Cerise's Strength and Lifestyle Blog

 So, I know Valentine's Day has come and gone, but someone was nice enough to gift me a voucher for a set of local restaurants that I know are all popular date spots. I also got some credits for dating apps. This all got me thinking about romance, my body, and more, and I figured I'd share my thoughts with you all.  As a teenager I was a really tall, lanky girl. I towered over a lot of the boys in my classes. I always liked sports, and it was my aunt Ciara that tried to show me different sports and workouts to find one that I loved. I fell in love with weight lifting soon after; it helped me burn stress, focus myself, and gave me a sense of accomplishment. It was better than therapy! My confidence improved, and I was reasonably popular by the end of high school. Even got some dates! College was way better; a lot of guys (and gals, as I learned as I discovered myself!) loved my stature and physique. I dipped my toe into a lot of clubs and met Ivy in a writing class! We honestly...

 Hey everyone! Hope you're having a great week. Today I'd like to talk about the struggle of when your usual routine isn't giving you the results you want! See, I've been going hard at the gym to start to correct my recent weight gain, and uhh, as you can see from my fitbit, the trend is not moving in the direction I'm gunning for!    While this is demoralizing, there's a few things I've reminded myself of. For one, I'm not a model, I'm a powerlifter. There are plenty of larger women in my league and they rock how they look, so gaining weight is not a sign I've been slacking in my training. My actual lifting numbers aren't going down, after all.  For two, I totally get that I'm just eating a lot more lately. I finished those edibles, mostly as late night snacks to wind down alongside these really delicious pies from a bakery I got a coupon for! I've also been really packing away those protein bars between sets and that uh...'enhan...

 Hey all! So, first and foremost, I need to thank you all for the comments and donations to this blog! You've seriously made my month already. I feel like others are along for the ride with me, which is such a powerful and humbling thing!  I received a huge pack of NeoLeaf protein bars and two very huge tubs of nutritional supplement. I think whoever sent in the nutritional supplement mistook it as protein powder, because it's actually a supplement to help with bulking and weight gain! It has protein in it, sure, but also a ton of other stuff, calories first and foremost! There's no way I'm throwing out a donation, though, so I tried to put a little bit of it in my protein shakes. It tastes super good and makes the shake much more thick and drinkable. I think I stay full for longer with it, which is overall a good thing! The protein bars have been really delicious, though they've made me just a bit gassy when I've had more than one. I figure that's importa...

    All right everyone, I have a confession to make. I am posting this from my bed. I was supposed to be up at 5:30 this morning for my usual routine, and slept clean through three alarms. Let me start from the beginning.      So, first, I need to thank everyone who donated and supported the blog already!! It means so much to me and I feel so seen! I'm going to try and answer each and every comment I get on my pages whenever I have the time! I received a bunch of self-care stuff, including a restaurant voucher, a big pack of pot brownies, a huge gift card to my local pizza place, a Fitbit, a gift card for my phone's app store, and a sampler pack of protein bars! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!      So, when I got the app voucher I asked my nerdy friend Ivy what game I should start with. Naturally, she infodumped at me for over an hour, and I eventually had to cut her off and ask her for a single recommendation I could get into easily. She told m...

 So, I didn't think anyone was looking at this blog, but as it turns out I just needed to update some settings to get it published! So, hello all! I'm Cerise, and you can check out my previous posts to see what I'm all about!  So, things have been kind of business as usual, keeping up with my gym routine, sticking to my 6 days on with cheat day rotation, and just trying to live my best life! Truth be told, I've been feeling in a bit of a rut lately, like every day is all same-y. My strength training's plateaued a bit, which for my performance level isn't a bad thing, I know, but I'm sorta wondering if I should pick up a new hobby or something! Also, it's about time I updated this blog with a selfie! Told you I'm a big girl! I'm ready to respond to your comments and will be super grateful to any gifts or donations you'd want to send me; they'll help keep this blog going and let me know you're a regular reader!