Day 13 – Stepper

1 litre of water(immediately after waking up) – Done
Drank 3 litres for the day
Breakfast – oats with papaya
Two servings of fruits per day – papaya for breakfast and Guava as evening snack.
Weight – 125.7 lbs (57 kg)

At last I was able to do steps 🙂 I did for 20 mins including warm-up and then did lower body strengthening exercises and finished with stretching. Good thing about stepper is, I don’t have to go out. All together took 45 mins. First time in this 30-day commitment that I was able to spend 45 mins for exercise. Enjoyed every second of it 🙂

The below video is good for 20 min-low impact cardio.

Day 7, 8 , 9 , 10, 11 & 12

I was way too busy than any other days in the past weekend as my in-laws were here to visit Lily and Daisy. Lily enjoyed the most with her grand parents. She had lots and lots of chocolates 🙂 I believe I didn’t need any exercise on these days as I don’t remember sitting down much. I should have at least stretched to make sure that my legs don’t go stiff but I was too tired to think about it.

Anyways now the 1 litre of water immediately after waking up became a habit for me. I have not skipped in any of these days. And increased the total amount of water to 3 litres per day, hurray!!! One thing that I found is, I tend to eat when it is just thirst. So I became conscious whenever I felt thirsty and drank water immediately (I keep filling a one litre water bottle and have it in the living room or kitchen throughout the day). That’s how I increased the amount of water.

Eating almonds soaked overnight – forgetting most of the days even after keeping a reminder in my phone as I had to soak it previous night.

I had to skip my food plan in the weekend as it is necessary for me to cook exotic dishes(mostly meat) for my in-laws for all the three meals and it is way too difficult to convince my mom-in-law that oats is more healthy than the regular Indian breakfast (she is worried because I am breastfeeding and it is a belief that more you eat, more is the milk production). So the result when I weighed on Monday is 57.9 kg.

I am back to my daily routine on Monday and went out for 15-20 mins walk with Daisy in the stroller before picking up Lily. So today I am weighing 57 kg. I never expected weight loss when I started this, so I feel happy that I am back to 57 🙂 and have not increased in weight after the weekend binge.

Day 6 – Stress and meditation

1 litre of water(immediately after waking up) – Done (Trying to increase it to 1.5 litres but so far I couldn’t do it. It is really difficult. I feel like I am going to throw up)
Drank more than 2.5 litres for the day
Had 4 almonds soaked overnight
Breakfast – oats with banana (didn’t like it much 😦 )
Two servings of fruits per day – Banana for breakfast and Guava as evening snack.
Weight – 125.7 lb (57 kg)

I started with 57.9 kg and now I am 57 in just 6 days. I couldn’t believe it. I am not dieting and exercising for just 15-20 mins per day. Then too, I am able to reduce my weight. I am sure it is fat loss as I am feeling energetic throughout the day and I am not cutting down on my food (in fact increased my food intake. Seems like I am eating all the time). I feel wonderful this week. I am going to check if there is a way to find out if I am losing fat or muscle (just to be assured that I am on the right path).

Okay, again I didn’t get time to do exercise. It was a busy morning. My in-laws are coming tomorrow and leaving on sunday. I had to clean my house(toys/books everywhere) and the guest room. Also, I did the prep work for cooking as much as I can for the next two days. My mom-in-law will not be impressed if my house doesn’t look neat and clean. I didn’t clean to impress her, I am just trying to avoid a conflict. So it caused lot of stress in my body and mind. I could sense it because I started shouting my hubby for nothing. Poor guy!!

I finished all the work at 10 pm. Now, I felt very bad that I didn’t even think of doing exercise today. My eyes were tired, so I just closed my eyes and started inhaling and exhaling deeply. I felt good and continued it for 15 mins. I was able to inhale only for 10 secs. I guess that it is very low. I should improve it. I think I could call it meditating because I started thinking of my favorite places and childhood happy memories and that really helped me to relax and concentrate while breathing. After this, I opened my eyes and felt so much relaxed and refreshed. I am sure I could do so much work again. My eyes are still tired but my body is brisk again.

So if I can call meditation as an exercise then yes I am back on my commitment 🙂

Day 5 – Failed!!

1 litre of water(immediately after waking up) – Done
Drank more than 2.5 litres for the day
Forgot to soak the almonds overnight. So ate it just like that 🙂
Breakfast – oats with apple
Two servings of fruits per day – apple for breakfast and banana for dinner.
Weight – 126.3 lb (57.3 kg)

I feel so bad while writing this. I couldn’t do any kind of exercise today 😦 though I am sticking with my food plan.

After sending Lily to school, I had my breakfast as I was hungry. Thought of starting with stepper after an hour as my hubby went to office today. But Daisy woke up from her sleep and didn’t go to sleep until 11:45. So I had time only to take a shower, dress up and pack Daisy in the stroller for a walk. I picked up Lily, finished lunch with Lily and put Daisy to sleep. I had time only to take a power nap as Daisy was awake the whole afternoon. She slept for an hour in the evening after that.

My hubby was busy after coming home, so couldn’t leave the kids to him. I was hungry again at 7:30 pm. So Lily and I had dinner and Daisy slept. I finished cutting the vegetables for tomorrow’s lunch at 8:30 pm.

I couldn’t find time to include exercise anywhere today. Overall it is a tiring day for me. I am gonna hit the bed after finishing this post.

My hubby promised me that he will let me go out for a walk tomorrow before he leaves for the work 🙂 Hoping for a wonderful day tomorrow!!

Day 4 – Walking and Jogging Interval

1 litre of water(immediately after waking up) – Done
Drank a little less than 2.5 litres of water for the day
Eat 4 almonds soaked overnight – Done
Breakfast – oats omelette and a glass of milk
Two servings of fruits per day – one guava for brunch and some musk melon as snack in the evening.
Weight – 126.1 lb (57.2 kg)

Today I finished my cooking in just 30 minutes, so I had lot of time between 10:30 am and 12 pm. Also, my hubby was working from home. I used the best of it :). I fed Daisy so that she wouldn’t disturb in the middle of my walk. I did some warm up exercises, then 6 mins brisk walking and jogging for approximately 30 secs interval and my total time taken is 25 mins. I felt achieved at the end of my walk :). Came back home and stretched really well. So far I have not experienced any pain, hoping that I won’t have muscle soreness tomorrow because of jogging.

And Daisy gave me some extra hours of free time by sleeping for continuous 3 hrs 🙂

Feeling achieved!!!

Day 3 – Walking with Daisy

1 litre of water(immediately after waking up) – Done
Around 2.5 litres of water for the day – Done (Trying to increase it to 3 litres)
Eat 4 almonds soaked overnight – Done
Breakfast – oatmeal with apple (For now just concentrating to have better breakfast)
Two servings of fruits per day – Nope 😦 (just had milk and some nuts in the evening)
Weight – I usually see my weight on an empty stomach and forgot to check it today.

After cooking, I tried to start doing stepper. It was 11:15 am when Daisy started crying in her sleep and woke up but she was sleepy. So stopped the exercise in just 2 mins after starting it. I then went out at 11:30 am for brisk walking with Daisy in the stroller. In few mins she slept and I continued my walking until 12 pm as I had to pick up Lily 🙂 I was so happy that I got 30 mins window today and stretched out after coming home.

I wish everyday will turn out like this but with a kid and a baby, I know it would be too much to ask for 🙂

Day 2

It was a busy morning today as I woke up a little late than usual and Daisy was calling for attention to talk with her. Yeah, she started smiling when I talk, so I spoke to her for a while and then started my day.

1 litre of water(immediately after waking up) – Done
2.5 litres of water for the day – Done
Eat 4 almonds soaked overnight – Done
Today my breakfast is oatmeal with papaya – Yummy!!!
Had one orange as evening snack. So two servings of fruits per day – Done
My weight today – 126.7 lbs (57.5 kg). I guess it is going to fluctuate for atleast a week.

Since I sleep late at night because of preparations for the next day and waking up in the middle of the night twice to feed and still waking up early means I get only 6-7 hours of sleep ( 8 hrs if I get lucky) . Though I feel energetic immediately after waking up, I start feeling tired and sleepy in the afternoon. So taking a power nap when Lily and Daisy both sleep at the same time is compulsory for me else I go mad in the evening. Just taking a 20 mins of nap gives me a lot of energy to go on for the rest of the day. So, I try not to miss that.

About my exercise, I tried to finish my cooking before 11 am so that I could go for walk around 11:30 am and pick up Lily from school at 12 pm. But it took till 11:50 pm to finish cooking(fed Daisy twice) and then I had to dress up to pick up Lily. So, I ended up waiting till 7:00 pm for my hubby to reach home to go for a brisk walk.

I walked for 20 mins and then got call from hubby asking me to come home as Daisy started crying. So that’s it. I am finding it very challenging to find the right time to exercise. Hoping tomorrow would be better than this.

Day 1 – Great start!!

I decided what I am going to prepare for breakfast and dinner yesterday and it made my life easier. I prepared all the vegetables and other stuffs so that I could finish the cooking in an hour or less which gives me a better window for me to include an exercise.  But again it totally depends on Daisy’s sleep cycle. If she sleeps better, then I could finish both my exercise and cooking before my family wakes up.

Today I had my one litre of water though not at a single-go, I took 20 mins to finish it as I am new to this. Finished my cooking within an hour. Had 4 almonds that I soaked last night and got ready to start my exercise. I stretched my legs and did Surya Namaskar once, Daisy found that it is the right time to call for me 🙂 She started crying and Lily woke up too. And that is the end of my Yoga.

I felt that I am not so flexible to do all the poses perfectly but the good thing is, I started doing it.

Though I did only for about 15 mins, it seems like a good start to me.

My weight today is 127.6 lbs (57.9 kg). Gonna see if there is any change in my weight at the end of 30 days.

Have a wonderful morning!!

My 30-Day Commitment

Though I have lost weight after my second delivery, I still have 15 pounds left to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. Since it is more than 2 months now after I delivered, I am planning to include 30 mins of exercise in my routine so that even if I don’t lose weight, I will at least maintain the same and keep me stress free :). When I started last week, I was able to do it only one day and for 20 mins and it was awesome. I felt energetic and refreshed. I wish to do it more regularly but I found reasons/excuses to not do it.

So, I believe I will try finding atleast 20-30 mins of time everyday to do some kind of exercise if I make a commitment. Exercises could be anything like brisk walking, jogging, any sport, dancing,stepper, strengthening exercises, flexibility exercises or just breathing exercises and yoga. These are something that I know of. Since I have not done exercises for a long time, I will stick with just walking, flexibility exercises and yoga. If you are also new to exercise or starting after a long time gap, I would suggest you to take it slow else it is possible to get injured easily.

Diet: I know it is scary. For now, I am not controlling much in my food intake as I am breastfeeding. But going to cut down the restaurant food from two times in a week to once in a week and once or twice fried food at home. Gonna use less oil for preparations. Trying to have fruits twice in a day and six meals including the fruit. Drink one litre of water in the morning immediately after waking up and aiming for 2-3 litres per day. Eat 4 almonds soaked overnight one hour after drinking water. I believe if I continue this for the next 30 days, I would reap a habit of having proper diet.

In my 30 Day commitment, I am not looking for weight loss or getting into shape. I just wanna keep me motivated to add some exercise to my day-day activities so that it becomes a practice and I wish to take it to next level.

I am going to do at least one from the below in a day

Yoga (Surya Namaskar)
Pranayama for Breathing exercise
Cardio (stepper, running if I get lucky)
Brisk walking

If you are interested, you can also join me in this 30 Day commitment and comment on your status.

I am going to start my 30 Day commitment from Feb 1st,2015. I will update the progress here in my blog.

Stay Active, Stay fit and stay healthy 🙂