It is very difficult to get ready for a wedding it seems =] Takes all my time, my mom's time and of course as a bride my sister's time. But i think it'll be great. And it is a very interesting wedding since there ll be lots of guests from uk as well =] cause the groom is English. I am very very happy for them. They asked me to design an invitation for the wedding, i was very nervous about it cause u know how it is. As a designer i designed thousands of different things, but when it comes to your sister u suddenly want the best and run out of ideas. Cause she is not just any client, she is your sister for god's sake and u of course want the best for her. So anyway we choosed the concept of Istanbul for the invitations cause some of the English guests ll be here for the first time. And since the wedding ll be in the historical part of istanbul, i though it would be convinient. So anyway, it turned out to be quite cool. I designed the invitation, they loved it and the press house wanted me to design for them as well since they liked my design a lot. Yay =] i am very happy everone feels ok with it since there are very very nice ready made invitations to choose from.
And for the weight lose. I couldnt =[ i just couldnt give 3 pounds. I didnt gain as well, which is good. But since i am not walking as much as i did back in UK my body started to loosen itself. So i decided to walk everyday, at least for half an hour everyday. I know it is not enough, but it is a start, isnt it? I have to get used to walking again.
So these r the news from istanbul =] Will check u guys now. {sends hugs around} xxx
Yay, i am here, back in Istanbul, great... My sister is planning to get married next month, so it is very crowded here, plans and everything. I was very tired yesterday looking at wedding gowns and everything. I have to be 116lbs before the wedding. So anyway i'll write again later. cu all xxx
I am very happy and excited about returning to Istanbul. I like it here, n my best friend and my sister will be here, but still. I can come back whenever i want to if i dont like it there which probably not very probable. I like it a lot in Istanbul. It is the city i've lived in most of my life. And i like the way it is a big city, with lots to do and being very cosmopolitan, lots of different type of people, very international. And the cosmopolit cultures as well, turkish, greek, armenian, jewish and lots of ather cultures all together. I love it that way. I love it being a 24h living city. I am mostly a house cat, dont like to go out much. But when i do, it is nice to know that it can be until morning. And i love our special meals, especially the ones u eat outside with lost of different mediterennian dishes and fish and raki (a turkish spirits). Conversations is the main thing at that type of meals. It is nearly all night, chatting and laughing and being with friends. Oh, i love it.
Lol, anyway, i am a bit excited. But the diet started very well today actually. I weighed myself yesterday and found out that i was 123.67 yesterday. But today, didn't do anything but i am 122.36lbs. Yay =] It is a godd start, isn't it?
BTW, thanks for your nice comments. I'll keep on writing here when i return to turkey. I dont have much time at the mo, but l'll come back n check u guys later.
I decided to return back to Turkey and complete my dissertation there. I think it would be nicer being back in Istanbul, and anyway, UK is very expensive. I really be better back in istanbul. I think I'll also look for a job when i return. So, 8th of October is the day to return. Good luck to me =] Blows kisses around... x
Sorry guys, i said 'i am back', but then was totally too lazy to do anything. I gained some weight cause i had this terrible flu and then lost again so i am still 123.4lb and far behind my goal. I don't know what happened to me. I guess it's just i am quite comfortable at this weight so i can't be as eager as i was. But in fact i am not that comfortable probably, so i returned =] I realised writing here and reading other blogs was keeping me determined.
Anyway, most of u asked about my veg box. It turned out to be quite cool actually. Since i can't be bothered to plant my own vegs, this is the best and cheapest way to eat organic ones. And they really r tasty as well. Well anyway, u can find them at riverford.co.uk. We are buying a large box every other week, which is quite enough for 2 people.
So, i guess i should set new goals, and obey them. I have done so far, so it wouldnt be fair to stop now.
So my new goal time table: today: 123.4 lbs 1. mini goal: september 26 - 121 lbs 2. mini goal: october 08 - 116 lbs 3.mini goal: october 24 - 110 lbs
Let's not be very harsh, so my ultimate goal is starting november weighing 110ish and stay like that.
Although i said that i wont be able to log in until next week couldnt help it cause my fresh veg basket arrived. It is amazing, this is a whole new veg box, that can be ordered online and is totaly organic. Every week [or whatever the period is] they are sending these fresh vegetables that have just been planted from the field. It is amazing though i don't even know some of the vegs inside. Every box contains different stuff and it is totally a suprise. U dont really know what u ll get before getting it. I was fed up with the money i was giving to veg although they r not even organic. When one of my friends advised this system i quite liked the idea. I think i'll get a big box every other week which can be quite enough both for me and for another try since we are now living at the same house. Yippe. New house, new system =] x
hey guys, i am back, but my internet wasn't connected until today. I won't be able to read your entries cause i have this important exam on friday, but i'll be with u starting from next week. Hope u r all fine. I had a wonderful holiday back in Turkey. Everything was so great, i didn't want to return at all. But this new house here in England is very nice as well. I am now living with my best friend another try, which is great. We also have another housemate, an English student who is a very old friend of another try's. He's also great. It is so much fun now in the house being all together and everything. But i missed u all a lot as well. So hopefully will see u next week.. (Blows kisses around) x ps: by the way, i added a new photo x
Hey guys, i checked your posts overall and it seems everyone is ok which is great. Holiday is good although t has been very windy over here which means i couldnt swim a lot, just once. I also couldnt dive more than once, not because of the wind but because i was a little bit lazy. But the good news is i have been walking every day and i cant believe it but i can ride more than i hoped for. So it seems i can get a bcycle when i return to uk to ride everywhere, great =]
My weight loss progress has been very slow but i am around 123.5 lbs now which is good cause the food here is delicious and my mom cooks quite well. So i am eating everything that i have been missing a lot, but still i am careful not to eat much after 7pm.
I dont know if i ll be able to post again until i return to UK but i'll be back here in the middle of august. Hope to see u all then. hugs... x
Hey guys, couldn't post for the last few days because of packing, and i probably wont be able to post again cause i couldnt finish it, also have to say good bye to friends n all before going. And, i am flying back to my country on thursday, yay =]
The second good thing is, i think i might be able to catch my second mini goal by the 29th which is 58kg (127.8lb), yay. I won't be able to be under that weight, which i very much hoped to, but still, this was my goal, wasn't it? So yay for that as well.
I brought the mirror from the other room so that i can check how i look before going. It's unbelieveable, but i have never looked so fit in this weight. So, i think it's because of all those long and small walks i have been doing. So i got the courage to try my jeans that i wore when i was coming to UK, and yay, i am not only fitting in them but also i look better in them.
And by the way, my abscess is very small now, nearly gone. So i feel more comfortable with jeans and stuff so i'll be able to wear them for the journey.
Only good news so far, yay =] So thanks guys, u have been very very supportive, and i didn't feel alone at all. I'll miss u =] crazy isn't it, even though i don't know u in person it is as if i know u all. Well, enough for being sentimental. I'll try to post from my country as much as i can, but i don't think we have internet connection in our summer house. So, if i can't i'll be back by the middle of august, and check u guys then. I hope u'll all be successful in your goals, and i'll hopefully see some very good news when i return.
From the very start. What i did this last month since i started dieting. This is a revise for my goals.
1. Talk to someone about my problems: Yes, i went to see a doctor and learned that it's ok, can happen to anyone and started using depression medicine. It really helped me a lot in these past weeks. I feel better. 2. Do the freelance job: Nope. I couldn't manage to finish it. And the doctor told me not to worry about anything but just myself at the moment. So i gave it up. But i talked with them and explan my situation and said i am sorry. Well, it was a relieve anyway. 3. Do something for uni: I didn't have any power to start for my dissertation. But i managed to talk to my program director, got a letter from the doctor and gave it to him. So, instead of doing nothing i took some action. And the type that suits me better for the moment. Soon i'll have enough power to return daily life and i already feel better which is the most important thing. 4. Love myself: yep. I started to appriciate myself better and i actually am more happy with myself than a month ago. 5. Stop running away from people: Better. I still have a way to go but i started to explain my situation to people whom i love, which feels better. 6. Eat regularly, sleep regularly: Yep. Although i have a gap in the days that i have been ill, i certainly started to do that. Depression medicine helped with sleeping of course. 7. Write a cv, find a new job: This was my goal for after returning to UK. So we'll see how it goes when i return back from my country. I still have money problems, hope i ll solve them eventually. 8. Start doing exercise, at least walk: Yep. I am walking regularly which helps me a lot both with diet and depression. 9. Loose weight: Yep, i'll talk about my loosing weight goals later but i really lost some weight which i am very happy about. 10. Overall don't panic: Yep. I am better definetely. I feel more confident already and i am sure i'll feel better later.
So not bad, is it? It's unbelieveable but keeping a daily blog helped me a lot. It's not only i started talking to my self and checking the progression, but also support from other people. So i would very much like to thank u (lol, i felt like i am in a talk show or something =p) all and also to my friends in my daily life for being there for me. Lol, it feels kinda funny to write something like this, but i won't stop it =p
Anyway, my diet progression is for another post. x
