Q&A - My motivation

Few girls asked me: 'What/Who motivates you to keep living healthy?'
So instead of answering to every one of them, I decided to write new blog post! :)

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First thing that motivates me is old picture of mine in my diary. Well, it's not THAT old, but it has been taken November 2010. Back in those days, I had 20 pounds more than now, I was weak and I hated feeling when I couldn't wear something cute and tight. I remember how I was ashamed of my body. Then, I decided to change that. I started eating less, in all my meals were proteins and veggies, and as a snack I ate fruit. I saw that this really helped my body, I started losing weight and I was stronger. My skin looked healthier, too.
Exercising makes me happy, that's the main reason why I didn't stop going to gym, or running, or exercising at home.
Now I feel perfect! I have to lose 10 more pounds of fat, but it's okay :) One step at a time, one or two pounds per week, and I'll be happy :)
Second thing that keeps me motivated are four girls:

Karena&Katrina from ToneItUp.com *they also have youtube channel

Tara Stiles from youtube

and Zuzana from BodyRock.tv *she also has youtube channel

They are absolutely AMAZING! 

Karena and Katrina

Girls, thank you SO much for changing my life! When I saw your videos for the first time I thought: 'I can look just like them, if I just start moving.' Both of you look amazing, your videos are fun, workouts are amazing (especially Bikini Series), recipes are DELICIOUS! I hope you'll continue blog posting and making videos. You are truly inspiration for all of us who are following you.
Even I can't buy your diet plan, I feel like I'm part of Tone It Up team :) xoxo

Tara Stiles

When I feel sick or just when I'm not in mood for fitness, i just check out here youtube channel and one of hers yoga videos. It's calming and it makes me feel amazing :) I started following Tara last month (actually 15th March) and when I first saw her I was amazed! She's really cool person, and I hope she won't stop making videos :) xoxo

Zuzana

Zuzana.... what can I say about her, except that she has BRUTAL workouts?! You wouldn't believe how she's strong and inspiring... I couldn't do neither ONE push up, but because of her, now I can do 20 and more! On BodyRock.tv there is place where other bodyrockers post their stories and pictures, showing us their transformation, and it's really amazing how that motivates you to keep bodyrocking! 

Zuzana and Freddy (that's her husband), thank you so much for everything you've done for me :) xoxo

And, there is one more person I met on twitter yesterday... She has her own blog and it's really inspiring. it's like her Exercise&health journal. She lost 108 lbs of fat! it's amazing right?

Check out and support her blog :) CLICK HERE and HERE

Last thing that motivates me are my goals. I set one goal each week and try to reach it. For example: last week my goal was to get up 30 minutes earlier and do my #BootyCall (that's challenge from ToneItUp), and I did it! This week my goal is not to eat sweets at all, few more hours and I'll reach this goal too. I don't know yet what will be new challenge/goal, any suggestions? :)

Thank you so much for reading this LONG post :)

If you have ANY requests, let me know, and I'll try to help you and write about it :)

Also, there's one more thing.... I was thinking to start new blog (that would be my third blog). But this time, blog will be all about my weight loss journey, health, working out, diet recipes, and more.... If you are interested in reading that, let me know :)

20 reasons to start exercising! / 20 razloga da počnete vežbati!

HI don't know about you girls, but for me exercising is really important.
Here are 20 reasons why you should, go running, or exercise in gym or at home, go swimming, walking and more... :)


1. Summer is coming, and that means that we'll wear shorts, t-shirts, tank tops.... you want to look good in those hot summer days? Right?
2. Exercising speeds up your metabolism, it will reduce body fat and increase lean muscle mass.
3. You will have fun if you exercise with friends, so: FUN + TRAINING = great time and fit body
4. You'll have more strength :) Exercising raises your energy levels!
5. Wanna smile all day long? Well exercising helps you with that!
6. You will feel more confident, trust me ;)
7. With healthy meals and trainings you can lose weight and tone your body, that looks good, right?
8. You know that fast food isn't good for your body, but if you exercise you'll be able to eat every 5th or 6th day whatever you want without judging yourself :)
9. Setting your goals, and reaching it with exercising, will make you continue living healthy.
10. Your immune system will be stronger, which means that trainings are protecting you from certain illnesses like cancer, osteoporosis and diabetes :)
11. If you're going in a gym, or run where other joggers go, or if you join some sport club, you will meet new people, become friends with them and have fun :)
12. Exercising brings glow to your skin. Your hair, skin, nails... will look healthier :)
13. It helps you with studying! Scientists proved that you remember more things and learn better if you exercise :)
14. In 10 years you will look younger than your friends who weren't exercising :)
15. Exercising reduces stress!
16. You will sleep better and have nice dreams :)
17. Your heart health will be improved.
18. Also, training helps with lower blood pressure.
19. Flexibility? Well, yes, exercising improves that too! :)
20. Do you really need 20th reasons? Just do your training, fell amazing and smile!

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Pa ne znam za vas, devojke, ali meni je vežbanje veoma važno.

Evo 20 razloga zašto da krenete da trčite, ili da vežbate u teretani ili kod kuće, možda da plivate, šetate i još mnogo toga :)

1. Leto dolazi što znači da su šorcevi, majice na kratke rukave i na bretele obavezni... želite da izgledate dobro tih letnjih vrućih dana? Zar ne?

2. Vežbanje ubrzava metabolizam, smanjuje telesnu masu a povećava mišićnu masu :)

3. Zabavljaćeš se ako vežbaš sa prijateljima: ZABAVA + TRENING = super provedeno vreme i zgodno telo.

4. Imaćeš više snage :) Vežbanje povećava nivo energije :)

5. Želiš da se smeješ celog dana? Pa vežbanje ti može pomoći u tome :)

6. Imaćete više samopouzdanja, verujte mi :)

7. Zajedno sa zdravim obrocima i vežbanjem smršaćete i oblikovati svoje telo, zvuči dobro, zar ne?

8. Znate da brza hrana nije dobra za vaše telo, ali ako vežbate vi ćete moći pojesti svakog petog ili šestog dana bilo šta što želite, ma koliko nezdravo to bilo, a da se ne osuđujete posle :)

9. Postavljanje ciljeva i ostvarenje istih će vas motivisati da nastavite ovakvim životom.

10. Imuni sistem će biti jači, što znači da će vas vaši treninzi zaštititi od raznih bolesti, kao što su rak, osteoporoza, dijabetis i još mnogo drugih bolesti... :)

11. Ako odete u teretanu, ili tamo gde ostali trkači idu, ili ako se učlanite u neki sportski klub, upoznaćete nove ljude, družićete se i biće vam zabavno!

12. Vežbanje čini kožu lepom i blistavom. Vaša kosa, nokti, koža... će izgledati zdravije :)

13. Pomaže vam oko učenja! Naučnici su dokazali da ako vežbamo možemo zapamtiti više stvari, kao i bolje učiti.

14. Za 10 godina ćete izgledati mlađe od svojih prijatelja koji nisu vežbali. 

15. Vežbanje uništava stres :)

16. Bolje ćete spavati i imaćete lepe snove :)

17. Zdravlje vašeg srca će biti mnogo bolje!

18. Takođe, vežbanje pomaže i snižavanju krvnog pritiska.

19. Fleksibilnost? Pa, da, vežbanje i na to utiče!

20. Da li vam je zaista potreban 20. razlog? Samo odvežbajte svoj trening, osećajte se izvanredno i smejte se :)

xoxo Jelena

Exercising - part of my life / Vežbanje - deo mog života

All the time I hear people saying that they need to lose weight, that they'll go to the gym, exercise... But for some reason they never do it.
I don't know why, or maybe I do? I used to be that person, I used to set alarm for 5 AM to go running, and what did I do? I woke up, eat something not really healthy, wait for an hour, because 'my stomach hurts'. After an hour I said: 'well I don't have time time, I will run tomorrow'. And that is it! Every day I was doing the same...
Back in those days, I ate unhealthy food (chips, fast food, pizza...), also, I had Coke three times a day! Now you can see how I was wrong in everything. But I never gained weight, until those 20-30 days before I realized that I want to change my habits and life. So, in few weeks I gained like 10 kilograms, that was the worst time of my life.
Then, I made my Goal list. First goal was just to exercise three times per week. OK, so I did that in no time. Next thing was to say 'Goodbye' to sweets, that was little harder, but I did it. Now, every 5th day i eat something sweet (in just ONE meal). Then I started going to the gym, some girls were motivating me, trainers helping me... And that's how exercising became habit. Next goal was to take care of my meals. I started, day by day, to eat more proteins and less carbs. Why? Because I heard that that works, and I proved it! I was drinking a lot of water and green tea (no more Coke, and Juices, and those crap drinks that ruined me).
I realized that I was happier (I'm still happy, always laughing, glowing) and the most important: healthier!
Exercise is part of my life! I can't imagine week without exercising (oh, and I also start running, 'cause it's pretty outside), well I can.. I was sick, so I couldn't do my training, and I feel like something is missing. I feel like part of me is gone. But, I have to wait just three more days to get back on track :) Yay!
I still can't watch my friends when they're eating bad food and drinking Coca-Cole, Coke, Pepsi.... I just don't understand why they find happiness in that?! Don't they know how great feeling is after you finish training? How great feeling is when you see results in mirror?
I always wanted to be active in old days, I hope that my wish will come true :)

Healthy life rules :) Who agrees? 

If you have any questions about my life or diet or training, feel free to aks :) There will be more posts like this :) I hope you like it, and that you enjoyed. See you soon!

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Stalno čujem ljude kako govore da treba da smršaju, da treba da idu u teretanu, da vežbaju... Ali zbog nekog razloga to nikada ne urade.
Ne znam zašto, ili možda znam? ja sam bila ta osoba, navijala sam sat na 5 sati ujutro da bih išla trčati, i šta sam ja uradila? Ustala sam, jela nešto ne baš zdravo, sačekala sat vremena jer me je 'stomak boleo'. Posle sat vremena sam rekla: 'pa sada nemam vremena, sutra ću trčati'. I to je to! Svaki dan sam radila isto...
Nazad u te dane, jela sam nezdravu hranu (čips, brzu hranu, picu...), takođe sam pila Coke tri puta dnevno! Sada možete videti kako sam u svemu grešila. Ali nikad se nisam ugojila, sve do 20-30 dana pre nego što sam odlučila da želim da promenim moje navike i život. U prvih nekoliko nedelja sam se ugojila 10 kilograma, to su bili najgori dani mog života.
Onda sam napravila moju Listu ciljeva. Prvi cilj je bio da vežbam tri puta nedeljno. U redu, to sam uradila sa kratko vreme. Sledeća stvar je bila da se oprostim od slatkiša, to je bilo malo teže, ali uspela sam. Sada, svaki peti dan pojedem nešto slatko (samo za JEDAN obrok). Onda sam počela ići i u teretanu, neke devojke su me i motivisale, treneri pomagali... I tako je vežbanje postalo navika. Sledeći cilj mi je bio da povedem računa o ishrani. Počela sam, dan za danom, da jedem više proteina a manje ugljenih hidrata. Zašto? Zato što sam čula da to funkcioniše, i dokazala sam! Pila sam puno vode i zelenog čaja (A ne koka kolu, razne sokove i ostale gluposti koje su me uništile). Primetila sam da sam srećnija (i sada sam srećna, uvek nasmejana, blistam) i što je najvažnije: zdravija!
Vežbanje je deo mog života! Ne mogu zamisliti da prođe nedelja a ja da ne vežbam (oh, i počela sam ići na trčanje, vreme se prolepšalo pa je napolju prelepo), zapravo i mogu... Bila sam bolesna, pa nisam mogla odraditi treninge i osećam se kao da nešto nedostaje, osećam kao da je deo mene nestao. Ali, treba da čekam još samo tri dana pa da nastavim sa vežbanjem i normalnom ishranom. :) Jej!
Još uvek ne mogu da gledam moje prijatelje kada jedu brzu kranu i piju Koka-kolu, Koktu, Pepsi... Stvarno ne mogu razumeti zašto pronalaze sreću u tome?! Zar ne znaju kako je izvaredan osećaj posle treninga? Kako je izvanredan osećaj kada vidiš rezultate u ogledalu?
Uvek sam želela da budem aktivna u starim danima, i nadam se da će se moja želja ostvariti :)

Zdrav život je najbolji :) Ko se slaže sa mnom?

Ako imate neko pitanje u vezi mog života ili dijete ili treninga, slobodno pitajte :) Biće još ovakvih postova :) Nadam se da vam se svidelo, i da ste uživali. Vidimo se uskoro!

                                                                                                                              xoxo Jelena