My weight management

I was in tech city around 2007. All my colleague used to tease me about my 'extra' weight. I really didnt bother at that time. It so happened that I went to this shopping mall and I saw this weighing machine. I just thought - 'Oh well how heavy can I be - probably 65!!!' And just to outwit myself I stood on it. The pointer moved straight to 76 kgs. I got a rocket shot. I was holding my favorite icecream - Butterscotch flavor. I threw it and that was all I needed.

It was a tough regime to follow there after but I was determined to control my weight. Within 6 months I saw improvements. Within a year I was close to my ideal weight. Its 2 years now... And I have reached my ideal weight and guess what... I am maintaining it. Well, a little pound addition here and there is always there but I know how to shed off those as well.

I followed this link to know my 'Target' weight Ideal Weight.

Having the experience to lose weight, I must say there are certain things one needs to follow. The first is - SELF REALIZATION and DRIVE to reach that goal.
If the first thing is there then 90% of the goal is reached. I have friend who had worked HARD to shed off pounds but then with time they just forget everything. Trust me its really easy to gain. Difficult to lose.

Next thing is diet. And diet dosent mean you have to starve yourself to death. All you need to do is - stay away from some food items like Soft drinks, junk or fried foods. Try to take more of baked food. Away from desserts, ice-cream, chocolate [although dark chocolate is good but in moderation.]

Exercise is tricky. I started with brisk walks. Then with light gym work. Now I go for long runs. My longest so far is 7 miles. But I can do 5 miles on a daily routine [I dont do it though - but I can].

One great tip from my husband was - muscle confusion. There was a time when my weight would not go off no matter what I do. Then my husband suggested muscle confusion. The funda is - when we do a particular format of exercise, our body tends to get used to it. So we 'confuse' our body by doing a mix exercise. The one that I follow is - jog for 10 mins at 6 miles an hour pace. Then increase it to 7.5 miles and run as much as you can then back to 6 miles. Then increase it to 8...

So happy losing... its fun to see you evolve :)

My First Dosa

My husband is not a foodie person but he loves to eat. But he is more into following the traditional way and not a very experimental person when it comes to food. Unfortunately, I am just the opposite. I love to experiment with food.

I dont know what happened to me but I yesterday I just wanted to make Dosa but not from the 'Instant Mix' one. I had promised him I would make it for him from scratch.

The recipe I followed was Masala Dosa

I must admit - the first one was HORRIBLE. I had to put enough water to dilute it. Wonder how the professionals make it so perfect. It wasnt bad but I would say it was close to 80% from the perfect one. But taste wise it was 100%.

Do follow it.

My Birthday

And yes......... I turned a year older myself. How I wish I could turn back the hands of time and undo my age...

It was my first birthday with my husband. He made all the effort to make it a perfect one. We went to an amusement park and enjoyed the whole day.

It wasn't holding hands and baking cake together - I guess we are too old for that... I dont know. Nor it was sipping wine and escaping to a quite little place - just the two of us. It was indeed an eventful day.

My Hubby's Birthday

A few days back, it was my hubby's birthday. He was not really happy getting an year older.

I had asked him what he wanted and he wanted me to bake him a cheesecake. And boy... I did a 'full-time' dedicated RD on it. Spoke to my master chef friend, visited every possible website starting from Nigella to Curtis Stone...

And yes, the result was good. That was my first ever cheesecake. The first impression from my husband - "Interesting!!! Tastes more like fruit cake."

It was fun celebrating his birthday. This was our first birthday celebration after our marriage. We celebrated it by going to his college.

Here are the list of links I followed for Cheesecake:
Classic Cheesecake
Blueberry-Cheesecake
Raspberry-cheesecake
The Best would be Paula Deen's Cheesecake My friend call her 'Aunt Paula' :)
Basic Cheesecake with different toppings

I must admit, I did not follow any one recipe. I actually mixed and matched all.

Life is hectic!!!

This is my first blog. I will expect comments from friends and would love to get feedback as well.

I guess I am done considering this being my first blog.