30 OCT. 2012

I was feeling much better today but my throat still hurts and I have a problem swallowing. I was  hoping that the medicines I'm taking didn't make me feel sleepy during the day, at office...and they didn't.

I had to reach office at 9:30 a.m. for a meeting. So I had to get up exactly at 6:00 a.m. so that I could finish cooking, go for the walk, return, get ready, have breakfast and reach on time.

I'm proud to say that I did it...although I did hit the snooze button and woke up at 6:10 a.m. instead of 6:00 a.m. :)

Today cute grandpa returned to the park, in a completely different coloured shirt and trousers and looking quite fresh.

Report Card:

Walked 5.14 kms. today

Breakfast 8:20 a.m.: 1 bowl Kellogs Special K with milk

Tea 10:40 a.m.: 1 cup tea

Lunch 1:00 p.m.: 2 chapatis, 1/2 bowl tondli veg, 1/2 bowl assorted veg, 1/2 bowl daal, 2 bowls buttermilk, 4 slices cucumber

Tea 3:40 p.m.: 1/2 cup tea

Dinner 7:30 p.m.: 1 chapati, 1/2 bowl tondli veg, 1 guava, 1 slice dark chocolate

Slept at 11:30 p.m.

29 OCT. 2012

I had a terrible night. I was very uneasy all night but very sleepy as well. It was, I think, a combination of the lunch I had and the sore throat. As a result I was feeling very ill when I woke up. Still I forced myself to get ready to go for the walk. But I was still feeling ill and completely breathless. I decided not to go for the walk in the morning. I'd walk in the evening, I thought. Immediately on deciding this, I started feeling guilty and upset and felt like crying. So I called TH who had already left for his walk and asked him what I should do. He too told me  to go in the evening instead of morning. I still kept feeling guilty and upset, but physically it was just not possible to go for the walk. So I finally managed to convince myself that I'd go in the evening and it was no big deal and no need to be so upset.

So, I left office early, rushed home, gobbled dinner and went for the walk.

Report Card:

Walked 5.14 kms. today evening

Breakfast 9:00 a.m.: 1 bowl Kellogs Special K with milk

Tea 10:40 a.m.: 1 cup tea

Lunch 1:00 p.m.: 2 chapatis, 1/2 bowl raw tomato veg, 1/2 bowl assorted veg, 1/2 bowl daal, 4 slices cucumber

Tea 3:40 p.m.: 1/2 cup tea

Dinner 7:00 p.m.: 1 chapati, 1/2 bowl raw tomato veg
Kojagiri special 10:00 p.m.: 1 1/2 cup hot masala milk

Slept at 11:30 p.m.

28 OCT. 2012

Today was the rest day. So I woke up at 8:00 a.m. :)

After breakfast though, it didn't remain the rest day. TH and I have decided to slowly get rid of all extra and unwanted stuff that we have collected over the years. So from around 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. we were hard at work, The only good part of all that effort is that we are completely through with the kitchen. 

We've decided to 'go light' in terms of our physiques as well as our physical possessions :)

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Walked 0 kms. today

Breakfast 9:00 a.m.: 1 big bowl pohe, 1 big cup of tea

Lunch 2:15 p.m.: 1 chicken tikka roll, 2 fish fingers, 3 slices of dark chocolate

Dinner 8:00 p.m.: 1 small bowl Kellogs Chocos with milk

Slept at 12:00 midnight.

The chicken tikka roll caused heartburn and acidity even though it wasn't spicy at all. Also I have a severe throat infection. I just didn't feel hungry and didn't feel like having dinner at all but that would not be good. So I had some cereal with milk. Turns out it was good that I did. The milk helped get the acidity in control.

27 OCT. 2012

Today too the cute grandpa didn't come. I hope he is alright. Yesterday itself, after the morning walk, I had decided to walk 7 kms. on Saturday. Since Sunday is the rest day, even if the 7 kms. proved to be strenuous, I could recuperate on Sunday. Also, the mid-week basundi indulgence and last night's idli binge provided very good motivation :)

Report Card:

Walked 7.07 kms. today

Breakfast 9:00 a.m.: 1 bowl Kellogs Chocos with milk

Lunch 1:00 p.m.: 2 chapatis, 1/2 bowl brinjal potato veg, 1 bowl tomato curd raita, 1 tsp onion-raw mango pickle
Dinner 6:30 p.m.: 8 small idlis with 3 tsp chatni and 1 big cup of tea

Slept at 12:00 midnight.

26 OCT. 2012

Today three things happened in the park when I went for the walk. Firstly the cute grandpa I have mentioned in one of the earlier posts did not come and I sort of missed him ! The second thing was that during the walk, at one point, without provocation, my mind threw up an unpleasant incident from very long ago but it had me choking back tears. It took a great deal of effort and a good five minutes to shake it off. Thirdly, as I was about to begin my second last round, this granny who comes daily, who wears a nine-yard saree and sports shoes and looks really cute, who was sitting on a bench, suddenly called out to me and when I went closer, said to me, "Chant the name of God. He is the one who takes care of the entire world and all of us in it. People are forgetting him. Just chant his name. There is no need to do anything more. Tell all at home too." I was nonplussed initially but then I smiled, listened to her and then continued with my walk.

Report Card:

Walked 5.62 kms. today + 1.41 kms. post lunch (A grand total of 7.03 kms !)

Breakfast 8:30 a.m.: 1 chapati with leftover tomato onion veg spread on it and grated cheese, blitzed in the microwave for a minute, 1 cup tea

Lunch 1:00 p.m.: 2 chapatis, 1/2 bowl dodka veg, 1/2 bowl assorted veg, 1 bowl tomato cucumber raita, 1 bowl veg soup

Tea 3:40 p.m.: 1/2 cup tea

Dinner 9:00 p.m.: 1 chapati with 1/2 bowl dodka veg, 5 small idlis, 3 slices of dark chocolate

Slept at 12:00 midnight

Today, after lunch, a friend in office asked me to accompany her to a bookstore nearby and I suggested we walk there. That was about 1.41 kms and so my tally went up to 7 kms.  :)

Since evening I was feeling an intense craving for idlis. I have no clue why ! I thought if I ignore it, it will go away. But it didn't. So much so that the first thing I did when I came home from office was to make idlis ! And I binged on them and later ate 3 slices of dark chocolate. An evening of sin, eh ? Well, I'll compensate for it...I'll have to ! :)

25 OCT. 2012

I woke up at 6:30 a.m. without any trouble. It seems I need at least 7 hours of sleep each night.

Report Card:

Walked 5.44 kms. today

Breakfast 8:30 a.m.: 1 bowl Kellogs chocos with milk

Lunch 1:00 p.m.: 2 chapatis, 1/2 bowl tomato onion veg, 1/2 bowl assorted veg, 1 bowl veg soup, 1/2 bowl daal, 1 bowl buttermilk, 4 slices cucumber

Tea 3:40 p.m.: 1 cup tea

Snacks 5:40 p.m.: 3 idlis with 1 tsp chatni

Dinner 9:00 p.m.: 1 guava 

Slept at 11:30 p.m.

24 OCT. 2012

Today I woke up late. So I exercised on the stepper at Baba's place in the evening.

Report Card:

Walked 5.16 kms. today on the stepper

Breakfast 9:00 a.m.: 6 small idlis with 1 tsp. of chatni

Lunch 1:00 p.m.: 2 chapatis, 1/2 bowl cabbage veg, 1/2 wat daal, 3 bowls basundi

Tea 5:30 p.m.: 1 cup tea

Dinner 9:00 p.m.: 1 chapati lined with a 1 egg omelette and stuffed with boiled chicken pieces. 

Today being Dasara, I also ate 1 kaju katli slice at about 10:30 a.m.

Slept at 11:30 p.m.

I have strayed from the food control today. I must compensate somehow with more exercise in this week.