Hello, my name is Maja.

Hi my name is Maja. I live in Canada. I work a retail job right now so I can save money to go to university. I'm studying Health Promotion next year and I can't wait for that.

I used to be a hairdresser but I decided that industry wasn't for me.

My inspiration for health promotion results from my families various health problems. Many people in my family have diabetes and are overweight.

I myself have suffered from an eating disorder before. I used to suffer from two types of anorexia. It affected my health severely, and then with help from dieticians, psychologist and social workers I became better and decided to do things for my health.

My whole life, I've always been a little on the chunky side (excluding my eating disorder days.)  But because of the history of diabetes in my family I've been putting in a lot of effort into trying to live healthily.

I work out 5 - 7 days a week. I like to train with kettle bells and sprints. I also really enjoy traditional Balkan dancing.However with my rather active lifestyle I have never been able to lose/maintain weight.

Recently, I purchase a book called "Why We Get Fat, and What to do About it" by Gary Taubes. It's an excellent book if anyone is interested. So this book inspired me to embark on a paleolithic lifestyle (as far as eating goes.)

That means I'm going to make my best effort to eat like a caveman. So my diet will consist of fruits, vegetables, berries, some nuts, meats, and mostly fat.

I've already been following this kind of diet for 3 days and I find, I don't feel as tired, and I also tend to eat less because I'm not as hungry.

I'm looking forward to continuing my journey and seeing more results of improved health.

On this blog I will update about my weight loss, health improvements, diet, and exercise regime. I will try to update on most days, and my next post will contain some information on my starting point right now.