The Thing That's So Great About Life

Today I was, and am, so tired. The day felt sooo long, and I just shouldn't wait to go home. So when I got home I made my way to my room, put on some workout clothes and did the Bikini Body Guide week 5 - arms and abs. I haven't felt that I been having any process on the workout front (looking at my body) because I feel like I have been eating unhealthy. Which I haven't really done, but I just don't feel motivated.. It feels like I am not going to get any process, and I'm not going to get abs and..

But, I keep going, you don't always have to have motivation to do something. The most important thing is to KEEP GOING - if you do you are going to reach your goal. We are all human, and we all sometimes do something that's not planned and not on the right track, but you just have to get back on track. Life isn't one straight line, it's a curve with very many high moments and also very low moments. 

I mean,  you could screw up your whole life, but I think that someday you'll somehow get up from it. Always. Sometimes you just don't have the power to drag yourself up, but there are people who are willing to help you. Some of the work you have to do yourself, but people can help you.

Look at it as you are stuck in a deep pit, and someone throws down a latter to you. That someone can't make you climb the latter - you are the only one who can get yourself up again. So, thanks to the person throwing down the latter you have the opportunity to get up, but you are the only one who can make the climbing happen. You have to co-operate. 

It's almost the same with the training, you sometimes have to find people or things that can help you get up, dress up and workout. And sometimes, you are super motivated and love life. Life is a curve, with both up and downs. Imagine how boring it would be without those curves.

Love<3

Christmas Unhealthy..

I know I talk a lot about winter and Christmas, but that's just because I really can't wait for Christmas! Actually I can't wait 'til it's December, I just looove that month. It's getting darker outside - when I wake up it's pretty dark, and when I come home it's pretty dark as well. I think it's lovely with the weather getting cold and me getting that tired feeling - that I think is super-cozy - when you get home. Christmas is really my favorite time of the year, because that's when you get quality time with your family and I feel the best when I get to be with them.
I think that when it comes to December, you could actually allow yourself to have a few cheat meals. For example when it's advent and you eat ginger bread and other christmasy things, then you can have some ginger bread, with hot chocolate if that's served as well. Like one or two every week, because I think you should enjoy christmas - I mean, it only happens once a year.
I guess I'm not going to get as much progress on the fitness side during December, but I honestly don't care if I eat a bit unhealthy, like gingerbreads and saffron buns. Still, on the "food side" I'll try to eat normally - healthy, wholeweat, a lot of vegetables, small portion sizes but many meals - but when it comes to the sugar I'll eat some of that (haha).
My rule will be that I'll eat max three unhealthy snacks, and if there's a healthier option I'll take that one. I guess it'll be when I am with friends and family I'll eat a bit unhealthy haha. BUT, it can only be christmasy-things, such as gingerbread and cinnamon stuff.

The Ulimate Sunday!

I woke up at 12 today, really good feeling. To know that I still have the whole day able to do whatever I want, I love that feeling. So, what I did was first doing the most amazing pancakes - oatmeal, banana and eggs - and served them with an orange, blueberries and water. Yum! Then, I just chilled, talked with my sister and parents, and slowly getting ready.

The whole family decided to take a walk, so we "climbed" a skiing-hill and let me tell you, that was quite the cardio! Then my mom walked home, but me, my dad and my little sis walked to the gym and I did some butt-training and back training as well. I didn't do a very hard workout, but it's better than nothing, right?

Now were home, and we're just starting to do gingerbreads - gosh, christmas feelings!!! Wow, and then of course, we gotta taste a few. Oh my god, I am so in love with this time of the year. I am pretty tired by now, and this have been the perfect Sunday! Tomorrow is the beginning of the last week of November, and next Monday it's December which means I get to open my Benefit-calendar. I am so happy right now!

Kiss<3

PS! Posting before and after pics from week 1 to 4 (kayla itsines bikini body guide) tomorrow on my instagram, @arletteorlande!

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

Benefit Advent Calendar

Guess what I got from my mom yesterday!? A BENEFIT ADVENT CALENDAR!! I am so happy, I just love Benefit. I've had a few of their stuff and I adore their makeup, though it is very expensive. And then my amazing mom came home and basically gave me 24 mini-benefit things, sounds good, doesn't it?

I have always been beauty and makeup interested; watched videos on YouTube, done my own makeup (sometimes very.. unbeautiful), bought a ton of makeup and things like that. I love taking care of my body,with workouts and healthy eating, but also washing, hydrating my skin and doing facial masks as well as hair masks. Benefit has been like one of those brands that you really really want, and their stuff is amazing, and what a dream it would be if you got that Advent Calendar! Actually me and my friends talked about the Calendar, saying it only was for sale in the US; no one thinking anyone of us would get it. Hehehe.. I got it :D 

Now I just can't wait for 1st of December to come!! I have been longing for it the whole year haha, christmas (the whole December-month actually) is my favorite time of the year I think. I love being with my family, counting down to the big day, dressing the Xmas tree... It's all so cozy, and beautiful and GAAH! Now it will be even more fun coz I got my beautifully adorable calendar that will make me super hot with all the makeup.

And now it just hit me that I have to clean out my makeup to get room for the Benefit-things...

Love you<3

XOXOXOXOXOX

Non-workout 4 days...

Hello beautiful readers!
I haven't been able to update since my dear computer disappeared, but now it's back. And then I'm back as well! So, what has been going on then? Well, I did have a TERRIBLE headache Wednesday and Thursday, so I stayed home those two days from school. Though I worked out for week three Wednesday. On Friday I felt better, so I went to school, had fun, but then we just poof went to our pretty boring, but cozy, non-WiFi country house. Which meant that I could not do the workout of week three; full body workout. I got really upset and I couldn't do the training session Saturday either, we were still in our little cottage (where the shower cabin is really gross).
We got home from the country house for about two hours ago, and I have been selling christmas flowers and cookies to my class' London trip in 9th grade.
Right now, I am so tired and I DON'T want to workout. And, I have been walking a lot (walked for 1,5 h yesterday, and I almost ran to school and back on Friday). I don't know, should I skip this workout session? I am anyway going to workout tomorrow.. One skipped workout wouldn't bring down my whole results, right? I think I'll skip it actually. Sometimes you can just cool down, lying on the couch watching the latest episode of The Vampire Diaries and still feel good about yourself. One time is no time. But, the rest of the weeks I am going to WORK MY ASS OFF. Hell yeah. So, today I can chill, but then.. :)
Okay, see you later!
Love ya<3

She's Holding Me Back

I don't know what I think of the new girl. Everyone is like "wow, she's really nice" and blah blah. She isn't bitchy, but I don't know. I somehow got the impression she didn't want to talk to me. Meeting new people is like my favorite thing in the world, I think it is so fun.

Actually I think that my "best friend" that I feel is hanging after me too much scared the new girl of. My best friend, Polly, is super nice, but she's not so good in social situations with others.. She always says the most awkward things. Actually Polly is really cool, once you get to know her, but she tries too much. And I'm kind of stuck with her (I have been for 7 years). In the new school she hasn't gotten real new friends as I would say I have.

I am her only friend (and the few others from our new school) and she's hanging after me. This was what I wanted to avoid, not being like a pair with her. Because we where like the ones that always hanged with each other; "Yeah, there's Arelette & Polly, they never are with others". I HATE IT! I get so frustrated, I don't feel like I live my school life because of her. I could really have made a lot of friends -don't get me wrong, everyone in the new class is my friends, but not super-close friends to me- but Polly's holding me back. Because she is so socially awkward I think people gets the idea of me being that as well. But what should I do? 

Polly had somewhat of a "breakdown" where she started crying (I comforted) and she said that no one wants to be with her and things like that. You know what I thought? "Yeah, that's true." I may sound like an awful friend, but I try to be as good as I can. I would want to have myself as a friend. I hate making people sad and I hate fighting. 

Gaaah, I just get so frustrated!

Hope it will get better. Love<3