Beginning of 3rd week!

So, my 3rd week on this weight loss journey and healthy lifestyle begins!

I got up to a 'not so bad' weather and ran for 4 km followed by 20 minutes of core at the gym! Satisfied and happy! Yesterday I had restricted myself to just one cup of tea! Let's see what today holds!

Weight: 72.6 kgs

Day 15

6.15 am: 1 glass of soaked chia seed water

6.30- 7.20: Run followed by gym

8.45 am: Idli upma, Tea

11.30 am: Bijora

1.45 pm: 2 oats roti, aloo soyabean sabji, cucumber, dahi

4 pm: Tal Makhana + Dark chocolate

6 pm: Moth

8.30 pm: 3 ultra thin & small phulka, toru sabji, 1/2 cheese sandwitch, 1 dates nuts barfi (was feeling ravenous)

13,000 steps, 3.5 litres of water and in bed by 9.30 pm!

Good night!

Day 14!

I had my routine blood tests planned today and so I had been fasting for 12 hours! Had a disturbed sleep and went for the tests at 7 am after dropping Bunny at the bus stop! Took it as a 'Rest Day" post the tests and skipped running & Gym today!

Day 14:

8.30 am: Vermicelli pulao, Tea

9.45 am: 1 glass soaked chia seed water, 1 banana

1 pm: 2 buckwheat roti, baigan ka bharta

3.45 pm: A small slice of coffee cake (birthday celebration of a colleague)

5.30 pm: 3 paneer pakoras (the birthday treat)

8 pm: 1 aloo paratha

9.30 pm: Milk and murunda

8600 steps and 3 litres of water! Off to bed at 10!

Good night!

Day 13!

 6 hours of sleep and up at 5 am to get ready for my first event of the season today!

Day 13:

5.30 am: 1 glass soaked chia seed water, 1 Kothali kela

7.15 am: 1 Banana

8 am: Tea

9.45 am: 2 sattu paratha

12.45 pm: 1 small bowl dal+rice+aloo sabji

2.30 pm: Rice, kali dal, dahi

4.30 pm: Tea

7.30: Prasad at Sunderkand path (I was invited to a sunderkand path nearby to sing a bhajan on the occasion of Radha Ashtami- Yes, I sing and people say I am not bad at it😁)

8.45: Off to bed

14500 steps & 2 litres of water!

Have my blood tests tomorrow - Good night!

Day 12!

 A good night's rest and the fresh me!

Day 12:

5.30 am: 1 glass soaked chia seed water, 1 kothali kela

5.45- 7.10 am: 3 km run and strength training (hit the ground after ages for training and feeling happy)

7.30 am: 1 scoop protein powder in a glass of water

8.30 am: Tea

10 am:  2 vegetable suji chilla

1 pm: 1 small apple

2 pm: Rice, kala chana, dahi, cucumber

5 pm: Tea

6.30 pm: Masala muri

8.30 pm: 1 jowar roti, arbi sabji, dahi

10.30 pm : 1 cutlet, tea (This meal was a splurge; everybody insisted and I gave in😔)

Around 10000 steps and 2-2.5 litres of water. Have a run tomorrow and I am very late to bed!!

Good night!

A bright sunny morning!

Got up to a bright sunny morning and a good night's sleep! Ready to take the day head on!

Day 11:

6.15 am: 1 glass of lukewarm water, 1 kothali kela

6.40-8.15 am: Run of 4 kms and gym (core & gaits)

8.30 am: 1 scoop protein powder in a glass of water

9.30 am: 1 cup of tea

10 am: 3 boiled eggs

11.30 am: Black tea (extremely sleepy😴)

12.15 pm: 1 small apple

2.15 pm: 2 buckwheat roti, 1 katori paneer bhurji, dahi

4 pm: Tea

5.30 pm: Makhana

7.30 pm: Moth, Dates Nuts Barfi

17100 steps, 2-2.5 litres of water, slept by 9 pm!

Good night!

Day 10!

A good night's sleep works wonders! I slept well and got up refreshed! My trainer has asked me not to run today as it is my "leg day" at the gym!

Day 10:

6.15 am: 1 glass of soaked chia seed water, shared kathali kela with my daughter

6.45- 8.30 pm: Gym (Leg day)

8.45 am: 1 scoop plant protein powder

9.15 am: 1.5 ajwain paratha, Paneer bhurji, Tea

11.15 am: 1 small apple

1,30 pm: 2 buckwheat roti, lauki vadi, dahi

3.30 pm: Black tea with 2 biscuits

5.30 pm: chana

7 pm: Bijora

8.30 pm: Dal, chawal, Mixed veg

Around 6800 steps and 22- 2.5 litres of water. Off to bed by 9.30 pm!

Good night!

...yet another day to look forward to!

 Day 9:

6.15 am: I glass of lukewarm water, 1 Kothali kela

6.30-8 am: 2.64 km of run followed by an hour of gym

8.15 am: 1 scoop of Plant Protein

9.45 am: Dadi k shard ka prasad comprising of Kachori sabji, sweets, tea (Every year I visit my chachi's house to take prasad of the shrad of my grand parents and my father)

12 noon: Motichur Ladoo (It is Ganesh Chaturthi and Kolkata ke Ganeshji, Modak nahi, ladoo khate hai!)

2.30 pm: 2 Buckwheat roti, Aloo gobi, Beetroot

5 pm: Dates

7.45 pm: Paw bhaji

17000 steps, 2 litres of water and in bed by 9.30 pm!!

Wishing everyone Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!