Sunny days

2013-04-15 21:09:00 { Me, myself & I, My day, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
 
 
Hello readers!
 
This past few days ive been spending my time to seat outside and enjoy the weather. Since its weekend then alot of people come to this place we are living to go the the beach and just be here to unwind. I did not have time to go down to the beach even though its pretty close, so i bought the chair above to sit outside and get some tanning going in the chinese shop ofcourse which they have it every where in Spain and you can find anything you are looking for that you normally need in the daily basis. This chair is perfect i can adjust it more to become like a bed and enjoy the sun :). I will probably bring this one to the beach even in Barcelona, its much more comfortable than lying on the beach with the sand all over you.
Today i have a have already a nice base tan i can see that i am pretty dark already. I feel like bad being inside when i can sit in the terrace and enjoy the sun, its such a lovely day. Although today was a little bit cloudy compared to yersterday. I saw in the weather prognose that this week is going to be up to 24 degrees, yey!
 
 
Last summer in Sweden :)
 
" Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go "
 
 
 
 



My days this week

2013-04-12 21:08:00 { Me, myself & I, My day, My friends, Outfit of the day, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
 
Pic 1: Went to the beach today
Pic 2: Monday i went to met Adde and Javi my brothers from another mother :)
Pic 3: For a walk with the best ones
Pic 4: Same place with Daria and Javi in the pic
Pic 5: Javi and i
Pic 6: Daria came to met the dogs
Pic 7: Me
Pic 8: some of my outfit of the this week
Pic 9: Outfit pic
Pic 10: Me in Barcelona
Pic 11: Me again
Pic 12: Blackie taking a shit hahaha
 
Bestfriends makes the good times better and the hard times easier <3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beautiful house near the beach, i wisssssssh :)
 
 



My level of maturity depends on who i am with

2013-04-10 16:12:00 { Me, myself & I, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
 
In few minutes ill be going to meet my friend Daria and we go for a dog walk , she wanted to meet Blackie :)
 
Always accept and feel comfortable with your flaws, that way . No one can ever use them against you.



ootd

2013-04-10 16:08:18 { Me, myself & I, Outfit of the day, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
OOTD: Top: Ginatricot/Jeans:Diesel jeans/Belt: Salsa jeans/Shoes: Steve Madden Tarnney
 
 



People will stare make it worth their while

2013-04-07 13:53:00 { Me, myself & I, My day, Outfit of the day, Photos of me, Tipser, } 0 Kommentarer
 
Outfit of the day - /Leather jacket: Jofama by Kenza/Blue Knitwear - H&M/Jeans: Diesel jeans/Shoes: Steve Madden Tarnney Boots/Scarf: Gina Tricot/Sunglasses: Solaria? ( Hey they arent that cheap they cost me atleast 100 eur hahah no more 350 euro sunglass again, i broked my last lol.
 
Incredible weather today so beautiful and sunny. I love Spring it is my favorite season of the year because i can still wear thinner jacket and knitwear, i think its the season of the year where you can really wear incredible fashion look. I love summer though but its too hot that im getting tired of wearing too little clothes, which is pretty boring, and uve got to have fit body that make a simple look so much more fabulous haha, but or else in the summer You cant style up so much, but spring and autumn i love i love :)
 
In order to be irreplaceable one must be different...
 



Its never too late to apologize

2013-04-06 21:51:00 { Me, myself & I, My day, Outfit of the day, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
 
Everyday is a fashion show and the world is your runaway...
 
I felt human again since five days a week im going around with my sweat pants, hair tied up and dont give a damn how i look like, specially when we live in a place with barely neighbors around. The bad thing is that you feel too comfortable and its like living in a farm all messed up from head to toe and when its time to fix yourself once a week its like you dont know how to take care your outside appearance anymore. Well dont get me wrong i love fashion and fixing myself. Atleast i have to do it every weekend :)



Some people are so poor all they have are money

2013-04-06 21:40:00 { Inside my mind, Inspirational, Me, myself & I, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
 
I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find you're not, i hope you have strenght to start all over again.
 
Everyday when we wake up in the morning we have that chance, a new chance to make things better, new chance to make new choices, new chance to start all over again and a new chance to make things different than yersterday. It is never to late, every day is a new opportunity and everyday is a new beginning.
 



Its friday but for me its any other day

2013-04-05 13:03:28 { Me, myself & I, My day, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
 
I dont wanna think its friday, i just want to think its any normal day of the week. Because i will get trap in the "eat cos i deserve it " bullshit. I always try to reward myself with little sweets. But not this week. I am about to do my last workout of the week which is leg day!!. After that ive got things to do such as...
 
  • Wash my hair
  • Food prep for the coming week
  • Pack my clothes and stuff ( going to Barcelona tonight to wednesday night)
  • Cleaning
  • Study
My bestfriend Daria is coming to Barcelona and she is going to stay at her brothers flat, i cant be with her all week she be here since i am not in vacation, but i will be seeing here from monday to wednesday as much as i can. Then Wednesday night i have to go back here at home and i wont be back in Barcelona next weekend until the weekend after. I just cant miss my workout for this week so from thursday-sunday i have those days doing my workout routine and prepare for my exams.
Cant wait to see my friend we havent seen each other for two years or something...we got a lot to catch up :)
 
Dont give up just because what someone said. Use that as motivation to push harder! Prove people wrong and prove yourself wrong.
 



Pre tanning today

2013-04-03 18:40:00 { Blackie and Tey, Me, myself & I, My day, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
 

 
 
 
 
5 minutes sitting in front of the sun with shorts before i changed to bikini, already a tanning line.
 
 
Lying and sitting outside is the perfect place to take some pre tan :). I could either go to the roof terrace or walk 5 minutes to the beach, but since we have this place outside much faster to get in the home and out.
 
 
Time to study and hopefully it will be as nice weather as today tomorrow :)



No chicken legs thank you

2013-04-02 22:45:56 { Fitness lifestyle, Me, myself & I, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
Thanks God my legs are starting to show!!!!! I so do not want the chicken legs.
 



Its a lifestyle - train like theres no finish line

2013-04-01 19:33:00 { Fitness lifestyle, Me, myself & I, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
 
 My progress: Legs and glutes getting rounder and bigger. Hamstrings is start showing. My Back is getting  stronger. I love strong back ;)
 
Todays workout:
Burn 856Kcal circuit upper body with cardio in between sets. It was a very long sessions a little bit more than 2hours.
 
 
Not me: Just want to share an inspiration and something that MOTIVATED ME THIS DAYS WHEN I SAW THIS!!!  big legs and tight abs. Love it!!!



Just something comfy

2013-04-01 19:26:12 { Me, myself & I, Outfit of the day, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
Pants: Zara/Shoes:Converse/Hoodies: dont know/Sunglasses:Solaris/Bandana:Levis
 
 
 
 



New hairstyle??

2013-03-31 20:21:00 { Hairstyle, Me, myself & I, Photos of me, } 13 Kommentarer
 
I want new hairstyle !!! :) hmm what would that be?? Having fun with Hollywood virtual makeover :)



Live for today plan for tomorrow

2013-03-30 01:26:13 { Me, myself & I, My day, Outfit of the day, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
 
 
 
Todays outfit i guess?? lol It was actually quiet warm around 19 degress with a little cold wind. This jacket i am wearing is one of my favorite, its my summer jacket when its getting a little bit chilly at night :) I had it for 3-4 years. There are so many cars today outside our street because its Easter and people come to have vacation i guess. I have never seen this street before full of cars, although when i go out in the street i barely see people. Lots of cars but where are the people?!
 
 
 
 
 



You get what you work hard for, hardwork pays off!!!

2013-03-29 22:00:00 { Fitness lifestyle, Me, myself & I, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
 
 
 
I check the old picture before i started to workout above those big arms that i just hated, they were so big and my chubby face not even make up can sculpt it. Finally i achieve to lose weight for the first time in my life i did something i really want, despite all the temptations around, the negative vibes, despite the hardwork in the beginning i did it. Now i just have to reduce the bodyfat percentage and lift heavier weight. I still have long way to go hope in 3 or for months i am 80% close to my goal. My brother said i need to do regual cardio for 20-25minutes 3-4x a week to get rid of the extra fats hanging and then build the muscles. SO thats what i will do. Although this week i combined cardio and weighttraining with cardio in every sets, in that why i keep the heartrate up and burn the fats.
 
Tomorrow i will not count my calories intake anymore, i will just estimate my food and keep eating clean and keep doing my workouts as usual.
 
Today i did lower body workout, burn my glutes. I realized that sometimes i do my reps to fast, so today thhanks to my man he said i should do it slower and feel the muscles, the faster i do it the less the muscle is working. So in every workout i did it slow and it felt the muscles burn, the glutes, the legs. I also did stretching in every sets to make room for the muscle to even grow more bigger ( heard its good and it was Ruben who recommend it). Anyway i need to do research about it if its really true. During my workout ive learned alot whats good whats bad, i did alot of mistakes and ive learned alot about working out in the proper way, eating right, keep healthy and ive learn about how the body is working etc.
 
For my lower body doing the lunges i increased my dumbbell weight from 4kg to 8kg in each dumbbells, damn that felt good! And also since my sandbag that is 15kg is to light weight i did front squat instead of putting it on my back i hold it in front, more intense in that way. The deadlift i used the dumbbells 10.4kg in each so that would be 20kg in a barbell. The hamstring curl i increase it from 6kg to 12kg so that the last 2-3 reps takes all my strenght.
 
Yes food is delicious, but i rather look like this than enjoying the food that i like for a few minutes.The taste dissappear and it stored as fat and then its very unhealthy, i look awesome and i would not trade a day in the sofa eating candies, cookies and spagetti. Been there than that for many years, its time for a life change, and the next time ill see a hot girl in bikini i would not look myself in the mirror and feel bad because i love sweets and food to much, no because what she is and her body is the reflection of what i am going to be. Shes hot im hot !!! ;)
 
Did you do your workout today?
 
 
 
 



Make progress or make excuses your choices

2013-03-27 19:43:44 { Eating clean & diet, Fitness lifestyle, Me, myself & I, Photos of me, Shopping, } 0 Kommentarer
 
 
I am trying to make my legs bigger, not horse legs but big :) Ive got long way to go, but legs are the muscles in the body that grow faster than what you think, unless in my case. This summer i am getting a gym membership just to use the cardio machines in the morning and also the machines for leg workout, and im gonna kill it :)!!!
 
 
My suppmelents and vitamins for this month arrived today i am so happy :) I just need to buy extra vitamin E and C that is also good for skin.
  • Bsn syntha-6 isolate red big bottle is the refill of my protein powder which is 100% Whey and Casein for muscle building.
  • BCAA 1000caps are essential amino for support New Lean Mass Growth and Reduce Muscle Breakdown!. When doing cardio workout not only you burn calories and burn fat, but also burn the muscles that you need to build, if you are doing weighttraining, in my case i need these to prevent or reduce muscle breakdown.
  • Opti-women Multivitamins it have 23 Vitamins and Essential Minerals. This multivitamin are great for those who are active. Everybody should take multivitamins because it is just impossible to get all the vitamins we need in the food we eat.
  • Fish Oil Omega 3 the 4 benefits are healthier blood cholesterole, improved bone health, cancer protection and protection against mood disorder so its like happy pills :)
 
So this is all my supplements that i should take daily:
  1. BCAA 1000 caps - 2capsules/day 30-45minutes before workout and directly after working out.
  2. Thermotex - fatburning design for to burn bodyfat in the hardest area of the body and also gives you energy and focus and physical performance, its a Great for pre-workout. I took 1capsules 3x aday, but i just was wrong i should take minimum 2 capsules 3x a day 30 minutes before meals and exercise.
  3. Opti-women - 2 capsules/day with meal morning and lunch.
  4. Fish oil Omega 3 - 1-2capsules 3x a day with meal, i take only 1 capsules 3x a day to begin with.
  5. Bsn Syntha-6 isolate Protein powder i take between meals 2x a day.



I am a slow walker but i never walk backwards

2013-03-26 21:00:00 { Fitness lifestyle, Me, myself & I, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
 
 
My pink sandbag that i use alot, although it can only have 15kg sand in it, which i already have. I use it instead of barbell when doing squat, clean & press and other compound workout.
 
So did you do your workout today? Mine was upper body workout with 30sec of speed rope in every sets to burn more calories.
 
My goal this month is to build the lean muscles and bulk that legs a little bit. My favorite jeans are getting bigger for me and thats just cant happen because i am in size 36 or 8, i like good build legs and butt, no chicken legs here please!
 
I also bought my supplements for the month which is BCAA capsules for prevent muscle breakdown when doing cardio, Omega 3 fish oil, 900g of new BSN syntha 6-isolate in chocolate flavour and my multivitamin Opti women for fitness people ;). It should arrive tomorrow or within 48hours, cant wait.
 
//Ovan som jag bär med mig på bilden är min rosa sandbag som jag använder när jag behöver extra tyngre vikt, man kan endast ha 15kg vilket jag redan har och denna använder jag för att göra squats, clean & press och andra övning. Så istället för barbell använder jag denna.
 
Dagens träning var övre kropp delen med 30sec hopprep i varje sets.

 Denna månadens mål är att bygga muskler och gör mina ben lite större. Jag märkte idag att mina favorit jeans verkar vara lite för lös på mig, det kan inte bara hända för jag har storlek 26/27, mindre än det går inte bara. Måste bygga ben muskler, ingen kyckling ben här inte.
 
Jag har också köpt mina kosttillskott som BCAA kapslar för att undvika musklenedbrytning. Gör man cardio bränner man inte bara kalorier men också musklerna som man behöver för att bygga muskler, men sjävklart beror det på hur många ggr och hur länge man gör cardioträning i veckan. Jag har också köpt Omega 3 fiskolja, jag hade jättemånga innan från Sverige men slängde den då innan jag började träna :(. Andra grejer som jag har köpt att påfyllning på min protein pulver i chokladsmak:) samt en multivitamin som heter OPTI women för fitness fanatik girls :)Längtar tills jag får de imorgon eller på torsdag.
 
 
 
 



Why workout in the gym, just to waste it on a bad diet?

2013-03-23 13:14:53 { Fitness lifestyle, Me, myself & I, My day, Photos of me, } 0 Kommentarer
 
Yerstedays workout upper body with some cardio. The longest workout ever!!! But it did felt good :)



My 4months workout progress

2013-03-23 13:11:00 { Fitness lifestyle, Me, myself & I, Photos of me, tips - fitness, } 0 Kommentarer
 
 
If i didnt have a few cheat meals where it happend that the last week of the month i could eat 2-3 Burger king meal the two first months i would have getting this results in shorter time. But i always go back on track. The last two months ive been pretty good with my diet when weekend comes. If i missed one workout i make sure i do it tomorrow and over weekend.
I have so much more to go, this is just the beginning of my progress. Ive done the cutting program and now i am going to do more strenghtraining so that it would be lean muscles in every angles, this is not my goal, strong is my goal!!
 
A lot of people in instagram asked me how did i do this the answer is:
  • The first month i follow the Bodyrocktv online which is free intense workout for a short of time. They have new website now called dailyhiit.com. After just one week doing it i saw results instantly.
  • The second month i follow Jennifer Nicole Lee circuit workout which is circuit training and between every strenghttraining training sets i did cardio workout for 30 sec such as jumping jacks, mountain climber, speed rope etc.
  • The third month i did my own workout routine ( i did a lot of research) my workout routine was 3-4x a week cardio workout and 5x a week strenghttraining, but i divided every muscle groups. Like 3 muscle groups every day. In this month i drop weight then from 60-56 now i am 54-55kg.
  • The 4th month i did mostly strenghttraining and once a week cardio and barely abs workout. But u can still see that my abs are sorts of tight because i did a little bit of planking and i always pull it in during every workout and ofcourse CLEAN EATING, ABS IS MADE IN THE KITCHEN!!!
It is very important to change your workout routine atleast every month so that the muscles and the body wont get use to it. For example you would not lift the same weight all the time to get results, because the muscles already perform that weight for 4 weeks and it know that its the same weight and workout every time. So to see results it is important to change your workout routine. If you lift 4kg doing barbell curls, then next month add one more kilo or two and do less reps. The last 2-3reps should take all your strenght, if you cant lift more than 7reps instead of 8-12 then you should take less weight. If you can lift more than 8-12 reps then you have to light weight, increase it and so on.
 
Not every workout works for every one and not every diet works for everyone aswell. I think it is very important before starting to workout if you never done it before to do research and find the best workout for you, unless u got a personal trainer or someone who know. Not at the right time you find the perfect workout right away, there gonna be some days you perform bad or wrong, so i always suggest to do workout in front of the mirror. In that way you can check your body poisture. It is important to do it right, its not about doing it as fast as possible when it comes to weight lifting its about slow and feel the constractions of the muscles. If you dont feel it then you do it wrong. Just find the technique!
 
The highlights of my progress are: MY 13 GOLDEN RULES.
  1. Diet (  i dont call it diet because diet is for a short of time, this is for always)- Diet is no.1 and the most important. You can do thousands of crunches, run every day, do streghnt training, BUT if you dont eat right you wont see results. It is also important to feed your body right before and after workout so called THE PRE AND POST WORKOUT MEAL WHICH IS = MINIMUM 22G OF PROTEIN + FAST AND SLOW CARBS AND HEALTHY FATS LIKE ALMONDS OR PEANUT. What you eat before workout is as important of what you eat after workout. This is only if you are doing weight lifting.
  2. Drink a lot of water - i know people say that you should drink minimum 2liter or something and above that is dangerous for your health etc. but if you ask any person who workout they gonna say drink minimum 3liter water per day. I dont mean drink it all up, drink little by little. The more your workout the more water you need to drink. I drink 3liter water per day and NO its not dangerous.
  3. Eat small meal 5-6x a day- along with diet it is important to eat every 2-3hours, smal meal but more often rather than big meal and only 3x a day. And also it is important to eat the first hour you wake up in the morning to jump the metabolism not after. I use a timer on my phone, after i ate my breakfast i set the timer 3hours and when it ring its time to eat the snack. I do this because i wake up different hours every day and this to make sure that i eat every 2-3hours.
  4. Count calories - to lose fat youve got to know how much is your BMR which means how much is your daily calorie intake when its at rest, how much it burns. Our body works all the time even at rest or sitting and it burns calorie without working out. To lose fat youve got to cut down your calorie intake combine with workout. If your daily calorie intake is 1800 a day then try to eat 500 less calorie and then workout for best results. Its about calorie in and out. Many people think that because its healthy food it means you can eat how much as you want with it, but thats not the way it works. If you usually eat 600 calories per meal and you start to eat healthy but because its "healthy" you eat more, cos its low calorie anyway, but if you sum it up you probably ate more than 600 calories. So it is important to count it. I use Shape up app on my phone and i add every ingredients on my meal to see how much calorie it contains.
  5. Low carbs after lunch - means replace the brown rice with vegetables when you eat dinner. Because you are going to sleep and our body dont need that energy while at rest, so if you eat high carbs it will RESTORE AS FAT in your body. It wont burn trust me.
  6. Dont eat 3 hours before bed - It takes 3 hours for the food to proper digest in your stomach, if you dont want them to store as fat then dont eat 3 hours before bed or stay awake until it pass 3 hours.
  7. Supplements & multivatimins - take supplements like Protein powder, protein is very important, did you know that people who dont eat enough protein look more older than they usually are? Protein is good for building those lean muscles. Multivitamins is important too, because it is impossible to get vitamins of all the food we eat.
  8. Stay away from alcohol and junk food - Dont go to party if you know you are going to drink alchohol and dont meet friends for dinner or coffe.
  9. Always bring snacks with you -  when you are out for long hours make sure you have snacks with you, so that you wont go to Mcdonald and buy burger when you are hungry.
  10. Cheat meals is two steps further from your workout progress. If you cheat do it once a week like your favorite food for lunch, but that doesnt mean you eat cheat for 24 hours .
  11. Focus more on strenghttraining than cardio - cardio help you burn fat for sure, but too much cardio well not only burn fat but also the muscles that you need to build those lean muscles. Strenghttraining reshape your body to whatever you want it to be, cardio only makes you look thin and out of shape.
  12. KNow your fitness goal - Before working out put a picture in front of you, of what you want to look like what you want to achieve. Alot of people workout without knowing their goals. You need to know what is your fitness goals, in that way you can do the right workout to reach it.
  13. One day at at time - Dont skip a workout, if you do it the next day. Workout one day at a time, slow progress is a progress. Dont overtrain and dont rush for seeing results. It took you years or months to have the body you have now, it wont change in a week either.
And remember, believe in yourself, work hard, never give up you will achieve. We all have the same 24 hours make the time!! AND NO EXCUSES!!
 
 



Say no to cheat meal

2013-03-21 16:38:23 { Fitness lifestyle, Inside my mind, Me, myself & I, Photos of me, tips - fitness, tips - food, } 0 Kommentarer
 
 
I did my HIIT cardio of 25mins additional 5 minutes warm up and then some abs workout, focusing on planking.
This end of the week ill have to check my workout progress because its my 4th month already??!! That means i have to measure my body parts and add it in my log. My progress is not that good since i have few cheat days which is not good. Cheat meal is A NO NO, because it just push u further from your workout goals. Thats why so many people these days working out for a year and dont have so big progress because of cheat meal eating. No matter what other people say, your friends, family, people surround you HAVE TO say NO to cheat meal and think about it and about this ONE CHEAT MEAL IS TWO STEPS FURTHER from your workout progress, now would you go back two steps further or would you be one step closer? Make the right choices!. If people ask a lot of questions which they will do, just say no and you dont have to explain yourself, its your choice and be happy with it, as a matter of fact be proud with it. Only those people you are dedicated to working out and being healthy are those who have the understanding of good diet and good workout. Not many around you will understand, but who give a damn do your own thing, life is to short to care about what other else think about you, and live for your own pleasure dont live for the pleasure of other. Dont reward yourself ever with your favorite food because of the hardwork you been doing. People are going to talk alot, peolple will tempt you with many things, say NO because they aint the one who will work out for you later. They aint the one who are going to feel bad about it. You will be THE ONE that have to burn it off by cardio, and lift those heavy weights, i mean would you work harder just because of the pizza you just ate?? How about skip the pizza, skip the beer and you are one step closer to your goal. SImple as that!
 
How to avoid cheating meal?
  1. Dont have that kind of food that is not belongs to your eating clean around you, throw them and dont even buy them!
  2. Prepare your food every sunday night your lunch for the whole week and your dinner.
  3. Think that what you crave right now is just mental, overcome it!
  4. One cheat meal is ok? No its NOT OK!
  5. Dont let others opinion control you.
  6. if you really crave for something really bad, try to find a healthier version, Such as pizza you can make a healthier pizza at home.
  7. Dont go out to party, if you know that you are going to drink.
  8. Dont meet your friends over a cofe or over a dinner.
  9. Dont buy food when you are hungry.
  10. Prioritize your eating clean first!
 



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My name is Vanessa born in 1987 under the sign of Taurus. I am a full time distance student, means i study at home. I was born in the province of The Philippines, raised in beloved Sweden and currently lives in the best city in the world, Barcelona-Spain since i was 20. I have a big interest in fashion, beauty, music, photography and fitness.

In my blog you can read about a little bit of everything, my life in Barcelona, my workout progress, quotations, inspirations etc. My family and friends are the most important people in my life and i live for them. I believe that we can do and reach anything we want in life, the main keys are discipline, focus, motivations, willingness, believing in what you do and the most important thing is to never ever give up. What you believe you can achieve! Just live one day at a time and i hope you like reading my blog :) Lots of love // Vanessa


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