Friday, February 11, 2011

11 Feb. 2011


To the lone follower of this blog:

Don’t worry, I’m still here. The journey is slow and painful and is going on in fits and starts. Of course there have been slip-ups a-plenty but I’m still sticking to my resolve – ‘this time I’m not going to let go without achieving my goals, no matter how much time it takes’. For me, not abandoning this mission is the most crucial thing and I am sticking to it with all my might.

I have been away for shows of my plays and after my return I have been neck deep in office work due to the impending move.

So, here’s a brief update of the MIA phase :)

For the days of the shows, on the food front, what I ate was OK but when I ate was not. Ditto after my return till date.

As for exercise, on most days i.e. show days, I did non-conventional exercise (climbing stairs repeatedly for some time and / or two to three short bursts of fast walking spread over the day), while on some (few) days, I walked for at least 30 minutes.

Today’s update:

Exercise update: None :(

Food update:
8:30 a.m.           1 cup tea + 3 slices toast butter
11:00 a.m.         1 cup tea
1:00 p.m.           2 chapatis + 1 bowl veggies + 1 bowl daal + 1 bowl rice + ½ bowl rabadi (dessert)
3:00 p.m.           1 cup tea
10:00 p.m.         2 chapatis + 1 bow veggies

Thankfully, the sadness that is creeping up on me due to that move is not making me eat more. But, it is definitely inducing tremendous lethargy. Sticking to daily food patterns and, more importantly, exercising every day is a humungous task right now. I’d much rather sleep all day :( But, I don’t. I simply grit my teeth, pull myself together and very reluctantly, I do what I have to do.

Thus ends another day. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

1 Feb. 2011


Today was a copy-paste job from yesterday. I HAVE to break it before it crystallizes. Exercise duration HAS to increase.

Here's the update:

Exercise update:

15 minutes     Exer-cycle

Food update:

9:00 a.m.      1 cup tea + 3 slices toast-butter
11:00 a.m.     1 cup tea
1:00 p.m.      2 phulkas + 1 bowl cauliflower vegetable + 2 tbsp curds
3:30 p.m.      1 cup tea
8:45 p.m.      2 phulkas + 1 bowl cauliflower vegetable again + 1 tsp raw mango pickle

As it is, from the 3rd to the 6th of February, my food timings are going to be totally off since I am going to Mumbai for shows of my plays. Of course, what to eat and exercise will still be under my control and I'll ensure that at least that is well taken care of.

Sigh ! I so envy those who have a naturally lean physique :(