Carbs, Naps and Sports

Alexandra, 22, French. Amateur Sanda/Sanshou fighter, 2nd year of BJJ, lifts some iron. Type 1 diabetic. Working on becoming the strongest version of myself.

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About veganism and people taking a moral high ground .

I do follow a plant based diet because I don't feel comfortable consuming animal products. BUT, I don't think that "vegans" are better or have higher moral high ground than others. There is no such a thing as being "better" than someone else. I have no problem with hunting (I could not do it though) tbh as weird as it seems. I don't get it when people judge others based on their diet/way of life. I do find it crazy that people judge others based on what they eat.

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I was tagged by @makinggains-takingnames a looooong time ago but I have been off tumblr for a while ! Trying to catch up with everybody, did miss reading about your lives guys !! So Tagging anyone that wants to reconnect to take a selfie haha 😁

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Lots of time to bring a my strength and conditioning to a whole new level next season! A lean, mean machine!!

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LET’S. DO. THIS!!! Took some time off and now ready to do some heavy lifting, running and martial arts training during the off season!!

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Unfortunately lost my semi-finals. I am happy with my fight though. Went out there with many injuries and managed to hold my own on the ring. Even without my injuries my opponent was simply better today and I had a lot of fun fighting her. I wish her well! Time to rest, heal and relax to start next season at 100%! #kickboxing #boxing #mma #veganathlete #fitfam #fitness #muaythai #k1 (à Aulnay-sous-Bois, France)

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A little throwback to my last fight ! #Sanda (or #sanshou) is a beautiful sport ! You can kick, punch and throw! You need to be aware of your movement, on the platform, there is nowhere to hide !! #fitfam #fitness #mma #boxing #kickboxing #wushu #kungfu #veganathlete #nomeatathlete #k1 #muaythai #girlswholift

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Had a blast at the national #Sanda Championship! I feel very lucky to have such great training partners and coaches (lots of them not in the picture). They allow me to evolve and become better. #Wushu #mma #nomeatathlete #fitfam #fitness #kungfu #boxing #plantbasedathlete

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More fights -> more experience -> more freedom on the platform/ring. #Sanda #Wushu #kickboxing #boxing #kungfu #fitness #fitfam #nomeatathlete #mma

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You know the result ! 😉 national #Sanda champion !!! #Wushu #kungfu #fitness #fitfam #veganathlete #nomeatathlete #kickboxing #mma #girlswholift (à La Palestre)

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It's going down !!! #glory28 #kickboxing #k1 #boxing #muaythai (à Accor Hôtel Aréna Bercy)

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Anyone in the NY area wants to meet up? 😄

Send me a inbox message if yes !

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Australia 2016!!

Instead of going to China this summer I decided to save my money and visit Australia around December/January this year !!! Looking forward to it!

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1 month to go before the national Sanda championship !!!

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Sanda! 👊💥💥 from my last fight at regionals ! #sanda #wushu #boxing #kickboxing #k1 #mma #wrestling #muaythai #veganathlete #fitfam #fitness #girlswholift #wmma

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Next time I'll smile because I'll do better! Winning is good, but with style it's better ! #sanda #wushu #kickboxing #k1 #boxing #mma #muaythai #fitfam #fitness #plantbasedathlete #nomeatathlete

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Veganism ?

Ok guys, so I’ve been thinking for months about adopting a vegan diet.

Don’t get me wrong I do love meat, cheese, and other animal products but i’ve been watching more and more things about this kind of eating lifestyle.

At the beginning it was just by curiosity but then I started to seriously think about it. 

I am not going to impose my vue on anyone but here is why I am making this lifestyle change.

I might sound weird but I did no know about how the process of the dairy/egg industry and I had a pretty idealistic view of how the animals were treated during slaughtering (it will sound weird but I thought it was really in an attempt to be painless etc).

After learning about dairy I looked up documentaries about the process about animal farming, slaughtering and the ecological impact and was shocked.

I would like to point out that I am not a huge animal lover etc and not much of an environmentalist. But i do value respect in anyway shape of form.

After watching and reading about the issue i realized that while eating meat etc I do forget the animal behind it, so at first I made an conscious effort to acknowledge it (it’s easy to forget about it with the packaging). But now I realize it triggered something in me and I cannot consume it.

I tried watching Earthlings and stopped after 30 min it was too much. If cannot even handle watching the process how can I consume the product ??

Now, will I ever eat meat, dairy, eggs ever again ? ==> maybe Is this contradictory ==> yes soo wtf Alex ?? => I don’t know about the future, but I know I can get all my proteins and micros from plants, legumes etc so if I don’t need to eat those products I can go without them. I do love a good steak or ice cream but for now it’s not worth it. I feel like their should be a sense of responsibility towards what we consume. For example I would eat eggs coming from a farm where they just chill run do whatever chickens do and just lay some eggs that would go to waste. But this is not how eggs that we buy are produced (even organic ones) And there is also the impact of the industry on the forests, environment etc.

I might be a confused speech but just wanted to share !