Help!
Despite the success, my evil laziness has overtaken and the motivation to stay healthy is going going going...
i have food in the fridge, i drag myself to the gym, just about, but but i can't do it with the food!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
It's been a week
And another kilo bites the dust =)
I've pretty much normalised the diet:
2 slices wholewheat bread + 1 tbs peanut butter
or
1 cup museli+wheat flakes + 1/2 cup milk
or
3 egg 1 yolk omelette
for breakfast, preceded by chai.
1 cup cooked dal and 1 cup cooked veggies for lunch and dinner most days.
fruit plate for snack.
lots of water.
i did 40 pushups this morning! admitted, they were modified women's push ups and i was bobbing up and down a 6-inch path, and was far from the floor, but!
I've pretty much normalised the diet:
2 slices wholewheat bread + 1 tbs peanut butter
or
1 cup museli+wheat flakes + 1/2 cup milk
or
3 egg 1 yolk omelette
for breakfast, preceded by chai.
1 cup cooked dal and 1 cup cooked veggies for lunch and dinner most days.
fruit plate for snack.
lots of water.
i did 40 pushups this morning! admitted, they were modified women's push ups and i was bobbing up and down a 6-inch path, and was far from the floor, but!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Update
Again, work takes over and social life takes over and I don't post every day.
Wednesday was Holi. Breakfast was the usual museli. Lunch was a whose assorted bunch of nonsense eats, stuck as we were on an abandoned film set in the middle of nowhere. Then there was rice and dal. Dinner didn't happen because I was asleep.
Thursday
Didn't go to the gym to make up for Wednesday's holiday, though I did get a lot of cardio running about playing Holi. Breakfast was museli. Lunch was 2 cups of steamed veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beans, carrots and green onions) and half a cup of cooked white rice. Had to get it at the canteen. The veggie were in a light garlic scaue thickened with 2 tsp of wheat flour. Quite yum. Dinner was white rice again, one cup cooked, with 1 and a half cups chana, made at home with 2 tsp oil (this for the entire 5 cups). Had people to dinner so didn't want to inflict red rice on them! Also drank my cup of chai with sugarfree and 1 cup of coffee with sugarfree.
Friday:
Breakfast is 3 egg whites and 1 yolk with very little cheese in an omelette, along with 1slice of wholewheat bread and 1 mug chai. also drank glass of juice pre workout.
Workout: 20 min on the treadmill, 5 min running at 7kmph (jesus i dunno how i did it). lots of abs and back exercises, and soething called core exercises, where I raise my body on my toes and elbows and hold it for 5 seconds. DETH DETH DETH. then she made me do a set where I was twisting left and right as I held. Dear sweet trainer only made me 8 reps each. but ow ow ow ow. Assorted other ab and back stuff.
And now, the big news
I lost one kilo!!!!!
Wednesday was Holi. Breakfast was the usual museli. Lunch was a whose assorted bunch of nonsense eats, stuck as we were on an abandoned film set in the middle of nowhere. Then there was rice and dal. Dinner didn't happen because I was asleep.
Thursday
Didn't go to the gym to make up for Wednesday's holiday, though I did get a lot of cardio running about playing Holi. Breakfast was museli. Lunch was 2 cups of steamed veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beans, carrots and green onions) and half a cup of cooked white rice. Had to get it at the canteen. The veggie were in a light garlic scaue thickened with 2 tsp of wheat flour. Quite yum. Dinner was white rice again, one cup cooked, with 1 and a half cups chana, made at home with 2 tsp oil (this for the entire 5 cups). Had people to dinner so didn't want to inflict red rice on them! Also drank my cup of chai with sugarfree and 1 cup of coffee with sugarfree.
Friday:
Breakfast is 3 egg whites and 1 yolk with very little cheese in an omelette, along with 1slice of wholewheat bread and 1 mug chai. also drank glass of juice pre workout.
Workout: 20 min on the treadmill, 5 min running at 7kmph (jesus i dunno how i did it). lots of abs and back exercises, and soething called core exercises, where I raise my body on my toes and elbows and hold it for 5 seconds. DETH DETH DETH. then she made me do a set where I was twisting left and right as I held. Dear sweet trainer only made me 8 reps each. but ow ow ow ow. Assorted other ab and back stuff.
And now, the big news
I lost one kilo!!!!!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Internet died!
And I was home disconnected all weekend. Quick recap (I know it hasn't been ideal, but I'm making the adjustment slowly)
Friday night: spinach mushroom and corn bake, yes whitesauce, but hey it was the healthiest thing on the menu. Also danced for 5 hours. At least.
Saturday: chai, a small amount of pizza, because there was nothing to eat or cook with in the house, something I remedied by groing grocery shopping on sunday. Dinner was pasta again, but wholewheat with lots of olives, peppers, artichokes and assorted veggies. Ate about 2 cups cooked penne. The rest was farmed out to fellow diners.
Sunday: 2 slices of wholewheat bread and about 2 tsps cheese spread. Yes, I know, bad kitty. But I'm going to make some hummus and keep it for emergencies, and I also got some peanut butter. This was pre-groceries. Lunch was 1 cup cooked wholewheat spaghetti (Italian weekend, what can I say!) in a spinach sauce, cooked in 1 tsp sunflower oil, with about 1 cup milk and some onions and basil. Dinner was bad, being more pizza (wholewheat, mushroom, asparagus and not much cheese) and some ravioli. Again, I think I managed to keep portions down, but it wasn't the healthiest choice. However, it was a farewell with The Roommate, who leaves on Wednesday *sniffle*.
Sandra has kindly made me a meal plan for an entire week, the individual elements of which I'm going to experiment with this week to see if it needs adjustments, and then I do it the week starting the 16th.
I'm also putting a moratorium on eating out more than twice a week. This includes ordering in. It might be hard, it will definitely cut spontaneity until i have a routine worked out, and it will need some advance planning of meals and making sure i can come home to eat every night. However, I think it's eminently possible!
This morning's workout was: 20 min on treadmill at 5.7 and incline 3, 10 on the elliptical, upperbody workout, and an integrated workout i.e. biceps, triceps, lats, chest flies, bench pressed, the raising above your head one (cant rem name), lunges, squats, lunges, squats, abs and back...ouch. But its a good ouch :)
Friday night: spinach mushroom and corn bake, yes whitesauce, but hey it was the healthiest thing on the menu. Also danced for 5 hours. At least.
Saturday: chai, a small amount of pizza, because there was nothing to eat or cook with in the house, something I remedied by groing grocery shopping on sunday. Dinner was pasta again, but wholewheat with lots of olives, peppers, artichokes and assorted veggies. Ate about 2 cups cooked penne. The rest was farmed out to fellow diners.
Sunday: 2 slices of wholewheat bread and about 2 tsps cheese spread. Yes, I know, bad kitty. But I'm going to make some hummus and keep it for emergencies, and I also got some peanut butter. This was pre-groceries. Lunch was 1 cup cooked wholewheat spaghetti (Italian weekend, what can I say!) in a spinach sauce, cooked in 1 tsp sunflower oil, with about 1 cup milk and some onions and basil. Dinner was bad, being more pizza (wholewheat, mushroom, asparagus and not much cheese) and some ravioli. Again, I think I managed to keep portions down, but it wasn't the healthiest choice. However, it was a farewell with The Roommate, who leaves on Wednesday *sniffle*.
Sandra has kindly made me a meal plan for an entire week, the individual elements of which I'm going to experiment with this week to see if it needs adjustments, and then I do it the week starting the 16th.
I'm also putting a moratorium on eating out more than twice a week. This includes ordering in. It might be hard, it will definitely cut spontaneity until i have a routine worked out, and it will need some advance planning of meals and making sure i can come home to eat every night. However, I think it's eminently possible!
This morning's workout was: 20 min on treadmill at 5.7 and incline 3, 10 on the elliptical, upperbody workout, and an integrated workout i.e. biceps, triceps, lats, chest flies, bench pressed, the raising above your head one (cant rem name), lunges, squats, lunges, squats, abs and back...ouch. But its a good ouch :)
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Day 2 and half of Day 3
Day 2
Breakfast: 2 cups museli, 1 cup milk
Lunch: 2 cups cooked pasta, 1/2 a red pepper, 1/2 onion
Dinner: veggie lasagna (had to eat out, but tons of veggies and not much cheese)
Day 3
Breakfast: 1 cup museli, 1/2 cup milk. 1 glass mixed fruit juice with magnus (vitamins and some caffeine)
Lunch: same as yesterday. Plus fruit.
Dinner: will be in a dhaba type place so don't hold your breath!
30 min on the glute program at 5.7kmph on the treadmill. 20 reps of 7 lower body exercsies, 50 of abs, 50 of back.
I'm pumped!
Breakfast: 2 cups museli, 1 cup milk
Lunch: 2 cups cooked pasta, 1/2 a red pepper, 1/2 onion
Dinner: veggie lasagna (had to eat out, but tons of veggies and not much cheese)
Day 3
Breakfast: 1 cup museli, 1/2 cup milk. 1 glass mixed fruit juice with magnus (vitamins and some caffeine)
Lunch: same as yesterday. Plus fruit.
Dinner: will be in a dhaba type place so don't hold your breath!
30 min on the glute program at 5.7kmph on the treadmill. 20 reps of 7 lower body exercsies, 50 of abs, 50 of back.
I'm pumped!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Day One
I have learnt some encouraging things!
1. I can do 54 crunches in 60 seconds
2. I can do 36 squats in 60 seconds
I have also learnt that I can do 3 twitches that pretend to be push ups. Alas. But the trainer seems to like me so far. So, whee.
Breakfast was a very small amount of museli, 2 bananas and milk. (I need to buy some cereal!)
Lunch was 2 eggs in egg curry and 3 phulkas. I'm still hungry. Sigh. Must hold out for a week, then appetite will have shrunk.
Snack 1 is chai, which seems to have VERY skim milk and sugarfree, so caloriewise I'm doing well.
Of course then I had to go ruin it all...dinner had to be out and we et:
murgh malai kabab, dal tadka, palak kashmiri kofta, roomali roti and *cringe* half a butter naan. I'm sorry! it was 9pm! I was starving!
To pre-empt a repeat, I was a good kitty and made my lunch today.
1. I can do 54 crunches in 60 seconds
2. I can do 36 squats in 60 seconds
I have also learnt that I can do 3 twitches that pretend to be push ups. Alas. But the trainer seems to like me so far. So, whee.
Breakfast was a very small amount of museli, 2 bananas and milk. (I need to buy some cereal!)
Lunch was 2 eggs in egg curry and 3 phulkas. I'm still hungry. Sigh. Must hold out for a week, then appetite will have shrunk.
Snack 1 is chai, which seems to have VERY skim milk and sugarfree, so caloriewise I'm doing well.
Of course then I had to go ruin it all...dinner had to be out and we et:
murgh malai kabab, dal tadka, palak kashmiri kofta, roomali roti and *cringe* half a butter naan. I'm sorry! it was 9pm! I was starving!
To pre-empt a repeat, I was a good kitty and made my lunch today.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
The Plan
When I signed up at the gym today, they said what are your goals for:
1 month: more energy, better eating
4 months: 8 kilos
1 year: 20 kilos
My resources:
1. Dinaz's gym, with a trainer
2. The office gym
3. Omnilife
What do I need to get going?
1. Healthy and quick recipes
2. Cook every day, or atleast on alternate days
3. DISCIPLINE
4. A support system for when motivation is low and I just can't live without a potato.
How can you help?
1. Props! Sops! Love! Encouragement! Etc!
2. Recipes! (I don't like strong tastes and I loathe raw veggies. Crunchy veggies are YUCKKY. I need a lot of help, you can see.)
1 month: more energy, better eating
4 months: 8 kilos
1 year: 20 kilos
My resources:
1. Dinaz's gym, with a trainer
2. The office gym
3. Omnilife
What do I need to get going?
1. Healthy and quick recipes
2. Cook every day, or atleast on alternate days
3. DISCIPLINE
4. A support system for when motivation is low and I just can't live without a potato.
How can you help?
1. Props! Sops! Love! Encouragement! Etc!
2. Recipes! (I don't like strong tastes and I loathe raw veggies. Crunchy veggies are YUCKKY. I need a lot of help, you can see.)
Monday, March 2, 2009
Bienvenidos!
Hiya
I think the time has finally come to be brutally honest about what this kitty eats and does. Alas, she does not chase the mouses and eat them with all their fibre and protein. One of the resolutions this year was to be healthier, and really, it's time I forced myself to bear witness.
This is probably going to bore y'all to DETH, so don't bother to add it to reader. Please feel free to comment, but remember that if I'm eating badly, or avoiding exercise, and I've put it down here, I already know I'm doing it, and that it's bad, so please don't be bad kitty, etc.
Cheers and props will be highly appreciated, especially if I can come and look at em when a Twix bar is calling my name from the cafeteria... :D
Wish me luck!
I think the time has finally come to be brutally honest about what this kitty eats and does. Alas, she does not chase the mouses and eat them with all their fibre and protein. One of the resolutions this year was to be healthier, and really, it's time I forced myself to bear witness.
This is probably going to bore y'all to DETH, so don't bother to add it to reader. Please feel free to comment, but remember that if I'm eating badly, or avoiding exercise, and I've put it down here, I already know I'm doing it, and that it's bad, so please don't be bad kitty, etc.
Cheers and props will be highly appreciated, especially if I can come and look at em when a Twix bar is calling my name from the cafeteria... :D
Wish me luck!
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