Things I learned from my Fitness Journey!

It's been close to a year since I started my fitness journey. I started it to basically lose extra skin. Also, around that time I was running as well, so needed to train to get stronger with that.

Fitness is an explorative journey, when done purposefully, you get better at every step of the way. So give it time. Challenge your body, treat it with respect, love it, embrace it and you'll see how it amazes you in ways you never thought possible.

Do it for your mind & body, and it will definitely thank you.

1. Find out the kind of workout that works for you AND you thoroughly enjoy doing - yoga, Zumba, weight lifting, Pilates, HIIT,  cross fit, a mix of all, whatever it is that suits you. It should be something that gets you eager to get out of bed and do it with a smile on your face. The intent always is body mobility

2. Work on your form. It may take time when you're just beginning or new to a workout, but from there you only keep getting better and better at it. If you try rushing with a form or do it incorrectly, you're at a risk of injuring yourself. Workout in front of a mirror or ask a person who knows the form well, or as always, you can always YouTube it.

3. Charged up - You're a lot more energized to tackle the entire day, and with proper nutrition, you're just unstoppable.

4. One Day at Time - A push-up or a burpee for instance. You just have to keep trying till you get the form right and slowly increase the reps. You get stronger every time you increase 5 reps. Don't believe me? Try it! :)

3. Warm-ups and cool-downs are important. Your body is a machine, and it needs to prepare for a kickass workout

4. You learn to push yourself beyond the boundaries that you created for yourself. I did. And I'm not the person who I was anymore. I have learned to go beyond my comfort zone and learned to challenge myself and get better at things - be it workouts or anything in life in general.

5. FOOD IS YOUR BEST FRIEND. The moment I realized the importance of this, I started loving and devouring food immensely. Know how you know? Because you start feeling it. 

6. Progress - I have come to believe that progress is measured by how you feel. 

7. Surprise your body. I'm someone who needs things to be different every day.  So depending on what I feel at the time of workout, I do it. This is how I learned to get in tune with my body. Variety is GREAT! :D

8. Workout because you love your body. Because you want to stronger, quicker, lengthier & more flexible and see what it can do if you don't set boundaries for yourself.

9. Embracing the journey. You get better everyday. There are highs and lows all the time. Accept your low days, because you did try that day, and embrace your high days because you know you earned it. Each day you may cross a milestone at different things like maybe you did burpees for 1 minute without stopping or 20 push-ups without stopping.

10. Hydrate. This is most important as sometimes people make the mistake of not drinking enough water while working out. This could cause dizziness. Don't wreck your body. There's no need to gulp down the hydration, but little sips at a time would prove really beneficial.

11. Challenge yourself. Push yourself a little more everyday. Wake up five minutes earlier than you usually do, do those 5 extra push-ups, plank for 10 extra seconds, wake up as soon as your alarm rings without letting your mind give you a reason to stay in bed. Trick your brain. Be louder than that voice in your head that says you're comfortable right now. You grow beyond that threshold of your comfort zone.

12. Just one word - Balanced Diet - Colourful, fresh, local and in-season fruits and veggies

13. Do the workout you hate the most! Chances are you hate it because it's difficult. But once you start investing your time into it, you slowly start to love it! And your receive the works - you get better at it, you get even stronger, and you're up for new challenges. That's how I now love burpees and challenge myself with the variations, the reps, etc.

14. Celebrate everyday just because! :)

Healthy looks different on different bodies. I have learned to workout for the way it makes me feel and the unstoppable energy I get out of it. 

Consistency is the key. The most important thing I had to take up here was discipline. It was purely based on trial and error. So although it was a physical journey, it was more a mental one. I got to know myself so much more. The experience has been immensely rewarding, even to date. 

Fitness is a lifestyle, a long-term deal. Everyone is at their own stage and pace, so you can't really compare two different journeys. If you're looking for a sign to begin this journey of an overall health and self-awareness, this is it. You got this! 

Bad Day?

'Breathe. It's just a bad day, not a bad life.' - Johnny Depp

Some days are just not your days. Things don't go according to your plan, or maybe you weren't able to make the day as productive as you thought you would. But it is during those days, that it's really important to remember to not lose hope, and not lose faith. Even the teeniest tiniest thought or word of motivation will push you to do wonders.

Things go wrong sometimes, or all the time even. But it is in your hands to turn those very things around. You are under no obligation to remain the same person you were five minutes ago. Grow through the day. Grow through days. And when you look back, you'll be astonished to see how far you have come.

Whenever you're frustrated, don't ever hesitate to take a 'Time - Out' to just breathe. You'll be amazed how much calmer you will be, and how your thoughts somehow reorganize itself and you'll be able to think straight and focus.

Your mind can do wonders. If you're able to think otherwise to make the things go another way around, you can definitely think positively and work miracles instead. Never back down.

A movie called 'Sing' had this amazing quote that will stick with me forever - 'When you have hit rock bottom, there is only one way to go, which is UP!!'

Be your own inspiration. Motivate your own damn self. And when you have made yourself proud, don't forget to applaud for yourself and pat your own back. You've earned that cookie! Giving up is NEVER an option.

Go today. Kick Ass! :)

The Little Quirks

Quirks are particular aspects  of a person's character or behaviour. It's those traits about someone I personally find adorable. It's the smallest of things. But that's what makes the person. Here's a list of mine -

My food combinations may sound really gross to a lot of people. But I LOVE IT! -

No matter how gross it sounds, I really LOVE pineapple on my pizza; of course with other toppings and it's a match made in heaven.

I love ketchup, BBQ sauce, Ching's Schezwan chutney with anything and everything till I'm bored. Then I'll move over to something else.

I don't have a particular favourite dish, but dishes with cheese in/on them is a WIN for me.

I eat all vegetables - you name it and I do, (all mothers' dream kid - yup that's me) some kind of boasting here


I befriend floofies more easily than I do humans.


Oil champis are my weakness, and if done right i would probably even melt.


I count the cash received from the ATM!


I prefer public transport like buses, trains and trams more to cabs or personal vehicles, here in Bombay (here it's a nuisance considering the lack of space on the roads) or anywhere outside. It gives a glimpse into the lives of the locals of the place. And when it comes to the public transport in Bombay, it's the BEST! (pun intended)


I absolutely love to read, but not the e-book kind. The books of the pages I physically turn, so I can close the book and my eyes (so much drama) when I'm feeling the betrayal, or the sadness or the happiness alike. I love connecting to the story in the book. Oh and the smell of books! <3


Speaking of books, my book marks can range from anything fancy that I bought or DIY'd to a used plane/train/tram/bus ticket or just a tiny piece of paper. Yup, I'm open like that.


Getting high on the smell of petrol!


I'm a grammar Nazi. And no matter how much other people may hate it, or one day karma may come bite me on the bum, I'm still going to do it. *sigh*


I need to add the numbers on the number plate behind the car. To this day, I do not know why.


I like things neat. Well, I'm not so obsessive, but I do not like disorder either. Decluttering is the way to go, it feels like it gives me some kind of a clarity to my thought processes.


I need to be early to things. Earlier than early. If something is scheduled at 7, I'll probably be there by 6.30, you know, just in case.


I am open to all kinds of music and don't restrict myself to specific genres/languages. If I really like a song, I'm go to listen to it irrespective.


I get distracted too easily, and need to do all things at once until I'm lost and don't remember what i wanted to do to begin with.


Writing things down and doing them, gives me a sense of accomplishment. I love bullet lists and planners! =)


I draw way too many hearts and smileys.


I love palm trees, starry nights, early mornings, dawn, baby blue skies, sunrise and sunsets, flowers, anything that has pineapple & coconut in them, home made ghee, peaches, peanut butter, piercings, KPop, watercolors, pencil sketches of cities and applying glue on the hand, and peeling it off after it's all dried up.


Last minute submissions give me anxiety. I see to it that it's ready a few hours before the deadline or an entire day beforehand.


These make me. How about you? What are your quirks? Would LOVE to read them! =)