tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52490592680094367552015-09-22T22:56:30.394+05:30My journey through weight loss post pregnancy, getting fit and my healthy recipesPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071993254785295592noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249059268009436755.post-37654884206617928922015-01-21T16:43:00.000+05:302015-01-21T16:43:26.154+05:30

I realised blogging keeps me accountable. So does counting calories. Starting off on a good note...*fingers crossed*

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Too.HOT.to.do.ANYTHING. seriously, Mumbai is having some crazy heat wave. Usually it is just me who cribs about the temperature, but this past week everyone has been feeling the heat! It was so hot today, i actually stopped my workout midway today and lay down under the fan on the floor. I couldn't go on.  Over the weekend we planned to go swimming and I was happy as I would get a good swim

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FINALLY!! finally the scale has moved downward. It is just 300 gms, but what matters is that it has!! At least it works as a motivator for me to keep going. Still going good on the 30 day shred. Missed two days on the weekend when I was at my moms place, but 3 more days and I will be on level 2. So far had sore muscles for first 3-4 days, but now actually feeling good after the workout. Also I

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Bullet points is how I am going to roll today: Have been feeling really lazy to update. Spent a few days again with just the brat and myself, while in-laws and husband were out of town. Must say am very proud of myself, because I managed work, the house and the brat pretty well, without having a serious nervous meltdown. I have noticed that even though my daughter is only 3.5 yrs, she is

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I have been good and bad this week. Bad first; I have not exercised even a little bit. :( Good things: 1. Water drinking is going great. 2. Controlling my sweet intake. I cheated only once on my birthday, since there was a cake at home and one at work, ate cake twice, but I guess on my birthday it is allowed. ;) 3. Logging my food intake religiously. Sheetal reminded me about the mobile app for

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I was supposed to update last week, but was travelling for work and then the 3 day weekend made lazy. Plus it is very difficult to even start the laptop at home and do anything, since the minute the computer boots, my toddler is next to me, wanting to 'help' me, pressing keys, touching the screen and what not. It usually ends up with her crying or watching a cartoon on the laptop. Anyhow,

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http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=1987 A very interesting read...must book mark this.

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Like I said in my last post, I have been looking for some/any motivation. And the lack of posts obviously means I haven't found any yet. There have been instances where I have looked at myself in the mirror and suddenly saw the flab I have added all over, the pants that I had so happily altered now need to be loosened, the stomach jiggles every time I run and I am out of breath after just a

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Yikes..January is already over. Didn't even realize it is over so soon. :( I was hoping to write a post where I would say how much weight I lost and how I have been fully dedicated to exercise etc. But sadly none of that has happened. Well, have I been busy? sorta..but more than busy, I have been lazy. Lazy about exercising or even lazy about posting here. I was putting a lot of

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I did it you guys. I ran/walked the 6k Dream run at Standard Chartered Marathon! Yay! Like I had mentioned earlier, I was in two minds the entire time. Hubs had already made up his mind about running/ walking no matter what and was egging me on to accompany him. We collected the bibs a week before and I had decided to just accompany him and cheer him on from the side lines..up until the

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I read 13 books and over 5000 pages in 2013!! can you believe it. Last I was reading so much was when I was in school / college and during the summer vacation I would join the nearby library. Of course those were the days of Enid Blyton Famous Five, Malory Towers, then Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys. slowly moving to Sidney Sheldon, John Grisham, Mary Higgins Clark, Aurthur Hailey........and now

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Ok. This isn't really a fancy recipe or anything. In fact it isn't really a recipe even. But I thought I should just jot it down. Most of you might already be making this, but please bear with me as I bask in the glory of having discovered something that will use leftovers, taste good and be healthy. Thanks :) So what is this that I made you ask? Well I am sorry there are no photos. I hadn't

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Past two weeks have been awfully busy, but totally awesome. They were spent meeting with old friends, entertaining guests, the hubs coming back and most important of all spending a lot of time with my daughter. 21st we had a college reunion and on the 28th a school re-union and meeting with my class mates and teachers after 16 years was such a fabulous experience. Though 25th was the only

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TGIF! Specially because I have a very packed weekend coming up. We had our office christmas party and a secret santa gift exchange..super fun!. Tomorrow is my little munchkin's sports day and on Sunday I am meeting up with my college friends. A re-union of sorts and I cannot wait!! Food and exercise is going ok. Weekend is going to be indulgent and I am ok with it. I'd love to share with two

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*fingers crossed* because I don't want to jinx it..but..the scale is slowly starting to budge...FINALLY. after staring at the same number for the past 2 weeks I was starting to get a bit disappointed. But ..yay! just hope that I can see it through Christmas and New Year.!! I am also thinking of starting to post my food once in a while, keeps me accountable. Let's see if I want to bore you with

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Sometime during the time when I went MIA from here, I had this sudden enthu streak and I ended up signing for the Mumbai Marathon Dream run. This enthu streak was totally the husbands doing and quiet a bit of inspiration from Sugar. The husband not only egged me on to sign up, but he signed up along with me too!!. He seemed to have forgotten about his own scolding post my previous race attempt.

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This is my snack buffet at work Roasted Soya beans, Peanuts and Mix dried fruit

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I am sooooo glad that last week is behind me. Must have been the worst ever week I have had in a long long time. Nothing seemed to be in my favour..:(. Just to give you an idea of the things that went wrong in descending order of the anguish and tears it cost me 1. My purse was flicked. Lost a good 5k, my credit and debit cards, a lot of contact details and most importantly my PAN card and

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I tried this simple and quick snack on Sunday. It's perfect for when I want something crunchy and savory with my tea or coffee in the evenings. I have made this with a combination of Ragi and Wheat flour, but can be made by adding other types of flours like jowar etc. You can also mix and match the condiments to suit your taste. So let's quickly get to this recipe Finger Millet / Ragi

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I am back in the exercise groove and have been doing the 30DS for a week now and boy does it feel good! The adrenaline rush does make me feel good all day. Till date, the biggest obstacle for me was not the exercise itself but waking up in the morning. But for the past few months the exercise itself had become an obstacle.  If you remember my post here about getting a heatstroke and how I

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I know a lot of people women who are trying to lose weight. And what I have come to realize while interacting with these women, is that we { including yours truly}have a set image or a number in terms of kgs in our mind as to what is a healthy weight or how a healthy person looks or how you want to look. It is a good thing, to have goals, to have a target which you can work towards. But the

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Hi there.  I guess this has been the longest I have been away from the blog and it has been both intentional and accidental. To start off one of my co-workers found out about the blog. Though I had not taken much effort to keep my identity private, I never even imagined any of my co-workers finding out about this. It was a little awkward knowing that a person I know in real life would be

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We finally bought a oven and if you follow me on twitter you would know I have gone baking crazy. This is what I have been upto last few weekends.  Blueberry Oat muffins Chocolate cookies for the toddler Savory Ragi crackers Whole wheat pav whole wheat sandwich loaf

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Monsoon is here and how! It has been raining incessantly for the last few days and temperatures have dropped quite a bit. Though I am not really a monsoon person { yes, there I said it!} I am definitely enjoying the cooler weather and drop in humidity. I am actually craving something hot and fried  these days. So the other day when the toddler said she wanted soup I was all up for it. She

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Tried and tested tips over a period of 4 days. Guarantees a gain of  1kg. 1. Do Not miss the breakfast buffet, since you know it is the most important meal of the day. 2. All buffets have a healthy option, so start with the Greek  yogurt, fruits and wheat flakes. 3. But what if you miss lunch, you will be busy in meetings after all. Have some eggs and toast to fill you up. 4. The

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