Taking Steps Towards a Healthier Sikh Lifestyle


Delayed Post
July 12, 2008, 11:32 pm
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Hello all!

sorry about us laggin on the posts but we havent forgotten about the plan, or our sareers ! i’ve continued with running/walkin to the gym in the super-hot-unhealthy weather hitting 109 degrees F, lol. A tip for anyone who decides to run such high temperatures…DONT RUN! lol trust me with the heat and the haze from the fires n all, i wasnt able to run more than 100yards and felt like i was gonna collapsed, so i power walked the rest. Skipped walking on friday and drove to the gym cuz it was too hot but walked today so its all good!

See you guys sooon!

Amarpal



very very sick
July 8, 2008, 11:46 pm
Filed under: Jasjit

I’m sorry everyone, I have been very very sick for the last few days, It has caused me to drink lots of water and gatorade, I have done light cardio to sweat out the fever, I should be up and running in a day or 2, so I shall see you then.

 

Jasjit Singh Dhanoa



and the quest continues..[Week 2]
July 8, 2008, 1:31 am
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SSA to all!

Its been a few days since the last post, but i wont disappoint you :) Since i skipped the fourth, i Worked out thru the weekend Saturday and Sunday!!

Started the week off good with today’s workout which consisted of chest, triceps, back, and abs! Ran to the gym as usual but this time i got my gym partner to run with me (Pali) and his brother (Jinder who gave up too soon!) which was good cuz that means all three of us are helping save the world! so the polar bears can play in the snow for little more time woo hoo!

the workout was good, my bench went up to 165lbs, soon enough im hoping to get back up to 195..did a few new variations of triceps exercises ..we’ll be posting tips n excercises soon so stay tuned for that.

a quick shoutout to my buddy sharankull aka the earth loving green hippie! thanks for tuning in! ;)

thanks

Amarpal



Ok, Ok
July 8, 2008, 1:18 am
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So tomorrow is a new day.

But I did well with the diet today!

Spinach salad, plums, pasta, milk, vegetarian chili and OJ!
And I went to the opthamologist…my vision improved!

Doctors appt. tomorrow, we’ll see what happens. First time I’m seeing a doctor in the Bay. He’s Punjabi, so that’s cool.



Independence Day…[The weekend]
July 5, 2008, 11:08 pm
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Kidda folks!

Happy belated 4th of july to everyone! i took a day off yesterday in observance of the holiday, and the fact that the gym closed at 4pm which is 2 hours before my scheduled time. AnnywhO today was “legs day” ooh yeaa, was a great work out even tho i hadn’t had much to eat so i was a bit drained after my run going into the workout. Ended it well sat in the sauna for 25mins, to help burn off that babyfat lol, then i had to walk home because my legs were so dead i started to run but couldn’t continue so i decided to take a fast paced walk home while i enjoyed the beautiful california sunset :)

I dont think I will be working out tomorrow, planing on studying for my midterm for monday, but we’ll see what tomorrow holds.

see ya,

amarpal



School’s First!
July 4, 2008, 12:07 am
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Sup Errrbody,

So today marked day 2, but today I had a test in my Bio class. I couldn’t ride my bike to class or back and then proceeded to drive out of Riverside back to Fresno. I did manage to do some intense cardio I was sweating pretty hard so I definitely got some work done there.

As for diet I only had water for breakfast (I’M SORRY) I will get on top of that soon enough, Lunch was a low fat f burrito, not the best idea but I drank some Gatorade. For dinner I had some Chinese food with BROWN rice (Don’t eat white rice) and drank some water. It’s a day with the girlfriend so food was eaten late and all those other bad things.

I will however be waking up at 8 am tomorrow and running in the morning to burn off today’s fat! ha ha

Once I get back to Fresno I will continue cardio and exercise and then Saturday and Sunday will probably be off as it is 4th of July weekend and all.

Update you tomorrow!!!

Jasjit



Sad News
July 3, 2008, 11:22 pm
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Sat Sri Akal, My Most Understanding Transnational Diaspora,

One of my summer school classes wrapped up today and I had to come home (to Sacramento) quickly, so I could not go to the gym. I jogged for about 20 minutes around my neighborhood and that was about it. Don’t expect anything out of me this weekend exercise wise, I am home!

In other news, the letter writing process for the Green Gurudwara has commenced, we’re just waiting on the Punjabi translation and we’ll be set to go!

Yours,

Ashveer



Stickin to it [Day 2 ...]
July 3, 2008, 11:19 pm
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Hey folks, how ya dooin?

Today was day 2 of “Taking steps toward a healthier Sikh lifestyle” its good hard work thats paying off, slowly but surely. I ran to the gym as planned and workout out day 2 of the routine which consisted of arms, shoulders, back, and stomach. I hit all the intended areas but concentrated on definition training for biceps and deltoids, which has really got me pooped. a great work out for today. im contemplating if i should go tomorrow, its the 4th, and the gym closes at 4pm i usually work out around 6:30ish. so we’ll see if i get up in the morning ill go if not ill take a day off. im plannin on working out at least 6 days a week.

the bad part about today’s Plan was that i didn’t run/walk home, i got a ride with my gym partner, i was just too tired to run back tonight, i had arrived at the gym at 730, i was an hour late, and finished up around 9pm and was too tired to run home, my partner had agreed to walk with my but then he remembered he drove there so that wasn’t going to happen. But anywho i’ll continue wit my running the next day i work out, that being either tomorrow or saturday.

thanks!

amarpal



Jasjit’s first real attempt
July 3, 2008, 7:40 am
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wassup guys and gals,

So today it all begun, though I didn’t follow my plan perfectly but here is what I did complete.

I woke up and walked on full incline on lap 1, jogged lap 2, and ran lap 3 when suddenly the treadmill stopped working! but oh well it was an energetic start to the day.

On Mondays and Wednesday I have Art class so I can’t ride my bike to class, so I drove, but I plan on walking on Mondays and Wednesdays instead now.

I forgot to eat a breakfast meal! and just drank some Orange Juice and for Lunch I had a sandwhich (Lettuce, Tomatoes, Onions, cheese, and 4 slices of Smoked Turkey) and some orange juice

I had an early dinner (6 Pm) and ate the same thing along with some mixed vegetables and orange juice

I went about my day schooling it up, and eventually needing to study rode my bike 1.5 miles (I’m guessing) to Starbucks (I’m guilty of drinking a Starbucks passion fruit ice tea lemonade), the hardest part was riding back up the hill (HAD TO WALK AT ONE PART! SUCH A STEEP HILL)

I’m tired, I’m studying, I showered…

Day 1 wasn’t even perfectly executed and it was still hard =(

 



Amarpal’s mind blowing start!

Hey Kidaa! Mic check…hello, testingg?

Hanji….Today was my first official day working under oath..lol it was great, I woke up feeling great from yesterdays jog and enjoyed most of the day thru school and all :( then came time for the 1.3 mile journey both ways uphill in snow all the way to the gym GB3! i had a running partner today, my cousin is down from michigan so we ran together. Once i arrived at the gym a little outta breath, alittle scared, alittle feelin great cuz i saved the world!…we started the work out plan…

Today was Chest, back, stomach, triceps day! had a great work out pushed my max up a bit :) feelin great about that…but ended up skipping stomach so i could run the same distance back home home in time for roti :( ill pay for it tomoorow, promise. Running back home was sweet taking in the smooth sunset of fresno while the sky turned shades of pink and purple…mind the fact that there was plenty of smoke from the fires :( but yet its okay as long as i wasnt driving home from the gym. Oh yea i also got chased by a dog, it had a mean bark! got scared at first but then when i turned around, haha, it was a measly chihuahua ( i duno about the spelling) but yea made it hope had some roti wit daal n gobi di sabji..mmm, which concluded my 5th meal of the day.

i hope i can keep this up, along wit ashveer and jasjit! :)
changa fer, tune in next time …meaning tomorrow :) till then Rab Rakha and gnite bye

i love you,

amarpal