Exercising

Yea you read write, though i had begun walks and stuff with my friend Candice last year, we stopped in between, citing exams- a lame excuse i know. Her mum and my aunt insisted we begin again and so we started off yesterday. Today we tried walking fast at the Mahim beach but it just didn't work out. So we walked the whole length of Mahim from Hinduja hospital to Shivaji Park and back home. My feet are aching but I'm assured that I have burnt quite a few calories. Christie and Learie get married in this year and I so need to shed a few pounds to fit into a great outfit. Since my folks have left for Goa i sure have lost a bit of weight but thats because I'm too lazy to fix myself a decent meal so I'd rather not eat and today? my neighbour comes to the rescue, she told me about this diet which would not only help reduce but also clean the body of all harmful toxins. Gonna try this out and will post later whether it really helped or no. Here's the diet plan in case you want to try it out. Here goes-

Health portal e-healthcareindia.com calls it one of the most popular weight loss diets being circulated by many companies and banks among their employees. The diet aims at shedding 5-6kg a week. During each of the first seven days you must drink 10 glasses of water.

DAY 1

Your first day consists of all fruits you want except bananas. It is suggested that you consume lots of melons the first day especially water melon and cantaloupe.

DAY 2

All vegetables only. You are encouraged to eat until you are stuffed with all the raw and cooked vegetables of your choice. There is no limit on the amount or type. Avoid oil and coconut while cooking vegetables. Have a large boiled potato for breakfast.

DAY 3

Any mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Any amount, any quantity, no bananas, yet and no potatoes.

DAY 4

Banana and milk. Eat as many as eight bananas and drink three glasses of milk. You can have one bowl of vegetable soup.

DAY 5

Feast day. Eat one cup of rice. You can also eat six whole tomatoes and drink 12 glasses of water to cleanse your system of the excess uric acid you will be producing.

DAY 6

All vegetables day. Eat one cup of rice and eat all the vegetables you want, cooked or uncooked, to your heart’s content.

DAY 7

The food intake consists of one cup of rice, fruit juice and the vegetables you care to consume.

This, the portal says, will help make, you five to seven kg lighter than a week ago. The programme can be repeated. However it is suggested that one rests for three days before every repetition.

Experts suggest that even more than a diet programme, it is good to follow this diet once in a while to clean the digestive system and remove toxic substances, if any.

The most important element of the programme is the 10 tall glasses of water a day. One can flavour the water with some lemon to make the drink easier. While on the programme, take only black coffee and never more than one teaspoon of oil.

Here is what happens to your body while you are on this programme and how and why it works:

Day 1: fruits are nature’s perfect food. They provide everything you can possibly want to sustain in life.

Day 2: Starts with complex carbohydrates in the form of a boiled potato. Provides energy and balance. Vegetables are virtually calorie free.

Day 3: The system is now prepared to start burning excess pounds. You will have cravings, which should start diminishing by day 4.

Day 4: Bananas and milk. Bananas are there for the potassium you have lost and sodium you may have missed the last three days. A definite loss of desire for sweets.

Day 5: Rice and tomatoes. Rice is for carbohydrates and tomatoes for digestion and fibre.

Day 6: Vitamins and fibre from the vegetables and carbohydrates from the rice.

Day 7: You may celebrate with champagne. You may also have white wine instead of champagne.

P.S – THE KEY THING TO REMEMBER IS THAT IF YOU ARE HUNGRY AT ANY TIME, THEN YOU ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE DIET CORRECTLY.