WEEK 2

DAY 8 - (May 9 - Thursday)

Fasting again today. A good day.

DAY 9 - (May 11 - Friday)
A long day today what with work and people coming over. Didn't cook any dinner as hubby went out. Not feeling great with the news of my uncle's demise.
DAY 10 - (May 12 - Saturday) Went out for lunch(Paradise Buffet) and dinner (Chillies)
DAY 11 - (May 13 - Sunday) Lunch at Srini & Chandrika's  place
DAY 12 - (May 14 - Monday) No tracking
DAY 13 - (May 15 - Tuesday) No tracking
DAY 14 - (May 16 - Wednesday) No tracking

DAY 15 - (May 17 - Thursday)

Started fasting today but came to know hubby is not so changed my plans so we could do it together tomorrow - but doesn't look like he has any plans to do it tomorrow. Made Chivda and it came out really well - took quite a bit of patience but was worth the effort. Also made mysore bajji - my first attempt and got a compliment. So happy for my cooking. My food for the day

12:00 PM - One very ripe Banana
16:30 - 1 Cup of home made chivda
19:00 - 6 Mysore Bajji with Mango chutney
23:00 - A Pepsi for the caffeine.

Retrospect : Missed this week's fasting and ate some fried stuff. Only consolation - portion control.

Dear Blog,
     It a long time since I started this you, I have logged in and out several times but not posted anything. You have been left alone for long enough now. I promise to be your friend from now on wards.
My on again , off again relationship with you has reached a bad state.The 59 pounds I had to lose when I first started this blog is now 70 pounds. I started working on reducing back in Jan but as usual life happened and I let go of my control. Hoping to be a good friend and hoping you would help me reach where I need to be.

    Saw some pictures of myself in a party and hated what I saw. Me who used to love being pictured and looking at my own now hate being part of pictures and avoid looking at any of my own. But this time around, I am in a situation where I have no choice. May be it is good ..It wont be so easy to let go of control when there are other things that demand my attention. So here I am having a conversation with you again.

   I wont make a tight schedule, a tight diet plan, wont create a situation where I feel guilty for not having followed the said schedule and diet plan. This time around, it is one day at a time. So lets see how it goes.

   I used to have this funny notion that  Day 1 of any activity should start at the beginning of each week. But have learned that not everything should have a set date and schedule. Somethings in life, you just start and continue. So today is my DAY 1.

DAY 1

   I have started fasting on oranges once a week and have been doing it for several weeks now. It has helped stabilize my weight and not gain anymore. Yes my goal is to lose weight as that will lead to a healthier me. The other way around of trying to stay healthy and losing weight as a side effect is not a choice for me anymore.

Today's Aim : To survive on as few oranges as possible. And drink at least 3 liters of water!!

12:30 PM : Have not eaten any oranges so far. Drank only .75 lits of water.

17:45 : Had one Vita Coco Coconut juice - 330 ml

19:30 :Had one big glass of orange juice

22:00 : Had 2nd big glass of orange juice

Water : 3.8 lits

Retrospect : Good day, achieved what I was aiming for. 


DAY 2 (May 4 - Friday)

The day after the fasting day has been a problem so far. I ended up eating more than I should have, kind of compensating for both the days. So this is what my aim for today is based on.

Today's Aim : To eat small quantities of food for each of my meals. and dinner should be fruits/Milk Shake or Soup.

It has been a successful day. managed to stick to small portions and drank good amount of water. No time to measure anything. 



DAY 3 & 4 ( May 5 & May 6-Saturday & Sunday)

The weekends are not in my control. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are days when I am not the one controlling my schedule. The day goes as my work requires it to go and the entire month of April, had a party every weekend and already see a similar pattern for May. Have a party tonight. So don't want to worry too much about what I am eating. The aim for this weekend is small portions.

Managed a decent weekend watching my portions. The water intake is on the lower end. 


DAY 5 ( May 7 - Monday)

Had a training today, and followed my aim of controlled portions. Not a great day -  had a couple of sodas for the caffeine in them and a bigger than usual dinner.

DAY 6 ( May 8 - Tuesday)

Training continued today and food wise followed controlled portions. Not a great day but better then yesterday - limited myself to one soda but had double serving of dessert ( the Banana nut cake was yum!!!). Dinner was again a small portion of home made Upma.

DAY 7 ( May 9 - Wednesday)  - No track

Retrospect for the week: Weight wise I am where I was but much more active and the heaviness and bloating is much under control now.

Week 4 - 17

Duration : Nov 22, 2010 to Nov 28, 2010
Workout : The targets for this week
60-->70 mins of walking Daily
05-->30 mins of Breathing Daily
Starting Weight : 170 lbs

Day 1 - Nov 22

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am : 1 Cup Honey Bunches of Oats Flakes + 1 Cup non-fat milk
Afternoon - 12:30 pm : 2 Cups Rice + Dal + Mixed Veg Curry + Egg Curry
Evening - 2 Doughnuts + 3 Slices of Pizza
Hydration - 96+ oz
Workout - No Workout
Retrospect : Not a good day.
Pros  : None in my opinion
Cons : No workout at all, ate sugars and lots of carbs.

Day 2 - Nov 23

Waking up : 7:30 am
Morning - 11 am : 1 Cup Semiya Upma
Afternoon - 3:00 pm : 2 Cups Rice + 1 Cup Dal + 1 Cup Curd + 1 Tbs Tomato Chutney
Night - 2 Cups Rice + 1 cup Dal + 1 Cup Curd + 1 Tbs Tomato Chutney
Hydration - 96 +
Workout - Walking 60 Mins
Retrospect : An ok day.
Pros  : Did some workout.
Cons : Ate a lot of carbs, no fruits included.




Day 3 - Nov 24

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am : 1/4 cup Oats + 1.5 Cups milk + 1 tsp Sugar
Mid- Morning - 11:45 : 1.5 Dosa with 1 tbs tomato chutney + 10 Globe Grapes
Afternoon - 2:30 pm : 3 Small Pesarattu + 1 Tbs Tomato Chutney + 1 Cup Dal
Evening -
Night -
Hydration - 64+ oz
Workout -
Retrospect :
Pros  :
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Day 4 - Nov 25

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am :
Afternoon - 12:30 pm :
Evening -
Night -
Hydration -
Workout -
Retrospect :
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Day 5 - Nov 26

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am :
Afternoon - 12:30 pm :
Evening -
Night -
Hydration -
Workout -
Retrospect :
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Day 6 - Nov 27

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am :
Afternoon - 12:30 pm :
Evening -
Night -
Hydration -
Workout -
Retrospect :
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Day 7 - Nov 28

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am :
Afternoon - 12:30 pm :
Evening -
Night -
Hydration -
Workout -
Retrospect :
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Week 3 - 18

Duration : Nov 15, 2010 to Nov 21, 2010
Workout : The targets for this week
50-->60 mins of walking Daily
05-->30 mins of Breathing Daily
15-->30 mins of Yoga
Starting Weight : 171 lbs

Day 1 - Nov 15

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am :
Afternoon - 12:30 pm :
Evening -
Night -
Hydration - 128+ oz
Workout - Yoga : 30 mins
Retrospect :
Pros  :
Cons :

Day 2 - Nov 16

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am :
Afternoon - 12:30 pm :
Evening -
Night -
Hydration - 128+ oz
Workout - Yoga : 30 mins
Retrospect :
Pros  :
Cons :

Day 3 - Nov 17

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am :
Afternoon - 12:30 pm :
Evening -
Night -
Hydration - 128+ oz
Workout - Yoga : 30 mins
Retrospect :
Pros  :
Cons :

Day 4 - Nov 18

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am :
Afternoon - 12:30 pm :
Evening -
Night -
Hydration - 128+ oz
Workout - Yoga : 30 mins
Retrospect :
Pros  :
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Day 5 - Nov 19

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am :
Afternoon - 12:30 pm :
Evening -
Night -
Hydration - 128+ oz
Workout - Yoga : 30 mins
Retrospect :
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Day 6 - Nov 20

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am :
Afternoon - 12:30 pm :
Evening -
Night -
Hydration - 128+ oz
Workout - Yoga : 30 mins
Retrospect :
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Day 7 - Nov 21

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am :
Afternoon - 12:30 pm :
Evening -
Night -
Hydration - 128+ oz
Workout - Yoga : 30 mins
Retrospect :
Pros  :
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Week 2 - 19

Starting this week with 172 lbs. Thats one pound less that what i was, in-spite of all that festival food and not doing some exercise. So more effort and more discipline is needed. Some change in my timetable this week and also the menu as I am trying to reduce carbohydrate consumption.

Duration : Nov 8, 2010 to Nov 14, 2010
Workout : The targets for this week
50-->60 mins of walking Daily
05-->30 mins of Breathing Daily
15-->30 mins of Yoga
Starting Weight : 172 lbs

Day 1 - Nov 8

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:30 am : Oats + Milk + 1/2 Apple
Afternoon - 12:30 pm : 1&1/2 Roti + 1/2 Cup Sauteed Savoy Cabbage
                                 1/4 Cup Rice + 1 Cup Pappu Charu (Lentil Stew)
Evening - 1 Boondi ladoo + 3 almonds
Night - 1 Cup Rice + 3 Cups Pappu Charu ( Lentil Stew)
Hydration - 128+ oz
Workout - Yoga : 30 mins
Retrospect : Not a good day.
Pros  : Had veggies , fruits, dal.
Cons : No exercise except Yoga.

Day 2 - Nov 9

Waking up : 8:00 am
Morning - 8:40 am : 2 Slice 12 Grain Bread + 1 Cup Skimmed Milk
Mid-Morning Snack - 1/4 Apple
Afternoon - 1:15 pm : 2 Pesara Attu + Eggplant-Fresh fenugreek Curry
                                 1/4 Cup Rice + 1 Cup Pappu Charu(Lentil Stew)
Night - 8:00 pm : 1 Kiwi + 2 Pesara Attu + Eggplant-Fresh fenugreek Curry
                                 1/4 Cup Rice + 1 Cup Pappu Charu(Lentil Stew)
Hydration - 128+ oz
Workout - Walking - 45 Mins Uphill walking @ 3.0 mph
Retrospect : A good day.
Pros  : Portion control.Included fruits and veggies and greens
Cons : No Yoga or breathing

Day 3 - Nov 10

Waking up : 6:45 am
Morning - 8:15 am : 2 Pesarattu + Chutney powder
Mid-Morning Snack - 1/2 Apple
Afternoon - 1:15 pm : 3 Small Pesara Attu + Coriander Chicken Curry
Evening - 6:00 pm : 6 Almonds
Night - 8:00 pm : 3 Small Phulkas with Coriander Chicken Curry
Hydration - 128+ oz
Retrospect : Not a good day as there is no workout day. This means double workout tomorrow. On the brighter side..got a brand new haircut and it made me feel really good. Though after washing and drying, it is not falling the way i expected it to, will check it after the next wash. As for today am happy to have short hair which is a breeze to maintain and hopefully it will reduce my hair loss.
Pros  : No snacks. Three straight meals with controlled carbohydrate consumption. Included fruits.
Cons : No workout at all.

Day 4 - Nov 11

Waking up : 6:50 am
Morning - 8:30 am : 1/4 Cup Oats + 1 Cup Skimmed Milk with a little sugar
Mid-Morning Snack - A cup of mini- carrots
Afternoon - 13:30 pm : 1 Roti + 1 pesarrattu + Chicken Curry
                                 1/2 Cup rice + 1 cup pappu Charu
Evening - 5 Almonds
Night - 3 Small Pesarattu + Chutney Powder + 1/2 Cup Rice + 1 Cup Pappu Charu
Hydration - 96 oz
Workout - Breathing 15 mins
Retrospect :
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Day 5 - Nov 12

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:40 am :
Mid-Morning Snack -
Afternoon - 12:30 pm :
Evening -
Night -
Hydration - 96+ oz
Workout -
Retrospect :
Pros  :
Cons :

Day 6 - Nov 13

Waking up : 9:30 am
Afternoon - 12:30 pm : 1 All Bagel with Egg and Hash browns
Evening - 1 Cup Maggi
Night - 8:15 : I-Hop Harvest Grain N'Nut pancakes with blue berry compote
Hydration - 96+ oz
Workout - Breathing 30 mins
Retrospect : Not a good day. No Exercise and no diet control
Pros  : None
Cons : No exercise, No portion control, included lots of Carbs.

Day 7 - Nov 14

Waking up : 9:30 am
Morning - 11:30 am : 1.5 Cups Milk + 2 Slices 12 Grain Bread
Evening - 1 Starbucks Low Fat Grande Pumpkin Frappucino
Night - 2 Rotis + 1 Cup Dal
Hydration - 96+ oz
Workout - Walking - 50 Mins
Retrospect : An ok day
Pros  : Portion Control to balance the previous day. Exercise included
Cons : No Breathing or Yoga.

Week 1 - 20

Duration : Nov 1, 2010 to Nov 7, 2010
Workout : The targets for this week
45-->60 mins of walking Daily
05-->30 mins of Breathing Daily
15-->30 mins of Yoga
Starting Weight : 174 lbs

Day 1 - Nov 1

Woke Up : 8:00 am

Morning - 9:40 am : 2 Slices of 15 Grain Bread + Scrambled Egg

Mid-Morning Snack - 1 Glass Mango Juice

Afternoon - 1:30 pm : 2 Rotis + 1/2 cup Moongdal Bokchoy curry + 1/2 Cup yogurt
Snack : 1/2 Snicker
Night - 9:00 pm : 2 Rotis + Chicken Curry
Hydration - 96 oz
Workout - None

Retrospect : Not a good day. Did a lot of cleaning in the house but no other workout 

Pros  : Portion control and drank the target amount of water.

Cons : Ate a chocolate

Day 2 - Nov 2

Woke Up : 8:00 am

Morning - 9:40 am : Three dosas + Chutney powder + 1/2 Apple

Afternoon - 1:00 pm : 2 Rotis + 3/4 cup Angular gourd Dal + 2 small Chicken pieces + 1 Peach

Evening : 1/2 Apple

Night - 8:15 pm : 4 Small Dosas + 3/4 Cup Brinjal Curry + 1/4 Cup Dal

Hydration - 96 oz

Workout - Yoga - 30 mins
Walking - 45 mins
Breathing - 15 mins 

Retrospect :  A good day. Was very hungry in the evening and did not eat anything resulting in a heavy dinner. Need to avoid this.

Pros  : Included fruits and veggies. Did workout

Cons : No greens. Dinner too heavy. 

Day 3 - Nov 3

Woke Up : 8:00 am

Morning - 9:40 am : 2 Slices 15 Grain bread + 1 tbs Honey + 1 tbs Peanut Chutney

Mid-Morning - 1 Plum

Afternoon - 1:30 pm : 1 Roti + 1 Cup Bottle Gaurd Masoor Dal + 1 Glass Buttermilk

Evening : 

Night -  : 2 Rotis + 1 Cup Egg Curry

Hydration - 96 oz

Workout - Yoga - 30 mins

Walking - 45 mins

Retrospect :  An Ok Day. Again very hungry in the evening and did not eat anything resulting in dinner more than required. To Watch out

Pros  : Included Fruit, Dal and Veggie

Cons : No Greens. Dinner too heavy

Day 4 - Nov 4

Woke Up : 9:00 am 

Morning - No b.f as woke up very late

Mid-Morning - 11:00 : 1 Roti + 2 small Dosas + Bottle Gaurd Masoor Dal Curry

Afternoon - 3:00 pm : 1 large Banana

Evening : 5 Dosas + Chutney Powder + 1 Tsp of Olive Oil

Hydration - 96 oz

Workout - Yoga - 30 mins

Retrospect :  An good day. Though my timings have gone awry and no exercise specifically, i still call it a good day cause did a lot of cleaning around the house for more than 3 hours and that was really good exercise.Hurray tomorrow is Diwali. This is my first one away from my parents :( but hey the first one with my husband :), and guess what prepared Ladoo for the first time in my life. They came out perfect . Though i could raise my hands cause of exhaustion..it was worth the effort. Sreeni loved them too.:)). And i could eat them after all that effort..eating left for tomm..

Pros  : No walking but cleaned the house.

Cons : No Greens. No fruits

Day 5 - Nov 5

Woke Up : 8:00 am

Morning -9:40 am 2 Slices 15 grain bread + 1 Tbs honey 

Afternoon - 13:00 pm : 1 Cup semiya sweet

Hydration - 96 oz

Workout - Yoga - 30 mins

Retrospect :  Diwali Evening..had really good time today. Invited some friends over for dinner. Wore a Saree( of-course with a lot of difficulty and with some help). Its nice to wear new clothes and go around all decked up once in a while. Feels really good. For Dinner had festival food. Portion control was the only thing i managed.

Day 6 & Day 7

A night of poker and a day of shopping and eating festival leftovers is how I spent the weekend. It was brunch and dinner everyday. But kept it on the light side. Have lost a pound in-spite of all this so its not that bad after all.

In retrospect an ok week. Not great but not bad. Needs further improvement.

Long Break

It has been a long time since I last posted. What with a move,falling sick,..with lots of people visiting, we visiting places...my schedule went for a toss. And with a roller coaster summer, I just could not get back to it. Thanks to a health problem and my neglect I have put on what little I lost and the target now is to lose 63 lbs. Its a tougher goal now and would require more effort. With the summer at its end, this time made plans to stick with:) :) :).

I had earlier planned for 58 weeks having 58 lbs ,but this time I will be taking a smalled target of 20 lbs in 20 weeks ... The plan remains as indicated in my earlier blog "59 Weeks". My plan starts from today..here I go.

Draft

Day 1 - Nov 1

Waking up : 7:00 am
Morning - 8:40 am :
Mid-Morning Snack -
Afternoon - 12:30 pm :
Evening -
Night -
Hydration - 96+ oz
Workout -
Retrospect :
Pros  :
Cons :

http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/index.php?s=boondi&submit=Search
Recipe for tomorrow.

End of Summer

It has been a good summer though. Satya and Pavani's visit from Australia was a real fun trip. Went to Niagara Falls, was awesome. Had lot of fun in the Maid of the Mist and Cave of the Winds. Loved Cave of the winds and wouldnt mind another trip next summer.