tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82111888066039095172024-02-06T20:18:21.243-08:00Fat Chic Goes SlimFat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-81841433408360752002013-02-20T01:48:00.001-08:002013-02-20T01:57:05.328-08:00Post Pregnancy Weight Loss - 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As an overweight person one of my concern during pregnancy was to get
back my pre pregnancy weight. At 84 kilos, 70 kilo sounded like sweet
heaven to my years but it also looked like a distant dream. I felt so
bloated and huge that getting back in my jeans seemed impossible.<br />
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There is a very beautiful thought in Buddhism <b>"In the world of
prayers nothing is impossible, nothing is unachievable, so pray. BUT
prayer alone does not do anything, with your prayer take some action(how
ever small) towards your goal".</b> SO I did pray for my weight loss and I took (no matter how small) steps towards my weight loss.<br />
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<b>1. Reading weight loss articles -</b> We all do that but the question
is how many of us follow the advise. There were two suggestions that
touched a chord with me. One said that its possible for a woman to lose
up to 75% of pregnancy weight <b>within 3 months of delivery just by eating healthy</b> (you can read it <a href="http://idiva.com/news-health/how-mandira-bedi-lost-her-baby-bulge/11486" target="_blank">here</a>)
and the second said "remember the feast is over the day your child is
born." These two thoughts were pasted in my mind and they did help me
to carve my own path to weight loss.<br />
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<b>2. Starting With the obvious -</b> During pregnancy I did eat high
calorie food that I carved for, so the first step was saying no to
obvious high calorie foods. I used to love eating vada pav and chole
bhature and my weekends were reserved for craving indulgence, so step 1
was to stop indulging in such kind of foods. <br />
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For two months I avoided eating out. I was not allowed to exercise for 2
months so to get in the weight loss I had to concentrate on my diet.
Whenever I want to get in the weight loss with less exercise this is
what I do and it always works for me. Once I get in the weight loss I
do allow myself to eat out once a week.<br />
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<b>3. Post pregnancy traditional food -</b> My friends, my family and
everyone around me wanted me to eat ghee and panjeeri(made from lots of
ghee, sugar and dry fruits). This was like coming face to face with my
nightmare. There I was all prepared to lose weight and there they were
all prepared to tempt me with the most delicious fattening foods in the
world.<br />
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I called up my aunt(who is a gynecologist), she told me that it is not
necessary to have lots of ghee. She suggested 3 natural lactation agents
<b>1)Broken Wheat(daliya), 2) Milk and 3) Papaya.</b> She also suggested that instead of having dry fruits in ladoos or panjeeri, I can have a handful of almonds. <br />
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I always knew that lot of ghee is not required after birth and it was a
relief getting it confirmed from a doctor. I never gave up ghee, I have
always eaten it in small/moderate quantity BUT I was against the idea
of consuming it in large amounts.<br />
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<b>Quick Panjeeri Recipe From my MIL - </b>I point blank refused to eat
sugar and ghee, so my MIL came up with a very innovative Panjeeri
recipe. She roasted all the dry fruits in microwave (instead of frying
them in ghee). She used equal amounts of <b>wheat barn and semolina</b>
(roasted them in small amount of ghee). Added all the traditional
spices, very less sugar and grounded dry fruits. She made Panjeeri in
1/4th amount of ghee and sugar. <br />
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<b>Quick Tip from my aunt -</b> Ghee is required to bind the ladoos so
instead of binding them keep the mixture loose. Sugar is added to make
the ladoos taste good, so decrease the amount of sugar.<br />
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I did have my Panjeeri for first 40 days but only 2 table spoon as a small mini meal.<br />
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<b>4. Post Pregnancy Cravings</b>- I thought cravings were only for pregnancy but I was hit by major cravings post pregnancy. <br />
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One visualization trick I learnt long back was to imagine eating
yourself healthy food. For example, when you go out and you start
thinking "I am going to have pizza for dinner today", 90% of chances are
you will have a major urge to eat the pizza and you will have it. <br />
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Instead it was suggested to start thinking of having something healthy
(idli instead of pizza) and the urge to eat will be shifted to idli
instead of pizza. I had tried it during my weight loss period and it did
worked for me. <b>The best part about thinking tips is that you do not have to pay a dime to try them.</b><br />
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This time around I tried this trick again. I thought about eating lot of
healthy stuff, planned my healthy meals and I did found myself having
healthy cravings. I had a huge craving for avocado, bottle gourd(lauki)
and eggs along with these good cravings I did develop vampire sweet
tooth. As a rule if the craving is healthy I honor it and if it is
unhealthy I dealt with it in the smartest way possible.<br />
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I am still trying to deal with my sweet tooth. A piece of jaggery after my meals seems to do the trick for me.<br />
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<b>5. Post Pregnancy Diet for first 2 months-</b> As I stubbornly said
No to any high calorie food my MIL came up with really good nutritive
recipes (which I will share shortly) of daliya khichadi and vegetable
roties.<br />
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My sample(not exact) diet for first 2 months was<br />
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<i>Breakfast - 5 soaked almonds, 1 veg/egg/avacado sandwich (made of two big size multi grain breads) with tea. <br />
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After 2 hours - 1 banana. 2 bananas a day are a must for me. One I have
in morning and one in evening. I have never changed this habit of mine.<br />
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Lunch and dinner - 1 bowl vegetable daliya with lots of dhal, 1 green
vegetable, bottle gourd raita and salad(made from boiled sprouts, grated
carrot, cucumber and salad leaves)<br />
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I had severe craving for bottle gourd and for two months I ate bottle gourd raita with every single meal.<br />
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Evening - 1-2 Vegetable roti with tea.<br />
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I cannot drink milk to save my life, so it did not figure in my diet. <br />
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<b>6.</b> <b>Dealing with</b> <b>Hunger pangs</b> -Breastfeeding is
always accompanied by hunger pangs, so its best to be prepared. I always
opt for fruits, boiled sprout salad, jhal mudi (bengali style bhel) or
dry fruits(within my daily limit). When the hunger strikes hard its
very easy to lose control. Denying food during breast feeding was not
an option for me so I simply opted for healthy food options.<br />
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<b>7. Getting back to exercising- </b>After 2 months I started with my
elliptical but my stamina was zero. I could only manage to do the
elliptical at resistance load 1 for 10 minutes. I felt exhausted after
10 minutes of my exercise. I did not push myself. My first week target
was to do light exercise for 10 - 15 minutes. Only after 3 months I had
enough stamina to do my cardio exercise for 30 - 45 minutes.<br />
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8. How did the weight come down -</b> I weighed myself the day I came
back from the hospital and I was 78 kilos at that time. I still felt
pregnant with a huge belly. As I was very strict about my eating choices
the weight started melting, also with time body gets rid of the excess
water. I came down to 75 kilos in next 25 days. I cannot think of
anything special that I did except for eating home made less oil food
for 2 months straight. I was 72 kilos at the end of 2 months.<br />
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72 kilos stayed with me for sometime and it was very difficult to break
that plateau. Once I completed 3 months I increased the time and
intensity of my cardio exercise which got my weight down to 69 kilos by
the end of 4 months.<br />
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<b>9. Yes breastfeeding does leads to weight loss -</b> Before my
pregnancy I always used to read about how calorie consuming
breastfeeding is. I agree to this point now. I did not do anything
special for my weight loss. I only opted for healthy food combined with
some exercise (only after 2 months), so breastfeeding did played a
major role in my weight loss. <br />
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A woman does burn calories while breastfeeding, the only problem is that
burning calories leads to hunger and if you are not careful with your
calorie intake you can end up gaining weight instead of losing it.<br />
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<b>10. What will happen to the baby if you don't eat fats - </b>Your
baby will be healthy and fine. I fail to see any nutritive value in
ghee laden parathas and sweets. Don't let aunties and relatives tell
you about the health of your child. Your pediatrician knows best so
consult him. <br />
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Where I stay my baby is due for a complete medical checkup every 2
months, where they monitor his height and weight and he is in the
healthy range.<br />
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<b>11. Where do I stand now with my weight,exercise and diet - </b>Now my weight is between 68-69 kilos. Right now my aim is to try to lose 500gms/1kilo a month(I am in no hurry). <br />
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I can no longer eat lot of food instead I keep eating small amounts every two hours.<br />
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<i>Break Fast - Same as before. Sandwiches on most days.<br />
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2 -3 hours after BF - 1 banana<br />
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Lunch - 1 big roti with sabji, raita and salad. I would love to include lot of things here but I get time to cook only this.<br />
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Evening at 5 pm - 2 rusk with tea.<br />
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7pm - Handful of dry fruits with apple/banana.<br />
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Dinner- 1 big roti with lentil/beans or any protein, raita and salad..<br />
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If I am hungry in between meals then I opt for fruits most of the time. I
eat rice only on weekends. I try to make daliya(broken wheat) whenever
possible.<br />
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My diet and hunger levels changed past one month. Though I eat only 1
roti/chapathi, my roties are made with different grains,seeds and grated
vegetables which makes 1 roti quiet heavy. <br />
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As for my exercise I try to manage 5 days a week but sometimes its not
possible. I alternate my workout between elliptical and treadmill(on
alternate days). I have also started jogging on a very slow speed on the
treadmill.<br />
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As always with my weight loss once I achieve my set goal I give myself
some easy space till I set myself a next target. I was very strict about
eating outside, now I do have outside food once a week(can no longer
avoid it)<br />
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Few Suggestions and Recipes from my side<br />
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<b>1. Listen to your hunger -</b> If you are really hungry then you will
eat a simple meal of roti and sabji, if you find yourself wanting to
eat only fried food then its not hunger.<br />
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<b>2. Nutritive meals -</b> Make your meals as nutritive as possible with small or moderate amounts of fat.<br />
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<b>3. Quick Meals -</b> Keep easy quick meals in your fridge. I always
have sprouts which I steam in microwave. It just takes 5 minutes. I can
then prepare sprouts sabji, add them to my bhel or just have them with
lemon and cucumber. They are healthy and take care of hunger very well.<br />
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<b>4. Easy Tiffins -</b> I used to carry paneer-peas stuffed grilled
parathas whenever I was out shopping. As a new mom my body did demand
food and if I did not carry a tiffin with me I always ended up eating
lot of junk food. Stuffed parathas are easy to prepare and are mess
free.<br />
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<b>5. Vegetable daliya khichadi - </b>This always works for weight loss and is very healthy too.<br />
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
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A) 2 tablespoon daliya/broken wheat + 2 tablepoon split green mung dhal.<br />
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B) 1 tsp ajwain/carom seeds.<br />
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C)1 tsp til seeds<br />
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D) Grated ginger<br />
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E) Finely chopped carrot and french beans (or any vegetable of your choice).<br />
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D) Salt to taste<br />
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<b>Procedure - </b>Pressure cook all ingredients with water to make khichadi. Consistency should not be very thick or runny.<br />
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I used to eat 1 big bowl of this khichadi with my sabji, dhal, raita and
salad. Khichadi was just a replacement of roti. It really fills the
stomach.<br />
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<b>6. Vegetable roties </b><br />
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A) 1 cup wheat flour<br />
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B) 1/2 tsp ajwain/carom seeds.<br />
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C)1 tsp til seeds.<br />
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D) 1- 2 tablespoon finely chopped coriander.<br />
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E) 2 tsp grated ginger (you can add more if you like)<br />
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F) 1 grated carrot (or 1 cup grated cabbage)<br />
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G) Salt (optional)<br />
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Make a soft dough using milk if possible and make roties.<br />
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These roties are extremely flavorful. You can have them with your meals or enjoy them with your tea in evening.<br />
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<b>7) Multi seeds roti -</b> I have now started adding flax seeds, onion
seeds and til seeds in my plain roti flour. They are nutritive and add
flavor to a simple humble roti.<br />
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<b>8)Multi grain roti -</b> These roties are not very soft, they are
chewy and I like them this way. You can mix and match bajra, jawar,
sattu, soya, ragi flour. I also add oats to make roti flour.<br />
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<b>9) Salad works </b>- I was not a salad person before but now they are
a must have in my meals. I cannot have salad before meals, I like to
eat it between my meals along with my roti and sabji.<br />
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<b>10) Lovely Thalis -</b> A bought myself a big thali with separate
sections. The idea is to fill it up to have a complete meal and its
easier to wash too.<br />
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The first two thali have stuffed raw papaya roties and the third one has a multi seed roti. <br />
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<b>11) Planning- </b>We all know that if we fail to plan then we plan to
fail. Its very important to have a road map. You know what are your
boundaries, your constraints and your priorities, so plan within your
limits to achieve your goal. Just running head first towards weight loss
will not achieve anything, so plan your diet and exercise according to
your taste and convenience.<br /><br />
I have jotted down everything that I can think of right now that worked
towards my post pregnancy weight loss. Please remember, that I am not an
expert and my diet is based on what I am comfortable with. The diets
mentioned in the post are sample diets i.e the things that I remember
eating, I tend to eat every 2 hours (it can be a cucumber or a carrot or
a fruit), I eat alot but I stick to healthier options.<br />
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<b>Remember, the weight loss journey as always will be very frustrating
and extremely disappointing but it will make you do things that you
would have never done, it will teach you not accept things you do not
like, it will force you not to bow down before things that you do not
want. It will make you look beyond yourself to see what you are made of
and to achieve what you always wanted to be.<br />
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Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-82179729873552901092013-01-13T13:53:00.001-08:002013-01-13T13:53:39.216-08:00The Game of Healthy Weight Gain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was on a happy vacation when I discovered I was pregnant. I started on
a very shaky ground when I also discovered that I was 5 kilos over my
lowest weight (which was 65 kilos).There I was standing on the
weighing machine, staring at the number 70, the ground underneath me not
only shook but also moved is an understatement.<br />
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<b>The below picture is NOT taken during my pregnancy.</b> This photo is taken
around 2008 when I was 86 kilos and growing.This picture was a reminder of what I have been fighting all along and what can I become if I am not careful about my pregnancy weight gain. <b>What I was, what I am and what I can be were the three questions I always kept in mind.</b><br />
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I embarked on the journey of my life time where my aim was NOT to lose But to gain weight.<br />
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<b> My pregnancy journey in short.</b><br />
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<b>First Trimester -</b> There was nothing much I could do in this
period. I was not allowed to exercise. I felt terrible nausea and was on
bed for sometime due to vomiting. All I could manage to eat was bread
and butter and I lost few pounds.<br />
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<b>Second Trimester -</b> Sunshine returned in this trimester. I felt
hungry, I liked few foods and I returned to my senses. On an average I
was supposed to eat 300 calories above my normal intake. I invested my
time in eating home cooked healthy and nutritive meals and I returned to
my 30-45 minutes exercise routine. I followed the rule of eating at
home during the week and indulging my craving on weekend. By the end of this trimester I gained 6 kilos. I weighed 76 kilos.<br />
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<b>Third Trimester - </b>In my 7th month I experienced hunger as I never
experienced it before. I was hungry most of the time. I ate and ate and
ate. The only rule to eating policy was to eat at home and not eat free
calories like biscuits, chips, ice creams instead I ate mutltigrain
roties, sprout bhel etc. I gained most of my weight during my third trimester, towards the end I was 84 kilos. A gain of 14 kilos was considered healthy by my doctor.<br />
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<b>Diet that I followed : </b>I am a very lazy creature and I tend to eat any thing that is easily made and quickly consumed. I kept my meals as simple as possible.<br />
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<i>Breakfast-
5 soaked almonds were must. My breakfast was usually veg/egg sandwich
with a big cup of tea. I did craved for Sago/Sabudana so I used to make
microwavable sabudana khichadi which consumes less oil. If I felt like
eating poha or upma, I added lots of veggies to it.<br /><br />After 2 hours- Apple or a banana<br /><br />Lunch
- 2 roties with sabji and raita. It was a conscious decision on my side
not to eat rice every day. I kept rice for the craving days.<br /><br />Evening
- Handful of walnuts with tea. Depending on my hunger I would either
opt for a multigrain roti OR sprout bhel with green chutney.<br /><br />Dinner- Same as lunch</i><br />
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I
ate nutritive filling meals and there was nothing very fancy about it.
Simple rule, eat whatever you want but make sure to eat low calorie
version.<br />
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<b>I chalked out few rules for myself which I followed to the T in my pregnancy.<br />
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<b> 1. Better to be Silly than sorry - </b>I always consulted my doctor
regarding my doubts which included my questions about weight and
exercise. Keeping your doctor in loop is not only good its common sense.
No question is too small NO doubt is too silly.<br />
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<b> 2. Diet Busters-</b> Most people advised me <b>"Not to Diet"</b>
during pregnancy. I really don't understand what does NOT to diet
stands for. When I lost weight I ate healthy and never stayed hungry
and I refuse to call this lifestyle as dieting. During my pregnancy my
rule was to eat healthy food. When hungry I could have easily opted for
a samosa, burger, french fries BUT I chose to eat roti-sabji, fruits
and eggs, which are not only filling but are also healthier. <br />
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I have seen people (and I am sure most of us have) who eat tub of ice
creams, chips, loads of fat just because they are pregnant. There is
nothing wrong in indulging yourself but with my weight issues I just
could not afford to be a part of frequent indulging philosophy. <br />
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<b>3. Call of the carvings -</b> I wanted to enjoy my pregnancy by
eating all the sin food BUT I also wanted to be in the healthy weight
range. <b>So I made a rule. Week days were strict home cooked meal days
and cravings were to be addressed on weekend.</b> I made a list of my
cravings and every week I enjoyed one craving guilt free. <br />
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I felt like eating vada pav every single day, had I done that I would
have easily crossed my weight limit, instead I ate it on weekend. I
never for once felt deprived during my pregnancy, if craving is there
then it will be fulfilled on weekend. The guilt free craving encounter
kept me motivated to eat as healthy as possible during the week. <b>Just because I was pregnant did not mean that I had a "all that I can eat" free pass.</b><br />
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<b> 4. Late Night Tiffins -</b> My hunger level started to rise during my second trimester.
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As my late night hunger pangs started, I used to quickly go and have a
big tomato cheese sandwich. After few days I realized that I cannot do
this on daily basis, so I came up with late night tiffins. I kept a box
of roti-sabji, litti,vermacili ready in the fridge. As long as it was
tasty I was happy to eat it at night. <br />
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My night time tiffins helped me to avoid instant 2 minutes noodles, chips, biscuits, namkeen, cheese and bread and what not.<br />
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<b> 5. Exercise-</b> My habit to exercise before pregnancy helped me to
stay active during my pregnancy. It was a personal decision, which was
made solely on my research, to pack my bag and go to gym. Throughout
my second trimester I did treadmill and elliptical at low speed. I did
30 -45 minutes of cardio workout. <br />
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The reason I opted for treadmill was that I felt( and it is solely my
opinion) that treadmill provides a smooth walking space, there are no
sudden jerks and surprises. Elliptical and treadmill both are
considered pregnancy safe.<br />
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While exercising I was super conscious about my body indications. I did
not let my body dehydrate and over heat. I never once pushed myself,
if I felt tired I would immediately stop exercising. <br />
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I was asked to stop exercising after my 7th month which I did but I was
active doing my house work and doing shopping for the baby.<br />
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<b>6. Knowledge -</b> It always helps to understand things. We live in
an era of easy knowledge and I see no harm in making use of this
knowledge. I read as much as possible about healthy weight gain and
exercise during pregnancy. All the articles and books that I read
helped me to shape my path.<b> Knowledge is the most powerful tool that we can use in our weight loss journey.</b> <br />
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<b>7. De bunking the myths -</b> I have seen people eating junk in the name of pregnancy. <b>One common belief is to eat whatever you feel like, I did that too BUT I also kept a tab on the frequency of such treats.</b><br />
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During my last days of pregnancy, there were suggestions to drink ghee
with milk, so that the baby comes out easily. The thought of such deadly
combination and the amount of fat it will accumulate was horrifying. I
am fortunate enough to have an aunt( who is a gynecologist), she told
me that the place where the baby comes out and the place where ghee and
milk are digested are different. <b>There is no connection between loads of ghee and easy baby.</b><br />
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Some suggested that keeping brick of ice cream in the fridge is a sure
shot cure for acidity, I agree but it is also a sure shot way to gain
fat. <br />
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I stayed clear from such myths, in case of any doubt I consulted my doctor(and my aunt).<br />
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As a simple rule, where my weight and diet during pregnancy was considered I did not listen to anyone except my doctor.<br />
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<b> 8. Maternity Clothes -</b> I refused to buy clothes tagged as
Maternity. My fear was that because these clothes are so comfortable I
might keep wearing them. <br />
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I opted for large size clothes. I bought really few of these dresses
because there was no way I was going to keep them after my pregnancy. <br />
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Just after my delivery I could not fit back in my old clothes and I just
had handful of dresses to wear outside. I refused to make any new
purchases for my new big size. <b>Wearing few clothes over and over
again was just my way of reminding myself of what I was trying to
change, what will happen if I did not work towards my vision and what awaits for me if I work a little hard to chase my dream.</b> <br />
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I never had a pregnancy wardrobe(apart from extremely few large size clothes)
and I do not have a post pregnancy wardrobe as I fit right back in my
old dresses.<br />
The best part about healthy pregnancy weight is that you lose almost half the amount right after delivery and with little effort you can lose the remaining.<br />
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<b>Remember, when you are dealt the cards you don't like then the only way to play the game is to give your very best shot and to play as if you can never lose. </b><br />
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Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-90063743071118065492013-01-02T22:12:00.000-08:002013-01-02T22:14:03.648-08:00The Last Laugh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Once upon a time when I was a little fat girl, me and my cousins got
involved in a tug fight. My cousins were pulling and forcing me to stand
on the weighing machine at the railway station And I with all my
strength was trying to run away. In the end I gave up and took the
challenge to stand on the machine,braced myself for the coming attack. I
was fattest of them all and everyone wanted to laugh at my weight. When
the weight slip came out of the machine there was a pin drop silence
from my cousins, curiously I took a look and burst out laughing. The
machine just showed 20 kilos ( which I definitely was not). I kept
laughing and dancing in front of them for a very long time. For all
these years this incident stayed with me because it taught me the power
of the last laugh.<br />
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When I got pregnant, most people told me that with a tendency to gain
weight, 20 - 25 kilos of weight gain is normal. I should not expect this
weight to go easily, in fact it will be very tough for me to lose
weight after delivery because hunger levels do increase while
breastfeeding. Every time when someone commented on the impending weight
gain and how I won't be in a position to lose it, the railway weight
machine incident flashed in front of my eyes. <br />
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During my pregnancy I gained 14 kilos and 4 months after the delivery I
managed to lose all the weight plus an additional kilo as well (in total
15 kilos). When I stood on the scale one 31st December I just could not
stop myself remembering my day at the railway station, just could not
stop myself from laughing out loud.<br />
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<b>Somewhere in my life I discovered that its not others who decide my
fate, its just me alone who calls the shots and decide my destiny.</b><br />
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The one who laughs last, laughs loudest and longest because she knows
that no one can take hard work away from her and hard work is the only
thing in life that always always pay.<br />
<b>Just after the delivery</b><br />
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<b>Wearing my old jeans felt like a distant dream</b><br />
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<b>Finally the Jeans are back on.</b><br />
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<b>Remember, when underestimate your strength then you and me we both know, who will be laughing in the end.</b><br />
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A very happy new year to all of you. This new year don't forget to chase your dreams. <br /><br />
PS: And yes I am back to blogging.</div>
Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-50547746496290435612012-09-11T11:55:00.000-07:002012-09-11T11:56:27.176-07:00A Pause<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Couple of months back I discovered that a small tiny creature is growing inside me.<br />
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Few
days back I came face to face with the one who resided inside me for 9
months. I came face to face with the boy I instantly fell in love with.
When I held him in my arms and I looked into his eyes, I felt as if the
whole universe has stopped, nothing mattered more than the two beautiful
eyes that stared right back at me. <br />
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I am pausing this blog for
few days but I will soon return with stories about my pregnancy and my
struggle to lose weight yet again.<br />
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How will this fatchic Mumma lose weight again is the question yet to be answered.<br />
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Introducing Baby P to the whole new world.<br />
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Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-46004592201676010782012-08-06T15:40:00.001-07:002012-08-06T16:04:23.575-07:00The Roti Maker<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One of the most important aspect of sustainable weight loss is to
concentrate on diet i.e to cook tasty low calorie food. As we all know
that life is not always very rosy and once the honeymoon weight loss
period is over a sudden realization, that you are spending most your time cooking food,hits home hard.<br />
Common sense told me that I should reduce my intake of simple carbs and
move to healthy complex carbs. In past I used to take rice for my lunch
to office because it was easier to cook. With roti not only I had to
knead the darn dough but also have to roll it, wait for the pan to get hot,make it and finally wash the utensils as well. Its next to impossible for me to make roties in morning, I am really lazy at that time of the day to do anything except
eating my breakfast.<br />
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I came up with methods like preparing roties for a week and then
reheating them in microwave which I still agree is a good way if you
have less time on your hands. I prepared my husband's lunch box at night(with sabji and roti and all). I continued doing it for a long time but
the charm of fresh hot roties always haunted me. Roties prepared in
morning remain soft and fresh till lunch but the problem was that I
hated rolling and making them at that time of the day.<br />
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Then one incident made me the proud owner of the magic cooking wand. I
had called few people for dinner and right at the time of rolling out
roties the gas cylinder gave up on me. I had no idea what to do with so
many hungry guest waiting for dinner. Suddenly my friend told me not to
worry, she asked her husband to get the roti maker from her house. I
stood there and watched the magic work, we finished making steaming hot
roties for 10 people in maximum of 5 minutes. I was super impressed with the result. The roties that we were making were the ones that we eat during fasting (Navratri time), if you have ever made these roties you will understand how cunning they are, how difficult it is to roll and cook them. On that day, at
that time I made up my mind to purchase a roti maker.<br />
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Ever since I got my roti maker I have stopped making roties the
traditional way. What I like most about this machine is the ease with
which I can make different kind of <b>parathas YES parathas</b> with extremely
less oil. The steam and the heat help the parathas to cook evenly and
whatever little fat I apply on top gets evenly spread.<br />
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You can do lot of variations with roties, from simple milk roties to grated veggie stuffed roti, just let your imagination run wild. All you have to do is knead the dough, make the dough ball, press the damn machine and viola roti is prepared.<br />
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<b>Points that impressed me about this machine</b><br />
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1. Quick preparation time. For my husband's tiffin I can make the roties in matter of 2 minutes and they stay soft till lunch.<br />
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2. No washing of utensils (thank god).<br />
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3. Variety of roties that I can make. Sometimes carrying a tiifin of
roti and veggies is not possible, so instead of eating lunch at office
canteen a healthier verison would be to take stuff parathas (wrapped in a
foil) which can then be eaten with market bought curd.<br />
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<b>Few of my preparations</b> <br />
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<b>1. </b><b>Payaaz Paratha</b><br />
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<b>2. Methi Paratha</b><br />
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<b> Now the big question - Will you lose weight if you buy a roti maker.</b><br />
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<b>Ofcourse Not.</b> Roti maker simply helps you to make variety of
roties faster. If you have less time or the task of rolling out roties
and waiting for the pan to get hot seems boring to you then give this
machine a try.<br />
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<b>How much does it cost</b> - 1500 rupees (approx).<br />
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<b>Which brand should you buy</b> - Any brand which suits your budget and is durable.<br />
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Please read the <a href="http://fatchicgoesslim.blogspot.com/2012/08/disclaimer.html" target="_blank">Disclaimer</a></div>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-90000737300574852572012-08-06T14:56:00.001-07:002012-08-06T14:56:46.381-07:00Disclaimer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The products reviewed under the review section are products that helped me in my weight loss journey or made it a little easier. I do not endorse or guarantee the products. They are just simple objects that helped me to save time when I was in a rush or gave me an alternative route to achieve my goal.</div>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-47565110446357049552012-07-11T02:48:00.000-07:002012-07-11T03:12:37.075-07:00Weeks to Weight loss<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Most part of my life I attempted to lose weight and with every attempt I
failed, with every failure I got confused and I became sure of the fact
that I will never lose weight.<br />
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After trying endlessly for many years there came a point where I gave up and accepted that I am fat and will be fat always. <b>When you accept then you become what you accepted.</b><br />
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There were times when I wanted to attempt weight loss but had no idea
how to start it and how to continue it with success. There were endless
diets and suggestions flowing from everywhere, any random person thought
it was a great idea to give me advise on losing weight. But the problem
was I was not the person others wanted me to be neither was I the
person who could give up food and stick to a strict diet. I was me,
simply lazy, like it or hate it but that was who I was and I was not
willing to change.<br />
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I did try following few diets and I gave them up in 1 - 2 days max, I
could not bring myself to live a life where I had to give up a complete
food group.<br />
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<b>After long years of struggle, the most sensible thing that I did was
to work my way to weight loss according to my likes and dislikes and my
choices of food to eat and to stay away from. My life, my control and absolutely my call.</b><br />
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Lot of diets ask to say NO to dairy but I cannot imagine my day starting
without tea, its not that I cannot give it up but more importantly I
don't want to give it up. I was very firm of the fact that I am not
going to give up food groups that I like, I have one life to live and I
would like to enjoy it with food. <br />
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I did make adjustments and negotiations and opted for healthier versions
of my favorite dishes. I finally found a way of life where I neither
felt hungry nor deprived. <br />
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<b>So if you are confused how to start your weight loss OR have given up on
weight loss try these week by week pointers, they worked for me, may be
they will work for you. </b>Trying is free of cost and it won't hurt.<br />
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<b>Week 1 - Detoxifying</b> - I always cringed at the word detox diet
because it meant giving up on most of the food that you eat and worse it
might even suggest that you go on only fruits for a week. I never was
good with any detox diet BUT I have my own version of detox diet and
mind you its damn difficult as well.<br />
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In the detoxifying week you have to say NO to any kind of junk food. You
will have to say No to biscuits, fried namkeen, fried food, chaats,
outside restaurant food and of course sweets. What you get to eat is
your home cooked meals, have your roties, daal, sabji, rice, bread
sandwich. We all know the obvious culprits called as junk food, just say
NO to them.<br />
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<b>Sounds simple, its not.</b> There will be always that one biscuit
that you will end up eating OR a handful of namkeen that you will be
tempted to eat OR a piece of cake from someone from office OR a big
weekend party.<br />
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Staying away from high calorie food is a very difficult task because
even if we want to stay away we are surrounded by a society which will
hunt us down and make use eat what want to avoid.<br />
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<b>How do you prepare for the week </b>- Most of the time we are aware
of the life schedules. For example I always know there will be some
party on its way every alternate weekend. So its best to prepare
yourself in advance. Don't store junk food in your house, give that
piece of cake to someone else and if there is a party eat dinner at home
and keep drinking lots of water at the party, so that your stomach is
full and you are not tempted to eat the food. During the party nibble on
small amounts. <br />
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<b>Think about it, most diets ask you to give up food that is part of your
daily basic diet, here you get to eat your home cooked food, all you
have to do is stay away from the food that even you know is bad for you
and your weight loss.</b><br />
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<b>If you slip -</b> Its ok just don't repeat your mistake and continue with your plan.<br />
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Weigh yourself at the end of this week. Depending on how much junk food
you used to eat you will see the changes in your weight. Even if there
is no change, your body will get over the addiction of eating that <br />
"something fried and yummy ". This week will teach you how much you are addicted to junk.<br />
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<b>Mantra of the Week - Eat Healthy</b>. <br />
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<b>Week 2 - Starting the diet - </b>I met someone recently who told me
that her diet and appetite is not much BUT she is unable to lose any
weight. I know this person and I know she eats normal portion size but
still weight gain was there. She went to the kitchen to prepare some
yummy upma for me and herself. When I went inside the kitchen I could
see the onions and potatoes being nicely fried, I took the cooking
utensil and drained the remaining oil in a separate katori, to my horror
there was half katori of oil in that upma for just 2 of us. And thats
where the culprit hid, her sabji, her breakfast are all drenched with
oil. <br />
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1 tsp oil is 120 calories, imagine how much calories she was adding to her meals. <br />
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So be aware of your oil. I make my dishes in less oil, there is no pouring of oil instead I measure and use 2 tsp. <b>Food does taste good with less oil, all you have to do is give less oil cooking a chance.</b><br />
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<b>Also in this week you will have to give chance to Salads, Soups and healthy Raitas.</b> When I say soup I mean a big bowl of any lentil. Get creative with your plate and try to eat as healthy as possible.<br />
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<b>This week get introduce to the concept of bulking. </b>Salads and soups bulk up your meals and you feel full with less amount and less calorie food. <br />
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<b>Start with smart switches</b>, for example its a known fact that rice
does lead to weight gain So if you are fond of eating rice, start with
alternate day plan of having rice one day and roties the next day and
don't forget to bulk up your plate with salad and soup bowl.<br />
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<b>Mantra of the Week - Beware of Oil and bulk up your food.</b><br />
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<b>Week 3 - Opting for smart carbs</b> - Vegetarians do tend to eat more
of carbs and I don't see it going away from my diet. The best way to
cut down on carbs is to make smart choices like, opting for multi grain
roties and opting for daliya instead of rice.<br />
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There are few typical dishes like daal, rajma, chole which I love to eat
with rice. I decided to follow once a week rice schedule in my house.
So I ate all those dishes with daliya (broken/cracked wheat), I liked
the taste. Once my sister saw my strange combination of daliya with one
of my favorite dishes and she asked "How does it taste?? How can you eat
this". I told her to taste and see herself and she ended up
liking the taste.<br />
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<i> Most of the time we don't try because in our head we convince
ourselves that certain food combinations will only work. So get
adventurous, think about it, if you start liking daliya, rice threat
will be over for life.</i><br />
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Week 4 - The cut down -</b> Portion size does play a role in weight loss
and this week you should train yourself to eat smaller meals. I eat
smaller lunch and people comment "How can you eat so less?", the thing
is I eat again in next 2-3 hours.<br />
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Try a lunch plate of 1 multigrain roti, sabji, daal and salad and you
will certainly feel full. After 2-3 hours have a bowl of salad or
fruits. By following smaller meals every 2-3 hours you will feel
full and satisfied, there will be no breaking down at the sight of the
food.<br />
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If you are making these changes in your lifestyle then you will for sure
see difference in your weight. You can follow this plan to start your
weight loss, once you see the scale moving down you can then think of
other ways to get yourself going.<br />
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Its important to weigh yourself at the end of each week to understand
your progress. Remember, you will not lose all the weight in just 4
weeks, this will just get you started.<br />
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<b> Few hard facts of Weight loss</b><br />
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<b>1. Exercise -</b> Yes I know most people hate it but exercise is a
must, not only for weight loss but for your health as well. Think of
exercises that appeal to you, it can be dancing, swimming, yoga etc. If
you cannot do anything then just go for a walk. Walking works wonders.
If you cannot go outside for walking make use of your balcony or
terrace. Take up something that you will stick to throughout your life. <br />
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Exercise is a best <b>ME</b> time, shut your worries, house, kids,
husband out of your mind and just move out and dedicate 30 -60 minutes
to your body and soul.<br />
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<b> 2. Cooking -</b> The only downside of weight loss is cooking. I make
quick meals but still I have to cook. If you have a cook then train her
to make meals according to you else Google up quick low calorie meals.
Depending upon how much you like cooking, you can devise a plan to
invest the amount of time in kitchen. <br />
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<b> 3. Craving -</b> Yes cravings will be there. When I started with
weight loss I used to avoid any fried food at all cost. I used to tell
myself, let me lose so and so amount of weight and then I will enjoy
this without guilt. If I really craved for a samosa I would target 1kg
weight loss and then would enjoy my craving in moderate amount guilt
free. <br />
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<b>Never take the kiss of death,</b> that is, never say you are giving
something for life. If you are fond of eating some junk food then
instead of eating it every alternate day or week come up with a
negotiation plan. <br />
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Negotiation plans always work, for example, losing 2 kilos and then
enjoying dinner at your favorite restaurant. You might have read about
negotiation plans in magazines and health books and the truth is <b>THEY WORK.</b><br />
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<b>4. Will I gain back the weight -</b> Stop worrying about gaining the
weight back and start losing the weight. I see so many people worrying
about weight bouncing back even before they start weight loss.<b> You cannot predict what you have not yet achieved, so stop worrying and start losing.</b><br />
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<b>Leaving you with a short story</b> - Once upon a time there was a little
girl who had no friends and who always failed in her class. Once her
grandmother came to her house and gave the little girl a magical
necklace. She told the girl that whenever you want something, just hold
the necklace and wish upon it. With the wish you need to have faith in
yourself and you have to put in extra effort to make that wish come
true. <b>Without the faith and extra effort the magical necklace will not
work.</b><br />
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The little girl was sad because no one came to her birthday party, with
her birthday around the corner, she wished for lots of friends to come
to her party. She started tirelessly making beautiful cards for her
classmates and then went with her mother to invite her classmates. This
was something she never did before.<br />
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Lots of girls turned up on her birthday party and the little girl was
very happy. She understood that the magical necklace works for real all
she has to do is have faith and put in an extra effort.<br />
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She then wished to come first in her class and started putting in extra
hours in her studies, slowly she became the topper of her class.<br />
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When the little girl grew up she became a well known doctor and when
someone asked her how she achieved success in such a young age she
replied "I have a magical necklace which gives me everything I wish for,
all I have to do is have faith and put in an extra effort in achieving
what I desire."<br />
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<b>All the little girls out there, you too have the magical necklace and
it works with faith in yourself and an extra effort towards your goal.</b><br />
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We all know the nutritional benefits of oats and I am always looking for
ways to add these beautiful white pearls to my diet. Unfortunately, I
could never bring myself to eat gooey oats cooked with milk, I just don't like them cooked in the traditional way.<br />
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I came across this recipe in a magazine, it made use of mayonnaise and
cheese. What got me interested in this recipe was the idea of wrapping
saute vegetables in a thin oats crepe which did not look gooey at all.<br />
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The first time I made it I had all my doubts about the taste until I
took the first bite. The oats crepe is like a simple dosa which can be
enjoyed with any kind of chutney and if you are more adventurous then go
ahead and experiment with stuffing it with fabulous veggies and paneer.
I found it simply delicious and it passed the "Husband likes it" test too.<br />
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1. Finely chopped veggies.<br />
2. 1 cup/katori oats powder, just grind oats in a grinder.<br />
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3. Tomato ketchup.<br />
4. Soya Sauce (Optional).<br />
5. 2 teaspoon oil.<br />
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<b>Procedure.</b><br />
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1. Add water to oats powder, add salt and make a smooth thin batter. If
you keep the batter for sometime it tends to become thick, so if you
want thin crepes then you might need to add little water now and then to
adjust the consistency.<br />
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2. Make think crepes using less oil. Cook them well on both side. When I
pour the batter I add few drops of oil on top side and cover the pan
for sometime. These crepes can be sticky so make sure to use a good non
stick pan and flip them only when bottom side of the crepe is completely
cooked.<br />
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At this point you can simply enjoy these with a chutney.<br />
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3. In a pan saute the veggies in Chinese style i.e throw in ginger and
fresh chopped veggies in 1 teaspoon oil and cook them on high flame. The
veggies should be crisp and cooked, in the end add the salt and the
sauces of your choice.<br />
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4. The drill to make a roll is simple. Apply tomato sauce on the crepe and assemble the veggies and the firmly roll.<br />
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The only downside of these spring rolls is that they are not firm so you
have to be careful when you pick a piece, apart from that they are
fabulous in taste and nutrition. <br />
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Its good to be a little messy sometimes.<br />
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<b>Enjoy!!!</b><br />
</div>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-22885914721821396892012-04-24T14:28:00.000-07:002012-04-25T05:36:14.261-07:00Broken Wheat (Daliya) Upma<title> Healthy breakfast meal broken wheat daliya upma</title>
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I was searching for a power packed complex carbs breakfast which was
traditional in taste like poha or upma and also went well with tea. My
search lead me to this recipe.</div>
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We all know the benefits of broken wheat (daliya), combine it with some
gorgeous looking veggies and cook it in the style of a upma and you have
a delicious combination which makes a great dish. Ever since I made it
for the first time I ended up making it regularly.<br />
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<b>Ingredients</b><br />
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1. Finely chopped veggies of your choice. My choice you can see in the
pic. French beans, small finely chopped potato, finely chopped onion,
green chillies, green peas and finely chopped cabbage.<br />
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2. 1 katori/cup broken wheat/daliya<br />
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3. 1/2 tsp sugar.<br />
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4. 1/4 tsp turmeric.<br />
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5. 1/2 lemon.<br />
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6. Salt to taste<br />
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7. 1 tsp mustard seeds.<br />
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8. Curry leaves.<br />
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9. 2 tsp oil.<br />
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<b>Procedure</b><br />
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1. Soak daliya for the time you are preparing the veggies.<br />
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2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When they start crackling
throw in onion and green chillies and saute for 2 minutes. Add the
potatoes, mix well and cover. It takes 5 minutes till the potatoes are
almost done.<br />
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3. Add the french beans, cabbage and saute well. Cook for 3 minutes. We want the veggies to be crisp and half done.<br />
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4. Drain the water from daliya and add it to the veggies, mix well. Add
sugar, salt and turmeric and mix well. Keep stirring the daliya for 2-3
minutes. What we are trying to do here is to roast the daliya with the
veggies and evaporate the water(if any is there).</div>
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5. Add water. The ratio of water : daliya is 2:1. So for 1 cup daliya use 2 cups water.</div>
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6. Cover and cook till all the water is evaporated. <b>I use frozen peas
so I add them when the daliya is cooked. They tend to be sweeter this
way. If you are using fresh peas then you can add them before with other
veggies.<br />
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</b>Squeeze the lemon. <br />
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7. Enjoy.<br />
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This is one of those dishes that taste good even when it is cold. So it makes for a perfect lunch meal. <br />
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<b>Quick Tip:</b><br />
If you want to make it for your office and you do not have time to cook
this lavish breakfast then you can prepare the mixture at night. You can
do the preparation till step 4 and keep the pan in the fridge. In
morning all you have to do is light the gas, add water and cook the
daliya. It takes maximum 10 minutes.</div>
</div>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-59037069390430240002012-03-13T06:38:00.004-07:002012-03-13T07:07:19.777-07:00The Moti Weighting FactorI have always been asked that how I kept myself motivated and committed to loose weight. There were people who complained that they loose motivation and give up on weight loss.<br /><br />In this post I will share the things that got me started on my path to weight loss. What inspired me, what motivated me and what kept me committed.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The wake up call</span> - Renne Williams, who was also known as a half ton mom. I came across her story on you tube and that video made a great impact on me. She was such a beautiful woman but she was an invalid because of her weight. It was easy to say that she suffered from a rare condition where the weight just keep increasing but a little research on her back ground showed that she started off with being over weight and somewhere she lost control of her diet.<br /><br />She denied that she ate more than was required but there were reports that she would eat till her stomach hurt and would consume 8 burgers. She went through a gastric bypass surgery and died after the surgery at the age of 29. She was too young to die and no matter how I look at this story one thing never escaped my conscious and that is she got morbidly obese because of her eating habits.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Being trapped in your own body is a hell that only fat people are aware of.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSyVSUQBziQvh5oehM3OXzkU2-CyRfW8Iqbrh6l3jtIfoeOLKTDV716tAauZFW_oTNdVKo64QH2uI8-fljs17aMzWyEQ64_hZYhBH0C7L4p0lE6BkoMLL4DLMGInXjlh5NBR9KB-R5Tc/s1600/7ffb644d-27e9-40ca-9f4f-8e71bae1ac1a_412x232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSyVSUQBziQvh5oehM3OXzkU2-CyRfW8Iqbrh6l3jtIfoeOLKTDV716tAauZFW_oTNdVKo64QH2uI8-fljs17aMzWyEQ64_hZYhBH0C7L4p0lE6BkoMLL4DLMGInXjlh5NBR9KB-R5Tc/s320/7ffb644d-27e9-40ca-9f4f-8e71bae1ac1a_412x232.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719375936379913010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3Z1edyRPmHF0dpAZVh8aQnQbted241wsXpbTUtYvrIZtiqMopBK3JYI1gp67xJ7aFgNu-czVtQYjAiArRJZrKNlLDwqqbG9JaVnLkjkRcKBB0V8rccqPP9aDoao1DL1NnYnMEbyMkL8/s1600/ReneeW2L3012_468x312.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3Z1edyRPmHF0dpAZVh8aQnQbted241wsXpbTUtYvrIZtiqMopBK3JYI1gp67xJ7aFgNu-czVtQYjAiArRJZrKNlLDwqqbG9JaVnLkjkRcKBB0V8rccqPP9aDoao1DL1NnYnMEbyMkL8/s320/ReneeW2L3012_468x312.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719375938515424482" /></a><br /><br /><br />When I saw the video I told myself that I would never let food control me and I will be in control of the food that I consume. This story marked the start of my weight loss journey.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">You are what you eat</span> - This is a TV series featured on BBC. I started following it on you tube. This series helped me analyze my own food habits.<br /><br />In the series the dietician arranges on a table all the food consumed by a person in a week. People would start crying when they see the amount of junk on the table. It was very hard to believe that how much crap a person can eat in a week.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGsLivSzn1_sMStQ_BCyLQDi0Il10CZGF_Pq1Of7WsrEs-CwqLnMCPkpND1UuFaKJiHT8RuT6EiDXmWGf1HmyptcfLCI_EFQAkWt8gLIX1PP-kQ1RnSQTefCA8maDeGumUQmHPYEWGK4/s1600/DSCN6574.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGsLivSzn1_sMStQ_BCyLQDi0Il10CZGF_Pq1Of7WsrEs-CwqLnMCPkpND1UuFaKJiHT8RuT6EiDXmWGf1HmyptcfLCI_EFQAkWt8gLIX1PP-kQ1RnSQTefCA8maDeGumUQmHPYEWGK4/s320/DSCN6574.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719379628436141266" /></a><br /><br />As an exercise I visualized everything that I ate in a week on a table and do you know how the table looked<br /><br />1. 5 sandwiches with cheese.<br />2. Unaccounted amount of rice<br />3. 3 burgers with large french fries<br />4. Unaccounted amount of cold drinks and sweets.<br />5. 3-4 Nans plus the restaurants dishes.<br />6. 1-2 pizza<br />7. Unaccounted snack like potato chips, fried crisps<br />etc.<br />8. Pasta and 2 minutes noodles.<br /><br />I used to eat out mostly during the week, grabbing a burger and french fries after work was a ritual followed by dinner at restaurant.<br /><br />The list above is just a short version of what I used to eat back then and to be honest I never realized that my diet was so high in calories till I visualized it as a bulk.<br /><br />Before I started with my weight loss I regularly watched the show and I was amazed how much crap can we as humans can really eat. This show made me analyze my own diet and as a first step to right diet I gave up eating outside food for a year and experienced the wonderful changes that came along.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Who can motivate you best</span> - No one but yourself. You will have to find a way to keep yourself going. For me it was the desire to wear good clothes, clothes that I wanted to wear NOT the clothes that I wore just because they fitted me better. I was tired of going to plus size stores, I never liked the designs but still bought the clothes because that was the only size that fitted me best.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Down in dumps</span> - If I tell you that you will feel motivated to loose weight each and every second of your weight loss journey then I am not being honest with you. At least twice in a week you will have demotivating bouts, where you will just hate your body, question why are you pushing yourself so much, hate the world, hate yourself for being fat and will feel angry and frustrated to exercise.<br /><br />It used to happen to me as well and I always used to talk about it to my sister and my husband and as a tape recorder they used to tell me the same thing over and over again but that same thing used to uplift my spirits. Talking to people dear to you does help.<br /><br />Sometimes, just going for a fresh air walk used to help as well. Down in the dumps days will be there and you will have to find your own way to step out of the mess.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />What does it take to lose weight</span> - A good pair of walking shoes, healthy diet and strict allotted time for yourself. An hour walk outside my house did the trick for me and I still follow the one hour 'ME' time, I give a damn for the world during this hour. Its dedicated to me and my body no one can share this time with me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF198az6P3p_AnONV569zEe_OP3R-nf_NjJS6xlsl4EcN8IZa61yao_MMs-MUSocdqRZqzmrc7CU1S8yrBJwjvqqFiZyvxo2VFrG4dzCtAU3t__fram9fWwEo9n691DQakyX-U2P2E_HI/s1600/DSCN4604.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF198az6P3p_AnONV569zEe_OP3R-nf_NjJS6xlsl4EcN8IZa61yao_MMs-MUSocdqRZqzmrc7CU1S8yrBJwjvqqFiZyvxo2VFrG4dzCtAU3t__fram9fWwEo9n691DQakyX-U2P2E_HI/s320/DSCN4604.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719375938232749826" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Cup of Commitment</span> - Being strict for one day and letting loose on the second day is not by any means commitment. I have never been committed in my efforts for weight loss and had always failed miserably.<br /><br />This time around I told myself either I won't start BUT if I am starting it I will make sure to struggle till the end. This thought made me get out of my house for a daily walk.<br /><br />There is always a small voice that whispers inside us, in most cases we choose to ignore the voice. Whenever I wanted to ditch my efforts towards weight loss this voice always whispered about my start and finish commitment and it kept me going.<br /><br />There are no tricks to be committed to something, either you try to push yourself and adopt this virtue OR you can choose to fail over and over again. Choice is always in our hands.<br /><br />There were times when I didn't even attempt to loose weight because I knew I was not committed and would fail all over again. <span style="font-weight:bold;">The thing is you never know till you start. Don't give up without getting the real feel of the experience, just rejecting the thought because you think you have a meek willpower is not a good idea</span>. Attempt weight loss no matter how low on willpower meter you rate yourself, like me you never know how much can you surprise your ownself. Those with the weakest willpower often come out as strongest.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Keeping the fire alive</span> - Reading health articles, weighing myself weekly and recording the result and experimenting on different aspects of weight loss kept the fire alive for me.<br /><br />You can achieve whatever you want but the first step of achieving is to have faith in yourself and believing in yourself. More often than we realize we have very little faith in our own capabilities.<br /><br />Remember, there is only one person who can never ditch you and that is YOU YOURSELF. There is only one person who will stand by you always and that is YOU YOURSELF. Then why not give this person some credit, why not believe and have faith in this person. Why not give this person a fair chance by believing that she will win no matter what.<br /><br />Its time to stop rating this person low, stop criticizing this person and stop telling this person that she cannot achieve what she desires.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Give yourself a chance by believing in yourself and you will be amazed by YOU YOURSELF. </span>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-33577167767259065842012-02-12T00:43:00.000-08:002012-02-12T01:34:06.597-08:00Beware of Mother HenAs a woman this is one syndrome I relate to. To me a mother hen syndrome is the constant need to feed food to anyone in sight. Mother hens prepare breakfast and during breakfast think about lunch and then during lunch think about dinner. They not only love to eat but they also love to feed.<br /><br />There is nothing wrong with mother hens apart from the weight issues they might face OR worse when they force feed a constant dieter like me. When you visit a mother hen, there will be a non stop supply of food and she will force you to eat everything on the plate. Frequent association with mother hen will definitely pronounce doom to your weight loss program.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How to do know if you are a mother hen</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6ZPgxnVIdRpZ3nZYLPhr_KIALk4cDhO1v0_mMvW6Culdn9bi6LrwZMgIp4sHdXvwcQUH32GLWjIr-qNxMnYxftpkUiJ4J3JYOFwq3ncafPovOWG8eD25LzFWt11_Ez9HjPsUcypSWBs/s1600/DSCN6551.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6ZPgxnVIdRpZ3nZYLPhr_KIALk4cDhO1v0_mMvW6Culdn9bi6LrwZMgIp4sHdXvwcQUH32GLWjIr-qNxMnYxftpkUiJ4J3JYOFwq3ncafPovOWG8eD25LzFWt11_Ez9HjPsUcypSWBs/s320/DSCN6551.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708177489916239010" /></a><br /><br />1. When you constantly talk about food.<br /><br />2. You constantly serve your guests with food, forcing them to eat even when they refuse.<br /><br />3. Thoughts of food takes the center stage.<br /><br />I once did fall under the mother hen category but I snapped out of it when I figured out that there is more to life than food. Now, I do offer food to my guests but I respect their refusal.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dealing with a mother hen</span><br /><br />There will be a constant reminder of how less you eat and you should leave dieting for at least this one particular party. BUT once back home from Mother hen's house if you feel terribly bloated, want to rush to the loo (to download everything that you ate) then its time to be firm. Mother hens do not take NO easily, they will forcefully keep extra food on your plate and nag you through out the party to eat. <br /><br />The best way is to stand your grounds and firmly refuse to eat. It will surely break their heart (and probably yours too) to see the food going to the dustbin BUT believe me no one need that much food and once or twice of such crude act will send the signal straight.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ideally I would like people</span><br /><br />1. To respect my decision to eat or not to eat.<br /><br />2. I am no size zero, neither I am starved nor deprived. I do not need constant advise to eat oil laden food.<br /><br />3. I fail to see how out side food/oily fried food can be nutritious. If my preferences are home cooked food then it does not mean I am on a strict diet. It just means I have certain food preferences, period.<br /><br />There will be no dearth of people who will perform the forceful food feeding act. It will be very hard to say NO to them out of love and respect BUT somewhere you will have to draw the line, set your own boundaries and your limits. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">At some point of time you will have to say NO and make sure that others respect your NO.</span>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-7976136978168836772011-12-08T01:36:00.000-08:002011-12-27T12:33:45.890-08:00Lentil Veggie Pancakes.Whenever I am searching for something which is high in fibers, low in calories and carbs, I always opt for lentils.<br /><br />Mixed veg dhals, lentil soup and lentil pancakes are instant hit with me.<br /><br />I have done a version of lentil pancakes in one pf my past posts <a href="http://fatchicgoesslim.blogspot.com/2010/06/lentil-pancakes-lovely-round-beauties.html">here</a> and <a href="http://fatchicgoesslim.blogspot.com/2011/03/lentil-crepe.html">here</a>.<br /><br />The pancakes that I am going to talk about today make for a great breakfast with a boost of protein and veggies. They taste really good and keep you full for a long time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ingredients</span><br /><br />1. Same quantity of yellow mung dal bean and channa dal. You can mix and match the lentils. I sometimes use white urad also.<br /><br />2. Mix the lentils and soak overnight. Next morning drain and wash well. Grind to a fine smooth paste. Add water accordingly to make a smooth paste (neither thick nor runny).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSePymMYzFrN418v1Mxah6PsdzIMZyyEIKQ9LtPqCONgZ7tuSdTJtJgwqRDjqRw0P1IjQmlqvxQPumCwJ7YNOUXL-RQ-jj-ZFsw_R0nnAeAGMjJuLgh9QnS8cBbKssPxOmNuKU0HR5K4/s1600/DSCN5949.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSePymMYzFrN418v1Mxah6PsdzIMZyyEIKQ9LtPqCONgZ7tuSdTJtJgwqRDjqRw0P1IjQmlqvxQPumCwJ7YNOUXL-RQ-jj-ZFsw_R0nnAeAGMjJuLgh9QnS8cBbKssPxOmNuKU0HR5K4/s320/DSCN5949.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683689388522825746" /></a><br /><br />3. 1 small onion finely chopped.<br /><br />4. 1 small tomato fine chopped.<br /><br />5. 1 small bowl paneer crushed.<br /><br />6. green chilies finely chopped.<br /><br />7. 1 bowl french beans finely chopped and steamed. I add little water in the bowl and microwave for 3 minutes and I get steamed french beans.<br /><br />8. Salt and black pepper to taste.<br /><br />9. Finely chopped green coriander.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Procedure</span><br /><br />Damn simple.<br /><br />1. Heat non stick pan with few drops of oil. Stick to 1 tsp oil for 2 pancakes.<br /><br />2. Now pour the batter on the pan. Do not add lots of batter and make the pancake thick, come on we are on a diet and we cannot blow it by eat huge thick pancakes. SO keep the thickness of your pancake medium.<br /><br />3. Arrange the veggies on the top of pancake. Sprinkle salt and black pepper. Also sprinkle drops of oil over the veggies (so that when you turn the pancake the veggies will get a crisp texture)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNyOgvSb6umNU3-fOEXFWvqufQrGFdUSge510jJkGVPc8sMPt3mi9Zgnj2ZZVmhUmhhTygeJTPyAlsx470nd_I86rtWPMH7L8ZB_NAOzXi4GcY5My51Fu79EmEwUc2uH7CwIrPUSJAKs/s1600/DSCN5947.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNyOgvSb6umNU3-fOEXFWvqufQrGFdUSge510jJkGVPc8sMPt3mi9Zgnj2ZZVmhUmhhTygeJTPyAlsx470nd_I86rtWPMH7L8ZB_NAOzXi4GcY5My51Fu79EmEwUc2uH7CwIrPUSJAKs/s320/DSCN5947.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683690951037249106" /></a><br /><br />4. Once the bottom side is cooked, flip the pancake and let the veggies cook for 2 minutes. The veggies are cooked if you are able to move the pancake.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ecuoL9hD86CSP0wuJffGuIh9FBwCGqmeidtfNgN7NFah2fjI2mah4ifSPCXcFagzrNreYSGBWCWZkuRYBmGfegwrofeyYncFIBhx0yyUwg4-sdioGF2Zrr4_fY6W4WRAf-1Xz6XPPHw/s1600/DSCN5956.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ecuoL9hD86CSP0wuJffGuIh9FBwCGqmeidtfNgN7NFah2fjI2mah4ifSPCXcFagzrNreYSGBWCWZkuRYBmGfegwrofeyYncFIBhx0yyUwg4-sdioGF2Zrr4_fY6W4WRAf-1Xz6XPPHw/s320/DSCN5956.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683689402647561874" /></a><br /><br />5. Server hot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMOUiMQamDVJManWJIvI1i7QIGhieFUHdsCXEBP-6jIG0JwmBuY4tHrtm4hPopHAy8yU6xxKEM8jqPGx5UtNV9Oj3Pq_TWsBf4fYP6leZkeTw7MuNWrOkw9XlSx8yUiwHNJTkwDzeo9Q/s1600/DSCN5958.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMOUiMQamDVJManWJIvI1i7QIGhieFUHdsCXEBP-6jIG0JwmBuY4tHrtm4hPopHAy8yU6xxKEM8jqPGx5UtNV9Oj3Pq_TWsBf4fYP6leZkeTw7MuNWrOkw9XlSx8yUiwHNJTkwDzeo9Q/s320/DSCN5958.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683689406977825138" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwL-k85NHxj8rcn8RGgPTC9rA3niONYqR-0QJb4ReAuU9k40n5tlU13ewWEnt_WnjQSH-US9PfSs-kAYg9zud0C8rOlZlXn5G4xAYguliEmE6PV4hWbSWuXpzC728s0aiCrqLR3shgPVQ/s1600/DSCN5962.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwL-k85NHxj8rcn8RGgPTC9rA3niONYqR-0QJb4ReAuU9k40n5tlU13ewWEnt_WnjQSH-US9PfSs-kAYg9zud0C8rOlZlXn5G4xAYguliEmE6PV4hWbSWuXpzC728s0aiCrqLR3shgPVQ/s320/DSCN5962.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683689410285577618" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Treat your hunger with tasty low cal food. </span><br /><br />Enjoy!!!!.Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-14361282691994430822011-09-28T01:30:00.000-07:002011-09-28T01:53:54.059-07:00Baked VadasWhenever I visit the market the fried vadas call my name and the temptation is very hard to resist. Once the vada is safely in my stomach, the guilt seeps in and the realization of the amount of oil just consumed in one fancy moment. There is also this uncomfortable feeling which stays for an hour, the feeling when the system tells us that we have just eaten something really heavy.<br /><br />In my case heart rules the head and tongue rules everything. In short I have to listen to my temptations sooner or later where food is concerned.<br /><br />SO, I went and bought myself cupcake and muffin plates, not to make muffins and cupcakes but to make vadas and bhajiyas, with the proper crunch and the crisp but of course with less oil.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ingredients<br /></span><br />1. You can use any type of lentils. Here I have used equal portions of white urad daal and chaana daal. Soak them overnight, next morning drain and grind to a smooth mixture. Add salt to the mixture while grinding.<br /><br />2. 1 handful chopped french beans. <br /><br />3. 1 grated carrot.<br /><br />4. 1 cup grated cabbage.<br /><br />5. Feel free to add any other veggies you want.<br /><br />6. 2 tsp oil(to make 12 vadas).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Procedure</span><br /><br />1. Add the veggies to the lentil paste.<br /><br />2. Coat the muffin tray with oil.<br /><br />3. Use your hands to arrange the vadas in the try.<br /><br />4. Drop oil on top of each vada.<br /><br />5. Pre heat the oven at the highest temperature for 5 minutes.<br /><br />6. Pop in the tray, vadas are done in 15 minutes. You can inset a knife to see if the vadas are done (if it comes out clean they are cooked from inside), they should be firm and crisp.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKS4cEQ6K6tBcK-PyLOPPTcrt79oiBRQtkIq0N7xWcmIJpcSn1-M6dDqisG7lOlYkqf0juFkMCz0c2M9erY2_QvbyDZOranan3yOHr5W68rXguVGxil3EBfMFDuZ93f6StLzVTswho4Y0/s1600/DSCN5927.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKS4cEQ6K6tBcK-PyLOPPTcrt79oiBRQtkIq0N7xWcmIJpcSn1-M6dDqisG7lOlYkqf0juFkMCz0c2M9erY2_QvbyDZOranan3yOHr5W68rXguVGxil3EBfMFDuZ93f6StLzVTswho4Y0/s320/DSCN5927.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657329984919604546" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcnOSg9SqmL4Ct62HzX1Etg0Dtt4utfds0YYF9Mdu8PPPvxRBWOmxuRQs-3FXE07suiMBDGZ5KKhpqYz2_R1aDTvN5vaeUuXjpCpM3Ty10i7_WaQzbBvDOON5lrlj28Jww3L7K8CbLIo/s1600/DSCN5934.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcnOSg9SqmL4Ct62HzX1Etg0Dtt4utfds0YYF9Mdu8PPPvxRBWOmxuRQs-3FXE07suiMBDGZ5KKhpqYz2_R1aDTvN5vaeUuXjpCpM3Ty10i7_WaQzbBvDOON5lrlj28Jww3L7K8CbLIo/s320/DSCN5934.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657328380423710738" /></a><br />7. Enjoy!!!!. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Hot cup of tea with lovely hot vadas, what else we need from life.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2GpX2_BUhmVoRyTEyx5AzQhcvWIn_30IKLf812cQfamg80BItS3I86uN2GlSOP8Y2wNw2SrQo_0boWEJnKs8ENgd8rr42TjKsjowodnfQiJ6HJOEgQvL0vhFFMXHOTZRqlm5O8pOLXM/s1600/DSCN5929.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2GpX2_BUhmVoRyTEyx5AzQhcvWIn_30IKLf812cQfamg80BItS3I86uN2GlSOP8Y2wNw2SrQo_0boWEJnKs8ENgd8rr42TjKsjowodnfQiJ6HJOEgQvL0vhFFMXHOTZRqlm5O8pOLXM/s320/DSCN5929.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657328377474517106" /></a>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-13154795439498521192011-08-15T21:38:00.000-07:002011-08-15T22:41:09.779-07:00Baked KachoriesIn my house back in my childhood, daal kachories were hot favorite and we always used to have a jar full of these round tasty beauties. So back in my fat childhood, whenever I was hungry all I had to do was go up to that jar and have few of the tasty kachories, by few I mean 3-4 at a time.
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<br />When I grew up I wanted to learn to make these kachories and the recipe for the soft tasty kachori was quite simple. Knead the white flour with at least 1 cup of oil, and then fry the stuffing also with oil and then last but not the least deep fry the damn thing.
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">It was absolutely essential to add oil to the dough so that the kachories were soft, it was absolutely essential to add oil to the daal stuffing so that the daal mixture won't stick to the pan. Great days, great memories but like all good things the days of deep fried kachories had to end but what remained was the taste.</span>
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<br />So once again when I was hunting for a nice mini meal which can keep me full for 2 hours and won't make me feel bloated and stuffed and is easy on my weight, I just couldn't stop thinking about how misunderstood these kachories were. If prepared properly they actually make a great filling low cal mini meal.
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<br />Before I give you the recipe a word of caution, whenever you opt for the baked version of traditional deep fried snack remember, to make kachories and samosas soft a lot of oil goes in kneading the dough, so even if they are baked they are deadly. Always keep this fact in your mind while buying these devils dressed as baked.
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. Green Peas Mixture : </span>In one teaspoon of oil, add 1 tsp cumin seeds. Add green peas and stir fry till they are soft. Add spices of your choice like red pepper powder, garam masala, coriander powder etc and salt to taste. Let it cool and then mash.
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2. Daal Mixture :</span> Soak white urad daal for 4-5 hours and then drain. In one teaspoon oil, crackle cumin seeds, add little hing and then stir fry the daal, also add the spices of your choice and salt to taste. Cook it till its done. The best way to do it is to add some water and cover. We need to cook it till the water completely evaporates and what is left behind is the dry cooked daal. Keep it to cool and then coarsely grind it.
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<br />1. In 1 cup wheat flour use 1 tablespoon white flour and salt to taste. You can avoid the white flour but little white flour give kachories the typical kachori flavor.
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<br />2. Add 1 tsp of ajwain to the above mixture.
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<br />3. Use milk to knead the dough, as we are avoiding oil we need milk to make the dough soft.
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<br />4. Once you knead the dough, pour 1 tsp of oil on the dough and again knead it, at this point the dough should be smooth and soft.
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<br />1. Stuffing mixture
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<br />2. Dough.
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<br />3. 1 tsp of oil, keep aside for brushing.
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<br />4. 1 tsp of white flour for dusting.
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<br />1. Just roll out small dough ball.
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<br />2. Put the stuffing and close the dough ball. Dust with little white flour. You just need a pinch on both sides.
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<br />3. Roll out the kachori.
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<br />4. On a baking tray, spray oil OR dip a finger tip in the oil and then grease the tray. Arrange the kachories. Again dip the finger tip and apply oil on both side of the kachories. Use 1 tsp oil kept aside for this purpose.
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<br />5. Bake. The daal kachories puff up while baking.
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<br />1. Pre heat the oven on the highest temperature. It takes 10-15 minutes.
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<br />2. Pop kachories in the oven and turn side after 10 minutes.
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<br />3. Kachories are done when they turn brown.
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Verdict</span>
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<br />You won't miss the deep fried version. You can carry one to the office and it makes for a great mini meal. You can make a batch for the whole week and keep in the fridge. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Its a small portable version of roti-sabji OR daal -roti</span>
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<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Just in case:</span>
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<br />If you don't have an oven, do it on the pan and then keep it in the fridge. You can make a paratha and then cut into 4 pieces and store.
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<br />Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!</span>
<br />Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-28443749792055453382011-07-28T04:24:00.000-07:002011-07-28T06:38:01.487-07:00Hurry Curry PasteOne of my friends called me for dinner. She was in her last trimester, so I went to her house fully prepared to help her out for the dinner party. To my great surprise she greeted us with 4 amazingly tasty dishes . I just couldn't help myself from being impressed. And then she let me in to her secret. She showed me a bowl of curry paste that she prepares for the week and it helps her to cook meals real fast when she is feeling tired or not well.<br /><br />Since then this paste is a blessing for me too. I prepare a big box of it and keep it in my fridge and it churns out really tasty dishes and I am not boasting but the dishes are tasty enough to be compared to restaurant food (minus the oil though).<br /><br />The basic paste is quiet simple, the ingredients needs to be thoroughly cooked and the bulking agents such as coriander powder needs to be added in good amount. So, on busy days all you have to do is take out 2 - 3 table spoon of the paste, heat it in water and your thick gravy is ready. You can then go on to add any vegetables to it. It tastes real good with beans and lentils too.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ingredients</span><br /><br />1. 4 big onions chopped finely<br /><br />2. 3 medium size tomatoes chopped finely.<br /><br />3. 1 whole bunch of garlic.<br /><br />4. 2 - 3 inch long ginger.<br /><br />5. whole garam masala - 4 green cardmons, 4 whole black peppers, 3-4 cloves.<br /><br />6. 5 table spoon coriander powder - This is the bulking agent.<br /><br />7. 3 teaspoon garam masala.<br /><br />8. 1 tsp cumin seeds.<br /><br />9. 1 tsp oil.<br /><br />10. Crushed dry methi - 2tsp.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Procedure.</span><br /><br />1. Heat oil and add cumin seeds, whole masala and let them pop.<br /><br />2. Add the onions and let them cook till they turn brown. If you think they are sticking to the pan then add little water.<br /><br />3. Once the onions are cooked, add tomato, ginger, garlic and the dry masala except for the dry methi (which we will add last)<br /><br />4. Cook the mixture till the tomatoes turn dark red. You can add water to let the mixture simmer. Once you get the thick consistency, add the methi and mix well. Switch off the gas and Leave the mixture to cool.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMQuTWhMLm-5obqSQX-toSjt4WsdySacLPH5g29x33rUmVNsryGeG7AGft5xG-M99fjrtgQdBtKQ8xO0dlJilyuzTCMYcaRvKgx0JyhRI8t5vIjHZkcZGMoBd5y7dwhb5ibI5Y-s-CP0/s1600/DSCN5536.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMQuTWhMLm-5obqSQX-toSjt4WsdySacLPH5g29x33rUmVNsryGeG7AGft5xG-M99fjrtgQdBtKQ8xO0dlJilyuzTCMYcaRvKgx0JyhRI8t5vIjHZkcZGMoBd5y7dwhb5ibI5Y-s-CP0/s320/DSCN5536.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634366046353479218" /></a><br /><br />5. Grind to paste and store in a jar.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX70rpZDj37Udfhckhjlduq6DzW79qPemjkcmj_gTpLBKgq8D2Q9AXWrZQbDitBSxnebJYbAoHplNTI36DAidGebHukTKU8-LiE1TwJQrne5o4sPcbvU-_ZD2Aeu1BxusV8HNPMOvtvUc/s1600/DSCN5549.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX70rpZDj37Udfhckhjlduq6DzW79qPemjkcmj_gTpLBKgq8D2Q9AXWrZQbDitBSxnebJYbAoHplNTI36DAidGebHukTKU8-LiE1TwJQrne5o4sPcbvU-_ZD2Aeu1BxusV8HNPMOvtvUc/s320/DSCN5549.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634366051753961938" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Few Dishes with The Curry Paste</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />1. Paneer Makhni </span>(Ofcourse without butter) - All you need to do is add water to 3 tablespoon of the paste, 2 table spoon milk and let it cook. You can add any other masala of your choice for example paneer masala and don't forget to add the salt. The dish is ready in flat 5 minutes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjrjDYVzLqIeQkrhqm6hB0jOV5qC9m9fCQ0_pqG1pEbTnKpqMqOUUfPuJzGswDkMwVppMP0x5WX_zTI_rskibPb_m3Zf3jpU-M6QhjQvkujtKM6w0pNtF-sepoP17Cwze9pNvKtpwLCU/s1600/DSCN5720.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjrjDYVzLqIeQkrhqm6hB0jOV5qC9m9fCQ0_pqG1pEbTnKpqMqOUUfPuJzGswDkMwVppMP0x5WX_zTI_rskibPb_m3Zf3jpU-M6QhjQvkujtKM6w0pNtF-sepoP17Cwze9pNvKtpwLCU/s320/DSCN5720.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634366191774922658" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2. Baked Kofta Curry</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrezUbqtaylEXR0X-Kn2y9dRbdcI5EOR_LIjcFl8klGjj7VhnDWeFrZ73q7Cp8G9sWsftW2ItDMBJLpI2J5iXpGbBx6IChwX3KiZk7mVJ-U-AjdjdsdKfMBaOkMLljdln9y5akOBiaEM/s1600/DSCN5637.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrezUbqtaylEXR0X-Kn2y9dRbdcI5EOR_LIjcFl8klGjj7VhnDWeFrZ73q7Cp8G9sWsftW2ItDMBJLpI2J5iXpGbBx6IChwX3KiZk7mVJ-U-AjdjdsdKfMBaOkMLljdln9y5akOBiaEM/s320/DSCN5637.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634368247212004706" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyRlmfYmwzXMmFPFX9C3WhZiULEoxTI0vL2IRmXLbvqWkvxJn6UvV1liUvhjQo_4RPzVDVUfE2pPREYhZ-YZCaTqSBfXST_ACP_09Mf3kOf9lp0JkWZnw-BzSP0RB_y8e9B3vWBUy1H4/s1600/DSCN5641.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyRlmfYmwzXMmFPFX9C3WhZiULEoxTI0vL2IRmXLbvqWkvxJn6UvV1liUvhjQo_4RPzVDVUfE2pPREYhZ-YZCaTqSBfXST_ACP_09Mf3kOf9lp0JkWZnw-BzSP0RB_y8e9B3vWBUy1H4/s320/DSCN5641.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634366190885945250" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3. Egg Curr</span>y - This one is the sure shot winner. All you have to do is make the gravy out of the curry paste and then add egg masala to it. It tastes just awesome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHv_4G5LkxPypGuMZUSM7nYNMfTZd5kKISunZZ0Tlv9lNZep-dH7sMjGeYXO0z6dcsMXAumxelnsZYlOdQK9EN-Bc7cAkqA1Nx4_Y27d7qyv8ea-FiJEQCg0D5OcJ1WtZAsgRZS3NTzE/s1600/DSCN5622.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHv_4G5LkxPypGuMZUSM7nYNMfTZd5kKISunZZ0Tlv9lNZep-dH7sMjGeYXO0z6dcsMXAumxelnsZYlOdQK9EN-Bc7cAkqA1Nx4_Y27d7qyv8ea-FiJEQCg0D5OcJ1WtZAsgRZS3NTzE/s320/DSCN5622.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634366056126958978" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4. Chole -</span> Once these beans are boiled, add 2 table spoon curry paste to the boiled beans and give 2 pressure cooker whistles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSLhiubipKj_PpiEAiJqnGY5PdvXaypLDmYURP3kQbT06Szp7fCXS0dJ1BxHDRrDfAPWiePKialId589Gi-R7SrdyV-i9g8GNQhPYHgOoq4h7tq1zAW8NvFSRZ8Cqf9mibfAYOhWx8QM/s1600/DSCN5603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSLhiubipKj_PpiEAiJqnGY5PdvXaypLDmYURP3kQbT06Szp7fCXS0dJ1BxHDRrDfAPWiePKialId589Gi-R7SrdyV-i9g8GNQhPYHgOoq4h7tq1zAW8NvFSRZ8Cqf9mibfAYOhWx8QM/s320/DSCN5603.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634366051891285906" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5. Beans</span> - I mix this paste with green veggies like french beans or okra.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5S-bZtv4v2xq-LgDgyKnP-5_gQMGZKr8B2wraBMl0NRU-Fv1y4rQ74MJcL1Z9LhX-doCbZ1Sb8dD48_qd7KwsVJEpqS1O1-S9288Y7RJ0PlEsh_FE_4hFFZoErlYqT-fTDU5WrtKYJfY/s1600/DSCN5750.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5S-bZtv4v2xq-LgDgyKnP-5_gQMGZKr8B2wraBMl0NRU-Fv1y4rQ74MJcL1Z9LhX-doCbZ1Sb8dD48_qd7KwsVJEpqS1O1-S9288Y7RJ0PlEsh_FE_4hFFZoErlYqT-fTDU5WrtKYJfY/s320/DSCN5750.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634366212808459218" /></a><br /><br />6. Palak Paneer - Again a very quick tasty dish to prepare. Grind spinach, add the paste and let it cook for 2 minutes and then add paneer. Simple and tasty. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikADm5SqLbiCM9FXY0P14WhlU24PodYUUA1GTs3-igLyFnyS87PlAlRbfEC3OhtW2KlX6QTIPrWmUuceXOAw1bEfVbMTJ9h512pT5JsBry2aj3fo0e5LGDW5jdGrpNSVsEvCPH512CaPo/s1600/DSCN5673.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikADm5SqLbiCM9FXY0P14WhlU24PodYUUA1GTs3-igLyFnyS87PlAlRbfEC3OhtW2KlX6QTIPrWmUuceXOAw1bEfVbMTJ9h512pT5JsBry2aj3fo0e5LGDW5jdGrpNSVsEvCPH512CaPo/s320/DSCN5673.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634391517307300482" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlfO7RyM35xQcViSOc5GMHEujTSYLvQukVNtjxT9VyRmPzeSA_hH5ktn8jtDFi0A2XsSZnXztCorVjPVhGZjTrMiiAcriNwbhWWFai_uf7pbW8oYC1kghGQv862gqX06MZ6I-MQs34DA/s1600/DSCN5677.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlfO7RyM35xQcViSOc5GMHEujTSYLvQukVNtjxT9VyRmPzeSA_hH5ktn8jtDFi0A2XsSZnXztCorVjPVhGZjTrMiiAcriNwbhWWFai_uf7pbW8oYC1kghGQv862gqX06MZ6I-MQs34DA/s320/DSCN5677.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634391047192543074" /></a><br /><br />You can prepare soyabeans, rajma, daal palak, mixed daal and what not. The options are limitless and the beauty of this paste is that all dishes taste different even though they are made with the same paste and apart from 1 tsp oil in the paste, rest of the dishes are made with no oil.<br /><br />This is a one life saver curry paste.<br /><br />Quick, easy and low cal dishes in minutes, now thats what I call instant food..<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Enjoy!!!!!!!!</span>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-63935326939650809862011-07-19T06:01:00.000-07:002011-07-19T06:30:00.563-07:00Baked MathriThis dish was invented out of desperation. I was looking for a mini meal option which was around 150 calories and which could keep me feeling full for atleast 2 hours. I wanted to avoid going the BISCUIT way because when I am hungry I can easily finish a packet of biscuit. So, I started searching for something that can be considered as complex carb, will not make my sugar levels rocket high and will take care of my hunger as well.<br /><br />So, I mixed the complex carbs like oats, wheat barn together and baked them and the result was quiet good.<br /><br />Before you start with this recipe let me be honest with you and tell you that it does not taste like traditional mathri, it looks like mathri but taste different but good.<br /><br />Also the use of yeast is optional, I use it to make my mathri more chewy but I am planning to avoid it from the next batch that I make.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ingredients:</span><br /><br />1. 1 cup oats<br />2. 1 cup wheat bran<br />3. half cup wheat flour.<br />4. Flax and sesame seeds (2-3 tablespoon), ground into powder.<br />5. 1 tsp oil.<br />6. Handful crushed peanuts (optional)<br />7. 2 large onions finely chopped.<br />8. Onion seeds.<br />9. 1 - 2 tsp of white flour for dusting (optional)<br />10. 2 tsp yeast (optional)<br />10. Salt to taste.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMFWjcojALiM3FJ-xQgILb6fNLs2II3cZnI7_MZ5NSbs6g2rvjXkqQVVH_IqteIv9RqEOXj1BmhY771EREG7oB8b92MjVEgZ9rv3LfD0PNxv7BPO-7UuLhAQoQWlzi9LYQ5di3WB2nzU/s1600/DSCN5686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMFWjcojALiM3FJ-xQgILb6fNLs2II3cZnI7_MZ5NSbs6g2rvjXkqQVVH_IqteIv9RqEOXj1BmhY771EREG7oB8b92MjVEgZ9rv3LfD0PNxv7BPO-7UuLhAQoQWlzi9LYQ5di3WB2nzU/s320/DSCN5686.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631050252190986466" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Procedure.</span><br /><br />1. Mix oats, wheat,barn, add in the onion, peanuts and seed mix, add the yeast and salt and add water to bind into a dough. The dough not be like a roti dough, it will be crumbly and sticky.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_LQNNGo1KhA1Tcht1QCq1BhIp105q2CZPn31ofwHCSR0-7uSGPlzvjm1yb8uej17BW-B3zpzG8E6nmK334H9FDGAOa4FLDgQkXEJG0p05JVdCRv4xfU2lyQ9JUonoAqO2L8I18O0gqY/s1600/DSCN5690.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_LQNNGo1KhA1Tcht1QCq1BhIp105q2CZPn31ofwHCSR0-7uSGPlzvjm1yb8uej17BW-B3zpzG8E6nmK334H9FDGAOa4FLDgQkXEJG0p05JVdCRv4xfU2lyQ9JUonoAqO2L8I18O0gqY/s320/DSCN5690.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631048053703943362" /></a><br /><br /><br />2. If you are using yeast then leave the flour to rise for half an hour. If you are not using yeast then directly proceed to step 3.<br /><br />3. Divide the dough in small round balls. Now, sprinkle little white flour on each dough ball and flatten. Dip your finger in the oil and just slightly brush on both the side of the mathri, add the onion seeds and press them well in the mathri.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZCj5sWGkUnrlUBQFwb9-GwZi4-5C3q85-m2IRGja_CTTxtt66HLA9tDsY06aKR4-RsqEPt-9rX1srh79dmxKqcI_zzgpWyYfxCGtpVFH1WBd1SGYPXY0DzdZCDw3b5ye2ryC7-gHx-Q/s1600/DSCN5696.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZCj5sWGkUnrlUBQFwb9-GwZi4-5C3q85-m2IRGja_CTTxtt66HLA9tDsY06aKR4-RsqEPt-9rX1srh79dmxKqcI_zzgpWyYfxCGtpVFH1WBd1SGYPXY0DzdZCDw3b5ye2ryC7-gHx-Q/s320/DSCN5696.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631048055754176690" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwot28vXmdA7d1MhRZhyphenhyphenS-LSHBerTFEGscmFRyp8LXgaBn6edVRtbk8fztM2VDLlgyDtaMBR0APVSatkmMgpJD0Z7qagnqikk5scUL6Z7m2SL8kbIKDz8W7LTA7W3QoGNUri692uN3rV4/s1600/DSCN5700.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwot28vXmdA7d1MhRZhyphenhyphenS-LSHBerTFEGscmFRyp8LXgaBn6edVRtbk8fztM2VDLlgyDtaMBR0APVSatkmMgpJD0Z7qagnqikk5scUL6Z7m2SL8kbIKDz8W7LTA7W3QoGNUri692uN3rV4/s320/DSCN5700.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631048061099999650" /></a><br /><br />4. Slightly grease the baking tray.I use oil spray. Remember to keep the amount of oil less, for 12 mathries I use 1 tsp of oil. A slight oil quoting is required to give them the crisp and hard texture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72LgbPWi4acBx1ZajBpgihaiunZVwnpMCLCpXr-ej2k-rpPS-CYJozuA3uHHKsNR5PJdK1h3MGK9fwSY7yRySTx_hJfcyslfbuFplCMBc6PWcUyy49wgZyFtEfWqJ03SiYM0I9I31Xxw/s1600/DSCN5704.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72LgbPWi4acBx1ZajBpgihaiunZVwnpMCLCpXr-ej2k-rpPS-CYJozuA3uHHKsNR5PJdK1h3MGK9fwSY7yRySTx_hJfcyslfbuFplCMBc6PWcUyy49wgZyFtEfWqJ03SiYM0I9I31Xxw/s320/DSCN5704.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631048261765012642" /></a><br /><br />5. Bake the mathries at highest temperature of your oven. You need to check on them after 10 minutes and also change the side. Take them out when they are crisp and hard.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKL8SB28MGMVFfo-kfbqhf5ki4vHsfsZWIC4ztCoVP_arCSRkBMCq2zEEImkEkDDjmzCcyIMPkvZw4X1ngqK-hiKYTJXuSlP1_hyo991otBv9Wf-pcnjgDNbQKT6FtMiZIDSaVOlZ_AGc/s1600/DSCN5716.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKL8SB28MGMVFfo-kfbqhf5ki4vHsfsZWIC4ztCoVP_arCSRkBMCq2zEEImkEkDDjmzCcyIMPkvZw4X1ngqK-hiKYTJXuSlP1_hyo991otBv9Wf-pcnjgDNbQKT6FtMiZIDSaVOlZ_AGc/s320/DSCN5716.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631050255599333906" /></a><br /><br />6. Cool and store in the fridge. They behave themselves for a week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rQpXxQ5NvLSkRDWcQn1YvUMIzAS6O4GWNYYqUnsgdKj-Nc03ggtmCCBKcDWS4Hr6fVZKEDDDAaKAj26xv5Wo4uxnyEwoicUJuw4AAIZsqBpq_vpfFoH9GHGszZk-fo863rhAQTPLdaw/s1600/DSCN5727.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rQpXxQ5NvLSkRDWcQn1YvUMIzAS6O4GWNYYqUnsgdKj-Nc03ggtmCCBKcDWS4Hr6fVZKEDDDAaKAj26xv5Wo4uxnyEwoicUJuw4AAIZsqBpq_vpfFoH9GHGszZk-fo863rhAQTPLdaw/s320/DSCN5727.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631053797553664962" /></a>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-20408824585118567972011-07-14T02:36:00.000-07:002011-07-14T03:12:37.336-07:00Weight Loss and Busy BeeThe biggest myth about weight loss is that you do not have to eat. <span style="font-weight:bold;">The only truth about weight loss is that not only you have to eat, you have to eat lots and that too healthy stuff.<br /></span><br />With lots of healthy eating things become a bit more interesting if you are Ms. Busy Bee.<br /><br />If from the moment you get up from bed till you hit it back at night, you have no idea where your day pass by then its possible that weight loss and exercising is the last thing on your mind. Right now as I am in the busy bee shoes, I suddenly have a great respect for women who are busy and are opting for weight loss.<br /><br />With a tight busy schedule we tend to put ourselves at the bottom of the to do list. There are only 2 basic rules for weight loss, one is to eat right and the other is to exercise. SO how can you follow the rules when you are busy the whole day and feel tried at the end of the day to exercise.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. Being Prepared:</span> At the end of the day when you are mentally and physically drained, its very convenient to reach out for a junk option. Remember, a roti and sabji is far better than a cheese sandwich and burger.<br /><br />As weekdays are crazy busy for me, on weekends I cut and keep my vegetables in the fridge. It takes 2-3 hours of a movie or TV viewing while I chop and store.<br /><br />It makes life very easy. Your meal is prepared in flat 10 -15 minutes.<br /><br />The pic below is the stock of my cut vegetables which help me to get through my week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkSiDt7UJpASAjV4Mzvc6n647Ym5-XyAhP6O3hP21j-zJPG3mLa2cHZ2yxwksZHl_q5Copl5sRB2mO8uOeUOMUqK0R2pxfdifFlB9htApq3Nf4k-9KY843gbI3dj6svbOjxhAMZ_psRc/s1600/DSCN5521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkSiDt7UJpASAjV4Mzvc6n647Ym5-XyAhP6O3hP21j-zJPG3mLa2cHZ2yxwksZHl_q5Copl5sRB2mO8uOeUOMUqK0R2pxfdifFlB9htApq3Nf4k-9KY843gbI3dj6svbOjxhAMZ_psRc/s320/DSCN5521.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629146646140809106" /></a><br /><br />Keep daal, daliya and curd ready in your fridge. Sometimes when the moment you enter in home you are hungry as hell. A bowl of daal, daliya accompanied with vegetable dish and raita keeps me sane and prevents mindless eating.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2. Snacking on the run :</span> Even if you do not feel hungry while at work put an alarm in your clock to snack. This will stop you from feeling extremely hungry during dinner time. I find 5 soaked almonds quiet satisfying and a great mini snack. I soak them overnight and the carry them with me in an aluminum foil.<br /><br />If you workout after office hours then make sure to eat something light one hour before exercising, this will keep your energy levels high and you won't feel drained out. I bake lots of oats and wheat bran mathries and carry one with myself everyday to work. I eat it one hour before hitting the gym. As oats and bran both are complex carbs it gives me a full feeling and keeps my energy up enough to exercise.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JPxmKiWX9oQjQwJG3BbM5FnR1hoKRrwcOV9QHu21-u-1y-5EtCvCNl4cPyp07ZUGD_PCOQtMizPtpM3rmLfGdmjKY4sba6mUeGz32u5YbOt3GAGmNqFvFXFg-O_MnGsYZKDnvC1A1GI/s1600/DSCN5684.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JPxmKiWX9oQjQwJG3BbM5FnR1hoKRrwcOV9QHu21-u-1y-5EtCvCNl4cPyp07ZUGD_PCOQtMizPtpM3rmLfGdmjKY4sba6mUeGz32u5YbOt3GAGmNqFvFXFg-O_MnGsYZKDnvC1A1GI/s320/DSCN5684.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629146649973912770" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><br />3. Exercise: </span>I will be lying to you if I say that you will be motivated to workout when you feel tired, having said that many ladies including me do go to the gym in spite of a busy schedule. When my days got busier my motivation to hit the gym went down the drain, s<span style="font-weight:bold;">o I sat down and decided on the things I can do and the things I can't. </span>It seem that I can manage 45 - 50 minutes of exercise 5 days a week. Once I decided on 5 days a week, if I missed out on weekdays I hit the gym on weekends.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4. If you cannot invest straight 50 minutes to exercising :</span> Then best way to do is to break the exercise in 10-15 minutes slot. Just in case if you think it won't work then let me tell you that <span style="font-weight:bold;">exercising in small breaks is far better than not exercising at all.</span> I went through the initial period of adjusting with my busy schedule and there was no time nor strength left for me to exercise. So for those days I negotiated. 10 -20 minutes in morning and 20 minutes in evening when I am back at home. So from doing nothing at all I managed atleast 30 -40 minutes of exercising in a day.<br /><br />You can read any health article, any research paper and they will tell you that exercising in small slots work and you can also take my word for it that it works. <span style="font-weight:bold;">It works because, something is always better than nothing.</span><br /><br />Remember being healthy and looking good is your dream not anybody else's, so its you who will have to work for it and no one else will do this for you.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Its your battle and only you CAN rise for the fight.</span>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-35357999139392941132011-05-17T01:18:00.001-07:002011-05-17T01:32:19.344-07:00Baked Bread RollsThe oval shaped bread rolls contain in them such beautiful childhood memories and their crisp outer crust hides the soft warmth. They have always been my favorite and favorite of lots of people I know.<br /><br />They are easy to make. For all my school picnics this is what I used to take.<br /><br />The only problem with the traditional bread rolls is that they are small calorie bombs. A nice fat bread roll always requires 2 bread slices and is always stuffed with lots of potatoes and then deep friend.<br /><br />Even if I am dieting, eating just one bread roll is criminal and eating 2 means I have already eaten 4 breads plus lots of potatoes. In past I used to eat 4 of these for breakfast and then few in evening or night if there were any left overs.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">A traditional bread roll</span> contains big slice 2 breads which amounts to approx 150 plus calories alone, then potato mixture adds 50 more calories to it and lots of oil. So one bread roll stands anywhere above 300 plus calories.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />The baked counter part</span> makes use of just 1 medium size bread which is 60 calories, makes use of 1 big potato which is divided into 4 parts and extremely less oil. So the baked one stands somewhere around 120 approx calories. The best part is you need not have just one, you can always go ahead and have two.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rate Meter :</span> Whenever I make a low calorie version of traditionally oily dish, I try to analyze how close to the taste the low cal version is and if I will switch to the low cal version for good. These bread rolls taste exactly like the fried ones, the only thing that they miss is that brown color that we get from deep frying and they also miss the oily greasy sensation that one gets while eating the bread rolls.<br /><br />The best part is they can be made in advance and can be reheated in microwave, they don't go soggy while reheating.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ingredients:</span><br /><br />1. 4 small/medium size breads.<br /><br />2. Milk to soak the breads. Add 1 tsp sugar to the milk.<br /><br />3. 1 boiled large mashed potato.Add in finely chopped onion, green chillies, 1 tsp coriander powder, salt, red chilli powder to make the mixture.<br /><br />4. 1 tsp oil.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVy3p5YJO0QiprJgpTFZiiYQCw4orUaa-oCV5zbp-GpbOH9jrW_ttoDwBvNLMZAC5Q86aDngpgEOj1gdFc3kkzkBp9AfE3Kr_DyBgkC7qhnvOzD8DLX6ZiaWy7T4KznTcWR2-gEqHgPg/s1600/DSCN5422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVy3p5YJO0QiprJgpTFZiiYQCw4orUaa-oCV5zbp-GpbOH9jrW_ttoDwBvNLMZAC5Q86aDngpgEOj1gdFc3kkzkBp9AfE3Kr_DyBgkC7qhnvOzD8DLX6ZiaWy7T4KznTcWR2-gEqHgPg/s320/DSCN5422.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607596773781112130" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Procedure:</span><br /><br />1. Soak one bread at a time in the milk and then squeeze out the liquid.<br /><br />2. Put the potato mixture in between the bread and roll to give it a oval shape. If it breaks don't worry, just firmly shape it and the bread will seal itself.<br /><br />3. Put in the fridge for half an hour.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEf0hvTojWaUgo9_-N3OcMAFy8YXVG6grv6S1RDe8dtZjO0nm7wpE8LKRznEgE9qnIRONHF-qOw1PSxgNb1Zr_BDyN_YAPBFb3V8mXFNabUHEy6co8hPndc7FVQsnMzgO0ar1QICW2XA/s1600/DSCN5426.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEf0hvTojWaUgo9_-N3OcMAFy8YXVG6grv6S1RDe8dtZjO0nm7wpE8LKRznEgE9qnIRONHF-qOw1PSxgNb1Zr_BDyN_YAPBFb3V8mXFNabUHEy6co8hPndc7FVQsnMzgO0ar1QICW2XA/s320/DSCN5426.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607596781376494354" /></a><br /><br />4. After half an hour take them out of the fridge. Arrange on a light greased baking tray. Take 1 tsp oil in a bowl, dip your fingers and coat each bread roll with the oil.<br /><br />Remember, we will use 1 tsp oil for 4 bread rolls. Try to coat the bread rolls evenly with oil.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8BR3FA2EPMH6V8xoNu96oQabECTz432M2PADMPI0NMWhp3yjkXpP2IcQ_2ymUdyEQIsnFAXy1iDCwvpxrnIajL9Qx5fjuaEopWKBB7gAwL8tVeychkjKj1bqoN16GhSXgROTObbYbTU/s1600/DSCN5431.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8BR3FA2EPMH6V8xoNu96oQabECTz432M2PADMPI0NMWhp3yjkXpP2IcQ_2ymUdyEQIsnFAXy1iDCwvpxrnIajL9Qx5fjuaEopWKBB7gAwL8tVeychkjKj1bqoN16GhSXgROTObbYbTU/s320/DSCN5431.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607596782056935714" /></a><br /><br /><br />5. Pre heat the over 240 degree C for 20 minutes and then put the bread rolls in. They are done in 20 minutes but you will have to check them after 10 minutes to change the sides. If you want you can increase the temperature of the oven because there is nothing that needs to be cooked in these bread rolls, we just want the crisp hard crust of the bread.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dphwESgdg4Qziu_3QmBk5CLC1l-vY9D_vWUWDpD4QaIlvE8dBQ0jbylRbRRRN3jFf8E-xInMYXmG0MztvhklIKJfdo_-RJOsU0WAM5_MRLzN0Kf6ZagHOW6Upm0zrGWmdXEGTsy6eaQ/s1600/DSCN5432.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dphwESgdg4Qziu_3QmBk5CLC1l-vY9D_vWUWDpD4QaIlvE8dBQ0jbylRbRRRN3jFf8E-xInMYXmG0MztvhklIKJfdo_-RJOsU0WAM5_MRLzN0Kf6ZagHOW6Upm0zrGWmdXEGTsy6eaQ/s320/DSCN5432.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607596785427807762" /></a><br /><br />6. Serve Hot and enjoy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZfpOguDXJDkwdgquDWmPfiplJS4p4HDRqQf-K4CYBQvWIDErQParjkfsI7QMGzemDAJ__YJ5w6kU0q2m5rPdK_2MCnRoaeF4oWbR9xyn2aB1lNaDlW1I07L1dfhexCixgJ-_0_yjyUM/s1600/DSCN5438.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZfpOguDXJDkwdgquDWmPfiplJS4p4HDRqQf-K4CYBQvWIDErQParjkfsI7QMGzemDAJ__YJ5w6kU0q2m5rPdK_2MCnRoaeF4oWbR9xyn2aB1lNaDlW1I07L1dfhexCixgJ-_0_yjyUM/s320/DSCN5438.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607599271111129266" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60ugDiSzE1P2KlNdHtw-B49YXq3Y26aV1dy_Hi6lKYCrDzwd-el-bwlH1SceA8ms5xz_6W6KVC2hsi0YXXgMRIowYLFUHBz_y7-_1HxrjCs18th8WRiKmWOkc_eHEAOi8oHmrq_ax-Q4/s1600/DSCN5436.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60ugDiSzE1P2KlNdHtw-B49YXq3Y26aV1dy_Hi6lKYCrDzwd-el-bwlH1SceA8ms5xz_6W6KVC2hsi0YXXgMRIowYLFUHBz_y7-_1HxrjCs18th8WRiKmWOkc_eHEAOi8oHmrq_ax-Q4/s320/DSCN5436.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607599269869160162" /></a>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-17141611303993376622011-04-25T04:12:00.000-07:002011-04-25T06:15:17.377-07:00Chinese Veg Fried DaliyaI just love Chinese food and I can eat any diet food which is disguised in some way as a Chinese dish.<br /><br />I made this daliya out of my craving to have lovely Chinese veg fried rice.<br /><br />The idea behind this dish is to have more of veggies and less of cereal(daliya). Though you can use more quantity of daliya its best to stick to 1 medium katori if you are making it for yourself only.<br /><br />It tastes fabulous just like a Chinese dish.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ingredients</span><br /><br />1. Finely chopped veggies of your choice.<br /><br />2. Ginger and garlic and green chilies finely chopped, quantity as per taste.<br /><br />3. 1 tsp oil (I used sesame oil but feel free to experiment)<br /><br />4. 1 medium bowl pre cooked daliya (Cracked/Broken wheat).<br /><br />5. Salt and black pepper to taste.<br /><br />6. 1/4 tsp Vinegar (we just need a small amount so be careful here)<br /><br />7. Chings Veg oyster sauce 1/4 tsp OR Soya sauce 1/4 tsp.<br /><br />8. 1/2 tsp Tomato Sauce (optional)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQo5h9x2ni9_iL-WiHq-0EKt-nHWeAqkmlu7lVQCiFY7wKk9RXImzow45Yft1TVDXUrnYC_pMSCpwGlvvqogGUH39Q-qoqR0CVup7FuRWyaBip2rrHccGip6aqIBBHwrSbAWXQgOCdqqQ/s1600/DSCN5398.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQo5h9x2ni9_iL-WiHq-0EKt-nHWeAqkmlu7lVQCiFY7wKk9RXImzow45Yft1TVDXUrnYC_pMSCpwGlvvqogGUH39Q-qoqR0CVup7FuRWyaBip2rrHccGip6aqIBBHwrSbAWXQgOCdqqQ/s320/DSCN5398.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599477761195088738" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Procedure</span><br /><br />1. Stir fry the veggies on high heat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zKdIJnh5ipwrKUR1_o104kf4LOVIzZ_tKq9N1h_8WNjhjwLXh1uPQmOyYiWyBy3z7GDfd4KHnOE5If2rqhyN9cW5rBzFjZkVX7MLAPScSuwrKUEK0fBL-VLbBtALXlD_IEDZgdcXRN4/s1600/DSCN5402.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zKdIJnh5ipwrKUR1_o104kf4LOVIzZ_tKq9N1h_8WNjhjwLXh1uPQmOyYiWyBy3z7GDfd4KHnOE5If2rqhyN9cW5rBzFjZkVX7MLAPScSuwrKUEK0fBL-VLbBtALXlD_IEDZgdcXRN4/s320/DSCN5402.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599477756636059890" /></a><br /><br />2. Once the veggies are crisp and done, add the daliya.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Nq6GTgo21RopcoRIcnExCYmjRK3oM-qMqN3AQPFP_M_wskVm3HoUVlPFyF4SgOdBKD2hnQLsJ2AzYf2FyuxY_oJO0oAncSeTljL564XLFPWVulx2Avd5yWqJIzmFwUA4zpk1vDa0pZU/s1600/DSCN5405.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Nq6GTgo21RopcoRIcnExCYmjRK3oM-qMqN3AQPFP_M_wskVm3HoUVlPFyF4SgOdBKD2hnQLsJ2AzYf2FyuxY_oJO0oAncSeTljL564XLFPWVulx2Avd5yWqJIzmFwUA4zpk1vDa0pZU/s320/DSCN5405.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599477752731449554" /></a><br /><br />3. Add vinegar and stir well.<br /><br />4. Add sauces and mix well.<br /><br />5. Add salt and black pepper.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2zlV5pdYe9dRthqf5Dcty5Krlp6aQZ6kckuRHjAx4MIfOJUmcj47JEcOFK6kUxX6FpQlE1mKX8eZDvnEN2l6PMsJK6IelZNp55AuBIx2UXIPPKgYrk1fHjjjrZ88iN9VxBqlAU7HgWY/s1600/DSCN5408.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2zlV5pdYe9dRthqf5Dcty5Krlp6aQZ6kckuRHjAx4MIfOJUmcj47JEcOFK6kUxX6FpQlE1mKX8eZDvnEN2l6PMsJK6IelZNp55AuBIx2UXIPPKgYrk1fHjjjrZ88iN9VxBqlAU7HgWY/s320/DSCN5408.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599477748945902130" /></a><br /><br />6. Keep stiring the daliya on high heat for 2 minutes.<br /><br />7. Serve hot and enjoy. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdbbUzIXD-RKjxQuMKRLXDJcsCs4M2BQj8SZfusn6a7WXWJwlaIfXKFhIzNdYm7ryYfv6lNOwnXrnGJqTb_I7R8N7CUAIksQfP_9_GyEWnfaENOSVYs_g6MQXZ1P5f9aRSNK8Fx9NSP0/s1600/DSCN5411.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdbbUzIXD-RKjxQuMKRLXDJcsCs4M2BQj8SZfusn6a7WXWJwlaIfXKFhIzNdYm7ryYfv6lNOwnXrnGJqTb_I7R8N7CUAIksQfP_9_GyEWnfaENOSVYs_g6MQXZ1P5f9aRSNK8Fx9NSP0/s320/DSCN5411.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599477746734053570" /></a>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-16408380867491065362011-04-21T03:51:00.000-07:002012-04-29T01:13:54.083-07:00Award Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>29 April 2012</b><br />
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Got a lovely Versatile Blogger award from <b>Siri</b> from <a href="http://www.sirisfood.com/" target="_blank">Siris Food Flavours</a>. She has a wonderful blog with lovely delicious recipes. Thanks Siri.<br />
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<b> 21 April 2011</b><br />
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It was such a nice surprise to open my email and see these lovely awards. These were given to me by lovely <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jyothi</span> of <a href="http://theweightwatcher.blogspot.com/">The Weight Watcher Blog</a>. Thanks a ton girl.<br />
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So, as per tradition, I need to spell out 7 facts about me. Here goes: (oh man this is gonna be tough.)<br />
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1. I am a learner. If something excites me I will dig it and learn it.<br />
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2. I like cooking but hate cook everyday. <br />
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3. I prepare whole day's meal in one or 2 hours and then do not go back to work in the kitchen.<br />
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4. I love sizzlers, they always make me drool.<br />
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5. I have recently developed weakness for softies that too a local pink one.<br />
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6. I am a Buddhist and I simply love being one.<br />
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7. I am a tea lover.<br />
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I’d like to pass on this award to some of my favorite bloggers…<br />
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<a href="http://meversusfat.wordpress.com/">1. Me Versus Fat</a><br />
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<a href="http://healthfooddesivideshi.blogspot.com/">2. Health Food Desi Vedishi</a><br />
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</div>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-39962764301738740232011-04-08T11:56:00.000-07:002011-04-08T12:12:47.520-07:00Navratri Special- Quick Tomato Paneer SabjiA very quick recipe and a very tasty one too.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ingredients</span><br /><br />1. 2 tomatoes<br /><br />2. Green chillies for taste.<br /><br />3. Ginger.<br /><br />4. 2 tsp coriander powder.<br /><br />5. 1 tsp roasted cumin powder.<br /><br />6. 1 tsp garam masala.<br /><br />7. 1 tsp cumin seeds.<br /><br />8. half potato chopped (you can avoid it if you want.)<br /><br />9. 1 bowl paneer. I use Amul paneer. The market bought firm paneer is best for this recipe. <br /><br />10. 2 tsp oil.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Rmznagn2QwsDRBL_BbTTs91cAXdqLoLRe0IjVelJdsb_0LRh1j10KxKJ57R9M4G4jpiDs0UuUmSzEgkjj98mE8qZPpWjctuTD8q46Ipl7YpQc7lI0iJokHVW7_GYXMOTNl2z7a5ggok/s1600/DSCN5310.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Rmznagn2QwsDRBL_BbTTs91cAXdqLoLRe0IjVelJdsb_0LRh1j10KxKJ57R9M4G4jpiDs0UuUmSzEgkjj98mE8qZPpWjctuTD8q46Ipl7YpQc7lI0iJokHVW7_GYXMOTNl2z7a5ggok/s320/DSCN5310.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593289002783342466" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Procedure.<br /></span><br />1. Grind tomatoes, green chilies and ginger together.<br /><br />2. In a pressure cooker, heat oil and add cumin seeds. When the seed crackles add the tomato puree and cook till it changes color to dark red. Add all other masalas and salt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJspAOPrWrkXR0knGiK14KLvDdfTd_kLUmisI5NE8Lgen9ivkj3RTPUXfDHh0R5o7STmJXufqmya0xTTCF_GjOJjQQWMQVI8NCELbmKz_H03_VItvRdimjvlw6Qx0vKaIfgd8pwFHnn4/s1600/DSCN5311.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJspAOPrWrkXR0knGiK14KLvDdfTd_kLUmisI5NE8Lgen9ivkj3RTPUXfDHh0R5o7STmJXufqmya0xTTCF_GjOJjQQWMQVI8NCELbmKz_H03_VItvRdimjvlw6Qx0vKaIfgd8pwFHnn4/s320/DSCN5311.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593288998250886866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq54jlHpeoO4QqrDgJafH0wXELige3cU3zUiJp7GuKPzlCItDEpbkDKYW6S92yy9D09QgmpIUHLOOAbYDg1lwES8LxRRmRADrpbshK3CKySnRY9qL3sJBzhy4lyRaqEgR-pnLinRk00YY/s1600/DSCN5315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq54jlHpeoO4QqrDgJafH0wXELige3cU3zUiJp7GuKPzlCItDEpbkDKYW6S92yy9D09QgmpIUHLOOAbYDg1lwES8LxRRmRADrpbshK3CKySnRY9qL3sJBzhy4lyRaqEgR-pnLinRk00YY/s320/DSCN5315.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593288997328105474" /></a><br /><br />3. Add the potato and the paneer, enough water and pressure cook for 5 whistles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhno-4E-7vGpxNSn03IbZHReYhk7sIdhx6bhygwNz2jp7ZuENZR01iQlgZH4Z27kzm5sPBMThcfmTqDgMJUFVXU7aPqQc9f3c_DyA7m2r1hdmr3hFfQR5dMeeMh20fm5mftNkTJFnEr8NE/s1600/DSCN5316.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhno-4E-7vGpxNSn03IbZHReYhk7sIdhx6bhygwNz2jp7ZuENZR01iQlgZH4Z27kzm5sPBMThcfmTqDgMJUFVXU7aPqQc9f3c_DyA7m2r1hdmr3hFfQR5dMeeMh20fm5mftNkTJFnEr8NE/s320/DSCN5316.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593289831499900226" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">After Pressure Cooking</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzHrxQqxvJg55Ii4jIcUN4H6lS323UU38wFks91gyE8SIupaFxTSSLzwZXdjhtbS4_UUIic7VVtynjmGEusM5ztwQDNd-IWQi72VqJssZmEEsObr8RncPiAPxPr6znhF6rwCLc_YPrqI/s1600/DSCN5347.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzHrxQqxvJg55Ii4jIcUN4H6lS323UU38wFks91gyE8SIupaFxTSSLzwZXdjhtbS4_UUIic7VVtynjmGEusM5ztwQDNd-IWQi72VqJssZmEEsObr8RncPiAPxPr6znhF6rwCLc_YPrqI/s320/DSCN5347.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593288985456437986" /></a><br /><br />4. Mash the potato pieces to make the gravy thick.<br /><br />5. Adjust the consistency of water and garnish with coriander.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnv-GClkDgCbbFralpilc_nP_dBSdIY1zBHehgJqucrCrnGuFDw5fnE42lMO8rXLqdqz4CEBy5KOv5AAPjh4vJRREBAmFCrXnEFFyCsFsFEFHnAjwgWZ251OG6H_LGjkPDC0_EKpKCBE/s1600/DSCN5351_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnv-GClkDgCbbFralpilc_nP_dBSdIY1zBHehgJqucrCrnGuFDw5fnE42lMO8rXLqdqz4CEBy5KOv5AAPjh4vJRREBAmFCrXnEFFyCsFsFEFHnAjwgWZ251OG6H_LGjkPDC0_EKpKCBE/s320/DSCN5351_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593292401901518514" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqVIC3yTLKgiPaBs-ljKZl3PKkGe5kZJXU6hFg63Ei5YQa-wTbDcpjq-g9ekAfbpy1wxYOTE4lURMVLMXi5W_jvdKmkbjllts1WYkeoDGP8GTto2iCH2mfXTj_NTfOcQQ_5XX4S3AmNo/s1600/DSCN5351.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqVIC3yTLKgiPaBs-ljKZl3PKkGe5kZJXU6hFg63Ei5YQa-wTbDcpjq-g9ekAfbpy1wxYOTE4lURMVLMXi5W_jvdKmkbjllts1WYkeoDGP8GTto2iCH2mfXTj_NTfOcQQ_5XX4S3AmNo/s320/DSCN5351.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593292393304870690" /></a><br /><br />The best thing I like in the dish are the paneer pieces, they swell up and absorb all the flavors and they taste really good.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><br />Enjoy!!</span>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-24420385942259248222011-04-07T12:33:00.000-07:002011-04-07T12:59:52.445-07:00Navratri Special - Low cal Vrat RotiesBefore I go on to give a detailed recipe, I need to tell you this story, which I read in a newspaper.<br /><br />Once upon a time there was a woman who made a perfect spaghetti dish which was very famous in the town, the secret of the dish was the it was boiled in a big size vessel. No other size vessel can be used but the one mentioned in the recipe. The recipe was handed down from her great grandmother. When asked about this recipe the woman's mother said that she has made it just way her mom told her. When asked, the woman's grandmother said she prepared it just the way her mom prepared.<br /><br />So, finally the question was asked to great grandmother who said "What secret??? I ran out of the right size vessel so used the biggest one available."<br /><br />Ever since I can remember, I always made these roties with potato and arabi. To knead the dough a nice amount of boiled potato or arabi was needed. I made as my mom and my MIL made, never questioned. The reason why they used such binding agents because the kotu, sinhgada flour is very difficult to knead and breaks easily.<br /><br />They did not made roties but either made parathas or puries, so one can imagine the fat and calorie content of this humble plain roti.<br /><br />The amount of carbs always bother me during navratri fast and to top of it consumption of potato to knead the flour, was too much to digest.<br /><br />So much to my husband's horror and my delight I ended up making vrat roties without kneading the dough with boiled potatoes or arabi and they turned out just fine.<br /><br />The roties are made like normal roties and we have taken out the potato, arabi and lots ghee out of them and I see no reason why you cannot eat it like a wholesome meal of roti and sabji.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ingredients:</span><br /><br />1. 1 cup equally mixed kottu, sinhgada and rajgira flour (if you do not have all three use the one you have. I usually mix sinhgada flour to kotu or rajgira to get a firm texture.)<br /><br /><br />2. 3 tbspn thick curd (make sure its not sour)<br /><br />3. Salt to taste<br /><br />4. 2 tbsp water (if needed)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Procedure.</span><br /><br />1. Start my adding the salt and then the curd<br />and mix well in the flour. Try to bind the flour as much as possible.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LZLMUREPvJzfIClfQLn3AiKsHsTEOsde8FP8HcGmoeXhMSLzOA7dTiABe7Y45dYFlWZYo2QnZVbkX2G6nRToB6dwsYwEAqaYSjNcj4a63ne5NmrwFlMbgSYizx9rA2stBG6RnOAvgJw/s1600/DSCN5321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LZLMUREPvJzfIClfQLn3AiKsHsTEOsde8FP8HcGmoeXhMSLzOA7dTiABe7Y45dYFlWZYo2QnZVbkX2G6nRToB6dwsYwEAqaYSjNcj4a63ne5NmrwFlMbgSYizx9rA2stBG6RnOAvgJw/s320/DSCN5321.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592927647354319602" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOxJ9syC-Wgqyfiss5eO1DuvkD_KyS1tnKC3I8AhSCh8xtj65whJvCkOG_K0r4QgUJxJs9yH3BkrDzfWc9D6Q309pHViZiSsoocyQGmaXoAetAYDiL2rJafIO_cnpmqBqwAuou_VRJ48/s1600/DSCN5324.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOxJ9syC-Wgqyfiss5eO1DuvkD_KyS1tnKC3I8AhSCh8xtj65whJvCkOG_K0r4QgUJxJs9yH3BkrDzfWc9D6Q309pHViZiSsoocyQGmaXoAetAYDiL2rJafIO_cnpmqBqwAuou_VRJ48/s320/DSCN5324.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592927646574145730" /></a><br /><br /><br />3. Add 1 tbsp water and keep kneading. If the dough is firm ready then its done else add 1 tablespoon water again and knead.<br /><br />The trick to know if the dough is ready is to check the form of the dough, if its not ready it will break else it will bind together smoothly. Lastly, grease your hand with little oil and knead well to give the finishing touch.<br />Make sure that its firm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLfROmCoydW78Lt2qRxr21bOUX5lyTCrvywOJT8pqEd-FrRpRB315ovoyUfuu-G62CFAMtyahyHZxB3UiHffLjdM0Ik2KEStZ_05V7UczKVeXCPJDBQA18ZFGPxTht_NpFDvibp6HDEs/s1600/DSCN5325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLfROmCoydW78Lt2qRxr21bOUX5lyTCrvywOJT8pqEd-FrRpRB315ovoyUfuu-G62CFAMtyahyHZxB3UiHffLjdM0Ik2KEStZ_05V7UczKVeXCPJDBQA18ZFGPxTht_NpFDvibp6HDEs/s320/DSCN5325.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592927644513975938" /></a><br /><br /><br />4. Now, roll the roti. You need to roll and immediately transfer on the tawa.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgf1LvyE265XAvAkQ89XemOADgTgMRvmXsgNn1psJD-wSIWjUULJMCossqqMTEOtCXY5JDHpwJDLgYcgk-ZeNWxeKOe8yx3InZv75VPVcuUJZcPJnnTgc480sDgpuJLyjP4XpGx163tRs/s1600/DSCN5329.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgf1LvyE265XAvAkQ89XemOADgTgMRvmXsgNn1psJD-wSIWjUULJMCossqqMTEOtCXY5JDHpwJDLgYcgk-ZeNWxeKOe8yx3InZv75VPVcuUJZcPJnnTgc480sDgpuJLyjP4XpGx163tRs/s320/DSCN5329.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592927639795531538" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3uXU6VaGK_fB3atjdpYGME8EiQDvksKmJg5cGfod6zRdFJ_VuX800BWfr1qCmGl4CYP5k48oyDaKey-IY8PTxKmn9EWNxqYZ4jXbq5n4dKO3ipt8DN63UCgUSQx9r3JS_3J_Sfx9m7w/s1600/DSCN5332.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3uXU6VaGK_fB3atjdpYGME8EiQDvksKmJg5cGfod6zRdFJ_VuX800BWfr1qCmGl4CYP5k48oyDaKey-IY8PTxKmn9EWNxqYZ4jXbq5n4dKO3ipt8DN63UCgUSQx9r3JS_3J_Sfx9m7w/s320/DSCN5332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592927375128569218" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79_uizlwEK9nGbvKVSWrQ63cxYHUfwu0zcvAIwqexyvTxuqbWnXyblIUx8kUVsHQJp_rwz5Bw_vz6W6p6shRzHzifvPiLNl6_-e1BjZR9QsyfmATSp429VnyOrWkTQBE70ZdcwdKtVgo/s1600/DSCN5335.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79_uizlwEK9nGbvKVSWrQ63cxYHUfwu0zcvAIwqexyvTxuqbWnXyblIUx8kUVsHQJp_rwz5Bw_vz6W6p6shRzHzifvPiLNl6_-e1BjZR9QsyfmATSp429VnyOrWkTQBE70ZdcwdKtVgo/s320/DSCN5335.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592927366645899266" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFfG41coRiT_OlLe8GSvze382LhcSiO1NGt_qh84onL3gnXxisg0YJnzBwPaAmClFg5FwjnZm29zQlX4_3ItKh451sE7vsrcvKh68OIvOIYpL1tHtoaTHcG87kucDifg-EGF7itaJkwA/s1600/DSCN5344.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFfG41coRiT_OlLe8GSvze382LhcSiO1NGt_qh84onL3gnXxisg0YJnzBwPaAmClFg5FwjnZm29zQlX4_3ItKh451sE7vsrcvKh68OIvOIYpL1tHtoaTHcG87kucDifg-EGF7itaJkwA/s320/DSCN5344.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592927636074528482" /></a><br /><br />5. Serve hot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bmtHTo1eYDsqCIHVKwB1wEdn6-Mkm0VBEqIN3mHQ_9oEZXjMfMuAEAN2tknOCuTnb1JDkgzQ7EODI_Qwm100hkbu05dg6MKeEWZRWfDZ9hQdwAmVhlbZNHOxMz6zOD7WZsyPpXezTp4/s1600/DSCN5349.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bmtHTo1eYDsqCIHVKwB1wEdn6-Mkm0VBEqIN3mHQ_9oEZXjMfMuAEAN2tknOCuTnb1JDkgzQ7EODI_Qwm100hkbu05dg6MKeEWZRWfDZ9hQdwAmVhlbZNHOxMz6zOD7WZsyPpXezTp4/s320/DSCN5349.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592927358317008626" /></a><br /><br />Weight loss is not about giving up food, its about eating the same food with almost the same taste but with less calories.Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-45776438035839965832011-04-06T04:19:00.000-07:002011-04-06T04:33:56.902-07:00Navratri Special - Sweet Potato PancakesThis is one extremely simple and quick recipe and tastes great with curd.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ingredients</span><br /><br />1. Grated sweet potato.<br />2. Finely chopped tomato (optional)<br />3. Green chili<br />4. Salt and black pepper to taste<br />5. 1 tsp oil OR oil spray.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9i9SWofzARfbNpfBwbZqtkqGKl-YbZYzM1GAxuo1_fwM5OqE-Liz7r2FpJkkRQE8VuswWe1l1Ap2eZvqoYct08k8n4oXdkp2YZzUtOrVoOWLSSUzaIZMX33BPoHPoLWCSeXGFYjwo5M/s1600/DSCN5265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9i9SWofzARfbNpfBwbZqtkqGKl-YbZYzM1GAxuo1_fwM5OqE-Liz7r2FpJkkRQE8VuswWe1l1Ap2eZvqoYct08k8n4oXdkp2YZzUtOrVoOWLSSUzaIZMX33BPoHPoLWCSeXGFYjwo5M/s320/DSCN5265.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592428906319033970" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Procedure.</span><br /><br />1. Heat a non stick pan and slightly grease it. I have used an oil spray. You can spread drops of oil all over the pan and then grease it evenly with a help of a spoon. Remember, you do not require lot of oil for this.<br /><br />2. Now, arrange the grated sweet potato strings as a heap/pancake.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfhT3UyJ6UX2Kc7O5OMGypGUgOeJRMIIQfNPDUFtKNlYKC7ia7Rzz44HwFwWu137XLUxAJcaSHst9DoKysJbrpbMuDJOMLJVvAJdF8P1p-Gk0_I-n0fBNNOEUpBmY6824CY-FAPuKtTU/s1600/DSCN5268.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfhT3UyJ6UX2Kc7O5OMGypGUgOeJRMIIQfNPDUFtKNlYKC7ia7Rzz44HwFwWu137XLUxAJcaSHst9DoKysJbrpbMuDJOMLJVvAJdF8P1p-Gk0_I-n0fBNNOEUpBmY6824CY-FAPuKtTU/s320/DSCN5268.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592428910223372050" /></a><br /><br />3. Drop 2-3 drops of oil on the upper part of the pancake, cover for 3-4 minutes. The natural starch will bind the string together and the lower part of the pancake will become crisp.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlHBlcNLB2DmUB_4OkLSJ71EUNLsbOkiTPbC0sRr0pt7T24bgDyaMqMR3BwxPquaD0SOo4D_R0I6wejzUG1NA3X62RN7A2PcTdfpkRfiC5BO0680Vc5bmxLS5M3kXM7rxX-0SEzS87Ag/s1600/DSCN5272.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlHBlcNLB2DmUB_4OkLSJ71EUNLsbOkiTPbC0sRr0pt7T24bgDyaMqMR3BwxPquaD0SOo4D_R0I6wejzUG1NA3X62RN7A2PcTdfpkRfiC5BO0680Vc5bmxLS5M3kXM7rxX-0SEzS87Ag/s320/DSCN5272.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592428907147344642" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTn2_UUjqCS9Fz5u6F363KBaujnyaSw__X9PFRZ2Uc8ICvedrVp86Zuo5Na5x_-nbzXMwqOM096CYAKjl8f_6xjX3Vg90BQrPrXp25YhufbqcpNkPJJX50uondVy8QTXjQhBfSkIKOss/s1600/DSCN5278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTn2_UUjqCS9Fz5u6F363KBaujnyaSw__X9PFRZ2Uc8ICvedrVp86Zuo5Na5x_-nbzXMwqOM096CYAKjl8f_6xjX3Vg90BQrPrXp25YhufbqcpNkPJJX50uondVy8QTXjQhBfSkIKOss/s320/DSCN5278.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592428918929538626" /></a><br /><br />4. Flip and crisp the other part.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHC5yL9yzI2m8KQecfj8nbyh_XRlxedkHCqDbsykpYz8wPZKFKDLDCXc6rW6i7cwYAzLvs9JxiaFgFcga5dO99UiE_Q4_0BqAGiufto9QG8vtZsbJNQqXTaQBMNz8Huz9BmXz8omzbqk4/s1600/DSCN5291.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHC5yL9yzI2m8KQecfj8nbyh_XRlxedkHCqDbsykpYz8wPZKFKDLDCXc6rW6i7cwYAzLvs9JxiaFgFcga5dO99UiE_Q4_0BqAGiufto9QG8vtZsbJNQqXTaQBMNz8Huz9BmXz8omzbqk4/s320/DSCN5291.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592430041263347266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1S0P9J_mnMmd7lWZtfmeMCy7bjaSwAvugdavmu_WMRmVANfMki20Rt7QsnTxcsBrVGAPFizqOAEj9fqityUgnBw3g9pXXZlUA-xdKvlFvxiJ-Rr0xBo00PLcAFXOdeNVr4PODqsEGiwo/s1600/DSCN5289.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1S0P9J_mnMmd7lWZtfmeMCy7bjaSwAvugdavmu_WMRmVANfMki20Rt7QsnTxcsBrVGAPFizqOAEj9fqityUgnBw3g9pXXZlUA-xdKvlFvxiJ-Rr0xBo00PLcAFXOdeNVr4PODqsEGiwo/s320/DSCN5289.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592430044769981042" /></a><br /><br />I like the plain version much better than the tomato version. It taste simply yum with curd and it also makes for a great mini meal.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Enjoy</span>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211188806603909517.post-21416443382729547242011-04-05T03:37:00.000-07:002011-04-05T04:14:33.786-07:00Navratri and DietThough fasting is a ritual of purification and it has it benefits but for a common person (like me), fasting has it challenges specially when so much starchy oily food is available and which I can eat without guilt on the pretext of fasting.<br /><br />I do not fast but my husband do and as he is trying to keep his weight in control you can understand who takes all the stress while he happily fast.<br /><br />The thing about fast is that the best available food that will give you satisfaction are starch based. There is no escaping from that. Of course there is an option of being on fruits and veggies diet but when one is fasting for 8 -9 days then that is not much of an option.<br /><br />Moreover, diet based solely on fruits and vegetables (that too restricted) tend to make one feel weak. So, with pressure of work and running around fasting on fruits is not quiet an option for my husband.<br /><br />The best way to maintain/lose weight during fasting is to make sensible choices and eat starch at a moderate amount (we all know that don't we).<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Here are some pointers to get you started:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. Mistakes you should not do :</span> Don't stop eating your starch and carbs. In a day or two your body will go in withdraw sysmptoms. If you are eating fruits and veggies the whole day you will not only feel weak but will feel really hungry at the end of the day. This will then make you choose oily calorie filled meals such as fried potato chips, sabudana vadas, sabudana khichadi and what not. Remember, just because you are fasting you cannot excuse yourself from exercise and for exercise you need energy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2. Healthy items:</span> Every household have a set of food items which are allowed during fasting, so figure out the healthy ones. For example, in my house we can eat cabbage, tomato, spinach, paneer, pumpkin, bottle gourd, sweet potato and potato. SO, that a nice handy list of options and you can create real healthy meals out of these.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3. Know your starches :</span><br /><br />A) <span style="font-weight:bold;">Sweet potato </span>is the best bet because it has a low GI index. You can google calories in a medium size sweet potato (200 -300) and have that with a bowl of curd, crisp cabbage stir fry on the side. This becomes a full meal and it does gives you satisfaction. It takes lot of time to digest a sweet potato so you won't feel hungry after eating it.<br /><br />B)<span style="font-weight:bold;"> Sago or sabudana</span>, well this is pure carbohydrate with really less fibre, it is infact pure starch. I remember, my mom use to use the starch of sago seeds to starch her cotton saree (what lovely days). The thing is if you accompany starch with lots of oil or lots of potatoes it will not only increase you carbs amount it will also shoot your sugar levels.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">So should you give this up</span>, I don't think so. In my experience with Sago, if hubby dear eats it for breakfast he is not hungry for a long time. So, I do use sago during fasts but it is allowed only in breakfast. You can increase the amount of veggies in it and decrease the amount of sago seeds, this increase the volume and a bowl of this will see you through comfortably till lunch.<br /><br />Its a myth that Sago require lots of oil to cook nicely, just use 1- 2 tsp of oil, saute them, cover for two minutes and your sabudana khicadi is ready.<br /><br />Don't have plates full of sabudana khichadi, a bowl is good enough. If you are hungry after 2 hours, chew a fruit (you are fasting aren't you.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfNyIqNOlBF_PC_J2btoKV6XEHFUVHOGm6df26lHm5hqob3N1xSgTl3cr-tOTWG7NDSXn7SwjTMXx-3-NHIeg6BneTocXSlSdRWx24W9iWrh9MDiax2FKnDZkuXoJPBVaFzWbfWmnp1M/s1600/DSCN5261.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfNyIqNOlBF_PC_J2btoKV6XEHFUVHOGm6df26lHm5hqob3N1xSgTl3cr-tOTWG7NDSXn7SwjTMXx-3-NHIeg6BneTocXSlSdRWx24W9iWrh9MDiax2FKnDZkuXoJPBVaFzWbfWmnp1M/s320/DSCN5261.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592055723057076946" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://fatchicgoesslim.blogspot.com/2010/06/sabudana-vadas.html">Grilled Sabudana Vadas</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSeDAKYzCXEUv7Fhnc_weVrbAXocr3-QwNgwzQ7tUR7fPvnZvBolq5PnDdcqQGnXxBGFwaag8qZ-ohT6bFGk2fzMLamGOyKYC6BVzWTdXCrGo7bzyB_DeGXRdH8CAlM-4Cf-45WM8hQU/s320/DSCN2756.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSeDAKYzCXEUv7Fhnc_weVrbAXocr3-QwNgwzQ7tUR7fPvnZvBolq5PnDdcqQGnXxBGFwaag8qZ-ohT6bFGk2fzMLamGOyKYC6BVzWTdXCrGo7bzyB_DeGXRdH8CAlM-4Cf-45WM8hQU/s320/DSCN2756.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">C) Flours :</span>If sabudana was not enough starch, enters the flours that can be eaten during these days, sinhgada (water chestnut), kotu and rajgirah. Moreover, its very difficult to knead the dough unless you make use of potato or arbi (taro root). Usually, puri or paratha's are made out of this (and I love them). So what should you do, use arabi (taro roots) and little curd to knead the dough instead of using lots of potato to knead it. Grill them like a roti and have it with a low calorie sabji. @ of these roties with a sabji will make a meal of<br />300 -400 calories which is good enough.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">D) Potatoes:</span> Its used in most dishes during the fasting days. I have seen people eating lots of potatoes during these days, they eat fried pottao chips and boiled potato. You can take a medium potato and divide it into 2-3 pieces use one piece for your one meal dish, so if you are making sabudana khichadi, you will use only one part of this potato, for sabji you can use the second part and so on. Cut the potato very finally so that you get the taste in small amount.This way you get the taste and you need not eat one whole potato at a time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDwYkf8pa7D78_qNJUmWvEPGv1SKqiJSGEM-xikzipWfuxTKbSgikbeOsyiu39zjMowzt31WJM96toRif4zzNjKnbJE08LylC4VmhySJ3vt7wzyMwFvk8jybtICS1UssDjv1-gZklx4M/s1600/DSCN5281.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDwYkf8pa7D78_qNJUmWvEPGv1SKqiJSGEM-xikzipWfuxTKbSgikbeOsyiu39zjMowzt31WJM96toRif4zzNjKnbJE08LylC4VmhySJ3vt7wzyMwFvk8jybtICS1UssDjv1-gZklx4M/s320/DSCN5281.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592046788718851506" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4. Yes you can make soups:</span> You just need to pressure cook the tomatoes, grind them and cook them as we make our regular tomato soup but to thicken it use Makhana. Take a fist of Makhana and grind it to a powder and mix into this soup, you can also use finely chopped panner pieces. It becomes a small less calorie meal.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnhryPaYe2jDdqH5YMEtWDsRuolxIyY25G_HmyySs2zxoiXrtWqNV-aq_PhJ5MD5-_4Jm6VUENiOqmBk6OW4Ez9rFuYod1_w3nCf9mQGaNdhf63TIxWJgvtyt0-pmcAdMcxvQPBfgtGY/s1600/DSCN4111.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnhryPaYe2jDdqH5YMEtWDsRuolxIyY25G_HmyySs2zxoiXrtWqNV-aq_PhJ5MD5-_4Jm6VUENiOqmBk6OW4Ez9rFuYod1_w3nCf9mQGaNdhf63TIxWJgvtyt0-pmcAdMcxvQPBfgtGY/s1600/DSCN4111.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />You can do the same thing with Pumkin soup (No one is stopping you.)<br /><br />Include these low calorie soups in your meals to fill your stomach.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5. Snack</span> - Don't snack on roasted peanuts. You can have a small fistful only once a day. Snack on fruits and during teatime you can have roasted makhanas.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Sabjies that you can make</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. Paneer bhurji</span> with tomato OR mashed spinach paneer tastes great with roties.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2. Pumpkin sabji</span> - This is one healthy vegetable which will do you good,<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3. Cabbage</span> - A stir fried cabbage is always a good side dish. One quick dish is to make tomato and cabbage and have it on sides with your sabudana (I know it sounds strange but tastes nice), this guarantees a full stomach with less sago. <a href="http://fatchicgoesslim.blogspot.com/2010/10/navratri-special-salad.html">Cabbage Potato Salad is a complete low cal meal</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IkKp2DX0HrTFF6CWeilfrWx_75lRbhhXPgwGAPuWWg_K4tVwWCKkTh4bztEzdjmD5OnxgIHZdOvNH7HZKcN8EbdD4glukxPwSzQ0F1knTj8PH1UhS-Yp7jsWnwNGLudZa_L15oD6tEA/s1600/DSCN4095.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 448px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IkKp2DX0HrTFF6CWeilfrWx_75lRbhhXPgwGAPuWWg_K4tVwWCKkTh4bztEzdjmD5OnxgIHZdOvNH7HZKcN8EbdD4glukxPwSzQ0F1knTj8PH1UhS-Yp7jsWnwNGLudZa_L15oD6tEA/s1600/DSCN4095.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4. Raita </span>- Bottle gourd raita and pumpkin raita.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><br />5. Small mini meals</span> - If you have an urge to eat something and which could be your mini meal the sweet potatoes are really a good option. You can make sweet potato pancakes or <a href="http://fatchicgoesslim.blogspot.com/2010/06/sweet-potato-nests.html">sweet potato nests</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJlEZwq_FklpjnMQzpl-3uEiONWI8FPbgazhHcozeR_lmb_BPNxGrYEpRWT9sdSDpRoeImoSm0faFvzfrdcrPAyf1Z8E7-mwGqgnaad-6UxnUvu-Yeh342a5k3vomVhZSF3LGyE3sLCs/s1600/DSCN5291.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJlEZwq_FklpjnMQzpl-3uEiONWI8FPbgazhHcozeR_lmb_BPNxGrYEpRWT9sdSDpRoeImoSm0faFvzfrdcrPAyf1Z8E7-mwGqgnaad-6UxnUvu-Yeh342a5k3vomVhZSF3LGyE3sLCs/s320/DSCN5291.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592046795093521714" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG3zKvno35k5hkyW0pw1HkOU-OTOYdxDPyfL8__nLD4mIQOLSw8wsvRIRDB9cHri4qx2eHljr5XcOQtDYJsyikj2ySRdy9nHFlPAS_5169cnFQKW02pI89bQvLm92-GFsodZbFWqb1Uc/s1600/DSCN2626.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG3zKvno35k5hkyW0pw1HkOU-OTOYdxDPyfL8__nLD4mIQOLSw8wsvRIRDB9cHri4qx2eHljr5XcOQtDYJsyikj2ySRdy9nHFlPAS_5169cnFQKW02pI89bQvLm92-GFsodZbFWqb1Uc/s1600/DSCN2626.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Be regular with your exercise. If you lose weight then very good and if you maintain your weight still pat your back, you did absolutely fine.<br /><br />There is no need to struggle with your hunger during fasting. A small amount of starch will not give you withdrawal symptoms and most of the day you can have veggies and fruits.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Happy Fasting.</span>Fat Chic Goes Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473510772609189434noreply@blogger.com12