Jihva Workout Vratham ~ Week 3
May 15th:
Vratham Food:
Brunch: 3 Rose Matta rice dosas with cubed zucchini in cashew sauce + 1 sweet mango + 1 cup cardamom chai
Evening: 2 wholewheat vegetarian pizza slices (grimaldi) + 1 glass buttermilk (home)
Workout: Shopping walk
May 16th:
Vratham Food:
Morning: a cup of cardamom chai
Noon: Traditional Kerala-onam style meal at a friends home ( matta rice, avail, mango pulissery, sambar etc served on banana leaf).
Night: Wasn’t feeling hungry much. So, had a glass of plain soda water and a mango.
Workout: Talk and laugh, moved the mouth muscles a lot. It was a pleasant day.
May 17th:
Vratham Food:
Morning: a glass of cucumber lemonade (from Cilantro blog) + 15 rehydrated almonds
Noon: a bowl of cucumber kosambari + small bowl of carrot sambar + 1 mango
Evening: 6 Zucchini ponganaalu with honey + 1 glass buttermilk(homemade)
Workout: 15 minutes meditation + 30 minutes walk
May 18th:
Vratham Food:
Morning: A glass of cucumber lemonade + 15 rehydrated almonds
Noon: a bowl of zucchini zunka with sorghum roti + small bowl of fruits (pear and mango)
Evening: 1 cup palak tofu with a cup of kerala matta rice + 1 glass buttermilk(homemade)
Workout: 30 minutes elliptical + 30 minutes walk + 15 minutes meditation.
May 19th:
Vratham Food:
Morning: A glass of cucumber lemonade with just a bit of honey (it’s humid here) + 12 rehydrated almonds
Noon: a bowl of zucchini zunka with sorghum roti + small bowl of fruit (pears and mango)
Evening: 1 small bowl of capsicum in sesame sauce + a cup of kerala matta rice + a small bowl of chana dal chaaru
Workout: 1 hour aerobics + 30 minutes weights + 15 minutes meditation
May 20th and 21st:
Enough protein powered lentils and fresh vegetables filled sundal, sambar and subji with some Kerala matta rice sums up my food intake.
Low energy days, so no workout.
Good luck with your workout vratham! I recommend yoga for fitness and relaxation:)
I am back again!! Here is my log for today.
Morning:
2 small dosa + red bell pepper pacchadi (recipe source: Mahanandi) + one cup of milk with horlics
Noon:
2 slices of whole wheat bread + sautéed mixed vegetables + 8 strawberries
Evening:
one cup of Bacchali koora pappu + one cup of ulli sambar
I made stuffed kakarakaaya (recipe source: Mahanandi). This was a bit bitter for me to eat by itself. So I tasted it with a scoop of rice. Tasted awesome. Will be making it very often now.
Exercise:
30 min Elliptical + 15 min Strength training.
In retrospect, I dint ahve enough fruits and raw veggies today.