Boots + Resume of fall semester

So, I got something of a revelation today morning. Boots. I need a pair of boots. Dark brown, matte boots would be perfect to almost everything. Imagine a pair of knee high boots with a pair of beaten skinny jeans and a white knitted sweater... PERFECT! I think I would use them a lot, but I don't think that I will get a pair sometime soon, because I've just gotten a pair of pretty expensive uggs - and I love them. Right now I just really have a craving for those boots.
And, by the way... I am finished with the fall semester now! Yay! I think this school semester have been amazing and it has gone by so fast. I really like it there, and I feel like a fish in water if you know what I mean. I have come very far with myself too - I am a lot more confident now. I have come far with my health and fitness as well, I started the Kayla Itsines Bikini Body Training Guide 2 months ago. At first I wanted everyone to like me, but now I'm very relaxed I can say without lying that I DO NOT CARE WHAT EVERYONE THINK OF ME. I think the key is to learn to stop worrying, thinking like: "Well, if they don't like me, they're not worth my time thinking of them. I can focus on the good things in my life instead and the people that actually do like me." Because I mean, if someone is mean or ignores you, why would you try to make them like you? It's their choice and they are missing out. Don't waste your time on those people, you have other things more important and good to think about.
Okay, I have to go!
XOXO
Arlette

Old times..

To be honest, I never liked when my mom made smoothies, or when grandma served frozen and then unfrozen raspberries with ice cream. I just didn't like frozen fruit; it didn't taste like ordinary fruit, it just tasted.. weird. Frozen fruit is so much cheaper, so my parents always bought frozen fruit (when it came to berries, but not apples or bananas because they were and still are pretty cheap fresh). Which meant, I much more preferred hot chocolate and other unhealthy stuff. I remember one time, when me and my best friend made a smoothie; we had like 1/2 cup of sugar, in that smoothie. Yaay, healthy..
Back then, I didn't know (or care) what was healthy, what contained sugar, what was unhealthy. Sometimes I want to go back to that, not caring about that and not get guilt feelings (which I know I shouldn't get) after eating an ice cream. The reason to I don't do it is because I feel so much better now. I feel more energized and I am a lot more confident. I also know that I can't go back to where I were before; the knowing of the sugar and chemicals will always be there. Maybe it's good, being very educated - if you should put a positive word on it - but I mean, I'm only 14; I should enjoy eating whatever I want. The thing is that, I do feel a lot more better in my own skin, and I do look better (healthier) but I still don't feel completely happy with my body. Hopefully, when I have completed this program, I will feel even better and maybe not get guilt feelings if I eat an ice cream. Because then I know my body won't be affected of that little ice cream.
Right now, I don't have cheat meals, because I feel like if I eat one, I suddenly eat another one, and it doesn't work for me with that cheat meal.
Back to the start about smoothies; now I LOVE smoothies and frozen fruit, it's the best thing in the world. I am so proud how long I have come from being a bit overweight, eating unhealthy, being self conscious all the time to love myself, working out every day, eating healthy. And I want to keep going on this journey!
See you tomorrow<3
Love

Water

I bet you've heard that water is SUPER important and that you should drink it all the time. And I've always thought that I drink when I am thirsty, period. Plus I have always been a fan of milk, I would drink milk all the time instead of water. But then I saw that a lot of fitness gurus and just fitness intresded people had replaced milk with Almond or Oat milk. So I tried that. I didn't like any of them that much, so I just used them in smoothies. You could say that I put myself on a milk interdiction. Instead of drinking the nut milk I drank water, not all the time, but I didn't drink anything but water (and smoothies.)

Then, a week ago, I drank a glass of milk. And you know what? I didn't like the taste, it wasn't amazing or anything. So, now, I basically don't drink milk at all. Sure, if we don't have nut milk or anything at home I have milk in my smoothies, but I don't drink plain milk. Milk is filled with calcium, which is good because you need calcium, but it isn't nessecary to drink milk every day. I do eat dairy, like greek yogurt (which contains protein and taste amazing.) I am completly fine with my beloved water, which make my skin look better and myself feeling better. Smoothies are amazing for your health as well, and fruit juices are completly natrual, so those two I drink sometimes as well.

But, don't forget that you don't ALWAYS have to eat healthy, eat that burger if yo crave that (not every week, but just.. Yeah ya know what I mean.) 80% healthy and nutritiuos, 20% whatever you want. For me, I do enjoy eating healthy more than eating french fries.

Love <3