Chup Raho!

Foods Eaten:
2 granola bars
1 packet of oatmeal
2 large navel oranges
2 slices of white bread with vegetables stuffed in
1 large nectarine
1/2 handful of almonds
2 servings of pasta

Exercise:
1.5 hour of squash (7 games – not wholeheartedly though due to dinner)

Thoughts:
Dinner was obviously too much. I prepared it myself, but  I overshot the serving size because it didn’t look big enough in the cooking pot. For next time, I’ll remember to use a glass rather than a cup The large portion, and the fact that it was made one hour before my workout, definitely decreased my quick response time during squash – I was pretty much laggard the whole game; picking up in the final two (of seven) games. I guess the ‘itis much have been wearing off by that point. My mom made achaar chicken with rice today. It is one of my favorites of her cooking, but the only problem is that the amount of oil involved in home cooking is outrageous. Once I opened the pot, on one side was the chicken and on the other was a mix of oil/water/masala. It wasn’t a pretty picture; even on the chicken I could see a thick layer of oil. I’ve made it sound unappetizing, but if you were to see/taste it yourself, you probably wouldn’t be able to resist it. Either way, I stayed away from it, yet I overate with the pasta. The plan for tomorrow is to eat something light for dinner. Perhaps stir-fried vegetables.

Foods Eaten:
1 large bowl of boiled black peas with vegetables mixed in (no oil)
1 Tim Hortons sesame bagel with butter
1 Small (in the US, so technically medium) Ice Cap
2 servings of regular Pringles chips
1 banana
2 nectarines
1 handful of cherries
4 servings of vegetable hot and sour soup (out of a packet, only 400 calories)

Exercise:
40 minutes on the treadmill (mix of running and jogging)
15 minutes on the elliptical
15 minutes of lifting weights

Thoughts:
Sunday is usually a terrible day for eating because I’m out with my parents, usually on a shopping trip to Buffalo. As you know, road trips are terrible for healthy eating. So all the junk that I ate today (bagel and chips) was because we were out and about. Hopefully this week should pick up. I look forward to the weekdays because my consumption is generally more strict. Lets see how this week starts off. Oh yeah, and I’m not exactly thrilled that I’ve dropped some weight. This is where I was at in January. The goal is to keep on bringing it down.

Food eaten:
2 slices of whole wheat bread filled with vegetables
2 granola bars
Handful of almonds
1 roasted chicken breast with leg
2 nectarines
2 large oranges

Exercise:
35 minutes on the treadmill (20 running and 15 jogging)
20 minutes on the elliptical
20 minutes lifting weight

Thoughts:

Not another bad day. Had to delay eating lunch by about 4 hours because of attending prayers. Filled up with a granola bar and some almonds to keep me going.

Foods Eaten:
2 granola bars
Handful of almonds
Two slices of bread with vegetables stuffed inside
1 bowl of mom’s lentils
1 pita bread
Lots of water

Exercise:
35 minutes on the treadmill (20 running and 10 jogging)
15 minutes on the elliptical
45 minutes of assorted weightlifting

Thoughts:
Today was my first day of eating properly along with exercising. Drinking loads of water was the main culprit for the day over day weight reduction. I don’t expect this trend to continue, but it’s always nice to see a reduction. I need to figure out what to make for dinner tomorrow, just in case the mom-option isn’t healthy. Lentils were a good choice, tasted pretty good to.