Fit as a Fiddle :)

Sorry have been away from the blog world for quite some time now. Work has kept me busy during the week and its only been 2-3 weekends since I got back from my vacation. So just got caught up with all the news, gossip, cooking and a whole bunch of exercise!

I have been somewhat obsessive about my work outs the last 6-8 months. Well it keeps my mind out of trouble and helps me sleep better at night. I don't sleep too deep otherwise. With about 45 mins - 1 hr of cardio, I am KO when I hit the bed.

Yesterday I signed up for an Abs (Tues-Thurs) class cos I thought due to my continued consumption of rice, I was getting way too bulky around my midrif...along with my cardio kick boxing class....which comes right after the Abs class...

I also am going to do some drop-ins on Pilates...every Mon-Wed. Pilates are supposed to stretch your muscles out and make them look leaner along with building your core strength.

Someone I know recently told me I am morphing into a yuppie as I continue to work hard and work out even harder :) I am picky about the foods I eat, organic milk, free range eggs etc...about which I never was concerned once upon a time. But, that is my way of including all the positive variables in life that I have control over...as for the things I dont have any control on, I just try to let them be...(actually thats a lie, but whatever)...

So anyway, I think all that I am trying to say here is that, looking back at my life about 5 years ago in Bombay and looking at my life now, a lot has changed...I would eat just about anything - Pani Puri, Vada Pav on the roads...without any worries about whether it is good for me or not...and now, I analyse everything I put in my mouth...I just wonder Has life gotten more complex?

Maybe yes, maybe no...but I can surely tell that I am getting fit. I never understood the concept of fitness when I was in India completely...I thought staying skinny was being fit....but now I know better...cos I would not be able to run 4 miles in India as I do now...I would not have been able to hike 6 miles uphill as I would now...

Just a realization that I thought I would share...

Mumbai Rudest?

http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/jun/20mum.htm


Wonder why Athens did not show up on the list...cos I thought that place would just beat it all...maybe they forgot to include that??

Ah the smell of rain in the air and the touch of humidity...its all too familiar Seattle and I am back home. Boy! am I glad...Needless to say the vacation was awesome but I guess even a good vacation could get to you if it lasts too long and thats what I felt this time... I actually missed home, home cooked food and all the familiarity of being at home! So I am back now and rambling away about how glad I am...

I do have to talk about the last part of our stay in Greece, the visit to Nafplio and then later taking the flight back to Seattle, but before that...still getting out of jetlag and trying to move slowly across rooms like as if I have forgotten how many steps would take me from one point to another...:)

This weekend I am just planning to experiment with cooking in general and may be try out some new recipes, unpack and take long hot showers to ease of the stress from missing good old Seattle waters...and finally catch up with blog reading...

Alright, thought I should give an update on my whereabouts and stuff like that...I have only had half a quota of sleep, going back to taking the rest...

Nice day all!

~HD