More Low Impact Cardio

It's key to build this into the workout. And this can be done late in the night or in the early morning so if I get stuck at office I should be doing this. Except one problem to circumvent - what if I have a legs workout the next day (or the same day in case I do cardio in the morning)?

Tough Day

Okay, today was not the best of days for my diet or my workout or for enough sleep. In trying to get enough sleep for the legs workout today I got late for the YRF meeting, rushed out of the house into an auto rickshaw (rather than the car with the driver, sign of things to come, it wouldn't get easier) and the realized that I had forgotten to have breakfast.

Since I was headed to a meeting first thing in the morning (and that too in an auto) I couldn't carry my tiffin, yogurt and my sandwich with me. Then I learn that I could have taken the car since YRF has parking in their inner compound if you're going to meet someone there. Anyway, I was wiser too late and I had to stop off to get two Subway sandwiches and a slice of bread from Bread Talk. I later had to order from Nando's for something to accompany the slice of bread as my pre-workout meal in the late evening.

Then I got late at work and couldn't go for the legs workout anyway. And then got free tantalizingly, just 20 minutes later. Man, staying fit is a challenge. I hate my job.

Anyway, these challenges will continue. I have to ensure I don't cave in because of this and learn to do cardio or something as a substitute and not get disheartened so easily.

The one problem I'm facing with doing cardio is that it interferes with my legs workout - so I can replace a chest or back workout with cardio, but what do I replace the legs workout with (in the sense, that since I'll be doing legs tomorrow instead of today, I didn't want to do cardio or I'd be too tired to do legs well tomorrow).

Have to figure out a good substitute routine without the trainer.

So, missed breakfast (though I did make up later by eating

Mumbai Marathon Day

A disappointing day last Sunday (two days ago), since I did not run in the marathon, a goal I have been trying to pursue for some time now. After getting fit and beginning to run 4-5 kms, I thought the natural progression woul be to complete the 21 km half-marathon. Not being able to do that even after registering for the event pinched a little. Especially because it would have entailed running over the sea link.

But there's a school of thought that says running will result in wear and tear on your body and it is not really meant to be good for your fitness per se. It's more a sports activity that one needs to be motivated for and prepared to tax your joints for, by pounding all those kilometers. It's really about your definition of fitness.

I'm confused about this. Long distance running does not seem like my kind of thing and I'm worried I may carry a niggling injury if I keep training for the half-marathon. On the other hand, it will be the culmination of my journey in trying to become fit.

In the meanwhile, I'm not sure if I'm working the balance of fitness well enough. I've been wanting to bulk up a little on the muscle but I feel I may be doing too little of cardio and may be taking small liberties too often, eating nachni chips at night and eating wholesomely at most meals. It may be psychological but I feel like I need to train the core better and have a better attempt at a 6 pack.

Also I need to be able to start eating more normally from time to time, enjoying the occasional indulgence. For that I need to build in activity - such as running or swimming, but with the IPL approaching, it looks difficult.

So now I have to be a little more conscious about taking fitness to the next level - and in a difficult schedule, ensuring good meals every so often.

Overeating

Overeating is a habit that's difficult to kill. Just today, was going just fine with the diet, with a balanced lunch, eating every 90 minutes (meals every 3 hours), when all of a sudden had a 100 g of chana extra WITH the evening snack (not as a separate snack in itself). Just stupid. Have to control urges by having a limited amount for taste and then stopping. Feeling stuffed now.

Meals

Need to get back to the basics in terms of meals and meal times. Eat every
90 mins and mind those portions. Too much inventiveness happening, too much
mixing and matching and I suspect, just a little bit of overeating. Also
too little cardio.