Weight-In #1 (after 1 week) -1.7lbs / -0.8kg 61.5kg (135,58bs) this morning. Even though I said in an earlier post that I don’t want to care about the numbers on the scale anymore, for the first couple of weeks it’s a nice way to check if you’re on the right track. Or something. I don’t know. I just like watching the numbers go down. Don’t judge me. :)) xxx

Let's talk finances One thing about starting into a new year is the sheer endless amount of motivation. Everything feels like a fresh start, positive thinking still dominates your mind and ideally there have been no throwbacks yet. Besides starting a new diet I also sat down to sort out my finances. Made a plan how much I'd need every month and how much I could save. I also lay down a couple rules about spending money. I don't spend much anyway so things like the No spend month/week/day challenge don't work for me. But there are some points that need/ed improvement. What I always wanted to do but never really did was looking through my insurances. For example, I paid 8€ each month for a mobile phone insurance for a phone that doesn't even exist anymore. So I finally cancelled that one. Also I defected to another telephone company where I pay 14€ less each month. I know, this kind of bureaucracy is annoying and it's easy to just sit back and don't really care (like I did). But it actually makes sense to look at your expenses now and then and check if there might be alternatives. It doesn't matter if you are financially stable or struggle from month to month. It is worth it, even if it's only a small amount of money you save. :-) xxx

... because apparently I wasn't quite as back as I promised in this post last year. Anyway, with 2017 only a couple of days old I thought I give it another try. And even though it seems stupid waiting for a new year to begin with your diet, it is a nice point to start from. Here are my mayor plans this year:

Blackberry jam. ♥

Went on a bike ride and found some wild blackberries. :D xxx

Hello my lovely favourite bunch of people who did not yet unfollow me because this blog wasn't active for quite a while... Yes, I haven't forgotten about this blog. Quite a few things happened in my life during the past... 12 months. Most interesting, I lived in another country for half a year. And I lived on my own. So everything I did or ate was my own decision. I did not really watch what I eat. There wasn't much fast food, because I used to cook myself. Also no meat (except for fish) because I don't like preparing it. Many salads n stuff. And there was a lot of walking involved. I travelled A LOT and walked SO MUCH. I didn't have a scale to check my weight. So I had no idea what was going on for six months. But - SURPRISE - I lost a couple of kilo. I'm now somewhere around 58.5kg (129lbs) which is amazing. So what do I do to keep it that way? Well, I'll keep the habit with the salad. Unfortunately I am not as active as I was a couple of weeks ago, but I decided to ride my bike to work. It's not much but a least a little sport. I think it's about 6km (3.7miles) every day. Better than nothing. So, yeah... let's so how far I'll come. Only 3.5kg (7.7lbs) left until I reach my ultimate goal weight of 55kg (121lbs)... ;-D xxx

59,8kg (131.8lbs)!! Finally under 60kg. YES. After three years! Woohoo. xxx

I just realised I lost 8kg (17.6lbs) in the last 28 months. Only by eating a little differently. No diet, no sport, no bans. Basically the only thing I really stopped doing is eating fast food and drinking soft drinks. Nice. :) As in other news, I try to eat vegetarian for a while (or for as long as possible). Start was - what a cliché - January 1st and so far I am "clean". And I really don't miss it. There are pretty tasty alternatives and I am looking forward to taste more of them. ;D xxx

Hello hello hello my lovelies! It's been a while. Almost two months actually. Time flies. So right now I'm not on any diet. I was unbelievably reckless over Easter. And before. Chocolate, nom nom nom. Ice cream, nom nom. Sweets. The usual suspects. BUT I am not a complete failure! I actually started playing Volleyball two weeks ago. And so far it's quite nice. The first week was hell though. My muscles arched so much. I could barely move for four days. I mean, playing was fun. Obviously. But everything that followed... I can't remember the last time I was in so much pain. Yesterday was the second session and I think I did okay. I'm still bad, but I tried. And sometimes some things even worked. Muscle-wise i feel okay right now. I don't think the coming week will be as bad as the last one. That's all. xxx

Day 12

Gave up the food log for the last couple of days. I’ve been out and about all week, that’s why there was no continuous breakfast-lunch-supper daily run. So, yeah.

Here, have a photo of my breakfast this morning. Yoghurt with blueberries and almonds. Loved it.

Earlier this week I started swimming again. It was quite good. Many old people, because I went there in the middle of the day. But they don’t care and I don’t care, so we’re fine.

Next week will be busy as well. And probably full of unhealthy fast food, since my best friend is visiting and we plan to paint the city red. ;D

xxx

If you'd ask me what I'm most proud of right now, my answer would probably be: knowing how to make a pretty latte macchiato. Good morning! xxx