A break, a treat and now a feast!!

Whoa.. am feeling guilty today.

Yesterday's lunch was waaayyyy overboard. The usual lunch kakies went to an Indian restaurant along Coleman Street for a super-delicious, super-calorie naan and curry buffet! One word: I can see evolution kicking in the moment I started. The curries were rich- with heaps of cream, yogurt, and all sorts of other thickening and yummy spices. And the eyes and brain went: 'OMG.. I am going to load up on these super-caloric food, not sure when my next meal would come!' I think I had 4 pieces of naan to mop up all the curries- plus their meats, fish, vegetables.

I thought I heard my stomach cry: 'ENOUGH!' but the eye-brain tag team was too strong for the stomach's protests! The brain focussed the eye and the hand just reached out and grabbed! So the feast was paradoxically, enjoyable for the tastes but bad for guilt-ridden for the conscience. And you my blog has to bear witness to this.

In other, subsumed by the screaming headline, news, my ten minute stretches in the mornings are beginning to show results. The abdominals are stronger- doing the same sets of crunches doesn't seem to hurt so much now. Pushups are also similarly getting easier. Consistency, what I have been writing about, is really kicking in. AND the best part is that it doesn't really take that long, nor that much effort, nor even gear- heck I just exercise in my pyjamas.

The effects has taken about 3weeks to show but hey, come to think of it, the impact (stronger shoulder and arms, tighter abdominals butt) are with me for the rest of the day. And that for me is a good investment.

Excercise takes time!

Had a off day last night. Decided that it may not be useful to push too hard and also to give my knees a rest.

But am continuing with the morning stretches, crunches and push-ups. It breaks out a sweat mind you! Yes- the muscles are now beginning to ache. That is a good sign at they are responding to the new loads being imposed.

Its a great start, and the motivation level is still strong, but sustaining it in the face of increasing workload in the office is going to be tough. Let's keep going anyway and not worry about what I cannot control.

In a mental way, I do understand that the effects of exercising does take time to show. When I first started out 3 years ago on a determined path to lose weight, the first six months were the hardest. It took close to a year before any real result would show. And by that time, coupled with a stricter control on food intake, it became like a rolling snowball, gathering momentum and pace.

So, at this point of my weight control regime now, having an on-again, off-again exercise routine will surely affect the weight loss. I just have to be patient and continue to push hard, push smart and control my intake.