Ladoo…

The task is like going uphill…the climb is a wee bit tedious. This week has begun well and I have been exercising and been good with food till now…

A tiny slip up happened. Neighbour is celebrating her son’s first birthday. She came with a box full of laddoos and samosa. The weak me could battle any longer. The stress took over and the laddoo was demolished. RR is going to be furious. I ate it because I knew if not now the laddoo would have pulled me to it, may be in the middle of the night. 

I should not have done it but I am human. Will double my workup tom for this. For some odd reason I am not feeling bad. Donno if this is good or bad!

Dedication and gardening

Ummn hmmn don’t ask me why I am not blogging these days. What’s it with me? Last week I was on a low. The blog took back seat, gyming was almost forgotten, but the only good thing was that I stuck to my diet. I got a pep talk from RR. I am back in force...

They are all trying to help me and what do I do? Find reasons not to go to the gym. How mean of me? To fix things I immediately took the whole process seriously again. Started working out diligently. This morning little one seemed to have some cold and cough issues. So no school. No school means no gym Well not this time. I went to MSG gym and brought the dumbbells home. One hour workout with dumbells. Feeling good.

Oh I must tell you about my new found happiness. I have got heavily interested in plants and gardening. My living room balcony is my new work area. Purchased mud and pots yesterday. I have planted some seeds and am tending to them. I know I will be rewarded soon…very soon…

Demotivated?

There is nothing eventful happening in my life as of now. I am on the regular grind. Diet and gym is going on. Today I was highly demotivated while entering the gym. Wanted to run away. Monika threw in a few words of inspiration. The weather is spoiling my spirit. Checked my weight, the scale didn’t move. Hmm

I donno if my body has got used to this. I wont write much today. No mood actually…

Cheater cheater…

Weekend’s over! I would not call it an eventful one, but yes it was good. I was in revelry about my weightloss and was already feeling like Ash Rai. Saturday evening has to run some chores and that took me to Gauravnagar. Vi (Husband) was raving about this new chat corner and stopped the car right in front of Kanti sweets.

And this new found chat corner was a local gaadi. What a huge rush! We ordered for masala puri and I had a couple of spoons from Vi’s plate. Nothing great to rave about. Daughter wanted to eat bhel puri and Kanti sweets was her choice.

When the bhel puri arrived I just could not stop myself at 2 spoons. I went on…as the spoon loaded with bhel reached my mouth, my eyes were scanning if RR or Kawal walk into Kanti sweets. What will they do to me if they sight me hogging? I even visualized RR making me standing on the chair and yelling at me asking “Will you eat that again? Cant you see yourself?” But the journey of the spoon to my mouth didn’t stop even with these thoughts.

I must have put some 10-12 spoons of bhel into my mouth and then I stopped. Not fair yaar, mind said. Your craving is gone, please don’t stuff yourself. I complied. And to be fair to my diet, I just let go of the 1 roti and subzi which I was to have for dinner. Couple of glasses of water and I was done for the day.

Fat starts crumbling

Welcome weekend! I was so very looking forward to you. Blogging these days has become a luxury. RR is reminding me of it daily and I tell her my woes and unending work. I have good news and  bad news. Good news first my weight has started crumbling! (I am reminded of the Mahabharat batter, with two arrows meeting and my arrow stays, fat’s arrow is shredded)

With a heavy heart I stood on the weighing scale after 2 whole weeks.

Surprise, the weighing scale complied and showed me 2.6 kgs lesser than my start weight! Could not be gladder. Thank you RR and Kawal.

Now the bad news! I missed going to the gym this morning. I was purely lazy and went on doing chores that could have been attended later. But it’s a promise that I will go this evening. Incase I miss I will walk or Surya Namaskara (60 count).

The feeling of loosing is surely good. I believe that I will be there. Slow and steady is my motto and I have my strength RR with me. Also there is JP who doesn’t let me go down. Senti stuff huh! Today I feeling like an academy award winner, who wants to go on talking endlessly. People just imagine what will happen when I actually reach my goal **evil grin**.

Friday fright!

Tomorrow is the day when I have to record my weight. It would be a lie if I say I am not nervous. To be frank I am. Until this noon I was feeling good but now the good feeling is going away slowly. RR has asked me to care a damn. Wish it were that easy.

Today was my rest day at the gym. I was in severe pain last night. The pain has gone 60 percent. I am ready for my tomorrow’s workout. I have been following my diet to the letter T. I am kind of loving this scheduled eating. Sometimes I forget to eat the snack. But otherwise I am good.

My vegetable vendor is shocked to see me daily. When I asked him about Palak (leafy greens) he suggested that I buy the fresh ones from the gaadiwala. He too is helping me with fresh supplies.

Immense pain

I am in immense pain. My arms are crying so are my thighs…Kawal’s excersises are working and my arms, chest and thighs are shocked. Why this sudden up rise? They refuse to comply and I refuse to give up…the exercise regime continues…unable to type much due to the pain...will get back soon.

Exercise regime commences

I have not updated my blog this weekend. It’s been a busy weekend. Cleaning home was my priority. Last Saturday I met Kawal my fitness expert. The guy oozed motivation. I was too early for the meeting so I walked all the way from Jayadeva flyover to RR’s office. After long long time I walked. I must say that I enjoyed it. The fat in my body must have been shocked though ;)

 

Let’s get back to Kawal. He asked me about my exercising experience so far. Kawal said that what I was doing was good, but was doing too much of cardio. He gave me a set of hand, chest and thigh exercise along with 15 minutes of treadmill and 10 mins of cross trainer. Also added was couple of stretches.

 

Sunday was my cheat day. RR had asked me to keep up portion control. Morning I felt miserable thinking of cheating. Daughter 1 demanded biryani. It had been a long time I did full fledged cooking so I was game. At lunch time my miserable feeling was all gone. I forgot portion control completely. Exercising control will surely take some time. 

 

Monday began with much determination. The week had new set of food rules. I religiously started of with my chart. My workout started at 9 sharp and lasted till 10.30. I could not do the second repetition as the first set took me 45 mins. Kawal said it was okay and I was to increase it everyday. My arms and thighs are crying in pain. Tomorrow will be difficult but I will be there.

 

I haven’t checked my weight on Friday. The weighing scale gives me shudders. I promise myself I will check my weight first think on Friday morning. Feeling hopeful!

Timing timing…

Today has not been a good day in terms of following my chart. My younger one’s school reopened. Morning was okay with dropping her to school. Somehow I could not keep upto the timing mentioned in the chart. The water intake has also been low. Work pressure I must say…

Added to my misery my neighbour reminded me that I have added on weight. Promised myself that I will be working on it. Come Monday will be hitting the gym…till then ciao

Gym buddies want me back !

It’s a beautiful day! I am feeling blessed. Thank you god…for everything

I didn update my blog yesterday. Was down with headache. Looks like the fat in my body is shocked and wondering what I am up to. It seems to have already started revolting. Result: Headache…Common yo Mr Fat…let the battle begin and we will see who wins!

In order to improve my water intake I brought 2 bottles. One red and other green. But now I am stuck with the neither of them thankx to two beautiful daughter who claimed the bottle. Nevertheless I am going good with my water intake.

Morning food intake has been easy breezy so far. Kept to the list. From today onwards I have decided that I will pen down if I cheat. This way I will minimize my cheat J (fingers crossed). Well today I ate half a mango immediately after lunch. Apart from this I have been on track. I almost touched the 3 lt water target. Sad part is I had a horror experience with the egg. Found some blood in the egg. I don’t think that I would be able to eat egg for sometime or maybe a longtime. Felt horrified. 

The best part of today was I met Lakshmi and Bindu, my gym buddies. “When are you going to be back?” All this while I was hiding saying that I have two kids at home who can’t be left alone. Looks like its time to hit the gym, come Monday. 

Reason: Schools have re-opened!

Commencement – Day 1

Today has been the first day of my planned diet. Well I can give myself an 80 percent for the way I have performed. First let me tell what all I had. I have been strict with portion control. No second serving and sat far far away from the kitchen so that I won’t be tempted. 

Morning began with me visualizing myself as a lady with perfect weight. Last night I saw Attarintiki Daaredi and Nadia looked like heaven. Morning I was seeing Nadia’s body and my head. Very soon, we will be there I promised.

Lemon, Honey, warm water…2 glasses. Accompanied elder one to school as it was her first day. Came home and realized that I had not soaked pulses. Me and my bad memory. Oats it will be. 3 spoons of oats and 1 glass of milk. 4 almonds at snack time. Lunch was 2 phulkas and some potato sabzi with a small bowl of dal. No buttermilk as I was full. A half mango…body was craving for sweet. (goof up). Evening was green tea and another half mango. Rounded up with 1 phulka, small serving of potato bhaji and lil dal. Good work for first day huh! 

Water intake was not as promised to RR. But I reached half the target. No Maida was strictly followed. 

To be frank, I did face hunger pangs. This was at 5pm. It was not a Herculean task to stop myself from eating junk. Feeling proud at day 1 and this will continue….

Bygone

No no this is not my first blog…and I realized that just today. Bless me I have 4 blogs with 1-3 postings. Sheesh and I call my self a writer. Lets leave that its better late than never and here is a humble approach by me…once again after a long long time.

This blog comes with a purpose. I am here to record my journey…not any simple journey. Here I am in a journey of losing something…yep… a weightloss journey. My battle with bulge began several years ago…to be honest I can’t recall when. I have been a not so thin kid in school, the same body went to college, got married, had kids (a lil more bulge by now) and the saga continues…

Beautiful people out there reading this…I have tried losing weight from time immemorial. Have lost some and gained lots in the process. The only time when I actually saw progress was in 2008. I dropped a whopping 15 kilos. I had zipped my mouth had tangerines. When I say that it was only tangerines for 4 months and the weight dropped just like that.

Then happened baby no 2 and like in mythological serials gods send blessings in a ray (you guys must be familiar with the way gods lift their hands to bless and a ray of light comes). The ray phenomenon happened to me and all that flab was back with interest. And my tryst with bulge continues.

Believe

Today was a day I looked forward to from the past one month. Why so? I met a dietician for the very first time in my life. All this while I was my own dietician, I knew what I could eat and not and lose weight. After many failed attempts in this area the wise one in my head kicked me and I met her.

Ranjani Raman is her name and my first meeting with her went on really well. To be frank I did not know how she can help me in my journey. All I thought was she will give me a list of foods that is permitted and a list which is not and I had to follow. Wrong!

Our meeting lasted for a little more than 2 hours. The first half she emphasized on being positive in life. Never doubt. Believe. As I went on listening to her I felt the nudge towards my goal getting stronger.

Tonight she will be mailing my diet chart and I so look forward to it. Like you said Ranjani, Believe. Yes I do! In myself and you.

Buddy

Loosing weight is much easier if you have a weight loss buddy! I too have one. He has been in this journey from 2007 I think. We have lost weight. Been happy for each. Been jealous too, about each others accomplishments. Mostly we have been there for each other listening to the woes and patting each others back. Blogger world I introduce you to JP my pal, who will be here in my journey.