Confessions of a Cola Addict

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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LIFE | 3 STEP RECOVERY PROCESS FROM LIFE MALFUNCTIONS

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If there is one reality I am adept at comprehending is shit happens. Not just the literal kind smart ass.

One fine day, out of nowhere shit will surface all around and graduate to drown you in a matter of no time. Figuratively speaking. After the initial bout of hysteria, the wise thing to do then, I have learnt, is to hold your breath and wait for it to pass.
It will. It usually does.

However, philosophy won't always see you through testing times. What does help me most times is some good food and a good nights sleep. Now my latest medical reports have put me off my food debauchery, but that is a story for another day. And as luck would have it, sleep too is giving me the miss. As I said, all at once and out of nowhere.

But I am not one to cower to life's curve balls. Unable to change much at this point, I am trying to take control of the sleep situation. Internet wisdom + common sense + experience has helped me device this three step process. Read on if you'd like...

RELAXING YOGA POSE

aka Viparit Karani

Internet seems to suggest this pose as the thing for calming the over working mind the eff down and I testify affirmative. You can read further here

COLD SHOWER.

I am aware of the praises showered (pun intended) on a warm one. It is raved that the warm water works on the tense muscles making you all loosygoosy but personally, I find it a boat load of boohokey. In the sweltering summer heat with 96% humidity, a warm shower is sure to do added damage to my already fried nerves. So, no thank you. Instead, I find a cold shower does the trick for me. The moment when a shock of cold water hits my head is the only time my mind is completey utterly blank. It is therefore fantastic to take my mind off whatever that is on my mind and it kinda continues that way. A cold head shower makes me alert and fresh and maybe its odd, but I kinda feel that the water is washing away my worries for the moment

ESSENTIAL OILS

This is my new found late twenties vanity...aroma oils. Well, aromatherapy in general. Which includes but is not restricted to candles, incense sticks, ceramic oil burners, vaporisers, scented pouches...yeah, its borderline mental. A good fragrance lingering in the house is bound to uplift mood. I light a vapouriser and put a few drops on my pulse points and back of my neck. Ocean Breeze from Aromathologia is my ultimate peacifying (no, that's not a legit word) oil.

You know what it is better than the above, all 3 together!!!
- Light the vapouriser in your bathroom, put out the lights, you have candle light to guide you...and revel in a meditative cold shower.

- Come out, dry off, perch yourself in the wall pose for 10 minutes and I swear before its even 10 minutes you'd be relaxed than you were when you started.

Try it. Let me know if it helped you.

Until later
XO

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FITNESS | HOW I LEARNT TO REPEATING A SET WITHOUT DYING

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FUN | Movietime

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FITNESS | Lazy Girl's Health Plan | February Round Up

I have surprised myself this past month. And proudly so. Well, not entirely but then I always forget to acknowledge the good and harp on the bad stuff.

So first up, I attended all but one yoga classes that I had scheduled for February. Yes, it was just
twice a week and she came home but even then I did have reasons and/or excuses to cancel. But except one class that we just couldn't reschedule, I followed through.

Result: I started out completely frigid which freaked me out a great deal. I am usually flexible (atleast, used to be ) but months of doing nothing meant I couldn't even touch my toes! Good news is by the last two classes I was beginning to feel limber. Much! So yeee me!

Secondly, I like that I have returned to this space every once in a while and let out what I am thinking. I have a follow-through problem which I am working on so I feel good that I have come this far.

After the yays comes the nays.

Eating has been terrible this past month. Because of the chilly mornings I have been getting out of bed as late as at 9AM. Which meant running around wildly to reach work and skipping breakfast. SO AWFUL! It wasn't everyday but most days. Then my lunch-service lady was being irregular as well. So overall, terrible.

I also got over-ambitious and added 30 minutes of walking everyday which fell flat in three days. Literally. By the third day my knee was killing me and as it would be, I fell face first on the pavement and that was that. I had to cancel two Yoga sessions and rest my knee a bit but my takeout was that I probably shouldn't do physical activities on a day-to-day basis until strengthen my knees.

This brings me to the plan of action for March.

BIG step! I have hired a personal trainer after great deliberation for almost two weeks.

After a LOT of deliberation I took the leap. Wish me luck. I will share my plan if it helps you.

Since I slacked in the eating department I am not counting getting back as a goal. So my eating right goal in March is NO COLA!

Its been three days and its Cola 1- Me 2.

My weight as on 28th Feb is 67.9KGS.

Good luck, me!

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MOTIVATION | Excuse the excuses | START

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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.