Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Will workout, work out???



Every morning there is a ritual that I follow religiously expecting some magic to happen. Nothing much, just stand on the weighing scale expecting it to show at least one kg less. My mind knows it is definitely not going to happen as I do not do anything to help it reduce. Nevertheless, hope remains... Immediately, I take a oath that I will work out from today. I won't say tomorrow as I believe tomorrow never comes but the agony is today doesn't work either.

Fine, the next thing that strikes my mind is I cant go to the gym rather I would work out at home. Never succeeded. Brain says, lets diet. The day I decide this I end up feeling super hungry and eat more than usual. Aiding to that I have a colleague who will lure me with her everyday lunch called Pizza and Chocolate mousse. So dieting goes to the bin. So by now mind feels so dejected.

Suddenly, Bipasha Basu's sugar free ad or the climbing the stairs ad comes on TV and my sulking mind immediately pops its ears to it and revitalizes thinking Oh superb man! I live in the Second Floor and work in the 5th so start climbing stairs. That should suffice for a beginner. So, the next day I step out of the house happily remembering to climb the stairs. By the time I reach office, my memory ditches me and I take the lift very conveniently. Once I step out I remember, Oh Sh*t! I was supposed to climb stairs. So this plan also goes ruined.

Then I reach office feeling very guilty that I dint climb the stairs. To cheer up, I decide will start surya namaskar. Immediately open google and search for how to do surya namaskaram. Happily read allt he steps and feel very satisfied. Reach home and by then plan to do surya namskar. Forget the steps but somehow remember it should be done properly otherwise you can end up with some problems. So I end up cursing my memory. So goto bed doing nothing.

Next day morning get up and something catches my attention. Guess what???

Its my weighing machine telling me come to me. Sheepishly, I again go stand on it just wishing it shows a kg less. You know what it would be....


2 comments:

Jansi George said...

One thing worked out for me, atleast for a month, hope they have it for all year..
We have step challenge in my workplace run by the Sustainability team, so employees need to form a group and have a pedometer, count the steps you walk everyday and log it into a sheet. The team which has a highest count will win. When i took this challenge i realised how poor i have become. The main drawback is i'm driving to office, so it was hard to compete with people taking public transport to office. So i had to go for a walk on purpose in the evenings to compete with others!! Good luck :)

Gulmohar said...

@ Jansi:

So it works, huh? Nice to know. :)

I somehow managed to climb the stairs today and exert myself for sometime by doing some exercise yesterday and today I really feel painful. :)

I feel both happy and sad at the same time. Happy that i'm responding and sad that it pains too much. :)