Fede's Happy Life

Hi everybody! I love to go grocery shopping! Spending time in between the isles of a grocery store may be one of the most exciting things to do for me! Is that weird?? I don't know! But I love reading labels, discovering new products and maybe realize that some "healthy" alternatives are not that healthy! I could spend hours shopping for groceries... Literally... You can leave me there for six hours straight and I will be having fun the whole time! It's all fun and giggles until you want to have an healthy lifestyle! That's when the problems start! I mean... They're not actually "problems"... But you have to be more careful about what you put into the cart... It only requires more attention! The most diffused idea is that "healthy eating" is more expensive... But I realized that it could be actually cheaper than what you may think! The key is to plan your trip to the store . KNOWING THE BRANDS Knowing which brands are bett...

HELLO. I want to tell you a story... So... I have a little notebook in which I write all my weight-lifting session (legs and butt/upper body) and I'm almost done with it. I have to say that planning your workout is the most useful thing you can do to see improvements faster and reaching your goal "easily" (c'mon... It will still be hard... But knowing what you're doing actually helps!) and I figured out a way to make this happen without making you waste money! There are notebooks that are specifically made for keeping tracks of your workouts but I actually don't feel the need to purchase one at the moment, so I'll go with the print and write choice! I made two version of the "planner". The first one is made for "beginners" and is divided between "warm-up", "active sets" and "cool-down" that allows you to separate the kind of exercises (also based on weights). On the side column (the empty one) ...

Hello everybody! I hope you have a great day, and if not, I hope I'll make it a little better with this post! What I wanted to talk about is how to not binge-eat , especially if you're trying to loose some weight (or even if you find yourself indulging a little too much!), but it turned out to be a " why are you binge-eating " post... Which... That may be helpful too, I guess! LET ME KNOW IF YOU FIND IT INTERESTING! That's because I often find myself craving cookies/ice cream/chocolate after dinner and I've tried to stop this habit/cravings... But the first thing to make those stop is to actually identify the reasons that make that happen! SO, IF YOU HAVE SOME CRAVINGS, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO ASK SOME QUESTION TO YOUR LITTLE SOUL, BEFORE STARTING EATING! Here's what I ask myself! IS IT JUST AN HABIT? Sometimes having something sweet after dinner is just an habit which could be not that easy to break, but as everyone says, it takes "only"...

I've never been  a creature of habit and I probably never will, I used to think that having a morning routine was just stupid and time-wasting. Probably it was because of my chaotic lifestyle: wake up at 6, be ready for 7 and just go, go, go all day long... Come back home 13/14 hours later and collapse on the bed...  This was my life at uni... AND I HATED IT...  (side note... this was also one of the reason that made me decide to not continue my "student path"... tbh... If you want to I can make a post about it...) As soon as I found a job and got "settled" (and with this term I mean it became my "normal life") I felt like I missed something. I was still stressed and I felt like I needed something that was able to help me to chill out, just because this is, at the end of the day, my actual life from now on, and I can't live all my life stressed and anxious all the time! I started, then, trying new stuff. Things that I've...

HELLO. Today I've decided to make things official. During the holidays I've gained a bunch of weight and I've decided to commit to something different, that I'm against (not totally, but I'm scared it could become an obsession... We'll see!), and that may help me get leaner for the summer... I've decided to take my measurements and I've invested on a diagnostic scale (a popping 22.90 euros, to be exact! LOL.) to help me understand more my body and figure out my progress, just because I'm about the idea that when you look at yourself on the mirror everyday you end up, most of the time, not seeing your progress, so NUMBERS MAY HELP! WHY HAVE I DONE THIS??? I'm all about listening to your body, doing what you think it's right and what makes you happy... But I feel like, PERSONALLY (we're all different, what works for me may not work for you!), I need something that, when I fell off the track, pushes me back on! MY MEASUREME...

Lately I've been loving a quick lunch that consist in food that can be eaten without fork... Mainly because I'm lazy and I'd love not to have a lot of stoves/dishes to clean... This is the perfect recipie for that specific reason! You can make them in advance (meal-prep style) or you can serve them as an apetizer paired with a fancy dipping sauce (this is how lazy people step up their game when it comes to food!) when you have friends over... Since the flavours are not so dominant (I love me some good customizable recipies) the hamburgers can be serve in whatever way you find right, swap the herbs to your liking or even change kind of beans! INGREDIENTS BASE RECIPIE  Chickpeas          2 cans, drained and rinsed Onion                 1, medium Celery              ...

Whether you're new to the makeup world or you've been into it for a while, you may have already learnt how important having the right makeup tools are! At that time Sigma was really in, but I live in Italy and buying from them, unfortunately, was not an option! (*credits: sigma.com) Or MAC was also available, but it was too expensive for me! (*credits: review.com) Few years back, when I was just starting getting into the makeup world I found that the most difficult items to find were not "proper makeup" but BRUSHES. As I got into applying foundation, concealer and powders I realized how important having the right tools was and I started making endless researches about what was best for me. I have to say that at the time brushes were not so "in"... You couldn't find a lot of nice drugstore-priced brushes (and I'm talking about 4/5 years ago! Which is crazy to think about how much the makeup world has evolved since then!) and the ...