Day 70!

Day 70!

6 am: 1 glass of lukewarm, water with 4 powder mix

6.45-8 am: Gym

8.15 am: A scoop of plant protein + 4 badam

9.15 am: 2 suji chilla, green chutney + tea

11 am: Sauteed paneer

11.45 am: A bite of besan laddo as prasad

1.15 pm: 3 thin phulkas, mixed vegetables with soyabean, cucumber, dahi

4.45 pm: Tal Makhana

7 pm: So, it was "Street food date" with Varun after ages! Though I had rajma chawal planned for my dinner but I did not have the heart to say him no! Ended with sweets too😔

Around 15,000 steps, 2 litres of water and off to bed early! These days I am feeling extremely tired by 8 pm and as sleepy as a rock! Probably need to consult a physician once!

Good night!

Day 69!

Got up fresh with 8 hours of proper sleep, ready on take on the day! Had anticipated my weight to have increased massively given the huge intake of sugar and other savories during the Diwali season but was relieved to see the weight standing somewhere close by!

Day 69:

Weight: 72.8 kgs 

6 am: 1 glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 1 kothali kela

6.35-8.25 am: 6 km of run + Core at Gym

8.45 am: A scoop of plant protein

9.45 am: Vegetable poha + tea

1 pm: Networking lunch at ITC Royal

3 pm: Tea & 1 biscuit

6 pm: Tikia chola

9.30 pm: 2 phulka, paneer sabji +1/2 aloo paratha

Around 12,000 steps, 2 litres of water and a relaxed day!

Good night!

Day 68!

I was feeling extremely lethargic on my way back from office yesterday and kept sleeping on and off in between taking care of Bunny till I finally went off to sleep by 9 9.30! Called it a 'Rest day' this morning! Pledging to take care of my food today though!

Day 68!

5.45 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix

8 am: 1.5 moong dal chilla, green chutney+ Tea

11 am: Apple

2 pm: 2 oats roti, mixed veg with soyabean, cucumber

4.45 pm: Sautéed Paneer

8 pm: Dal, chawal, bhindi

It was a good day with multiple meetings, couple of presentations and planning for the upcoming travels. Happy with my diet today. Finally managed to bunk sweets today!

7000 steps, 2.5 litres of water and off to bed by 9 pm.

Good night!

Day 67!

So, finally I ran after 8 days!! 5 km and a comfortable run! In fact I can say I enjoyed it! Managed to get up and attend the ground strength training, too (given that it was Bunny's holiday).

Day 67

5.45 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 1 Kothali kela

5.50  - 7.30 am: 5 km run + On ground strength training

7.30 am: A scoop of plant protein

9 am: Tea

9.45 am: Oats smoothie with banana, mixed seeds & nuts, chia seeds, peanut butter, cocoa powder, desiccated coconut,  dates and little honey churned with milk

11 am: Black tea (too drowsy)

1.30 pm: 3 ultra thin & small phulkas, sukha aloo, cucumber

3.30 pm: Tal makhana

5.30 pm: Apple

6.30 pm: 2 club kachori & sabji

8.30 pm: 1 phulka, dal, bhindi + rosogolla

2.5 litres of water, 14000 steps, off to bed early!

Good night!

Day 66!

Got up to a lazy morning and skipped gym today. Feeling refreshed after a very long time! Plan to make up for it by going for a run in the evening! 

Its been 65 days but I am standing almost on the same weight!! Time to really work on my diet and move southwards!

Day 66!

7.30 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 4 almonds

9.15 am: 1 aloo paratha + 1 bowl dahi

10 am: Tea

11.30 am: Overnight soaked Oats, banana, apple, mixed seeds, nuts, milk, peanut butter, cocoa powder, chia seeds and little honey 

12.30 pm: 1 Doda barfi

2.15 pm: 2 thin phulkas, ghugni

4.15 pm: Apple

6.15 pm: Talmakhana + 1 biscuit

8 pm: 3 thin phulkas, lauki, ghugni

9000 steps, 2.5 litres of water and off to bed early!

Good night!

Day 65!

It was a very early morning with the alarm buzzing at 4.15 am and in 30 mins, I had hit the road to report for an event!

Day 65!

4.30 am: Raisins

8.30 am: 1/4 sandwich, couple of slices of fruit cake

10 am: Team breakfast at Sharma!

10.45 am:  1/2 cup tea

2.30 pm: Khitchdi, kadhi pakori

4.45 pm: 2 pieces of Toblerone😔

5.30 pm: Tea

7 pm: Handful Chanachur

8 pm: Sauted paneer

Done for the day! Will try to sleep on time!

Good night!

I am missing Vedu a lot - his zig zag walk, he identifying me as "masi", the way he caught our nose, the way he "dabao sar", the way he smiled and so many other little things!

..till we meet again!

Day 64!

Last 3 days have been a roller coaster with crazy fun, loads of food and family time! Actually first 2 days and the 3rd one was a recovery mode still loaded with lots of sweets and chocolates! I shall give them a miss in my journal as I want to save myself from the embarrassment of reading the loads of sweets and savories I consumed! The move to absolute healthy food would be a slow one, taking another 3-4 days considering the house is filled with these sweet nothings and trust me, when it comes to sweets & chocolates, I am definitely not the most strong will powered one! But yes, I did make it a point to attend my gym as much as I could so as to balance out!

Day 64

7.30 am: Got up to a cup of tea unlike my usual 4 powder concoction as my body was too tired and had refused to adhere to the alarm which buzzed at 5 am for ground training!

8.30-9.30 am: Gym (Arms)

9.30 am: A scoop of protein powder

11 am: 1/2 cup tea + Vegetable sandwich

12.45 pm: 1/2 paratha +aloo matar

3 pm: 2 phulka, pakodi ki kadhi + 1 sweet+ 1 chocolate

6 pm: Puchka, jhuri bhaja (We were at Bunny's ABACUS annual concert and these were the only options available)

8.30 pm: Pizza (Treat for Bunny)

Was too tired and went off to sleep as soon as I hit home!

Good night!

Missing family terribly! Festive season brings all of us together and its time of the year when we spend the most amazing time together with lots of gossips, leg pulling and fun and then suddenly its a draught of meeting my favourites and a wait for the next season when we would be able to relive the same moments again! Unfair but the hard truth!

Day 63!

3 hours of sleep and the realization that office is on!! Not a great feeling amidst festivities!

Day 63:

6.30 am: 1 glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + raisins

7.30 am: Tea

8.30 am: 2 kadai ka poori, sangri sabji, aloo sabji, 2 spoons halwa + custard apple

11.15 am: Handful of nuts & seeds mix

12 pm: 1 tiny naru (cocunut and jaggery ladoo made by Bengalis during Lakhsmi puja - trust me it's delicious)

1.30 pm: Team lunch

7.30 pm: Tea, & buns, 1 murukku, 1 khari biscuit

Off to bed early as was feeling quite sick due to lack of sleep! Fever and paracetamol and then an early sleep!

Good night!

The Diwali!

Got up before the sun was up but the whole lane was illuminated with bright and colorful lights and it was a sight to behold!

Day 62:

5 am: 1 glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + raisins

6 am: Tea

8.30 am: 1.5 vegetable uttapam with chutney & sambhar + 1 rice chakli

10.30 am: Tea

12.30 pm: 2 parathas with aloo sabji + 1 club kachori

3.30 pm: 1/2 phulka, aloo beans, cucumber

4.30 pm: Tea & 2 biscuits (the energy source for the Diwali preparations ahead)

6.30 pm: Tea & 1 khasta kachori

8 pm: Sweets (The indulgence after the year long awaited puja)

10.45 pm: Peas pulao, aloo gobhi and some more sweets!

...and then a night of fun, frolic and lots of gossip!!..Sibling time is the best time in the world! You can just be yourself - no judgement, no boundaries - its all #BeyondLimit!!

Less movement, less water - the week of indulgence, the week of "no routine" and the week of fun!

Good night!!

Diwali as Chotu as my Ved and Bunny!

It was a LSD day and I was finding it so difficult to even get up!! But then LSD cant be missed and I was up and running by 5.30 am!

Day 61:

5.30 am: 1 glass lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 1 date

5.50-7 am: 9 km run!

7.30 am: 1 cup of tea with running mates

8 am: A scoop of plant protein

9 am: 1/2 cheese sandwich

12.30 pm: 2 oats vegetable chilla + ketchup

2.15 pm: Rice, kali dal

5.15 pm: Tea

7 pm: 1 aloo tikki, Paneer sauted

8 pm: Hoem made custard (Choti diwali hai, Mitha to banta hai!)

17,000 steps, 2 litres of water, lots of diyas and patakhas!

Happy Chotu Diwali!

Dhanteras it is!

 Got up to the morning of dhanteras, filled with guilt with 2 days of binge eating! Determined to work out harder and maintain my diet today! However, reached late for ground training but put in my best!

Day 60!

5.45 am: 1 glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + raisins

6.15- 7.15 am: 1 km run + core & strength training

7.30 am: Tea

7.45-8.45 am: Gym (legs)

9 am: A scoop of plant protein

9.45 am: Poha

12.45 pm: Apple

1.45 pm: Maggi

3.45 pm: Dahi, papad, Rice chakri (2), Millet & Jaggery chikki (1/2)

5 pm: Tea

7 pm: 1/4 cup tea

9.30 pm: Rice, dal, bhindi

The small Dhanteras puja was so much fun seeing Bunny's excitement who later screamed in glee on seeing the firecrackers! Overall a good day!

11,000 steps, 2 litres of water and some shopping! Because it is Dhanteras!

Good night!

Day 59!

So, finally I put on my running shoes after more than a week and ran for 4 kms! Feeling good but tired! Any gap in training leads to quick fatigue and exhaustion! Nevertheless, I plan to stick on now!

Day 59!

6.15 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 1 kothali kela

6.35-7.05 am: 4 kms run!

7.15 am-8.25 am: Gym (upper body)

8.30 am: A scoop of plant protein

9.15 am: 1 green moong dal chilla + tea

11.15 am: Handful of nuts & seeds

1.15 pm: 2 quinoa roti, soya paneer mixed veg sabji

2.45 pm: Slice of kesar pista cake

3.45: Black tea

4.30 pm: 2 tiny samosas, rosogollas (birthday treat)

7.30 pm: Samosa, mithai

10.30 pm: Khasta kachori

This cheat-full journal will go on till bhaidooj I am sure!

 15,000 steps, 2 litres of water!

Good night!

Day 58!

Day 58!

6.15 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 1 kothali kela

6.30-7.05 am: Ground training

7.15 am-8.25 am: Gym (cardio and core)

8.30 am: A scoop of plant protein

9.15 am: 1 green moong dal chilla + tea

11.15 am: Handful of nuts & seeds

1.45 pm: 2 quinoa roti, soya paneer & mixed veg sabji, beetroot

4.30 pm: Black tea + Talmakhana

7.30 pm: Raj kachori + chamcham

9 pm: Ice cream

10.30 am: Gond laddoo

Ignore my last 3 meals 😒. I know its cheating to the core but I was at a place where "No" is not an answer!!

Waise bhi next week is Diwali and the blogs would be filled with cheat meals! Definitely to be excused!

7000 steps, 2.5 litres of water and the most amazing evening spent with my nephew- cant be defined in words!

Good night!

Day 57!

Today was the felicitation ceremony for the Navrun I participated in. I joined late after dropping Bunny to bus stop, ran for a km and joined the celebrations. Off course, I hit the gym post that!

Day 57:

6.15 am: 1 glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 1 kothali kela

6.30-6.40 am: 1 km run

7.20-8.30 am: Gym (Upper body)

8.45 am: 1 scoop of plant protein

9.30 am: 1 green moong dal chilla + Tea

11.30 am: Handful of nuts & seeds

1.45 pm: 2 quinoa roti, paneer & mixed veg sabji, beetroot

3.15 pm: Pizza, shake

7 pm: Guava

9 pm: 1/2 dal ka chilla with chutney + 3-4 spoons of alu chat

10,700 steps, 2.5 litres of water!

Good night!

Day 56!

So, I joined the ground training today after dropping Bunny to the bus stop. Could attend only part of the training but it was good to be part of the team. Post the training,  went to the Gym for my "Legs" day!

Day 56:

6.15 am: 1 glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 1 Kothali kela

6.30-7 am: On ground strength training

7 am: A piece of fruit cake (birthday celebrations on the ground)

7.10-8.20 am: Gym (legs)

8.30 am: A scoop of plant protein

9 am: 1 green moong dal chilla + tea

11 am: Handful of nuts & seeds

1.30 pm: 2 quinoa roti, paneer & mixed veg sabji, cucumber

4.30 pm: Black tea + coconut cookies

6.30 pm: Apple

8.30 pm: Rice, rawa, onion +2 spoons of maggi

9.45 pm: Boondiya bhujia

10000+steps, 2 litres of water!

Good night!

Day 55!

Day 55!

Weight: 72.6 kgs

6.15 am: 1 glass lukewarm water with 4 powder mix  + 1 date

6.50-8.20 am: Gym ( arms)

8.30 am: A scoop of plant protein

9 am: Tea + 1/2 Marie biscuit

10.45 am: Black tea + 1 packet of McVities (I forgot my breakfast dabba at home which had besan chilla)

11.30 am: Naru (coconut laddoo made with jaggery)

1.45 pm: 2 phulka, aloo gobi, cucumber

4 pm: Peanut chikki

6 pm: 2 boiled eggs

8 pm: Besan chila, 2-3 bites of phulka with bhindi, 2 suhali + 1 "kisses"

11,000 steps, 2 litres of water, off to be early!

Good night!

Day 54!

My monthly cycles started and I missed the long run today!

Day 54!

7 am: 1/2 cup tea & b1/2 biscuit

10 am: 1/2 glass watermelon juice

10.30 am: Breakfast at chachu's place (he called and asked us to join him for breakfast and off course I could not refuse)

2 pm: Tea, bread poha

3.45 pm: Rice, rajma, aloo gobi

5 pm: Tea

8 pm: Dinner party

It was a day well spent - breakfast with family, shopping for Bunny, meeting my little Vedu and my sis & brother-in law and ending the day with the family get-together! God is kind!

2900 steps only and less intake of water! Promise to be better disciplined going ahead!

Good night!

Day 53!

It was the morning after karvachauth and moon uncle had troubled a lot last night, leading to late to bed and was, thus, having a lot of difficulty waking up the next morning for my on-ground training which was at 5.35 am. I , somehow, managed to reach by 6.30 am as I was warned not to miss the monthly birthday celebrations post the training!

Day 53!

6.15 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 1 date

6.30-7.10 am: On ground training

7.30 am: Birthday breakfast

8 am: Tea

10.45 am: 2 idli, chutney

1 pm: Tea

3.15 pm: Rice, green dal, alu gobi, dahi

6.45 pm: Tea

10 pm: Fried rice

2 litres of water, 6400 steps!

Good night!

Day 52!

It is Karwachauth today and so I got up at 3.15 am for the Sargi!

Day 52!

4 am: Sweets, snacks, tea!

Now no water till the darling moon comes out!

10 pm: While the rest of India was privileged to see the moon much earlier, the heavy rain and cloudy weather hid the moon in Kolkata. Broke the fast and finally had water!

Slept late, around 8000 steps and off course hardly any water!

Good night!

Day 51!

Finally resumed gym after ages!! A little disappointed as the weighing scale showing half a kg increase in weight! I was hoping it to fall since I had been running quite a bit but I guess more effort required. I shall try harder!

Day 51!

Weight 73.1

6.15 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 1 date

6.35-7.55 am: Whole body (Gym)

8 am: A scoop of plant protein

9 am: 1.5 plain paratha with a bowl of paneer bhurji + tea

11 am: Handful of nuts & seeds

12 noon: I asked for a cup of black tea as I was too sleepy as I had to work on a report but was also treated with my favourite favourite Unibix coconut cookies along!!

2 pm: 3 phulkas, aloo matar, dahi, tomato

3.30 pm: Peanut chikki

5.30 pm: Quinoa Puff

8 pm: Chowmein

10 pm: A bowl of dal

2 litre sof water, 9500 steps!

Good night!

Day 50!

Finally Bunny's school re-opened after the puja break! Her usual routine started and so did mine!

Day 50!

6.15 am: 1 glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 1 kothali kela

7.30 am: Idli, chutney, sambhar + tea

9.30 am: Coconut water

11.30 am: Handful of nuts & seeds

1.30 pm: Quinoa roti (2), pakori ki kadhi, dahi, cucumber

4.15 PM: 2 boiled eggs

6.30 pm: Upma

9 pm: Rice, rajma, bhindi +1 "Kisses" 

6400 steps, 2.5 litres of water!

Good night!

Day 49!

Today is last day of Bunny's holidays and so I could attend the bootcamp which otherwise clashes with her school timings. Drills with equipment were conducted and it was super fun!

Day 49!

5.30 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 1 kothali kela

7.45 am: A scoop of plant protein

8.45 am: Club sandwich + Tea

11am: Pineapple + Sitafal

12.45 pm: Birthday Cake!

2.15 pm: Fried rice + Chilly paneer

3.30 pm: Black tea (yawwnnn)

5.15 pm: Roasted millet namkeen

7.15 pm: 3 thin phulkas, began bharta, dahi, cucumber

Around 11000 steps, 2 litres of water!

Good night!

Day 48!

Today is Lakshmi Puja and we observe a fast which we break in the evening after seeing a star! Behold, its a 'no water' fast! Yes! Like a mini karvachauth! So, I got up at 4 am in the morning before the sun was up to eat but what I most longed for was 'Tea' post which I went back to sleep! The gym opened today but I gave it a miss! Bunny's school opens on Wednesday and so I got up again at 7.15 am feeling very relaxed!

Day 48!

4 am: Snacks, tea, sweets

6 pm: The benevolent star came out and I broke my fast with sweets! Had tea, & snacks later

8.30 pm: Puri, aloo, bhujia

Around 6000 steps, very little intake of water!

Good night!

Day 47!

A rainy morning and day for LSD (Long Slow Distance Running). Rain stopped on time and I managed to do my long run.

Day 47!

5.15 am: 1 glass lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + kothali kela

5.30-7 am: 9 km run

7.30 am: Tea + 1 biscuit

8 am: A scoop of protein powder

9.45 am: 1.5 vegetable suji chilla + tea

11.30 am: Nariyal pani

1 pm: Pineapple

3 pm: Family Lunch at "Sambar Street". We planned to pick up Bunny from her Abacus class, took her to Lenskart to order new pairs of glasses and treated her for lunch outside but I bet, I enjoyed more than her!

6 pm: Tea

7.15 pm: 4 bites of roti with dal (side effects of feeding Bunny)

8.45 pm: 3 home-made idlis + sambhar + 2 spoons maggi + 2 mini pakoras

More than 20,000 steps, 2-2.5 litres of water!

The office re-opens tomorrow after a week long holiday and so does the gym!

Ugggh!

Good night!

Day 46!

Day 46!

5,30 am: 1 glass lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 1 date

6 - 7.10 pm: Ground training + 3 km run

7,30 am:  A scoop of plant protein

9.15 am: Tea

10.45 am: 2 suji bread toast + tea

3 pm: Rice, green moong dal, bhindi+sandesh

5 pm: Tea

7 pm: 1/2 vegetable sandwitch

8 pm: 2 toast + tea

6400 steps, 2 litres of water!

Good night!

Day 45

Day 45!

8 am: 1 glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix

8.30 am: Tea & 1/2 cheese sandwich

9.45 am: Break pakora + tea

1 pm: 1/4 apple

1.30 pm: Khitchdi, lauki vadi

4.45 pm: Chidwa

6.30 pm: Tea + puchka

8.30 pm: Sandesh

9.30 pm: Rice, aloo pyaz

10 pm: Ice cream

4500 steps, 2 litres of water!

Good night!

Dussehra it is!

So, our running group organized the 'Dussehra run" wherein we ran/ jogged/ walked for around 10 kms and did pandal hopping and later treated ourselves to good food! A good morning spent!

Day 44!

5 am: 1 glass lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 1 banana

5.30- 7.30 am: Around 10 km of run + pandal hopping

7.45 am: Breakfast with team

10.15 am: Tea

11 am: 2 kachori, sabji

1 pm : 1/2 sandesh. 1 slice chocolate

2.15 pm: Rice, ghugni

4.15 pm: 1/2 jalebi

5.30 pm: Tea with snacks 

8.45 pm: 2 phulka, aloo barbatti, gobi

16500 steps, 2 litres of water!

Good night1

Day 43

Day 43!

8 am: 1 glass lukewarm water with 4 powder mix

8.30 am: Tea

10 am: Oats & banana smoothie with date, honey, seeds & milk

12.30 pm: 1 aloo paratha +suji halwa (Ram navmi prasad)

3 pm: Durga navmi prasad

6 pm: Tea

7.30 pm: Ghugni

8.30 pm: 2.5 phulka + aloo beans + Urad dal

Rest from all exercise today!

Good night!