Weight loss-ppl plz keep encouraging me!! I need support!
When I see stars on t.v. I always envy them for their perfect bodies and how they maintain them, seemingly effortlessly. I would wonder why somethings are just not doing it for me. So it was surprising to see Rani Mukherjee struggle with her weight issues, to learn about her eating habits and how she would put on weight between movies and would have to reduce again. That made me realize am not abnormal when it comes to my addiction to coldrinks! I guess we are all human and seeing these amazing women talk about their problems made me realize that its ok to slip at times, just so long you realize you slipped and again start working towards your goal. Of course I don't want to be in a situation where I lose and put on weight in a cycle, I want my change to be permanent, a change of my lifestyle or rather, ending my addiction to soft drinks and junk foods. Its not like I love eating junk foods but since I began living by myself, it became so much easier just buying a burger and downing it with some coke, than going home and cooking. Especially since when work piles up, I go to office on weekends and work at home well past midnight. I have deadlines to meet and who has time to cook a healthy meal? Yes when work declines, I have the time to cook dal and roti but this is not a regular thing. I think I manage to eat sabzi or dal 2 times in a week. Mostly I get roti and eat that with tea or soup and some namkeen.
Seeing my diet, its not much. Morning tea with roti and namkeen or bread and butter (2 slices). Then maybe half a sandwich in office. Come home and have maggi and soup. Dinner 2 rotis with namkeen. My diet is pathetic, its filled with junk foods. In between I began eating Haldiram's bhelpuri packets, ready to eat ones (new packs have come in the market, they are a one time snack pack). I reasoned that some rice puffs with chutney wouldn't have too many calories. Imagine my shock when my friend read out that it contains over 500 calories!! I was zapped, simple rice puffs with peanuts etc and to think I thought it was a healthy alternative and never bothered to check the nutrition info on the pack.
I have been feeling miserable at times. Thats when I read about Sonakshi Sinha and Sonam Kapoor and how these women managed to shed over 30 kilos in 2 years. It was wonderful learning that these are normal women like me who were determined to look good. I had already put in weight training and cardio, like they do. Now the only thing left, is diet control and determination for it. When am bogged down with work, opening a pack of crisps or ordering a pizza is so much easier than chopping fruits, making soup etc. But this has got to change for me. I need to start saying at work that I need more time and cannot do miracles. Being the only one in my office doing this job, I often get totally swamped. Though my manager is extremely supportive (he is an amazing manager), I always overcommit and then work overtime to meet those deadlines because I keep my commitments. I need to take out time for me too. Exercising I do regularly and I can feel my muscles bulging now, am so proud of that! Diet control is the last step, I know it. Last time when I grew conscious of my diet, I lost weight easily. I avoided fried foods, junk food and was very strict about it, but then I was home and had 3 cooks to follow my orders. But thats no excuse. I don't even like a burger but when I get so hungry and nothing else is there, I step into McD and order a veggie burger. I also get full very easily, I need very small serves to satiate my hunger. I really need to be strict and committed. For myself. And I will be. Just people, please keep encouraging me!
I have to do this, I deserve it! And I don't even need to lose the amount Sonam and Sonakshi did, thank God for that! Probably because thought I eat junk, my servings are small and I have always been working out regularly, this has kept things in check. I need to lose around 5kgs and at the very most, 10. Definitely not more than that, even I know that much about me! Please I hope I am able to do this and maintain it!!!
Seeing my diet, its not much. Morning tea with roti and namkeen or bread and butter (2 slices). Then maybe half a sandwich in office. Come home and have maggi and soup. Dinner 2 rotis with namkeen. My diet is pathetic, its filled with junk foods. In between I began eating Haldiram's bhelpuri packets, ready to eat ones (new packs have come in the market, they are a one time snack pack). I reasoned that some rice puffs with chutney wouldn't have too many calories. Imagine my shock when my friend read out that it contains over 500 calories!! I was zapped, simple rice puffs with peanuts etc and to think I thought it was a healthy alternative and never bothered to check the nutrition info on the pack.
I have been feeling miserable at times. Thats when I read about Sonakshi Sinha and Sonam Kapoor and how these women managed to shed over 30 kilos in 2 years. It was wonderful learning that these are normal women like me who were determined to look good. I had already put in weight training and cardio, like they do. Now the only thing left, is diet control and determination for it. When am bogged down with work, opening a pack of crisps or ordering a pizza is so much easier than chopping fruits, making soup etc. But this has got to change for me. I need to start saying at work that I need more time and cannot do miracles. Being the only one in my office doing this job, I often get totally swamped. Though my manager is extremely supportive (he is an amazing manager), I always overcommit and then work overtime to meet those deadlines because I keep my commitments. I need to take out time for me too. Exercising I do regularly and I can feel my muscles bulging now, am so proud of that! Diet control is the last step, I know it. Last time when I grew conscious of my diet, I lost weight easily. I avoided fried foods, junk food and was very strict about it, but then I was home and had 3 cooks to follow my orders. But thats no excuse. I don't even like a burger but when I get so hungry and nothing else is there, I step into McD and order a veggie burger. I also get full very easily, I need very small serves to satiate my hunger. I really need to be strict and committed. For myself. And I will be. Just people, please keep encouraging me!
I have to do this, I deserve it! And I don't even need to lose the amount Sonam and Sonakshi did, thank God for that! Probably because thought I eat junk, my servings are small and I have always been working out regularly, this has kept things in check. I need to lose around 5kgs and at the very most, 10. Definitely not more than that, even I know that much about me! Please I hope I am able to do this and maintain it!!!