Comments on: Jihva Workout Vratham ~ Week 1

By: Narayan

Narayan — Sat, 08 May 2010 06:52:06 +0000

I wish I could follow such a healthy diet. Though I must admit that I dont eat unhealthy either. But I really miss my gym workout routine. Have been very inconsistent these days. Perhaps explains why I see it everywhere, even in a Local train ride in Mumbai

http://riteriterite.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/the-bombay-local/.

By: krithika

krithika — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:15:40 +0000

I apologize for not posting regularly. Have been extremely busy at work

Thursday May 7
Green tea with no sweetner
Big Bowl of fruits for breakfast
Lunch : Big bowl of Red Chori dal with salad
Snack : Cucumber,Carrots and almonds
Dinner : Thyme roasted veges (yellow squash, zuchini,broccoli, corn and carrots) with Yogurt

Exercise : 30 min walk on the treadmill
30 mins of pilates

By: Kamala

Kamala — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:40:59 +0000

May 7:

Morning: One and half cup moong sprouts + One cup pineapple cubes
One cup milk with tea spoon horlics

Exercise:
Elliptical – (took a few min break in the middle) – moderate to very vigorous intensity – 536 cals
15 min strength training + 15 min meditation

Indira garu,

I will be at brother’s place this weekend and will come back home with my Peddamma and Pedananna (YAY!). They will be staying with us for the next week. I will try my best to eat right and exercise during this weekend and will update my logs when I get a chance. I am sure its going to be a challenge to not eat the big lunches and dinners that Peddamma is planning to cook

You are doing a great job with the Vratam, especially the exercising part. I got really competitive this morning Thank you for the motivation!

You have a great weekend.

Thanks Kamala for your wonderful company for the past week!
Wishing you fun-food filled weekend and the week ahead. Have a great time with Peddamma and Pedananna!
-Indira

By: Kamala

Kamala — Fri, 07 May 2010 01:41:14 +0000

May 6:

Morning: One cup mong sprouts + one cup pineapple cubes
One cup milk with tea spoon horlics

Noon: One cup steamed Broccoli with black pepper + One bowl of lettuce+carrot salad with TBSP BV + 6 Walnuts

Mid-afternoon snack: One medium size apple

Night: 2 roti + green beans curry (sauted beans with two TBSPs of fresh coconut)
One glass buttermilk

Excercise:

2 miles jog + run
Elliptical – 30 min – Moderate to vigorous intensity – 380 cals
15 min stregth training + 15 min meditation (felt good for the first time in this week!)

By: aarthi

aarthi — Thu, 06 May 2010 23:53:10 +0000

Hi Indira,

really inspiring routine. I am not doing any vratam but you sure have inspired me the limit my intake “not so good” category of food. thanks!

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:02:14 +0000

I agree that the meditating is very hard. I have a real monkey mind. Sigh…I guess that’s partly why I keep trying to do it.

BTW – I made your “spinach and sprouts” recipe yesterday, and it was just lovely. I often make the same recipe, but without sprouts, and the addition of the sprouts was a nice twist.

By: Kamala

Kamala — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:48:31 +0000

May 5:

Morning: One Moong sprout dosa with two tea spoons of allam chutney + One cup of milk with tea spoon honey (Did not like this taste. So I added a tea spoon horlics

Noon: One whole wheat & honey bread slice with half cup palak massor dal and two chamadumpa chips + cup of pineapple cubes

Evening: 8 pistachios + one Clementine

Night: 2 avacado Roti + one cup of palak masoor dal + a glass of buttermilk

Exercise: I am having a severe Rt. shoulder and neck pain today. So could not move much. Feeling little better now with painkillers and hoping that it will go away by morning. Will do the comp tomorrow.

By: Indira

Indira — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:48:19 +0000

Krithika and Kamala: Thanks for doing this with me. Both of your diets are much better than mine. I need to improve on the greens and fruit intake more.
I agree about the meditation part totally. I didn’t realize how difficult it is to actually put some time on the side and then still the mind for meditation. Whenever I close my eyes for meditation, my thoughts go about gardening, what to plant where, this needs more water, that needs cutting etc.,:)

PDK: Thanks for the link. They have few centers in Houston area. I’ll try to attend a session on the weekend.

By: krithika

krithika — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:08:45 +0000

Meditation is what I am not able to do given my hectic schedule. Everything else seems to work for me.

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 05 May 2010 16:11:08 +0000

Thanks for posting this. Helps us to get idea of different healthy options to eat instead of our usual rice and roti all the time. All the best!