Day 2

Last updated on July 30th, 2018 at 07:39 am

Time for the second day summary. Same thing. I was not up very early and I was on my smartphone pretty often.

But I started the day in a good way. With a green smoothie and tea. I used the same ingredients for the smoothie like day one (spinach, cucumber, orange and water) but I added a banana as well. Now it tasted like apple and not watermelon.

Wow that’s a bad picture. And it’s already tuned. But how in the world am I supposed to take a good picture in this darkness. Day and night. It never really gets bright. Hello depresh.

Although some depressed poet might even find beauty in these millions shades of grey.

Aaaaauuuu! I feel like a she wolf when I look at these pics. By the way when I took them it was a day. And the small point in the sky is not the moon. It’s that hot ball we all go around called sun.

After this refreshing start in the grey morning I was craving something sweet and chocolate-y. So I decided to try the gluten free cottage cheese bean brownies I had made the day before. Hmmm yes, I’ve eaten better. Seriously. Those were not good. But since I didn’t have anything else with chocolate I had those with some tea.

For a hungry person on a diet they’re okay. But I’m not giving a recipe for those. Not L’Oreal material aka not worth it. I had them as a snack after lunch again and froze the rest of them for more desperate hungry days.

3 hours afterwards guess what – hungry again. I mean that’s what annoys me so much with this small portions thing – I’m hungry all the time and I feel like I’m making a walk to the fridge every five minutes. On the bright side (so somewhere where the sun is shining) – I’m not only eating less but thanks to the fridge walk, I also do some exercises. And plus I feel lighter and I don’t have stomach pains anymore, but seriously eating 6 small portions a day is one annoying habit. But I’ll stop whining and I’ll give it a chance. Like I gave these pizza bites made from millet a chance.

Those were surprisingly good and I had them with this salad – I love avocado and cucumber. But above all I love peppers. And olives. And rucola.

But wait!!! Not all, not all at all. Surprise surprise!

Cheese inside! Pizza without cheese is just like bean brownies WITH cottage cheese – NOT GOOD! So I used the one cheese that I had in my freezer – gorgonzola. I hid it inside the bites and then pretended I was surprised it was inside and clapped with my hands like a little kid. Okay I didn’t do that, but if someone else had made them or if I just had a very short memory and I knew nothing about the cheese inside I would’ve totally been surprised and thankful and would’ve clapped.

And that was lunch. Then I had again some of the cheese brownie and dinner was same as lunch.

This makes 5 portions and I was ready with eating at 7 pm. Then I did some exercises – again one of Diane Berry’s videos – Clubland Work it Out. It was pretty exhausting and made me feel good about myself while watching 5 episodes of The Mindy Project in a row. Love that show. After How I Met Your Mother ended somehow I couldn’t find a good TV show to waste my life with. I was really sad for a while. And then BAM! When I least expected it, I found Mindy and my life is full of excitement again.

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Have you ever had one of those days when you get so insanely overwhelmed with todo’s, that you forget you are actually alive? Or who you actually are?

I don’t know how to describe it. But, I had quite a few days like that lately. It’s like my whole life consists of doing doing doing. So much that I forget about little things like feeling good, experiencing new things, exploring, going outside…or, you know – living.

It’s times like this in life when most of us ignore the simple, but important things in life.

Those basics.

The little things that might not be on your agenda today, but can make a whole lot of difference in every area of life.

Things like for example: Do you feel good today?

That’s a basic need.

There’s nothing wrong with wanting more from life, but to do’s simply never end. In fact, if you’re like me, you’d add more to dos to your list every single day. Or hour. They’re just never ending.

But deep down we know if we go through life just “pushing through” and doing doing doing until we achieve everything we want, there’s a pretty big chance we’ll end up burnt out and unhappy. Whether we achieve those dreams or not. Because it’s a long journey. It’s not even a marathon. A marathon is boring, life’s more like an expedition (excuses moi if you like marathons. Also pardon my French – I don’t speak it).

So let’s treat it as one. Live, learn and enjoy.

Even if you need to get your report done by tomorrow, remember that you’re allowed to feel good while you’re still working on it.

Whatever you’re going through right now, you can either go through it feeling stressed or feeling well. And this is completely your choice.

In case you choose you want to feel better, here is a collection of small things you can do daily to reduce stress naturally and to feel good, no matter what’s happening. These are easy, small things that take almost no time or big effort.

11 ways to reduce stress naturally every.single.day.

1. Smoothie

Sounds kinda annoying, but if you can’t eat healthy all the time because you’re busy, invest either some time in making your own smoothie or some money to buy one that’s actually healthy. Drinking even just one smoothie a day can make a difference in the way your body feels immediately. It’s like a huge shot of energy that goes straight to your brain. A smoothie with fruits and vegetables makes you happier, less stressed, smarter and more energetic even according to science. If you don’t have any ideas for a delicious smoothie recipe, start with this one, I’m sure you’ll love it.

2. Finish one little thing you’ve been putting off

This doesn’t have to be a work thing. It could be paying bills or cleaning your desk. This thing, no matter how small and insignificant it might seem, is hanging in there somewhere on your mind making you a little more stressed than you need to be. But since it doesn’t take much time or effort – start and finish it.

Cleaning your desk takes no more than 10 minutes. You’ll be surprised how relieved you can feel after you do this. The next day you do another thing you don’t feel like doing. And then you start feeling better and better. More importantly, you feel in control, which is a super important stress-reliever.