Hi there! :)
My name's Maya and I'm a 20 year old student living in Europe.
This started as a weight-loss blog, then it turned into a health one.. and now, although the focus is mainly on health, it also includes other aspects of my journey to finding balance in my life and being the best possible version of myself.
Here you may come across:
- yummy looking foods
- many, many NSVs
- my love/hate relationship with running
- progress pictures
- gpoys
- complaints/victories concerning uni
- workout summaries
- occasional mental breakdowns
- me conquering self-esteem issues
- midnight ramblings
- theories on life
- things related to health
- self-improvement/encouragement posts
Height: 5'11
HW: 220lbs
CW: 204-208lbs
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
I hate it when guys give that whole “I like a girl who can eat a big mac, not just rice cakes” crap.
Really? Do you really like a girl who can eat 823 calories of junk? I bet you like a girl who eats the extra 450 calories worth of damn fries on the side too right? Well I can bet you that you don’t like the 250 pound girl who eats like that. You like the 115 pound blonde bombshell who is naturally skinny. So what I really think you meant to say was: “I like a girl with a naturally fast metabolism”. Bitch, please.
Bless this post.
Perhaps the greatest success is found when we achieve victory over ourselves. And that, perhaps, is the greatest reward that can be obtained from participation in athletics and sport, generally—the victory over our own nature, our weaknesses, our tendency, perhaps, to rush to alibis, palliatives, and excuses, rather than to admit our moments of weakness: of capitulation(surrender). So we come to the realization that the qualitative factor in success is purely personal, and that it is not something that can be measured only by the distance ran, the time recorded, the weight lifted or thrown, the height jumped, or the victories achieved over others. In this way success is subjective although the aims and ambitions may appear purely objective.
Percy Cerutty (via stotanstrength)
(Source: torunistolive.blogspot.com)
Couldn’t stop laughing
God will smite me.
There were these two guys at the gym today, maybe 19-20? They were working on overhead extensions on their back, and they had insanelyyy heavy weights, although they didn’t really look built for them.
Anyways, so they were talking so much and weezing and puffing and grunting like crazy. It was sooo funny. Seriously the only two guys making such loud noises out of the other 10 men who were there.
And at one point one guy goes: ‘OMG. omg. HELP, help, I can’t get it up’ (that’s what he said heh) And the other guy had to rush over to help him.
I really wanted to go over and tell that one guy that his form was REALLY off. His back was just waaay too arched. But I wasn’t 100% sure. And they seemed like the guys who would make a snide comment, just because a girl gave them advice and hurt their ego.
Ah well. That’s what his friend was there for, right?
I really couldn’t stop laughing. Almost ruined my workout ^^
Anyways, biceps and back done today.
OH! And NSV!
I upgraded to 30kg (66lbs) on the seated row. Aaaand I’m also currently doing 30kg for the lat pulldowns. YEAAH!
Workout today:
Lat pulldown- 30kg x 20 x 4
Close grip seated row- 30kg x 20 x 4
Wide grip seated row- 30kg x 20 x 4
Barbell bicep curl- 10kg x 20 x 4
Single dumbbell curl- (2 x 4kg) x 20 x 4
Protein powder yogurt.
And faux model pose.
I obviously think I’m super cool.
Heh. ^^
Back, biceps and cardio
And no carb.
Heading over to the gym in 2 hours. Gonna down a protein shake, and off I go :D
I never used to like working on my back, but recently I’ve become kinda obsessed. I think it’s seeing the progress that makes it so motivating.
IM SO EXCITED! *cheesy grin*
You’ve got to be kidding me…
Perfectly reasonable response! Next question: would you make this thing available to near-strangers on the Internet in case MFP is no longer satisfying to them?
Of course! :D It would be an honor ^^
I’m assuming you’re a bit familiar with excel?
Anyways, I added some instructions on the right, in case you’re not :)
Good luck!
http://www.mijnbestand.nl/Bestand-NPRFDIV4P7QF.xlsx
Edit/ Oh, and I didn’t sum up the total protein and carbs for the day, but you can easily do that by adding ‘=O8+O15+O23+O30+O43’ (for protein) to a cell on the bottom. And then the same for carbs.. but then using ‘M’ instead of ‘O’.
And I’m only adding all this extra info in case you’re not familiar with Excel. And if you are, SORRY! haha don’t mean to sound condescending ^^
Looking through old pictures.
These 2 are from 2009.
I noticed a few things:
- I am so much fitter than I was in 2010/2011. SO much. If I look at all the cellulite I had… omg.
- I am still bigger than I was in 2009.
- I am stronger than I was in 2009.
- But I am still bigger.
But I’m okay with that. I was still going through puberty at 16 (late bloomer). I actually have hips and boobs now. And because of that, I should start viewing my body differently. I can’t expect to look exactly how I did in 2009, because that just won’t happen.
I’ve taken on a more womanly form, and I’m okay with that. I’m actually terribly pleased about that ^^
Obviously I’m still striving to lose weight, but it was nice to come to that realization, because I feel like I’m always comparing myself to back then. It’s become almost obsessive. So yeah. Although I’m nearing my old body, I will never look EXACTLY the same. And I just really need to remember that.
Edit/ BUT I WANT MY SMALL ARMS BACK! WAAAAHH! teehee ^^ Soon! Maybe another 5-10lbs?
My left arm won’t stop twitching…
It’s really weird.
And let me assure you, it’s not just “twitching” it’s noticeably twitching in the upper area of my left arm (to give you an idea of where)
Like you can see it pulsing…
This is so strange and has been going on for so long!
How do I make it stop haha
This was happening to me yesterday! Wiggle your fingers when it happens, and it’ll stop!
This happens to me too, and when it does it goes on for days! Any idea why?
Lack of magnesium?
I like the look of this! Question though - is there something your spreadsheet does that websites like myfitnesspal don’t?
Weeeell, technically, no ^^
For me it’s more about user-friendliness though. I prefer my spreadsheet, because it already has all the foods I eat on a regular basis and it gives a nice overview of my daily intake, carbs and protein. I sometimes get demotivated to go on myfitnesspal and other sites, cause it feels like so much extra work, although it probably isn’t. And some nutritional data doesn’t exactly match those of the foods I eat, so it leaves room for excuses concerning quantities. Heh :3
It’s just the irrationality of my brain :D
Heh. I’m such a nerd ^^
Look how my geekiness and excel skills stream affect my love of nutrtion. Weeee! ^^
Excel sheet with my most frequently eaten foods on the left.
And my menu/intake on the right. Perfect to calculate my carbs/protein for this carb-cycling thing. :)
My mom is being really mean -.-
Guys. Guys. Guys.
I’m going home in 3 weeks. I am ecstatic. I cannot wait. I cannot wait. AAAAHH!
