2 diet 2 quiet

As promised in the last post I have restarted the diet schedule.
On day 1 itself I lost 1.5 Kgs. Thanks to watermelon.
On day 2 I lost 1 Kg. Thanks to cucumber and Tomato.
So in all 2.5 Kgs lost in just 2 days. Looks easy to read. But is Hard to achieve. Especially when your room mates bring potato wafers at home and start eating it. Or tell stories of what they ate for breakfast and lunch. Eating a full grilled chicken is a lot easier than not eating at all. I knew my eating abilities, How much I can eat, but this has proved that, Not only I can eat more than a normal person, but also I can eat very less than a normal person too !

People are getting confused, I keep getting advices :
1. You will lose 5 kgs in 1 week, and in 2 days you will gain 5 Kgs again.
2. The only thing that can restrict your weight is having limited food.
3. Eat only when you are hungry. (I say, I am always hungry)
4. Dont do a diet, I like the way you are :-)
5. Stop eating Non Veg.
6. What weight loss ? You still look the same.
7. Lets see, If the program works on you, I will do it in next week.

Day 3 has also gone smoothly. I felt some weakness, but its Ok.
The hardest part is Day 4. Only Bananas and Milk. donno how I will perform there !

Diet till you are quiet

Recently One of my friend told me about a brilliant diet plan recommended by General Motors. They claim that you will lose 5 kgs in 7 days if followed correctly. I told him to forward me the diet plan. I immediately took a print of it and started reading it. This one was not like the other plans where they advice not to eat this, not to drink that, eat this in limited quantities etc etc.
Before I proceed, let me tell you something about me and why I Opted for this diet plan.
Height : 5 Foot 10 Inches.
Weight : 83 Kgs (Recommended weight for that height is 72-75 Kgs )
Waist : 34 Inches.
Daily Intake of food :
Breakfast : At least 5 Idlis + Coconut water.
Lunch : 6 Rotis(Small size) + Rice. OR A banana leaf full of rice + Andhra style accompaniments.
Dinner : 3/4 Rotis (Big ones) + Rice. And a fruit Juice.

Chicken every weekend.

Some great achievements :
1: 10 Jowar Rotis (We call them Bhakri) + rice and other accompaniments in one meal.
2: Two Consecutive lunches on the same day.
3: Eating 1 roti without breaking it.
4: Eating a full 3 Kg watermelon at one go.
5: 5 Masala dosas in Breakfast.
6: 13 Idlis in Breakfast.
7: 2 Chicken Biryanis for Lunch.
8: 1 Full Grilled Chicken for Dinner.
9: Nick named "Tanker" for my eating abilities.

Now after having so much of food everyday, who wont get fat ?
And for someone who loves food so much, how will a diet plan work ?

This Diet plan consisted of having selected food items each day, and the best thing was, You have no limit on how much you eat ! Also, on day 6 of the plan, they recommend to eat meat and white wine ! Even if I don't drink, eating chicken and still losing weight fascinated me.
So I made up my mind, From tomorrow, the diet starts. Since from tomorrow, I will be abstained from junk food, I thought why not enjoy the most today ?
So I ate 1 Plate Onion Bhajji, 1 Plate Mirchi Bhajji, 1 packet Bingo-Mad Angles, and at last had a regular Dinner. I had also brought 2 pomegranates, 1 watermelon and some Mangoes to inaugurate the Diet's Day 1.

Day One : All fruits except Bananas. Your first day will consist of all the fruits you want. It is strongly suggested that you consume lots of Melons the first day. Especially Watermelon and a Cantaloupe. If you limit your fruit consumption to Melons, your chances of losing three lbs. on first day are very good.

I will lose 1 Kg in the first day ! Wow !! This is cool ! Straight away I cut the watermelon, and started eating it. I finished half of it and saved the rest for Lunch. I was smiling as my room mates looked at me in astonishment. I simply ignored them and went to the office. While going to the office, I could feel that I have already lost weight. So I weight myself on the way. Unfortunately, I was still 83 Kg. :x
In office, For the first hour, I was merrily working, But later I started feeling hungry. So much of watermelon where did it go ? Why am I feeling hungry now ? The thought of going back home and again having a watermelon made me sick. As in bad times, good news comes in the form of lightning, for me, Good news came in the form of an SMS.
Our everyday dinner tiffin is supplied by a Marathi aunty. She had messaged me that today she will be serving Egg curry. "How many tiffins do you need ?"
What a sigh of relief ! I immediately replied 3 tiffins ! Called up me roomie and said,
"DIET CANCEL. Kaku serving Egg curry today. Lets go to Krishna Chinai and have rice meals and celebrate !"
My heart was saying, " What are you doing ? you are spoiling your diet plan !" But my stomach said, " Rice, sambhar, rassam, drum sticks, chutney, buttermilk, Yummy." We met at Hotel Krishna Chinai. My roomie was laughing at me, but when the meals were served we both kept quiet and started eating it greedily. No limits to how much we eat. like me, my roomie is also famous for his eating habits. The lunch was heavy and was exactly the opposite of what the diet plan had suggested me not to eat. But who cares ? My stomach is happy.
After eating I realised what a mistake I had done. And this was not the first time, I have done the same mistakes many times, so it didn't hurt me too !
In the evening, I had dinner, Sooo tasty egg curry !!, ate the rest of the watermelon, and pomegranate. I finished everything and gave a good BURP !!! My room mates still laughing at me, and me too laughing with my head down.
And that was the end of day 1.

To sum up,
Morning I weighed 83 Kgs. I ate 1.5 Kgs of watermelon as breakfast, at least 1 Kg worth lunch. 0.6 of dinner, 0.5 Kg of watermelon. I didn't even dare to weigh myself again.
According to the plan, I was supposed to lose 1 Kg weight, But ended up gaining at least 1.5 Kgs of weight. And the greed for diet isn't over yet. I told my room mates, "Forget today. I will start the diet from Tomorrow :-)"

My Happy Lady

That day I was very happy. I had booked my tickets. It was a long time since I had not met her. While going Back home, I thought of Buying her some gift. I Entered BIG BAZAAR and started searching for a perfect gift. I roamed around the floors of the mall until I found the perfect gift for her. I knew she would be very happy when she get this gift. I thought of packing the gift, but there was a huge queue for billing, so I decided to give it as it is to her. It was Monday, and my bus was on friday. I couldnt wait till friday. This time, I had taken a long vacation, so that I can spend more time with her. We talk on cellphones every day. Talk of things we would do together when I meet her. Nice restaurants, Movies in Multiplex, shopping etc etc. I have never spent so much of money on any girl except her. Why not spend on her ? She is the only girl in my life. She has been knowing me since my childhood, We shared every little thing and knew each other through and through. Yes, we had had a few squabbles and days when we wouldn’t speak to each other but hey, what’s a good relationship without a fight or two? Though i was often charmed by other pretty faces i always came back to my one and only love. Even she enquired about any other girl in my life, And I truthfully said, "No one except You, My Dear"
Friday came, I had packed my bags, without forgetting, I put her gift in my bag, and went to the bus stand. When the bus was about to leave, I called her and said, " Be ready, I have a surprise for you." She got excited about what I had bought for her, Infact, she told me that she has a surprise gift for me too ! The next morning, she called me to know my whereabouts. I was just 1 hour away from meeting her. When the bus entered the bus stand, I took an auto and went straight to her house. She was eagerly waiting in the balcony for my arrival. I got down from the auto and looked straight towards her,I saw the smile on her face. Even I couldn't refrain myself from smiling. I ran up the staircase, and entered the house, dropped the luggage on the floor, removed her gift from the bag and presented it to her. I knew she would be happy seeing the gift. "The Times Of India Sudoku Book Vol. 1" She had been searching for this book since last month. "This is the loveliest surprise ever" she said. "I will get Vol. 2,3 and 4 on your Birthday", I said.
As promised, She too had an surprise for me, She went inside her room, and brought a slim box from her cupboard. I opened it, and was very happy see a set of 6 pure cotton handkerchiefs in it. "I badly needed them" I told her. We had a lot of things to talk, had a lot of time too ! And, balcony was the place where we spent most our our time chatting. So I straight away took two chairs and headed to the balcony with her, she whom i had loved every second of my life. My mother.
This Blog is dedicated to my dearest Mother. Happy Mothers Day !!
*Based on a true story. Inspired by an article "My Girl" by Aditya Gupta in TOI dated 11th May, Editorial page.