The snow is gone! The rain is here now :-(

What a wet year it has been so far. It has been hard to motivate myself to train in this weather. Today is a good day though.

Reading my last post, I realized that my training is far behind the schedule I has set for myself. I began my fitness training a few weeks ago. Ran a bit, biked and also did a lot of aerobics in the days till now.

I feel really good because my weight is down to where it has not been since 1993 and that too was only for about 4 months before I bloated up again. This time it has been down for about 2 months and I don't see it going up because I have changed my lifestyle. That last time it was because of a very physically stressful job.

This year, I have already logged in a few days of 20 mile bike rides, a couple of runs and lots of aerobics. I have also incorporated into my life 'dancing while driving'. I put on loud fast music and dance away on my seat using my hands and feet as much as I can for as long as I can. I stop when my hands start to ache because of the pounding on the steering wheel. It is a fun exercise. You should try it sometime yourself, it makes driving so much fun.

I have also become vegetarian since mid March. I plan to become a vegan and am trying to do it as much as possible. My only regular break from it is yogurt. I don't drink milk anymore and try to avoid it in coffee or tea. Once in a while I eat paneer. I don't want to make it too strict a rule because I know that then it will not last long. It will be a passing fancy. Last year I was a vegetarian for two weeks.

I believe this has also helped keep my weight down. I hope to see the effect in my blood sugar and cholestrol soon too.