Día Siete (Day 7) - Weigh In

I'm pretty sure I've gained the ONE kg I lost three days ago. Thanks to excessive eating out and a horrific sleeping pattern. (read no sleep thanks to work, Halloween madness and the festive season in general!)

Here goes nothing.

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I survive!!
It's not as bad as I imagined.
I gained 500 gms.

Weight as of Day 7 = 69.5 kgs.
Days to Goa = 53
Weight to Lose = 5.5 kgs.

Here's to an additional 'healthy eating' challenge (eeeyuck!)

Cheerio!

Día Seis (Day 6)

My motivation appears to have called it quits.

Not cool.

But, I think beaches and I think swimsuit and then *shudder* thunder thighs!

AACK!

And I finish my 7km run.

Going to hit the sack. F*ck the shower.

Zzzzz...

Days to Goa = 54

Weight to Lose = 5 kgs.

Día Cinco (Day 5)

I almost miss my work out today.
It is my first day at a new company and it is a long one. I get home at 10.30 pm and I'm exhausted.
But I manage to get in a 40 minute run that leaves me spent.
It takes me about 30 seconds to fall asleep once I hit the bed.

My updates are going to get shorter and shorter as the weeks go by and my work load increases.

But iloveit! :)

Night night!

Days to Goa = 55

Weight to Lose = 5 kgs.

Día Cuatro (Day 4)

 9: 23 am.
I make the mistake of eating a heavy breakfast (in my defense, dinner was like a DAY ago!!) , but I have to weigh myself regardless.
I remove every "heavy" article of clothing that might add to the scales and I get on the weighing machine.

Wait.. For.. It..

69 kgs!! WOOHOO!! That's 1 kg lost in 3 days of running! I'm a woman on a mission! This is going to be HISTORIC people!

And then a certain someone bursts my bubble, "You're lighter during the mornings and evenings, weigh yourself in the middle of the day"

Screw you.

I lost 1 kg, whatever time of day!

With an OD of enthusiasm and joy, I cover 4.5km today and take 30 minutes to do it.
I'm in over drive.

Lets hope I get up tomorrow, because right now my legs feel like jelly.

Days to Goa = 56

Weight to Lose = 5 kgs.

Día Tres (Day 3)

I'm getting into the cycle of things. Knowing I have to spend the day running errands and having lunch with the girls, I get up early for the walk.

Tomorrow is weigh-in day, I'm excited and nervous. In my enthusiasm I run faster and longer. And then I slip on a open shoe lace and the world spins.
That fall hurts.
My ego hurts more.
Thank god no one sees that, but the neighbors downstairs probably hear it and snort into their Earl Grey. (bloody prunes!)

I survive the epic fall and start over.

I cover a distance of 3.5 km.
I feel like a world champ or Snookie at a club , I fall down and bounce right back up!

Days to Goa = 57

Weight to Lose = 6 kgs.

Día Dos (day 2)

I was determined to get today's walk done and out of the way.
And also a part of me wanted to push further, to run this time and for a longer distance.

So I lock myself up again. Play music. And go.

The thing with a treadmill, I discover, is that every 10 seconds that burns one calorie (at 6kmph) feels like an ETERNITY!!! and every minutes that covers 100mts takes FOREVER!!

But I push through and complete a 2km walk + run :D !!!
Hallelujiah!
I CAN DO THIS SHIT!

Or so I thought.

For anyone who thinks a two kilometer distance is child's play, you've clearly never walked a day in your life and survive on watching international athletics events on the sports channel.

Here's the pattern I'm following - Walk at 5.5kmph for 5 mins. Then run at 9.5kmph for 2 mins. And repeat cycle 5 times. (35 min work out)

 I burned 279 calories.

oh AND i'm eating everything under the freaking sun! (had mcdonald's for lunch!)

Seriously need to up my game! (and the govt needs to ban home delivery!)

Days to Goa = 58

Weight to Lose = 6 kgs.

Primer Día (Day 1)

5.47pm

Thanks to my doting father, we have a treadmill at home (and quite honestly, i wouldve never considered taking up this challenge if I had to go to a gym or even step out of the house for exercise) 

Step 1 - I snoop around and find my old sneakers, throw on a pair of sweats and I am ready to take on the "machine".

Step 2 - I close and bolt the door to the "gym room" (which really is the teeny tiny study converted into exercise space), armed with my bottle of water and ipod - lets do this!

Step 3 - 10 minutes of walking at 5.5kmph, I'm not tired and I don't feel exercised either. But my strategy is to take it slow and steady and not go crazy over the top on day 1. I decide to get a little daring and up the speed to 6kmph - now we're getting somewhere. 30 minutes and 1.5km later, I call quits.

I burn 157 calories.

That's like three peanuts or something isnt it????

Days to Goa = 59

Weight to Lose = 6 kgs.

Woman Vs Weight

For someone who hasn't dared to check her weight since the forceful 12th grade medical check up at school, I've been ignorantly blissful for a while now. Having gone through periods of excessive weight obsession to lazily not doing anything about it and reaching for the last donut, I believe I've exhibited bi polar behavior more times than Silver on 90210!

Long story short, I don't want to torture my best friends over the love handles (which really is the politest way of referring to what is saved up pizza and chips and cocoberry - notice how I say 'saved' indicating that it will come of use at some point - I am a closet hoarder; yes, of food :P), the thunder thighs and the belly (though as one suggested I could just get a t-shirt that says "Siva Kaneswaran is my baby daddy" and be done with it). 

The straw that broke the camel's back?  A hospital trip two weeks ago to my horror led to weight check. After surviving my "oh-my-god-why-did-noone-break-that-awful-machine-before-I-came-in" moment, the result was as follows- 

Height - 6 Feet

Weight - 70 Kgs

Now, I'm not obese or over weight. But I'm not in shape either. We all have our problem areas, mine just seem to be in multiples. I have what is called the quintessential Indian "pear" shape. Skinny arms and torso; problem steps in because I have an ass (and a half) and long, long legs.(that are desperate for shape of any kind really).

SO.   

THE CHALLENGE - To Be Swimsuit fit for Goa in December. KILOGRAMS TO LOSE - 6

DRESS SIZES TO REDUCE - 2 ( From a 9 to a 7) 

DAYS - 60

DEADLINE - December 24

THE METHOD - Walking and Running. 

I had to pick the simplest and easiest exercise, with my less than average will power and extreme laziness, I need something less daunting and more do-able. The treadmill is my new best friend. 

Making this attempt public hopefully will ensure that I finish the task at hand and maybe even help some other restless yet lazy soul out there :)

D-Day initiates today. 

Update if I survive, and If I don't, know that it ended with me trying. 

Cheers!