Day 192!

A beautiful morning after the rains and and I joined the clan for the morning leg strength training followed by a 'Leg day' at the gym! Legs are crying but I am happy!

Day 192!

6.15-6.30 am: Date + Coconut water

6.35-7.15 am: Leg strength training on the ground

7.15 am: A bite of jowar cake

7.30-8.25 am: Leg day (gym)

8.45 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop whey protein, 1 spoon curd, 4-5 black raisins, pumpkin, chia and flax seed, 1 banana, 5 badam

9.30 am: Tea

11 am: Vegetable vermicelli upma (to make up for the grueling leg workout)

12.15 pm: Black coffee

1.30 pm: Paw bhaji

4.30 pm: 100 gms sauteed paneer

6 pm: Tea

8.45 pm: Rice, kala chana, gobi, 1 sandesh

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

Good night!

Day 191!

A good sleep and a fresh morning! A run of 5 kms (negative splits) and 55 minutes of upper body at the gym! A satisfactory morning!

Day 191!

9 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop whey protein, 1 soon curd, 4-5 black raisins, 1 kothali kela, pumpkin, chia and flax seed, 5 badam

9.45 am: Tea

1 pm: 2 phulka, matar paneer, toru sabji

2 pm: A slice of cake

4 pm: Black coffee and 2 boiled eggs

8 pm: 1/2 paneer roll+1/2 sweet

16000 steps, 1.5 litres of water and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 190!

It was my running group's 8th year anniversary and the annual awards ceremony. So, there was no LSD!

Day 190!

8 am: 3 idli, sambhar, chutney

9.15 am: Tea, little papdi

1.45 pm: Kitchdi, aloo parwal, 2 spoons dahi, 1/2 sandesh

6 pm: Tea, 1 murukka

8.15 pm: Rice, rajma, lal saag (2 spoons), 1/2 sandesh

11500 steps, 2 litres of water and off to bed on time! 

Good night!

Day 189!

A good 5 km run followed by legs day and then recovery at the gym! Good weather and an amazing workout! Happy self!

Day 189!

8.15 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop whey protein, 1 spoon curd, 4-5 black raisins, pumpkin, chia and flax seed

8.45 am: Tea

11.30 am: Kachori sabji (home made)

2.30 pm: My mamaji and mamiji visited us and lunch was a spread but home made. More than usual with 1/2 a sweet included

4 pm: tea

6.30 pm: 1/4 cup tea

9 pm: Repeat of lunch

A social day but tried to control my sweet intake to a considerable extent.

10,000 steps, 1.5 litres of water and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 188!

A 4 km run in super humid weather followed by an hour of muscle endurance at the gym! Super tired but satisfied!

Day 188!

6.40-7.10 am: 4 km run

7.20-8.20 am: Muscle endurance (gym)

9.15 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop whey protein, 1 spoon curd, 4-5 black raisins, 5 badam, chia, pumpkin and flax seed, 1 kothali kela + tea

11.30 am: 1 date+4-5 badam (salted)

12.30 pm; Phulka, chana, kumra sabji

3 pm: Black coffee+ Peanuts

6.30 pm: Suji halwa (Ram navmi prasad)

8.30 pm: Mixed veg, moong dal

16000 steps, 2 litres of water and off to be da little late.

Good night!

Day 187!

It was school holiday on account of Ram Navmi and, thus, an opportunity for me to attend the complete bootcamp, A 3 km run followed by 40 minutes of HIIT and 10 minutes of mobility and then a sattu party! Could not be a better morning!

Day 187!

5.55-6.15 am: 3 km run

6.15-6.55 am: HIIT

6.55-7.05 am: Mobility

8 am: Sattu

11 am: 26gm protein oats from Yogabar with raisins, tea, 2 puri & chole (Ashtami prasad)

2 pm: Rice, chole, dahi, papad

2.45 pm: 1 bengali chamcham (ashtami prasad)

5.30 pm: Tea, 1 thin paratha, achar

7 pm: Guava, bhujia, laddoo

9000 steps, 1.5 litres of water and off to bed quite early!

Good night!

Day 186!

Though the morning was pleasant, by the time I went for my run, it was pretty hot and I was drenched in sweat badly! Still managed 4 km and an hour of gym post that! A satisfactory morning!

Day 186!

6.15 am: Date

6.30 am: Coconut water

6.40-7.10 am: 4 km run

7.20-8.10 am: SBD (Gym)

9.30 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop whey protein, 4-5 black raisins, flax, chia and pumpkin seeds, 1 spoon curd, kothali kela +Tea

12 noon: Black coffee (my regular dose to keep my eyes open- the slump between 11-12 pm every single day)

1.15 pm: 2 phulkas, 1 bowl paneer bhurji, aloo gobi

4 pm: Chana jor

8.15 pm: 2 phulka, ghugni, pattagobi

16000 steps, 2 litres of water and off to bed a little late!

Good night!

Day 185!

A good short drill with equipment on the ground followed by an hour of legs at the gym! Chai adda after training and though late, did not miss the gym! Consistency and discipline, I am told, is what takes you forward!

Day 185!

6 am: 1 date

7 am: 1 bite gond chakki, tea, 1 kothali kela

9.45 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop whey protein, 1 spoon curd, 4-5 black raisins, flax, chia and pumpkin seeds, 1 kothali kela

12 noon: Black coffee (too drowsy)

1.15 pm: Rice, ghugni

3.30 pm: 100 gms sauteed paneer

7.45 pm: Rice, lal saag, moong dal

2 litres of water, 9000 steps and slept off very early as somehow I felt too drained.

Good night!

Day 184!

The weekend was very active in terms of run and gym and quite balanced in terms of food. A lil binge eating last evening considering it was Sunday but otherwise the last 2 days were balanced. Grand celebration of gangaur and family time on Saturday and it was total bliss. Parlour date with Bunny yesterday and her smile was priceless! Spent rest of the day yesterday preparing for Bunny's new session and her proactiveness stole my heart! Touch wood!

Day 184!

6.50-7.10 am: Walking ( its been continuous run days and hence took a conscious break)

7.15-8.15 am: Upper body (gym)

9.30 am: 2 suji chilla, green chutney, tea

2 pm: 2 phulkas, matar paneer

5-7 pm: Sweets and snacks binge

10 pm: Rice, moong dal, bhindi

1-1.5 litres of water, around 8000 steps and a little late to bed!

Good night!

Day 183!

The last weekday before the school reopens and I took it to my advantage and went for a 7.5 km run! Somehow was not as comfortable as I am usually but managed to finish the run. Possibly it was my late dinner or general fatigue may be. Hit the gym post that, took time to decide if I should go ahead with 'Legs' but finally went ahead with it! All in all, a super active morning!

Day 183!

5.30 am: 1 date

6-7 pm: 7.5 km run

7.15-8.15 am: Legs (gym)

9.15 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 spoon dahi, 1 scoop whey protein, 4-5 black raisins, 1 kothali kola, flax, chia and pumpkin seeds and Tea

11.15 am: Vegetable upma

1.30 pm: Rice, green moong dal, cabbage+1 mini healthy ladoo

4.15 pm: Black coffee and peanuts

7.30 pm: Tea, baer

9.15 pm: Rice, soyabean sabji, mixed veg

2 litres of water and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 182!

One of the days when I could join the bootcamp from the start! A 3 km run, 45 minutes of on-ground leg strengthening followed by 50 minutes of SBD at the gym1

Day 182!

5.30 am: Papaya

5.50-7 am: 3 km run and on ground training

7.15-8.05 am: Gym (SBD)

9.15 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 kothali kela, 1 spoon curd, 1 scoop whey protein, 4-5 black raisins, flax, chia and pumpkin seeds+Tea

12.30 pm: Black coffee

1.30 pm: Paneer biryani

6.30 pm: Sauteed paneer

8.45 pm: 2 chikoo

10.15 pm: Soyabean sabji, healthy ladoo

Late dinner but 10k steps and 1.5-2 litres of water!

Good night!

Day 181!

Last 2 days were travel days with a conference to attend at Ahmedabad. The stark difference between this and other times was that I avoided sweets, chose proteins and completely bunked carbs during one of my main meals both days! Ate but selectively, focusing on proteins, fiber and fruits. Need some more work on it but progressing slowly and steadily! Came back late last night and back to the grill from today!

Day 181:

5.45 am: Papaya slice

6.10-7 am: 6.15 km run

7.10-8.10 am: Upper body (Gym)

8.30 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop whey protein, 1 spoon curd, 4-5 black raisins, 1 kothali kela, pumpkin, flax and cha seeds

9.30 am: Tea

11.30 am: 1 apple

1.30 pm: 2 phulkas, lobia, gobi

4.15 pm: 2 boiled eggs

5.45 pm: Crispy chilli babycorn and paneer; mango juice

8 pm: Puchka, papri chat

14000 steps, 2 litres of water and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 180!

It was day for LSD and I had set my mind to do 13 kms! It was cool morning and I went ahead solo for the run and trust me, thoroughly enjoyed it! Wanted to give up few times but my mind was too determined to let it pass! 12.28 kms and it was a tick for a Sunday!

Day 180!

5.45 AM: Papaya

6 -7.40 am: 12.28 km

8.30 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop whey protein, 4-5 black raisins, pumpkin, chia and flax seeds, 1 kothali kela, 1 spoon curd

8.45 am: Tea

12 noon: 2 vegetable sandwitches of green chutney, cucumber, onion, tomoto and some bhujia with tea

2.30 pm: 1 dosa, sambhar, chutney

3.45 pm: Tea

6.30 pm: 1 pakori puchka (Just one!)

7.30 pm: Some maggi

9.15 pm: 1 paneer and vegetable roll, 1/2 bowl choley

22,000 steps, 2 litres of water and late to bed! Have a super early morning tonmorrow!

Good night!

Day 179!

It was Saturday and clan day! So, it was 2 km of run at the ground followed by 50 minutes of strength training. Thereafter, hit the gym and did 55 minutes of SBD! A good workout and a satisfying morning!

Day 179!

5.45 am: Papaya

6-7 am: Run + Strength training

7.30-8.30 am: SBD (gym)

9 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop whey protein, 4-5 black raisins, 1 spoon curd, pumpkin, chia and flax seeds, 1 kothali kela

10.30 am: Tea

12.15 pm: 1 thin aloo paratha

2.15 pm: 2 phulkas, palak paneer, 2 spoons dal

6.30 pm: Tea + khari biscuit

9.15 pm: Rice, green moong dal + 2 bites burger (Have been restricting myself considerably; did not eat the kachoris which came specifically for me in the morning)

15000 steps, 2 lites of water and a little late to bed!

Good night!

Day 178!

Got up without an alarm (but at the same time) and went ahead for a 5 km progressive run followed by an hour of leg training at the gym! Drained but satisfied!

Day 178!

6.15 am: Papaya

6.25-7.15 am: 5 km progressive run

7.20-8.20 am: Legs (at the gym)

9 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop whey protein, 4-5 black raisins, 1 spoon curd, flax, chia and pumpkin seeds, 1 kothali kela

9.15 am: Tea

11.30 am: Green apple

1.15 pm: 2 phulkas, arbi sabji

3.45 pm: 2 boiled eggs, liquor tea

8.15 pm: Rice, dal bhindi

13,300 steps, 2 litres of water and a relaxing salon session!

Good night!

Day 177!

Today were my blood tests and other physical examination and hence, skipped workouts as they may tamper with the results. It was a relaxed day, no school, no workouts and all felt empty. Though I hate the sweat when I run, a day sitting idle not working out seems mundane.

Day 177!

10 am: 2 idlis, chutney

11 am: Black tea with sugar

1.45 pm: Rice, red chana

4 pm: A bite of cake (this is much lesser than my usual one slice)

4.45 pm: Puchkas and samosa (treat from our office staff)

8.15 pm: 2 small phulkas, gobi

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

Good night!

Day 176!

I was determined to do interval training today and so went for a 2 km warm up, 3.6 km of interval (6*400 run+200 jog) followed by 1.4 km of cool down. Felt fantastic and super exhausted. Went ahead for an hour of upper body at the gym and was all out! It was Bunny's result day and spend considerable part of the day at school! Tough training, busy day and ended with guilt of having samosa and thus, skipped dinner to balance out the calories. Blood tests tomorrow and no training! Rest day!

Day 176!

6.15 am: Papaya

6.25-7.25 am: 7 km run

7.40-8.40 am: Upper body (gym)

9 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop of whey protein, 4-5 black raisins, 1 kothali kela, pumpkin, chia and flax seed, 1 spoon curd

9.45 am: Tea

11 am: Poha (on the way to school)

1.45 pm: Sugarcane juice with the kids

3 pm: A lot of crying and scolding and ultimate an ice cream each!

5 pm: Sauteed paneer, tea

8.30 pm: Samosa

17,000 steps, 1-1.5 litres of water and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 175!

A 4 km run and some strength training- morning sorted!

Day 175!

6,15-6.30 am: Papaya and coconut water

6.35-6.50 am: Strength training on the ground

7-7.30 am: 4 km run

8. 15 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 kothali kela, 4-5 black raisins, 1 spoon curd, pumpkin seeds, 5 badam, 1 scoop whey protein

8.30 am: Tea

11.45 am: Black coffee and 30 gm chana

1.30 pm: Phulkas, lobia, gobi matar

7.30 pm: Tomato soup

13000 steps, 2 litres of water, difficulty falling off to sleep!

Good night!

Day 174!

Started with my periods late at night and called it a 'Rest Day'. Walked a little, joined some friends for an early breakfast, was home early and reached office way earlier than usual.

Day 174!

6.15 am: Papaya and a glass of warm water

7.30am: Tea and kachori sabji

10.45 am: Black coffee and 2 oats & blueberry cookies

12,30 pm: A slice of cake

2 pm: Rice, aloo dum, onions

5.30 pm: 2 boiled eggs

7 pm: Ice cream

9.15 pm: Paneer tikka

Off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 173!

The plan was to run 8 kms but instead had to assist in the run! A massive event and happy runners! Sunday LSD missed though! Attended Gosho study after very long and loved it! Bunny had already decided on dinner at a Cafe and so that was it! All in all, a day with variety and some rest!

Day 173!

4.30 am: A  date

4.45-8.45 am: Volunteered at RunBhumi!

8.45 am: A banana, guava

10.15 am: 1 gobi paratha, tea

11 am: tea

3 am: 2 phulkas, 1/2 bowl dal, ninnuo, aloo matar, green chutney, dahi and papad

5 pm: Tea

7 pm: Dinner at 'Leto'- good food and the India finals to go along

Was too tired as morning started at 4am and dozed off early!

Good night!

Day 172!

Saturday morning and no school and so could hit the ground on time! 2.61 kms of run followed by training on the ground. It was the Monthly Birthday celebration time and so had a treat of kachori sabji and tea after the training! Hit the gym post that for a recovery and stretching session as the leg day followed by SBD had been difficult, the body was sore and had a 8 km running event next day! The stretching helped tremendously and I was feeling better!

Day 172!

5.30 am: Papaya

5.50-7 am: Run of 2.61 kms followed by training

7-8 am: Birthday treat

8-8.50 am: Recovery and stretching

11 am: 1/4 paneer paratha, tea

12.45 pm: Sauteed paneer with veggies

3 pm: Rice, arhar dal, cabbage, dahi

5.30 pm: Tea

8 pm: Khitchdi, ghugni and some papdi chat

13000 steps, 2 litres of water and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 171!

A run of 4 km followed by 50 minutes of SBD at the gym- morning sorted!

Day 171!

6.15-6.30 am: Papaya, coconut water

6.40-7.10 am: 4 km run

7.15-8.05 am: SBD (at the gym)

8.30 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop whey protein, 1 spoon curd, 5-6 black raisins, pumpkin seeds, 5 badam and 1 kothali kela

9.15 am: Tea

11 am: Guava

1 pm: Rice, green moong dal

3.15 pm: 2 boiled eggs and black coffee

5.15 pm: Upma

9.15 pm: Onion rice, ghugni

13,000 steps, 2 litres of water and off to bed early!

Good night!

Day 170!

An early morning, some strength training on the ground and close to an hour of legs at the gym- an active morning overall. Looking forward to the day!

Day 170!

6.16-6.30 am: Papaya, coconut water

6.30-7 am: Strength training on the ground

7.30-8.25 am: Legs (gym)

8.45 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 scoop whey isolate, 5-6 black raisins, 1 spoon curd, flax, chia and pumpkin seeds, 5 badam, 1 kothali kela

9.30 am: Tea

10.45 am: Guava

11.30 am: Black coffee and a bite of doda barfi

2 pm: Rice, green moong dal, gobi matar

5.30 pm: Epigamia + sauteed paneer

9 pm: Mom insisted on having few fries and after refusing few times, I gave in

8300 steps, 2 litres of water and off to bed on time!

Good night!

Day 169!

It was Bunny's school holiday and I got up at my leisure and went for a 3.5 km run! Gym has been closed since 2 days so running has been the only workout (besides walking). Drenched as heat is gradually picking up but satisfied that I did not miss out on the workout!

Day 169!

7.05-7.30 am: 3.5 km run

8.15 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 kothali kela, 5-6 black raisins, 1 spoon curd, flax, pumpkin and chia seeds and 1 scoop whey protein

9 am: 1 cup tea

11.30 am: 2 kachori, sabji, tea

2.15 pm: Rice, ghugni, onion

5.15 pm: Sauteed paneer and tea

9 pm: Epigamia, 2 bites muri, 2 bites phulka bhindi

A long day with a proposal to go out and a school project for Bunny. Time for bed!

Good night!

Day 168!

So as school was closed and so was gym, I planned a long run and covered 12 kms today! After a gap, found it a struggle to run, forget about pace, and even breathe. Stopped quite a few times but managed to complete my run and got the adrenaline rush! 

Day 168!

5.50-7.30 am: 12 km run

8.15 am: Smoothie of 40 gm oats, 1 kothali kela, 5-6 black raisins, flax and pumpkin seeds, 1 spoon curd and a scoop of whey protein (Tried a new one from Only what's Needed- found it a little different from my usual stuff, will take time to get used to it)

9 am: 1 cup tea

11.15 am: 2 small aloo parathas, 1/4 cup tea

1.30 pm: Papaya

2.30 pm: Rice, aloo dum, dahi

3.30 pm: 1/2 cup tea

7.30 pm: Tea, 2 mini suhali, few bites of top ramen and epigamia

9.15 pm: 2 phulkas, palak paneer

2 litres of water, 17000 steps and off to bed early. Felt exhausted through the day after the long run. I guess it is the heat taking over me!

Good night!

Day 167!

Last few days have been a roller coaster starting with a wedding, then work travel to Indonesia and the holiday at Goa! While I have tried my best to include protein in my meals during travel and social functions, tried hitting the gym/ run whenever feasible, there has been no routine and though I feel a little low so as not to be able to maintain my regime but then such is life. Its not robotic, its more humane with social events, work and fun being part of the journey. I guess I need to throw aside the guilt and just get back to normal regime at the earliest. I think that is what is called consistency! I am back to the old grind and so, here is my update on my workout and diet , re-starting from today!!

Day 167!

6.15-6.30 am: Papaya and coconut water

7-7.25 am: 3 km run

7.30-8.25 am: Upper body (gym)

9.45 am: 2 idli, chutney, tea

11.45 am: Vegetable poha & black coffee

2.15 pm: Rice, dal makhani

5.15 pm: Papaya and epigamia

8 pm: 2 phulkas, palak paneer, red chana, 1 gujia

It was 18000 steps , close to 1.5-2 litres of water and slept on time!

Trying to get back protein in my diet and trying to be greedy to walk as much!

Time to rebound and rebounce!

Good night!