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While youβre watching me from the couch, Iβll tell you somethingβ¦
I used to enjoy my workouts, feel happy, and believe that everything would be all right. But life brought unexpected challenges, and I found myself changing in ways I didnβt want to.
Iβve become a big girl - not just physically, but emotionally - because life for.ced me to rely only on myself. Itβs my subconscious defense mechanism, but deep inside, I dream of being the version of me I used to be: light, active, and full of hope. This creates an internal conflict. I know life has changed forever, and I canβt go back completely, but I still want to move forward and become healthier and happier.
Itβs incredibly hard to keep my weight in check under my current circumstances. Every day feels like an uphill battle, and it takes enormous effort not to let things spiral out of control. Food addiction is real, and Iβve felt its power. Itβs so strong that it can blind you to what truly matters - feeling good in your own body and having the energy to enjoy life.
At the same time, my thoughts often betray me. They whisper, βWhy care about health when everything around feels so uncertain?β or βWhy try so hard when itβs so easy to mess everything up again?β But despite these doubts, I keep going. I remind myself that nothing matters without health. No comfort food can replace the joy of moving freely and seeing a reflection in the mirror.
Once again, Iβm giving myself a chance to reclaim myself and feel good in my own skin.
Letβs develop healthy habits together. Are you with me? ππ
It was a revelation to me that addiction is a result of low self-esteem in humans. And when we continue to go along with addiction we reinforce negative judgments about ourselves, self-esteem continues to drop and the vicious cycle closes.
Self-esteem and self-image improve markedly when we choose to do things that are not harmful to health, and exclude things that are harmful. Using junk food as an example: when I take responsibility for what I eat, I choose foods that have a positive impact on my health and my self-esteem increases. I realize I'm taking care of my body. Conversely, when I eat junk food, I feel bad physically and mentally, I feel like I don't deserve anything good, and my self-esteem goes down.
The secret of success in the fight against addiction is freedom of choice and understanding the consequences of this choice and responsibility for them.
I'm 30 years old now! And it's less frightening than it used to be.
It's true what they say, the amount of hard times in life builds strength. But maybe I wanted to be a weak naive girl who believes in justice and goodness.
And I wasn't asked π
Life never asks before hitting you as hard as it can.
So all that's left is to keep doing what you can do day after day and putting up with the things you can't change.
The doctor made a mistake when treating a tooth and the whole right side of my face swelled up. I couldn't sleep with the pain. I've now had a cleanse and have been prescribed antibiotics.
And of course, this is all happening at the most difficult time in my life.
It seems like an elaborate mockery of the gods on me
How can you feel beautiful when you hate what you've become because of emotional exhaustion and traumatic experiences?
You have no idea how much I've been through over the past two years, yet I keep demanding from myself to be productive, successful, to smile, and to improve my appearance π And guess what that does? That's right, a worsening of the condition
How to create a dopamine crash that triggers anhedonia and depression? π
Creating a so-called "dopamine crash" is a state where the brain starts experiencing a lack of dopamine, which can lead to apathy, anhedonia (the inability to experience pleasure), and depression. If we're talking about what can provoke such conditions, here are several factors:
1. Excessive stimulation: Constantly chasing quick pleasures (e.g., overusing social media, binge-watching shows, playing video games, overeating junk food, overusing gadgets) causes the brain to become accustomed to high levels of stimulation. When these stimuli disappear or decrease, the body can experience a "crash," leading to a sharp drop in dopamine levels.
2. Sleep disruption: Sleep deprivation or insomnia severely affects the regulation of neurotransmitters, including dopamine. Chronic sleep issues can contribute to the development of anhedonia and depression.
3. Poor diet: A diet lacking essential nutrients such as amino acids, B vitamins, Omega-3 fatty acids, and other components can hinder dopamine synthesis and other neurotransmitters.
4. Isolation from social interactions: Lack of socializing, friendly support, and interaction leads to lower dopamine levels since social contacts help stimulate its production.
5. Lack of physical activity: Physical activity boosts dopamine and endorphin levels, so a sedentary lifestyle can lead to its reduction.
6. Substance abuse: Frequent use of alcohol, drugs, or stimulants can deplete dopamine stores and lead to its deficiency.
7. Chronic stress: Being in a constant state of stress lowers the brain's ability to produce dopamine and other happiness hormones, leading to depression and anhedonia.
I'm depressed about the standard of living in my country. It is disproportionate to the absolutely average wage. How can these prices be so high in a time of war? Starvation will wipe out more people than missiles. So there's no chance. I'm lying down and I don't see the point of getting up and live. Just in the last few months, food prices have gone up even more. What's next?
I need to eat healthy and take my lunchboxes with me. How do you fight the fact that people look askance at those who eat home-cooked food? Why is it okay to eat fast food, but home-cooked food is shameful? It's not normal.
Your body reflects how you feel about yourself, how you talk to yourself and how you act every day. Be kinder to yourself, because the only person who is always there for you is yourself π
Today the Kyiv region was shelled in a way that it has not been shelled for a long time. What were they hoping for? I'm on fucking pills π I just feel sorry for the psyche of people close to me.
How difficult it is to struggle every day with the thoughts and emotions that poison the soul. It's so draining that you don't have the energy to live life. These thoughts arise as if from nowhere and cause such a barrage of heavy emotions that sometimes it seems that you will not be able to breathe. And such moments happen 10-15 times a day, they are impossible to control and remove even with antidepressants. I am helped only by shooting images for you, heavy strength training, physical labor, reading scientific literature. Paradoxically, but for the last 1.5-2 years I can't exercise properly because of my health and the events that have happened. It provokes deterioration of mental state and physical health. Every month it's like I'm trying to climb out of the hole, but I get pushed back in. How do I not stop trying? To realize that it could be even worse and no one can save me, only myself. And I don't have much time left to live, and in connection with the war - probably not even a little.
Even psychotherapy doesn't help me. It's frightening. But I'll try to climb out of the pit again. As long as my faith is still alive.
One day the storm will be over and you won't remember surviving it. You won't even be sure if it really ended. But one thing is undeniable: when you walk out of the storm, you will never again be the same person who walked into it. Because that was the whole point of it.