Be happy, healthy and strong!

29, female, Germany / cultural scientist. Trying to lose some weight, be happy and get my life together. HW: 330 lbs, SW 264 lbs, CW 190 lbs About | Personal posts

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Fuck you I’ll reblog it cuz it’s an elephant strawberry I need no other reason

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It’s an elephant strawberry. That’s already magical enough.

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*elephant sound*

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Wut the hell.

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guys did you hear that elephant noise

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I don’t seem to be able to blog daily at the moment, so here's a summary of the last few days. First of all, I owe the lovely @sternenblumen a selfie (a stop and drop thing tbh, but I'm not good at this) This one is from Saturday morning before my bestie, me and our mothers went out to a double mother-daughter breakfast date. I tag @losingitinvirginia @danthehealthytrucker and @zerocarb to play.

The little cafe we went for breakfast was so cute, they had decorated the whole place with antiqu-ish porcelain figures (mostly eggs and Easter bunnies since its the season) and every one of us had plates and cups from a different porcelain service. They also had pies and cakes, but we were so full after breakfast that we decided to take a few pieces of cake home with us to eat later. (poppy-seed cake!!!! 😍)

The whole weekend wasn’t good in regards of food. The breakfast and the cake on Saturday did not help and on Sunday we had a barbecue with grilled chicken thighs, pork steak, sausages, grilled slices of zucchini and eggplant, pasta salad... So its no wonder my weight is bouncing up and down this week. And it's proof that fasting in itself is not enough, you have to watch your calories too. During the work week, this isn't a big issue for me, but on the weekends I tend to go overboard. Next weekend won't be better as I'm visiting friends, so I need to be good this week.

Today I had the leftover pasta salad for lunch, berry compote with vanilla sauce as a snack and gyro with rice, tzatziki, and salad for dinner. I could still eat a few more calories, so I decided to have a kinder chocolate bar with dark chocolate. Soooo good! Total calories: 1487.

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💛 Feel good posts 💛

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Archaeologists of the future are going to find bodies of people that modern day investigators searched for years to find, without ever realizing the significance of their discovery.

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Day 10 of intermittent fasting and I’m still doing fine. I’m not as super hungry as I was during the first days of fasting, so it seems my body got used to not eating real quick and I’m grateful for that. I also lost a kilogram over these last few days which feels awesome, especially since I ate a lot during my fasting break. See today’s picture of the food I took with me to work: 4 slices of homemade bread, butter, smoked trout, ham and tomato salad for lunch, yogurt with flavor drops and blueberries as a snack and two bottles of water for the day. All in all, this were just 775 calories, so I felt no remorse for indulging in some ice cream after work. Dinner was a tex med style quinoa bake, which will also be my lunch for the next two days.

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Day two of intermittent fasting done. Today I was really hungry during my fast and it sure did not help that my coworker brought in a cake and I had a rather difficult tour this morning, so when lunch time rolled around all I could think about was my leftover burrito waiting for me and soothing my worries about my not so ideal tour. Yes, I’m an emotional eater to the core, I can’t help it. In times of worry, I turn to sweets for solace. So of course, I ate a piece of cake, even if this meant I did not meet my calorie goal today. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I had a serving of pudding oats with blueberries in the afternoon and dinner was spaghetti with tuna, zucchini and a tomato salad on the side. Feeling good so far, I hope I have enough discipline to stay on track.

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Hello there! Yes, I’m still alive. I’ve been sick for nearly three months, but now I’m finally getting better. I’ve not done much these past few weeks since I was mostly bed-bound and I’ve been eating terribly. So it’s not a big surprise that I weighed in this morning at 88,7 kg. 😐

I’ve been stuck in the 80s for nearly a year now and I don’t seem to be able to cut down on the calories anymore without being hungry all the time, so I decided to try another route. I’ve been reading a lot about intermittent fasting recently and I want to give the 16:8 method a try, maybe it can help me stay within my calories if I skip an entire meal while fasting? Since I work 8 am to 5 pm it’ll suit my timetable best if I skip breakfast, but it’s also the hardest because I loooooove breakfast. I usually have a break around 12 pm, so I’m planning on starting my food window then which allows me to eat until 8 pm.

So with this in mind, I started my fasting yesterday evening at 8 pm and... guess what... failed! My brother offered me some cookies while we were chatting later in the evening and I was already munching on one when my head reminded me that I should be fasting - oops. 🤭 Later I realized that the sugar-free orange soda I've been drinking during the evening has 2 cal/100 ml, so it's not ideal for fasting hours either. But as they say, the first step is always the hardest and I'm learning from my mistakes. Other than that it went remarkably well. I was afraid I would be irritated from hunger and not able to concentrate at work, but it was okay. Sure, I was hungry and my stomach made some pitiful noises every now and then, but it was bearable. I enjoyed my lunch at 12 pm consisting of homemade bread with various toppings, cucumber slices, and carrots. As a snack in the afternoon, I had quark with flavor drops that made the quark taste like cheesecake, yum. For dinner, I had homemade burritos.

Now I'm sitting here, sipping on a bottle of water today (see? I learned!) and I’m looking forward to catch up with all you lovely tumblr people!

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Discipline is self-care. I’d never really put that together until seeing this but it’s very true. Taking care of your body, taking care of your mind, taking care of your heart, and taking care of your spirit all require discipline. It is easier not to exercise, not to contemplate and talk out our difficult thoughts and feelings, not to meditate. It takes discipline to overcome the momentum of what is easy and familiar. Yet by doing so, not only do you grow and heal but you also redetermine what is natural for you. Eventually when you have experienced the benefits of self-caring discipline, it no longer takes such force of will to stay the course. Instead, you will be naturally attracted to what is healthy for you and repulsed by what is poisonous. Take heart, be brave, and be disciplined. It will be worth it. #spirituality #yoga #meditation #mindfulness #inspiration #discipline https://www.instagram.com/p/BsWaUfKnU9D/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1k4tu8tpveamx

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Step away from the screen. 🏃‍♀️📱 http://bit.ly/2TrutqI

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