Carrots..and cabbage and beans...Oh My! Day 2

So haha, i know your all loving it. Especially you Rati. But I know I'm getting stronger by the day. I'm surprised with myself.

So... if i hate it so much, why am i doing it? Well, its the challenge. And I'm not losing out on anything aren't I? Except weight (i hope). Its just fun going on and I'm such a major foodie, its amazing i can put out so long! Its no fun just giving in, right? It's like I'm on the foothills of the Everest, might as well scale it, aye?

Okay, not Everest, maybe...something shorter...Like Pali hill, yeah??

I don't know why... But i was actually looking forward to day two. Maybe because i was so over melons, even onions started to look inviting.

I was even dreaming about vegetables. We did a small dance in my head to, "Janmo ke saathi, Hum saath-saath hai", because with vegetables, the possibilities are endless. Except for one little thing.

BREAD.

I love bread.

All i can think of is bread. All i see is toast. Hot, golden toast with molten butter and a dollop of honey. I don't even like honey, but its looks awesome in my head.

Even sandwiches of the local sandwich-wala in kherwadi (who I think ,makes the most unhygienic sandwiches in the world) tempts me.

I can kill for a sub-sandwich.

No, Seriously.

Depressing DAY 2

Its "all-you-can-eat-vegetables" day.

10.00AM: One boiled potato. I'm so bored i don't even season it. If it wasn't for our cook, i wouldn't even bother to peel it. Or even boil it for that matter. Anu aunty (one of my favorite-est people in our colony) comes to the rescue, sends me some mashed potatoes, seasoned with chilli, chaat-masala. That's what i'm talkin' about.

12.00pm: Quite full after the potatoes, i go for a salad. Rarely would one find me eating raw tomatoes. Today, i was like a gofer, sinking my teeth into anything I could find. I think i almost ate 5. Chaat masala can really change the taste of stuff... Hmmm, What about raw bell peppers eh?

1.oopm: 3 glases of water and 5 tomatoes can make you feel so bloated man! Raw bell peppers, not a great idea. I like em lightly grilled accompanied by grilled paneer.... Paneer. Great.

Two more tomatoes and another glass of water.

2.00PM: Rati's eating garlic bread.

You still want to know what im eating?

5.00pm: I try nibbling on raw cabbage. Don't like it that much, so sauté it in a drop of oil (just to fool my stomach) and season it with salt,pepper and lemon juice. Not baaaad!

6.00pm: More salad. I've finished around a kilo of tomatoes. I go for a walk, just for a change.

7.00pm: Parents and sister leave to attend a wedding. Rati's all psyched about the "shaadi ka khaana". Loser.

Man, i miss "shaadi ka khaana".

8.30pm: For a change, I eat lauki. Which tastes so great that I eat an entire lauki. Trust me, it was yum. If you don't like lauki, you don't know what you're missing out on.

Who am I kidding?

I hate lauki.

Day 2 is soooo over!

The DIET...Day 1

I love food.

Im sure you do too, But I L.O.V.E food.

I love to cook, I love experimenting with flavors, I love eating out at different places. I love it all! No exceptions.

I love a regular bowl of zucchini, lauki, karela or even brinjal. I love giving them my own little twist and feeding people. I love to see the expression on their faces, when something turns out great.

Get it right? So when the scales started to tip on the "other" (not good) side it was time head to foodie hell. My doom was spelled out...DIET.

Maybe i did need some regulation, cuz i spent my entire summer in the kitchen, baking or cooking. And if done well, diets are great ways to detox your body. Try writing down what you eat in a day...even if its a teeny-tiny bite. You'll be surprised.

So here I was googling for "effective, easy", diet plans "that work". And I came across the GM Diet. This was the best diet plan ever! Cuz all you have to do it eat! *Happy music in the background* And drink upto 10 glasses of water per day.

The GM Diet is a seven day plan. If followed rigidly, can help one lose upto 7kgs... in a week!!

(All did I mention,all you have to do is eat?? )

So here I was, all pumped up, ready for my diet, thinking...."this is gonna be so easy".

Boy was I wrong.

DAY1:

9:00 am- I'm all excited. Today is all fruit day! Except Bananas. And im also supposed to avoid mangoes. I start the day with melons- water melon and cantaloupe (kharbuja). I love cantaloupe. (Happiness meter 10)

11:00 am-Ive had 2 bottles of water. I check the fruit basket. I find bananas and mango. So more cantaloupe for me!

12:00 pm: Water melon and water. Rati, my sister, shameless and anorexic as she is, enjoys Maggie with cream, cheese and garlic.

My likeness for melons is steadily decreasing... Happiness meter-8.5

1.00 pm: I'm on the verge of crying. I've watched two episodes of "Hell's kitchen", seen Chef Gordon Ramsey dump two perfectly done lobster risotto in the bin...just because Holly put in crab instead of lobster in it. I curb my depression with another melon. *sigh*

Happiness meter -7

2.00pm: This is my lunch time. My stomach is yearning for grain! I have never missed roti so much! But i control my craving, douse it down with a bottle of water and more cantaloupe.

Happiness meter- 5.5

4.00pm: We're out of cantaloupe, so i go out to buy some,pass my favorite vada-pav store. My stomach gives an involuntary lurch of misery. I bee-line to the fruit store. Buy apples and more Cantaloupe. The exorbitantly priced red, juicy apples (4 for 100 bucks) give me a high, so my happiness meter is now-6.5

5.00pm: The apples are terrible! Stupid, Bland rip off fruits!! To get rid of that annoying after-taste I eat more kharbuja, while watching Man Vs Food. Happiness meter-2

6:00pm: Have dance class, so i figured i would need some energy. Throwing caution to the winds, i eat an entire mango. *Happy sigh* Happiness meter-8. No wonder mango is the King of fruits.

8:45pm: I'm quite happy after class, the day's almost ending. I don't mind another melon now! Give me all the melons in the world!

9.00pm: I'm home. The family's having vada pao and samosas for dinner...

I hate my life.