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my first personal training session was really fun. i thought it would have been longer and was intimidated by that possibility but nope, james is a fitness guru and condensed it.

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i look like some advertisement for budweiser. the hat fully sets it off. it’s JD. i have a ton of them from wakestock. if you visit adventurehouse you leave with one.

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side squats are fun, you start off all braggarty cocky then you turn into james’ nonna lumbering like a pathetic wimp. i am severely competitive so every exercise i did and came back to no matter how hard it was to tackle again i pushed myself. i am competing with my colleague who is also being abused by TMR (by joseph) and after every move i ask if i am doing better than him. I AM.

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they’re similar to a dance move from jazz, lindys?

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they kick your ass.

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all that eating and boozing…

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gotta work it off somehow. i’m old? ugly? fine then. lets see you do something about your looks.

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i look like a grasshopper.

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i’m actually rocking quite the hangover here, more so lack of sleep. james ripped me for putting on make up. uhh dude, do you want me to look like gargamel from the smurfs in these fitness pictures i didn’t know you wanted a seahag for a spokesmodel hahaha.

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i am the johnny knoxville of exercise.

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mirrors are very important to working out, checking on your form and your cute faces.

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ugh my favourite part.

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so hard. i also have a carpal tunnel sore spot on my left wrist (all for you blog) so it hurts to do push ups. james let me do some girl ones. at this point in my head i thought he might let me not do any but nope, forced me. all you need in life is a push.

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i said push and i’m talking about push ups. i’m like, real smart.

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james was trying to get me in the zone but then he referred to himself as splash pants and i lost it. oh that was later on maybe during the plank.

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my hair is a constantly changing flock of seagulls mess.

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i’m going to get another tattoo on my arm. either raymi, raymitheminx, or minx. which one?

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pictures from my body analysis made me realise i need to work on my posture a lot more and be camera ready at all times ALL TIMES.

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impressive much?

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i’m glad there isn’t a video of this. hmm maybe there is i’ll have to check.

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you haven’t lived until you’ve done astroturf push ups. i sweated all over that shit.

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do you think personal trainers are secret masochists?

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oh jesus.

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no pain no gain for the insane.

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i’m super flexible.

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and secretly stacked. all smoke n mirrors baby.

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how many pounds are those i didn’t ask. that’s a 2 or a 5 i see.

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i summon THE POWER OF GRAYSKUUUUUULLLLLL!

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i don’t lose.

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five pounds phew now i’m way less embarrassed. haters come and get it i will put you through a wall.

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this part is scary. then fun. then scary again. we had a minor issue in counting 12 1 1 2. two seconds resistance hold for one second then two seconds extending.

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check your form. i’m so pasty. time to hit luxe in lib vill.

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joseph comes over to join in the reindeer games.

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by now i am mangled, my legs are totally heavy so the side squats are no longer fun at all other than james calling me a grandma. f&#&*&^! i’ll show you. abuse is a motivator.

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i did look pretty inelegant to be fair.

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had to rest against the wall i almost fell over. so weak.

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oh hi didn’t see you come in.

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give me that %#&%^ water now!

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the plank. it’s hard. especially when the word splash pants gets whispered into your ear and james does tough talk. he swore at me! i found it hysterical. so i was rewarded with extra sets of planks. lesson learned.

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exercise is perverse eh. somewhat the point, right?

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oh man this again. going back at it another round is intense. you’re supposed to do it slow too. so hard. but i did it because i am a machine.

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effortlessly like a swan, or a gazelle, at first.

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curls. a fave. you look skinny with your arms at your sides like that from dead on. i may have fallen in love with myself again.

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james says i am relatively in shape for my lifestyle and diet.

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i’ve been pullin’ out the big guns in life lately. big guns as in dimples. last night i broke a thousand bay street hearts.

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PRODUCT PLACEMENTTTTTTTT. proud and happy to share it.

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work out over jungle gym play time.

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james used to be a fat beast. over 200lbs. i am dying to see a before photo.

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i want to get a hot pink hello kitty towel. i will let one of you buy me one as a christmas or ten year anniversary gift. the more chio the better.

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i still can’t jump high to save my life. long legs fail.

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paaaaaaathetic.

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Hate hate hate hate hate
I don’t care what these chicks say
I don’t even look their way
Look their way look their way
Hate hate hate hate hate
I don’t care what these chicks say
I don’t even look their way
Look their way look their way

Every time I walk in the club
They hating on me cuz they know I look good
My hair done right and my dress real tight
All eyes on me I took the night.

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mmmmmmmmmmmmm.

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good work team.

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dear lesbians, seriously, inquiring minds (this one) want to know, am i attractive to you?

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not allowed to wear these next time. i had my gallaz too but figured there wouldn’t be a lot of foot work. meh.

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i still think this scale is majorly off. like five pounds off.

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diva outtie.

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met up with my mum at union to go to a single’s party for all the shout out nerds who commute on the go train. i was recognized twice. so awkward. also i had a panic attack in the cab on the way there. haven’t had one in awhile. my insomnia is to blame.

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last nite was quite the nite. thursdays in the financial district are considered “corporate night” and holy moly, you alpha men are total deviants and the reason why women are so controlling and neurotic mistrusting banshee messes.

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naturally, mom and i photographed the entire experience. she dragged me back to the burbs by cab so now i have to go back to the city and prepare myself for the next 72 hours. whirlwind week.