I noticed that I get a ton of follow up questions with things that I post up on here, facebook, instagram, twitter, etc so I have decided to take the most asked questions and answer them on here! Thank you to everyone who submitted their questions through facebook xo
DRIFTING/MOTORSPORTS
How long have you been into/around Drifting for and what got you into it?
I have been around the sport for 7 years now, since I was 15 years old. I went snowboarding with some church group thing to Big Bear where my snowboard instructor just happened to be a former Formula D license holder and sponsored by a major tire company back when licenses and sponsorships were give out a lot easier. I really liked this guy (of course being 15/16) so when he invited me out to the Pomona Night Shift by HIN that's when I fell in love with it just by watching the Dunlop tire demo.
Do you drift? What kind of car do you drive?
No, been on lots of memorable ride alongs but never gotten a car sideways. If I ever get around to finally building a track car it will be for grip/road racing, I feel more drawn to that style of driving personally than to drift. I own an 08 Mercedes C300, and no, it doesn't drift, yes I know how to turn the TC off.
Do you go to all the Formula D events?
The only ones I have not been to so far are West Palm Beach and Seattle, for some reason those just never find their way into my top traveling priority although I'd love to go, especially if I could be flown out, it gets quite pricey. I go to as many as I can on my own dime, well, simply because I am so in love with Drifting and covering these incredible events. Hopefully one season I will be at all 7 rounds to meet you all who ask about WPB and Seattle!
What do you do in the off season?
I LOVE snowboarding, it's how I got into Drifting in the first place! Not only does it tap into my athletic side, it gives me a chance to be around a totally different scene and meet new people, which is my third favorite thing ever. I own an 09 Burton Feather, with Burtong bindings, boots, jacket, bag etc. I am a label whore when it comes to snowboard gear, but I guess its better than being a label whore with purses or clothing. Two seasons ago I lost my favorite gloves that were Volcom Stones' and scratched a quarter of my goggles, which are Von Zipper of course. I've been riding the same amount of time as I've been in Drifting, so if you're ever in the SoCal area in the middle of winter, lets shred the gnar ;)
Behind the Bow
Is photography what you do for work?
Nope! I am a licensed Realtor in the state of California through C21. Photography and writing are my creative outlets, and thus the Drift Bunny was born out of imagination, pink ribbons, and glitter. I have a seasoned agent I work with, been around the housing industry all my life so being a real estate agent just came naturally to me.
I read your LONG post about your ex, what a jerk. Has he ever tried to call?
Ah yes. This one was VERY popular. No, he hasn't, I doubt he ever will, and I am at peace knowing that. Going to Texas only to be told he thought the whole situation was funny and he never really cared was my closure and showed me that I wasn't dealing with a man, but a coward who couldn't handle his business. Honestly, I don't want to know anymore, its irrelevant to my life now and will only slow me down more. There are no crystal balls in life, and last year I thought we would never talk again after him going overseas, so who knows! Maybe one day he will come around or maybe he won't. It's a non issue to me now.
Hey.
HI.
Any advice for me for getting in shape? I've tried everything and nothing works!
For myself, being vegan was key. I have always worked or because I was always in sports, so that was never the issue, eating properly was. After going through such traumatic events earlier this year I wanted to really hold myself accountable and what better what to do it than make myself sick if I ate junk food? haha. There is a saying that 80% of weight loss is dieting. I call bullshit. Proper diet and exercise go hand in hand period, you cannot out exercise poor eating. I wouldn't recommend vegan or plant based eating for everyone but I will say that you really have to FEED your body with all the good nutrients it needs and craves. Red meat is difficult for our bodies to digest, so I suggest lots of lean white meats, lots of fruits and veggies, and LOTS of water each day. Combined with 40 minutes of good cardio and weight training and you should see results in no time. Lastly, some fun upbeat music to get you going always helps, download lots of good things and try to listen to it only during workouts so they don't feel overplayed.
What do you do for fun besides Drifting things?
Reading is always fun and relaxing, I love to read any books that stimulate the mind and get the imagination going. The Catcher in the Rye, the Great Gatsby, A Million Little Pieces, The Alchemist, are a few that get my imagination going. Also, lots of psychology based books are in my lineup too. About 99.5% of my friends are from the automotive world, so I love spending time with them and getting into random adventures doing whatever. I have one really good friend that lives by me and have known her since high school, her name is Katrina and she's probably the funniest and most amazing person that I get to call my friend, if not my "bestie". She is totally the girlie girl part of me; we get our nails done, shop, and go dancing at nightclubs together, not to mention watch MTV's catfish and Keeping up with the Kardashians religiously. One super random thing that not many people know about me is that I love horses and horse back riding; there is a ranch that I volunteer my time at occasionally very close to my house and just hang out with the people and animals. It is so relaxing and a nice break from everything.
Do you have a boyfriend or dating anyone?
No. I really want to be alone and single in every way romantically possible right now. There are some projects in motorsports that I am trying to get off the ground the rest of this and for next season that I really want to put all my energy into. Real Estate is what is going to fund my expensive hobby, so that requires a lot of time and focus as well. Boys seem to have a nasty little spell on me, they distract me so much and I really cannot deal with anyone besides my friends, family and people that are surrounding my projects. For one whole year, I'd love to just stay single and work on myself and things that matter to me the most right now.
I love reading and answering questions and things from people who enjoy my blog. Lately there has been a steady stream of questions, so any good ones that pop up again I will answer them on here every two weeks or so.
xo Drift Bunny
The Pink Adventures of the Drift Bunny
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
Fluffy Bunny --> Lean Bunny
I have been getting a lot of wondering messages, emails, and feedback from my Lost and Found post. one of the most popular questions comes from my health and fitness journey.
For starters, I am a vegan. Vegans are a one step further than vegetarians, although I highly respect PETA and care about how animal rights, 95% of being vegan to me is for the health benefits and to keep me accountable for staying on track. Many people start "diets" and eventually fail because diets are temporary and focus mostly on your caloric intake. I focus on truly feeding and nourishing my body with pure and clean foods that are nutrient rich, in turn, my body isn't as hungry, I don't overeat, and everything else pretty much runs itself. Water intake is very important too, you don't want to drink too much, otherwise you gain water weight especially if you don't balance it with flushing it out. Pun intended and not. I personally aim for a gallon of water throughout the day, and my kidneys seems to be very happy from it.
For those who are not familiar with what vegan entails it is basically eating like a gerbil. No animal bi-products and of course no meat. No dairy; cream, milk, cheese, eggs, fish, etc. I also stay away from processed foods like junk food, white/bleached flour, oils, candy, just anything "bad for you" I keep my distance. It is hard sometimes, I won't lie, there's times I really want Korean BBQ but I will get very sick if I did, I tried it in March, had like A steak taco and threw it up. Anything not healthy, I get sick to my stomach or some pains.
The other most important aspect of this is working out. We all have to do it eventually. I started in February with a HIT cardio conditioning DVD, Turbo Fire. Chalene Johnson. Its a harder spin off her original Turbo Jam, also another great program. It focuses on hit intensity training and lots of choreographed moves. Lots of fun, gets you in cardio vascular shape ASAP. I did that for about a month until I challenged myself to try Insanity by Shaun T. HOLY HELL. That program is NO joke whatsoever. I had been training already and it kicked my bunny tail super hard. I would say in honestly 4 days I could see a difference, which is good, I couldn't walk for literally a week. My calves were literally goo and it was painful to do anything. Once I did Insanity for a month I felt it was time to really step it up; my body was so much stronger and I could feel the muscle gain starting. The day after I came home from my stupid El Paso trip I ordered the Asylum by Insanity, also by Shaun T. I had heard about it and decided to just buy it blind, sort of like my engagement *zing!*
This program is exactly how I used to train with my old sports in high school, and instantly fell in love. It comes with a speed ladder, jump rope, and workouts that make Insanity feel like a warm up. The first half of this program is a 30 day challenge that you follow and do a before and after fit test as well as a suggested before and after selfie.
I am 4 days away from completing the 30 day challenge and WOW. My body is so much more cut and lean than ever, I have triceps, biceps, my quads are much leaner and my stomach actually has obliques peaking through. On the flip side of the 30 day calendar, there is another 30 day challenge, but it is a hybrid of asylum with P90x or Insanity; two a days. Since I am really trying to challenge myself, I will be doing the hybrid with P90x. I do take a preworkout before I do difficult cardio days for that extra spark and push. I used to take Hemorage but it was taken out of GNC so I switched to C4, which I like a lot better, especially the flavor, it's pretty decent for a supplement. Recently I tried a new flavor; strawberry margarita, feels like I'm at happy hour before working out! (:
Turbo Fire, Insanity, and Asylum are by Beach Body and I highly recommend them. Chalene Johnson and Shaun T are definitely my favorite celebrity trainers and bring the case to you in your own home.
With anything, consistency is key, so if you find a fitness program you are comfortable with, stick with it all the way, change doesn't happen overnight. I am not a doctor or nutritionist, but I do have experience and know what works for myself. Being vegan isn't for everyone, so I'm not here to push it on you, except for eating clean. Working out is hard at the beginning, but you will get better at it before you know it.
I still have a little ways to go, and feel like I'm at the point where the last bit of "fluff" is hardest to loose, but challenge has been accepted and I can't wait to see where I'm at in another month. Lets be in the battle together xo
hopping off to go workout,
Drift Bunny xo
For starters, I am a vegan. Vegans are a one step further than vegetarians, although I highly respect PETA and care about how animal rights, 95% of being vegan to me is for the health benefits and to keep me accountable for staying on track. Many people start "diets" and eventually fail because diets are temporary and focus mostly on your caloric intake. I focus on truly feeding and nourishing my body with pure and clean foods that are nutrient rich, in turn, my body isn't as hungry, I don't overeat, and everything else pretty much runs itself. Water intake is very important too, you don't want to drink too much, otherwise you gain water weight especially if you don't balance it with flushing it out. Pun intended and not. I personally aim for a gallon of water throughout the day, and my kidneys seems to be very happy from it.
For those who are not familiar with what vegan entails it is basically eating like a gerbil. No animal bi-products and of course no meat. No dairy; cream, milk, cheese, eggs, fish, etc. I also stay away from processed foods like junk food, white/bleached flour, oils, candy, just anything "bad for you" I keep my distance. It is hard sometimes, I won't lie, there's times I really want Korean BBQ but I will get very sick if I did, I tried it in March, had like A steak taco and threw it up. Anything not healthy, I get sick to my stomach or some pains.
The other most important aspect of this is working out. We all have to do it eventually. I started in February with a HIT cardio conditioning DVD, Turbo Fire. Chalene Johnson. Its a harder spin off her original Turbo Jam, also another great program. It focuses on hit intensity training and lots of choreographed moves. Lots of fun, gets you in cardio vascular shape ASAP. I did that for about a month until I challenged myself to try Insanity by Shaun T. HOLY HELL. That program is NO joke whatsoever. I had been training already and it kicked my bunny tail super hard. I would say in honestly 4 days I could see a difference, which is good, I couldn't walk for literally a week. My calves were literally goo and it was painful to do anything. Once I did Insanity for a month I felt it was time to really step it up; my body was so much stronger and I could feel the muscle gain starting. The day after I came home from my stupid El Paso trip I ordered the Asylum by Insanity, also by Shaun T. I had heard about it and decided to just buy it blind, sort of like my engagement *zing!*
This program is exactly how I used to train with my old sports in high school, and instantly fell in love. It comes with a speed ladder, jump rope, and workouts that make Insanity feel like a warm up. The first half of this program is a 30 day challenge that you follow and do a before and after fit test as well as a suggested before and after selfie.
I am 4 days away from completing the 30 day challenge and WOW. My body is so much more cut and lean than ever, I have triceps, biceps, my quads are much leaner and my stomach actually has obliques peaking through. On the flip side of the 30 day calendar, there is another 30 day challenge, but it is a hybrid of asylum with P90x or Insanity; two a days. Since I am really trying to challenge myself, I will be doing the hybrid with P90x. I do take a preworkout before I do difficult cardio days for that extra spark and push. I used to take Hemorage but it was taken out of GNC so I switched to C4, which I like a lot better, especially the flavor, it's pretty decent for a supplement. Recently I tried a new flavor; strawberry margarita, feels like I'm at happy hour before working out! (:
Turbo Fire, Insanity, and Asylum are by Beach Body and I highly recommend them. Chalene Johnson and Shaun T are definitely my favorite celebrity trainers and bring the case to you in your own home.
With anything, consistency is key, so if you find a fitness program you are comfortable with, stick with it all the way, change doesn't happen overnight. I am not a doctor or nutritionist, but I do have experience and know what works for myself. Being vegan isn't for everyone, so I'm not here to push it on you, except for eating clean. Working out is hard at the beginning, but you will get better at it before you know it.
I still have a little ways to go, and feel like I'm at the point where the last bit of "fluff" is hardest to loose, but challenge has been accepted and I can't wait to see where I'm at in another month. Lets be in the battle together xo
hopping off to go workout,
Drift Bunny xo
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Follow Up
Thank you to everyone who has and is reading my most recent post about the past 10 months of my life. It's not easy being open but I feel like if I can share my experience, it will hopefully inspire others to pull themselves out of whatever they go through, because we ALL go through something difficult. I have been getting lots and lots of messages on my facebook, lots of support and questions.
I love connecting with my readers and talking, so I have decided to do a Q & A entry with the questions that are asked most. Feel free to write them on here, facebook, twitter, tumblr, or instagram.
The past months I have been having major computer trouble alongside everything else, so updating has been impossible. Now that I am back working real estate I have access to my laptop once again, so expect to see weekly updates on here or on my hybrid blog Pink Diamonds Realty which will be running sometime next week.
So shoot me your questions, I am looking forward to answering them and talking a little with all of you!
xo Drift Bunny
FACEBOOK: EMMA YVETTE
TWITTER: @DRIFTBUNNY
TUMBLR: THE MINI PINK ADVENTURES OF THE DRIFT BUNNY
INSTAGRAM: @THEDRIFTBUNNY
I love connecting with my readers and talking, so I have decided to do a Q & A entry with the questions that are asked most. Feel free to write them on here, facebook, twitter, tumblr, or instagram.
The past months I have been having major computer trouble alongside everything else, so updating has been impossible. Now that I am back working real estate I have access to my laptop once again, so expect to see weekly updates on here or on my hybrid blog Pink Diamonds Realty which will be running sometime next week.
So shoot me your questions, I am looking forward to answering them and talking a little with all of you!
xo Drift Bunny
FACEBOOK: EMMA YVETTE
TWITTER: @DRIFTBUNNY
TUMBLR: THE MINI PINK ADVENTURES OF THE DRIFT BUNNY
INSTAGRAM: @THEDRIFTBUNNY
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