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01 June 2012

Evelyn says persistence is the key, well, so here I am...persisting...failing, coming back the next day to say I failed, make new promises, and try again...to only fail again, and record it, resolve to do better, and try again...and so on and so forth.

Today I read on a fortune cookie that the quickest way to glory is to be what you wish to be thought to be. In my case, what comes to mind are:
Strong,
Determined,
Woman of my word, and
In charge of my actions--not be at the mercy of feelings & circumstances
Athletic mindset and attitude
and, light and free-spirited!

Keeping my word is really important to me and this daily battle of giving in and giving up on upholding my word is taking away my power and self-worth and full self-expression.

I just have to remember that no food is special enough or tempting enough to replace this sweet feeling of power from being a strong person of their word. And as hard and painful the idea of working out is, I gotta stick to a schedule.

So tomorrow, no matter what, I gotta go on that hike in the evening. It'll be fun and energizing.

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29 May 2012

Journaling after 12 days!! And it's been 12 days of a 180 degree turn towards the dark side! I've gained all the wieight I lost and then some!! A couple days ago I had seen crazy numbers on the scale, like 167! 10 pounds gained in 10 days! Arguably, it's water weight. But, that would be an invalid and untrue argument. I am culpable. I did really great for one day in the city (Fri, the 18th), and was telling a friend how I feel transformed...I don't have the cravings, my body feels lighter, and I am definitely very mindful of the tastes and textures and was able to throw out my expensive salad coz it tasted processd, and stayed full on only a 6 inch flatbread veggie subway all day long. I didn't feel the need to eat later at my friends' place either.

But this transformation was short-lived! It started with tempting home-made big fat belgian waffles!Then a cake, margaritas, wines, creme brulle, yummy quiches, rice....and so on all in two days!! Thanks to the amazing cooking of my friends! They weren't forcing me this time, so I gotta blame myself for giving up so quickly!

Well, the two days lead to a whole week ahead of letting myself go, eating lots of calories, not watching what I eat, the craving-monster got unleashed, my body felt lethargic and heavy on these carbs and cals, and I felt no energy or motivation to work out.

Well, so that's that. I have re-started the process with a clean slate today. The plan is:
1) eat healthy balanced diet
2) carbs--only the good kind--earlier in the day. No carbs for dinner
3) More proteins and fibers, lots of veggies, 2 fruits in the day to satisfy the sugar cravings, and milk
4) lots of water
5) eat dinner before 8 pm
6) workout daily
7) journal daily and input on "loseit"
8) Keep empowering thoughts

Menu:
Bfast: protein shake after workout
Lunch: bean or lentil soup with kale (or quinoa or other grain)
snacks: fruits
Dinner: stirfry with veggie meatballs or big salad

The goal is to get toned and in great shape for my upcoming travels and hiking through mountains in national parks this summer!

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29 May 2012

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
73.8 kg	6.9 kg	14.9 kg	Reasonably Well

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17 May 2012

I've been slowly getting into working out, and liking it. Yesterday I did a dvd on toning uppper body and a few lunges and squats. Today I continued with that DVD and did a cardio routine of 5 sets of a loop consisting of jumping jacks, jog in place, mountain climbers, back and forth, and grass cutting(?)

Diet-wise, my cravings are well under control and I don't care to reach for seconds or salivate over thoughts of food or feel sorry for myself over what I'm missing out on. I haven't felt hungry or starving. Today was a test with eating out as we were invited to someone's place for dinner. So I had to make an exception and be ok with eating some carbs for dinner. Here's the breakdown:

Breakfast: coffee with cream
Lunch: Salad, a side of black eyed peas, and some indian veggies (little bit of oil and sugar)
Resisted snacking or eating anything else until dinner arond 8 pm

Dinner: Paneer veggies in tomato gravy (no seconds), green pepper veggie, 1.5 whole wheat chappati, 1 small cup of moong dal, and 1 piece of handva (salted/spice cake made of rice dough)...and watermelon. Skipped rice and seconds of anything.

Had a little bit of fennel seeds for after dinner mouth freshening.

Water intake has been good.

Tomorrow, I'm headed to NYC and spenign time with friends who have historically tempted me to eat gourmet stuff, have desserts, and drink wine. Today, I'm creating the possibility of staying powerful and on top of food cravings--and not run by them! The plan is to have a small portion of healthy carbs for bfast or lunch, but not for dinner. And no wine or dessert. Even if it offends them. I'm worth it and what's at stake is my freedom and full self-expression.

Weight was down to 157.8 today.

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17 May 2012

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
71.6 kg	9.2 kg	12.6 kg	Reasonably Well

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