Since I mentioned about my yoga classes, I thought I would also make a list of the lifestyle changes it has brought in me which I am totally loving!! Now, I am less on junk and more on fibre. But, its just not the result of yoga alone but a combination of many other things.
No Snacks
Earlier, I used to prepare some maggi or something coz I feel hungry in the evenings. And, a healthier option takes a lot of time to prepare. But, since my yoga classes are from 6 to 7, I have to make sure I don’t eat anything for at least an hour or two before.
That helps with skipping all the junk I would get into my system in the evenings generally. I have stopped having samosas or golgappas or any such things. At max, I have a glass of milk at around 7:45 or something after having a bath in the evening.
More Fruits
A guy in our workplace goes every Wednesday to the farmer’s market nearby and gets fruits and veggies. So, he started asking us out and whenever one of the people from here go, I do ask them to get some fruits. This has been a new development in the last two weeks.
So, I have been having a lot of oranges this week and last. I do have pomegranates as well but since they take a bit more of work, they are just sitting in my room waiting for their turn. I shall definitely finish them this weekend.
Herbal Tea and Less Sugar
Earlier, we used to have the regular tea in my workplace because the herbal tea option was missing and I had been planning since quite long to skip the tea which wasn’t really easy. I do need something or the other to drink.
So, a few days back, we bought a new pantry for ourselves which includes a lot of herbal teas. Now, I am hooked up to herbal teas. But, there is one downside to this situation. We have coffee as well and its pretty decent so I am unable to resist the temptation 😉
I love tulsi green tea it gt over 🙁 have to repurchase and yay for teh changes u made 🙂 after I started with exercise I have made so many similar changes Swati 🙂 and Y did u have to mention golgappas :
hey Raaga….oh…get another then fast fast 😉 haha….yup, I can imagine coz everyday i imagine myself going and having them just opp to my workplace 😀 probably will have them tomoro 😀 now you will be ready to kill me only 😀
oh wow…waise what exercises r u doing???
Very nice changes Swati. These will make you very healthy. Hope you keep it up .. and eventually as you get hooked to fruits and healthy stuff for a while (3-4 months), your bosy will start protesting when you put junk in. So another incentive to keep eating healthy 😉
haha…the challenge is to keep up specially the fruits one 😀 yup, body does start protesting and you no longer feel any craving which is a big bonus 🙂
i succumbed to all the bad changes these months…exams i tell ya !! late night studies, numerous cups of tea…milk tea… no exercise 🙂
hey Rashmi…so time to start it again 🙂
I have followed the 1st and 3rd point along with 45 mins of workout last year when i put on weight. It simply worked wonders. I was an average 53 kg person and i got down to 42kg within 2 months. Im seriosuly hooked to Green tea now
hi Arathy….yes, it does work wonders 🙂 i love herbal teas for that reason…in fact I have something interesting coming up in that segment but I need snaps before that 😀
i am not a fan of green tea but i try to have it twice a day. The one am drinking right now is by 24Letter Mantra.
even i have been trying to walk on the healthy path and have given up junk. will be taking a probiotic drink and chavanprash soon..
i was in fact thinking of drinking whey protein…lets see. chavanprash is also good 🙂 haha…if u don’t like green tea, you might try out its variants from organic india which has more of tulsi tea flavors.
Hi Swati. Very curious to know, which whey protein have you been taking? I also want to start eating whey protein. It is very rich in Vitamin B12, which as per many websites, is not present sufficiently in vegetarian food.
i donno…my friend was talking about it…i think its amway product or some other…will ask her about it and let you know 🙂
Have you tried MountainRoseHerbs Fairy tale tea?
nope.
Nice start for New years Resolution list 🙂 I might start on it too. Happy New Year in Advance 🙂
do share your resolutions, Krishna 🙂 and, wish you a happy new year in advance too 🙂
I wish I could cut down on my snacks intake but being a hosteller it becomes too difficult :/
so true Harshita!! I had practically lived on maggi for an entire year in hostel!! and, then, ended up having real bad stomach pains 😀