I'm going for my weigh in shortly and I'm actually dreading it because I've indulged a good bit this weekend and not really worked much of it off (apart from a couple of awersome salsa classes). That would all have been ok if I hadn't been hit by the awful bloating of PMS. My rings feel tight, I'm completely swollen up and feel constantly dehydrated. Fortunately I haven't snapped off too many heads this time.
Add to that the fact that my pedometer stopped working... it just quit recording steps (may have had something to do with the abuse I put it through). I'm going to buy a new one today.
I really want the scale to show below 80, but I have no illusions today. Three weeks or so of not seeing my nutritionist and weighing in... I've got to steel myself for the repercussions.
The other thing that I've realised is, I've told myself often that I'm NOT on a diet, I'm changing a lifestyle. I noticed myself a couple of days ago saying to myself "I'm not on a diet" and forgetting to add the second part! Then I proceeded to be completely self destructive. I really need to get back into the swing and I just haven't been able to do that this time!! What can I do to regain my motivation???!!! HELP!!
What is it about men that turns them into complete babies when they get sick? I knew G was coming down with a cough and a cold, but it ended up being a full blown flu yesterday. Of course, he still made it to work - apparently his delivery people, despite their boundless experience, are still capable of making idiotic mistakes while he is away (I know this from the strength of the abuses flung their way in the past couple of weeks).
I came home last night to a really miserable puppy who was coughing and sneezing and sniffing and burning up. Thus began my evening of catering to G. Cold compresses, head massages, medication, temperature taking, chicken soup, cuddling etc.
I'd just like to add that, at my parental home, if you were sick, you went to your room and went to sleep and took your medicines without anyone running after you.
I was supposed to go for a walk - which I couldn't go for because G whined until I relented. I had to pace up and down the hall for half an hour talking to my sister to get my requisite steps in. I was supposed to spend the evening at my friend's place, drinking some wine and chilling - G refused to let me out of his sight (but generously said I could go today instead - Thank you!)
SO yet another evening without exercise. I have decided never again to state an exercise goal explicitly - I just end up mucking up... I do have a strength workout today so HOPEFULLY I will make it to that! At least my eating has been pretty much on plan.
I also seem to have switched my lenses around today - which really would explain why the world is so fuzzy... Gotta go change that over now.
Did anyone else have the problem of not being able to sign in yesterday? I couldn't log on at all - it just kept saying my account never existed. And now I can't read anyone's blogs because they won't load. What is happening with EP??!!
I've also decided not to say a word about my exercise goals because, for some reason, whenever I articulate them, I don't seem to be able to achieve them!! Thanks to a week away from work I have been coming home late almost everyday. Last night, it was a dinner we had to attend - and now G is sick! He was coming down with something - had an itchy throat for a bit - but last night it turned into a full blown cough and cold that didn't allow either of us to get any sleep. So no weight training last evening and no workout early this morning either...
And today has been really difficult on the diet because I have been in a meeting from 11:30 to 3:30 - I've just arrived in my office to find that my brother has run of for a romantic lunch and neglected to bring me anything. Boys... sigh...
Somedays it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps...
After taking extreme care of my diet while in Goa, I totally let go for the last week. Five weddings, countless functions, more travel and I have not thought about taking care of my diet, drunk copious amounts of alcohol, given no thought to exercise (except for several evenings of dancing for hours on end). I haven't even - for the first time in SEVERAL months - filled in my diet diary!!
I totally let go and, for the most part, I enjoyed myself even though I felt a bit guilty and a little worried as well. Actually, I've come back, checked my weight (unofficially) and I find I haven't gained more than 700 grams or so - that's not that much! I was SURE I would see a weight increase of at least 2 kgs!
My analysis is that, even though I let go, my eating habits have changed enough that I don't eat nearly as many bad things as I used to. I also don't eat till the point where I am ridiculously full and feeling uncomfortable. I've also realized that I'm a lot more active because I can manage at least the required 10,000 steps a day without really thinking about it! This week's been a major revelation for me.
Now that I am back though, I am going back to taking care of the diet. I am going to measure portions again this week instead of eyeballing them since I have a sneaky suspicion that the quantities have slowly increased over time. I'm also going to be more than religious about taking care of what I eat - I will be a diet zealot. AND I will exercise EVERYDAY (okay, this is not hard, I already exercise everyday but I haven't for the past 10 days).
The other big learning for me was that, when i don't eat healthy like I have been doing for the past few months, I have acidity, I'm bloated and I just feel blah overall. I'm actually really glad to be eating normally again!
In other news, I am FINALLY taking G for a blood test tomorrow - blood sugar, lipid profile, the works. I've been trying to get him to do this forever - I really want a baseline for his health so if he has blood tests in the future, I know what the changes have been. Unfortunately, G has been able to resist me so far, but he is NOT escaping me tomorrow. HAHAHA!
Also, G has REALLY surprised me by moving so fast with the salsa class that we have mastered 7-8 moves in about 5 classes! I am so pleased and impressed! He really does have a sense of rhythm and now when we do all the moves together I really feel like I am dancing well with him. Can't wait till he gains a bit of confidence - I know he is going to have serious style by the time the class is done!!
Reached home relatively early yesterday - I left work early because I had to go to a Lifestyle exhibition. All these entrepreneurs making loads of funky clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery, paper products etc. especially for women. One of my friends was exhibiting her new jewellery collection and I had promised to go. Some really nice stuff out there, but I did myself a HUGE favour by completely forgetting to carry any cash! I'm actually pretty glad because there was this one bag I loved and these people who make funky clothes to your measurement (their readymades are made for models, I think). I have way overspent this Diwali and really need to restrain myself because I have to buy gifts for all the weddings I have to attend.
The diet has been excellent, excepting an extra slice of bread at dinner last night. I walked for 45 minutes - I was still feeling a little under the weather and couldn't manage running. I also did some light yoga to stretch out a bit so I felt pretty good.
G and I were going to watch a DVD last night, but our player mysteriously refused to give any sound - and it had been working fine the night before - so we actually went to bed by 10:00 P.M.!! This is first for us! But we're really not used to sleeping more than 6 hours so there was quite a bit of tossing and turning in the early hours of the morning.
I thought I woke up pretty refreshed for yoga, but after the class I felt so tired, I slept all the way to work. That's what I get for missing a whole week. Thing is, I am travelling again tomorrow so I'll likely be missing yet another week - maybe more... I don't plan on missing my walks though - and if I do, I'll try to dance enough to cover up all the exercise I've missed .
I finally got my clothes planned for each event. The great thing is that most of the stuff from my wedding a year and a half ago fits me again! YAY!! Better than that, I seem to have toned up my arms a bit and some stuff fits me even better than it did before. So happy about this that I am going to stick to my being really angelic resolve.
Not sure if I can post for the next couple of days, but I'll def be back on Monday!
...that is what Mumbai has turned into now that the wedding season is upon us in full force. The weekend just past Gaurav and I went to four different parties on four consecutive days and stayed up till four every one of those mornings. Not too shocking then that I woke with a temperature and a sore throat on Monday morning.
Of course, I had to drag myself in to work - there is too much happening there for me to skip it. Mom and Dad had started calling me from 8:00 A.M. onwards and because I was SO late (I got in to work at 12:00 P.M.) Mom (as usual) went on about how completely irresponsible I was and asked what I would have done if I were working for someone else. My answer - "taken the day off" - really put the whole thing in perspective. Yes, working for the family has several advantages, but come on, I can never just take a day off, I'm always accessible - no matter what time during the day or night and every family occasion is open time for work!!
Anyway, this week is relatively mild and then the weekend is completely blocked up as well because we are attending at least two events every day. That means, of course, loads and loads of empty alcohol calories and lots of eating out. I've done pretty badly over the weekend. I haven't weighed in this week and will probably not weigh in till next Monday.
Suman has made me promise that I will be REALLY good this week so that any ingressions over the weekend won't have as bad an impact. I am trying my best - really. I'm a little concerned because I have to head to Goa again this Thursday and then out of town next week as well. Work is nuts!!
Wish me luck - I really really really want to stay below 80kgs and if I don't work at it, my weigh in will be a real disappointment next week.
Ok after a week of excellence, it's been a week of not exactly being on the plan and a few days of being completely off the plan in Goa but I've still lost some weight! Better than that, I've finally broached the 80 kg mark!! I was so thrilled to see the scale move - even though I did get weighed before lunch today because I was in a hurry to get to a meeting!
It's going to be tough to maintain or to lose more this for the next few weeks because I've got to do a lot of travelling - including another 4 days in Goa, 2 days for a wedding in Kerala and then back to Goa. Plus LOADS of weddings coming up in the next two weeks.
I was getting measured for a couple of new blouses for the weddings and I was so excited when the tailor's measurements showed half an inch less everywhere! Hurrah for NSVs!! Now I am going to be ANGELIC for the next few days when we don't have too many diferent functions to attend. ;-)
At the rate G is going, I swear he is soon going to be a dance god :-) - and the best thing is that he really seems to be enjoying it!
I have been so on plan - both diet and exercise - I've scared myself. I've had no infractions yesterday AND I danced, walked for half an hour and worked out in the morning! But I figure it's best to stay completely and utterly on plan for the week so if I stray slightly over the weekend, I don't beat myself up for it.
The office boys at work have gotten so used to me drinking water really fast all day that they keep coming in relays in replace the water bottle in my office. It's the second time today that I've had to tell someone that I've already got a bottle of water here, thank you. :-)
I totally forgot that I had an art opening to go to this evening. I'm so not dressed for it - and I can't drive back an hour and a half just to change... I think I will skip it and just go see the exhibition sometime next week.
Today I am going to the gym and I am going to walk and run on the treadmill and then get onto the elliptical trainer for good measure. Can't wait to get through the work day- there has been so much to sort out already, I keep feeling that everyone wants a piece of me...
Update - You know, the biggest side effect of drinking so much water is that I need to use the restroom some 10 times a day! I know it gets me to move away from the desk periodically, but boy, can it be annoying!!
Yesterday was really excellent in terms of exercise (1 hour - treadmill walking and runnung and the elliptical trainer) and the diet was good except for a small blip in the evening when I had a small unplanned bowl of this home made cottage cheese dish. It was delicious to start with, but with every bite I liked it a little less. Seems like I didn't know when to quit, though.
To my defence, I was really really hungry after my long work out session and the meal I had planned didn't work out because the cook forgot to soak the required beans. Then the second meal I planned to eat also didn't turn out right becaus she had loaned my non stick pan to my sister in law and hadn't gotten it back yet. Add to that G sitting next to me smacking his lips and my irritability building, I think I did ok since everything else I ate was totally and completely on plan.
Today has been excellent. The only problem is that I am still at work at 6:30 P.M. and I know I will get home just about in time for salsa class. By the time that class is done, the track and the club gyms will be closed and I will not be able to get a walk in. Salsa is just not enough exercise. What should I do?
I have worked out this morning, but it was a nice stretchy long power yoga session. I keep feeling like I should push myself a little harder, but I am not exactly sure how. I already work out some 9 times a week...
In other news I am off to Goa for most of the next week and this time I have decided to go there with a PLAN for eating and exercising. I know I'll be all over the site and last time I walked in the verandah there for hours, but I really need to figure out what to do about SERIOUSLY exercising... Suggestions people? What do you do when you travel?
G and I are totally not morning people. Last night we swore solemnly to wake up by 7 and go for a walk. Now those of you who do wake up early, I know 7 is not that early, but we don't usually start work till about 10 and we come home only by 8 and sleep really late so 7 is really early for us.
G set his alarm and we even ensured we were in bed by 12:00 A.M. Did the alarm ring? Yes. Did we wake up? Yes. Did we actually get out of bed and get our butts to the walking track? NO!!! Wtf?
I want to attribute it to the cuddle factor, but I think it's just because we have had such a long weekend and are still tired out. I slept all the way to work as well (that is an hour and a half long commute). The funny thing is, on alternate days (MWF) I do wake up at 6:30 for my power yoga / kickboxing class - it's just the days that I know I don't HAVE to get out of bed that I can't! Ok I know it's psychological, it's something I definitely have to work on.
In other news, salsa class was awesome yesterday. Who knew G had so much rhythm?? Also I made prawns for dinner (in a curry that is my mother's speciality - I made it really hesitantly too) - but they were delicious and I may have eater a few more than I initially planned to have. But all in all, it was a good day yesterday - requistite exercise, steps and food intake were all on plan.
