
Shopping
I have decided that once my project 8 X 8 becomes 4 X 8, i.e. I have lost 4 out of 8 pounds that I am supposed to, I am going to award myself (read: make my husband award me) a motivational prize. That is - this cute-little-workout shorts from Roxy! I have been eyeing them (by going to roxy.com everyday) for last 14 days (2 weeks don't have same the effect as 14 days :P), but thought they were a tad-bit expensive ($48) for a mere shorts, which I am going to use to sweat-in! But, hey! you can't put a prize on motivation now, right? *wicked.smile* P.S. Nobody (and I mean nobody) should wear them with flabby legs. That will really be a crime! Yes, really!
Life
Food

I experimented with this delicious and juicy salad I had read about somewhere. It has watermelon, feta cheese and a fresh home-made dressing. Firstly, I cut the melon and cheese in thin triangular slices and placed them on top of each other, consecutively. Then prepared the dressing with olive oil, white-wine vinegar, lemon juice, finely chopped shallots, serrano chillies, and salt. Let it chill until time to serve. It tastes divine and is really filling too. Promise!
Movies & Fashion
Today afternoon, while making the delicious salad and nibbling on watermelon, I also saw a biopic on Coco Chanel (multi-tasking, you see!). What a woman she was, and a strong one at that! My God, she was a real visionary in her field. Even people who are not 'fashion conscious' can appreciate her business-sense and her tough-resilient spirit. She was an illegitimate daughter of a nomadic peddler, raised in an orphanage, who became a legend and a multimillionaire (of course!). Her story is almost like a fairly tale of rising from the French gutter to French Couture. Girl-Power!
Week 2 | Day 12 | 28th August 2009
keep it up tanvi- you're an inspiration!
ReplyDeletePlease model your cute shorts 4 hubby. Am sure he will then award you another pair too :-)
ReplyDeleteMy fellow readers that is an actual picture of the salad that I ate today...
ReplyDeleteIsn't it mouthwatering ??
....and needless I say that it was divine ! OOO-SUM!
Wat a colofull yummy salad! i lov melons.Keep it up.Feel like joining u ppl for meals):
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed reading this one too and finally managed to write in my feedback..truly inspirational..im loving you spirit and its wonderful to see Ashish too being so active with it :-)
ReplyDeleteRecipe 1 noted, i shall try!!:-))
Muah!!!
Okay why don't you reward your avid followers of a photo with you in your shorts at 4 x 8? :-) Some real inspiration :-)
ReplyDeleteCoco rocks (both chanel and puffs!). Where did you see the biopic?
By the way, are there any supplements that aid in burning/breaking down fat or speeding metabolism that you came across?
The salad looks yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe ;-)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ani... give us some REAL inspiration, do model for us in your cutie ROXY shorts... :-)
Sharan - Thank you babes! You are a doll :o)
ReplyDeleteMeetu D - Hehe ... You know that's not how it works with him :P
Husband - I am glad you are liking me experiments. More ideas for our future ventures ;)
Mom - You are welcome to join us, anytime!
Megha - Thanks, yaar! Yes, Ashish is also takin very active interest. It's a lifestyle change for us.
Ani - I shall think about it ;) If I look fit enough I shall 'may be' inspire you ... heheh
I saw the Biopic on DVD. It's called Coco Chanel.
I will tell about the supplements soon. Yes there are things which are 'healthy' and you can use.
Nandini - You are welcome! Cooking is therapeutic to me. Try it and let me know what you thought!? And I will think about modeling ... heheh ... It might not seem obvious but I am a little shy (sometimes) :P
Both ? !
ReplyDeleteKoyna - :o) Hmm! Have you seen those Skinny French women who wear Chanel? I doubt they eat coco puffs :P
ReplyDeleteYou know they might be having really good metabolisms! I know a whole load of people who remain skinny bitches even after hogging on macdonalds forever!
ReplyDeleteKoyna, you make a good point! But that's where I draw the line. Just becoz they are skinny doesn't mean they are fit. Skinny fit is more like what I am going for :o)
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