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Recently I came across this picture of Deepika padukone.While she looks amazingly beautiful what really caught my eye was her incredible posture and how sculpted her body looks. Image Credit-Via After reading up on other people’s experiences with different workouts which helped them achieve the toned sculpted look-I narrowed it down to three exercise types (Pilates,Yoga and [...]
I have attached my workout routine and meal plan (Click on image above to see a larger version) for the next week above.Tomorrow is 1st October and for the coming 31 days I want to eat clean and workout.I think its the right time to start hitting the gym-the holiday season is right around the [...]
I want to re-start eating healthy again.One of the big mistakes I used to make earlier was I would stop by the grocery store on my way back from work, multiple times a week-Invariably I would end up making unhealthy food choices-from frozen pizzas to mini snicker bars.Lately I have consciously cut back on my random trips to [...]
I am having a productive yet extremely relaxing weekend.Friday evening I hung out with a friends-late evening we headed out to an outdoor shopping plaza-its an outdoor mall of sorts-with restaurants,a huge target,Ann taylor etc all located outside. It was a relaxing evening-we hung out by the park for awhile and enjoyed the fall weather-I picked up two [...]
I have a new addition to the healthy snack ideas I had mentioned awhile ago. Peeled snacks are organic dried fruit-They come in many different flavours but my absolute favourite is the Much ado about mango flavour.Its available in 3 different sizes-Individual,resealable pouch and family size.I picked up the resealable pouches so that I can [...]
Image Credit-1. Other than sleeping in, all I did this weekend was watch the Olympics and The Good Wife. I am almost done with the first season of the Good Wife and cant wait to catch up on the rest.For me watching TV invariably involves munchy snacks-Lately I have been trying to make healthier choices [...]
Remember this post here -I was doing great back then,working out,eating healthy-You know, living the good life but since then it has all gone downhill.Here is what happened-I went on a holiday and luxuriated in samosas,parsi dairy farm kulfi and paneer tikka masala made by mum-If that wasn’t enough thrown in zero workouts and then you [...]
I am sitting in a empty flat as my parents have gone to work and brother is off to write his second year med school exams.I have had so much fun these past few days and cant wait for today evening so I can head out and catch up with a few of my old [...]
One of the things I wanted to accomplish this year was get back to my original weight of 65 kgs (145 pounds)-I am 5’10″ and I feel good and look healthy at that weight.When I moved to America, for the first time ever I was responsible for cooking for myself-there was no more coming home [...]
Me:So remember the diet plan lifestyle change (9 pound check in-1st March) I had talked to you about- You:Puzzled look…what you talking about? Me:You forgot all about my diet plan lifestyle change (5 pound check in-1st Feb).Thank god! Cause this month SO DID I. I dont know how I missed so many days of exercise Actually I do. Every-time I was [...]
I weighed myself yesterday and I have lost another 4 pounds-I was a great early morning surprise and I wanted to share with you 3 simple tricks that have worked for me. Detox By detox I don’t mean go on a 7 day fluid diet-I follow a 2 Step Detox Process -Lemon Start you day [...]
I like the streamline my early morning weekday routine as much as possible- on most days by the time I get up I have hit the snooze button a couple of times-this leaves me with little to no time to eat breakfast ,much less make breakfast.While I love the idea of having a leisurely breakfast while perusing [...]
This year I have decided to do something different-instead of making lots of new year resolutions on the 1st of January- I am starting a 52 week challenge, each week of the year I am going to try and incorporate one healthy habit into my daily routine.To read more on this click here This week [...]
When I moved to America a lot of things changed -for the first time I was living on my own-while that has been an incredible learning experience, it also meant that I had to cook for myself-there was no more coming home to a dinner table that had already been laid out.Between classes and settling in [...]
For awhile now I have been thinking about writing this post but between taking the GMAT,the craziness that is life and finding the right words to convey what I wanted to say, this post kept getting pushed back.But now that the GMAT is behind me and things have stopped being so crazy, I have a feeling that [...]
I spent the weekend at a leisurely pace getting settled in.After a month of not having to do any cleaning,laundry or grocery shopping there is part of me which has gotten lazy about chores but I am slowly getting back into the swing of things.My fridge is stocked, the laundry basket is semi-empty,the suitcases have [...]
There is something about India that grounds me; Its reminds me of who I am and where I am from. Everywhere I turn, there is history -the playgrounds where I played hopscotch as a kid,the exact spot where my bicycle collided with a car and I ended up with a scar on my elbow,the schools [...]
Even though we are only halfway into this work week, I am already eagerly anticipating the arrival of the weekend. I fly home Friday afternoon and cant wait to see my family. I am looking forward to kicking off the heels in favor of some comfortable osho’s (Indian flip flops),spending time unwinding with my family,catching up with an old [...]