MY BLOG
“Today I weigh 78.9 kg.”
The Actual Process of Writing the Blog
Here are the steps to write the blog posts:
Step 1:
We start by making up a mockup for a title and then brainstorm ideas for this title. I use the Simple Mind App for the brainstorming phase.
Step 2:
I write the text and try to organize my thoughts so they become easy to understand and I also try to structure them. I go back and forth and read my Mind Mapping Brainstorming ideas and write and sometimes I end up adding things to the mind map.
Step 3:
I open the Garageband app and read the script aloud. After I recorded the whole script I add several musical instruments and create several more voices (singing) so that the voice sounds like a song.
Step 4:
I open Video Leap and add photos and add the song as an audio for a video. I upload the video to Youtube and include the video in the daily blog. I would like to add more written words and patterns on this video file.
My husband has called someone to help him with his website. They had a strategy session and she asked about his values and I talked about the fact that he worked successfully as a psychologist but that somehoW his work is not about what makes him happy.
I have had years of struggling with wanting to make money doing the things I love but also not really loving what I do. I wrote on social media but it always felt wrong. I have a personal diary and what I write there is truly interesting for me. It is a sort of Wikipedia for my life.
This is me sitting in the bed and working on my blog….
Recently I subscribed to several online newspapers and started reading the news online. I realized that the part I like most is listening to the audio of the articles. So I decided that if I ever want to write a blog I will also add an audio version of my blog posts so people can just listen. I then saw the videos on the newspapers and felt that making videos could also be really fun. So here are the working titles for my blog posts: Nina‘s YOLO Blog. YOLO means „You Only Live Once“. This is really important to me because I truly want to do things and write about things that interest me.
Things that I am interested in recently:
How to organize my fridge
My fitness exercises and my thoughts about fitness
My running routine
The classical Pilates exercises
Making videos of how I cook so I can repeat the recipes
Thoughts that come up while I just go about doing the things that I do (one example of a thought that comes to my mind is that sometimes my energy is low. For example I sometimes don‘t like the thought of unloading the dishwasher. The secret is to do something else and wait until I feel like doing a certain activity.) (Another example is that it isn‘t good to seek perfection, the main thing is to get started and simply try doing stuff with what you already have at hand. Overthinking and perfectionism won‘t help. I need to write about things I am truly interested in. The themes need to emerge each day. No planning).
Using a Mind Map before starting to write is a great idea. If I organize my thoughts before getting started writing can be a lot easier.
I would like to add images and for this purpose I will need to know the image size before starting. At least I need to know the ratio of the images.
For videos I want to add sounds via Garageband.
I don‘t want this to feel hard. it should help me to gain clarity like a personal Wikipedia. I want to structure and keep my thoughts and pictures.
For writing the blog I want to find a structure and basic recipe. But first I need to experiment and try stuff.
Is it an excuse?
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Is it an excuse? 〰️
Is it an excuse?
When my kids are at home I never leave the house and I don’t go to the home studio to train. Why is this the case?
a) Childhood reasons
My mother and father were special character and had a lot going on and they compared my sister’s behavior to mine. So I felt I always needed to be a “good girl”. This caused perfectionism and caused me to create high standards for myself. It was hard for me to just be and not do anything productive. I was always “hustling” and proving my worth. My satisfaction depended on doing hard things or seeking perfection in some area.
b) I don’t like people calling me or disturbing me when I am in the gym room
Sometimes when I am in the gym and someone comes in from behind that is very disturbing and I get a shock. I also ended up shouting at David once or twice for disturbing me. I need to find a good strategy for not letting them come in. For example I can lock up and tell them to write me a text when they need to talk to me.
c) I like to have a coach or training plan
It is hard for me to exercise if I don’t have a plan in place. Actually in the last days or weeks I wanted to start exercising at home (especially Pilates) and also playing the guitar at home. I am also questioning if I should go to a restaurant for lunch. The reason for going to lunch in a restaurant is that they cook with ingredients that I might not eat if I were to stay at home and cook for myself (for example papaya or red beets) but the ingredients there are a lot fattier than when I cook at home.
I wanted to learn the sequence of the classic Pilates. I also need to include the breathing. If I teach exercises to others I want to be less OCD but when I will make my own Wikipedia breathing will be pretty important.
If I run at home I could use the OnePeloton App. Or i could just train as much as feels right.
d) Perfectionism - I want to do intervals and run fast but I can’t so I end up not running at all
One of the reasons for wanting to run is to get a better cardio fitness but for this I would need to run fast and do sprints too, even just walking on the treadmill would help but I set my standards so high that I cannot reach them.
e) My actual goal is to be thinner but there are other ways to reach that goal
Since my goal is weight loss I am still trying many ways to get there. I need to focus on the right way for me and not overtrain. I am also dubious if I want to continue swimming or if concentrating more on bodybuilding can work for me. I am also thinking if I should actually be training less and focusing more on my eating and more on my sleeping rather than always stress on training so much.
My weight loss is now focused on actually putting the recipes here on the blog and finding a better way to document the cooking and work on better recipes and finding snacks to eat less. I also need to find ways to sleep better. Not sure if running actually furthers my weight loss goals if I run in the evening.
Another question to ask myself is if I want to run on rest days.
“Just set a small goal and go from there”
THINGS I AM THINKING ABOUT TODAY
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THINGS I AM THINKING ABOUT TODAY 〰️
Ways to lose weight
I am thinking about the moments I eat too much and how to eat less.
Not continuing to eat even when I feel hungry (there are several ways to stop eating even when i am still hungry. One of them is to drink an Isoclear drink or to eat something sweet and not continue to fill more plates with savory foods)
Making a precise meal plan
Finding low calorie foods to eat when I am not yet full (like yoghurt with Flavor powder)
Counting calories
Getting better sleep
Organizing myself better
I am tired in the evenings, so if I want to walk more maybe I should do so in the mornings….
