Day 147!

Today was strength training on the ground followed by an hour long Cross fit at the gym! Sweaty morning, happy morning!

Day 147!

6.16 am: Papaya

6.30 am: 30 min of core training on ground

7.15 am: Benaras peda

7.20-8.20 am: Cross fit (gym)

8.30 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, raisins, 1 spoon curd, 1 scoop whey isolate, 3 badam

11 am: Tal makhana (to stabilize my energy and avoid the 11 am dip)

1 pm: Phulka, paneer bhurji, curd

4.30 pm: Black coffee +Honey dew potatoes

9 pm: Rice, arbi, pattagobi, gur rosogolla

7500 steps, 1 .5 litres of water and not so early to bed!

Good night!

Day 146!

Went for a 4 km run with negative splits and was super happy. Hit the gym post that for an hour long leg session. Satisfied and happy. A morning with workout is a happy morning!

Day 146!

6.15-6.30 am: A glass of water, 40 gm papaya and coconut water

6.50-7.20 am: 4 km run

7.30-8.30 am: Gym (legs)

8.45 am: Smoothie of 40 gm3 oats, 1 kothali kola, raisins, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, 4 badam, 1 spoon curd and 1 scoop whey isolate

9.30 am: 1 small teacup tea

11.15 am: Orange

1.15 pm: 1 bowl rice+ 1 bowl soyabean curry

3.15 pm: 2 boiled eggs

5 pm: A slice of birthday cake+besan roasted kaju (4-5)

9.30 pm: Rice, kali dal, gajar matar, dry cake

13,000 steps, 2 litres of water and off to bed a little late!

Good night!

Day 145!

Last 4 days have been a holiday period and holiday for me in the truest form of the word! Did not track meals, happily enjoyed food, was on a rest mode (did go for my runs and gym alternate days and won Podium for the first time in one of the events!) and had a happy fun time.

Back to the grill, back to office, back to tracking every bite I eat, back to the regular workouts and back to the life which is routine and which is the truth!

Day 145!

6.15 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 40 gms papaya

6.30 am: Coconut water

6.30-7 am: Strength training on ground followed by felicitation for my recent win. It is a good and happy feeling to be applauded , to be up on the stage years after passing out of school/ college, its a happy feeling to be celebrated!

7.15 am: A bhar of tea

7.30-8.35 am: Upper body (Gym)

9.45 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 5 raisins, 4 badam, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, 1 spoon curd, 1 scoop whey isolate

11.15 am: Khaja

1.30 pm: Paw bhaji

3.30 pm: Black coffee and besan kaju

5.30 pm: Sauteed paneer

8 pm: Bati, lehsun chutney, dry cake slice

10000+ steps, 2 litres of water and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 144!

Sore calf muscles and, hence, skipped run today but went for an hour of SBD (squats, bench press and deadlift) at the gym! Killing it was!

Day 144!

6 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 40 gm papaya

6.30 am: Coconut water

6.40-7.40 am: SBD (gym)

8 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 kothali kola, 5 raisins, 8 badam, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, 1 spoon curd and 1 scoop whey isolate

8.45 am: 1 cup of tea

11 pm: Dates, anjeer, dry fruits and seeds ladoo

1.30 pm: Rice, gobi, 1/4 makai roti, sarso, saag, mooli, gur ka mitha

7.30 pm: Kachori sabji samosa tea

Diet has not been most amazing since last 2 days but with continuous visits to office and inability cook meals at home, things have nit been the best. Hope that it will go back to normal in a day or two.

Good night!

Day 143!

It was a 5 km run today and a comfortable one! Followed it up with a 45 minutes cross-fit at the gym! Happy me!

Day 143!

6.15 am: 40 gm papaya

6.45-7.30 am: 5 km run

7.30 am: Tea

7.50-8.35 am: Cross fit (gym)

9 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 kothali kola, 4-5 raisins, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, 1 spoon curd, 1 scoop whey isolate

9.45 am: 1 Kachori sabji

11.15 am: 1 bhar tea

1.45 pm: 1 kachori sabji, 1 small ajwain paratha, tea, 1/2 gond chakki

3.15 pm: 1 /2 kulcha, litt;e kali dal, little aloo, chawal

5.30 pm: Tea

8 pm: Sauteed veggies with panner+A slice of pineapple cake

1.5 litres of water, 12000 steps and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 142

Dropped Bunny and did 30 minutes of strength training on the ground followed by an hour of legs at the gym! Sorted for the day!

Day 142!

6 am: 40 gm papaya

6.30-7 am: Strength training

7.15 am: Coconut water

7.25-8.25 am: Legs (Gym)

8.45 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, 4-5 raisins, 1 kothali kola, 1 spoon curd, 1 scoop whey isolate and 4 badam

9.30 am: Tea

12.30 pm: Rice & ghugni

1.30 pm: Black coffee+ 1 biscuit

3.30 pm: Besan roasted kaju

6.30 pm: Slice of pineapple cake & 1 gond chakki

9.30 pm: Sauteed veggies with paneer

2 litres of water, around 8500 steps and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 141

Got up for a 6 km run followed by gym! Everyday after workout out I realize how crucial they are and how each one should incorporate them in their routine! 'Chaho to sab mumkin hai!'

Day 141!

6.30 am: Coconut water

6.45-7.30 am: 6 km run

7.45-8.35 am: Gym (upper body)

9 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop whey isolate, 4 badam, 5-6 raisins, 1 spoon curd, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, 1 kothali kola

9.45 am; 1/2 cup tea

11.30 am: Black coffee (super drowsy)

12.45 pm: Rice, green moong dal, pattagobi, palak mooli

3.30 pm: 2 boiled eggs

6.30 pm: Gond chakki, 1/4 cream roll

9.30 pm: Sauteed veggies

1.5-2 litres of water, 15000 steps and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 140!

Last 2 days were all about fun, food and some work! The office trip at Mandarmoni coupled with Strategic meeting not only gave me break from the usual but also dome 'me' time! Not capturing the diet details as there was none. I, however, managed a 3 km run on the beach and it was pure bliss! Back home yesterday night, I did manage a 10 km run this morning and I am a happy self!

Day 140!

6-7.20: 10 km run

8 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 kothali kola, 1 spoon curd, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, 1 scoop whey isolate, 4-5 raisins and 4-5 almonds

9 am: 1/2 cup tea

11.30 am: 2 gobi paratha, chutnet, tea

3 pm: Rice, green moong dal, aloo matar + 1 motipak

4 pm: Tea

16500 steps, 2 litres of water and off to bed with a migraine and a painkiller!

Good night!

Day 139!

Sleep seems to be disturbed nowadays and I get up quite a few times checking on time. Finally was up at 5 am and after dropping Bunny, went for a 3 km run, followed by an hour of gym!

Day 139!

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

6.25-6.50 am: 3 km run

7.30 am: 2 idli, chutney, sambhar

7.45-8.45 am: Gym

9 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 kothali kola, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, 1 spoon curd, 5-6 raisins, 4 badam and 1 scoop whey isolate

9.45 am: 1/2 cup tea

12 noon: Dates, anjeer and nuts ladoo

1.30 pm: 2 Paw and bhaji

3 pm: Black coffee and 2 biscuits

4.30 pm: Epigamia protein milkshake with 25 gm of protein + 1 moa (How can one refuse to Balram Mullick in winters?)

8.30 pm: Khitchdi, aloo gobi, sauteed paneer + finni

15,000 steps, 2 litres of water and off to bed on time1

Day 138!

Got up fresh and after dropping Bunny, went for an Interval run. Super satisfied after the run! Hit the gym for cross-fit and came out a happy self!

Day 138!

6.30 am: Coconut water

6.45-7.30 am: Interval training of 6 km

7.45-8.45 am: Cross fit training at the Gym

9 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 kothali kela, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, 5-6 raisins, 6 badam, 1 scoop whey isolate and curd

12.30 pm: 2 idli, quarter of dosa, chutney + 5-6 rewari (sesame til sweet)

4 pm: Rice, aloo vadi, tempeh

5.30 pm: Tea, sweets

8 pm: 1 patties

9.30 pm: Sauteed veggies + 4 bites of bhindi and phulka

15000 steps, 1.5 litres of water and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 137!

It was Bunny's school picnic and so got up early to prepare her lunch, got her ready and after dropping her to the bus stop, went to the ground for bootcamp. It was a good TABATA session with resistance bands. Hit the gym post that, stopping for a coconut water in between.

Day 137!

6.15 am: 4 badam

6.30-7 am: TABATA

7.15 AM: Coconut water

7.25-8.45 am: Gym (legs)

9 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, curd, 5-6 raisins and a scoop of whey isolate

9.45 am: Tea

11.30 am: Khaja from Puri temple

1.30 pm: 1 bowl rice, 1 bowl chana dal, 1/2 cucumber+ 1 pastry (awarded by a colleague for participating in their Strategy meet)

3.45 pm: Black coffee, sauteed paneer

5.30 pm: Guava

7.30 pm: Sankranti festivities

10000+ steps, 1.5 litres of water and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 136!

I followed the concept of "Running on tired legs" and went for a 7 km run today again before hitting the gym. So all in all, 19-20 kms over these 2 days! Running is therapy- makes me feel so much better!

Day 136!

6 am: A glass of water + papaya

6-7 am: 7 km run

7.25-8.40 am: Gym (upper body)

8.45 am: A scoop of why isolate

10 am: 2 plain paratha+ little aloo matar sabji

12.30 pm: Black coffee

1.30 pm: A bowl of rice, kali dal, 1/2 cucumber + dates, anjeer and nuts barfi

4.15 pm: 2 boiled eggs

8 pm: Makai roti & sarson ka saag

Around 17k steps, 1.5-2 litres of water and off to be dearly!

Good night!

Day 135!

Had forgotten to set an alarm and got up at 6.12 am! Left for my run at 6.40 am and had a good 11.66 km run at an average pace of 8 km/ hour! Ankle seemed fine and I was a happy self at the end of it! Nothing better than a LSD on a Sunday!

Day 135!

6.30 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 badam

6.45-8.15 am: 11.66 km long run

8.30 am: A scoop of whey isolate

9 am: 1/2 teacup of tea

10.15 am: 3 mooli paratha, green chutmey + tea (the 3rd paratha was greed)

2.30 pm: 1 orange, papaya

3-6pm: Birthday party

10 pm: milk cake

20,000 steps, 2 litres of water and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 134!

Went for full bootcamp as it was Saturday and school was off. Ran after 5 days and though it ached initially, I felt better to be back on feet! Ran 2.34 kms followed by strength training! Post the workout, enjoyed monthly breakfast party and shared laughter and fun with the team!

Day 134!

5.30 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + Papaya

5.50-7 am: 2.34 km run + Strength training

8 am: Breakfast party

12.15 pm: Beetroot, amla, carrot juice

1.30 pm: Rice and aloo dum, chiki, 2 spoons gajar milk, 1/4 carrot

5.30 pm: Tea

8.30 pm: Sankramti snacks and sweet

10,000 steps, 1.5-2 litres of water!

Good night!

Day 133!

So, while I walk quite a bit everyday, yesterday (besides my morning walk), I walked for an hour straight to go to my Buddhism meeting which put quite a bit of strain on my ankle and so I called it a 'Rest day' today.

Day 133!

6.15 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + 60 gms papaya+ coconut water

6.25-6.40 am: Walking

8.30 am: 2 matar paratha, aloo sabji, green chutney & tea

11.30 am: Granola (Whole nuts and oats)

1.30 pm: 2 ragi roti, a bowl of arhar dal, aloo gobi

4.30 PM: Black coffee, peanuts, muri

7.45 pm: Rice, green moong dal, carrot matar sabji, tempeh, a bite of besan laddoo

10 pm: Finni and 1 piece of chocolate

10000+ steps, 2 litres of water !

Good night!

Day 132!

Missed the drills due to my ankle but walked for 35 minutes while the others trained. However, did 50 minutes of cross fit at the gym and was happy!

Day 132

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

6.25-7 am: Walk

7.15 am: Gond chiki, tea

7.45- 8.35 am: Gym (Cross fit)

8.45 am: A scoop of whey isolate

9.30 am: 2 gobi paratha, green chutney, tea

12 noon: White sesame chikki + black coffee

2.15 pm: 3 thin phulkas, aloo methi, pattagobi

5.45 pm: Sauteed paneer & Zingy parcel from Dominos

9 pm: Tomato soup + 2 cheese biscuits

2-2.5 litres of water, 16000 steps and off to bed by 10 pm!

Good night!

Day 131!

As I cannot run right now due to twisted ankle, I chose to go for a 70 minute walk- not a brisk one , just a steady one, followed by 35 minutes of lower body training at the gym- that, too, easy ones without pressurizing my ankle!

Day 131!

6.15 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix + few raisins

6.25-7.35 am: Walk

7.30 am: 1 piece of 90% dark chocolate

7.45-8.20 am: Gym (lower body)

8.30 am: A scoop of whey isolate

9.30 am: 1.5 sattu paratha, green chutney, 1/2 cup tea

11.15 pm: Black coffee, 2 oats blueberry biscuits

12.45 pm: Birthday cake!

2.30 pm: 2 ragi roti, brown chana, palak mooli saag

6 pm: Sauteed paneer

8.30 pm: Rice, moong dal, bharta, little aloo methi, little besan laddoo

2-2.5 litres of water, 15,000+ steps and off to bed by 9.45 pm!

Good night!

Day 130!

Though I could not run, I went for my ground training and di 20 minute of exercises, taking care of my ankle. Hot the gym post that and did upper body for an hour! 

Day 130!

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

6.30-6.50 am: Ground training

7.20-8.20 am: Gym (Upper body)

8.30 am: A scoop of whey isolate

9.30 am: Vermicelli upma, 1 onion paratha, tea

2.30 pm: 2 ragi roti, moong dal, gajar matar

3.30 pm: Black coffee (without sugar)

5.15 pm: 2 oats blueberry biscuits+tea

7.45 pm: Vegetable chowmein, 2 sips tea, nariyal laddo, tempeh

Not a lot of steps, not enough water but will try to sleep on time!

Good night!

Day 129!

Got up at 5.30 am for a planned 7 km run but the swelling of the ankle not only dampened my spirits but switched off my mood, too. Went back to sleep and slept till 9! It was a work from home day and getting up late was fine! I am an early riser but sleeping till late actually felt good for a change and helped me complete my sleep which has been pending since few days!

Day 129!

9.30 am: A glass of lukewarm water with 4 powder mix+ few raisins

10 am: 2 sattu paratha+tea

1 pm: 1 idli, 1/4 dosa, chutmey, gond, nariyal and dry fruits ladoo, tea

4.30 pm: ,rice, rajma, onion

5.30 pm 1/2 cup tea

6.30 pm: Sauteed paneer

9.30 pm: 1 idli, chutmey, mango lassi

Little upset as all my workouts have stopped but cant be helped😞

Not enough water, not enough steps and off to bed late, too.

Good night!

Day 128!

An early morning rise for my 10 km run! An amazing run it was, thoroughly enjoyed it and finished in good timing! The only hiccup - was pushed by someone while I was running in speed and this has led to ankle twist which means a pause in my workouts! Simply hating it!

Day 128!

5 am: A glass of water and 2 dates

6.30-7.40 am: 10 km run

7.45 am: Tea, 1 small matar kachori, banana, mango lassi

10.15 am: A scoop of why isolate

11 am: 2 gobi paratha

1.30 pm: Oranges & kiwi

2.30 pm: Chole bhature, gur kheer, aloo papad

6 pm: A slice of fruit cake

7.30 pm: Tea, 2 small slice pizza, aloo chat

9.30 pm: Coconut ladoo

Planned for a 7 km steady run tomorrow morning but the swollen ankle is a testimony that I have to drop my plan!

Good night!

Day 127!

Day 127!

5.45 am: A glass of water + 1 date

6-7 am: 2.15 km run + Stretching

7.15 am: Sweets (came as prasad)

7.25- 8 am: Gym (recovery)

8 am: A scoop of whey isolate

9.30 am: Tea+ 2 suhali

10.15 am: Puri, aloo sabji, brown chana, sooji halwa, tea, khichiya

1.15 pm: Punamasi ka 4 spoon prasad

2.15 pm: Chawal, green moong dal, 1 mini puri, chutney, nariyal & gur mini ladoo, gond ladoo

6 pm: Tea

8.15 pm: Rice, arhar dal, chutmey

Time to sleep as I have another 10 kms run tomorrow!

Good night!

Day 126!

Too much of guilt with unplanned food last few days made me wake up with lot of guilt. Determined to take care of my nutrition and my workouts starting today!

Day 126!

5.45 am: A glass of water

6-7 am: 2.3 km run + ground training

7.30 am: 2 spoons of gajar halwa + 1 mini cup tea

8-8.45 am: Gym

9 am: A scoop of whey isolate

10.45 am: Vermicelli upma

1.45 pm: 2 phulkas, brown chana, tomato as salad

3.15 pm: Black tea (extremely sleepy- had hardly 4 hours of sleep the previous night)

4.15 pm: 2 boiled eggs

8.45 pm: Samosa & sweet (at my Buddhism meeting)

10.30 pm: Puchkas & Gond ladoo

Attended my Buddhism meeting after ages and feeling good about it! Now the only wish is weight reduction!

15000 steps, 2 litres of water and late to bed as I still have work to be completed!

Good night!

Day 125!

Finally it was new year's morning!! I got up all charged up and after a glass of water and a date, went out for  a run with my running buddy! ...and there was this surprise waiting for me! Home made gajar halwa at 5.45 am in the morning, all warmed up, ready for me to devour! I was not only deeply touched but had it without any guilt!! What a beautiful way to start my new year with - rather what a 'sweet' way!! Grateful and with a happy heart, ran the most happy 7 kms in the new year!!

Day 125!

5.30 am: A glass of water + 1 date

5.45 am: Home-made and delicious gajar ka halwa

6-7 am: 7 km run

7.45 am: A scoop of why isolate

8.30 am: A small cup of tea

9.45 am: 3 medium vegetable and oats chilla

1.15 pm: 1 high protein dal, sattu and moli paratha+ tea

3.30 pm: Biryani, cheese balls, Gajar halwa

6 pm: Tea + 2 suhali

9.30 pm: Dinner at the party

11 pm: Puchka party

All fun done and now it's time to take stock of things and take proper care of nutrition and workout!

New year resolution - to get stronger and fitter!!

Good night!