Hello everyone :D So I have finally made the very wise decision to leave YouTube behind for steemit. The reason being I will get in to a bit later, but first let me tell you a bit about myself.
My name is Marte, and I am a 21 year old girl from northern Norway. I love theater and acting, vegan sushi, ''uheldige olga'' memes (norwegian bad luck brian memes xD), having lots of good laughs with other fellow hilarious ''homo sapiens'', cycling adventures, justice and freedom for all beings on earth, burritos with extra guac and travelling.
About 1 year and 8 month ago I decided to embark on a weight loss journey after having gained 60kgs in only about a years time from following a very dangerous diet consisting of extreme amounts of refined sugars in the forms of soda, juice etc. Long story short I was in a desperate place from having suffered from an eating disorder for many years and because of that it seemed like a good idea at the time to follow this diet advice provided by mentally unstable manchildren on YouTube X).
I went to Chiang Mai, Thailand and stayed there for 1 year and 3 months and met someone who had lost a lot of weight following a healthy plant based diet plus consistent training. Long story short I decided to start coaching with him and trough that I learned how to eat properly in order to be healthy, satisfied and lose weight, and how to train consistently. I started cycling and after having lost enough weight I actually started to really enjoy doing it beyond just wanting to do it to lose weight.
This is where the name ''Whale On Wheels'' comes in to place. To me it represents my weight loss journey and I also find it a bit funny. I get how probably many of you think of this channel name as something very negative and promotes self hatred, but please don't see it that way. To me it is and has always been just a bit of a funny thing so call my channel. I never refer to myself as a whale and I please don't think that I think of myself and others this way, because I really don't.
Long story short overall I had an amazing year in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I met lots of cool like minded people and explored a lot of the beautiful countryside by bicycle. I lost about 45kgs during this stay and to this day I have honestly never felt so fit and healthy as I do today, even though I still have a way to go. :p
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Anyways enough about this weight loss! There is so much more to life than losing weight! I am planning to share a lot about my weight loss like I did on my previous YouTube channel ''whale on wheels'' since I truly believe its impossible to be truly happy if you are not taking care of your health and well being by eating enough of the right foods and consistently moving your body. I also understand the need of wanting to lose weight for aesthetic purposes, of which I think its completely natural and understandable to want to be at the healthy weight we are all meant to be at.
Also having been 130kgs I have experienced first hand the truly living hell it is to feel like a prisoner in your own body and not being able or wanting to do the things you love to do.
I therefore hope to motivate other people on a weight loss journey by sharing not only the good sides but the struggles of it and how I have overcome many of them.
I used to document this on YouTube but sadly that platform has become a very sad and tragic place where its all about the money. For example as im sure all of you have heard of YouTube recently put a video on the trending page showing someone who had committed suicide. YouTube literally put that video in the trending list all in the name of controversy just so that they can earn more money. YouTube has also been protecting insane narcissists by silencing the people who try to expose them for who they are and also showing how they have violated THEIR terms of service. I just cant support a platform who protects criminals, demonitizes videos for no reason and don't even follow their own guidelines.
Anyways that is officially my first post on steemit! Im really excited about this new platform and hope you are too :D I plan to share about my life in general, weight loss journey, different topics regarding the people, planet, animals, veganism etc. :D
steem on fellow steemians xD
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Impressive transformation - I am sure others can learn from it! Glad you came over from YT - hopefully you will find a better home here and on @dtube!
Resteemed you via @welcoming, my page for resteeming promising newcomers!
Greets, @theaustrianguy
Thank you ! Glad to be here! 🤗
You left YouTube behind for steemit? Congratulations! :)
Indeed i did !😁
Welcome to Steemit! How ironic... actually on Steemit, it is a good thing to be a Whale. You look great! Your photos of the mountains are beautiful. I hope you enjoy our community and have great success.
You're so nice for commenting on this post. For that, I gave you a vote!
Thank you!
Haha thats funny 😜 im sure ill love it here, it so far seems like a very nice and welcoming community!
It is pretty awesome!
Hello Marte, I just got on Steemit and look forward to your vlogs.
I will try Vlogging soon myself.
Cheers, Dean
Hi, welcome to steemit! 😁 I will watch your vlog when it comes out 😉
It's good to have you here! Welcome to the family
Those before/after photos, wow!
You're an inspiration to all of those who want to lose weight but never make an action towards it! :) Welcome to the Steemit Community Im sure you'll have more fun here! Keep the fire burning inside ;)
Thank you so much 😁😄
Wow what an awesome achievement!!!
This requires a lot of will power.
Much respect from my site.
Also welcome on Steemit. Wish you a great time here
Thank you so much 😁🤗
I totally agree about the fall and evils of Youtube. Welcome home @whaleonwheels,
hello welcome to steemit, where you will find a variety of interesting topics. I invite you to see my post ... a hug.
Welcome to steemit! Let's hope one day you can become a steemit whale!
haha lol thanks yeah lets hope!
I have always wanted to see Norway! Please share some things about your country with us. WELCOME to Steemit. RESPECT
thanks you! yes I will do that :D
hello @whaleonwheels and welcome to steemit!
this is a great place with a great community .. glad to have you.
@ricmark
thanks :D glad to be here
WELCOME! 🤗 Great first post, you have such a wonderful sense of humour and I'm really looking forward to following your journey on here! I understand why people assume that putting whale in your name is a negative thing to do, but whales are totally majestic, graceful and beautiful creatures 🐋
thank you! :D YES excellent point about whales haha! :p
hello welcome to steemit, where you will find a variety of interesting topics. I invite you to see my post ... a hug.
Welcome to Steemit!
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haha love this!! 😂😁 thanks!
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welcome to steemit @whaleonwheels, you beautiful women are good at enjoying life. good luck, regards know @jamilfian.
Thank you😁
Welcome to Steemit! Wow, that is awesome! It takes a lot of will power, discipline and self learning to commit yourself to that transformation. Really great intro. Look forward to more posts, love to hear more.Followed and resteemed! So was your eating disorder anorexia at first and then you transitioned to eating a lot?
Thanks you! 😁 my eating disorder involved constant starving only to binge out later one and I overcame that literally overnight when I started to eat a healthy mostly whole food plantbaswd diet (basically lots of potatoes, rice, veggies, beans and legumes, fruit etc) 😁 i now eat around 2500-3000 kcal per day and never ever try to starve myself and it has worked so far😁 thansk so much for the resteem!
Well that is great to hear, stay strong!
A very warm welcome to you @whaleonwheels aka Marte. What an incredible determination you have. Loosing 45kg from 130kg ...made my jaw drop. Well done. Looking at your determination and enthusiasm, there is no doubts that you would succeed in very short time in this platform and also as you were an ex-youtuber .
I myself also love riding bycycle and I also lost weight about 16kg in 4 weeks which is nothing compared to you offcourse. A big hi five to you.
thank you so much! :D you have quite the incredible determination yourself! 16kg in 4 weeks is insane!! a big hi five right back at you! :)
It's so beautiful to have you here on steemit. I took time to come welcome you and I know you will love it here. Welcome to our family. @greatness96
thanks so much :)
Welcome and congratulations on your hard work @whaleonwheels! While I do not follow a vegan lifestyle, I emphasize plant based foods in my diet and I love hearing about new ways to prepare and combine those micronutrients. Looking forward to seeing the content you bring to the platform!
I love making and eating good food so I will definitely share my favorite recipes on here, so maybe you will like that :) thanks for the support!
Already following so I won't miss them. See you around!
Velkommen til Steemit, Marte :D
Takk takk ! 😁
Unbelievable transformation. If fat-transfusion technology became available, I would have requested that you transfer ur fat to me coz I'm very skinny. Haha
Thank you, haha i would be more than happy to transfer so fat over to you 😝
Hahaha. But congrats you look so great now. :)
Welcome to Steemit Marte. What an amazing weight transformation you have. Enjoy your stay here!
Thank you! 😁
Wow.... Your weight loss journey is outstanding. You're welcome to this lovely community. Come and share to us more on how you were able to reduce your weight. Enjoy your time here
Thank you! 🤗 yes i plan to share every little detail about my weight loss journey and how ive lost weight, what works and what does not etc etc 😋
Welcome to steemit family,keep in touch:-)
Thanks 🤗😙
I agree with you about youtube, the whole logan paul thing was too much. I had a video deemed inappropriate on youtube as well without explanation. I don't really care as I am not making a living from it, but I just find it odd that no reason is given.
Also your weight loss is awesome and encouraging as my GF and I are changing our diet and beginning to exercise, so we look forward to learning from your experience.
Yes the paul logan stuff was just the tip of the iceberg for me.
Thank you so much, I plan to share everything about my weight loss on this platform so I hope you and your gf might find that helpful in some way 😁
Wow!
What an amazing effort you have put in - 45kgs is astounding! You must feel like a different person, and deserve much credit for this.
Welcome to Steemit!
Thank you so much!😄❤