Is it possible for a clumsy, food-loving, sport-hating girl to become a fit, instagrammable, yoga lover? Come join me on my journey towards a better, happier and healthier life and find out!
We all have that one friend who can eat a megaburger, ton of fries and six bars of chocolate without gaining a single pound. That friend is me. Or, at least, it used to be me.
(Photos from year 2016)
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Allow me to introduce myself! My name is Annika and I'm an 18-year-old student girl from Finland, Northern Europe (The land of Santa Claus, sauna and northern lights!). I'm a hopeless daydreamer, lover of all things cute and pretty, artist, pianist and the proud owner of the sweetest rabbit in the world. I am also extremely lazy when it comes to working out, eating healthy and staying fit.
Being six feet tall, I have been blessed with long limbs, poor balance and a total lack of body coordination. When I was a kid, my parents started to think that I would never learn to walk (my sister still calls me "the spaghetti leg kid") and when I tried to learn how to ride a bike, it was constant screaming and crying. I think it's safe to say that I'm not an athletic person. The only sporty things I enjoy are taking long hikes in Finnish forests and dancing my heart out. Well, maybe "shaking my booty like crazy while listening to radio" would be a better name for that.
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Because being active hasn't been my strongest skill, I have dedicated my life to everything else. Staying skinny has never been a problem to me. In our friend group I was always the one who ate a huge portion of food and also finished other people's dinners. I was the one whose idea of working out was walking from the sofa to the fridge and back. And still, I was always the one who never gained any weight. I was the one who was going to become a model because of her perfect thigh gap and flat tummy. I was the one, but not anymore.
During the last year I have faced difficulties, unhappy situations, health problems and just general feeling of being tired. I have gained almost 20 pounds and neglected my health really bad. Finally, this December I decided that this wasn't what I wanted my life to be. So, starting this January, I am determined to start a better and healthier life! I'm not aiming to lose much weight but just to be healthier in general, and that includes adding plenty of excercise. I know it's not going to be easy, but with the support of my family and you, my dear readers, i know I can change my life!
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I'm really excited to start this journey and I hope you tag along, tell me your own experiences and maybe even get inspired to make a lifestyle change too. If I can do it, then anybody can do it!
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