50 random facts about me

  1. My name was chosen to match my brother’s name Margus.

  2. I have only one sibling, a brother 3 years older than me.

  3. I’m 167 cm tall.

  4. I was born on the 27th of February 1992.

  5. I’m a Pisces and the description about the sign is pretty accurate for me.

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  6. I love photography but can’t pose normally on any pictures (except when I take them myself with a timer or with my phone).

  7. In 7th grade on my school’s sports day I fell down a small steep hill and broke my collar bone in front of the whole school. It’s the only bone I’ve ever broken.

  8. I was never afraid of blood, darkness, small spaces etc as a kid but now I don’t really like seeing blood and needles and I’m a little chlaustrophobic.

  9. I had braces for some years in middle school.

  10. I didn’t drink coffee or tea before starting with LCHF. I quit them again in October-November 2013.

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  11. I’ve never done drugs.

  12. I’ve never smoked a cigarette or anything with nicotine ever in my life.

  13. The first time I got drunk I was 16. Bad decision.

  14. I never liked sports as a kid. I hated PE classes.

  15. I tend to be quiet and shy around people I haven’t known for long time. It takes time for me to open up.

  16. I never really had talents: I didn’t sing, dance, paint, do sports etc. My only talent in school was cooking (when we had cooking classes in middle school, I rocked them).

  17. I absolutely adore travelling but often can’t afford it.

  18. I can speak Estonian and English almost fluently and a little bit of German and Russian.

  19. I really want to start studying Swedish. I love that language and Sweden.

  20. My favourite colour is grass green.

  21. I tend to overthink and overcomplicate things.

  22. The same goes for overplanning.

  23. I was a straight A student. 

  24. I graduated with a gold medal (Estonians will know what that is) and am proud of it!

  25. I lived in the same place for the first 19 years of my life until I moved to Tartu for university. I still visit my parents’ house very often and consider it my real home.

  26. I love my family endlessly. 

  27. I don’t have a lot of friends. But the ones I have are amazing.

  28. I used to stress about what other people thought of me and always wore make-up and paid extra attention to clothing. Now I don’t really care what others think.

  29. I’m not religious.

  30. I hate people who are late all the time. OK, hate is a strong word. I personally don’t like being late, I really dislike that.

  31. I love making plans and sticking with them.

  32. I used to be extremely afraid of moths (in Estonian: ööliblikad). Now things are better but I’d rather not see them. Ever again.

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  33. I can overreact on things too easily.

  34. I don’t like messy spaces. My room and my things have to be in order. 

  35. I also don’t like to eat in too dark places or in a messy kitchen.

  36. I still use a regular paper planner although I have modern gadgets.

  37. I hate rushing. I’d rather be up too early in the morning then rush.

  38. I’m single.

  39. The one reason why I won’t go paleo is cheese. I love every kind of cheese, any time of the day.

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  40. Sometimes I eat coconut oil straight out of the jar.

  41. I used to be addicted to nuts and overeat them evey time but now I’m getting better at portion control.

  42. I love watching health and weight shows (Supersize vs Superskinny, Secret Eaters etc) but also cooking shows (My Kitchen Rules) and cake shows like Cake Boss on TLC (although I don’t eat cake anymore…)

  43. My dream travel destination is New York City.

  44. My next big goal is to run a half marathon.

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  45. I used to hate running. Cooper’s test was my worst enemy. Now I laugh when I think about it.

  46. I used to hate studying in the library. I like studying at home where I can sit, lay in the bed or on the floor while studying. But home is also distracting so I’ve started to like libraries more recently.

  47. I used to be a natural blonde as a kid but then gradually my hair got darker. Now I dye it even darker.

  48. I’ve always loved drinking water.

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  49. I really believe that if you write your goals down, you will find a way to make them happen. It’s not the same if their just in your head; have them written down.

  50. If I find a way how to tie my education in economics and my interest in sports and healthy lifestyle together in a career path somehow, that would be the best thing ever.

Workout Week 6.–12.01.2014

In Workout Week posts I will tell you everything about my last week’s workouts.

 
On Monday I finally could do some BodyPump! They finally had a class at a local fitness club after a big break during the holiday season. They don’t have all the equipment like step-benches and dumbbells but it was still better than doing a muscle workout at home. I used my old weights and they didn’t feel too heavy, yay! 🙂 BodyPump is my favourite, can’t wait to get back to Tartu to Maris’s and Florian’s classes.
 
Tuesday was a swimming day. I was a little sore from BodyPump but still managed to get a good workout with normal times for my 500 m of breaststroke, 500 m of backstroke and 500 m of front crawl. Then I had to do quite a lot of walking to get home again (didn’t mark that down in my table above) and also walked my dog for about half an hour.
 
Wednesday began with a walk with my dog. The weather was just miserable: rainy and windy. Hate that combination. In the evening I had a Zumba class which was great as usual but unfortunately I was even a bit more sore from Monday. 
 
Thursday: BodyPump. The same as on Monday. It’s really uncomfortable to do the chest track without a step bench but I survived. My sore muscles made it more difficult as well. And ofcourse I made a walk with my dog. (I should really stop writing that, I bet no one even cares :D)


Friday started with a run. It was just straight up hard. My muscles were a little sore and tired and I reaaly had to push myself. It also rained and started to sleet. Snow would be fine, it doesn’t stick to your clothing but sleet makes clothes wet and heavy. Anyway, I ran in total 7,2K, average pace: 7:41 min per km. Slow, slow as a snail. Then I also walked the dog in the sleet and returned home so wet like I had jumped in a pool…
 
Saturday actually included jumping in a pool: 1500 metres of front crawl. A good swim. Then I also walked my dog. By the way, winter arrived again. Some snow and lower temperatures. Also some great news from the scales: –2,2 kilograms and pretty good measurements, almost back to mid-December! 🙂
 
On Sunday I went running first thing in the morning and then walked my dog. Average pace: 7:20 min per km, distance: 6,3K. The last workout before travelling! Also walked my dog. Going to miss him! 😦
 

In total:

3 hours 30 minutes of walking
2 hours of BodyPump
1 hour of Zumba
1 hour 30 minutes of swimming
1 hour 40 minutes of running


And now I’m off to Thailand! Actually, I’ll be spending Monday (the 13th) visiting Stockholm, travelling on the 14th and arriving in Bangkok on the 15th. There are protests and stuff going on there so keep your fingers crossed. I’ll be back in Estonia on the 30th of January. No Workout Week or Food Friday posts until then unfortunately but don’t you worry: I have some pre-written posts and recipes that I’ll be posting from my iPhone while I’m travelling so still take a look at my blog sometimes 🙂 Also let me know if you’d like to see some Thiland photos and posts!

Bye-bye, Estonian winter! :)
Bye-bye, Estonian winter! 🙂