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First day at work ✨

It's funny that this is not my first work experience, and still... I feel like a kid on the first day of school. Will be working in Project Management for a Software company that makes EDMS (electronic document management systems) I'M SO HYPED ! Discovering KM (knowledge management) a couple years ago was life changing and getting to work for a company that produces systems like the ones I programmed, designed and used for years is so exciting.

To-do list :

▢ check transportation

▢ pick my work computer

▢ check if the company has it's own note-taking/km system or make one

▢ put down list of tasks & prep timetable

✨it's going to be great✨

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May 5th - talk about notion

While I usually try to make my own notion templates and all, this time I needed a little help on the Project Management side of things cause I don't have time to create that AND learn everything about my company and our software.

So, after much scrolling I picked Jans' template. For now just the free version.

My Notion recs if you need to start making your own space:

https://www.pathpages.com/

https://www.redgregory.com/free-notion-templates (all time fave)

https://yellowducks.notion.site/Design-and-Development-Tools-61ecaf0c53ea44a7887ee41309848080 (amazing list of resources)

https://slowself.notion.site/Free-Templates-b408b8d95c9f48d581ea7b486e04670a (more templates I love)

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5kg down in a month. A few years back, this wouldn't have been a flex has I use to lose a lot of weight because of ✨depression✨

But this time, it's intentional and all for my health and I'm glad I made it here without feeling like I'm doing something my body would be harmed by. I'm drinking more water, I'm hitting the gym twice a week and using my bike to go everywhere and I'm eating more fibers. A weight-loss journey doesn't have to look like a magazine diet. A healthier lifestyle will lead your body to be saner.

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Apps that support my life change...

Looking for apps is such a pain in the butt. I can never find exactly what I need for specific use, there always extra features I don't need or the app doesn't exactly answer my need. PLUS now everything has AI in it. And I hate it. So, I had to find something :

That doesn't share my data with third parties

That wouldn't have too many extra features

Light on my phone

Usable without internet connection

And this is what I found :

Flexify (FOSS) by Brandon Dick - a developer that made a couple nice apps for health that are open source ! I use it to keep track of my workout sessions and reps. I'm not pushing myself yet (focusing on weight loss more than strength training) but this will help me for later ! https://github.com/brandonp2412/Flexify

Guava by Guava Health. I picked it because it's HIPPA compliant and won't share my health datas with people who shouldn't access it, and the free version is very complete when you're starting your journey and just want to keep track with water/steps/meds/sleep. https://guavahealth.com/

My NetDiary - I hesitated with Foodvisor but they had ads for not-paying customer and that pissed me off 😭 I'm willing to pay for an app, but give me a week or two of using your free features first, so I can decide if I want more or not. But ads ? For creepy games and all ? NOPE. So. I picked this one and so far I'm happy. It's easy use, you can inform them you don't like AI and they don't push the features your way (which I appreciate) and there's no obligation to create an account!

So yeah, that's my current trifecta ! Other than that : I has an old school notepad and I keep track of weight loss on paper and even the days I went to work by bike or not are on paper. Not that I don't trust my phone but hey... I'm not trying to be over reliant on my phone at the moment.

In total, I use these apps about 20min in total a day (all three together) which is nice ! I wanted something that doesn't require too much of my time 😌

So yeah, just sharing.

See ya

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Just one more day on the right path.

-been active, been consistent and remembered I should read about what I'm dealing with at the moment-

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Back home.

A weekend in Berlin.

I'm tired, walked a lot more while there than usual. My body just wants to rest.

Bought books while I was there too. Can't wait to read Ghost stories but I know I'll CRY.

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a year.

That's how long I'm giving myself to be me and like it.

A year to fix my weight.

A year to know if this is my career and stick to it.

A year to build a better financial cushion.

A year to have better self esteem.

This is my contract with myself.

signed, 6.8.26 - Nina

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hi. i want to blog again.

Recently I've been all over the internet looking for ways to change my life for the better. I discovered (well I kinda knew it but I was faced with it recently) that I had gained way too much weight in the past 2 years. Some of it, I'm sure comes from my relationship with my boyfriend -i'm in a caloric relationship as my bff says- and some of it comes from my mental health. On one side, I gained weight because I'm happy and nesting, on the other, I gained weight because I have anxiety and a dissociative disorder that fucks with my life choices on the regular.

Now.. it could've been okay. But healthwise, my body structurally cannot hold my current weight without consequences on my health. A vicious cycle.. cause the worse my physical health is, the worse my mental health is... you see where this is going ? Yeah.. I need to lose the weight.

And this is why I wanted to blog again.

1, for accountability. It's easier for me to write down some of the steps I'm taking toward a better relationship with my body and feel accountable to keep doing it. And this will help me not go nuts on this journey.

2, for the memories. It's not per say my first ride on the "weight loss train" but in the past it was for different reasons and different circumstances. I had an unhealthy lifestyle which I don't have anymore. But, I have very few traces of this period and I find it a little sad cause I wish I could learn from my mistakes and my own experience.

3, for the fun of it all. I love to write. I just do. And I believe that a fitness journey can be tiresome and boring and even sad at times. So this is my way of bringing a little spark in it. Make it fun, instead of an absolute chore.

NOTA BENE : i'm not going on a diet and i'm not only focusing on weightloss. I don't want to get an ED (i have an history so... yeah). This is about my physical health just as much as my mental and spiritual health. I'm a very different person from the first time I had to lose this much weight and I'm not doing this now, for the same reasons. I've come to realise that I have changed a lot in the past 3 years and I need to understand who I am, where I'm going, what I want from life and how my body will support me through that.

So yeah. I'm writing again to do all this.

x Nina