A Life without Anorexia: Answers

Life without Anorexia

My motto is 'Dont let the sadness of your past & the fear of your future ruin the happiness of your present'

I am a generally happy girl who loves running, going to the gym and eating food!! Though my life has been very different.

I spent 5 years sick with anorexia nervosia & purging tendencies & over exercising. I was depressed and self harmed. I spent 2 years in different treatment centres.

After alot of struggles, lots of ups and downs, suicide attempts, tears, anxiety, panic and never thinking i would be healthy.

I am now declared healthy from anorexia nervosia.

I have been blogging for 4 years, and my whole journey is written in my posts. I now represent healthy and happiness. I want to show anyone struggling that it is possible to recover, no matter how hard it may seem.

I am happy and healthy and living my life. Going to school, meeting friends and trying to find myself in this world.

I write about my daily life, but also try to write posts about how it was when i was sick, advice and tips.

I am open and friendly, so dont be scared about writing a post or sending me an email at: [email protected]

Answers

Hey there,
yes, I have a topic I want to read about and also lots of questions referring to it :). Could you write a post about your workout at the gym and your gym in generally?

1. How much do you pay monthly for it?
Last year when i bought my gym card i payed for the whole year which cost 2500kr (= €250) But this year, when i renewed my gym card we decided to pay every month which costs 279kr per month ( = €28)

My gym is not the most fancy gym, but its not the worst either. And i also get to go swimming, gym and gym classes.

2. How big was the admission fee?

There was no admission fee .. you either pay for a months training or pay for a card for half a year or a full year.

3. How is your tipical routine day at the gym (p.e. first 10 minutes of warming up at the stepper, than machines, finally a course)?

It depends on what im doing... If i go to a gym class, then i might do a 10-15 minute warm up either powerwalking or running on the treadmill and somedays i use the stepper. And then i do the group training & afterwards, if i have time i do a 10-15 minute stretch.

Somedays if i for example walked to the gym (15 minutes from my house) then i do strength training focusing on 1 or 2 muscle groups. And that takes between 45-80 minutes. (I like to do circuit training/supersets and keep my workouts at around 50-60 minutes)

And then somedays i do both cardio & strength. Generally i dont do so much cardio at the gym, so how long i do it depends on what feel like... whether its 20 minutes or 50 or even 80/90 minutes... all depends.

4. Do you have a training plan and which machines do you use and how much weight do you lift/ push at every machine? (p.e.: Bizeps: 25 kg, adductors: 30 kg and so on)

I dont have a training plan, i just do whatever i feel like... but i do prepare what machines/exercises i will do beforehand, so that i know and dont just walk arond wasting time.

Its hard to say how much weight i use for different machines/exercises as i do so many different ones, depending on what muscle group im training. I dont use super heavy weights. But i use heavy ones for me... for example, when i squat i use between 30-40kg (which for some isnt alot, and for others thats loads... for me, that is enough to make it burn!) and biceps i use 8kg each arm....

But dont compare yourself to anyone else... your only doing what you're capable of.

5. Do yo do courses and which is your favorite (body pump, etc)
I go to bodypump/bodycombat/switch (circuit training) and somedays i try different classes. But those 3 are my favourite, and cant choose which one i like best!!

6. what's in your sports bag? :P
I'll take a picture some day... as soon as i can/remember!

7. How many times at week do you go to the gym?
Usually between 4-5 times a week. This depends on what im doing/how im feeling etc

8. How much time do you spend usually at the gym when you go?
i try to keep my workouts between 60-90 minutes... so with the whole changing before & after, im usually in and out within 2 hours... most days

9. Is there anything you hate, but you do it anyway because it's good for your health?
Lunges!!! Hahaha, i hate lunges, but do them anyway... because they're supposedly good for your ass ;) But no.. if i dont like something i dont do, just like with certain food.. if i dont like it. I dont eat it.

10. what do you like and dislike most about your gym?

What i like... well ive gotten to know some of the regular 'exercisers' there and as im a regular (haha) they staff know me, so i like that, and also how i feel so comfortable there... like my second home!
What i dislike.... well some of the people training there!! haha XD But theres always going to be those strangers who you 'just dont like' even though you dont know them! (not sure if that made any sense!)

11. how long did it take until you saw first results after starting to go to the gym?
Dont know... i started training at the gym in the middle of 2012.... but then i mainly did cardio. It was the end of 2012/start of 2013 where i really began lifting weights. And then when i began eating more & strength training, i saw more results...
So it was alot of try & fail for me!

12. How many times did you/your trainer change/ increase your training plan since you started (added weight or exercises)?
I dont have a PT, so its all been me... i mean, when i realised that the weight i was using wasnt as hard anymore, then i increased. And somedays when i felt i had loads of energy, i would increase my weights ;)

13. When did you start going to the gym?

Middle of 2012

14. Do you listen to music during workout?

Always ;)