No bread will ever be baked from this dough

2025-02-06T18:54:28+01:00

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Publié par Gaelle.R 6 Février 2025 à 06:54 PM

Things I love and hate at the gym but mostly things I love because I don't have many things I hate.

Things I love: seeing the same people I normally work out with at the same time we normally meet because I genuinely worry when I don't see the regulars I wonder if they're ok or if they're sick! and when I see them, I say hey and smile at them because you never really know what someone is going through. When someone who takes working out seriously stop that's a major red flag and it shows they're not okay because working out is important to them and you can see it on their physique. You can see all of their hard work and their dedication when they walk by. I love working out next to them they're so motivated and sometimes I copy some of their exercises and they copy mines too which is fine because I love them without knowing who they are but just because we work out together it's enough for me to admire them from afar of course.

I don't like working out with people: I don't mind going to the gym with someone but give me 1 hour to get my hard exercises out the way and then we will work out together after. I don't like talking in between my sets, the gym is not for socializing it's my safe place. I don't talk; I don't engage in anything other than working out. once I put my music on and I lock in just leave me alone we'll talk after. I also don't mind if you're working on the machine next me or you just do what I do in silence, I don't mind at all.

I like when all my exercises are hitting the right spot! I can feel it in the muscle group I'm working out in. If I am working my glutes during isolation workout, I like to hold each glute a little bit to feel the contraction don't judge me! it's nothing sexual I just like to feel my muscles engage during my work out. sometimes people stare but I don't care lol

I don't like when a man talks to me: as I said before I don't like to engage in anything other than working out at the gym unless you are approaching me to give me tips on my form or telling me I dropped something then don't talk to me. It has happened a few times and all those times I was super annoyed! first time I was extremely rude, and I felt bad after so now I just say "I can't talk right now I am working out maybe later" knowing damn well as soon as I'm done, I'll be running out of there like Usain bolt.

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2025-02-04T15:32:36+01:00

shape your peach with me.

Publié par Gaelle.R 4 Février 2025 à 03:32 PM

For the past 5 months I have been lifting weights and doing various movements to shape the peach (when I say peach I mean glutes) here are some tips and some of the exercises I have been doing:

let me just say if you want bigger glutes you have to eat, that's the number one thing you should do. You can do all the exercises in the world but if you're not eating your peach will never grow. You also have to eat the right meals, eating fast foods does not count! you have to eat a lot of protein, carbs are good too, and fat is not always bad but make sure you eat more protein than anything else. some examples of meals and snacks: protein shakes (milk, strawberry, peanut butter, oats, banana, whey powder, blueberries) steak, salmon, roasted potatoes or mashed potatoes actually any potatoes, pasta with shrimp and ground beef, brown rice, pigeon beans, black beans, eggs! (that has so much protein in it one large egg has 6-7 grams of protein) salad with grilled chicken and nuts, quinoa

now let's do some exercises

you don't need to train your glutes daily start with 2 days a week and 3 days maximum for example Monday and Friday, or Tuesday and Saturday. Reasons why you don't need to train your glutes often is because you need to give the muscle time to recover to avoid overtraining and injuries. Especially if you just started working out 2 days are just what you need. The muscle does not grow while you're working out, your muscles grow during rest days which is why you need to eat properly and hydrate yourself when you're not working out a particular muscle. For example, I work out my glutes on Monday then I don't need to work out my glutes again on Tuesday, but I can work out my upper body which is what I do. I can't do intense cardio either on Tuesday because my legs are tired, but walking is good to loosing up my muscles.
some exercises: you need a thrusting movement, a squatting movement, a step-up movement, lunges movement, hip abduction movement, leg isolation exercises like RDL, Bstance Rdl, Wall RDL, leg kickback movement (you don't have to do all of them on the same day) for example one day you can do front squats, backs squats, elevated squats or box squats yes there are a variables of squats and each one of them focus on either the quads, the upper glutes of the lower glutes, then do step ups, leg kickback. Rdl, next day you can do hip thrust, back lunges, deadlift and box squat. I like doing elevated toes squats, Bulgarian squat and curtsy squats, box squats (if you don't know how to do them watch videos on them) I am not suddenly an expert I've watched tons of videos online to figure out how to do the exercises properly.

some tips

Always prioritize forms over heavy weights especially if you just started working out, the main important thing is your form not how heavy is the weight. If the weight is too heavy and your form is bad you will not achieve anything but an injury. Starts slow with lower weight to get your form properly then increase the weight when you get comfortable.
don't stay comfortable as you get the correct form you will need to increase the weight to see progress. you will need to lift heavier for more muscle growth, if you stay comfortable with your not so heavy weight you won't achieve much. If you want a wagon you will need to lift as heavy as you can where you can do 8 reps of 4 sets.
rest days are extremely important because when you work out you break down the muscle and when you are resting the muscle repair itself and gets bigger.

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2025-02-03T04:01:56+01:00

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Publié par Gaelle.R 3 Février 2025 à 04:01 AM

A girl said “ if that guy over there was my man I would never make him wait.” And I thought “and that’s why he’s not your man” I’ve been saying this all the time! If you are desperate for a man he will never come, leave him alone and go live your life in peace. Stop revolving your life around a man, he’s not the only man on earth. If this guy doesn’t want you then another one will.

Let the guy do the work stop facilitating things for him all the time, granted you should express interest from time to time but don’t be desperate just let him make the decision but don’t wait around for him either. Go out on dates with other men, talk to other guys and have fun. Honestly I love my life currently, it is so peaceful! No drama ;) just me and my 2 beautiful cats, my gym sessions, my time with God and my alone time at the end of the day with my journal.

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2025-02-03T00:37:52+01:00

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Publié par Gaelle.R 3 Février 2025 à 12:37 AM

Quite honestly.

I thought about this in depth because I often think about what I want in a relationship even if I haven’t dated anyone. Quite frankly I didn’t want to, I have options but none of them are what I am about to say.

Whether I want it or not I am a little masculine, bossy and a bit pushy! I need a man who can stand on his own and who’s more masculine than me. Someone who’s territorial, has a little authority not too much where he’s rude and mean to me but a man who can lead me there that’s the word! I need a man who’s fit to lead me, teach me something I haven’t learned before about life and be ready to take charge otherwise I’ll do it. I have no problem commending the room and getting what I want but when I find a man who can lead me ugh that’s what I want. If you’re a little boy just leave me alone.

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2025-01-31T12:45:11+01:00

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Publié par Gaelle.R 31 Janvier 2025 à 12:45 PM

In my 28 years of living I am not bitter that I haven’t found love. I am still young and my heart will not age, there’s no difference if I fall in love now or when I’m 50 years old. I would still love the same if not better because with age often comes maturity. The people I thought I loved when I was 20 would never be enough for me now, they’re great people but we aren’t on the same path and that’s okay. Love is not enough for a great relationship you need compatibility, respect, consistency, communication, dedication and the mental capacity to be there for someone.

As someone who struggled with depression in the past I wouldn’t have been a great partner! I wouldn’t have the capacity to be there for them emotionally even if I wanted to and that’s why I never tried to be with anyone. One thing I love about me is that I am self conscious I know when I don’t have the capability to do something and I accept it because I am human. I know when I am not right mentally and emotionally so I will take a step back to reflect until I feel better.

Now it’s a different ballgame, I am happier and I am not depressed at all thank God. I have things to work on but my mental health is not bad at all and I am grateful for that because it’s been really tough in the past.

If I am in a relationship with someone and I am having a bad day or I am upset about something that has nothing to do with the person I won’t bring that in the relationship. I will tell him what’s going on because I won’t let him be blindsided but I won’t take it out on him. I would take a step back and come back when I’m fine. I don’t like to bring bad energy, I want to make people smile and happy because I know what it feels like to be sad. I don’t want to make my man sad, I want to bring him joy.

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2025-01-31T12:10:40+01:00

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Publié par Gaelle.R 31 Janvier 2025 à 12:10 PM

Yesterday mark 1 year since my dad’s death and I took the day off to reflect on it. I am still reflecting as I am off today as well. I didn’t cry but I felt so uneasy because I kept replaying that awful day in my head. It still feels like a dream, for months I would play one of the voicemail he sent me saying I love you. I would cry when I hear his voice because I knew what he was going through and I wasn’t there for him.

I think the guilt that I felt after his passing held me back from a lot of things. For example I hated myself to the point where I didn’t think I deserved any attention or anytime good. I don’t feel that way anymore but it took me some time. Grieving the death of a parent is hard, I tried therapy but that didn’t help. I felt like the old man was flirting with me, I didn’t like his style at all. He was a private therapist and I was paying him! Ugh so I stopped going to him and just went to the gym. That was the best decision I’ve made in my whole entire pathetic life lol. Working out has changed me not only does it help with my recurring depression by balancing the chemicals in my brain but it made me stronger, more confident and feel more beautiful. Working out truly helped me grieve his death, I would push myself so hard on the days where I have a hard day and reward myself with more muscles. Doing the things I love truly helped even when I don’t have the interest I try to enjoy one thing at a time. For example besides working out I would: play video games, read a book, listening to music and write. Sometimes I would hate one and prefer the other so I would just do that. Grieving takes time, one day you may be fine and the next day you may be crying at a grocery store especially after I saw a girl with her dad.

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2025-01-31T11:58:36+01:00

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Publié par Gaelle.R 31 Janvier 2025 à 11:58 AM

Ucl night

My prediction about Manchester city was correct they did win 3-1 ! Ugh I’m scary lol it’s only because I watch their games and I know what to expect.

PSG won 4-1 that was a surprise! I didn’t expect that from them! but they played well and Dembele delivered a hat trick I was shook! Because at times he doesn’t shoot the correct way so his finishing is not always best but he was great on Wednesday and a goal from Barcola! I love that little man he is so dedicated and really wants to win he reminds me of Mbappé just a little bit minus the hair and the tattoos because my baby doesn’t have any of those things.

Real Madrid won 3-0 but people were criticizing Mbappé because he didn’t score and what I want to say to those people is shut up! If you can do better then sign at Real Madrid and take his place. He doesn’t always have to score to be a great player! He was implicated in one of the goals and he created danger! I hated the fact that every time he had the ball the stadium was booing him because Brest is a French league so they’re mad because he left psg ? Or are they mad he left France? Because last time I checked he never played for Brest so why the animosity? They acting like he still doesn’t play for France! He is the captain of the French team for God’s sake ugh French people can be so dumb at times! Like let the guy play. I don’t think the booing got to him but I could tell he wasn’t having a good time and he was nervous to be back in France. He’s still the best player in the world for me. Anyone who’s criticizing him clearly didn’t watch the match because he was still on fire but he just didn’t score.

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2025-01-29T16:09:42+01:00

UCL night

Publié par Gaelle.R 29 Janvier 2025 à 04:09 PM

okay last week, my predictions were wrong well not all of them because real Madrid did win except Mbappe didn't have a hat trick, he scored once but the goal was amazing! plus he did have a hat trick this weekend which was also great! I was over the moon I cancelled all my plans after the gym on Saturday to watch the match. You all know I am a die-hard fan of Mbappe lol.

Today's predictions

Manchester city vs Club Brugge: uhm what is Belgium team doing in the champions league? because when I saw Brugge I was like who? but I guess they worked hard to be qualified for the champions league but that sucks because Manchester city absolutely has to win today so they won't be dropped out of the competition. Manchester city will win in my opinion if they don't well that would be a huge problem and so embarrassing to be eliminated this early! final score Manchester city will win 3-1

PSG VS stuggart: well, Psg is on a winning spree in the champions league this year, they will win today's game too if not it will be a draw 1-1 or psg will win 2-1 will see

real Madrid vs Brest: This game is taking place in France, Brest is a ligue 1 team and Mbappe knows them very well, so I expect a great game from Kylian :) no pressure I'll still love him regardless, but Real Madrid has to win because they have a reputation to uphold. I expect real Madrid wining 2-0 or 1-0 because Brest is not too bad when they play at home (I know them well too when I used to watch PSG matches every week)

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2025-01-27T03:43:11+01:00

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Publié par Gaelle.R 27 Janvier 2025 à 03:43 AM

Some people have been asking me what I put in my hair to make it look so pretty? And I appreciate the compliment! I really do because there was a time I didn’t know what to do with my hair! I have really coarse hair and it shrinks a lot so for someone to come up to me to tell me how beautiful my hair is means a lot to me! I love my hair and I already know how beautiful it is because I am the one taking care of it. I do a lot of things to keep it beautiful and moisturized. At the same time I don’t really have a big routine and it’s quite simple.
one thing I have been doing a lot in the winter months is hot oil treatment before I wash my hair, that helps me keep the moisture in my hair and it also softens my hair. During those dry winter months any moisture count and hot oil treatments have been a great help. I have no real intention to put a wig on my head or to use any fake hair at the moment. This is me and that’s it for now.

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2025-01-27T01:09:05+01:00

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Publié par Gaelle.R 27 Janvier 2025 à 01:09 AM

If I was man I would have to date a girl who goes to the gym, there’s just something about a girl who’s fit that looks soooo sexy! That’s why I started working out. I wanted to be strong, fit and beautiful. Working out every week requires discipline, dedication and hard work. All of the things that are needed for a long lasting relationship, we all have to start somewhere and that’s what I would look at first.

As women when we get older we tend to gain weight in the wrong places. Working out is a great way to stay young, strong and healthy. When I am at the gym and I see a girl walks by with a nice body and you can clearly tell she works hard for it and she didn’t just buy it motivates me to keep working hard. Ugh I love us women who work out, if I could be friends with all the girls at my gym I would! Ugh they’re just so beautiful and they work really hard!

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