Update on my Fitness Schedule

Another day, another post :)

Since I've become a little fitness freak lately, I wanted to keep you a bit updated on my recent workout schedule.

I told you that I started working out in January and since then, I kept up my motivation. When I don't work out for a couple of days, I don't feel good, so I try to work out as often as possible.

First I started with a plan where I began with a short warm up for about 15 minutes on the treadmill, then I did a full body workout on the machines to build up muscle mass. I did some stuff which was familiar to me because I used to have a gym membership once (which I never really took that serious), but most of the things I did was new to me. I started out with my legs, my booty, then shoulders and in the end I did a really hard exercise for my abs which I HATED at first. Then I finished with cardio on the treadmill again for 30 minutes.

I noticed quick changes and I loved it. After a couple of weeks I even had one dress size smaller than I used to have.

In March I started with a new plan since you shouldn't do one plan for a longer period of time because your muscles (and your brain) get used to it. My trainer also told me it would be better if I do a cardio workout for at least 45 minutes to an hour without a break to burn more fat so I can reach my goals faster. First I thought he's crazy for thinking that I'm even able to stand on a treadmill for an hour but now I got so used to it that I don't even bother anymore,

Afterwards I do a full body workout, but new exercises which basically train the same areas but in a different way so I don't get bored.

I also started with Pilates which I LOVE, and Hot Yoga only for a week now, but it works! The reason for that was to get me out of the gym and learn something new. You also do a lot of stretching at those courses, which is also good for your shape and for your posture as well.

I work out 4-5 times a week.

Sometimes I just go swimming for an hour, so variation in my workout schedule is really important to me. My next plan for summer is probably to go mountain biking or do some hiking, I enjoy nature and when it's getting warmer, I want to get out for sure :)

Favourite Snacks

Hello everybody!

I think I talk a little bit about my favourite snacks during the day. The right nutrition is really important for your metabolism and of course for your health too. When you're working out you won't see any results if you don't change your diet. However, I also think that no matter how healthy some foods are, you should always love the taste of it, don't eat anything that is just healthy but tastes awful.

That said, here are some of my snack recipes I like to eat on a regular, almost day-to-day basis:

Almonds

Of course that has to be on the list, I think it is well known how healthy they are. I eat like 5-6 or so.

Protein Shakes

I especially love this combination:

1 TS chocolate whey protein powder
1 cup of low fat coconut milk
1-2 cups of water
1/2 banana

It's a perfect pre-workout meal as well. When you freeze the banana before it literally tastes like ice cream :)

At the moment I drink one daily or every other day.

Whole Wheat Tortilla Wraps

Well, this is more something I would eat for lunch or dinner and not in between. You can be very creative with them, I love to put in some hummus or guacamole, various variations of salads, beans, tuna ect... They just taste amazing.

You get the wraps at your local supermarket, in Austria I found them at Merkur, in Switzerland at a big Migros.

Alltogether whatever I like to prepare, I like my recipes to be simple. Nothing too fancy, because I believe when you think too much about food and the right combinations of your meals, you kinda go crazy. I don't need to put in 20 different ingredients to make something tasty and since I'm pretty busy, I like it easy most of the time. Although cooking a nice, beautiful dinner for friends & family is tons of fun too.

Diet Tips

Another day, another post ;)

Recently I lost some weight and I'm pretty happy about that. I think it started at autuum when I noticed some change and the real surprise came when I went shopping and suddenly all the old sizes didn't fit anymore. So here is how I did it:

1. First of all, don't stress yourself about your weight. Numbers don't count, you should feel happy and healthy, that's the way you should set your goals.

2. I recommend not to weight yourself that often, or stop stepping on your scale at all. I don't even know my weight right now, I just know that I dropped 2 dress sizes. Stressing yourself out because there are days where you gained some small amount of weight or you're annoyed that the number on your scale won't get smaller although you're doing everything you can just makes you crazy.

3. Keep yourself busy, go out, meet new people, look for new hobbys, go out into nature and go hiking... Maintaining an active lifestyle will keep your thoughts away from food.

4. The most important thing is be determinded and stay strong. When you're in a bad mood don't let food or sweets be the only thing that gives you consolation, it won't help you in the longrun. You need to be stubborn when it comes to your healthy lifestyle and you can't be lead into temptation all the time when you want to loose weight. Be proud of yourself when you said no to something unhealthy and it should become a routine to watch your food intake.

5. Of course you can cheat sometimes, but it's important to get back on track soon after. And sometimes a little bite of something is enough, just to get the taste of it.

Workout Update

Hello my lovelys! The New Year is already 2 weeks old and are u still as motivated as me to get in shape?

The thing is, I used to put my workout routine on my blog but I never took it seriously. The problem was that I needed some help how to exercise and how to do a workout which suits my body type and my goals, and you can't do this with premade plans on the internet. You need someone who tells you what to do when you're not a professional, shows you all the exercises and is there for help if you're doing something wrong. I'm convinced that that's the best way to get the results which you want to archieve.

I met a guy who is a trained fitness trainer and he made me work out again, after month and month doing nothing for my body. He made a plan for me which I have to follow religiously now, otherwise he'll kick my butt hah.

That's the reason why I put down all my old plans from this website, I don't want anybody to get a wrong impression on what I'm doing right now.

So I hope I'll reach my goals, there are some areas I definitely need to work on especially my belly. I always had problems with that but I want to get it flat until summer :)

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