- Reading
- Writing
- Listening to music
- Singing
- Dancing
- Spending time with my families horses
- Watch movies and shows
- Spending time with friends and family
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Blogmas Day 14: Fitness Products I love
- Resistance Bands so many different ways and exercises to implement them, very multifunctional.
- Sweet Sweat (workout enhancer) makes you sweat a lot *I’ll probably write a more detailed review later on.
- Protein Bars/Cookies an easy snack when you’re very busy or craving something sweet. Just have to watch your macros.
- Fitness Gloves/Pads avoids slipping and avoids getting calluses (I like my hands to stay smooth and soft).
- Fatburner not for weightloss purposes or anything like that. I like the thermogenic effect, as someone who is always cold and doesn’t break a sweat easily. Also the caffeine is a great effect, I feel more focused.
- Fitness Tracker doesn’t have to be a fancy name brand one, I like to be able to track things like my heartrate, calories I burn approximately or how many steps I walk.
Blogmas Day 13: What’s on my fitness bucket list?
- Reach my Goal Weight
- See muscle definition (especially in my legs and have a flat tummy)
- Accomplish unassisted Pull ups
- Be able to do Splits
- Do Standing Splits
- Do a Handstand
- Handstand walk
- Squat my Bodyweight or more
- Walk/Jog 5km in 30 minutes
- Enter a Bikini Competiton (this one is a BIG maybe)
Blogmas Day 12: Gift ideas for fitness enthusiasts
- Wireless Headphones
- Barbell Pad
- Yoga Mat
- Gym Bag/ Backpack
- Cute Waterbottle or Gallon Jug
- Planner for 2019
- Favorite Protein Powder or Supplements
- Protein Bars/Snacks
- Foam Roller
- Fitness Tracker
- Resistance Bands
- Sneakers/Running Shoes
- Gift Card for favorite Apparel
- Headbands
- Running Belt
- Ankle Straps
- Fitness Gloves/Pads
- A Massage in a nice Spa
Blogmas Day 11: What’s my workout split?
I workout 6 Days a week, Sunday is my rest day (sometimes if I feel like it I will still do a little Cardio workout on Sunday but that’s rare). My main focus is definetly weight training, and currently my legs are my main focus thereof it’s the body part where I struggle the most to build muscle and burn fat.
- Monday: Legs, biceps, triceps (Free weights) + 30 mins light Cardio (Stationary Bike)
- Tuesday: 60-90 mins Cardio (Stationary Bike) + Back, shoulders, abs (Free weights)
- Wednesday: Legs, chest (Free weights) + 30 mins light Cardio (Stationary Bike)
- Thursday: 60-90 mins Cardio (Stationary Bike) + Biceps, triceps, abs (Free weights)
- Friday: Legs, back, shoulders (Free weights) + 30 mins light Cardio (Stationary Bike)
- Saturday: 60-90 mins Cardio (Stationary Bike) + Chest, abs (Free weights)
- Sunday: REST DAY!
Blogmas Day 10: Motivation Monday, sharing my favorite quotes
Blogmas Day 9: Why did I start blogging?
I first started this blog to share my story and share my personal experiences throughout my weightloss/fitness journey. I haven’t been very active until recently but I want to post more consistently and share more of my story and experiences here.
Writing has always been a passion of mine, since I was a young girl so starting a Blog sounded like a great thing for me to do. I’m looking forward to share a lot more of my journey and also write about things on a more personal level and hopefully inspire some of you as well.
Blogmas Day 8: Little goals I want to reach
Pull ups: I have been working on my pull ups for quite a while now and I want to be able to do them within the next couple of months hopefully without assistance (I use resistance bands). I’m slowly building up my strength, it’s definetly been the exercise I’ve struggled with the most. Can’t wait to be able to do them properly.
Splits: I want to work on my flexibility again and the cherry on top is definetly learn to do splits. I have set myself a goal to be able to do them by April 2019, which should be doable if I stay consistent trying to learn them.
Being able to accomplish an exercise like pull ups would be a great motivation since it’s been something I’ve struggled with for so long. Also as someone that has a history of scoliosis and kyphosis it would be incredibly motivating to accieve that, both have gotten a lot better throughout my journey. I will probably keep you updated as soon as I manage to master these two.
*I will go further into detail about the history of my back and how and what changed in a different post.
Blogmas Day 7: Ways to relieve stress
- Exercise
- Eat healthy
- Sleep or take an nap
- Reduce your caffeine intake
- Avoid procrastination by managing your time
- Spending time with animals
- Writing/Journaling
- Take a Walk
- Spend time with Friends and Family
- Laugh
- Listen to music, sing, dance
- Get a massage or take a warm bubble bath
- Read a book
- Yoga
- Draw/Paint
- Avoid substances like alcohol etc.
Doing things you enjoy doing is a great way to relieve stress whether that is working out or relaxing with a good book, a cup of tea and a good book on the couch. Your mental health is just as important as your physical wellbeing, so take care of yourself.
Blogmas Day 6: What fitness apps do I use?
- MyFitnessPal: Especially at the beginning of my journey I would frequently use mfp to track all my meals. It’s also great to track your progress and it creates a chart/graph of your weightloss. I also get a weekly reminder to weigh in.
- Twinbody: Amazing social network for people to follow each others jouney and post status updates, pictures or videos. People are very supportive and it’s a great motivation.
- MapMyRun: As the name already says it tracks your run or walk (distance, duration,pace). I only use this app when I decide to do cardio outside which is quite rare.
- VeryFitPro: Which is the app for my fitness tracker (tracks the usual steps, heartrate etc. and is also my alarm to get up in the morning).
- VitaDock+: That’s the app that’s connected to my smart scale. It shows approximately how much bone mass you have, bodyfat percentage, BMI, progress since your last weigh in etc.. The app also sends me reminders regularly to weigh in.
- DietBet: You bet Money mostly around $30/35 that you will lose 4% of your Bodyweight in 4 weeks (there’s also different ones though). At the beginning you get a weigh in Word that you have to write down so it’s visible in your picture (once your weigh in gets approved it will notify you and also let you know what your goal weight for the bet should be) at the end of the dietbet you do the same (weigh in with a new word you will get). If you managed to reach the goal or even lose a little bit more you will split the pot with the rest of the winners. It can be a great motivation no one likes to lose money, right? Also people participating in the same bet are very supportive of eachother share recipes and tips and some hosts have giveaways and so does dietbet itself (if you’re a member). I have participated twice so far, but since I’ve been stuck on a plateau I haven’t done any more dietbets.
- Instagram: Not really a fitness/weightloss app but I document my journey there (my profile is linked, in case you want to follow me). I’m currently working on posting more often. Also a great source of motivation and inspiration for me, I follow a lot of people that are also on their weightloss journey, motivational pages or athletes.
Fitgirl in progress 