About Me - The Other Writer - Nikita!

Hey guys!

So I know the last few posts have been written by Devika, but we actually started this blog it as a joint blog for the two of us! I thought it was finally time to come out of the woodwork and introduce myself. My name is Nikita and I am a junior in college this year. As Devika has mentioned before, this blog basically started out as being a way for us to keep track of our Project Get Fit For Summer, but I think we're basically just going to write whatever comes to mind and whatever we feel like sharing! So stay tuned....this could get really random really fast. But whatever it is, we hope you enjoy.

So here are a few updates regarding my weight loss journey so far:

The Plan: 
So I've said many times before that "this is the time I'm going to lose weight", "this will be the time I finally succeed". But there are a few things that are different about this time: the plan me and Devika are on is realistic (that is SO important - if it's not realistic, you're not going to stick with it!) AND it gives us all the nutrients we need (no more Special K fad diet for us!) one. Here's the basic meal plan we are following: 
Breakfast: Cereal/Oatmeal  
Lunch: Indian Food or a sandwich or burger or anything else heavy in carbs. 
Dinner: Salad! And a piece or two of Trader Joe's multigrain break to give us just a few needed carbs. 
Here are some other tips we're using: 

• Eat Breakfast like a prince, Lunch like a king, and dinner like a beggar. 
• Drink lemon water first thing in the morning 
• Drink half your body weight in ounces throughout the day 
• Keep only healthy foods in the house so you won't be tempted 
•  Eat dinner EARLY - before 8 or 9 preferrably 
• Get plenty of rest

 The Exercise! 
So Exercise is obviously a super pivotal part of the losing weight and being healthy about it! The more you work out, the more fat you'll burn and the more muscle you'll build and develop. More muscle = more calories burned. LADIES: do not be afraid of weight lifting! You will not become crazy body builders, I PROMISE you!
Here's the plan we are following: 
Monday: Legs and Abs
Tuesday: Cardio - Running & Abs
Wednesday: Zumba
Thrusday: Cardio - Running & Abs
Friday: Arms and Abs 
Saturday: Cardio - Running & Abs

So after Week 1, I lost 2 pounds, which I was super ecstatic about! Mine and Devika's weigh in day is Saturday morning before shower or breakfast or anything. Weighing in first thing in the morning is the best way to do it. 

After the end of Week 2: I found out that I stayed the same, which was SUPER disappointing. And that was a real test for me. I thought "Wow, why didn't it work out for me this week? What the hell is wrong with me? Did I mess up that badly?" and honestly it took a while (all of saturday and sunday) for me to bounce back and get out of my own head. So I decided that I'm going to take proactive steps towards remedying that situation and to make sure that doesn't happen again. My new weigh in plan is going to be every other day. That way, if something is going south, I'll know if I'm gaining weight or not loosing any weight really soon - rather than wasting an entire week of hard work. It's all about finding what works best for you. 

So we will see what happens at the end of Week 3! 


 

Slight Update and Bachelor Rant

Well, first things first, weigh in was good last week! My two week loss total is -4.7 lbs! Which is super exciting :) Kind of nervous though, to make sure to keep up this pace that I love, but right now my mind is not even on that, i'll write more about that later. Right now, I need to rant because I cannot even believe the rediculousness that is the Bachelor right now.

This was the first season of the Bachelor that i've watched, and even though it may be scripted/planned whatever, the thing that annoys me beyond belief is the last Bachelor, Juan Pablo. First of all, that individual does not even deserve to be called a man because he is just the scum of this Earth. Who does he think he is? He is some washed up ex-football nobody who looks like a mouse and has the personality and emotions of a dickwad. He thinks he is next to God and should be God's gift to women, when really, he is just a piece of shit that every girl is too good for. 

At the start of the season he kissed every girl, then made excuses whenever girls brought up any problems by saying that he has a daughter he is looking out for. The fact that this man used his daughter as an excuse or cover-up for facing real conversations just shows how low of an individual he is. 

Then, when the last couple girls were around, he showed how little he cares about anyone except himself. When Andi left him, he showed no emotion, and just kept saying "it is okay". He was clearly never in this to begin with and was just along for the ride of being a player and hooking up with other girls. Any man who can say to a girl, when he is down to the last two, that even though they don't know each other, he is okay being together because he likes hooking up with them, doesn't deserve any love or happiness. 

Perhaps the most shocking though was at the "After the Final Rose" ceremony, when Nikki told him she loved him from the start and Chris H (who is my new personal hero) kept asking him if he loved Nikki, and all he kept saying was that this was private. Excuse me, but if you signed up for this show, you can't say that anymore, and it was just a cover for the fact that he doesn't love Nikki, and he has no plans for their future. Clearly the whole show was just exposure for him and just a game, and I hope that Nikki realizes the truth and can stand up for herself and accept that the "man" she is with deserves nothing but hatred because does he honestly think that people give two shits about him, and as if him hiding everything will make people wonder more. Congrats Juan Pablo because the only thing you've gained from this show is shown American how much of an asshole you are and how you deserve no love at all.

Thats all. 

-D

One-Week-ish Update

AHHH PROGRESS :)

There is nothing like seeing the numbers go down to drive your motivation. I wanted to do a weekly update, but this week has been crazy, so I finally got a chance to sit down and do an update on life, this past week, progress ...

So let's start with the progress, I did a weigh in and yay! -2.2 lbs! So happy of the progress so far and this is great motivation to keep going and keep doing what we've been doing. And surprisingly, it isn't that hard. I think we've both gotten into a routine and know what to do in the morning for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We know what foods to avoid and what foods we can snack on, and the most amazing part is that our appetites have decreased soooo much! Last Friday I went to Landmark, my favorite restaurant, and usually, I can eat an appetizer, a burger and fries, and still have room for desert. This time, I had one warm pretzel stick and half of a chicken-ranch wrap, and I was beyond full! It was honestly the weirdest thing, being so full so fast, but its a good sign. It got me thinking about portion sizes in America. We take a huge plate of food and think that is the norm, and we reflect those thoughts that we see in the restaurant in our own homes, but honestly, those portion sizes are insane, and it doesn't take that much to feel full. It took my body one week of training, and *poof*, a normal appetite resumed. 

Also, i've recently discovered how much I love lemon water! I had read that drinking a cup of lemon-water in the morning was great to jump-start your metabolism, but after trying that for a week and loving it, I just carry around a slice (or maybe 5) of lemons in my plastic water bottle all day, and its a great pick-me-up throughout the day, definitely something I would recommend. 

Other than that, life has been crazy. Had a statistics exam that was 1% information I knew and 99% bull-shit, but isn't that how it always goes. Just glad it was my last stat exam per se, because the final is take home, which is the best news ever. Fingers crossed on this one though.

Plans for tonight are to chill at home with the room-mates, and watch the Tell All episode of the Bachelor (that I am so excited for because I HATE Juan Pablo, but am so entertained at the same time). 

My room-mate also needs to update this SOON, so N, if you're reading this, time to write girlyyyyyy. 

xo - D

About Me - Devika

Who am I?

     Just like you, i'm a girl who struggles with her body-image, and i'm sick of it! No more what-if's, no more I wish... this time I'm giving it everything i've got. 

     First things first, a little about myself. My name is Devika, and i'm a 20 year old  senior college student who loves hanging out with my friends, being silly, and making the most of life. Pretty much everything in that new One Republic song, I really want to look back at all of this, college I mean, and say that I regret nothing, and I did everything I wanted to. Nothing in life happens twice, and its up to us to make the most out of each moment. 

     I recently watched a movie, About Time, and it was not only surprisingly an amazing movie, but it really makes you think. For those of you who haven't seen it, it basically brings alive the idea of "what if you could go back in time and re-do a moment again, what would happen". We've all had those moments we would love to change, but in all reality, it wouldn't make us who we are today, that's a fact I truly and fully believe. That idea goes hand-in-hand with some other words I like to live my life, everything happens for a reason. Good or bad, right or wrong, things have happened in your past, and its best to just accept them and move on in life. Well, enough of this philosophical ramblings, and some more random facts about myself. 

     I'm currently obsessed with watching the weirdest TV shows, and yes, i'll admit they're really random but I love them all. I just caught up on The Mindy Project, and as someone who was annoyed by Mindy Kaling on The Office (one of my absolute favorite shows), I genuinely loved the shit out of The Mindy Project. So relatable and just so dam funny. Then, I moved on to The Tudors, on Netflix, a Showtime original show. Aside from the scandalous (and I mean REALLY scandalous scenes) it captures one of my favorite time-periods, 15th century England and the reign of Henry VII and his scandalous relationship with Anne Boleyn (the story my favorite movie, The Other Boleyn Girl, was based on). Such a good show yay!

     More boring information, i'm a biology major who is going to start medical school in August. My goal for my last quarter in school is simple, have as much as physically possible, do the craziest shit ever, and get really fit and sexy for the summer, because like I said in the beginning of this ridiculous ranting post, there's no more room for I wish anymore because the only thing in my path is myself, and if not now, then when... 

     Sorry again for the most rambling post ever, but then again, I guess that tells you more about my personality than perhaps everything else I talked about here. 

     Okay I'm done...

-Devika 

Mission: Get Fit For Summer

     How many times have we told ourselves that this time will be the time, this time will be the last time, i'll finally get fit, i'll finally loose all that weight i've wanted to. Personally, I can't count on one hand how many times i've said that to myself, only to loose faith and give up a few weeks later. The number of diets, work-outs, plans, fads, and everything else i've tried can really make giving up faith so easy, but this time, I swear its different. And here's why...

     First things first, college makes almost everything so much harder. Not only is there the stress of school, the lack of any free time, no sleep what-so-ever, and slew of peers that encourage junk-food and candy parties. We've all been there and we've all enjoyed every minute of it, myself included. However, there's a time to finally grow up and face the real world, and let me tell you, it's hard work! No more excuses though, this time we're going in for the long haul...

Rules for Success:

1. Don't do it alone. 

            Giving up on yourself can come so easily, and i'm always shocked by the excuses I can make up to convince myself to just ignore something, or stay in bed and not work-out one day. Having a friend alongside makes a world of a difference. You have someone to share your struggles with, someone to motivate you, someone to complain with, and finally, someone to keep you in check. It's definitely a key to success.

2. Be healthy!

            Oftentimes, these fad diets promise results so fast and easily, that its easy to overlook how unsustainable and unhealthy they are. The last time I tried to loose weight and become fit was by basically starving myself and eating negative calories every-day. Sure, the weight dropped really fast at first, but soon, my body went into starvation mode and things took a turn for the worst (but thats a story for a different time). The point is, this time, we're being healthy. Making sure you get at least 12,000 NET calories in is essential and tracking your food accurately, as annoying as it may be, really makes a difference. I've found that the things I thought were healthy, are really not, and it's amazing to see that in moderation, you're not hungry at all. This time, we're going for a sustainable healthy lifestyle: eating healthy, nutritious food, balanced portions, and sustainable choices (more to come in a secondary post). 

3. No lying, no cheating.

            Let's face it, we've all told ourselves, "oh, if I just don't log this, no one will know I ate it". But in reality, who are we really hurting? Ourselves! Every thing we put into our mouth counts, from the extra chips to bites of cookies, everything matters, and in the end, lying only makes yourself loose. Be honest to yourself, and you may be surprised that you're going to learn things you maybe didn't want to, but needed to hear. 

So on this blog, i'm going to post my daily diet, exercise and progress. For me, this blog is to share and record my experience, and learn from it for the future. So let this journey begin...

Mission: Get Fit For Summer is a GO!

-Devika