Tale of the Undead Scales

The Weigh In :
I have been dreading this moment for quite sometime now. I have put off this weigh-in citing a number of serious life altering issues like uh, it being a wednesday, hairy legs, (excess hair does add to the number ladies, dontyathink ?) PMS, position of the planets and so on. But this time, there was no escape. I was surrounded by a ghastly set of BFFs who had made it their life's mission to ensure that I stepped on the scale that day, hairy legs and all.In front of me sat a brand new camry weighing scale, mocking me and challenging me to get on it. I knew its bravado would not last one moment after I step on it. Just wait till I get on ya..

I was thinking through different plots and reasons as to why I shouldnt be stepping on the scale. What? did you say "Excuses"? I say "reasons", potatos potahtoes, whatever!! Suddenly it was Time. I finally decided to take the plunge, Its not like I had a choice. With my BFFs cheering me on, I took a deep breath and stepped on the scale.It creaked, moaned and spluttered, pleading me to get off. It's display suddenly went crazy flashing all numbers at once. I knew it, I was right all along. The scale was having a core meltdown !! I just killed a brand new, ready for life - scale on its very first assignment. But wait, hold on it may not be over yet. It managed a loud groan and and lo 3 secs later a horrifying number flashed on the display.
                                                                  109 Kgs

Before I could completely comprehend or make sense of the number, the scale which was about to calculate my body fat % threw up an error "Err - h". I tried stepping on the scale two more times but to no effect. It still showed the same error message. Hey there may be hope after all, the scale may be faulty!! All is not lost. I think the guy at the sports shop sold me a faulty scale. Just to be a hundred percent sure, I asked my BFFs to test the scales for me. And lo behold, BFF1: 65 kilos, % 26 body fat. BFF2: 55 kilos and 21% body fat percentage. purrfect! The problem was not my scale, It was me. According to the manual, "Err - H" = The computed body fat% rate is above the upper limit of the scale. Dumbfounded!!

So here I am today, weighing more than 1/10 of a tonne with a body fat % that the scale refuses to acknowledge. And to make matters more easy, I have been diagnosed with Poly Cystic Ovarian syndrome, Hypothyroidism (Hashimoto thyrodism), Migranes, Irritable Bowel syndrome to list a few.
How and when did this happen? How on earth did I end up here? How could I abuse my body this much? Why didnt I intervene when things were more mangeable? I now have a whopping 46 kilos/101 lbs to lose, work out an hour daily, eat healthy, work 12 hrs a day, volunteer, prepare for my GMAT exams, write my essays, get into b-school, study hard, find a job, travel, date, entertain, find love, get married, have lots of babies and live happily ever after, all in the next few years. Phew !!
I know exactly what I need to get all this done. An extra strong Martini and make that dirty !!

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My Love Story..

A Broken Engagement, loads of drama, 100 Lindt extra dark chocolates and 40 pounds later, I have decided to chase my dreams once again.

Being 28 and unmarried isnt easy , specially if you are an Indian girl. Even more so if you are surrounded by well meaning, yet ghastly relatives who seem to make it their life's purpose to see you married off to a well settled, well behaved(What the!!), Tee-totaller(Holly Crap!!) IT engineer son/nephew/friend/neighbour just back from the US of A.

On the other hand, I am NOT an IT engineer. I am a very well misbehaved, at times tipsy (tee-hee)and definitely not matrimonially inclined (specially the arranged kind) 28 yr old girl. Overall not your quintessential Indian girl. Yup!! You guessed it right. Another bollywood potboiler in the making.

Inspite of clearly stating my intentions of studying further, my dearest, excessively dramatic Dad convinced me to meet "eligible candidate" on "pseudo dates" with "family included" to decided on a suitable life partner. After quite a few embarassing, bordering on disasterous sessions of serving chai (lessons learnt: Do not spill tea on the groom's mother, doesn't bode well for a long term relationship) and samosas, we (me not withstanding) finally agreed upon a guy. (Yes!! I am straight, in case I got you wondering otherwise) One I would like to call Mr Teetotaller. Mr T and I got an hour to talk and decide if we we could live together peacefully in holy matrimony for the next oh so painful years. I broke it to him, not so gently, of my intentions of studying further. Surprisingly Mr T nodded his head enthusuiastically, which I assumed was in full support of my intentions. Well !! Thats that. Congratulations were in order. I was soon to become Mrs T. Of course, I was yet to tell him of the healthy relationship I shared with Mr Gray Goose ;-) Well !! maybe some other time.
Engagement preperations were in full swing. Two days before the bethrotal ceremony, Mr T and his family decided that a little payment was due to them in the form of a dowry, in view of their superior financial status vis a vis our middle class one. Needless to say, I was not comfortable being bartered for a few lakhs of Rupees.The engagement was called off citing financial incompatiability(me rich - you poor syndrome). Or my take on it ( You a Jack A$$ - me better off syndrome.)

My family was heartbroken, specially my dramatic dad, who was more dramatic then normal. Well, All I can say is good riddance!! Now I can begin my love affair with life again!!

Here is to a new beginning !!

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Grilled Sea Bass with Mango Salsa

The meals that I post here have become a regular part of my new and improved life style. This one is a 350 calorie lunch/dinner recipe. I like to balance my meal with protein, carbs and essential fats, though I tend to lean more towards lean protein. That was truly unintentional. Lean towards lean, get it ?? Ok, not very funny. Now on to the recipe.

Grilled Sea Bass with Mango salsa:

 

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