Post: #1

Dear Diary,

This is the new beginning. This the time. The time is now.

Why did I let all the problems affect my health and looks? I used to be so happy and gorgeous...

Enough with the self-pitty and stress-eating!

I want to do so many things in life, i`m young (and restless ), but i haven`t done anything I wanted because of becoming overweighed and losing the confidence I once had in myself.

But thanks to Celestina and all these ambitious people here, dear Diary, i`m SURE i will make it! I will be again the beautiful confident girl who could do everything she wanted, who believed in herself and who made everything easier for her and for everybody with just a smile!

Health is everything, health is living.

Respect your body, respect your life.

Thank you, Celestina, for this stimulus.

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So there went 2 days by already...

I drank my water and counted my calories. i`m a good girl

I really feel the need to get a detoxifiation. I`m thinking lots of fruit and vegetables would be great for my body. It`s like it`s talking to me: "Hey, gurl, gimmie so fruit lovin`!" ) Yeah, i`ll give you some! Oranges..mmm, yummy! Some salad for lunch, what do you say? "Oh yeah!" ) Maybe some workout after courses?

Guys, i have a question for you.

I`ve got a blender and i want to make some fruit smoothies. My question is... how? Do i put the fruits and blend? Or do i have to add some water, too?

Could you give me some recipes? (or "receipts", what`s the right word?)
Looking forword to your ideas!

Thanks!

P.S.: GOOD LUCK ALL! Let health make our lives blossom!

Post: #2

Hi, Tzuculina! (si un calduros salut! )
I love meeting somebody else from Romania (I know there some more Romanians here, but I didn`t talk with them until now).
Your diary is beautiful, thank you so much for sharing it.. and heartily congratulations for your progress, I didn`t work on the calories task until now so I really admire you for doing it and for drinking water also!

It`s great that you have a blender, I`m not sure how it`s working yours, but my blender requires some liquid inside of it.. I used to put yogurt with bananas inside(this is very sweet), or oranges, kiwis, apples and any available fruit.. You can add some honey or ice if you want. Just try a combination and see how it tastes and if you like it - I did the same.
Celes and Glenn are making themselves smoothies, maybe you can ask them more about it if you want. I just searched with google and I found a Romanian site with 28 smoothie recipes also: here, everything looks delicious and easy to do on it.. I really hope this helps and that you`ll soon enjoy one of those goodies..

I wish you from all my heart all the very best and lots of good luck for you on this challenge and I hope 2011 will be the most beautiful year of your life!

Post: #3

Agree with Andreea Mine needs water or it's more of a puree-thingy... Where I live, when I order it at a street stall, they sometimes use coconut milk instead of plain milk or water, which is uber yummy but also different on the calorie-fat account (need to check it out).

Keep it on!

An eye for an eye only ends up making the world blind. (Gandhi)
http://matsallehrempit.wordpress.com

Post: #4

thanks for your tips! I`ll try some recipes from the site Andreea told me about and let you know how they turned up!

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Dear Diary,

Here you can see my plan for 21DHL:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qx-l...y=CM331OIN

I didn't write about what I can not do, but about what I CAN do. I won`t think about the interdictions, because, you know, what isn't allowed is more tempting. Too bad it doesn't apply to healthy food or exercising: maybe "You are not allowed to go to gym!" would've made us more eager to exercise... Or maybe "Don't eat that carrot!" would've increased our appetite for vegetables...

Post: #5

Hi Tzuculina! (awesome name btw, I thought you were Aztec : ))
I love smoothies and one of my favorites is this avocado one:

1/2 an avocado
a small banana
a table spoon of sesame seeds
2 glasses of milk
2 dates

Otherwise I like to mix frozen mango, milk and a little bit of sugar... In Brazil they call it vitamina.
Or acai, with banana, milk and honey.

My god, there are so many good ones, I'm getting hungry now...

All the best and hang in there!

Post: #6

Aztec? ))))) i`m romanian and smoothies aren't so popular here .

Ha! I never thought that sesame seeds would go with a smoothie! Ah, I can't wait to go to the supermarket and get all these ingredients for making lots of smoothies!

Btw, what are "dates"?

Post: #7

Dear Diary,

It`s 12.51 am here... I should have been sleeping. I went to sleep early (at 9 pm) and a i had a nightmare. Awful. I woke up and ate 3 sandwiches. I knew i`d feel very bad afterwards. But i felt like i really needed those sandwiches to get me through the nightmare, to forget it. It was a very disturbing dream and i felt really upset...
Now i`m just sad i ate those...

Post: #8

I'm sorry you had a nightmare. Sandwiches are ok, though.
I mean, you could have had enormous quantities of ice cream instead. It was still food.

Dates are this fig-like dried fruit from the Middle East : )

All the best!
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Dear Diary,

It`s 12.51 am here... I should have been sleeping. I went to sleep early (at 9 pm) and a i had a nightmare. Awful. I woke up and ate 3 sandwiches. I knew i`d feel very bad afterwards. But i felt like i really needed those sandwiches to get me through the nightmare, to forget it. It was a very disturbing dream and i felt really upset...
Now i`m just sad i ate those...
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Post: #9

Dear Diary,

I kind of neglected you, but I must tell you that I didn't abandon 21DHL. It's just that I had some personal problems and now I've got a very bad cold and an ugly allergy... But this healthy eating will make me stronger and more immune! Now i`m taking this medicine for the allergy which does not allow me to eat not even 0.001 grams of sugar or salt, so I take this as a good thing: I'll lose the appetite for sweets or too salty food more rapidly.
It's different when there's also a doctor who tells you you're not allowed to eat this or that. It makes you be more faithful to your new life-style.
Although I don't wish anyone to be in the situation of needing a doctor!

Good luck continuing your plans, colleagues!

Post: #10

Hi Tzuculina!

I'm sorry you got sick, because I really enjoy reading your journal.
There is a silver lining to it though, with the doctor's ordering you to stop eating sugar and salt. I hope you get well soon and continue the journey with us.

My Best Wishes for you..

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