lululee

hey, I'm glad to read about a job opportunity for you - spring plus a new job sounds like a perfect combination, so keeping my fingers crossed

yay for japanese! why are You learning, if I may ask? some particular reason or just for the fun of it?

hahahah fun exploring the forum^^ I'm sure I'll be discovering certain buttons for months

Thank You guys sooo much for your words of encouragement! today was good, busy and full of running around but good. I actually managed to pass the IT certificate, which has left me in a complete awe then all day at uni... but I managed to do my intervals in the evening, and I felt stronger that two weeks ago. I'm actually hoping to beat the binge monsters also because of the project I'll be working on in a month - we'll be sharing accommodation with fellow employees and it'll be a great adventure, but a. I will still have to keep up with school and b. I tend to suffer when my 'space' is limited and when I'm forced to be with others all the time so I'm hoping to find other ways of coping... any advice for introverts welcomed

Lulu reporting back with worse-than-usual news... Had a rough day, no particular reason, lots of little ones really. Being by myself again, news re:upcoming job and being home to study for a test tomorrow = not being able to concentrate all day, doing everything and nothing, and unfortunately a chocolate binge (got some easter eggs from a friend and well, they were there....). So I'm nervous because of the test tomorrow - it's IT and I have no interest whatsoever, or knowledge in this field, but for some reason need to pass it just for to get obligatory credits, and I know I won't (haven't studied, and it's all standardised for a system I don't work in). Which is fine - I can repeat it in a couple of months. Still... I don't like not passing, even if it's by my own fault. Plus - I got good news about the job I'll be starting in a month - it's looking superexciting, but deep inside I am worried I won't be able to pass all the exams as quickly as I want to, graduate and move out of here. Which is silly, because all in all the job will benefit me immensely (money+experience). so it's all more like little girl's whining... And I'm obviously ashamed about today. I'm trying not to beat myself up and just think of tomorrow - workout, good food again... Hopefully can respawn superquickly....

hey, I actually discovered your thread only now - will follow! I love your motivation and understand feeling held back... so hopefully at the end of the challenge we can both be stronger wishing you a great day~~~and thanks for the unicorn, haha!

that's exactly my goal! to be honest, I would always be jealous of people who managed to react to stress in their own ways.... so hopefully we are becoming one of them! you are rocking it so far, and great job on the veg front

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for your booze-free week! saying it'll be 'interesting' is already the right attitude^^ It's always hard to change a habit, especially a deeply-rooted one (see my emotional eating), so you need to think strategically... (like, triggers and substitutes - because a habit hardly ever dies out by itself, a new one needs to be introduced). but I'm sure it'll be worth it not because you have to prove something to others or even to yourself, but simply because you are so much more than your messed up sense of direction and your struggle glad posting here brings your some relief, know your writings are being read ^^

Hey! glad you recovered- and great goals! I really hope You can achieve all of them I'll be checking back with you, good luck! ps oh and I looove Hinata <3

Hope you can quickly regain your focus and calm... I actually feel a bit sorry for your friend, her pride must have been really hurt when she saw she wasn't as good anymore at something that's probably important to her... Keeping my fingers crossed for the interview and waiting for the continuation of the saga!

soooo the third week of the challenge is in full swing, so I suppose it's time to grade myself for the second week!! Q1: 100% (no sweets of snacks, and no binges! helped by the fact that I had a guest staying over the whole weekend, so no getting-bored-at-home-when-i'm-supposed-to-be-studying) Q2: 90% (I'm giving myself a high grade for this one even though I miss two interval workouts. However! a) I was genuinely not feeling well - so many people are sick this days because of temp changes, I constantly feel like on the verge of getting ill, and I made up for it and on Sat did my first 5k since last August I think. It was still slow but steady, and now I know I can do it, I'll try to work towards a nicer pace.... Q3: 100% (did all my bodyweight workouts, it was actually easier to do them that on the first week) SQ: 85% (improvement compared to the first week, and I tried to limit 'unwinding' on the Internet to watching stupid series/movies in one of the languages I'm learning, to at least get something out of it). Generally happy with last week, some tough studying challenges ahead of me now - I really hope I can maintain balance. Aaand I'm by myself after a couple of days with someone practically all the time - feels good, although in the past it did use to end up with a binge sometimes, so hopefully I can stay focused this time Hope everyone's started their week terrifically

I'm really sorry to hear you've had a tough week and the nasty injury.... pity you can't find an exercise buddy.... think of NF ppl as ones though we can't exercise with you, but are definitely in it together! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the mock interviews, too - don't let it bring you down! (I'm probably sounding really trivial here, but if unpleasant things like this happen and seem to be unavoidable, I usually try to either concentrate on how far I've come despite all that I lack, or on the fact that in a week or even a month it'll be over and I won't even remember all the suffering. It obviously doesn't resolve everything, but has helped to survive quite a few times). chin up!

Thank you guys for your words of encouragement And for the 'study together' suggestion - I will see about that, although it does depend on the subject, and I usually get impatient when I can't study at my own pace... although as they say, the best way to learn something is to teach it to someone so should consider that... This week has been good so far in terms of food - no sweets, and no binges (although I did come home at an exhausted state once, which would usually lead to uncontrolled snacking. I watched one of my fav movies instead, so it was a small win). It seems like I'll be skipping a run this week - been feeling a bit under the weather. it's really cold outside and I usually end up ill if I get sweaty and then cold - don't want to risk it with the workload I have.... I'll be having a guest this weekend but hopefully can stay on track with workouts nevertheless... Hope everyone's doing great!

Hey Presea! I'm also on my first challenge Your story sounds familiar in many ways - I've never gone to extremes in terms of weight gain or loss but have touched both ends of 'healthy range' - I know what deprivation followed by uncontrollable binging is... Hope You can free yourself from the vicious circle - it's a constant struggle, and a part of what my challenge is about feel free to msg me if You need any encouragement ^^ good luck with japanese!

congratulations! were you good at knee pushups/female pushups before you attempted a proper one?

omg Your challenge is amaaaazing! something to aspire to the food you prepare ahead, wow.... motivates me to keep on preparing mine

hope You're doing well despite the rough day! take care

great goals! I'm hoping to be able to do 10 pushups at some point, too.... good luck!

Hey Issy, I used to live in Ldn, such a magical city.... aaand about the shows - I don't watch many but strongly believe the British ones are the best! good luck with your challenge!

yay for central eastern europe! and welcome I like the discipline goal, something we all have to work on constantly....

Hello, Lululee here, joining the rebellion - hopefully to stay! I've been passively checking out NF for some time now and finally decided to join my first challenge - and so here I am! Here's a bunch of random facts about me: 1. I'm a girl in my mid twenties and so far my life has been very interesting - sometimes like a happy ride, sometimes rather like a bitter lesson, but definitely interesting. I've lived a nomadic life since I was 18 and constantly struggle between feeling so, so lonely/wanting to settle down and longing for places I haven't yet experienced. Being bored it the thing I hate the most. 2. Last year I quit my job (and a career that seemed to be taking off, sort of) because I could see it wasn't serving the values believe in, and wasn't incorporating my biggest talent and passion. My life sort of changed 180 degrees. Which leads us to no. 3: 3. I'm a language nerd. I love foreign languages, speaking them, speaking about them, etc etc. I went back to uni to complete a language/culture degree (one more country move, yay) and so far haven't regretted it (although it is painful to not work full-time anymore). Luckily my memory works ok, and I currently know seven languages at various levels, from native to good/communicative (and it's related to my epic quest, about which I might post one day if I feel brave enough). 4. I strongly believe in the importance of moral values in life and try my best to live honestly. It's not always easy. 5. I'm INFJ, I'm an introvert but I find meeting new people very interesting (weirdly enough). I don't take criticism very well and I've struggled with low self-esteem and emotional eating for as long as I can remember. 6. It was very hard for me to write the above. 7. My general goal is to just feel good in my skin. I figure, besides accepting myself, the best way is to get fit so I feel like the exterior matches the interior This battle has been going on for a long time, and I'm just tired with it. I've made a huge progress mentally in the past year, hopefully things will get (close to) perfection now The only thing I worry about is getting discouraged and/or distracted. That's it, sorry it came out quite long... and thank you to anyone who took time to read it!

hello Dear, how has this week been so far? would love to hear from my sister-in=challenge take care!

hey, it's actually not so easy to find rewards that don't involve having a treat the only things that spring to mind now are beauty related (mask, hair treatment, manicure...) am I vain? congrats on your first week!

hey, congratulations what is the scary thing you'll be doing? good luck in any case!!

yay for a week off sugar congrats and let's keep on sticking to the plan oh, actually, it's true that one gets so much hungrier without all the sweets.... aaaawesome