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 :
Pros  :
Cons :

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.