Well it's only been 5 months...

I have no idea why I keep delaying or cancelling my posts. I mean, I was just going through the entire blog and it is not so moronic like I though it was. And it also seems to be doing me some good; maybe blogging is indeed cheaper than a therapist!
You know what else is cheaper than a therapist? The gym! (or the daily walk into nature by the seaside) So it's been 5 months since I first dragged my butt into the gym. The decision was made fairly easy, after thinking about it for a year or two. Or more, I can't really remember.
So everything was going great! Cardio every day, some light weight lifting to wake the muscles up and I immediately started feeling A LOT better! I still do. And although I lost about 6-7 kg until now, I lost a lot of cm around the waist, the hips, the thighs etc. and it actually looks like I lost more kg! Oh the joy and the happiness...
But at some point, close to now actually, I realized how much more I could have lost if I only stopped eating all the unnecessary food that I do. Let me explain.My diet is very close to the Mediterranean diet (I do live after all in a Mediterranean country), so it's all good. I rarely have something fried for example, I prefer grilled food with extra virgin olive oil on top of it,  I eat my vegetables with extra virgin olive oil on top of them, I eat fruit and a lot of fish (with extra virgin olive oil on top of them) especially now that it's almost summer time. I love meat and I honestly would rather eat pork every day than anything else, but I clearly don't. Overall, my diet is somehow balanced.
Except when it comes to sweets. GOD DAMN IT I LOVE MY SWEETS!
I normally avoid them for obvious reasons and I don't mind doing so. I don't miss the sweetness when I don't think about it. But when I do think about it for a day, maybe two... let's say I can eat every sweet thing I can find in front of me. If I was "allowed" to eat for example 2 big, white, chocolate bars, I would. If I could just lick the entire whipped-cream-and-cream-cheese-and-sugar bowl (that's the Tiramisu cream), trust me, I would. Easily.  Instead, I compromise with something less. Well, thank god! 
So, I've come to the conclusion that what I need is a bit more self restraint. Just enough to train my mind and body the basics for a good living. I think I can do that. There's no need for exaggerations that it's 1000% certain that I will regret later on, right? Right.

Hitting the gym and hitting the fat on the face!

• Been going to the gym from October 1st.

• Bought a one-year subscription.

• I have been going every day except Sunday, when the gym is closed that is. I mean every single day for at least 2 hours.

• I have been doing cardio classes, step classes, abs and legs classes, strength classes, pilates classes, working out on the elliptical machine, on the stationary bicycle.

• I even used to go on foot since my house is only 15 minutes away, but with slight uphills on the way. I don't anymore, because the weather is not really helping out.
• I put on a spandex zone-like thing around my waist on my workouts for extra sweat.

• I weigh myself every week.

• I measure myself every week.

• I count my daily calories intake.

Sounds like a serious plan, doesn't it? I have really made up my mind this time. I have one year and it's more than enough.

It's been a while...

Well, well, hello there... It's been a while and maybe some more actually..
You see the thing with Greek springs and summers, is that they're just exquisite seasons and last half of the year, right?! Suddenly, the day is longer, the sun is warmer, every plant is blooming, everything around you is green with tinges of red, yellow, white, purple, orange.... And after that, the temperature is rising even more and the one thing you need to do to feel better, is just lie on the beach with some sun screen and a cup of iced coffee maybe or a fruity cocktail and dive into the sea every 20 minutes or so. The feeling is just wonderful. How can anyone resist to that? How could I go home and write on my blog? Screw the blog! I'm sorry dearest blog but the sea is a much better remedy for all worries and pains, physical or mental. And anyone born and living near the sea, would know.
Just imagine these pictures... Feel the warmth of the sun on your face, the smell of nature surrounding you, the smell of life, the sound of summer bugs, the cool breeze of summer around you, the taste of that iced coffee in the morning and the taste of your cocktail in the evening...
I'm sorry but these feelings were just too strong to avoid! You should visit a Greek island and you would immediately understand.
So now that all of that is almost gone, I made time for you blog. I can't say I missed you, but I can't say I didn't. Either way, 6 months later, I'm back.