If you are anything like me, then the popular saying- "The Road to Hell is Paved With God Intentions" holds true for you too. The purpose behind this blog is multifold; I want to get fit, track my progress and want to stay motivated while hopefully motivating some other folks like me. I've repeated the term "like me" twice and haven't mentioned anything about myself. Well, here goes.
I am 43, male, married. I work nine odd hours a day (six days a week) and my daily commute is anywhere between 2-2:30 hours. More importantly, I am lazy and I procrastinate. If degrees were awarded for procrastinating, I would surely be a Ph.D. in it. I like to call myself laid back because it does not have the negative connotation that the word "lazy" carries. I can put off till later almost anything except eating and boozing (more on that later). I've made my tiredness from work a convenient wall to hide behind. I want to get fit but am too lazy to make the effort. Every day I take the pledge to start going out for a walk (from tomorrow!); every night I set an alarm; every (next) morning, I turn off the alarm while mentally promising myself to start from tomorrow. No wonder "tomorrow" is the favorite word for procrastinators like me. Another problem is my fondness for food (preferably cooked in desi ghee) and for booze. I am not an alcoholic (I think!) but end up drinking close to 200 ml of hard stuff about three times a week. I love to eat; non vegetarian food is my favorite. My wife and I order in a lot. Outside food is obviously even more unhealthy.
Till about seven years ago, I was 5' 5" and around 58-59 kilos. I am still 5' 5" (sigh!) but now turn the scales at around 76 kilos. I have lost a lot of muscle from all the areas that matter. I was never big but have surely moved from fit to flab. From a waist 28, I have gone to 36. I start panting if I have to climb stairs for two floors. I plan to change that. I want to get back to the shape I was in till about seven years ago. I plan to document the journey here in the hope of staying motivated and motivating others. By putting it all down on my blog, I am hoping to stay the course, even if it is just to avoid shaming myself. The plan is to get from my present weight (around 76 kilos) to around 66 kilos in one hundred and one days. That gives me a target of losing around 100 grams a day. For the sake of simplicity, I am going to weigh myself every ten days and track my progress. I don't precisely know how much i will lose by doing what I have planned. Hopefully, the first ten days will give me a benchmark. If I lose less than intended (around one kilo), I will figure out a way to increase my workout intensity. If I lose more, It's even better.
There are two caveats I have put in place. One, the workout cannot be more than one hour (give or take ten minutes). Two, the workout should be almost zero expense; this effectively rules out joining a gym. I am also going to try not to booze and to cut down on the non-veg food. I will share here if I have a drink. I last had a few drinks on Sunday. Let's see how it goes. Day One details coming up!!
I am 43, male, married. I work nine odd hours a day (six days a week) and my daily commute is anywhere between 2-2:30 hours. More importantly, I am lazy and I procrastinate. If degrees were awarded for procrastinating, I would surely be a Ph.D. in it. I like to call myself laid back because it does not have the negative connotation that the word "lazy" carries. I can put off till later almost anything except eating and boozing (more on that later). I've made my tiredness from work a convenient wall to hide behind. I want to get fit but am too lazy to make the effort. Every day I take the pledge to start going out for a walk (from tomorrow!); every night I set an alarm; every (next) morning, I turn off the alarm while mentally promising myself to start from tomorrow. No wonder "tomorrow" is the favorite word for procrastinators like me. Another problem is my fondness for food (preferably cooked in desi ghee) and for booze. I am not an alcoholic (I think!) but end up drinking close to 200 ml of hard stuff about three times a week. I love to eat; non vegetarian food is my favorite. My wife and I order in a lot. Outside food is obviously even more unhealthy.
Till about seven years ago, I was 5' 5" and around 58-59 kilos. I am still 5' 5" (sigh!) but now turn the scales at around 76 kilos. I have lost a lot of muscle from all the areas that matter. I was never big but have surely moved from fit to flab. From a waist 28, I have gone to 36. I start panting if I have to climb stairs for two floors. I plan to change that. I want to get back to the shape I was in till about seven years ago. I plan to document the journey here in the hope of staying motivated and motivating others. By putting it all down on my blog, I am hoping to stay the course, even if it is just to avoid shaming myself. The plan is to get from my present weight (around 76 kilos) to around 66 kilos in one hundred and one days. That gives me a target of losing around 100 grams a day. For the sake of simplicity, I am going to weigh myself every ten days and track my progress. I don't precisely know how much i will lose by doing what I have planned. Hopefully, the first ten days will give me a benchmark. If I lose less than intended (around one kilo), I will figure out a way to increase my workout intensity. If I lose more, It's even better.
There are two caveats I have put in place. One, the workout cannot be more than one hour (give or take ten minutes). Two, the workout should be almost zero expense; this effectively rules out joining a gym. I am also going to try not to booze and to cut down on the non-veg food. I will share here if I have a drink. I last had a few drinks on Sunday. Let's see how it goes. Day One details coming up!!
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