Monday and boy, was I glad to go back to work. Unfortunately, I also remembered that it was the office holiday luncheon. Fortunately however, it was at Bonefish grille. My spirits buoyed a bit.
My vegetarianism always makes for interesting dinner conversations as people tuck into Filet mignon and salmon while I make do with pine nuts and greens that could not fill a bird’s stomach. I got placed square in front of the CEO and well, between my diet, mumbai, his trips to Italy, and Europe’s superior quality of fruits, and the January 20th inaugural, I survived the luncheon without feeling too sorry for myself.
So my foods you ask?
- 2nd glass of water
- Coffee with 1% milk
- 3rd glass of water
- Hazelnut coffee
- 1/4 cup of oatmeal
- 4th glass of water
- 1 small slice of freshly baked whole wheat bread
- 1/4 plate of salad
- 1/4 plate of spinach fettucine + mushrooms + tomato
- 1″ * 1″ * 1/4″ square piece of chocolate cake + melon and cantaloupe pieces
- 1 cup of desi chai
- 5th glass of water
- 1/2 cup of rice stick ‘upma’ (made by the divine cook yesterday)
- 6th glass of water
- 1 cup of rice + spinach daal + cabbage curry + yogurt
- 7th glass of water
- 8th glass of water
Stopped at the library on the way, and picked up a few books. A few recommendations and then found Meera Nair on the table, so picked that up as well. I read her first short story on the bike. 20 minutes to wrap up ‘Video’ – it’s actually quite nice 🙂
Went to the gym after and instead of the Monday pool, I stayed upstairs. Biked at level 5 for 20 minutes, covering 2.56 miles. Elliptical at level 2 for 10 minutes for 1.34 miles and I actually sweated!! Yay! Finally!
- Leg Press – 80 lbs
- Leg Curl – 50 lbs
- Abdominal – 50 lbs
- Torso Rotation – 40 lbs
- Hip Abduction – 70 lbs
- Hip Adduction – 80 lbs
- Chest Press – 50 lbs
- Overhead Press – 40 lbs
- Fly/Rear Delt – 40 bs
10 reps – twice or thrice depending. It takes close to 50 minutes to an hour for the whole round to finish.
Tomorrow will be weigh-in, and it will be a miracle if I haven’t added on what I’ve lost. This is one time when one can actually feel sorry that they’ve gotten back that was thought lost. Forever.
We also had the holiday luncheon yesterday and there was pizza, lots of cookies, brownies…My story too when it comes to team outings, i hardly get anything to eat.
I cannot believe how strong you are 🙁