Confessions of a Cola Addict: any

FITNESS | MAY AGENDA

Does anyone else believe in jinx?
Well I know I do. And you'll know why in about 3 sentences.

Impressed by my discipline and dedication, I had gloated just a tiny bit in February and then to my many friends in March about my new trainer and the great workout and look what happened...

April was MAYHEM times 10!

No workout
No regular meals
(well I had no home for about 10 days so that's that)
OTT fast food consumption
and the cherry on top, insane stress that must have released buckets of cortisol in my system making it go somewhat like this

Yeeeeeee me.

But now that the shit storm has subsided and I am slowly coming to terms with my new abode (I want to gush about this later), it's time to take control.

Step 1 of damage control was visiting my nutritionist and getting a reality check. And as expected, my weight and fat levels are at my all time worst. Honestly man, I have not been this gutted in a long long time. Seeing the unbelievable 70 on the scale was numbing, then terrifying. After lots of AA type confessions later the POA was drafted...

The mission to go slow and correct the larger issues.

Step 1 > fix a wake up time. The eating pattern goes into monkey mode if the wake up time keeps varying. Also, this is something I also struggle with so definitely to be fixed.

Step 2 > get back on the eating right wagon. I need to get back to starting my day with the metabolism boosting cinnamon-honey paste downed with hot water and then a healthy breakfast which should preferably oats which keeps me filled longer and is also know to help fight cholesterol

Step 3 > which is the tricky one, exercise. And I have no idea how to approach the workout situation. I could start with my trainer but I am kinda broke-ish. Alternately, I could start by using the office gym which is pretty well equipped and well, free! except that I have to reach work by 8 which is tad over ambitious. Plan C, start walking everyday, which honestly, is the least likely to happen because it is the single most boring workout EVER!

My lovely nutritionist gave me a killer idea...switch on youtube and follow a zumba video! At home, free, not time bound and fun! Hmm...I think I am tipping towards this the most, To complement, I am very inclined to put my very robust Pinterest board to good use and try a few plans. Ambitious, you say? I so agree but hey, I am trying!

I am willing to cut myself a little slack today and tomorrow and as the weekend begins, I want to get this plan into action.

Is there anyone listening to my woes? Do you have a pearl of wisdom to help me through? Kinda sinking here...

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MOTIVATION | Excuse the excuses | START

any

In an earlier post I had talked about how all good intentions of getting healthy are usually met with stronger than steel excuses that are sometimes are worth taking a deeper look into but mostly they just plain lazy excuses. Period.

Its been six years since I have been on this whine. I noticed my overweight at 55. Today I am 67. What I consistently done in these 6 years is whine and worry about this. What I have not done is an honest to god effort. And the top two excuses were...*drumrolls*

TIME AND PLACE.

Time: There are 24 hours in a day. My dermat pleaded me to just do thirty minutes of brisk walking promising results good results not just for my skin but overall wellbeing. Thirty minutes from twenty four hours! Can I give you some more good news? This doesn't have to be everyday. Thrice a week is all she asked for. Its not it. But its a start.

Let me break it down further: there are 1,00,800 minutes in a week. One lakh and eight hundred!

And all we need are just 90 minutes. Ninety.

If we cannot manage even this much then its all just sham isn't it?

Place: Not everyone has the means to pay for a gym membership. Gym memberships cost more than my monthly rent these days. And lets say you do manage to get the membership, there is no guarantee you'd actually get there. Ask me, I cringe at the thought of how much of my hard-earned monies have gone to waste over the years out of sheer laziness.

And let's say you are this awesome soul who dedicatedly reaches the gym everyday. Gyms nowadays are seeing so much traffic that the common slots like early morning or early evening are terribly crowded that you end up waiting around for a couple of hours to use 45mins. Everyone may not have that kind of time to accomodate this.

Basically, what I am trying to say is, excuses will be in plenty. But if the intention is there, there is a way.

If there is even a small part of you that relates with this then please let me tell you, its not worth it. The worrying and whining when actually not making an honest effort...all you'll gain is depression and more weight. Its all I think about and its all I feel guilty about day in and day out. That's no way to live. I am making an effort. I could use some motivation from you.

Try this. Start with two sets a day. See how far you can go by end of month.