Getting Fit With Cakes

Hii This is Harshada. My blog is a weight loss journey of an aspiring pastry chef! On my journey of becoming a FIT pastry chef and balance this weird combination of  "Weight Loss" and "Cakes" and trying to learn and practice real meaning of "Happiness comes from within!" with the help of Law of attraction and Principles of life! Pursuing the non-traditional way of weight loss to have a well balanced life! Carving my own path on this journey of wellness by listening to my own HEART!   Here's the blog - Getting Fit With Cakes Follow me on Instagram

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Rujuta Diwekar Fitness Project 2018 Week 10 Guideline - Have sherbets and other traditional summer drinks through the day. Started from 11th September 2018 Now, I know that it was Summertime when this guideline came out but I can still apply it to this rainy season. The choices that Rujuta Diwekar has given are all my favorite. Even in this season I occasionally go for Nimbupani, Kokum sharbat but I'm more focused on Kulith(horse gram) for this rainy season. I'm yet to have it as a drink but I do have it with my rice. Being a Konkani, I've been eating it since I can remember and I've always loved it. Apart from Kulith, I often have Nachani(Ragi) kheer as well. I guess we can never run of traditional drinks in any season😉 #rdfitnessproject2018 #rujutadiwekar #fit #fitness #traditionaldrinks #healthyfood #healthyhabits #healthydrinks #lifehacks #horsegram #kulithachepithale #ragi #nachani #wholegrains #desifood #indianfoodwisdom #food https://www.instagram.com/p/BoB3D2qA61S/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mhvg8m87y2nm

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Rujuta Diwekar Fitness Project 2018 Week 9 Guideline - Practice Suryanamskar daily. Boy, I never thought I would ever have a difficulty performing Suryanamaskar but I am facing a huge difficulty. It shocked me a little as I used to perform 40 Suryanamaskar at a time. Of course, now that story goes like " once upon a time"! haha! In the process of tackling this problem, I noticed that Suryanamskar is nothing but a combo of different individual Asanas. So I've decided to focus on each of those asanas. By practicing those asanas with proper form and technique, in a way, I'll be performing Suryanamskar itself. Let's see how it goes! #rdfitnessproject2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/BnoOF00D2wC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qxckmtxy25jj

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Rujuta Diwekar Fitness Project 2018 Week 7 Guideline - Eat dal rice for dinner. Started from 21st August 2018 This week's guideline is my favorite and was the easiest one as I already have a habit of eating dal rice for dinner. To tell you the truth when it comes to dinner, rice is a must for me otherwise I don't feel full and content. There has been only one change in this routine of eating dal rice for dinner since I started this fitness project - Ghee with dal rice which I avoided for years. That's ok... der aaye durust aaye! hahaha Rice is easy to digest, it improves sleep quality, helps smooth digestion, amazing for skin and hair, a good source of Vitamin B1, B3 which makes it good for nerves, heart and helps reduce inflammation and bloating and much more. Finally, as Rujuta said- Everyone can eat rice. We Indians eat rice with dal, ghee which makes the meal low on the glycemic index so there is a steady blood sugar response. That's why it's perfectly fine for anyone with diabetes, heart disease or any other disease, for pregnant women, for young or old, active and sedentary, thin and obese. #rujutadiwekar #rdfitnessproject2018 #rujutadiwekarinspired #fit #fitnesschallenge #insulinresistance #obesity #diabetes #type2diabetes #acanthosisnigricans #healthyeating #healthyhabits #food #foodie #desifood #indianfood #indianfoodwisdom #lowglycemic #ghee #lifehacks #happy #happiness #eatrice #desikhana #dalchawal #weightloss #weightlossblogger #fitnessjourney #loveyourself #loveyourbody https://www.instagram.com/p/BnLiZlegWGs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f69ztdnfy7om

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Rujuta Diwekar Fitness Project 2018 Week 7 Guideline - Eat dal rice for dinner. Started from 21st August 2018 This week's guideline is my favorite and was the easiest one as I already have a habit of eating dal rice for dinner. To tell you the truth when it comes to dinner, rice is a must for me otherwise I don't feel full and content. There has been only one change in this routine of eating dal rice for dinner since I started this fitness project - Ghee with dal rice which I avoided for years. That's ok... der aaye durust aaye! hahaha Rice is easy to digest, it improves sleep quality, helps smooth digestion, amazing for skin and hair, a good source of Vitamin B1, B3 which makes it good for nerves, heart and helps reduce inflammation and bloating and much more. Finally, as Rujuta said- Everyone can eat rice. We Indians eat rice with dal, ghee which makes the meal low on the glycemic index so there is a steady blood sugar response. That's why it's perfectly fine for anyone with diabetes, heart disease or any other disease, for pregnant women, for young or old, active and sedentary, thin and obese. #rujutadiwekar #rice #eatrice #dalchawal #eatricefordinner #type2diabetes #insulinresistance #diabetes #food #foodie #loveyourbody #loveyourself #weightloss #weightlossjourney #weightlossblogger #happy #lifehacks #happiness #rdfitnessproject2018 #fit #fitnesschallenge #fitnessjourney #eat #healthyeating #healthyhabits #ghee #indianfoodwisdom #indianfood #desifood #gharkakhana #nourishyourbody #nutritionist https://www.instagram.com/p/BnJlY_OAGkj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s8lf5y2muh9u

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Today's menu - Jhunaka Bhakar😋 #homemade #gharkakhana #momsfood #jhunakabhakar #tandalachibhakri #bhakari #bhakarilovers #zunaka #desifood #maharastrianfood #marathifood #joyofeating #healthyeating #food #foodie #foodporn #loveyourself #loveyourbody #happiness #happy #lifehacks #makehathkakhana #indianfood #rujutadiwekar #rdfitnessproject2018 (at Mumbai, Maharashtra)

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Start with at least one session of strength training every week. Started from 14th August 2018 Now for strength training, I've decided to go with Resistance Bands as a gym is not an option for me right now. I discovered resistance bands accidentally on youtube when I was having my serious muscles problem by the end of 2017. I started doing my Ph.D(haha )on resistance bands with the help of google and I was amazed to find out how amazingly complete workout they provide. Of course, I know there's no replacement for a gym but when you absolutely have no gym option then resistance bands a better way to start strength training. So, I started working out but I was having a really hard time working out properly. Soon I realized that my body needs to be healed before I can strengthen it. My health condition turned out to be Vitamin D deficiency and a severe one. Now I'm in a much better physical condition thanks to vitamin D supplements and finally, now I'm able to work out properly. Now coming to this week's guideline- I'd already read about this 6th week's guideline at the beginning of the Fitness project itself. In the 4th week of the project, I just felt like starting working out. I also thought strength training is going to start in the 6th week so it will give me time t figure out my workout. I mean what works for me and what doesn't and also whether I'm comfortable with a full body or 2-day split or 3-day split workout as mentioned in Rujuta Diwekar's awesome book "Don't lose out, Work out!". To tell you the truth, I'm still figuring out but I'm more inclining towards a 3-day split. More than anything, I'm extremely happy that I've finally found a workout that I really really enjoy from the bottom of my heart. I even look forward eagerly for my next session. All these years, while going through different workout types(a process of punishing myself for being FAT ), I never felt that eagerness, that exhilaration, that excitement for an exercise which I feel NOW! It feels really good..........!!

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Rujuta Diwekar Fitness Project 2018 - Move more, sit less. Started from 7th August 2018. I got a little late to post 5th week's guideline! So this week's guideline is "Move more, sit less!". Now that stung a little because I do that, I do sit a lot! To be frank, I experience both the extreme cases in my daily life, that means there are times when I sit for way too long and there are times when I actually need to remind myself to sit down a bit and it mostly happens when I'm baking cakes. Anyway, when it was time to start following this week's guideline, I decided to set a timer for 30 minutes because I just lose the track of time with whatever work I'm doing while sitting down, be it reading a book, working on a laptop, watching tv, even decorating cakes! However, after only a few days I noticed that my body was actually giving me signals when it was time to get up and take a break from sitting after almost half an hour. Then I realized that my body always gave me signals, it's just that I kept ignoring them for years. Seems like our body always tells us what it needs in order to maintain it's good health, we just need to listen to our body that's it!

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Yummy spicy curd rice for lunch with desi ghee on top😍 #homemade #ilovefood #loveyourself #loveyourbody #rujutadiwekar #rujutadiwekarinspired #rdfitnessproject2018 #ilovespicyfood #curdrice #dahibhat #food #healthyfood #lunchtime #whatsinlunchtoday #fitness #fitnessjourney #weightloss #weightlossblogger #weightlossjourney #insulinresistance #type2diabetes #pcos #pcod #lifehacks

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Rujuta Diwekar Fitness Project 2018 Week 4 -  Eat a wholesome meal between 4-6 pm in the evening. Started from 31st July 2018 Now this one was the easiest to follow for me as I've been doing that for a long time! Few years ago when I was going through multiple diets, I noticed one thing that all my diets would come to an end by 5 in the evening. It was kind of a constant factor in all my diets.  The most important thing I learned through this guideline is planning my 4 to 6 pm meal. Its a most crucial part because even though I was eating around 5-6 every evening before, I'd mostly have something to eat with my chai which is often just biscuits, rusks(toasts) or literally anything I can grab easily. I admit that these options cannot be called as "wholesome"! So now I've become very particular about my evening meal.  Rujuta has given some wonderful options. I've realized that I'm more of "Poha/Upma" kind of girl than a handful of peanuts for this evening meal. As a result, I'm noticing that my dinner portion is getting smaller these days which lead me to need my day perfectly with peaceful sleep, feeling light and happier! #rujutadiwekar #rdfitness #rdfitnessproject2018 #fit #fitness #fitnessjourney #healthguidelines #weeklychallenges #healthylifestyle #healthyeating #eveningsnack #hungry #food #pcos #pcosweightloss #pcod #pcosweightlossjourney #insulinresistance #insulin #type2diabetes #acanthosisnigricans #healingskin #skincondition #weightloss #weightlossjourney #weightlossblogger #lifehacks #happy #happiness #babysteps #changeisgood #loveyourself #loveyourskin #loveyourlife #learningtolovemybody #loveyourbody 

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Rujuta Diwekar Fitness Project 2018 Week 4 -  Eat a wholesome meal between 4-6 pm in the evening. Started from 31st July 2018 Now this one was the easiest to follow for me as I've been doing that for a long time! Few years ago when I was going through multiple diets, I noticed one thing that all my diets would come to an end by 5 in the evening. It was kind of a constant factor in all my diets.  The most important thing I learned through this guideline is planning my 4 to 6 pm meal. Its a most crucial part because even though I was eating around 5-6 every evening before, I'd mostly have something to eat with my chai which is often just biscuits, rusks(toasts) or literally anything I can grab easily. I admit that these options cannot be called as "wholesome"! So now I've become very particular about my evening meal.  Rujuta has given some wonderful options. I've realized that I'm more of "Poha/Upma" kind of girl than a handful of peanuts for this evening meal. As a result, I'm noticing that my dinner portion is getting smaller these days which lead me to need my day perfectly with peaceful sleep, feeling light and happier! #rujutadiwekar #rdfitness #rdfitnessproject2018 #fit #fitness #fitnessjourney #healthguidelines #weeklychallenges #healthylifestyle #healthyeating #eveningsnack #hungry #food #pcos #pcosweightloss #pcod #pcosweightlossjourney #insulinresistance #insulin #type2diabetes #acanthosisnigricans #healingskin #skincondition #weightloss #weightlossjourney #weightlossblogger #lifehacks #happy #happiness #babysteps #changeisgood #loveyourself #loveyourskin #loveyourlife #learningtolovemybody #loveyourbody 

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Rujuta Diwekar Fitness Project 2018 Week 2 guideline - Eat Ghee. Without fear, without guilt, without doubt! I started following my Week 2 guideline from 17th July 2018 and I've been eating ghee without fear,guilt and doubt since then and I've been feeling changes in me and living them! I'm loving how different and good my skin has been feeling! I'm loving how I'm feeling satiated after eating! Overall I'm feeling amazing! #rujutadiwekar #rdfitnessproject2018 #rdfitness #ghee #eatghee #clarifiedbutter #weightloss #fit #fitness #fitnesschallenge #fitnessjourney #weightlossjourney #happy #happiness #eating #eatingdisorderrecovery #healthylifestyle #healthyeating #lifehacks #mindset #believeinyourself #changethoughts #satiety #food #glycemicindex #carbsarelife #intuitiveeating #intuition #insulinresistance #insulin #pcod #pcos #type2diabetes #diabetes #indianfood #indianfoodwisdom #foodie

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Religiously following this rule for past one week as part of Rujuta Diwekar fitness project week 1 😁 Check out my blog post about it! Link in the description 😀 #rujutadiwekar #rdfitnessproject2018 #fitness #fitnesschallenge #weightloss #weightlossblogger #food #healthymorning #realfood #fat #obesity #insulinresistance #insulin #pcos #type2diabetes #healthylifestyle #loveyourself #ilovefood #healthyhabits #challenge #lifehacks #intuitiveeating #almonds #raisins #banana

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Hey guys check out my latest blog post. Link in the description 😁 Rujuta Diwekar fitness project week 1. #rujutadiwekar #rdfitnessproject2018 #fitnesschallenge #fitness #fit #fitnessjourney #weighloss #weightlossblogger #weightlossjourney #insulinresistance #insulin #type2diabetes #diabetes #acanthosisnigricans #skincondition #healingskin #healthymind #healthybody #healthylifestyle #intuition #intuitiveeating #almonds #banana #raisins #importantmealoftheday #abrahamhicks #askanditisgiven #lawofvibration #lawofattraction #lifehacks #success #healthyeating

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Hey guys check out my latest blog post! Link in the description 😀 Rujuta Diwekar fitness project week 1 #rujutadiwekar #rdfitnessproject2018 #fitnesschallenge #fitness #fitnessmotivation #fit #fitnessjourney #weighloss #weightlossblogger #weightlossjourney #insulinresistance #insulin #diabetes #type2diabetes #acanthosisnigricans #banana #almonds #raisins #healthymind #healthybody #intuition #intuitiveeating #loveyourself #loveyourbody #abrahamhicks #askanditisgiven #lawofvibration #lawofattraction #success #lifequotes #lifehacks #healingskin