12000 steps & intermittent fasting: Day 1 - Let‘s Start
Hey everyone.
I am starting a project that I want to document.
I’ve been wanting to try a new approach to improving my general health, and the present day seems - and feels - like the perfect day to start.
I feel very happy today, coming from the wedding of my friend where I danced, laughed, partied a lot and enjoyed togetherness and very tasty food. Also, some tears of joy.
I played the piano there, looked at a very beautifully made-up version of me - with professional make-up and hair - and just felt… feminine. Energetic. Relaxed. At ease.
This year, I worked a lot.
And I still have a lot of work to do in the next weeks - because directors of music schools don’t always get the same amount of holidays as their teachers.
And it’s ok! It really is.
And also, the truth is:
I crave a happy and healthy life.
One where I prove to myself that earning financial freedom doesn’t have to mean being stuck to a chair, or neglecting my body, or numbing my exhaustion and anxiety by watching movies at night, just to cope.
So - how about I try something different?
First of all, it’s summer. I’m sweating more, and because it’s warm, I don’t get the cold hands I usually feel when I fast in winter.
And second: it honestly isn’t hard to find two hours to walk - when I clearly had time before to watch movies.
Yes. The cruel truth!
So here I am. Beginning something simple (?) and real. Because I am not the diet type of a woman. I enjoy eating so much, and I enjoy life. Life is movement. Life is joy. Life is, what fulfills us, not what fills us.
Every day, I choose to walk 12,000 steps - because I can, and because my body is meant to move.
Every day, I am choosing intermittent fasting that fits my rhythm - because I deserve and love to feel light and clear.
Every day, I am checking in with myself - with honesty, curiosity, a bit of irony, and compassion.
I am giving myself 14 days of commitment, love, and attention.
And at some point, I’ll decide whether to make this journey public - and to whom. And how.
But for now, I’m doing this for me.
If you’re reading this later on - thank you for being curious.
Maybe you’re also longing to reconnect with your own sense of balance and vitality. Maybe you‘d like to tell me about it, and to share your journey with like-minded people. We‘re not perfect, and still we are - exactly as we are. And so beautiful.
Let’s walk this path with kindness to ourselves, honesty, joy, and a little courage.
With love,
Adriana
📓 Day 1 Check-In
📆 Date: Sunday, 29th of June 2025, Orthodox Day of St. Peter & Paul. I could say I dedicate this journey to my father Peter, who passed away almost 10 years ago. And whom I dreamt of some nights ago. Hey, tata Petru, I hope you‘re doing well! Can you see me? I‘m sure you can see me :)
😴 Sleep duration & quality: I didn‘t really sleep a lot in the last two nights. The night before flying to the wedding, I slept about 3 hours… that‘s really short and bad. The night after the wedding, I slept for a total of maybe approx. 7 hours (somewhere between 1 am and 6 am and then again until 8:45 am? Or so I think)
🚶 Steps walked: 12564.
🕒 Time slot of walk(s): mostly between 17:30 and 20:30, a total of 112 minutes for the whole day.
📍 Where I walked: in the park surrounding the hotel I am staying until tomorrow.
🎧 What I was doing while walking (calls, shows, etc.): I made two longer phone calls and only wanted to reach 10k. And then this magical idea came to me: how about I‘d walk 12k? That would make my brain work so fast! And maybe even help my body to regain some lost shape :) so then I thought: how about watching some movies WHILE walking? And so I did until I lost the interest. Which was also weirdly funny.
🎒 Walking ideas / improvements (e.g. accessories, mood, setup): I need something to put my phone into while making calls. I do own some very dear BOSE headphones, but I didn‘t have any pouch or bag to carry my phone today. The fancy handbag I took at my second walk isn‘t so walking friendly. And I‘d need something to spare me holding the phone in my hand while watching. My hand gets too warm from the phone and it doesn‘t feel good. Maybe a selfie stick? Let‘s see.
💭 Thoughts I had while walking: The flowers in the park were beautiful. Violet hydrangeas! Wow! At some point my legs got tired, but not so bad.
🎹 Did I get to the piano today? A very little bit after the breakfast at the wedding hotel. Maybe 10 minutes or so :)
🥗 What I ate (vegan/non-vegan, dish types, hunger level): Breakfast: freshly squeezed juice (celery, pear, red beet, carrot), black bread, butter, cheese, tea, fruit, cucumber, omelette, some sweet pastry, oat milk with a selection of cereals and seeds, some Nutella with that sweet pastry :) Then later a matcha latte with oat at the airport, and a turkey sandwich with a tomato juice on the plane. Evening meal were fruit: a banana, an apple, a pear, and a tangerine.
💧 Water intake (approx.): I tried to reach the 2 l, don‘t feel like I made it.
🩺 Blood pressure (if known): -
⚖️ Weight (if known): last time I checked it was over 69 kilos. I didn‘t check today or yesterday and I ate a lot yesterday :)
🩸 Cycle day / phase (if known): it‘s definitely the luteal phase, the app shows my period should arrive tomorrow. But my cycles aren‘t very regular so we‘ll see. In any case I don‘t feel any PMS symptoms yet.
🪞 Body changes noticed (e.g. digestion, skin, tension): The skin on my face is a bit red (probably offended by yesterday‘s make up :) Otherwise everything is normal.
📈 Sentiment of productivity and happiness (1–10): definitely very high. I even made a list with tasks that I would like to do today and tomorrow :)
⛰️ Biggest challenge today: nothing felt like too big of a challenge, actually.
🌱 Smallest win today: starting this! I haven‘t been writing a blog since years.
🙏 Gratitude moment: ooohh I feel grateful for a lot of things today. Maybe most about getting a place in a special project that I really wanted to get in. Got the news two days ago and I‘m still glowing with happiness! And also very grateful for being the beautiful self I was yesterday, at the piano and in dancing :)
🔁 What I want to try/change tomorrow: let‘s see how I get organised and how everything works.
Quotes of the day:
„You greatly rejoice in this, even though you have to suffer various kinds of trials for a little while“ (St. Peter, 1 Peter, 1:6)
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