Monday, January 3, 2011

Small cheats all add up when you're not working out

Small cheats are ok when you're burning calories at the gym. But during light exercise, or worse still, NO exercise, it's not a good idea to have those extra walnuts, snack on big helpings of flaxseed, take the liberty of eating the two full big rotis, ingesting extra carbs through snacking on chanas, eating grilled chicken at restaurants (which may be grilled but is basted liberally with oil), not bothering to drink enough water or even relaxing on the small portions at meals and the nature of those meals (less trouble taken to ensure steamed meals are eaten often with dilute healthy soup and lots of raw green salad), snacking on indulgent, delicious "protein" bars AND last but NOT the least, not being a stickler for meal times for various reasons, delaying meals often and improvising with mealtimes, experimenting with "holding" snacks for meals delayed by an hour or two.

Need to be careful. Already a little out of shape around the mid-riff. Another half an inch and it will show.

Watch the weight, shape and fitness. Weighing oneself may be a good idea for a reality check.

Get back to workouts. Anyway the return will be gradual.

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