emiko did about 300 jumps our downstairs neighbor (we live on the top floor) came and knocked on our door and asked what all the "jumpin' around" was about, and to stop it whatever the reason. Emiko apologized guiltily and told him that we had been working out. "Well, go to a gym!" he said. "I'll give you free passes to my gym." Man, he really wanted the noise to stop! Emiko thanked him, politely declined his passes, and decided to stop the jump-roping there at a sad 300. So, next challenge: find a semi-secluded place to do jump-roping somewhere in Oakland!

We have been given two new exercise routines for Week 2. They are called Workout 1 & Workout 2. We alternate between the two workouts each day, and we are also allowed one day of the week as a "rest," where we do just jump-rope. So, without further ado, our exercise accomplishments for Workout 1:

Week 2, Workout 1:
Jump-rope 1000
Squats 3x15
Incline pull-ups 4x5-8
push-ups 4x8-10
curls 3x8-10
side shoulder flys 4x10-12
sit-ups 4x10-15

Adrian
Jump-rope 1,000
Squats 3x15 (He actually completely forgot to do these, and only remembered when he saw Emiko doing them. "Oh shit, we have to do squats?"?)
Incline pull-ups 4x8
Push-ups 10/10/8/8
Bicep Curls 3x10
Side Shoulder Fly 10/10/6/9.5
Sit-ups 15/20/15/15 (we both did an extra 5 reps without even telling each other...weird, huh?)

Emiko
jump-rope 300
Squats 3x15
Incline pull-ups 4x8
Pushups 8/10/10/8
Curls 3x10
Side Shoulder fly 5/9/5/5
Sit-ups 15/15/15/20

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Today's meals:

Breakfast:
A bowl of quick-rolled oats w/almond slices, a sprinkle of cinnamon & milk (tasted like paste with almond slices)
A plate of steamed broccoli and cauliflower
1 hard boiled egg each

Morning snack :
Shared a red pear

Lunch:
Tuna salad w/shredded lettuce & red cabbage, onions, green onions, tomatoes, cilantro, low-fat dressing, pepper, a dash of apple cider vinegar (so much tuna...)
Baked whole wheat pita chips w/salsa from yesterday

Afternoon snack:
Another shared pear

Dinner (Adrian)
Salad with shredded lettuce & red cabbage, tomatoes & ham (running out of ideas...)
grapes
Green/Chai tea, egg white w/pepper
Sliced bananas in milk

Dinner (Emiko)
Throat Coat tea
2 egg whites w/ pepper
Apple
Banana
Milk
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Emiko:
Some recent and scary news: two of my coworkers were held up at gun point last night while they were beginning to close up the cafe. Two men strolled in right at closing time, told them and the two remaining customers to get into the back room and cough up their money and the money from the register. Pretty frightening, but I talked to one of those two ladies who were working last night, and she said that it was not as bad as it could have been. But that's because they are brave and somehow kept their cool (and suspected the gun might have been fake, but didn't want to risk it). It still freaks me out! Here's the article if you're interested.

Goodnight everyone!
Adrian & Emiko

Quote of the Day:

Emiko (after hearing a noise outside at 10:02pm): "oh my god, why is someone using a staple gun right now?!"

Adrian: "Maybe they're stapling their butt-cheeks together."