FRÜHSTÜCKSGEDANKEN: The Little Things

Guten Morgen! Wer von euch auch zufälligerweise heute später das gemütliche Bett verlassen muss als sonst, der nehme sich doch bitte sein Frühstück, seine Tasse Kaffe und schlüpfe in die gemütlichen Hausschuhe, um sich ein paar meiner Morgengedanken zuzumuten, die sich in den letzten zwei Wochen in meinem Kopf eingenistet haben. Keine Sorge! Hier ist "Schlechte Laune"-Freie Zone (wenn ich schlecht gelaunt bin, meide ich den Laptop wie eine Katze das Wasser). Stattdessen soll es um neue Motivation gehen und um die Kleinen Dinge.

Ersteinmal: Voila! Normalerweise liegt mir der Spruch "But first... Coffee" jeden Morgen auf den Lippen noch bevor ich auf mein Handy schaue, doch damit soll Schluss sein - auch ich bin regelrecht der Kaffeesucht verfallen. Hoffen wir, dass ich durchhalte und dem bald nicht mehr so ist. Ansonsten sehen wir hier das langweilige "Geht-Immer-Frühstück": Haferbrei aus einfachen Haferflocken mit Alnatura Soja Milch, einem geschnittenen Apfel und einer Monsterportion Zimt. Übrigens mag ich die "Glamour" noch nicht mal - erst gemerkt als das Bild geschossen war & ich darin gestöbert habe.

Sieht ziemlich gesund aus, aber seien wir mal ehrlich: Mein Start in 2015 war nicht grade der Knaller. Nachdem ich ab Mitte Oktober angefangen hatte vollkommen gesund und ausgewogen zu essen, weiterhin viel Sport gemacht habe und mich so unglaublich gut wie nie gefühlt habe, ist schließlich alles am 1.Januar gescheitert. Zuversichtlich bin ich, ab heute die Kurve zu kriegen, weil ich genau weiß, dass es nur die ersten drei Tage Überwindung kostet. Viele von euch kennen es bestimmt, aber es ist tatsächlich so: Man muss nur anfangen. Das reicht. Danach läuft alles wie von selbst.

In letzter Zeit bin ich ziemlich mit Gedanken über das Gehenlassen und Festhalten beschäftigt: Soll man gute Freundschaften aufgeben, weil sie einen mittlerweile unglücklich machen? Ich habe das Gefühl ja, auch wenn mir da sicher viele widersprechen würden. Stattdessen versuche ich mich einfach an neuen Dingen; heißt: neue Leute, neuen Sport, neue Routinen. Ob es das Wundermittel zum Entkommen der Winterdepression ist, kann ich euch nicht sagen, aber ein Versuch ist es wert, oder nicht?

Auf meinem derzeitigen Traumplan der "Kleinen Dinge" stehen Sachen wie *mal wieder Sushi bestellen *eine weitere Kunstaustellung besuchen *weiterhin ganz viel Schwanenseemusik hören (was ich at momentum auch tue) *mich am Langstreckenlauf zu probieren *mein Zimmer ein bisschen umzudekorieren *bloggen was das Zeug hält. Kleine Dinge, die sich einfach umsetzen lassen, was schließlich auch Sinn der Sache ist - TROTZ Facharbeitsstress, Führerschein und der näherrückenden Klausurphase.

Genug gefaselt - ich muss los & wünsche euch einen wunderschönen Mittwoch!

Geht es euch in einigen Dingen momentan genau so? Welche "Kleinen Dinge" plant ihr so für die nächste Zeit? 

Quick Reminder: We do not live to eat, we eat to live.

Food is a trend. 

I'm not sure if the topic nutrition has always been so popular like it is in the last years, because maybe i was too young to notice the discussions about all the different lifestyles that are only depending on one factor: the food someone is eating. But now I notice it, and it's freaking me out, because it is not only that the world deals obsessively with the different styles of nutrition, but it begins judging every individual by the things he puts on his plate. Since when did food give a person a value? Or since when do people handle nutrition like a religion?

As someone who itself is interested in nutrition and also spends a bunch of time on the internet, I constantly observe how aggressive and unfair people get when someone isn't eating in the way they do (or pretend to do). Food Diaries are one of the most popular videos and posts today, which I totally appreciate, but the discussions and comments they provoke are scratching on the highest level of shallowness and intolerance. Keep in mind that Bloggers or Youtubers just try to give an inspiration, it is nor a nutrition guide neither a medical recommendation. If you want to include these person's  opinions in your personal lifestyle than do it, if not than don't. How can someone come to the point of insulting a human because of his liking for normal milk or chocolate or just the fact that he eats carbs after 6 pm?

We all want freedom, but how is this possible if society jails us? By the way, society isn't an invisible monster trying to destroy our lives - we are society. The fact that someone consumes general milk does not limit anyone's freedom in any way. But the process of judging and insulting does it. So, please, if you did so in past: Back off. Let everyone fill his plate with things that he likes. You can try to convince them with showing them the advantages of your choosen style of nutrition, but stop trying to make them feel bad. It is simply not cool.

When we understand that nutrition isn't a topic that should lead us to begin fights with other people, we should also learn to not fight ourselves. Most of us wish for the perfect bikini body or to be in the position of only eating healthy stuff, but that rarely works in reality. I catch myself thinking about food multiple times a day and asking questions like "did i eat too much?", "does this totally belong to clean eating?" or "should i go to dinner at a restaurant or won't it be healthy enough?". I am shocked by how my thoughts are controlled by food and try to do something against it.

Surely there are a lot of health issues influenced by nutrition, but at the end of the day we have to remind ourselves of the fact that it is only food. In the industrial countrys we have the great luck of having enough to eat and are in consequence of this in the position, where we don't have to worry about it. How did get food more important than any other topic? We loose the sense of living, got blended by this whole discussions about eating, that we cannot see the vivid details of life.
So next time you will be catching yourself thinking obsessively about food or feeling guilty, remind yourself that the thing that controlls your mind is only food.

P.S.: If you want to hear another opinion about it, i can recommend you Cassey Ho's video on Blogilates.

How do you think about this topic? How much imporance do you give nutrition in your life? 
xxx, Ana

Saturday: Coffee Drinking and Windowshopping

After some quite exhausting weeks full of studying, writing exams and giving private lessons, I looked forward to spending one Saturday relaxing with some shopping in Essen, Germany. The trip to the shopping city is very short and easy, so me and my friend Laura went there for some windowshopping. But first...breakfast!

 Eating breakfast in a cafe is something we wanted for some weeks. The Caffee Zentral in Bochum was Laura recommendation, and i can admit that she was right. I had some cereals with joghurt and (really) fresh fruits. It was a heaven on earth, but i would have liked some more cereals, because they were my favourite part. Laura ordered a big cup of fruit salad with joghurt, but the waitress forgot her joghurt. :( 

After that we headed to Essen and did some shopping. You all have that friend that always has the best advice during shopping and motivates you to buy the right things? This title goes to Laura. With her help I finally found a well-fitting light denim jeans at Gina Tricot. We also rocked the jewelry section (70% off!!!). At the end we couldn't resist and visited The Body Shop, which is my favourite store for body and skin care. After trying the Holiday Limited Editions Scents, Laura only bought the Shea Body Scrub (it smells amazing!).

With another Cappucchino we finished up our small trip. I forgot the name, but we spent at least one hour in a tiny but ultimative cute cafe warming our hands with hot cups. It was really cold outside brrr. 

What do you do at a duty-free Saturday? Where is your favourite place to shop? 

xxx, Ana