Sunday, November 17, 2019

2.0 start

And i am where i started from - well almost.
Just read my first entry and the weight there- 79 kgs, well i am just few kgs away from hitting it again. And it has depressed me so much.
This can't be happening.

The weight is like the slow tortoise. You think it's slow and far away. But it reaches you in the end.

I was happy in my lala land thinking that i will never put on the weight  ever again. Now that i inow what to eat and how much to eat, i have found the key to remaining the slimmer me. But how wrong i was. Who doesn't know the basic science of losing weight - eat lesser calories than you burn. Duh! But it's hard to practice it. Specially when you are working in a company which provides you all sort of yum food all around you,all the time. Now it's not that there is no healthy food, or yoga classes or gym. But you get the point- it's hard to stay away from the bad boys( read , the unhealthy food).
So you start eating the junk, thinking it's just so little. No hark it can do to me. But then the little portions keep increasing, and one fine day you realise you are back to the huge appetite you had. Your stomach has unshrunk itself and can hold an elephant if you wished it to.
Sigh.. i knew the scales were going up slowly, but steadily. And today when after a lot of procastination when i jumped on  my scale, i didn't like what i saw there.

74!!!!!
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But i am not gonna let this pull me down. I did it once and i know i can do it again. I have the tools and i have my will back.

So i am starting off from tomorrow. Starting with my first three days diet,well for three days. I know i will loose only water weight. But that's not a bad start. I will keep adopting the other diets i have.

On exercise front i am gonna do yoga thrice a week. And walk daily. Let's see how much i am able to continue given i have a busy few weeks coming my way at work.

All the best to me. I need this.

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy

Who says you have to crunch yourself to backache to get that perfect toned stomach? 😏
It's easier to achieve it by doing something as simple as 1-2-3.
1. Exhale and empty your lungs.
2. Squeeze your tummy inside.
3. Hold it for 15 seconds.
Sounds easy? It is easy to do too.
I have been doing it for the past few days. I can't say how much it has worked or will work in getting the toned stomach. But if you are like me and read a lot about various fitness techniques, then you will understand that this is being done in yoga and pilates too. You learn about 'bandh' when you do few pranayams. This is nothing but such a 'bandh' only.
So, how to do it?
Essentially, on an empty stomach, lie down on your back. Fold your knees. Keep your hands on the floor. Exhale and empty your lungs completely. You can do it in one go or gradually. As you exhale, tuck your tummy in, as much as possible. Try to squeeze it in as if you are trying to touch your navel/ belly button with your back (I was laughing when I first read about it. Touching Belly button to my back...It has to cut through various layers of fat in my tummy to do it). Stay in this position for a while, say 10-15 seconds. And then leave it a gradually inhale. Repeat 3-5 sets, 2-3 times a day.
Points to remember:-
It is easy, but tricky too. 10-15 seconds at the beginning sounds easy, but keeping the tummy squeezed in without taking any breath is tough, at least at the beginning. But gradually, you will be able to do it. So do not loose hope.
In the video here, they have shown the inverted technique too, where you are in a cat position and do it. This is the variation.
The best time to do it is as soon as you wake up and are still contemplating whether to step down in this cold and hit the gym or not! I know you will eventually, but while you are thinking about it, why not out your tummy also to some work along with your will power. Fold your legs, keep your hands straight next to your body, exhale and squeeze. And think about the gym, while you mentally count for the next breath! PHEW!!!
I think it should condition the inner tummy muscles. Long time back, like 10-15 years ago, I saw a TVC on Tele Shopping channel about a belt with an alarm in the front. So, it was a simple belt with an alarm which will start beeping, if you expand your tummy! As simple as that. Some female had thought of it and designed it. You wear it with your tummy tucked in. As soon as you start faltering on the tummy tuck, the beeper starts to alert you. And you will go back sucking your tummy in and sitting straight. SO, it worked double- on your tummy and your back. Nice, neat and cute invention!
Coming back to this exercise, I have been doing it as soon as I wake up. It was tough to start with. Wasn't able to hold my breath even for a count of 5 the first time. But slowly and surely it improves and it improved. Now I am easily doing the sets for a count of upto 20. Hope to go on till 30!

Try it as write the comments about how you feel after doing it.

HAPPY LOOSING!

New Year New You



HAPPY & HEALTHY 2017!!!

Took this pic yesterday after my treadmill run (yes, been doing it for the past 10 days. will write about it later). And I just loved the pic. NO, not because of my shoes. I love my shoes. But that's not the reason.
The reason is all the how the different elements make up for a great message, in the most unlikely place.

QUICK START- It is never too late to start. Made your new year resolution on 31st December or 1st January and have not worked on it till October? So what? Your resolution. You decide and choose when to start working on it. No one has the right to judge you, but you, yourself. Your resolution. You decide, not today but after two months for sure. Or maybe just a month before this year ends. As long as you work on it, as long as you start giving it a serious thought and make it happen, nothing else matters. You just need to decide and press the QUICK START.

PAUSE/ RESET-  PAUSE and take a breath. Stop if something is not right. Cheat on your diet. Don't go to the gym today. Don't pretend to be happy for a day. Gossip/ bitch about the boss. It's ok to take a break as long as you RESET yourself back to the right gear.

EMERGENCY STOP- Who said it is going to be easy to achieve what you want? Life's a bitch and you will be forced to halt. There will be sudden breaks and you will not know what hit you. Everything you worked for will go to the bin.

But do not worry. There is a QUICK START there for you. There is a RESET for you.

AWESOME SHOES- So what did you do to push yourself towards your goal? I bought the funky fluorescent shoes. People know it's me doing my morning walks just by spotting my shoes. They become the conversation starter. I love looking at them when I am running on the treadmill and can't stand straight. They give me the kick. And I come back, stand straight.

So, go find your happy picture. And find your motivation in it.

Till then

HAPPY LOOSING!!!

Friday, December 23, 2016

Today's Motivation


- 4 + 79 = Celebration!!!

Nothing tastes better than success. And especially when it comes in terms of such wonderful numbers on the weighing scale...yaaayyyyy.. nothing  can beat the feeling.
but the only downside- cant eat anything 'celebratory' to enjoy the success πŸ˜–
That's fine. Need to keep the final goal in sight.
Have to fit in a nice dress for my bday!!!!

But the food has started to feel really boring. Have to tweak it up. Yesterday I met a clinical nutritionist. She took all my measurements along with the fat percentage, muscle percentage and god knows what not. There was a page full of measurements...phew πŸ˜₯By tomorrow I will get my new diet for a month. I just dont want to loose weight but loose it in a way that I stay healthy from with in. So she is going to give me a diet which will have nutritionally controlled food. Now the weight loss will not be so much. This was all the water weight which I have lost. Now the muscle toning needs to be done. I dont want loose skin hanging around.

Btw the paneer paratha and lauki cutlet taste very good. And I dont feel hungry at all throughout the day. I thing the protein content is high in the diet and carbs are less. It makes me feel full the whole day. Thank god for that, else ...😱

Every morning I get up and jump on the scale and feel happy the moment the needle sways towards left.

Let is stay on the left to make it right for me!!!

HAPPY LOOSING!!!

Thursday, December 15, 2016

2 down, 18 more to go

YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!

It showed 77.5!!!! 2 down. The weighing machine showed 2 kgs less than what I had started off with. I am super duper happy with the result. I have never been happier. The 3 days diet worked.
I am going to keep up the good work. Time to start with the next diet. See it here.
Also, I am going to add some exercise to my regime.
Daily I do a 30-40 minutes walk. I am going to add half an hour treadmill walk cum jog to this. It will be more controlled than the evening walk I have with my neighbor. I am going to add a little bit of interval training. I read somewhere that you should always walk with an incline of 1 to 1.5 on a treadmill as the smoothest of the walking area outside has some incline to it, while on the treadmill, with no incline, you are more likely to ape the movement as if walking downhill. SO, I am going to start the treadmill walk. I will start with 30 minutes for this week and gradually increase.
I know this is only the water weight that has gone. It is going to be an uphill task to shake off all this extra fat which is there. But at least this time I am all set and ready to battle the bulge!

HAPPY LOSING!!!!

Second Phase- The Next 7 days



THE NEXT 7 DAYS DIET 


Morning: OATS

                1 cup milk
                2 tbsp oats
                2 tbsp soaked raisins (Kishmish)

Mix all the above and cook for 2-5 minutes, as per your oats packet instructions. Cool down and eat.

Lunch: PANEER ROTI

               1 bowl finely chopped coriander
               50 gms grated Paneer
               1 finely chopped Green Chilly
               1 tbsp finely chopped Onion (Or spring onion)
               1 pinch salt

Mix all the above ingredients and make the roti stuffing. Take whole wheat dough and make 1 or 2 stuffed roti and roast them on a non-stick pan.

Mid evening snack: TOMATO SOUP

                                  2 tomatoes
                                  1 cup water

Put the tomatoes in a glass bowl filled with water and microwave on the highest setting for 10-15 minutes. Take them out and peel them off. Blend, strain and you soup is ready. Add a pinch of salt and black pepper powder if you like. 

Dinner: ROTI & SABJI

1 Roti and one bowl of plain Lauki or torai sabji with less oil and salt.


  • For the in between snacking, have a guava or an orange. But do not have them post sunset.
  • Have at least 3 litre water everyday.
  • Have a glass of warm water half an hour before very meal. Do not have water in between or immediately post meal.
  • After half an hour of any meal, have warm water with a dash of lime to speed up your metabolism.

HAPPY LOSING!!!