Have you heard of someone crucifying themselves without the cross, nail and a hammer? Actually, we did. Here's how...
At first, it seemed a little difficult, though doable. I was really looking forward to it, but Anu was already starting to wish the 7 days got over as quickly as possible. To make sure we don't crave too much, we stuffed ourselves with enough food here the previous evening.
The 7 days ahead of us was something like this. 8th day is the highlight!
16 April 2009 - Day 1 - Fruits, no Bananas though
17 April 2009 - Day 2 - Vegetables
18 April 2009 - Day 3 - Fruits & Vegetables
19 April 2009 - Day 4 - Skimmed Milk & Bananas
20 April 2009 - Day 5 - Brown Rice & Tomatoes
21 April 2009 - Day 6 - Brown Rice, Vegetables & Tomatoes
22 April 2009 - Day 7 - Brown Rice, Vegetables & Fruit Juices
23 April 2009 - Day 8 - தங்கமணி Enjoy!
I don't really want to go into each and every minute of the 7 days. After all, there wasn't much as we were just starving. If we had done anything better, then it would've been here. Anyways, a few highlights
The first one totally got me by the unmentionables - I cannot have my morning coffee. The first shot of caffeine is something that I have spoilt myself with. The only drinks we "can" have during the 7 days are - Black Coffee, Black Tea. I think I would have preferred komiyam in place of the Black Coffee. OK, that was a bit exaggerated. I, in fact liked the black coffee and drank this on all 7 days! Maybe, I should start drinking black coffee more so that I can avoid the milk. But, how can I satisfy this? Let's cut the crap and get into the details...
Day 1 was real difficult as it was a full fruit day. Not that I don't like fruits, but the missing salt was a killer. So, we supplemented our fruit diet with the magic soup. Basically, I did a few variations and made something like this, of course, without its usual richness! Plus 10 glasses of water!
Day 2 was amazing. We can have a pinch of carb with a lot of vegetables. The day starts with a baked potato and we did our variation with this. We baked the potato and then mashed it well with a pinch of salt, pepper and fresh lime juice making it like podimas. Eating a cup full of this did really help. Also, we made some yummy veggie salads with steamed cabbage, cauliflower, beans, carrots, cucumbers, peas, kernel corn and the dressing was (home made) Guacamole! Of course, we had our share of magic soup to get us going. For dinner, we had the Chipotle Veggie Salad (without beans, sour cream & cheese). Everything else in this Chipotle Veggie Salad is fresh and we felt it was a very good substitute and it really was! Plus 10 glasses of water!
Day 3 was as simple as Day 1 + Day 2. (No, its not 20 glasses of water, just 10!)
Even before we started this episode, Anu was dreading Day 4 because bananas and Anu are like Snakes and Mongooses! I, on the other hand, love bananas. One can have up to 8 bananas on Day 4 with 3 glasses of skimmed milk (obviously, without sugar). Variation here too - Anu made herself Banana smoothies with her share of bananas and milk. In case you are wondering, the answer is Yes for magic soup for Day 4. Plus 10 glasses of water!
Day 5, Day 6, Day 7 were pretty much a combo of Days 1 thru' 3, with the addition of Brown rice and Tomatoes. Eating raw tomatoes is a pain, so we put it in the blender with a pinch of salt and pepper and drank it like a tomato juice. It was still bad, but, not as bad as eating a raw tomato. On these last 3 days, for the veggie salad, we made fajitas (with 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil) and a fresh tomato, onion, corriander salsa. Basically, we made the salad like the Chipotle Veggie Salad. Plus 10 glasses of water on each of these days!
Day 8, although we were relieved that the 7 days were over, in retrospect, we kinda liked the way the diet was organized. Kudos to whoever came up with the Vegetarian version of this! We had very clean bowel movements, felt very refreshed and a huge eye opener as to how well (& easily) we can organize what we eat on a daily basis. The best part: There is absolutely no artificial things in it. Lots of fruits, vegetables & water is the key. We have also started drinking nearly 3-4 litres of water every day and have reduced the sugar intake drastically. I've stopped adding Sugar for my morning coffee & Anu has halved hers, practically no junk sweets (from India especially). Of course, we do have it once in a while, otherwise the cravings become much worse and we start stuffing ourselves like crazy later.
I'd definitely recommend this to everyone. The weight loss piece is amazing (and I'm not going to say how much I lost), but the revelation was the bestest!
Ironically, right now, the only good thing about GM is the GM Diet. (And I had my share of laughs for the phrase in the GM Reinvention ads - "The only chapter we're focused on... is Chapter 1"!)
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
ஒரு விளம்பரம் தான்...
Here is the original. As a matter of fact, I never take the escalators, I always take the stairs. But, there's a lot of people in the stairs now since the escalators are broken. Not to mention the oldies and lazy bums finding it difficult to climb up and making it difficult for others to climb up fast.
அதுல என்ன பெருமை?
Friday, November 21, 2008
நாச்சியார் திருமொழி!
வாரணம் ஆயிரம் சூழ வலம் செய்து
நாரணன் நம்பி நடக்கின்றான் என்றெதிர்
பூரண பொற்குடம் வைத்துப் புறம் எங்கும்
தோரணம் நடக் கனாக் கண்டேன் தோழி நான்!
Well, I obviously translated a Tanglish version of the above verse from the web. So, my visibility to நாச்சியார் திருமொழி is just சுட்ட மொழி! Also, in the current state of economy, ஆயிரம் வாரணம் is an extravagance!
But the point I am trying to make is, don't miss this வாரணம் ஆயிரம் - Simple, yet makes a significant impact on how important relationships are and how one has to keep moving on with every aspect of life and its happenings.
The film may appear "uh-just OoooK movie", especially for those who are yet to experience the lost of a loved one, or those who are yet to fall in love. வாரணம் ஆயிரம் is about the strength of love and memories, how important they are in ones life, even if your loved ones depart. Some of the scenes are well scripted and acted upon - I can't remember San Francisco being shown to be so beautiful in Hollywood movies even, especially when Meghna confesses her feelings for Surya at the backdrop of the bridge while he is playing with a toy helicopter. Fantabulous! Also, when Surya calls his parents and cries uncontrollably about Meghna's death is one of the most moving scenes I've seen so far. A must watch movie, folks.
Pluses - Surya & Surya, Simran, Wonderful 1st half, Songs, Screenplay
Minuses - Drag in second half, Sameera Reddy, Divya Spandana
நாரணன் நம்பி நடக்கின்றான் என்றெதிர்
பூரண பொற்குடம் வைத்துப் புறம் எங்கும்
தோரணம் நடக் கனாக் கண்டேன் தோழி நான்!
Well, I obviously translated a Tanglish version of the above verse from the web. So, my visibility to நாச்சியார் திருமொழி is just சுட்ட மொழி! Also, in the current state of economy, ஆயிரம் வாரணம் is an extravagance!
But the point I am trying to make is, don't miss this வாரணம் ஆயிரம் - Simple, yet makes a significant impact on how important relationships are and how one has to keep moving on with every aspect of life and its happenings.
The film may appear "uh-just OoooK movie", especially for those who are yet to experience the lost of a loved one, or those who are yet to fall in love. வாரணம் ஆயிரம் is about the strength of love and memories, how important they are in ones life, even if your loved ones depart. Some of the scenes are well scripted and acted upon - I can't remember San Francisco being shown to be so beautiful in Hollywood movies even, especially when Meghna confesses her feelings for Surya at the backdrop of the bridge while he is playing with a toy helicopter. Fantabulous! Also, when Surya calls his parents and cries uncontrollably about Meghna's death is one of the most moving scenes I've seen so far. A must watch movie, folks.
Pluses - Surya & Surya, Simran, Wonderful 1st half, Songs, Screenplay
Minuses - Drag in second half, Sameera Reddy, Divya Spandana
Monday, August 18, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Bwahahaha... ROTFL... Hilarious...
அசிங்க படுத்தக்கூடாது, நேத்திக்கி தான் first பாத்தேன், செம comedy!
My Bucket List
I don't love this movie just because I have my own prejudices with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. A very simple, humorous, to-the-point movie. I will not waste time explaining what these guys have done in the movie, its pretty straight forward. They've given their best - being their usual self.
Anyways, the movie is basically about two old men wanting to do a list of things before they kick their own buckets. Thence, The Bucket List. And the irony is that both the men knew that THE day is not too far, so they take off to complete their Bucket List. Here's their list, I cannot explain where they go, what they do & talk as you've to see the movie to get a feel for it, so, I strongly encourage you to watch the movie.
Hey, again, don't miss to watch the movie!
Anyways, the movie is basically about two old men wanting to do a list of things before they kick their own buckets. Thence, The Bucket List. And the irony is that both the men knew that THE day is not too far, so they take off to complete their Bucket List. Here's their list, I cannot explain where they go, what they do & talk as you've to see the movie to get a feel for it, so, I strongly encourage you to watch the movie.
- Witness something truly majestic
- Help a complete stranger for a common good
- Laugh till I cry
- Drive a Shelby Mustang
- Kiss the most beautiful girl in the world
- Get a tattoo
- Skydiving
- Visit Stonehenge
- Spend a week at Louvre
- See Rome
- See the pyramids
- Get back in touch (previously "Hunt the big cat")
- Kiss the most beautiful girl in the world
- Done. Well, twice actually. Anu and Maya
- Work towards understanding and honing Maya in a field that she's really interested & versatile in and make her world renowned in that field
- Laugh till I cry
- Done. Many a times in Srirangam, College, Alwar Thiru Nagar, Connecticut, and Thanks to all who made it happen
- Go for a Gondola Ride in Venice with Anu and Maya
- Drive a Ducati with Anu
- Spend a week (or more) at Louvre
- See the 7 wonders of the world
- Start an Ethnic, Indian Vegetarian restaurant and be the Chief Chef
- Contest in Iron Chef America
- Buy the home where I lived in Srirangam for 14 years
- Visit all National Parks in the US
- Go for a safari ride in Africa where I can see lions, tigers in close quarters
- Have lunch/dinner with following people (Of course not all of them together)
Hey, again, don't miss to watch the movie!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
என்ன கொடுமை சரவணன்!
ICC, start saving money, time, personnel by removing the on-field umpires. But wait, who will hold the sun glasses, sweater, caps for bowlers?
How ridiculous?! But then, this could save another disaster from happening again.
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