Something Personal

Today I want to talk a little bit about struggle. The last couple of years were a great learning experience. I moved out, moved to a different country on my own with almost no money in my pocket. When I look back at that I can't believe how bold I was when I came to Switzerland. But somehow I made it through, I struggled, had to fight, motivate me everyday. There were certainly times where I just ran out of energy but I knew I couldn't give up, because when you are an adult, you can't give in so easily. Somehow you have to make it through and believe me, no one prepares you for this in school or when you are young. Being a grown up is sometimes hard and you need to make decisions on your own. Not your parents make your decisions for you like when you were a child. I can say that I am very proud of the last years and what I have seen and experienced. When you are looking back on things and you are thinking "Wow, I can't believe I did this" and you were able to accomblish something, even if it's just some small archievement, it definitely builds your self-esteem and strengh in such a positive way.

I think it is so important to go your own way. Definitely be open to opinions from others, which you think are having a good influence on you. But be your own person. And believe me, in the end all the struggle is going to be worth it!

Mistakes of Loosing Weight

I wanted to talk a little bit about my weight loss journey last year and what I did wrong. At the beginning of last year I was very motivated but over the summer I struggled with keeping off the weight I loss to be honest. I have always been a healthy eater and concious about my health in general, but at that particular time and due to stress at work I had some fall outs with my fitness routine. I also ate really badly which lead to gaining back a couple of pounds.

I finally can say that I am back to a healthy routine again, although I still have to work to get where I was before. Here are some mistakes I made that where the reasons for my struggles:

Over-exercising

I never led my body some time to recover and sometimes I worked out 7 days a week. It also lead to some health issues because I got pain in my ankles which was due to over-exercising. I think working out 5 times a week is enough for me. I also cut down the cardio on the treadmill to 40-45 minutes instead of an hour.

No Rest Days

Even the days where I didn't work out where planned out. Now I allow myself to be a little lazy sometimes which is ok, otherwise I would loose my mind pobably ;)

Not Eating Enough

I had the perfect body but still wasn't happy, and I always wondered why since I always wanted to be perfectly thin. The reason was that I didn't eat enough to keep up with my now active lifestyle. It was too much for me sometimes and just for my mood I now try to get in regular meals with enough carbs and proteins.

Private Life

I basically never got out to see my friends because all I focused on were my workouts. So having a social life next to my work and off-work activities is very important for me and my mood as well.

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New Year's Resolutions

Ok I have to admit I'm a little late on this but here we go...

• Learn to Cook

I always wanted to learn it but never really had time to do so. I want to learn all the basic stuff and try out some new recipes.

• Get in Shape for Summer

Right now I'm doing a challenge with a coworker which is fun bc we always send each other pictures of our fitness routine. I set some goals for the end of February and he holds me accountable for it if I'm not able to go through it.

• Learn Another Language

Probably French, but I also like Russian lately. If I've got time I want to learn both but we'll see ;)