Some Quotes

I came across some beautiful inspiring quotes today and want to save them somewhere. A place like this where I can come and read them over again during uninspiring times. I came across these while I was bloghopping. All of these are words to live by! Its almost as if some karmic power above is trying to tell me to stop comparing myself to others and trying to be perfect.

“The cause of your unhappiness is within you. If you try to find it anywhere else, you’re looking in the wrong place.”

“Replace each thought: Ill-will with good will, Hate with love, Frown with a smile, Nagging with praise,Tears with laughter, Despair with hope, Silent envy with generous congratulations.”

“There is a power within us that can lift us to the heights- if you get rid of the thought of futility and self-pity.”

- from AmitLs blog

“Comparing yourself to another person is unnecessary; you only need to look at your life and your needs to decide what is best for you.”

-from Unclutterer

“A good idea today is better than a perfect idea tomorrow.“

“It’s so easy to be paralyzed by the pursuit of perfection that you end up doing nothing!”

- from Decor8

Oatmeal Diaries Day 2

Phew. So I almost missed it the very second day. Was running late so had only chai for breakfast. Then came home for lunch but ma had made my fav moong and gujju kadhi. Couldn’t give it a miss, so had that. In the evening B and I went to “Rajbhog” to try it out so was full from that.

Then dinner…aaaah that I didn’t have. Replaced that with the oatmeal.

I tell you these things are very filling! Even a teeny tiny bowl.

Todays log: Maple and Brown Sugar w half cup 2% milk and blueberries
Exercise: hehehe
Current Weight ** lbs. Total lost = ummmmm lets not weigh today.
The maple brown sugar was good. But as I sifting through the flavors, theres a LOT of cinnamon. apple and cinnamon, cinnamon spice, cinnamon roll…phew! Lets see how much cinnamon I can stand!
53 days to go.

Here comes the Bride

Its less than 6 months until the wedding. To be exact, its now a mere 131 days until the wedding. So it is time now that a to-be-bride starts completely freaking out over her weight. Today I stand at ** lbs (true age omitted to protect the self-esteem of the person mentioned). I got what like a million pounds to shed before I get where I want to be. Okay let me face it, its not like I am in the first year of college that I can have that weight. Besides having a profession where I sit on a chair and just use my hands does not help. Then the other thing is that there’s no time to exercise. And the excuses will go on.

Anywho, so a patient told me the other day that if I had one pack of Quaker Instant Oatmeal with a little bit of milk and blueberries every morning, not only would my cholesterol go down, but I will lose weight like I was unbloating or something like that. So out I went to Sam’s Club and bought a bulk pack of Variety Quaker Instant Oatmeal. 55 packs total. So 55 packs of Quaker Instant Oatmeal and loads of low fat milk ( I absolutely hate the fat free kind. WAY too thin for me). Okay so 55 packs of Quaker Instant Oatmeal, loads of low fat milk, a dozen bunches of blueberries and 55 days total – here I come.

Lets see if this really works. I resolve to eat one pack a day, preferably in the morning. If I miss it, have one in the evening. Am NOT cutting out any of the yummy stuff from my life ( B just got the most delicious doodh ka halwa from India) but practicing moderation (and try very hard at it). I am not sure how much exercise I will get in between. The treadmill gathers dust everyday (there’s no flatscreen tv in that room). I also resolve to keep this blog as my diary and my readers as my motivators if there are any.

I will also convince myself that if I do end up losing weight, I shall continue the process beyond the wedding ceremony. Its not just to look pretty in a red lehnga but to be healthy forever (yea right! we’ll talk in a year or so).

So here goes.

Todays log: Apple and cinnamon instant oatmeal with 2/3rd cup 2% milk and blueberries.
Exercise: none
Current Weight ** lbs. Total lost = Big fat O
First impressions: It tastes good but it takes FOREVER to finish a bowl. One pack is enough to keep me full. Like a meal!
54 days to go.

I just realized its been a YEAR since I updated this blog. Holy moly.

Jab We Dobara Met

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Kahi to, kahi to, hogi woh duniya jaha tu mere saath hai,
Jahaan main, jahaan tu, aur jahaan bas tere mere jazbaat hai…….

Both of us had loved this song when he had first listened to it. It is such a bittersweet song and everytime I listened to it before we dobara met, I cried. Today, we were listening to it again, just the two of us, together on a long drive, holding each other’s hand.

Hoti jahaan subah teri palko ki kirno main
Lori jahaan chaand ki, sune teri baahon main…….

We listened to the song in silence until the following lines….

Jaane na kahaa woh duniya hai, jaane na woh hai bhi ya nahi,
Jahaan meri zindagi mujhse, itni khafa nahi.

Jaane na kahaa woh duniya hai, jaane na woh hai bhi ya nahi,
Jahaan meri zindagi mujhse, itni khafa nahi.

And then we looked at each other and said almost in unison “right here, right now.” That duniya the singer yearns for Read the rest of this entry »