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Wow... that was quite a short week for me... 

On Monday I had a day off and yesterday too since it was Ascension Day.Oh I wish weeks would always be that short. 

What have you been up to yesterday?

As for me, I got up a little earlier to hit my fasted cardio. I decided to do this at the gym because it was a little fresh yesterday morning and I seriously don't want to risk a cold or something.

In the late afternoon I went back for my leg session, the 2nd for this week, and of course another cardio session on the bicycle to finish this workout. I think it would be a good idea to rent a little room in the gym and live there for the next two weeks, so I don't have to drive from my home to the gym twice a day. Would be very time-saving , wouldn't it?

I am so glad that I am on holiday next week and until the world championship is over so I can focus on nothing but my preparation: Train. Eat. Sleep. Repeat. That's what my next two weeks will look like. I will also take advantage of my free time to go tanning or to the sauna to relax and lose a bit more water too. 

I really hope that you stay as motivated as I am because I saw a lot of great transformations lately on my Instagram news-feed. With 37 days out of the summer beginning, we still have plenty of time to dig deeper to reach our goals for summer 2015.

In hopes that you are about to experience a marvelous weekend here are my 9 favorite pumpingfairies of the week.

1. erdin_la_vida_loca smashing a badass mirror selfie

2. flouwelsch playing basketball to get a study break

3. healthyme_cn had a tunasalad with detoxwater for lunch

4. kimpinky 's lunch was bellpeper with wholegrain pasta 

5. alixgaspar had an early-morning check-up at our coach's. 

6. pia_fit03 and m.egan__ working their butts off. Keep up the good work girls. 

7. jimmy_nutella doing some cardio

8. caro_rouge hitting some biceps and triceps 

9. li.aah enjoyed her fresh breakfast today, namely coconut yoghurt with fresh mango, oat crunch and chia seeds.

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I hope your week was as good as mine...

The reason why is because I start to see improvements again while feeling better day by day. 

Being now 3 weeks out of my last contest for this season, I am more motivated than ever. 

Maybe because it's the World Championships.

Even if the competition season will be over in 3 weeks, this doesn't mean that I will stop eating the healthy way. I am not saying that I 'have to' eat healthy and balanced but I want to keep a good shape since there are still some events left where my team and I will perform posing routines and represent our team.

Plus, it's like eating potato chips, you don't eat just one single chip...

I have never been in such a great shape and never felt that good and comfortable in my own body that I never want to miss this feeling anymore. And summer is just around the corner and who doesn't want to be in shape for summer, right? 

Talking about getting in shape I have to say that I am very proud of my pumpingfairies working out almost everyday and staying motivated all the time. I know that sometimes it's not that easy and at some point you just feel like giving up, but seeing that you are NOT, makes me really happy and it motivates me as well to keep going.

If you also need some motivation or fitspiration, join our pumping-fairy army by using #pumpingfairy for your fitness & health related posts on Instagram. (Make sure your profile is public, otherwise I can't see your fitspo)

No matter if you are a boy or a girl, everyone is welcome. 

Keep up the good work and enjoy your weekend my loves.

1.  t_veronique had a great run with her fluffy ball
2. jimmy_nutella made a piece of art for dinner
3. li.aah needs motivation
4. bodypassion_ being all happy about her new blackroll soft
5. caro_rouge is as addicted to nike as me ( I totally feel you hihi )
6. highheelskills did a great transformation. Keep up the good work.
7. fashionbarbecue enjoying lunch by fittaste (review soon on my blog)
8. sarah_48612 had a green mango , kiwi and spinach smoothie with oats and chia seed for breakfast
9. bunnyworksout being really happy with her shoulders lately

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TGIF right?

In 5 weeks Team Powerfood's J-M.B will be off to Warsaw, Poland...weehhh.. I am so excited and totally looking forward to this journey as we will stay not only the weekend,but until Monday morning. So if you have any sight-seeing advices or 'must-eat' suggestions, please let me know. 

But before dreaming about Poland, I have to focus on my preparation. 

Last week my coach and I started a new 'experiment'. Meaning that we put loooots of carbs into my diet to boost my metabolism to the absolute maximum again and I feel absolutely great with my battery fully charged. 

My training program also changed a little and I'm now to able to lift heavier with fewer reps, exactly what I love...Training hard and dirty, hell yes. I seriously hope to keep this routine for the shredding phase or depleting-phase as well. For me, there is nothing more annoying than high reps and low weights routines, it makes the workout feel like it would never end.

Anyway, what are your plans for the weekend? I will be recovering on the couch to get back on track the next week and get motivation by my #pumpingfairies. By the way, here are my 9 favorite fitfairies from the past days.

In hopes that you are feeling great , enjoy your weekend. 

1. m.egan__ ' super cute protein pancakes

2. juliessmallworld 's lunch; pepper stuffed corn, meat and tomatoes

3. lenilo26 post workout, you deserve to couchpotatoe at home hihi

4. caro_rouge in her super fancy piba tights

5. li.aah gets in shape for summer 

6. xeniia_93 stay strong, you can do it sweetheart. 

7. t_veronique being totally nike-addicted 

8. retnaz_claire532 on her legday

9. pia_fit03 , you are totally right abouut reposting this. make time to workout!

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Hey there, 

I wanted to apologize for my absence over the last three weeks here on my blog and YouTube Channel...I was quite busy and exhausted all the time due to my contest preparations and deloading-phase that I didn't have the energy nor the time to be active on my social medias.

But now I am back and got a lot more time...

Some of you might remember that I told you about how many competitions I will participate in? Well I decided to leave one competition out, the West Germany Competition which will take place the 10th May in Rheinbach.

As I already did 3 competitions, consisting of  intensive training and a very strict and straining diet, I thought it would be best to carb up a little in order to gain back my energy and intensify my training routines with heavier weights and less reps.

Therefor my next competition will be the International NAC World Championship in Warsaw (Poland) at the end of May, which gives me another 6 weeks to dig deeper, carb up a little and maybe get an even better form even though I was satisfied with my form for the luxembourgish contests and even more for the Miss FIBO Power Beauty contest.

In hopes that you had a great weekend in Cologne as well, here are my 9 favorite #pumpingfairies. if you are looking for motivation and support, use the hashtag #pumpingfairy for your fitness-&health related posts, whether it's gym gear, gym selfies, healthy food or your epic cheat meals. 

1. alain_greiveldinger , hats off for your transformation! Keep up the good work
2. jimmy_nutella enjoying the cozy sunrays
3. caro_rouge being totally addicted to nike shoes, I feel you!(#sorrynotsorry right? )
4. xeniia_93 met Larissa Reis at the FIBO2015
5. pia_fit03 , girl you gotta stay strong. You can do it!
6. t_veronique had a great run
7. b_lume prepared a super yummy banana oat strawberry smoothie post-gymsession.
8. urbanvalyou having a steak and quinoa for lunch, just like me today
9. adrianamendes9 showing off her biceps.

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Only one week and one day left until this year's season starts with my first competition in France, the 'Top de Colmar'.

I can't wait for this season to start, since I am so grumpy all the time and feeling weaker and weaker day by day... I noticed it already on Monday during my leg-workout. But I think this was also because I was sick the week before, so maybe my battery wasn't fully charged by Monday. 

For almost every exercise I had to decrease my usual weights and really had to force myself through the reps. Same goes for Tuesday, which is also one of my favorite days as it's back-shoulders and back. 

You remember when I told you the first season and prep will be the hardest? Well, I guess I was totally wrong because I don't remember that I felt like sh** during my first contest prep. Which is actually a very good sign because, as my coach always states: 'the worse you feel the better your physique will be' and that sounds pretty comprehensible and logical to me.

On Tuesday I also realized that I have some baby veins that are slowly popping out, I know some girls think it's ugly but it's a good sign that your shredding phase is working and it's , for me at least , some kind of treat for the hard work in the gym and the strict diet over the last weeks. 

I am already looking forward to tomorrow as I will have a refeed day again, the last one probably. But this also depends on my shape on Saturday's checkup. If my coach is satisfied I can have my usual carb day and I will be a sweet gismo gremlin... If not well, you know what happened to the other gremlins in the movie, don't you?

But even while I am on my shredding phase I am still happy and I love to checkout how healthy my fellow pumpingfairies are eating and how consistently you are working out, just like my 9 favorites of the week. 

If you haven't joined us yet, simply use the hashtag #pumpingfairy on your Instagram account , for your fitness-&health related post like gymselfies, your cheatmeals, workouts, transformations, new gym clothes or whatsoever.

Keep up the good work people.

1. bonditobrazil having dessert time
2. caro_rouge and her new 'friend' the bosu ball
3. adrianamendes9 pumping in the gym
4. retnaz_claire532 hitting the gym
5. jimmy_nutella 's first meal on a plate since several weeks. I feel you!
6. sarah_48612 's transofmration, she lost 20kh, you can be so proud of yourself. Kepe up the good work!
7. alain_greiveldinger doing some cardio
8. xxbeliieberxx flexing her arms
9. m.egan__ 's epic delicious cheatmeal. Enjoy!

#pumpingfairy

Some people hate Friday the 13th because they hink it's a cursed day and only bad things happen on such a day...

Sometimes I can also be a little superstitious, but not for Friday the 13th while 13 is my lucky number. It has always been my lucky number, and guess what happened on a 13th... I met my lovely boyfriend with whom I am in a relationship for 2 years and 9 months already. So why should I be afraid of such a day if it brought me the best thing that could ever possibly happen to me ? 

Now let's forget all this superstitiousness and get over to the more interesting things in life... Fitness, what else?!

As some of you have read on my Facebook-page or Instagram account, I was deprived from the gym the ENTIRE week... Horrible, seriously. Unfortunately I caught a bad virus that gave me body aches... sounds weird I know. Normally when I catch a virus or a flue I have pain in the limbs, everyone has experienced this at least once, right? 

Well what happened to me: 

This week, my whole body ached, even my face. At the beginning of the week I thought it was because I was maybe sitting somewhere in an airflow, but the day after my neck hurt, my arms and then my whole body. So I saw the doctor immediately and had to stay at home for the whole week. 

Even though I could stay at home, couchpotatoe-ing and watching series, I was feeling horrible because I couldn't hit the gym. And you know why it's so terrible, because I am only 2 weeks out of my first competition for this season. I really hope that I can catch this week up for the following 2 weeks to still get the physique I want, even if the first contest isn't the most important one. So let's hope or the best. 

Happily I am feeling a lot better by now and I am fit for tomorrow's little posing workshop I am giving to a new team-mate and also friend at our coach's. 

In hopes that you are all feeling great , here are my favorite pumpingfairies of the week.

1. urbanvalyou 's transformaton after 2 months & 10 days. Keep up the good work sweetheart !

2. alain_greiveldinger during his chest workout. Let's welcome a new pumpingfairy in our fitfam! 

3. caro_rouge pumpping her chest shoulders and back. 

4. jess_83_04 and her pink shaker after a great workout

5. jimmy_nutella on his active restday of his muscle building program. 

6. sarah_48612 baked some delicious bana-oat cookies. nomnomnom! I you are in search of a yummy recipe, have a look here 

7. pia_fit03 I hope you enjoyed your birthday! Have fun with your new mermaid piba tights! ( Checkout my review here and don't forget my coupon code JENNIFER10%OFF )

8. lysas_world looking all tired after her workout. 

9. mary__b making us jealous with her delish breakfast-pancakes. 

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MAhhh what a beautiful Friday we have today, don't we? At least here in Luxembourg. 

I hope you experienced a marvelous week with some great moments and workouts. 

My week was actually perfect, until yesterday. I worked out even harder this week, which I felt the days after (muscle soreness to the max) but yesterday evening, during my leg session, I started to get headaches. Fortunately I could finish the leg session before the headaches got worse, so I just had to skip the cardio session. But I will surely catch it up this weekend. 

I don't want to miss any minute I can burn fat and lose water as I only got 3 weeks left until the season starts. 

Talking about competitions, I still can't believe that I made it into the Top10 for the Miss FIBO Power Beauty contest, which is in only 5 weeks , and 1 day to be precise. Again, I want to take the opportunity to thank all of you for your amazing support and to every single one of you who voted for me, even if you only voted once.

Even though it is not the most important competition of this season, I will still train as hard as I can. I don't want to disappoint you guys, but not only concerning the FIBO competition but also the J-M.B Open, which is very important for me as it's the International Championship of Luxembourg AND the qualification for the World Championships in Warsaw. 

Being qualified for the World Championships in Polen would make the end of my season just magically perfect. So let's TRAIN and not 'hope for the best'.

Speaking of a magical happy end, don't panic, I didn't forget to present you my 9 favorite pumping-fairies of the week. 

1. m.egan__ ; girl, you can be very very very proud of yourself for this great progress!!!
2. laura_schneider did a great chest&biceps workouts.
3. lauragetsfit.14 mealprepping, good idea!
4. jimmy_nutella finsihed week #8 of his 12 week muscle building program. Keep up the hard work!
5. lowcarb_bymanu looking hot!
6. charlieeb8 and her biggest love.
7. catiminii having yoghurt with apple, kiwi, some soja flakes, seeds a good coffe and a green tea for breakfast. nomnomnom
8. xeniia_93 making me all jealous with her cheat. You can't believe how jealous I am sweetheart.
9. caro_rouge home alone in the gym.

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#TGIF... right?

Normally I am not a person who waits for the weekend from Monday on, because although I have to get up early on weekends in order to not mess with my body's rhythm, I love every day of the week because I am working out 6 times a week so that's not a problem for me.

But THIS week, I felt so sluggish and lazy and tired all the time that even after taking my super duper booster I still felt lethargic. I know that I have a little vitamin D deficiency, but I am not sure if that's the problem or not. I have to work it out with my coach this weekend, maybe he has some tips on how to fight this tiredness.

Fortunately (perish the thought!!), I didn't catch any flu or cold , because my whole surrounding is slowly ''fading away'' due to bacterial or viral infections. I just try to stay away from such people and avoid bigger crowds... Yep the time to become super antisocial starts again haha

I always tell people that when the competition season is coming closer that I am becoming very anti social. First of all I don't have the time nor the energy to go somewhere as I am busy working, training and meal prepping; Second wherever you go is delicious food, whether you go on a shopping spree (when your company wants to have a coffee at a super delicious cupcake bar) or at the cinema (oh gosh I want candies...) and of course in the restaurant. Yes I know you can also have a healthy meal in the restaurant, but I have to weigh out my food... and I can't start taking out my scale to weigh the meat, carbs and veggies... Even if the face of the waiter would be worth it ;) Seriously have to try this once the season is over,just for the sake of fun.

But until then, no social life for me... #athletescanrelate

 I am more than thankful that social media exists, so that I can still keep in touch with the world

This weekend we also have our annual team meeting at the Powerfood's J-M.B shop , where our president and coach , JMB, is going to introduce our new team members and we are talking about this year's competitions and who can pitch in for the J-M.B Open. If you know someone or if you maybe want to help us, just leave a note, we are happy about every helping hand for this event. 

Before I am starting my weekend , filled with a meeting, gym visits and meal prepping, here are my 9 favorite pumping fairies of the week.

1. t_veronique  is all happy about the new arrival. Awesome color!

2. carolegoerend , you can be so proud about your transformation! Keepup the good work. 

3. mary__b has fish for lunch

4. lauragetsfit.14 got herself a new pair of fancy running shoes by brooks.  

5. m.egan__ enjoying and making us so jealous with epic piece of heaven

6. xeniia_93 and her better bodies pants. Love them!

7. jimmy_nutella smiling for the camera hehe (#sorrynotsorry hrhr)

8. urbanvalyou after her JMB workouts. I know how you feel sweetheart! 

9. caro_rouge on her legday, go get'em 

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Who has some exciting and interesting plans for the weekend? 

I will accompany my sister to my coach as she is going to have her very first official check up after the first two weeks. Comey handy because I also need to check my form and body fat percentage as we only have 5 weeks left for the 'Top de Colmar' in France, which is my opening-competition for this season.

After the check up, I will hit my pump-day in the gym and Sammie will come with me to video-tape my workout since I realized that I mostly record my leg sessions... Perhaps because it's my absolute favorite training-routine.

Besides from that, I am delighted to tell you that we can count another boy in our pumpingfairy gang this week , which is a good thing as boys can also be very motivating when it comes to reaching a goal. 

And while there have been some questions, I wanted to clear some things up: EVERYONE can join our little fitfam, expect for haters, nay-sayers etc, meaning all negative people... Because we want to motivate and support each other, right? Feel free to join us by simply using the hashtag #pumpingfairy for your fitness-&health related posts on your Instagram account (make sure it's public so I can find you).

In the hopes that you are going to have a marvelous weekend, here are my 9 favorites of the week. Feel free to join us. 

 

1. jimmy_nutella cooking on the 39th day of the 12 week muscle building program.
2. caro_rouge hitting the gym on V-day.
3. myveganlife85 has decided to definitely stay on the clean eating side. I am happy for you!
4. m.egan__ enjoying her delicious sushi-cheat meal with her brother. You're making us jealous my dear hihi
5. xeniia_93 had white yoghurt with banana, blueberries and raspberries along with a green lemon tea.
6. sarah_48612 chilling with her cat luna on the couch after a great workout
7. lauragetsfit.14 has bloog oranges and banana for breakfast
8. carolegoerend taking a before-leg-day-selfie
9. urbanvalyou had her first checkup yesterday

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Hey guys, how was your week?
Have you been productive or just doing the usual stuff?

My week was like always... lifting heavy in the gym, meal prepping and going to work. And I even had a rest day this week, on Wednesday. Normally I don't rest during the week and take my rest days on the weekends,as the it's the only time I can do other things than working, mealprepping and training.

But this week I had to, because my boyfriend and I are going to hit a gym-session with out coach.. and guess when...On Saturday...Valentine's day. Thus, instead of going out for dinner, which wasn't really an option as I have to stick to my diet-plan, and Ken has a night-shift that starts at 9pm already, we are going to have a badass 'romantic' heavy weightlifting session at our coach's personal home-gym in the early afternoon.

I think I will need a walking support for the whole next week as I am going to hit my second leg-session, which is already heavier than the first one. I am going to die...

Even though, I am already looking forward because I want to know if I am training heavy enough or not, and if my form is always propper or if there are still some tiny improvements to be done. 

So while I am all of a dither and curious about our 'valentine's session' , what are your plans for the day of love this weekend? Hitting the gym with your beloved, going out for dinner, preparing a beautiful candle-light-dinner at home...?

I also thought that it would be kind of a cool idea to have a special  #pumpingfairy edition. Therefor, instead of the usual #pumpingfairy hashtag I ask you to use the valentine's hashtag #lovefairy to create a special valentine's day edition for next Friday. Oh and I almost forgot to tell you that we can welcome the first BOY , Stefan l. , in our little army which seems to grow slowly.

Spread the word my lifting fairies.

1. Flouwelsch 's post gym selfie 

2. Stefan2186 on a late night training session

3. Sarah_48612 is happy to have a small gym at her working place

4. Myveganlife85 at 7am in the gym. that's what I call motivation.

5. Xeniia_93 won her fight against oreo cookies. That's a really tough battle, I am proud of you hihi

6. Lauragetsfit.14 is visibly progressing. Keep up the good work girl!

7. Aline_janie created some delicious protein pancakes. nomnomnom

8. Mary__b preparing her meals for the week. That's how it works. 

9. Alexscastle has been on a new 'diet' since last weeks and her results speak for themselves. great work honey.

#pumpingfairy

Another week has passed and the start of the new season is getting closer and closer... 

This year it will be a very long season which will start on the 28th of March in with the 'Top de Colmar' in France , then the J-M.B Open in Differdange (Luxembourg) which is also a qualification for the World championships in Warsaw (Poland) and, hopefully, the Miss FIBO Power Beauty-contest (you can vote HERE for me once a day ).

After the FIBO-competition I can carb up a little up before shredding again for the West-German Qualification for the International Championship in Rheinbach (Germany), which is on the 10th of May. If I get to qualify, I have to bear up until the end of May. So to sum it up, this season will start on the 28th of March and finish the 30th of May, 2 months of shredding... Challenge excepted!

Therefore I am more than happy to have such a great fit-army who supports and motivates me in every possible way. If you are not on holidays at the beginning of April, you are cordially invited to come to the J-M.B Open championship to support local athletes. You can already reserve your tickets at the Powerfood's J-M.B shop or send him an email (contact here). 

Oh... by the way, here are my #pumpingfairy favorites of the week. If you need motivation or support on your journey , feel free to join us by hash-tagging your fitness&health-related posts on Instagram with #pumpingfairy and get the chance to be featured on my Facebook-page, Instagram-account and of course here on the blog. 

Have a great weekend and enjoy your cheat-meals ( I see everything *sneaky-laugh*)

1. My super yummy and delicious selfmade potato-chips, spiced with Flavor God seasonings

2. xeniia_93 on her way to the gym

3. travel.jill doing some exercises on the ball, looks like a lot of fun

4. sarah_48612 had a little workout again after her cold. Hope you are feeling better by now.

5. sopheylicious 's 'what's in my bag'. I love your pink shoes, so pretty.

6. aline_janie sharing her heavenly red-berries-brownies with us.

7. lauragetsfit.14 had instant oats with strawberries and some apples for breakfast along with a cozy tea.

8. alexscastle 's oatmeal, made with almond milk, cinnamon, vanilla protein powder and of course oats.

9. pia_fit03 had a little curd-ball as a cheat on Sunday. Mhhm how I love those pastries around the carnival season.

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My weekend couldn't start any better, even if I am feeling totally sore and can hardly move.

First of all, I have my favorite training day of the week... right, LEGDAY! 

Second, we finally got some snow again here in Luxembourg, which really makes me happy, even if the snow doesn't stay and even if it's freezing cold.

And last but not least, we cracked the 3.000 likes on my Facebook-page and I have to say that I am so thankful for every single like.

When I started my Facebook-page, (not even a year ago!) I never thought that it would have so much success and get so many likes in such a short period of time. The same goes for my Instagram account and of course my blog.
I can call myself lucky to have such a kind and positive fitfam 'around me' on my social medias. You really keep me going with your daily nice and warm words. For some of you I have already become kind of an inspiration (for which I feel truly honored), but people, you are also a great inspiration and motivation for me, believe me or not. 

Therefor I hope that you won't miss the voting for the Miss FIBO Power Beauty from the 1st of February to the 28th of February. I need every possible vote to get a top8 ranking in the Online-Voting to participate at the 'Miss FIBO Power Beauty' Competition in Cologne in April. Don't worry I will surely inform you and share the link to vote as soon as the voting is open.

That said, here are my favorite #pumpingfairy posts from this week.

Enjoy your weekend my loves.

1. sarah_48612  and her supporter-team, the 'orange' one looks quite confused hihi
2. pumpupapp sharing a guest post of me (thanks again!)

3. carolegoerend on a rainy 12km run

4. pia_fit03 already lost 11kg, great transformation and inspiration (Keep going )

5. xeniia_93 taking gym-selfies with barbiebeeeee

6. aline_janie showing off her great progress

7. sopheylicious is happy because she also lost two more kilos (good job!)

8. urbanvalyou enjoying a delicious and healthy egg-protein-shake by Powerfood's J-M.B

9. lauragetsfit_14 making us jealous with that beautiful place she has around the corner on a run.

#pumpingfairy

Hey my lovely peepz. How was your week? 

Well as some of you might have read on my Facebook page I was feeling kind of dizzy the whole week and it didn't get better by now, so I am going to see the doctor on Monday. 

This really sucks, I was so motivated at the beginning of the week and on Thursday I had to stop my pump-session and today I skipped the gym. I don't want to hurt myself because I always lose balance when I am leaning forward or backward... and that's definitely not advantageous at all. 

Therefor I decided to still have a positive attitude towards the situation by using the spare-time to checkout my new toy (Sony Alpha 5100). I am totally amazed by this camera and its high-quality. So be aware, I am going to spam my walls with fancy-looking gym and food pictures #sorrynotsorry. 

But now enough of me and my stupid dizziness. Here are my favorite fitspirational #pumpingfairy posts of the week. If you haven't joined in yet, use the hashtag #pumpingfairy for your fitness and health-related posts on Instagram and off you go. 

1. lauragetsfit.14 shared a delish new vegan recipe, check t our here.
2. sopheylicious has the perfect motivational workout buddy
3. urbanvalyou's breakfast: a badass Nitrostak booster and a smoothie made of apples,pineapples and kiwi.
4. b_lume always sharing her foodspiration with us, cappuccino oatmeal topped with choco drops and a slicep pear.
5. caro_rouge has some fancy new nikes, #jealous
6. juliessmallworld's lunch: omelette with cottage cheese, broccoli and rice.
7. flouwelsch in action. proud of you, and good luck for the play offs.
8. aline_janie makes us all jealous with he awesome cheat-meal, sushi and donuts. Is there anything better?
9. pia_fit03 looking the cutest with her breakfast: protein shake with oats, banana, raspberry, white cheese, orange juice and water.

#pumpingfairy Friday

Ahhh... Finally it's Friday.

Yep I already sound like everybody else who is working. Well I am no saying that I don't like my job, but I have to admit that I am not used to getting up that early anymore. I already start work at 7am, so I have to get up at 5.30am. You surely think I am crazy, don't' you? But the thing is, I can stop work at 4pm already, which is more practical for me as I can hit the gym without a problem afterwards. So a little sacrifice has to be made. Therefor I am happy that I can sleep a little longer tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. The hardest part is to actually get out of my warm and cozy bed... I think everybody can relate, right? When I am up, I definitely have to take my energy booster to wake up. I don't need need and I don't drink coffee, I have my energy booster which is a lot healthier and definitely much more delicious.

But let's switch over to you. It's already the 3rd week of 2015 (well actually the 2nd, but to be correct the 3rd)... Did you still stick to your good intentions or are they already fading away? (I hope not ) If you've stuck to them, you can be very proud of yourself because a lot of people already chuck them in after two weeks. Hold strong, you can do it. You have already come so far that giving up would be such a pity for you and your goals. 

1. caro_rouge getting it on for legday
2. pia_fit03 's breakfast: oats, raspberry, white cheese, water and applesauce
3. t.vani08 and her running buddy, fluffy balls ftw!
   
4. melinas_suesses_leben has a new pair of tough-looking training-gloves
   
5. clairshess doing some stretching
   
6. sarah_48612 is a tea-lover par excellence.
   
7. lauragetsfit.14 got new tights. Absolutely fantastic dear!
   
8. b_lume had a coconut-chia pudding topped with puffed amaranth,blueberries,crushed almonds and strawberries as a post-workout snack
   
9. urbanvalyou and her fluffiest buddy on a morning-run

#pumpingfairy Fitspiration

It's Fitspiration time again. 

After a while I finally recognized that my fitfam got a little more active since the festive days and hold on to the good intentions of working out more and eating healthier. If anybody hasn't told you this, I will do it now: I am proud of every single one of you who kept up the good work. I know it has been only a little more than a week now, but every new beginning can be hard and I know that supporting and motivating each other is very important to reach the goals easier.

Therefor, if anybody of you is in search for mutual motivation and fitspiration, you are always welcome to join our fitfam by using the hashtag #pumpingfairy for every fitness&health related post on Instagram. Hereby I also welcome all the new members who joined in a few days ago and of course everyone who is yet to come. I am really happy that our little fitness-family is growing and sticking together. 

1. xxbeliieberxx doesn't need a gym to stay fit and healthy
2. fashionbarbecue 's fancy and sporty christmas-gifts
3. lauragetsfit.14 enjoying a delicious dinner
4. t.vani08 doing a LISS session with her fluffy ball
5. lowcarb_bymanu 's ass-ome 2month transformation (congrats!)
6. pia_fit03 flexing them muscles
7. caro_rouge 's pre-crossfit selfie
8. sarah_48612 and her smoothie-love
9. keepcalm_workhard showing off the best supplements in the world, namely Powerfood's J-M.B (great choice!)

#pumpingfairy 2015

I hope you all had a great start in the new year 2015. I stayed at home with my love and enjoyed our last cheat-meal before my preparation starts again. Yes, it's preparation time... The next season won't be long in coming and I am aspiring to compete in several shows, nationally and internationally. Hence I have to get back on track after all those delicious and cozy family feasts over the holidays... Hands up who's guilty too, whoops.

As far as I am concerned, I am highly motivated to reach my goals and I really wish that you stay as motivated as I am. That's why I cordially invite you , if you haven't already, to join our little fit-army to motivate each other so that we can all stick to our good intentions for this new year and reach the goals we set on New Year's Eve. Simply use the hashtag #pumpingfairy for every fitness and health related post on Instagram and get feature on my blog and on my personal Instagram account every Friday.

1. lauragetsfit.14 couldn't resist when she was walking along the Oxford Street in London ( I totally feel you)
2. pia_fit03 gets back on track
3. veronique_xxx enjoys a great tennis-game
4. clairshess on a sunday morning run
5. fashionbarbecue having a colorful breakfast when she was in Düsseldorf
6. xeniia_93 won a personal training with Barbie Bee , congratulations.
7. laurali173 being all proud about her curves
8. nillesjulie had a tomato-salad with tuna and cottage cheese for dinner
9. My new training shoes... Sorry not sorry, I had to share them again. ( @lifting_fairy )

#pumpingfairy

I had so many things to do this week, and it seems like you guys have been very busy as well. When looking for this week's favorites, I couldn't find as many fitspirational pictures as the past weeks. 

Have you become a little lazy people? To be honest, I can totally understand you...

Christmas is almost knocking on the door and there's still so much left to do before the big day, right? Luckily, I'm already done with all that christmas-gift-shopping, phheww. On the one hand I'm very looking forward to Christmas , but on the other hand I don't feel like sitting in restaurants the entire afternoon or a whole evening, even if I love spending time with my family. How about you? 

Another good thing about Christmas? The food! As always I want to be a 100% honest with you. I will try to enjoy these festive days to the fullest, as it's my favorite season of the year, but still without indulging too much. 

I will stick to my eating-plan as far as possible, but I am definitely not going to give up all the delicious christmas-cookies, yule log or waffles. If you indulge in moderation, you don't have to worry about anything at all. Enjoy the festive days and the quality time with your beloved ones and get back on track afterwards. 2015 is also the perfect occasion to start from the beginning, but don't set your goals too high (more about new year's resolutions after christmas) 

Oh, and before I forget... I thought about making a special #pumpingfairy Christmas-edition for next week. As the merry days will be over by friday, hashtag all your yummy and delicious christmas-food with #pumpingfairy too, even if it's not healthy at all.
I want us to get united for the feast of love as we are all part of a huge fit family. 

Enjoy your weekend.

1. urbanvalyou has some delicious Powerfood's J-M.B Pancakes for breakfast
2. pia_fit03 is gett tougher slowly but surely
3. dowhatyoulove_loveyourlife was happy that she finally made it to her training session
4. carolegoerend takes a post workout selfie, doesn't she look cute?
5. b_lume enjoys her veggies with some whole wheat pasta after a great swimming workout
6. caro_rouge training on the stair-master with a pretty pair of sneakers
7. the.lovely.four and laura told us in a great post how to stay motivated during the winter season
8. aline_janie just got her package from MyProtein
9. alexscastle having a pre-workout snack before hitting a great arms and shoulder session

#pumpingfairy-Friday

It's #pumpingfairy-time again...weeehhh...

I am happy that I scheduled this day on Friday because I always forget what day we have haha because currently,this is what my days look like: 

• Monday= Legday
• Tuesday= Backshoulder/Backday
• Wednesday= Pumpday 
• Thursday= 2nd Legday
• Friday= 2nd backshoulder/backday
• Saturday= Poledanceday
• Sunday= Restday

The gym has become such an important part of my life, and I am glad about that. I don't understand those people who lack motivation and ask people for help how to stay motivated. Get your sweet little butt up and go to the gym, that's it. Yes, sometimes even I don't want to hit the gym at all, yet I pack my gym-bag, take my pre-workout booster, get into the car and hit the road for the gym. It's as easy as that. Once your are there, the motivation will come. And believe me when I tell you that I always had the best gym-session when actually I wasn't motivated at all and didn't even want to go to the gym because I was 'too tired'.

Therefor hats off to these 9 fit-fairies that spoiled me with so many fitspirational posts on Instagram. If you also want to become a part of our gym-army, just hashtag your gym-related posts with #pumpingfairy the next time. I would be delighted if you joined us.

1. pia_fit03 has some new babies: UnderArmour Sneakers for the gym
2. nillesjulie had prawns with bell pepper, avocado and rice for lunch
3. caro_rouge also has new trainingshoes
4. t.vani08 has done a 5k run in the morning with her fluffy ball and had some oats afterwards
5. flouwelsch was in the newspaper, congratulations again!
6. carolegoerend took a 10km-run-selfie
7. lauragetsfit.14 tried out my coconut-macaroon recipe and enjoyed them as a little evening-snack
8. dariareiter I welcome you to our little army!
9. b_lume enjoyed a super healthy turkey sandwich. Looks so delicious! 

#pumpingfairy movement

Fitfam, you made it through another week... weeeeh. 

Have you planned anything special for your weekend?

As for me, I am taking two pole-dance workshops tomorrow with the beautiful Véro Vegas. She used to live in Luxembourg but moved to Innsbruck (Austria) some years ago to open one of the first pole-dance studios. I can't wait for her classes tomorrow morning, 3 hours of pole dancing, that's insane.

When browsing Instagram the past days, I realized that quite a few people joined our fit army again. I am happy to welcome you and I invite every woman or man to enter our growing community. It's such a pleasure to see how you guys keeps fit even during December, because usually people skip the gym during the festive month because it makes no sense to them anyway due to Christmas eve, Christmas, Sylvester etc. 

I feel confident that over the next week more than a few will meet in our gym-army to whom I would accord a hearty welcome.

1. xeniia_93 proudly presents her transformation. She lost 22kg, we congratulate you!

2. dowhatyoulove_loveyourlife loves her salad at her favorite pub.

3. veronique_xxx transformed too, great work!

4. nillesjulie had chicken,broccoli, carrots and rice-noodles for lunch along with sriracha.

5. alexscastle takes her workouts to a new level.

6. b_lume has a delicious salad for lunch.

7. sophieja96 kicks us with a motivational butt-kick!

8. the.lovely.four have a new post on their blog: healthy apple sauce muffins.

9. flouwelsch has done a great cardio workout.

Always remember to dig deeper and enjoy your weekend!