The ‘not so conventional’ ways to ensure you maintain your diet…

 

    Unconventional method – 1

     

      Eat Lemon Bhel all day.

Unconventional method – 2

  

Drink lots of tasty water- coconut water/

lemon juice with honey/fresh juice without sugar.

Unconventional method – 3

  

Get Busy – When you’re really busy, you forget about food.

Unconventional method – 4

 

Throw dinner parties/Invite guests over –

Nothing can kill your appetite faster than cooking for others-

the hurried peeling, chopping, cutting, messy kitchen,

sweating over the hot stove…yuckkk!

Unconventional method – 5

 

The more you sleep, the less you are awake.

Unless you’re on a drip- there is no way you can eat and sleep at the same time.

Hence, the more you sleep the less you eat.

Unconventional method – 6

 

Read romantic novels/watch A grade movies –

There is something about watching/reading people in action,

that makes you forget about food! I mean,

you may think about strawberries and cream but not a Burger!

Unconventional method – 7

 

Get rejected by someone you love – This is a tricky one,

because it can cause you to eat too much as well but my one and only experience made me realize,

If you’re really, really hurt last thing on your mind is food.

Giselle’s Borrowed Diet Khichdi

It is so easy to give in to temptation, so easy to give up on your diet, so easy to keep stuffing your mouth with delicious junk food but so difficult so stay motivated.

We expect quick results and if we do not get them, we get demotivated but if we get some results as well, we celebrate it and then again get demotivated!

I tried gyming, spent a lot of money on it. The only thing I got when I left it is fats in places I never expected. Exercise is a habit that needs to be a permanent fixture in our lives for it to work positively.

I need to lose weight and I have to do it for ME. I want t be able to wear an M instead of an L or XL.I want to be able to buy the clothes I like rather than that which fits. Argghh…enough is enough. No more crying pathetically and not doing anything about it. I have never given up, I have determination. I do not have willpower but I am determined to do it.

It’s easy for me to lose focus. I am dreaming of a sexy figure one minute, the next I am noting down the recipe to make Biryani.

After so many starts and ends, I decided to club all the diets at one time and see if that will help me….

So presenting, Giselle’s Borrowed Diet Khichdi – Week One (Bouncing the quantity Weekly)

i.            Pre Breakfast (Empty Stomach) – 1 glass warm water with lemon (no honey at home right now, so will add a spoon when I get some)

ii.            Breakfast- 1 bowl Kellogg’s K or 1 bowl Masala Oats or 1 paratha (dab of oil only and made with mix flour- wheat/jowar/bajra etc) or 1 bowl white poha or 2 dosas/idli with chutney and 1-2 any fruits and green tea and 2 glasses of water.

iii.            Brunch- Fruits or 1 bowl soup

iv.            Lunch- 1 glass Herbal Life Chocolate Milkshake and Energizing Powder (only I hate milk, so I have it with water & instructions- 3 spoons milkshake powder and 1 spoon energizing powder mixed in one cup of water AND no, I do not sell or promote herbal life because If I could lose weight with food supplements only, I would not need it in the first place ,I am using my mom’s!!!)

v. Eve snacks- Fruits/Salad/Soup/Dry Fruits

vi. Pre Dinner- Anything I feel like eating or my mom got but in small portions

vii. Dinner- Whatever is cooked in small portions.

viii. 3 liters of water all day and plenty of liquids- green tea/fennel tea etc.

The key this time is to not stop myself from eating anything…I can eat whatever I want only once in a while and not a large portion. I realized that dieting makes me crave for food that I would not touch in normal frame of mind, so touch away this time!

I have been kinda following this diet for 2 days now so I can settle in and start a routine, so I can stick to it and lose weight.

I just need a strong reason to stay focused this time,God please make me fall in love so I can lose weight happily :p

 

The End…and a preparation of a new start!

So I tried the GM diet again, it was my fourth attempt and I reached the second day almost successfully but that was all. Maybe I will try the GM diet again later sometime and make it work.

The con of GM diet is restricting you to not eat certain food groups on a day and make it work. If we had that kind of self control, we wouldn’t really need this diet now, would we?

After some research, I came across Doctor Oz Crash Diet and the food I should eat.

Eat fruits and vegetables, in its natural form as much as you want and some healthy oil and meat and weight loss would be a treat!

90/10 ratio is what it’s all about.

So lets review this one tommorow….

Day 3…Fruits and Vegetables and pain,lots and lots of pain

You know how sometimes we are so confident about doing something and we taste immediate success,we gloat about it to others,pat ourselves on the back and then,then we jinx it….that’s my story on day 3.

Day 1 was a super duper success,I was so happy…I bragged and was so confident that day 2 would be a success,I could imagine myself in a Bikini top in a few months…And halfway through Day 2 ,my behavior was justified.

But then came night and with that an expected plight…the monthly womanly fight 😦

I got irrational and rebelliousness with myself and during those few agonizing moments….I (UH…Hah) ATE .

Anyhow,I got myself back…Although I decided to stick with my GM diet,with a few hicks maybe…I am not so sure about the end results,If they would be accurate.But that’s another experiment,right?

So now @ 5.50pm,I update my day’s story:

For breakfast,I had 3 chapatis(freshly made….no fats added) and potatoes and peas and onions and tomatoes with some spices (alu matar sabji),1 coconut water and 1 litre water.

Then I went to sleep and got up now 🙂

At 11pm:

You know my other Food blog,I tried a new recipe for it today,chicken newris…so I guess you know what happened then.

I am a real person with real cravings ,trying to lose weight…so all this happens but it’s try,try,try,try,try and one day I will succeed.

So back to tommorow…I will continue the GM diet,fruits and veg day again…

(Psst….Don’t stop following me,I will lose weight)

Day 2…All day,All Veggies!

1.30 pm;

Yay…am so happy!

The joy and happiness are so worth all the crazy hallucinations and temptations I faced the previous day.But today is different,I feel different.I guess i really love veggies!

I started my day with 3 finger sized arbi (cassava) instead of potato,as recommended and 1 litre water.I felt so full.

I followed this with a bowl of fresh and juicy carrots and 2 glasses of water.

I have chopped some tomatoes,onions,lettuce with a dash of lemon juice over it for later.

I feel so great today.The first day is difficult and I did it.I followed it to the T.

BTW,am still feeling so full.The only drawback about the diet,are the frequent loo trips,since we consume so much water.But it is worth it.

Water= weight loss+glowing skin…so a little sacrifice,who cares!

I am meeting up some of my close friends in a while and I am gonna carry some veggies with me,so I do not succumb to peer eating!

4 pm:

I just had my lunch,2 bowls of that salad I made.Trust me,it was a new experience…It’s like I never ate salad before.My palate felt so fresh and clean,so wholesome.I guess vegetarians do know what they are talking about!

I feel so good today,I mean I am feeling the hunger pangs a bit…but there is no mad craving like yest.And the hunger part,since am so prepared today,I can just eat more carrots or tomatoes and get rid of it.

5 pm:

I just discovered something yummy: cherry tomatoes!It’s the first time I had them and they are sooo delicious.I was gonna have just 2-3 but I ended up gorging on most of it. In fact,I will go out and buy some more today,for my diet tomm.

Yest I had decided to put together all the food that enjoy eating,that I would treat my self to occasionally,today I decided to dedicate at least one meal a day to salads.And If I skip a day or more,they a day of detoxification that week at least.

5.10 pm:

The hunger pangs were just about to kill me and my friend arrived,so literally saved by the bell.

8.40 pm:

I cheated.My only excuse the I got my chums and the pain made me crazy and rebellious 😦

9.30 pm:

I had some carrots to hide my guilt over cheating.

10.45 pm:

I cheated again…I tried to make it healthy and It kinda was too…I added veggies to it! But cheating is cheating….

So I close on a so so note….am not feeling so bad about cheating bcoz of my situation but that was only today’s allowance and i have decided to take my cheating in a positive light and learn something from it.

Now I am hoping for a better tomorrow!

Day 1…..Only Fruits :(

1.30 pm:

I guess this really works…so far,so good.Maintaining this journal is helping me keep my focus so far And boy, what temptations around me!

My mom cooked a full course meal with rice,dal,tandoori chicken,tandoori fish and my friend’s family sent us some sweets to celebrate a new baby-kesari kaju katri. All this had to happen on my first day of dieting.But somehow ,I am not tempted to eat any of this.Not one bit.

All I can imagine is me at the end of seven days,happy and few kgs lighter.

(A few hrs earlier: 12.30pm)

I started my day by checking my weight- today I weigh 70.8 kgs. After today,I will check my weight directly on the 8th day.

For Breakfast,I cut a papaya and had three palm sized slices and one glass water.I felt full back then but now am feeling a little bit hungry.

I drank some coconut water and felt a lot better.

At around 4 pm,I cut up quarter of a watermelon and chomped on it desperately.It worked too.

Its 6.54pm now and I am starting to feel the hunger pangs and a little light-headed too…

I cut up some strawberries,red apples and green grapes and tossed it with some lemon juice and ate some of it and ate a small bowl of it.

I have been feeling a little acidic and bloated around my tummy.Its killing me to not be able to bite and chew some chapatis and dal and chicken,am not tempted to eat it because I know I won’t feel good about it but …it’s a weird feeling.Who knew I would be dying to taste chapatis.

Just 7 hours more to go,till i sleep that is…. I know I can make it.I have to.

Am feeling thirsty,my throat is dry but I don’t feel like drinking water but I need to.

Coconut Water,here I come.

It’s 7.28 pm now and the coconut shell is too hard to pierce.I ate some papaya but I find it tasteless now.Maybe it’s my tongue,lack of water and food effect.

I have a strong craving for Chinese right now.I don’t feel like eating it but just devouring the menu!

7.39 pm 😦

I had some pistachios now,it’s the only fruit that taste good right now.

Am hungry….My mistake: Stocked up on not enough variety of fruits+ fruits are sour+papaya was not ripe.Hence the hunger.

I finally decided to retire for the day and locked myself in my room with my laptop and phone so I could distract myself.

I had a bunch of green grapes and 1 litre water and lusted about Chicken McGrill and KFC Snacker with boneless chicken strips.

This also made me list down all the food that I like eating.So once my 7 day war is over,i will incorporate these foods as occasional treats in my diet.

Anyhow….Day one was a success.I am proud of myself.I DID NOT CHEAT 🙂

Tomorrow is veg day and I am going to be a bit more prepared for that.Stock up on a lot of veggie varieties,so i don’t feel hungry.

GG

The Day Before….

12 yrs=48 kgs

13 yrs=58 kgs

14 yrs=66 kgs

15 yrs=74 kgs

16 yrs=70 kgs

17 yrs=64 kgs

18 yrs=62 kgs

19 yrs= 66 kgs

20 yrs= 68 kgs

21 yrs= 68 kgs

22 yrs= 69 kgs

23 yrs=68 kgs

24 yrs=68-73 kgs

25 yrs= ?

Every day of every year since I turned 14 and started wearing size 32 from size 28(jeans size),I wished and hoped that I would lose weight.

After multiple attempts at fast weight loss methods and infrequent gym-ing ,I achieved nothing.Temporary happiness for a week or so maybe but beyond that nothing.

Every year I would go on a diet.Ask my friends or colleagues,they would tell you that twice a year,a week or so before my birthday and Christmas, I would be seen eating only fruits and salads,roaming around with a bottle of warm water with lemon and honey,ignoring the elevators and exercising.Did I achieve my target at least then? NO. Because no matter what you do,you cannot became a size o from a size 14 in 2 weeks.But had I maintained my diet for all these 10 yrs and lost a mere 2 kgs every 365 days,by now the results would have been stunning.

They say that its very difficult for a woman to lose weight after she turns 25 and I  will be 25 in 2 months time.Now I don’t expect or want to be size 0 by then but at least a size 10? 😉

Everyone needs motivation to lose weight.I always lost sight of my motivation and the fact is if you don’t do anything,you won’t get anything.

It’s not easy to lose weight when you love food,love to cook as you can see in my other blog.But sometimes we have to make a decision and stick to it.Its hard,its difficult,sometimes I feel its impossible but then its just 7 days and we all know that time just flies by these days.

I want to feel the pride and joy I know I would feel, if I achieve this target.It’s not about just weight loss and detoxification,it’s about willpower and determination.It’s about how you can control your urges,It’s about DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED in LIFE as well.

This is not my first attempt,more like my 5th or 6th but this time it’s not an impulsive decision.This time I am prepared mentally and physically and grocery-ly!

After a lot of research at GM diet site, I planned my days and my food accordingly.

I purchased all the fruits and vegetables I would need for Day 1 and Day 2 and I am ready to battle my cravings,my surrounding and all   the delicious cooked food.

As advised,I have eaten a potato today,so I have energy stored for tomorrow morning.

My GM Plan for tomorrow is as follows:

Breakfast: 1 bowl of Papaya and 2 cups of water.If I still don’t feel full some grapes.

Mid Snack: Grapes/Coconut Water

Lunch: Watermelon and apples and water 2 cups

Snacks: Grapes and Papaya

Snacks: Apples/Watermelon

Dinner: Fruit Salad: chilled Apples n Strawberry with a dash of lemon juice.

Coconut Water

I will try to drink as much water as I can and eat as much as I want.

I hope I succeed in my plan—-Will tally tomorrow!

GG