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Trusylver said:
Sounds like a good plan, I will check on you again to make sure you not falling of that wagon again and give you a hand to climb back on :D
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that is so sweet :) thank you

Cannon 2006 said:
Hey Lena, I'm glad you had a good trip. Going off on a vacation doesn't hurt too much as long as you get right back on the wagon. I really think the secret isn't how much we can stick to a healthy diet, as much as when we don't how quickly we can get back.
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I agree with you...i just wish i would be able to say no to bad carbs when i'm on holiday. i don't know...it frustrates me. i need to remember this feeling of frustration, ebcause when i do eat normally and healthy i don't have these frustrations.

bad food = short amount of pleasure = frustration
good food = long term satisfaction = happy

now if only i could teach my brain to function in this way hehehehe.

well i ate healthy and normally past two days so i'm satisfied with myself. i stuck to my plan on saturday, had muesli for breakfast yesterday, then a small sandwich, a hamburger for lunch at the beach, 1/2 cup whole grain rice and 1 small piece of veel in sour cream sauce for dinner

today's food:
breakfast: dr. oetker muesli with low fat yogurt
snack: so far none
lunch: same as yesterdays dinner, just a bit more rice
dinner: 1 slice of pizza (this wasn't my original plan, i wanted to have tomatoes, pepper, cucumber and hardboiled eggs with cottage cheese, but my parents are making pizza, and i would definitely be in denial if i said i wouldn't eat that).

so tonight i'm going to my aerobics class...i've missed it a bit, even if i do hate all the lunges and lifting weights but a girl gotta do what a girl gotta do hehe. i spent the entire day yesterday at the beach, swimming and sunbathing - so i did some good work for my lower back and shoulders. and plus i had fun :D

so that's it for me for now...gotta work.

hugs,
Lena
 
I think you are doing well, I don't think 1 slice will hurt to much. What sort of calories and exercise plan do you have ?
 
Great that you're over the post holiday blip and back on track with your food, Lena. Way to go!!!!
 
Trusylver said:
I think you are doing well, I don't think 1 slice will hurt to much. What sort of calories and exercise plan do you have ?
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i usually eat approximetaly between 1600 and 1900 calories a day, it depends really. i should be eating somewhere between 1800 and 2000 calories. as for my exercise plan i do totoal body workout aerobics class two times a week (it contains cardio and weights, with lots of lunges, crunches, situps etc) and salsa moves aerobic once a week (pure cardio and dancing pleasure lol). if i'm really in a mood i hit elliptical which i ahve at home. for other things i walk every day, at least 1 mile but manage to push in 5 when its not too hot. i will soon have to stop with my aerobics because they're going on holiday so i'll probably stick to swimming and walking and doing some weights and crunches and situps at home. i do have an ok plan, but in the summer, and i don't have an airconditioner i really don't feel like working out too much. and i don't like walking at night...and there are no walking buddies in croatia lol
 
Thanks Lena. The full time work takes much more time but I adore the class I teach and it feels like pure pleasure to work with them. It has been a great confidence boost and motivator for me to do this. I hope you're enjoying your own busy work even half as much as I do mine. :)

However, this hasn't been the best time for me in other ways. I am ok though, still eating right, and losing weight at about the same rate, if my interpretation of the strange little bounces of my home scales is to be trusted.
 
hehe i'm sre you're interpreting it correctly :) well i hope things go best for you in all fields felici :D

i'm at work, writing a project requesting finances...some people really have too much confidence in me...they gave me notes and left me to write the whole thing...so i have to be really creative. which i find challenging, but i also don't wanna mess things up. the old me would be in a state of panic right now...i was so afraid of success on all levels i realize it only now... i'm still scared i guess, but things are improving since i find this exciting lol

i'm also good with food. the only thing i didin't have to have was several small cakes (not too high on cals, but didn't need them really). today i'm walking or driving the elliptical if it continues to rain.

today's food:

breakfast: dr. oetker muesli with low fat yogurt
snack: 5 small cakes (they're bite size)
lunch: veggies and 1 turkey breast fillet
dinner: cooked blacked beans with several pieces of sausage and fidelini (small pasta) - type of minestrone
snack: peaches

yesterday i had a small fight with the bf....i was feeling really sad that i'm away from him and he didn't call or send me an sms or sth all day because he was playing some stupid online game and got caught up and forgot...i understand how you can get caught up...go honey play all you want but i do want to be the first on the list thank you very much. i was selfish yesterday...but i think i deserve his attention on the regular basis lol, especially since sms, calls or e-mails are the only form of communication we have at the moment.
now he's sending me sweet messages all day long :D:D
 
Hey you :) Im glad all is still going well on the diet front - Im sorry your b/f didnt put you first yesturday and you had a bit of a tiff...however that does happen from time to time
 
i know it does :) i get selfish from time to time and demand all the attention...its the little gilr in me lol

i'm so glad i'm doing really good foodwise last few days. tomorrow i'm weighing myself...so hopefully there will be some movement in the right direction. and today i'm having my workout so i can't wait for that. i might even go three times a week starting next week. i'll see about that.

my food today:

breakfast: dr. oetker muesli with low fat yogurt
lunch: ham and cheese toast and one duplo chocolate bar
snack: nectarines and peaches and whatever other fruit i can find cause i'm craving juicy fruits like crazy
dinner: two either hardboiled or scrambled eggs with turkey breast ham and few pieces of peperoni and some tomatoes and peppers, perhaps a cucumber
snack: maybe some other fruit or a fruit yogurt or something yummy like that

i feel really good. its nice to find inspiration over and over again. i wish i didn't lose it once and a while at all, but i guess this journey wouldn't be this interesting or adventurous if it didn't have these shifts and ups and downs.
here's to the journey :D
 
I dn't think the motivation or inspiration gets lost really, just temporarily misplaced... :) you always seem to know where you left it and the occassional break is a good thing.
 
i guess :) but i need to push myself a bit more. but i'm scared i would get lost in the schedule of things. i need to reorganize myself. how do you manage mal to walk, work and still manage to relax or sleep or whatever. i really need to get a driver's licence and a car.
 
lol well i do need a lot of sleep, if i sleep less then 7 hours i get really nervous after few days.
i just had lasagne for dinner. now the serving is 450 g. i only ate a third of that so that was about 200 cals (its says 100 grams are 170 cals). i don't know how i was able to eat all of it only six months ago.

oh and i just carried about 13 lbs of watermelon in one hand and about 10 lbs of groceries in other hand, and walked for about 1/2 mile with that. i think i can definitely call that weight lifting lol
 
Sleep up, and good job on all the hard work!!!

Thanks for the sweet words of support. I know all about wanting to be #1 to your BF. It's a natural want, but unfdortuntately it doesn't always happen. Right now I'm learning to deal. Love you! :hug2:
 
Afternoon Lena! Don't give up on your hard work, and don't get discouraged when your bf doesn't put you ahead of the games, I know several other guys that do the same thing to my friends here, it's a guy thing, nothing personal. We know he loves you very much, and you have a strong relationship, so don't dwell on a time every now and then when he slips up and doesn't send a message. :) Your very much in his heart I now it! Good for you on keeping up with those eating habits, and only eating smaller portions of those items that contain high calories, your keeping it all proportioned well, and that's what healthy living is all about. And YES, carrying groceries is a form of exercise, be it big or small, your doing something physical and it all counts! On the note about people counting on you, that should speak volumes about the kind of person you are. People wouldn't put things in your hands if they didn't admire or respect or have confidence in your abilities, so WOW, you must have a lot of people who think of lot of you at your place of work. And I can see why, your a great person, and it comes through on everything you write! Keep up the good work, and keep on smiling!:)
Kim
 
I've been enjoying reading your diary, Lena. You really seem motivated to keep on track. I'm still struggling to adhere to not eating foods that are bad for me. It seems like every time I start doing well, someone wants me to go out and eat junk with them. :doh:

Bad carbs are my favorite :(

lena410 said:
oh and i just carried about 13 lbs of watermelon in one hand and about 10 lbs of groceries in other hand, and walked for about 1/2 mile with that. i think i can definitely call that weight lifting lol
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I think my arm would fall off after 1/2 a mile. :rotflmao:
 
Miss Ladybug said:
Afternoon Lena! Don't give up on your hard work, and don't get discouraged when your bf doesn't put you ahead of the games, I know several other guys that do the same thing to my friends here, it's a guy thing, nothing personal. We know he loves you very much, and you have a strong relationship, so don't dwell on a time every now and then when he slips up and doesn't send a message. :) Your very much in his heart I now it! Good for you on keeping up with those eating habits, and only eating smaller portions of those items that contain high calories, your keeping it all proportioned well, and that's what healthy living is all about. And YES, carrying groceries is a form of exercise, be it big or small, your doing something physical and it all counts! On the note about people counting on you, that should speak volumes about the kind of person you are. People wouldn't put things in your hands if they didn't admire or respect or have confidence in your abilities, so WOW, you must have a lot of people who think of lot of you at your place of work. And I can see why, your a great person, and it comes through on everything you write! Keep up the good work, and keep on smiling!:)
Kim
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thanx Kim you're such a sweetheart :)
i'm not so important at my work, i'm just administrative officer for international relations and projects at a faculty, but they're learning about my potential lol. i guess i started showing them what i actually do and they finaly took notice. but the downside of that is now they giving me all this work hehe but september and budapest is coming so soon :D


Healthyhabit said:
I've been enjoying reading your diary, Lena. You really seem motivated to keep on track. I'm still struggling to adhere to not eating foods that are bad for me. It seems like every time I start doing well, someone wants me to go out and eat junk with them. :doh:

Bad carbs are my favorite :(

I think my arm would fall off after 1/2 a mile. :rotflmao:
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thanx habit :D that is a constant struggle, not eating bad foods, but i guess in comparison to what i used to eat and how i eat now...the difference is amazing. and actually god carbs are now becoming my favorites...i'm not craving bad ones so much...well except the cakes lol

well i've been lifting weights for six months now so i'm bound to carry it for even more lol but the arms didi feel like tehy belong to an orangutan hehehe
 
i had a wonderful workout last night :) in one hour we had some intense tae bo routines, weight lifting, pilates and yoga combinations. it felt soooooo good. i'm a bit sore today, but its ok, i like this soreness :D

i might be going out tonight with my girls :D yippi. bf is not so good, he's having some problems with his lungs, his ribs are hurting like hell. today he's going to see a doctor. so i'm worried about him. i hope its nothing too serious because he doesn't have medical insurance so he has to pay for everything.

anyway, here's today's food:

breakfast: kellogs special k with low fat yogurt
lunch: ham and cheese toast
snack; watermelon, peaches, fruit yogurt
dinner: pasta and tomatoes

if i'm going out then probably juice vodkas :D

oh and i weighed myself and the scale says i didn't lose any weight but i do feel difference in my clothes, and i guess that is what really matters. but it sure would be nice to see it move after two weeks :)
 
I just wanted to return the favor and stop by and see how you are doing!! Hope you have wonderful day and keep on track! I like wishing that, as I wish that for myself also!!:jump:
 
thanx :D feel free to pop in any time.

i just had a ranting session with my parents. poor people didn't see it coming lol. i don't know i just felt stressed out and they paid for it. well i'll make it up to them.
i wanted to overeat today. really overeat. i didn't. well the day isn't over yet, but i don't think i will give in. this is why i came here. i'm stressed because i'm so busy. i'm stressed cause i wanna spread my wings and fly and i have to wait for several months. i'm stressed because i need to exercise more but just never seem to find the time.
and i'm stressed because i can't go out today because i can't afford it at this moment. damn that money. well at least i'll save something.

i will find the time. starting from next week i will exercise more. i won't go every day to my classes but three times will do, and if the weather continues to be this good i might go for a swim on the remaining days.

i need to get rid of this stress. i wanna yell. i wanna scream. i wanna break things, throw plates into walls, punch someone in the face. i wanna do it all.

this diary helps. where would i be without this forum? and people here....
 
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