So long!

So long since I blogged... I blame it again on time!

Again, I decided to blog regularly! I guess I have to convince myself first and then spare that dedicated time... For me, writing helps me de-stress! Especially when the pressure blinds me and I feel like crying, best thing I can do is imagine myself in another world or write down what I feel. Both helps! Imagining can take your pain off temporarily and it definitely gives immediate relief. But then you have to return back to reality!

Writing down helps to compartmentalize issues and you can deal with a small portion at a time. It may take time, but it is a lasting solution for sure. The other day I was upset about not finding a job, which I really wanted. I can shed tears, but its not a solution... Thinking and writing down my priorities and needs helped me decide... I am now with renewed energy and strategies... I am not saying that negative thoughts don't creep up... They do and they are very persuasive. But then you have a destination in mind and with that you can fight back...

For restarting my blog, I think this is good enough:-) Till, I blog again, Good bye!

GM Diet - Day 7

My last day on GM diet!! Cant tell you how happy I'm!
I am allowed to eat the below:
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Day 7
Today your food intake will consist of 1 cup rice, fruit juice and the vegetables you care to consume.
Day 7
You may celebrate with champagne. You may also have white wine instead of champagne, but in al practical programs, and in all surveys done to measure the success of the program, General Motors employees have always preferred champagne to white wine.
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Today was little difficult without non-veg. But then, the thought that it is the last day on diet, helped me survive. I did not have champagne or wine. I had rice and veggies.

I will also write my thoughts on the diet later. I am tired today:-(

GM Diet - Day 6

Next two days are easy for me... I spent it with lot more ease.
Lets see what the diet plan says:-)

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Day 6
Today is another all vegetables day. You must eat 1 cup of rice today and eat all the vegetables you want cooked and uncooked to your hearts content.
Day 6
It is similar to five. Vitamins and fibre from the vegetables and carbohydrates from the rice. By now your system is in a total weight loss inclination. There should be a noticeable difference in the way you look today compared to day one.
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Non vegetarian version:
Day 6
Beef and vegetables. Today you may eat an unlimited amount of beef and vegetables. Eat to your hearts content.
Day 6
Similar to day five, Iron and proteins from beef, Vitamins and fibre from vegetables. By now your system is in a total weight loss inclination. There should be a noticeable difference in the way you look today, compared to day one.
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Like day 5, I survived on half cup rice, beef and loads of veggies. In my case, a little nonveg can make all the difference... It makes life worth living...

Now about weight loss, I have lost around 3 Kgs. Not much... I am not expecting much more after day 7.

GM Diet - Day 5

Next three days are kind of ok with me!!! I can eat a bit of non veg, lil rice and can survive.

What I was supposed to do??
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Day 5
Today is a feast day. You will eat 1 cup of rice. You also have to eat six whole tomatoes and drink 12 glasses of water today to cleanse your system of the excess uric acid you will be producing.
Day 5
Rice and tomatoes. The rice is for the carbohydrates and the tomatoes are for the digestion and the fibre. Lots of water purifies your system. You should notice colourless urine today. Do not feel you have to eat one cup rice, you may eat less. But you may eat six tomatoes.
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Non Vegetarian version:
Day 5
Today is feast day. You will eat beef and tomatoes. Eat two 10 oz. portions of lean beef. Hamburger is OK. Combine this with six whole tomatoes. On day five you must increase your water intake by one quart. This is to cleanse your system of the uric acid you will be producing.
Day 5
Beef and tomatoes. The beef is for iron and proteins, the tomatoes are for digestion and fibre. Lots and lots of water purifies your system. You should notice colourless urine today. Your allowance calls for the equivalent of five "quarter ponders". Do not feel you have to eat all this beef. You must eat the six tomatoes.
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What I did....
I had plenty of soup with me. I made some beef and little rice(1/2 cup). I mixed all that together and ate in small portions... Along with that I ate tomatoes. The day passed easy...

GM Diet - Day 4

I have not written about my past 4 days. Not that I forgot. I just could not find time.
Saturdays we go out shop and do other necessary stuff etc. Started off the day ok but mid way through I was hungry!

Let me tell you in detail:-)
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Day 4
Bananas and milk. Today you will eat as many as eight bananas and drink three glasses of milk. You can also have I bowl of vegetables soup.
Day 4
Bananas and milk. You are in for a surprise. You probably will not be able to eat all the bananas allowed. But they are there fore the potassium you have lost and the sodium you may have missed the last three days. You will notice a definite loss of desire for sweets and you will be surprised at how easy this day will go.
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Milk and bananas - Both are not my favourites! Given a chance I can go on without both. So you can guess how it must have been for me. I bought 2 varieties of banana - Kerala banana & Robusta. I made a milk shake with robusta and half spoon bournvita. I steamed the kerala banana.
I drank a glass of shake and ate a steamed banana. We went out to get things done. Shopping for food (Veg, fruits, non veg etc), went to telephone exchange, went to exchange a jeans.... Around 1:30pm, I was terribly hungry. There was no way, we are going to reach back home before 4pm:-( We were in a mall and decided to check the eateries there. I found this place called Firewok, where you can choose all the veggies you want with noodles and they cook it and give you. I decided that I will go for it minus oil & noodles. It was amazing and hot. I relished every single bit and would have licked the bowl if I was not in the presence of so many people. May be I was too hungry to think any otherway.

We finished and reached back home. Rest of the day was fine. Hmm... Just 3 more days to go was my last thought before I fall asleep!

GM Diet - Day 3

Another bad day! I could not follow the diet for lunch today. I was completely off diet for lunch. Unlucky for me my boss took me out today and I could not find the right words to refuse nor refuse to eat what the restaurant offered.

Anyway, I am planning to continue with the diet without dwelling on my lapse for lunch. Lets see what I was supposed to do against what I did.
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Day 3:
Eliminates the potato because you get your carbohydrates from fruits. Your system is now prepared to start burning excess pounds. You will have cravings, which should start to diminish by day four.
Day 3:
A mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Any amount, any quantity. No bananas yet. No potatoes today.
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I had my packs ready - Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Mixture of mixed fruits and mixture of cooked veggies. More or less the same things as my first and second day. Had a breakfast of mixed veggies at 8:30am and finished it off with a bowl of fruits at 9:15am. Around 11:15am, I had another bowl of fruits. Everything under control till then. 12:45 pm, I got a call from my boss, asking me to go for lunch with him. This lunch with boss was long planned, but had gotten postponed multiple times. I tried to wriggle out but then this meeting was important. He picked the place and as you can guess it was one of the worst I could end up in. I decided to keep my mind neutral and go with the flow no matter what happens.

How worse can it be was my thought. As usual I went with his suggestion closing my eyes and ignoring that warning in my head. He knows my taste:-( Should I say normal taste? I love continental food. And a 100% non vegetarian. Trust me, I am struggling through this diet. My main problem is avoiding non veg food... He ordered herbed chicken with mushrooms for me. I could not find fault with dish and I ate every bit which was placed in my plate. Chicken, mushrooms, potato, bread & salad! Chicken, potato and bread - all forbidden!! Can you believe it:-( Do I have to say that lunch meeting was success?

I started fighting that awful feeling called regret immediately after I finished my lunch and meeting. The happiness of that successful meeting could not mask the regret I felt. My next thought was whether I should continue the diet or scrap it. I decided to go ahead forgetting my slip. I am not sure if that helps or my slip has nullified the benefits of diet. Let me go ahead and finish the 7 days!! My dinner today is bowl of fruits. I decided to avoid the bowl of veggies I had kept for dinner.

I bought slim milk and bananas on the way back from office. I am all set for tomorrow hoping that everything will go right from now on.

GM Diet - Day 2

One more day on GM diet:-) I did not do a really good job today... But then I followed it more or less. I could have done a lot better.
What was I supposed to do today?
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Day 2
All vegetables. You are encouraged to eat until you are stuffed with all the new and cooked vegetables of your choice. There is no limit on the account or type. Avoid oil and coconut while cooking vegetables. Have large boiled potato for breakfast.

Day 2
Starts with a fix complex carbohydrates in the form of a boiled potato. This is taken in the form of a boiled potato and taken in the morning to provide energy and balance. The rest of the day too consists of vegetables which are virtually calories free and provide essential nutrients and fibre.
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Had loads of veggies today - Starting with that big potato! I had carrot, cabbage, brocolli, zuchini, cauliflower, ladies finger, peas, mushroom, onion, salad leaves, tomoto, tofu, capsicum, beans, knol khol, asparagus... Hmm...I had quiet a variety! I made some soup putting a lot of veggies. This may last for a few days. I had cooked tofu, another set of carrot and peas, and somes grilled mixed veggies. Had breakfast @ 9:00am, snack @ 11:30am, lunch @ 1:00pm, snack @ 5:00pm and dinner @ 9:00pm.

Now, how I goofed up - Today is Thursday! Ok, let me explain. Me and friend @ work go out to eat lunch on all Thursdays. We follow this practice religiously. Hence we went out today also. Decided to go to a nearby mall which has a salad bar called Trim. I chose pile your salad option. So far so good! I am piling salads, I piled something with chicken and another with egg too though a small portion... I cant say that I was unaware. But then, something happened to me and I ate it all...

Today our cook did not turn up and my husband decided on ordering pizza for dinner. He ordered a salad for me too. Salad came loaded with dressing. Though I tried avoiding as much dressing I could, but then you know how it will be. Two mishaps today. I will try to be better tomorrow:-)

Tomorrow is fruits and veggies again... I hope I fare decent marks tomorrow...