My Diet Plan

A POLITE DISCLAIMER

I am not a Medical practitioner or a certified Nutritionist. However Nutrition and Food have been my passion for many years, which has been backed by training and certification in Nutrition and Culinary Arts from “Cordon Bleu” and “At- Sunrice, The Global Chef Academy”, respectively.

As many of you know that I have been following a comprehensive plan that has empowered and enabled me to transform my body and mind positively. On the many requests I have received after friends have noticed this visual transformation; hence I am taking liberty of sharing my diet plan below.

You might want to consult your physician and trainer before following up on this lifestyle plan. More so for people who are suffering from diabetes, high/low B.P or any other underlying medical and physical issues.

ON WAKING

• Meditate for 5-10 mins or as long as you can.
• Follow it up with a healthy/ immunity building cocktail which is:
  Mix the following in a cup of boiled & cooled ginger water and sip it slowly.
  Organic & pure turmeric powder – ½ tsp
  Black pepper crushed or powdered – a small pinch
  Coconut oil – 1 tsp
  ¼ tsp honey
  Lemon juice – 2 tsp
  Apple cider vinegar( with the mother)- 2 tsp
• Post the healthy turmeric concoction one is required to eat one Elaichi banana (Yelakki).
• After the banana one is recommended to wait for a minimum of 15 minutes before consuming your morning coffee or tea. Don’t add more than 1 tablespoon of milk, which is only if you are wanting to add milk. NO SUGAR OR SUGAR FREE to be added.

20 MINUTES AFTER

• Workout – For minimum 40 mins
• I would highly recommend Weight- Training at least twice a week
• Alternate it with a good Cardio programme.
• Workout should be at least five days a week
• Be mindful of your age and current level of fitness before engaging with any form of exercise. Do what works for you but sitting on a machine that vibrates is not considered exercise “wink”

POST WORKOUT

For breakfast one big glass of Smoothie (sharing links of a few recipes below.

• You can mix and match according to your taste, however no more than two fruits at a time.
• Nuts and dried fruits should always be soaked overnight and NO SUGAR, HONEY OR ANY OTHER SWEETENER should be added- the fruits make the smoothie sweet enough.
• Make your smoothies with almond milk/ coconut milk/yogurt
• But NOT WITH REGULAR MILK.

MID MORNING

A small glass of any of the following:

• ABC- Apple Beetroot Carrot juice
• Green veggies juice
• Buttermilk(chaas)
• Coconut water

LUNCH

Whatever you like but in limited portions-

• Not more than 2 chapatis or a slice of bread (experiment with different healthy flours available. They taste great or 1 small bowl of brown rice of choice.
• The rest of the plate should not be more than a salad, 1 small bowl each of veggies and chicken/mutton/ fish/prawns/paneer/tofu.

Sharing some healthy recipe options here-

EARLY EVENING

• One small glass of Vegetable juice of choice/ buttermilk. No fruit to be eaten or added in the juice.

After 30 mins interval you are required to Walk/Yoga/Dance (or any other light form of exercise) for minimum 40 mins

DINNER

• Soup of your choice (you may have upto two bowls of the same soup if you like

Sharing links to a few of my soup recipes. Make your soups as filling as you like, just without the addition of any grain. 

IMPORTANT POINTERS

1. The key to make anything achievable, whether it is a diet, a fitness goal or success in career, is to be focussed. Nothing happens overnight, but if you put your heart and soul to it, it may happen sooner than expected.
2. Please try and sleep early. Later you sleep, the hungrier you get. Earlier you wake up, more work can be achieved in a day.
3. Never starve yourself; at any point in the day if you get hunger pangs, feel free to have a fistful of unsalted nuts of choice, roasted chanas or a small portion of salad/sprouts.
4. Sleep for a minimum of 7-8 hours every night. If you cannot manage that, try and take a power nap in the day, but for not more than 30 minutes
5. Drink a minimum of 7-8 glasses of water through the day. What works for me is keeping a bottle of water right next to me all the time so I can keep sipping without forgetting.
6. Believe in yourself and enjoy the journey!