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hehe i'm putting that prayer on the wall. it seems to be helping:) so yesterday was a good day, only thing that could have avoided but didn't were popcorn, buti think i was still in my range of calories, only i think my share of carbs for over what it should be. its funny because back home i had problem with too much protein now with too many carbs. can we call that balancing out lol :D just kidding
anyway i'm on my way to yet another day in school/library. and i just feel like walking. its such a beautiful day out. not a cloud in the sky. and by the time i'm done in school it will be dark. not fair!

food for today (so far)

breakfast: 3 some swedish crackers i found in ikea, 1 piece of wholegrain bread with cottage cheese and yogurt, cafe latte
lunch: i plan on having some fruit and thick veggie or bean soup
dinner: i plan on having a salad with feta cheese

so that's the plan, i better stick to it.
 
ok so i'm going over that prayer everyday when i wake up. it really does help hehe.
so i'm proud of myself today, i did a very good presentation in a very difficult class. I was really fearing this one because the professor is really strict and demanding and sometimes has reactions which can really make you feel like you're stupid. fortunately it went well, she actually liked it and is looking forward to my paper :) so that is nice
today i ate relatively well. i allowed myself to have some pancakes for dinner, but only because i was having bean soup and potatoes in tomato sauce for lunch. so i don't think i went overboard with that.

so tomorrow is another day. i'm finding time to wqrite more here, which is good. i'm also going to a christmas market here in budapest tomorrow and try some of the hot spicy wine:)
btw are any of you on facebook?
 
Must be a reason why that's the prayer of Alcoholics Anonymous... :D it's good for any kind of addictive behavior... :)

I should try it' myself - serenity would be a good thing ..
 
Hello Miss Lena!!
I miss you!! I am sorry things have been so crazy for you! But your strength is there for you, always.

hehe, I love the quote that Mal posted, and I heard it earlier today, so that's twice in one day, maybe I better start paying attention!

Well Lena, I saw that everyone in Croatia is talking about how 50 Cent was snorting something when a reporter walked into his dressing room while he was in Croatia. So that made me think of you. I dont really care of everyone is talking about 50 Cent, I think there are far better things to talk about at the moment.
Well anyways, I see that you are quite the busy girl with your studies. I kind of wish I was taught to be so self disciplined in school. I think it would help me in numerous areas.
I just enrolled in my classes for the spring semester, so we will see how I do.

Food is not great for me either, it really sucks starting from scratch.

Hun, if you only go outside once a week, you must be going a little insane. Can you try to just get at least 30 minutes of sunshine a day? That could really help to make you feel refreshed and also give you something to look forward to.

Well, come visit my diary soon, it will give me something to look forward to! :D
 
maleficent said:
I am but I don't spend much time on it.. but I'd be happy to visit you :D

and that admission just dragged down th coolness factor of facebook :D
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you can only make facebook even more cool :) hehe just search for me...lena mitrovic , one with the hat :) the cool hat by the way hehe

Britta Bear said:
Hello Miss Lena!!
I miss you!! I am sorry things have been so crazy for you! But your strength is there for you, always.

hehe, I love the quote that Mal posted, and I heard it earlier today, so that's twice in one day, maybe I better start paying attention!

Well Lena, I saw that everyone in Croatia is talking about how 50 Cent was snorting something when a reporter walked into his dressing room while he was in Croatia. So that made me think of you. I dont really care of everyone is talking about 50 Cent, I think there are far better things to talk about at the moment.
Well anyways, I see that you are quite the busy girl with your studies. I kind of wish I was taught to be so self disciplined in school. I think it would help me in numerous areas.
I just enrolled in my classes for the spring semester, so we will see how I do.

Food is not great for me either, it really sucks starting from scratch.

Hun, if you only go outside once a week, you must be going a little insane. Can you try to just get at least 30 minutes of sunshine a day? That could really help to make you feel refreshed and also give you something to look forward to.

Well, come visit my diary soon, it will give me something to look forward to! :D
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yeah i've been reading about that one too. ah well...the croatians will just have to survive without the 50 Cent lol
i'm doing so good with my studies because i don't have any other choice. i'm in the dorm with 400 people who are all here just for this, from all over the world. and we all party but we are also all serious about what we have to do. if you just tell yourself the simple truth... i applied here because i'm interested in this stuff, and there is no other place where i can get such quality and its only 10 months...you bet you get some discipline.

i go out 'like nightin the town, dance and lets get drunk' type of out once a weak, well little more this week because of some concerts. i don't get to see a lot of sun because i have classes all day long and when i don't i write papers. i am actually one of the people who is out in the open airmore then everyone else. this is why we're all so pale haha.

but it is only temporary. we're not in a normal environment. everything is made for us to study. and we try and take advantage of it. especially in the dorm, there is nothing like drinking until 2 in the morning and brainstorming for paper and thesis ideas. all the americans i met don't wanna go back home hehe. they're having too much fun and also learn a great deal. and some even fell in love :) the only thing is, i'm one of the oldest here, everyone else is around 23, but i'm childish enough :D

oh i found finallya restaurant with a great salad bar so i'm taking that as an advantage now. focus Lena...serenity please!
 
i am supposed to write a paper, but i just feel so positively melancholic hehe. i know it sounds weird...i call it "I wear my sadness with pride" moment :) me in the dark, jazz, a glass of vermouth and just my thoughts. i would have gone to sleep but people are partying in the lounge just opposite my door, but i don't feel like joining them...they're not really my kind of crowd. so i decided to spend time with you here :)
butthe good news is i am contemplating the paper. can that qualify as work????
 
It's nice to hear from you Lena, and to hear that you are still up for all the challenges you're getting.

I love vermouth!

Do you have a break in your study time coming up?
 
well i finally came home for a week :) i put on some weight :( actually i put almost 10 lbs since august. i know some of it is water retention and all that but it still ain't pretty seeing it. i'm not changing my ticker because this will go down fast!!! :D did i mention i'm determined again????

i'm also happy because i'll go training on wednesday and thursday (if i'm alive on thursday lol) to my gym with my dearest instructor. i'm really happy about that one.

so i'm planning a schedule ahead for january this time. i need to find time to either go to the gym or find a place with aerobics with which i'm going to be satisfied. i just have to organize myself properly.

does anyone here have good organizational skills to organize me?
 
thanx mal...what would i do without you :)
well i feel a lot better since i'm home and i can cook and eat normally. i think i will need to get rid of all those instant soups. i think they are the number one reason for my gain. that sodium is really a killer. and i haven't been drinking enough water to clear that out of my system. and alcohol is another. so some things have to fly :)
ok after the new years eve alcohol is flying too :)
 
Oops. I got so distracted following Mal's link that I never got back here to say that it's great to see you around a bit more and enjoying some clearly needed down time back in your own place!!

I do need the how to be more organized tips for myself!

Mind you it was the Weirdest Things that people were throwing out that really got me involved there. I guess that's not really a good sign for me getting myself more organized is it ... more like another sign of bad time management.

But who can go past finding out that some people kept their husband's chopped off fingers in the freezer for three months, or the woman who says It was a big event for me when I started shaving my legs at 13 -- I bought the newest razor out at the time, the Gillete Sensor Excel. I saved ALL my used cartridges in the little plastic trays that they came in, and ceremoniously stashed them in a large green makeup bag that matched the color of the cartridges. Over the seven years that I used that razor, I FILLED the bag with those little cartidges! Why was I saving them?? Was I going to look at each cartridge one day and remember each and every time I shaved my legs?? Who knows... But they are gone now! :)?!!! :D :D :D

Anyway, it is great to see you here! It is much easier to focus on ways to be kind to your body with some of the other pressures off. :)
 
True. unfortunately i'll be here only for few days. however, i did some surfing and found what seems to be a ladies gym relatively close to me. if it is what i think it is then i'll be joining when i come. i don't have that much problem with cleaning (i only have a room) but i do have problems with time management as it is. the thing is, i have so many things to read and write and prepare that all the free time i have i use for sleeping (which is only 6-7 hours) or for hanging out with people. somehow all of us get this strange feeling we're gonna miss on a lot of fun if we don't go out or something. and so i stay up late and get up later and...you know the drill.
so what i'm planning on doing is finding some time for myself and my body. and when i pay for gym then i have the obligation to go. so this is what i need. to pay to get me disciplined more! staying away from alcohol is gonna be a bit more difficult but i'll try :)

so today's food:

breakfast: three slices of whole grain bread with pate and yogurt
lunch: pizza - 1 medium
dinner: green leaves salad, 1/2 pepper, 1 tomato, 1 tb spoon cottage cheese, balsamico vinegar and 1/2 tea spoon olive oil

And i'm going to my total body workout today :) yaaay
 
well i did have a wonderful workout that day. i was very happy. i endured the whole thing and i felt good. i also made a plan. when i go back to budapest i will make a big bowl of salad (discovered this one and its delicious and what's best it can stay in the fridge for several days) - mixed beans, corn, olives, fresh peppers and feta cheese and that's it. that will be my dinner. since i'm usually eating out for lunch i plan on eating at that new place i discovered near school with healthy fresh food :) and i'm going to go to that fitness i found on internet :)

so yesterday i had a real Christmas lunch and dinner...no regrets there :) today, i'm on my best behaviour. My food for today:

Breakfast: bread with pate,
lunch: sauted peas, carrots and broccoli with 2 turkey breast fillets and peace of dark chocolate
dinner: green lettuce with olive oil and vinegar for dinner

tomorrow i'm going to bosnia to spend a week with my bf, so i'm excited about that. i'm in need of some good lovin' :D
 
Hello all :)

I'm inMostar with my bf, eating pretty bad food, not overeating and happy about that one, but no guilty conscience. from next week on i'm starting my new routine. i have things planed, and if i can stick to that plan at least 90% of the time, i'll do good.
but first i have one more paper to write...and i am so lazy to write it.
 
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