Getting married tomorrow ... it is a complex mix of feelings right now .. so much thoughts that I fail to get them out . Overall I am good to go . 

Have prepared a large can of trail mix and started living on it for almost 10 hours each day ..!!

01/01/2012

Well , the first day of the new year went very nice .. spent the entire day with family .. went for an outing to Haldia ... back home now .. office starts from tomorrow ... I am ready for the next phase of project metamorphosis .. the first phase being a huge success  .... ready to face the new year and waiting eagerly for it .. :)

31/12/2011

Well .. here we are , last day of 2011 ...alone in my room .... crackers bursting every few minutes lighting up the skyline .... music playing from some local club far away .. still farther away , siren of police car or maybe an ambulance .. and still farther away .. silence ...but yes coming back to my room .. staring at my laptop ... facebook open ... updates streaming in every minute ... for no particular reason at all but for so many reasons in general feeling happy ...... very very happy ..... and lucky .. thought of posting this on facebook too , as my status message but then thought otherwise ...

FOR THOSE WHO ARE READING THIS ... WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.... HAVE A GREAT TIME AHEAD .. !!

Happy that I am finally on the path to gaining what I had always thought to be a dream ... six pack abs .. :) ... regular workouts , swimming and long distance runs ... my feet is blistered .. but I love it ..

Completed a crazy gutsy deed that was on my to do list .... I asked the height of lady colossus today .... thought I did not pull it off as perfectly as I hoped but still it was an amusing experience .. :)

Well here is another post after a long time . So . I completed my 3 years of work-life yesterday .... its been an interesting journey .. bittersweet and am fortunate that sweetness has a bigger share in it .

Karthik Raj came to India from US and since he will not be able to come to my marriage , he came to visit me now .... that meant a lot .

An auto driver helped me a lot today by giving me 10 ten rupee notes for a 100 .. which I desperately needed to be able to travel back home .. and no one was giving even when I am sure they had it ..

 I am doing good as well .. in the best shape and getting better still ..looking forward to life with big plans in my mind :)

Hi All ....
first off ... if you are wondering about the huge delay in making this post .. I got no explanation for that .... just did not feel like it .

I made my last post ... declaring war against my growing body fat...... 75 days hence , I am winning (went down 2 waist sizes as a proof) , a few stubborn pockets of chest and belly fat are still giving a fight but I am weeding them out ..

In case you are curious about the kind of routine I have been following , here goes :

Morning : (8:00 am -10:30 am)
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a glass of milk ,
40 mins of swimming ,
2 eggs and fruits (e.g. 2 bananas , half an apple.)

Lunch (12:00 pm -12:30 pm):
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Salad (boiled potatoes , beans , radishes , carrots , raw tomatoes , meat(occasionally) )

Evening (4:30 pm - 5:00 pm)
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Fruits (e.g. half an apple , 1 pear)

Evening (7:00 pm - 8:30 pm)
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6 Kms brisk/vigorous walking , followed by
(5 Kms jogging on Mon ,Wed , Fri)
(30 mins workout on Tue,Thurs,Sat,Sun)
and then a glass of milk .

Dinner (9:00 pm - 9:30pm)
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Rice , veggies , fish/eggs/meat (varies)


Have totally given up oil ... (no not even an occasional bite at a fry ) .
Chocolates .. one of my most favorite indulgences ... (at the time I made my last post , I have been eating as many as 10-15 chocolate bars a week) , this though I have not been able to give up totally (never will ) but I can say that in the 76 days since my last post (that is almost 11 weeks) I have eaten a total of 12-13 chocolate bars at max so that is almost ten times lesser .. m proud .. :) ... I have improved much .. very much .. both in physical and mental health ... both of which I now firmly believe are interlinked and interdependent .

A word of advice to those who are trying to lose weight ... a healthy diet is a must .. you should not starve yourself ... when you hear control your eating interpret it as do not overeat ... fill yourselves up but do not overflow ... avoid oily food totally .. and do not listen to every third person who makes a passing casual remark about your efforts in changing your diet or your workout , lifestyle etc (who might be just an acquaintance who in normal circumstances would not be bothered with your life at all but just cannot stop making wisecracks when they see you doing something new . It can be pretty dangerous to listen to these kind of remarks ... might get you demotivated) .. believe me I have had my brush with such lot ... just ignore them .. that is the best way to avoid them .. greet their comments with a smile or a friendly 'lets see' kind of reply in case of persistent ones and that should pull you through .

Remember ... if you take care of your body now when you are strong and able .. later on in your life , it will be your time to sit back and enjoy the benefits .

Over all things have been going good .

I hope you are all doing good ... see you all soon again .. take care .. bye ..!!