Trying to be strongest I've ever been

 Hi, I hope you are doing well, I am just so happy and I feel so strong so I felt I might share it with you. 

I started working out because I wanted to lose weight and I did actually lost weight because I burned many calories while working out. Till last four months, I was working out to lose weight and to get toned and to look good but now I have realized that. You don't workout to lose weight. You shouldn't work out just to lose weight. You should do it to feel strong to feel happy to have the best state of mind you had and You should work out to feel happy overall. You should drop the mindset that you are working out to lose weight. 

You only go after how much weight you have lost and you'll never feel satisfied with what you have achieved. In the beginning of my journey, I wanted to lose weight and I started working out and as soon as I started working out, I Lost 3 inches from my waist in like 14 days, but I was not happy because that was not my goal. My goal was way bigger. I mean weight-wise. I wanted to get to a certain weight and my progress did not make me happy even though I had lost so much of my inches from my whole body. I did not feel good. I did not feel happy and I did not feel proud of myself. Because that's all what I wanted that that I wanted to lose at least like 20 inches from overall my body and I didn't lose that much in 14 days and I wasn't happy. I wanted more and more and more and more. I was never satisfied and now I have completely changed my mindset. I don't know how I did it. I don't know how I changed my mindset from working out in order to lose weweigt to working out in order to feel strong and happy. I don't know how I did it. But I assure you that once you figure out the way to change your mindset, then you will feel very good in your body in your own body. Actually after I started doing Caroline Girvans Workouts, I felt happy and I felt strong and I didn't want it to just workout to lose weight because her workouts are just not that like that. You know, they are not Losing weight focused, you know, like others lose 10 kg in 10 weeks and lose fat in one week. Her programs are not like that. Her programs focus on how much strong you feel how much you've improved how much your posture has improved.

How many reps can you do in one set now about doing it. Right? Her workouts are all about making us feel happy making us feel strong and her workouts are not at all like other Fitness influencer workouts. Because they are not just booty focused or hourglass figure focused. They are not. 

She doesn't tell you that you'll get abs in two weeks. She does not telling you that you'll grow a booty and two weeks. Her workouts are just Wonderful And that is what I love and  after I started doing her workouts, that's when I Understood that you don't work out just to lose weight you workout to feel strong to get toned to get to be happy in your own body to feel confident in your own body. And you start loving your body afterwards because you see a difference.  You know, there is a saying that you when you start working out you see a difference in 30 days. Someone else sees a difference in your body in 60 days and you get into a habit or your body totally changes in 90 days. And I think that that's what happened to me. I have started seeing tiny tiny little muscles in my body and that's that makes me feel good. You know when I wanted to lose weight and and just did high intensity interval training and just jumping around, I did not feel that way and I did not see any muscle growing out of my body. I of course  lost weight and I looked amazing. But I was I didn't feel that whether there was enough. 

If you really want to improve your mindset, you should change the way you work out. I mean if you are not happy right now and if you don't feel like working out if you don't feel happy while working out if you feel "I just want to end get get done with this and oh my God, this is a chore" then that is not a good workout for you. You know, I'm not telling you to just do Caroline Girvans workouts. If you want to do someone else's workouts, then you can but make sure that you feel happy when you're doing it. Make sure that you are satisfied with what you're doing and make sure that it feels amazing it you get motivated to work out you get so excited to work out. You shouldn't feel that. Oh now have to work out and you know, they said that you shouldn't feel like that. Do whatever makes you happy if working out doesn't make you happy then choose something else. Maybe cycling will make you happy. Maybe Dancing will, maybe rollerskating anything that makes you happy you should do it. You should move your body and if you are struggling with body image like me, like I did I don't think I do anymore. But when I was struggling with my body image, you know, I did not feel confident in anything. I did not feel confident in anything.  I did not feel confident while dancing. I felt like my arms were to Jiggly and My thighs were too jiggly and when I danced they move around and I don't look nice when I dance and I just look goofy. But I now I've realized that who cares who cares if you look Goofy. There's not like people are actually sitting there see me how I look while I dance or when I move. Some of us are just stuck. We think that if I go to a gym or if I dance or if I do anything I like then my I'll move my body and as I move my body my thighs will jiggle my arms will jiggle my belly will jiggle and people will laugh at me but trust me. No one cares. No one cares how you look when you are done saying open how you guys jiggle.No one cares about it. 

If you feel that someone is staring you then it's just your mindset. You know, we are just like that. We are just born like that. We are just self-conscious. We're too self-conscious. Just do it, you know just do it just do whatever you feel like doing. 

If your workouts don't feel enough for you, then you should try some other thing, you know, if you are just doing bodyweight till now you should try working out with weights or something else .I am sure that when you're happy when you're working out then you'll see a difference and you'll feel good afterwards. I mean, I've always felt good after workouts, you know at first I'm like, "oh God I have to work out right now", but then when I started working out, I don't feel like that. I feel amazing. I feel so happy that I can move my body and I'm so grateful that I have my I have my body and I can move it. However, I want. And now I think I am in the body that I've always wanted. 

I mean I will always want it to be skinny, but I'm not skinny right now, but I feel amazing, you know. 

I think this is the body I wanted and I think that I am at the point where I can wear anything and that also includes a lot of self love. You know, I'm not asking you to stand in front of the mirror and tell you yourself 50 times that I love you. I love you. I love you. I mean if you want to do that and if that makes you feel confident after doing that if you start loving yourself after doing that then go for it, but for me, I don't feel happy when I do that, you know, I don't feel good in myself after I say, I love you. 

I just started loving myself because if you don't, how can you expect someone else to love you? 

Thank you, and I hope that you achieve your dreams. I hope you achieve your dream body. And I hope you are at your dream body right now, I hope Hope you always stay like that. I hope you always stay with the Positive mindset. 

And I hope you be grateful with what you have always. Bye. 

Caroline Girvan 

https://youtu.be/LS-iJMsGcVY

SELF Love video to help you fix your mindset

https://youtu.be/obgYkInVNv4

How I take time out for exercise

 Hi, I am so happy that you are here and I hope that I provide you the information you are here for. 

So, I am a student and I have exams, assignments and projects to complete. Before I became a "fitness freak", I was always making excuses that I have my exams or I have to study or I am on my period. I'll start from tomorrow. 

And I am not asking you to workout on your period, but if you are okay with it then go for it. I have always been a lazy procrastinator and this was my excuse for not working out. 

My tomorrow did come and I did workout the next day as I had planned. BUT. I went too fucking hard on the very first day and that made me SO SORE. I wouldn't be able to walk or do any chores and as I was sore from the workout that I did, I wouldn't work out the next day. It took me 3-4 days to recover and after I had recovered, I wouldn't workout thinking that I'll suffer again . 

IN SHORT, 

if you are a complete beginner, then dont go all in on the very first day. Take it easy.  Don't aim for 25 squats in 1 set. Aim for less. That will keep you less injured and you'll be motivated to workout next day too. 

Now, how do I take time out for exercise?! 

I literally just would wake up and take a shower and go to school/ college. I didn't eat breakfast or anything. But then as I wanted to lose weigh, I knew that I had to get serious regarding my workouts. SO I started waking up 20 minutes early than I was used to. I managed my active time and lazy time. 

I used to wake up at 5:30, pray and I used to do yoga for 10 minutes. Then I showered and had breakfast because if you want to lose weight, you dont need to starve yourself. Yeah so I did that.

Then I increased my workout time and I also started doing Chloe Tings workouts, so I started walking up 20 more minutes early. As her workouts were 30 -40 minutes long, I did those and then I showered and all. 

That was my routine before the pandemic, After the pandemic, I had online classes. And they started on 7:30 sharp and ended at like 10 or 11. So I woke up at my usual time and I didnt have to shower or eat breakfast before all that, I worked out and attended classes right after. 

I also always workout in the mornings because after my classes and all I am too lazy to workout. But as I was doing Caroline Girvans EPIC, she posted at 10:30 am, the time zone I live in. So I worked out right after my classes. I didnt enjoy that because I am too grumpy after my classes and all. But I did take out time fr a good workout. 

You don't have to workout an hour or more, only 30 minutes a day is enough too. And you can easily take time out if you really want to. 

Bye 💜

Yoga taht I did

https://youtu.be/UEEsdXn8oG8

Caroline Girvan: 

https://youtu.be/orH_lessqN0

I lost 11 inches in 3 months !?

 Hi!! I am so glad that you are here and I hope you are doing well. So! I started working out with Caroline Girvans videos and lost 11 inches from my body. 

I started EPIC 1 in December 2020 and did half of it. By the end of December, I was feeling strong and great and so happy to have almost finished the challenge so I decided to continue EPIC 2 10 week challenge that Caroline posted on January 3rd, 2021. It was a new years beginning and so I was motivated and excited to do that. AND I did it! Yesterday I finished the challenge and honestly I have never been happier. I feel strong and I feel like nobody can outwork me! 

Sure, it was difficult. I had to take time out for exercise. Her workouts are approximately 50 minutes. I also had college and a lot of studying to do but I still managed to workout.  Also! I was eating in a calorie deficit all the time. 

(Calorie Deficit: Eating less calories than you require/ burning more calories than you eat. ) 

I was also walking for cardio, because I don't have a bike or a treadmill or any other equipment. I walked inside my house and that clearly worked for me. I don't really like to go outside either so.if you are like me, walking in your house itself might help you. Also I didn't run or anything. Neither did I do endless amounts of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). I just did Caroline's Workouts and that helped me. 

I have also never lasted on a challenge for 10 weeks. I always quit in 14 or 15 days. I get bored very easily.  But with Caroline that did  not happen. 

She has some killer workouts and they made me sore all over. But that's what makes me happy and I feel like I have done SO much hard work and that's why I am sore. You also don't need to have heavier dumbbells. I used my 5 kg pair and a 10 kg dumbbells throughout the challenge. I modified heavier dumbbells requiring exercises. 

Sometimes I even danced. That is also cardio. You can enjoy health and fitness too. I ate in a calorie deficit for sure but I had the tastiest food ever! If you want to know what I had, let me know in the comments.  

So! Finally the challenge came to an end and so I decided to measure myself! I was SHOCKED AND PROUD of my results. 

Following are the results comparisons 

1/12/20                                         13/3/ 21 

Weight: 56 kilos            |              52 kilos 

Waist : 28.5 inches        |              27.2 inches 

Tummy: 34 inches         |           31.8 inches 

Thighs : 23.5 inches        |           22.2 inches 

Arms :    12 inches           |          11.5 inches 

Hips :    38.5 inches          |          36 inches 

Total loss 11 inches overall. 

Yep:") I lost my hips too. But that's fine because I like how my body looks right now. I love it. 

If you want to get amazing results too, try this EPIC challenge my Caroline Girvan! I honestly love her like MUAH ! She helped me overcome my fear of working out! Now I love working out. Also I hope you have a wonderful time trying this Challenge and I hope you achieve the fitness level you have always wanted. 

Also her new challenge EPIC heat is coming up on April 5th. That will mostly have HIIT based moves and strength training included. It will only be 30 minutes long so you really can't make up excuses. Be sure to hop in! Cz I am REALLy excited and scared at the same time 

bye good luck 💜 I love you💜 Don't doubt yourself. You are a badass and you know it! 

EPIC 1 : 

https://youtu.be/c_-v1fYJGO8

EPIC 2: 

https://youtu.be/Muh4Cyis_G8

RESULTS: (I am so happy for her)

https://youtu.be/4vZP0lnM9Jk

I hope I motivated you to do something 😭👉👈 

Okie Bye now 

5 exercises to help you gain muscle

 

Hi everyone today. I'm going to tell you the most important exercises that you can do to improve your strength and if you're a beginner Then you can start off with these exercises and then proceed further. 

I would suggest you to invest in a pair of dumbbells. Either 2kg dumbells or 5 kg or 10 kg dumbbells depends on your strength level if you are more strong than I would like you to start with 5 kg dummies. 

You can progressively overload once you become stronger and stronger. So the five main exercises that so the exercises are

 1)squats

2) Lunges 

3)Chest press/ pushups 

4) Shoulder press 

5) Bent-over rows 

These are the five main exercises that focus on your main muscles.

The main muscle groups of your body your shoulders your back and your chest and your thighs. 

So 

You have got squats and lunges for your legs shoulder press your shoulders chest press for your chest and Bent over rows for your back. I would I would suggest you to watch a tutorial on  how to properly do these exercises. Do not cheat because  if you cheat and you if you don't have proper form while doing these exercises, you might face some injury or you won't see the results you want. 

If you're a complete beginner, I would like you to start with these exercises and if you are Already ahead of everyone, then there also you can do these exercises. I mean your your most important body parts are your thighs your biggest muscles are your thighs your back and your shoulders and your chest? 

These are the main muscle groups. You should you should focus on instead of focusing on biceps and abs and calves or glutes. You should focus more on these body parts. These will these body working these bodyguards will help you get the physique you want and you become more strong. Because these are the main parts of their body of our body. 

So once you figure out how to do the these exercises proper form, I would suggest you to do at least 10 reps of each exercise for three sets or four sets depends on your strength level do those reps until you are fatigued like  if you do one two, three and so on until 10 or 15 counts  face And you  feel oh my God, I can't move ahead. If can't Do more than these then that is your fatigue level. If you are strong enough, and if you have that mental ability to go more than you can then do it, and if not if you're struggling. Very much, then you should stop because that is your fatigue level and you should at least reach to your fatigue level and then move on to next exercise. So 

Do as many reps as you can in one set and then repeat these exercise again three more times. So 10 to 15 reps of in one set of exercise then another exercise 10 to 15 reps in the other set. So you have three circuits with same exercises.

The workout goes: 

Squats - 10 to 15 reps or till fatigued 

Lunges - 10 to 15 reps or till fatigued 

Shoulder press - 10 to 15 reps or till fatigued 

Chest press - 10 to 15 reps or till fatigued 

Bent over rows - 10 to 15 reps or till fatigued 

Bent over rows (switch side) - 10 to 15 reps or till fatigued 

Do these 3 or 4 times till you feel that you had a great workout. 

Try this and let me know in the comments whether you succeed it or not. Thank you. Bye. 

You can see watch for getting a proper form 

https://youtu.be/AXZlb-3MMYE

Only eating 3/4th portion of my plate

 

Hello everyone, Today I am here to tell you about my experience of not eating 1/4th part of my plate. 

From childhood itself we are taught to finish our whole plate. This leads to obesity, loss of appetite, loss of taste and lost of appreciation for food. If you are hungry then go ahead, have another serving of food. But if you are struggling to finish your plate, stop eating. Put the fork down. Do not continue eating. That is over eating which then leads to obesity. 

So I have never struggled with not being able to finish my plate and I always was ready for another serving of food. But, I also was morbidly obese.. I decided to not eat 1/4th portion of my plate for a week. Last week on Monday as I sat down to eat any meal, I took out 1/4th portion of it and put it back in the bowl I took it froDon't throw it away. Put it back in the main utensil. It was a bit tough for me because I was hungry. So I took back 1/2 portion of my 1/4th portion to curb my hunger. I was successful this time. I had all my meals like that for two days. 

Now I decided to proceed ahead, I decided to take out 1/4th portion and eat the 3/4th portion of my plate. 

This time I wasn't hungry anymore. That trick lead me to eat only 3/4th portion of my food. I continued this for a week, and I weighed myself of Monday and I had lost 2 pounds. YAY! success! 

Now, If you are not ready to do this yet, I am not here to tell you to eat less. I am here for those people who want to lose weight and are not successful in it. If you are already eating very less or are suffering from some kind of an eating disorder, then do not do this. I hope you recover soon. 

RULES:- 

1) Do not try this if you have an eating disorder. 

2) Do not increase your  portion size from 1/4th of your plate. If you do so, you'll be eating very less amount of food which will then lead to extreme weightloss which then will leave you lethargic and malnourished. 

3) Do not throw away your 1/4th portion. Put it back in the main utensil you cooked it in. 

4) Do not try this if you don't want to lose weight. 

5) Do not try this if you are extremely hungry and want another serving. 

6) Try this technique with every meal of yours ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and all snacks) 

7) If you are having a fruit that goes bad if you leave it open for some time, give it to another family member of yours or just eat it. 

Thank you for stopping by, See ya next time. 

Will you try this? Inform me if you do.. ❤💜

Here are some easy snacks that you can have: 

https://www.blogger.com/u/2/blog/post/edit/1323934601737923613/6489763865474478884

Cardio to lose weight

 Hi!! How are you? I hope you are doing well in these tough times. Everyone has been working out during quarantine and everyone has got leaner than last time! If you are doing YouTube workouts like from Chloe Ting or Lilly Sabri, then they are pretty much cardio based workouts. I would suggest you to continue doing that. Also Pamela Reif is amazing if you are not a beginner. 

To all my strength and weight training members, what is the cardio you like? Do you do cardio? Let me know in the comments. If not, then you HAVE to do it! Trust me, all these influencers who create more spews for more views by telling that cardio isn't important, they themselves must be doing cardio! Cardio doesn't only mean running on a treadmill for an hour. It can be more fun if you switch it up. 

Cardio is VERY important if you want to lose weight and get lean. It is also important if you don't have a weight loss goal. It is important form of exercise for your heart. And heart is the most valuable muscle of your body and if you want to make your heart strong, you have to do some type of cardio. Here are some options. Choose wisely. Choose the one that you can do for hours without getting tired. I am not suggesting to do cardio for several hours. But atleast for an hour or so is mandatory. Do atleast 150 minutes of cardio per week. 

1) Walking

Walking is the best form of cardio if you can't jump around for a long period of time. 

I prefer walking over running. I walk atleast 10000 steps a day. Sometimes more. It helps you burn more calories and you won't be as fatigued as you are after running. 

2) Running 

If you love running, or you want to start running, you should go for it. But for me it's too much. If you run at a mild pace for an hour, you can burn upto 600 calories.  Do the math, so if you run for 10 minutes, you will burn 60 calories only. Don't get fooled by the influencers telling you that a 10 minute workout will help burn a 1000 calories. 

3) Dancing 

I have recently started dancing and I love it! I can't dance though but still I like to move my body. If you are a beginner too and you want to dance, I'll link my favorite videos down below you can check it out. 

4) Cycling 

If you have a bike, then get up on it. Don't be shy and ride away!! Cycling helps you burn MANY calories in short amount of time. If you have an exercise bike at your home or at your gym, you can hop on it and sway side to side like Ariana Grande! 

5) Jump rope 

Honestly, this is the best of all! Only 10 minutes of jumping rope will help you burn about 90-100 calories. So if you do it a couple times a day you'll be able to burn upto 200 calories! Isn't it amazing! 

These will not only help you burn fat but also help you live longer! 

Goodluck❤❤ 

My favorite workouts: 

https://youtu.be/mtJ2Ni6hS8g

SEXY LADY

https://youtu.be/s5h_G5BI70s

BTS ARMY

https://youtu.be/V7P1vUxSZac

WAP: 

https://youtu.be/TQUJk9MUHfY

5 easy snacks in 5 minutes

 Hi ! Here are some super easy and simple recipes that take care of your health for you.

Yogurt bowl

This recipe is super simple and very easy and packed with protein. It fills your stomach up for atleast 3-4 hours. I hope you like it.
You'll need:-

- Berries of your choice (half a cup)
- Honey/Maple syrup/ any sweetener of your choice (as sweet as you like)
- Pb2 (peanut butter powder) (1 tbsp)
-Protien powder of your choice (1 scoop)
- Yogurt (4 to 5 tbsp)

Take the yogurt in a bowl mix the pb2 and protien powder in it. Top with the berries and drizzle some honey/maple syrup/ any sweetener of your choice.
And you are done ! It's ready to eat!

Yoyo apple

This recipe is SUPER easy and packed with nutrients.
All you'll need is
An apple
Yogurt ( 4 to 5 tbsp)
A tsp of cinnamon (optional)

Just cut the apple in the yogurt and sprinkle the cinnamon on top. And you're done! ENJOY YOUR SNACK!
Remember 
An apple a day keeps the doctor away

Chocolate popcorn

This recipe is very easy and smart. It will fill you up for very low calories and super yummy.

All you'll need is:

Low fat and low calorie  popcorn
(Or the kernels)

Chocolate protien powder/ any protien powder you like (1 scoop)

Stevia/honey/ vitafiber  (1 tsp/ as much as you like)

Cocoa powder (1 tbsp)

Now! Pop your popcorn in the microwave. Once its cooled down a little bit, take a big bowl, Throw in the popcorn and  add the
Protien powder  and the cocoa powder. Mix it. And drizzle the sweetener on top. And that's it! You are done! Enjoy your low calorie meal 😉

Pink icecream

This recipe is very filling and it includes fruits in it. Yes so its packed with nutrients and all that good stuff!

You'll need:

1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup frozen Raspberries
1/4 low fat milk/ plant based milk
1/3 tsp of Xanthum gum/guar gum
1 scoop of protien powder of your choice

Put all these ingredients in a blender and blend blend blend!

if you dont have the xanthum gum, you can make it without it. It won't be as thick but yes it will taste good! Freeze for 15 minutes before serving!

Chips !!

You'll need
A low calorie tortilla/roti
1/2 tsp oil
1/3 tsp chilli powder
1/3 tsp of salt
1/8 tsp black pepper

Cut your tortilla in 8 equal pieces. Mix in the oil and all the spices. You can add the spice as per your taste. Spread it in a tray and microwave it for 5 minutes. It will turn out crisp and yummy! 

 That's it. These recipes are very satiating and you'll love them once you try them. If you don't have any ingredients I have mentioned NO PROBLEM. You can always twist and turn your recipes.

Remember there are no rules in the kitchen.😉😉😉

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you like these! Let me know if you want more posts like these. I am a snacker and I love me a big snack. But we have got to make sure its low calorie and doesnt mess up your health cycle.

Bye ❤❤

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Progress lost because of a cheat day

 21:23

Hi everyone. I'm back and this week didn't go as well. As I planned. I did a few cheat meals and I was suffering from diarrhea notnot exactly diarrhea, but 

Not exactly diarrhea I was weak but I walked in Thousand Steps a week day and I pretty much walked out like I always do I did Caroline's workouts and I am super happy because I did a back workout with 10 kg weights. Yes. My back is very sore. But I'm so happy that I you know progressively overloaded my weights. Don't go the hard go. Don't go very hard on the very first time just Go with the on this and keep progressively overloading. Also I ate maybe 1,200 to 1,300 calories in a day. I'm not telling you to eat that much because I don't know what you weigh. And what is your height and everything? If you are not losing weight at your current calorie count then you might want to lower it a little bit more in order to lose weight. I am not entirely sure if I eat 1200 or 1300 calories a day, but this week I didn't lose any weight and I'm not super bummed because you progressively go ahead and you don't lose all the weight. In one day or in a week, and if you do that, then that might create a problem in a longer run. If you lose all the way then you might gain it back again. 

Also day before yesterday. I was fasting and I don't know but I had diarrhea day before yesterday. Not very bad. But yeah, I was kind of scared. 

Yesterday I attended a feast and I eat a lot a lot a lot a lot more than usual. 

I eat too much chicken fish and rotis and rice. That was a good meal. I ate sweets. I had Cola. 

Yes, the calories added up yesterday. But today I  spent my day like the usual day. I didn't burn I didn't try and burn more calories than usual. I did not limit my food. I did not starve myself in order to balance it out. I just ate the usual amount of food that I eat every day. I woke up and I had a yogurt bowl with strawberries and bananas with some peanut butter powder on top then I I had about Half a cup of watermelon and as a snack. I walked a little bit in the morning. I had two rotis for lunch both the wraps with some dal palak  on it. Then I was hungry again around 3:30. I wasn't actually hungry. I craved something. So I had watermelon then I was I walked a little bit again then I had. 

I guess half of  a small papaya. 

Then I had Like half of an orange I guess and then I was hungry again. I don't know why I was very hungry today. So I had one date and some peanut butter powder atablespoon of peanut butter powder 

Then yes, I ran. Okay, right I jogged did not run. I jogged for about 20 minutes. I completed like 1.2 kilometers or something? 

Yes, I am super tired by that jog. Also,  I had a big Roti wrap. 

Put some spinach and cabbage with some moong Dal palak. 

All right. What else? Yes, I'm pretty much not have anything again, and I'm full.

Also, I had about eight glasses of water today. I was very thirsty probably because yesterday I ate too much so maybe I was really thirsty because of that. So yeah, I have had almost eight to ten thousands of water. I don't remember but yes, I had plenty of water today. And shy I haven't pulled today so I don't know what what's coming next. 

I worked out today. 

Yes, my dear Caroline's workout. It went really well, but I was super hungry. I don't know. I think I have because I did not eat much. I guess if I have a filling breakfast then my whole day goes well and I don't get as much hungry. But if I have like small breakfast like I had today I had a yogurt Bowl just with strawberry and a banana. That's why because add that that is what that may be the reason that could be the reason why I was this much hungry today. So yeah, I'll incorporate a little bit heavy breakfast so that I don't get hungry very hungry in the day. 

Right 

Okay, that is it. Bye. See you next time. 

Hopefully with some progress. 

How to lose 5 lbs in 2 weeks?

January 13 to 28

It's been a long time and I haven't reviewed Caroline's work outs. I was super unmotivated and I had my exams I was eating and exercising well and I was in a calorie deficit like Greg doucette has said and I have lost 5 pounds in two weeks. And I'm super happy about it, and I want to tell  everything about that to you. So this week went absolutely amazing. I did all Caroline's workouts and they were super tough. My upper body is stiff and I am very tight in my upper body and I'm sore and but I think it's it's a good sign. I have been eating in a calorie deficit and I'm losing weight. 

I have to give you a super great recipe about the wrap that I eat every day with every meal. I mean I eat one Roti with some subzi and one wrap every day and it feels me it fills my stomach and I don't get as hungry. So the wrap includes a little bit of ketchup,spinach and chicken or scrambled eggs or Just spinach with some capsicum or Chilli or  tomato sometimes and then I wrap it up and then eat it with my meal with my Roti and sabzi and I am full. As a snack I eat anabolic popcorn by Greg  Doucette. I pop all the popcorn kernels and then put some honey on top like teaspoon of honey on top because it has because honey has many calories so I don't put a lot of it. Just like a teaspoon of it. Then I sprinkle some cocoa powder on it and some protein powder on it and then I mix it up and then eat it and it keeps me very energetic and full. I have been walking 10,000 steps a day more sometimes and I am feeling super light also, I'm on my period but still I'm not as bloated as I am ntormally and I am losing weight. Otherwise on my period, I'm super heavy.

I tried Greg doucettes  Anabolic ice cream but I don't have the xantham gum. So it isn't as stiff as it is supposed to be and it kind of feels like a smoothie and I don't like the taste of it so I don't eat it. I eat anabolic popcorn and the wrap from Greg Doucettes cookbook, which is absolutely amazing. My 199 dollars are well spent and I can eat everything from that. If you don't have it if you don't want to buy a book just watch his videos on YouTube. You can follow his recipes from there. Whatever you like. If you don't want to spend your money on that book, you can watch his videos. He's a kinesiologist. He's not a doctor. He's a kinesiologist and he's amazing. He has helped me his book, his knowledge has helped me lose weight. I was plateauing for a while now for like four months now I was Stuck on my weight, but now as I am in a calorie deficit I am losing my weight. I have said in the past that calories do not matter, but no they do if you want to lose with you have to get be in calorie deficit. Otherwise, you won't be losing weight. 

There is a myth that eating more will help you lose weight. Well eating more lower calorie dense foods will help you lose weight. If you eat lower calorie dense foods, then you'll be full and you you won't be eating as much so yes eat more of lower calorie dense foods and you will lose weight. Also, I watched Alivia D'Andreas glow up Diaries of her losing 32 pounds of fat and I think that she's amazing. I am so happy for her for losing that much weight and people are hating on her that she had an eating disorder and she's into getting help but she is here now and she there are only two episodes she has posted and we don't know that much about her journey yet. We can't blame her of something she isnt diagnosed with. She's amazing. If you want to lose weight watch her videos, she motivates people and she has posted her own transformation on her Channel and she looks amazing. Now. She looks healthy and happy now. She has a positive mindset and I hope she'll help you. Now back to Caroline's workouts. Oh my God, they're getting super hard these days. Today is one our full full body, and I am super excited. Yesterday was an active rest day , but I didn't do her cardio the lower steady state cardio. I didn't do that because you know, she kicks ass and I wasn't ready to get my ass beaten. So I did Lilly Sabri's cardio box workout of Linda sun challenge and that that was that was amazing.  I recommend you doing Lilly Sabris workouts,  If you are a beginner, she has lower weight workouts and they are cardio-based work out and  you'll lose weight. If you do that also eating in a calorie deficit  will help you lose weight. 

Also do some cardio do any type of cardio that you like like steady state cardio like cycling or walking or running. If you if you can do the cardio you're doing for two hours straight without getting tired then taht is the best cardio.for you..I walked ten thousand steps a day. That's my preferred state of cardio. And that is how you can lose weight. If if I plateau again then I'll change my cardio method I think but I think that 10,000 steps are enough for me. And you don't have to walk 10,000 steps if you can't but at least 6000 7000 steps are enough and they will help you lose with her will help you lose weight. Just be kind of active don't just lie around all day and don't be a couch potato you can be a couch potato after completing your daily step.goal.

 Strength training is for building muscle. It isn't for losing weight. So don't think that doing weight training will help you burn more calories. No, it isn't . Cardio will help you lose weight. 

cardio is the best form of exercise that you can do to lose weight. If you if you have to pick one exercise that you can do for your whole life then what would you pick? I would pick my walking because walking is a state of cardio. It is good for your heart. Heart is the most important muscle of our body. We have to protect our Heart by doing cardio. 

Cardio will help you loose weight. Just believe me. Believe what Greg Doucette says. He's a bodybuilder. He's not stupid. 

Thank you. So that is my advice on losing five pounds in two weeks. Maybe you you'll lose more than that. Maybe you lose less than that. Don't get demotivated. You will lose weight. If you are in a calorie deficit if you're doing more cardio, and if you're eating less calories than you are burning then you will lose weight. 

Thank you. Bye. ❤

Caroline Girvan: 

https://youtu.be/160TSBg4tOM

Greg Doucette: 

https://youtu.be/9dHcNvP01UQ

Alivia D' Andrea: 

https://youtu.be/C20LLr4PaoA

Lilly Sabri × Linda Sun: 

https://youtu.be/railXagQZhA

Greg doucette makes a lot of sense!

 19:48

Hi everyone. So I am following the Caroline Girvan, Workout plan and I am super excited to share my experience with you and I hope I can give you some motivation to follow along. She is a great Fitness YouTuber and I love her and I love her workouts and it gives me a good pump. I hope you are following along too.

 So today I woke up at around 6:50 and I was super thrilled because I was going to make Greg doucettes famous anabolic ice cream and I actually failed because I don't have the Ninja blender and I don't have xantham gum or guar gum or anything, but I actually tried making an ice cream, but I accidentally Made a smoothie and I had that it was pretty good. And then after that I had my morning lectures, so I attended those then I had to work out so I had dahi boondi and then I worked out with Caroline actually it was a Pretty good workout. It was quad and lower abs workout. It was really Pumping and my legs were shivering after the workout. Then I was super hungry. So I had lunch. Actually I had made poha for breakfast for my family and I was craving them so I had that for lunch and then I went for a walk but not a long walk. I went for like a 10-minute walk because I just wanted to get Fresh air, so I went for a walk and I did not get that much steps in then I came back home and I met a friend so I you know spent like 45 minutes talking. 

Then I came home and I was hungry again. So I ate Greg  Doucettes famous anabolic popcorn and I actually made them. The recipe is his in his cookbook. I'll just give you the ingredients just not the ingredients, but just the overview that they are protein popcorns. You have to watch his video. I'll link it down below and  they were super good. They were actually like chocolate popcorn. And yeah, they tasted super good. Then I had to make dinner. So I was  standing for about two hours. I think cooking is also a great form of cardio and I was hungry again at six. So I ate a banana.

I haven't had dinner yet and I'll be having dinner with my two rotis. I'll have I have rotis and I'll have the cauliflower sabzi with it. Yeah, and I got about 6,000 steps in today. I know they are very less than my usual last week. I actually reach 10,000 steps and I thought that I would continue it for a long time, but I didn't walked six thousand steps today. I was very lethargic andtomorrow I'll not not be walking that many steps because I am fasting tomorrow and it will be pretty. Boring day I won't be eating anything. I won't be drinking anything. I'll just have breakfast and I'll directly have dinner. Yeah, so that's pretty much all and I had 7 glasses  of water today. And yeah, I gained a lot of knowledge today from Greg Doucettes video you have you guys have to watch him and he is a Bodybuilder and he is he's a Kineologist or something. I don't know. Yeah, so he is super intelligent and he makes sense all of the time and he isn't wrong. He definitely isn't and he has more knowledge than most of the fittest YouTubers and I realized that I was doing everything wrong before I wash his videos and now I am taking a greater step and follow 

His steps and all and I've already lost our like a kilo and I am very happy about it. I actually gained two kilos when I thought that I was eating to less and I was that is why I was overweight. I mean, I'm not overweight . Of course. I have lost my weight but I literally thought that I was eating very less and that is why I wasn't losing any weight, but he has made me realize that it's  the food intake that you Take the calories have to be low. I mean the it has to be Optimum to a needs but you can still pretty much eat anything. Of course, it has to be healthy, but it has to contain less fat and more and more proteins carbs don't matter according to him and he actually really makes a lot of sense. You have to watch him. Yeah, so that is pretty much it. Also I watched will

 Will Tennyson. He is also a great guy and he also makes a lot of sense than all other Fitness YouTubers and I have realized that a how much stupid have been by listening to all these YouTubers who don't have that much knowledge and who preached by, you know, following along blogs on internet and that that is pretty much what I was preaching until now but I have now realized that calories do matter. 

And yes, eating less calories will make you lose weight and eating Optimum calories will help you maintain weight and eating more calories will get winter a surplus and then you'll gain weight. Yeah, so that is pretty much it. I am actually eating around 1,300 1,400 calories a day and I am pumping with motivation and I'm very feeling very healthy. And yeah, I'm losing weight. I mean I lost a kilo so I don't know how much I'll be losing ahead. But yeah. Yeah, so thank you. 

Thank you for tuning in. I hope you are following along the Caroline workouts and they are very effective and they are great for muscle building. Also, you have got to include your car do it could be anything. It could be any any sort of cardio steady State cardio options. 

I mean if you can do it for next 2 hours without getting much tired, then that is the optimum that is the amount of cardio you need without fail and you have to get your cardio. And I mean you have to get at least 150 minutes of cardio a week. It is good for your heart is good for your health. It is good for your fat loss weight loss and everything and you have to get in your cardio.

 Yep. Thank you. That is pretty much it. Bye guys Love you. ❤

Greg Doucette: https://youtu.be/SHY1NExou3Y

Caroline Girvan EPIC 2 - Day 10

 

Hi! So I have taken part in the Caroline Girvan EPIC challenge and I hope I can motivate you to take part as well. 

So! It's a Saturday morning and yesterday I did not want to post. I was too lazy and I was watching Haunting of the Bly Manor. It's a crazy show, isn't it?! 

I am writing this for yesterday. Yesterday I woke up at 7 maybe and I was happy, I had no lectures at all. It was a holiday! But I had to clean my house so I spent like 30 minutes dusting and all. Then it was time for my breakfast and I wanted something new. So I tried pancakes by Blogilates. It was not my first time trying those, I have actually made those once but I did not like the eggy taste of it. So yesterday I decided to add some cinnamon and vanilla in it. It tasted literally so good! And they were like VERY SOFT. Also the eggy taste was not there at all and it fulfilled my requirements of protien. It is a 2 ingredient pancake. 2 eggs and 1 banana! Just mix them up and make them. They were fantastic and they require no special skills. You can give it a  try if you want. 

Okay so after breakfast I decided to take a walk. I walked for 45 minutes I think. Then I had to make lunch and I spent an hour doing that. I had 2 fresh figs as a snack. Then I had to workout. It was an hour of it! I was kind of lazy but I did it. I died during those swing squats. Caroline literally kicks your butt in the best way possible. After my workout I stretched for a bit and then I had my lunch which was Winter special Green Lassun with bajra roti and roasted egg plant. It was SO GOOD. 

It was a heavy lunch and so I did not have any snack.  I made dinner and had it at 8 I think. Dinner was mutton curry with roti. I also had some salad at side. It was a fulfilling dinner. 

In all I had walked about 5000 steps and had 7 glass of water. Today is a rest day and I am relieved. 

I had pancakes today too with some peanut butter drizzled on top. I have made my peanut butter at home so it doesn't include any sugar. When  you buy peanut butter make sure it is not  as calorie dense or then you will have problems losing fat.

Bye❤

Caroline Girvan EPIC 2 - Day 9

 

Hi! So I have taken part in the Caroline Girvan EPIC 2 challenge and today was day 9. I am so happy that I have gotten this far and I am still motivated to complete all 50 days. I hope I can help you in some or the other way. 

So! I woke up at 7 today hoping that there wouldn't be any important lectures and luckily there were not. I was literally so happy and that made my whole day BETTER. I was just not concerned about anything and lived my morning. I had tea to wake myself up and then I decided to listen to a podcast about finance and stuff. Then I headed on to make my breakfast and honestly I did not knoww what to eat and I was just roaming around in the kitchen wandering what to eat, when I thought of making my favourite breakfast option,  a yogurt bowl! I made my homemade special granola and added some honey on top. I did not have any fruits except apples and so I cut up an apple and munched on half of it while making my granola. I honestly made a little bit too much of granola. But I loved it ! After breakfast i decided to take a walk and so i did. I walked for an hour I guess. 

Then I read my favourite book. I was so engrossed in it that I read continuously for about an hour that rarely ever happens .. soo .. that must be a real good book. Caroline had already posted her workout and I was very excited as it was an upper body day. I started the workout and OH BOY. I hadn't even completed half of it and my upper body was shivering. The biceps part was the worst. I could not do any more than 5 reps of those. But practice makes perfect. I will try and try and will succeed one day. 

I had my lunch a little late today. I don't know I just was not very hungry. Must be that granola. Also I had a fresh fig as a snack. I did not have anything for an evening snack. I was tired. I dont know why. Then I had to cook dinner and so I continuously stood and walked in the kitchen for 3 hours ! That was too much. But I am happy. I made a meal that fulfills the stomachs of my family. I learnt something new. I had never made dhokla before. Today I did it. Also I had that for dinner. Odd. I know..  but hey you can eat anything you want anytime you want. Also I discovered Greg Doucette and he really focuses on calories in the food. I agree with him and he totally made sense. He doesn't say that you need to eat less and weigh less to look good. He says that knowing what you are eating is the most important thing. A handful of nuts contain 200 calories and a BIG BOWL of popcorn contains the same. Now you will obviously finish the handful of nuts in 5 seconds whereas the BIG BOWL of popcorn will last you 10 minutes and that will trick you into eating more and weighing less. And he also says that you don't need to Lose weight to be healthy. He has given many more examples like Candy and ice cream and stuff. He also has some delicious recipes! You and I have GOT to try them. 

Alright; I walked about 7000 steps today and had 7 glasses of water. A bit tired with all that standing but yeah .. now I am going to bed. Get your beauty sleep in! 

Bye ❤

Healthy and tasty butterscotch icecream

 Hi! We all love ice cream! Be it anyone. Now, I've got an ice cream with a twist. It is HEALTHY! 

And it is TASTY! You can make it vegan too. If you add plant based milk instead of regular milk. 

Now now.

Today's recipe is full of flavour too. For the crunch in the ice cream we will be adding crushed almonds. And for the taste of butterscotch we will be adding the essence. 

Ingredients: 

1-2 bananas

2-3 tablespoons of milk or plant based milk of your choice. 

1 tsp of butterscotch essence

A pinch of red food colour.

15-20 almonds/cashews  (crushed) 

1 tsp Sweetener of your choice 

Recipe: 

Cut up the bananas in half. Add them to the juicer/ mixer. Add the milk, the food colour, the essence and the sweetener. Add some almonds/cashews. Then blend it for 3-4 minutes on slow. Now take it out in a bowl and let it chill inside the freezer for 5 minutes. Then take it out in a serving bowl and sprinkle some almonds/  cashews on top. 

Your healthy icecream is READY! 

you can change up the ingredients here and there by adding chocolate chips or some pistachios (with a green food colour) some blueberries (blue /purple food colour). 

You can add some cocoa powder and some cocoa nibs for the extra crunch. 

You can add some other fruits like strawberries or custard apple or even pineapple for some tangy taste.

About 1 small bowl of that icecream contains 200 calories (not that they matter) justice for your reference.

Enjoy your ice cream! I hope you like it! ❤

Caroline Girvan EPIC 2 - day 8

 

Hi! I am taking part in the Caroline Girvan EPIC challenge and I will be sharing my experience here. I hope you are taking part in the challenge and if not I hope I motivate you to do so. 

I woke up at 6 today. I had some homework and some accounts to do so I didn't sleep back again. I had my tea and that made me feel fresh. After the homework was done I walked to calm my self. I was not feeling very good today and I was having an anxiety attack. I listened to some calming music and walked in the nature for 20 minutes. I had uttapam with veggies for breakfast. 

I had my lectures the whole morning and so I was a bit stressed and to distress myself I also had a cup of green tea with cinnamon. Then after my lectures I did today's workout. Caroline is the best you know. She included killer moves that made me shiver with pain but after my workout I felt REAL good. Then I walked for another 20 minutes. 

I had had 4 glasses of water till noon. I had 2 glasses as soon as I woke up to gain energy and to help me focus. I had rice with moong beans for lunch. I was full and so I decided to walk for another 20 or so minutes. I had my evening tea and then my stomach started hurting and I wanted to eat something sweet. I had 3 tsp of chocolate sprinkles. Odd choice I know. But I ddint have anything else to munch on. I also had a tsp of peanut butter and a glass of water so that I wouldn't eat a whole lot. 

Then I had to cook dinner and so I did that. After that I was still not calm. Today was a disaster. I was panicking for absolutely no reason and so I decided to walk again. After that I painted to calm myself down. I had dinner at 8. I had eggs with potatoes and rice. Again odd choice. But egg curry tastes very good. You have got to try it. 

So in total I walked about 10000 steps today. YAY! but still my day didnt go very well. I am fine now. I also had 8 glasses of water and I am SUPER proud. 

How did your day go? 

Bye❤❤

Caroline Girvan: 

https://youtu.be/GPbhp1ENocQ

Caroline Girvan EPIC 2 day 7

 

Hi!! I am taking part in the Caroline Girvan challenge and I will be telling you my experience of today. It is really easy to have a plan and get your workouts ready made every day. I hope you are in for the challenge too. 

So!! I woke up at 6:45 today, to be honest I was tired a bit. I don't know why, I have these days when I am tired and lethargic and sleepy all day. I decided to have my tea so that I could feel a bit fresh. Then I read Norwegian woods by Haruki Murakami. After an hour or something it was time for my breakfast and so I had uttapam with some ketchup. I made the uttapam in ghee so that I would fulfill my requirements of ghee for the day. Then I walked for like an hour. 

I had my lectures at 10 and so I attended those. I didn't have any morning snack as I was full from the uttapam. Then it was time for the workout so I did that. I am telling you my shoulders were crying by the end. But it was a good workout. I somehow love upper body day than a lower body workout. I then had my lunch which was yesterdays leftover meat pulao with beans and peas. I was very sleepy by then so I slept for like 1 and a half hour. When I wwoke up I felt fresh and energetic. I had my tea to wake my self up and I had to make dinner so I cut up an apple and drizzled some peanut butter on top and had that while cooking. A monkey jumped in my balcony right now and I almost peed! 

I am walking right now as I write this. My goal is atleast 8000 steps or more. I will have my dinner around 7:30 PM. I have had 5 glasses of water up till now and I am hoping I can gulp down 2 more. 

By far my day went wonderful! How about you? 

Bye❤ see ya tomorrow! 

Caroline Girvan: 

https://youtu.be/QYQZhxfqwKg

Caroline Girvan EPIC 2- Day 6

 

Hi! I am participating in the new EPIC challenge by Caroline Girvan and I hope you are too. If you are not I hope I give you some motivation to do it.

So yesterday was a rest day and I so I took complete rest but then I was bored so I walked about 8000 steps. I woke up at 6: 45 today and it was a Sunday morning so I was chill otherwise I am always busy doing something on regular days. Robin Sharma says that after 10 minutes of waking up your brain is really active and no other thoughts are interrupting it so at that time you should do something productive like read something that gives you knowledge or journal or listen to podcasts or audio books for like 20 minutes. So I wanted to follow that so I heard a podcast " Honestly by Tanmay Bhat "where he talks about finance and stocks. I don't  know shit about that so I am trying to get more knowledge of the stock market and what really happens in our economy. I heard that for 20 minutes and then it was time for my breakfast. I had oatmeal with apple and peanut butter. It was really filling and yummy. 

Then I wanted a change so I walked/ran for an hour or something. Then I read "Norwegian woods" by Haruki Murakami. It really is a good book and some how it calms me down. Books usually give me stress. I don't know why. I know it's weird and books are supposed to calm you down be it any book. But I don't know for some reason I can't just read peacefully and patiently. Anyway so then it was time for my workout and it was a HIIT day. Oh boy. I hate that! I was stressed since yesterday about today's workout. But then after I got into my workout clothes I just went on with the workout. It was a good one. A dumbbell HIIT workout. I hate HATE those Cardio based HIIT workouts. I couldn't really do those punch in the air with dumbells. I have to work on them a little bit more. Then I went on with my day by doing nothing much. 

I had butterscotch yogurt with some almonds. It was my invention and it tasted really yummy. I had uttapam for lunch. I had only one because I just can't digest it. I get all acidic and stuff. And I wasn't hungry until 6 in the evening. I had peanut butter and a date as a snack. Also I made a meat pulao with beans and peas for dinner. I'll have that around 7:45 or 8. 

In total I walked about 8500 steps today. I'll walk some more after dinner maybe. So it will be 10000 steps for the day. WOOH! I had 7-8  glasses of water and I am really happy. 

How did your day go? 

Caroline Girvan : 

https://youtu.be/ec_buXYn9So

Caroline Girvan EPIC 2 - Day 5

  

Hi!! So ... I am taking part in the Caroline Girvan EPIC 2 challenge and I hope that you are too and if you are not then I hope I can provide you some motivation to follow along. 

Yesterday was an active rest day and so I walked about 7000 steps and also cleaned my house so it was kind of a workout also I was continuously standing for 2 hours as I had to cook. I must've burnt calories while doing that too. So the day went well I guess. 

Today I woke up at 6:45 and I felt kind of lethargic so I had my morning tea and dates with almonds for some energy. Then I walked for about 45 minutes and also ran for 12 minutes I think. It felt wonderful running to my favourite 00s music. What is your favorite genre ? Mine is mostly pop and sometimes electronic. 

I had an egg omelette with a roti for breakfast. I loaded my omelette with green chutney and tomato sauce. Sounds yucky I know. But it tasted yummy! Then I had my lectures and after those I walked again for 10 minutes or something. By then Caroline had already posted today's workout so I did that. It was an hour of torture. Just kidding, I was completely in a "I feel like I am alive but I am dead" situation. It was a full body day with dumbells including super sets. We all hate repeating the same exercises. Don't we? But Caroline says that doing sets actually gives you more progress and hitting that muscle group again really proves into effect. Also I just can't do one leg hamstring thingy's. What about you? 

I had a glass of water before and after workout. Also I had 2 rotis with ghee and some gavar sabzi with 2 roasted papad. I was so full after that and so I didn't have any evening snack. Well I had one biscuit. But I don't count that as a whole snack. Then I had to cook dinner, I cooked some pasta with tomato sauce and also some cabbage sabzi with khichdi. I did some chores standing and also walked a little bit. Then I had dinner. Some khichdi with ghee and sabzi and some pasta. 

Overall my day went really well. I had 7 glasses of water and walked about 6000 steps a day today. I'll be doing stretching tomorrow as it is a rest day. 

How was your day? 

Bye for now ❤

Caroline Girvan : 

https://youtu.be/R_hPkz8HRmY

Caroline Girvan EPIC 2 - Day 4

 January 6th, 2021

Hi!! I am taking part in the Caroline Girvans EPIC 2 challenge and I hope you are too. 

So my day started today at 7:15 am. I didn't have lectures till 10 today so I had an absolute free morning. I got done with my "chores" and then it was time for breakfast. I always eat before 9 am. Make sure to eat proper meals at proper time schedules, it helps a lot. I had Yogurt bowl with homemade granola. I don't know how you make granola but I take 2 tbsp oats and heat them up, add some flax seeds in it, some cocoa powder and some cinnamon, a tsp of peanut butter and a tsp of honey. It tastes really good. So! After my breakfast I started walking and I was listening music, Harry Styles is my absolute favorite and also some Bollywood songs that pass my vibe. The song Golden came up and I started running the way Harry runs, I was not expecting a 10 minute run. 

I don't usually run in my apartment for obvious reasons, but I don't know what happened to me. So I walked/ran for about 45 minutes. Then I had my lectures so I attended those. By the time I finished my studying Caroline Girvan had already posted the workout which was Core and Full body workout. I was weirdly excited for it and I did it really easily. The workout contained core strengthening movements in the beginning and then afterwards it was full body focused exercise including makers. Oh God I hate them. I don't know why but the dumbells just hurt my fingers so much that I get distracted and lose my charm. 

After my workout I did a 10 minute stretching routine that I made up containing really basic stretches. I had yesterdays leftover Radish Paratha and then I had to cook dinner which was Mutter Paneer. I love Paneer. How about you? So I cooked that and then I took a nap. I had fresh figs and some peanut butter for evening snack, then I made chapatis. I had my dinner around 7:30 PM and I almost had 6 glasses of water today. Walked 6500 steps today. 

Overall I am proud for making it through the day without being a lazy potato that I was yesterday. Also I am reading Norwegian woods and so far I am hooked. Do you read? What books do you recommend to an absolute beginner me but an enthusiast. 

Also are you in for the challenge? 

Caroline Girvan: 

https://youtu.be/zrO1Z0Z3WGA

Caroline Girvan EPIC 2 Day 3

 Hi! So I am taking part in the Caroline Girvan Epic 2 challenge and I will be sharing my experience here, the challenge is completely free and it's on YouTube.. I discovered Caroline Girvan through Linda sun and I am so happy I did. Are you in for the challenge? I hope you are❤

I spent my day kind of lazily today and it did not go as well as I had planned for it to go. I have been a total couch potato today. 

I woke up at 7:15 am and I had oatmeal batman banana and strawberries with some peanut butter on top as breakfast. Then I had my morning lectures so I attended those. After lectures, I was waiting for Caroline to post today's workout. I was really excited for today because I love working on my upper body. I did not want to to cardio or a HIIT workout today and thus I skipped rope for about 10 minutes with 1-2 minutes break in between. After that Caroline had already posted the workout so I did that. Loved the workout honestly. Time flew while doing it. 

- Hydrate properly after your workouts

- Have a protien shake or something with protien 

- Have a banana or any fresh fruit.

I had my lunch which was yesterdays leftover Tinda sabzi with ghee rotis. Then I walked for about 40 minutes and after that I lied in my bed watching Defending Jacob. It's a wonderful series and honestly I was hooked so I watched it for 4 hours straight. And while watching it I had khakhra. 

I got up for making dinner which was Raddish Paratha. It was really tasty! I had it with some green chili chutney on the side. You know green chilli has nutrients too. You should have achaar and  chutneys on the side. 

I am in my bed right now and probably will be till tomorrow morning, Not the most productive day. But it was well spent . I walked 5000 steps today and had 6 glasses of water. 

How did your day go? 

Bye💓

Caroline Girvan : 

Caroline Girvan EPIC 2 - Day 2

 

Hi! I am taking part in the Epic 2 challenge by Caroline Girvan and I'll be sharing my experience with it here. 

My day went really well today. I felt healthy and toned. I did not feel that much bloated and my food was well digested than it usually is.

I woke up at 7:15 am today, I had morning lectures and after that I walked for a little bit and then fortunately Caroline posted the warm up so I did that. Caroline had said in some other warm up video that doing HIIT along with the EPIC workouts would help a little bit more. I wanted to challenge myself a little bit and wanted to know how much my body is capable of so I did a 10 minute HIIT workout by Sydney Cummings. I was panting and puffing by the end of it but I still managed to do it. 

By then Caroline had posted the leg workout. It was 50 minutes long. OH GOD. I hate lunges and today's workout included a lot of those. I used a 10 kg dumbbell for it. I died by the end of it. Also I used 2 10 kg dumbells for the first time today for the Romanian dead lift and I am very proud of myself. Always remember everyone starts somewhere. Do not come into pressure and try to do the hardest and destroy your self.  I did my workout today without my usual tantrums and I am happy that I am capable of doing this much. 

Also, I had a banana firstly after waking up, then after an hour or something I had oatmeal with apple and some strawberries for breakfast. I had yesterdays left over chicken Biryani for lunch. I walked for like 45 minutes after lunch, doing that really helps my digestion and I feel really calm when I walk. I had Dahi Bundi as an evening snack. Not the healthiest option, I know but I love it, and so I had it! 

Also I cooked dinner today after a long time and to be honest I loved it. Rujuta Diwekar says that doing daily chores really help in your fitness journey and I so I am trying to not be a lazy figure and work a little bit more to achieve my dream. I cooked Tendli sabzi and khichdi. Ah!! Loved it. I had it with a teaspoon of ghee. Ghee is healthier fat and you must have it for majority of nutrients that it provides. I also had almost 6 glasses of water which is better than yesterday. I also walked 7000 steps and I am so happy that I am trying to accomplish everything I want. 

How did your day go? 

Bye for now ! ❤

Caroline Girvan : WARM UP : https://youtu.be/PzyzfjtNHb0

Sydney Cummings : 

https://youtu.be/KT7ZBACRP-Q

Caroline Girvan day 2 

https://youtu.be/tn0s_dk-t2I