Bday Bash - 2009

My 2009 birthday was a very memorable one with all my Omaha friends. It brought back memories of college days where birthdays used to be a big 'Hungama' with eggs, cake facials etc etc.

The birthday morn started with a line of phone calls from my parents, in laws and freinds all wishing me. Its such a nice feeling to have so many people remember you on your birthday and make you feel special. I would have answered atleast 20 phone calls and replied to atleast 60 scraps and emails. I had to actually run away from the phone to take a shower that day.
The family meal was in TGI friday. I ordered my favorite baby ribs. The taste was good but somehow I was not very satisfied with the meal. After that it was time to prepare for the evening party.

I made pepper chicken and a pulav for my friends. My hubby had got some french toast sticks, frozen parotta, drinks, chips etc for the party. My friends got many more stuff like Chicken curry, chilly egg idli, vegetable pasta, onion pakoda etc. Though it was a working day, my friends took the effort to make my day special for me.

The highlight of the day was the birthday cake which was made by my close friend Elizabeth. A homemade birthday cake is always special to me because it is much more than just a birthday cake. Unlike a store bought one, the effort involved in making a cake makes the value of the cake priceless. The cake on top is the picture of the special cake that was made for me.

After the cake cutting which was a formal one it was time for the hungama part. Every one was deciding where and how to start the egg breaking. It was the first time the ladies decided to have a egg game. Finally after lot of discussion, Eliza decided she'll take the first move. I had got 2 eggs in my hand in the meantime for self protection. After 2-3 minutes, egg fight was in full swing. The whole kitchen was in eggs. HaHaHa....... No more explanation needed!!!!!

Finally after the cake fight, egg fight, several facials......... all the ladies went to clean up.... The poor men had to clean up the mess that we had made....... The kids were getting a good lesson of how to celebrate birthdays in future.....

The grand finale was a sumptious table spread with so many items...... On the whole it was an unforgettable birthday. I really thank my hubby for organizing the whole party and my friends who made it on a working day to make my day special...

GM Diet

GM diet is the diet program developed for the employees of General Motors. This program is designed for a approximate weight loss of 10-17 lbs per week and to cleanse all the internal systems. The diet can be taken as often as needed.

Conditions of diet
1. You must abstain from all alcohol.
2. You must drink 10 glasses of water each day.
3. You can have unlimited amount of clean vegetable soup with cabbage, onions, celery, garlic, capsicum, asparagus, cauliflower and tomatoes during the diet period. Do not include dry beans (lima beans, chik peas etc) in your soup.
4. You could have beverages like black coffee without sugar, black tea without sugar, club soda during the diet period.

Diet Program
Day One : All fruits except bananas. You can eat any fruits in any quantity you want but restricting to melons will be very effective.
Day Two : All vegetables. You have to start the day with a baked potato and eat any vegetables for the rest of the day. You can eat the vegetables raw or cook them with spices and less than 1 tsp of oil.
Day Three : A mixture of fruits and vegetables. Any quantity of any fruits or vegetables except bananas and potatoes.
Day Four : Bananas and milk. This day you can eat a maximum of 8 bananas and drink 3 cups of milk.
Day Five : Beef and tomatoes. You can eat two 10 oz. portions of lean beef along with six whole tomatoes. On day five you must increase your water intake by one quart. This is to cleanse your system of the uric acid you will be producing. For vegetarians, you can eat mushrooms, greens, dhal or soya.
Day Six : Beef and vegetables. Today you may eat an unlimited amount of beef and vegetables.
Day Seven : Brown rice, fruit juices and vegetables.

How and Why It Works
Day One : You are preparing your system for the upcoming program. Your only source of nutrition is fresh or canned fruits. Fruits are nature's perfect food that provide everything you want to sustain life except total balance and variety.
Day Two : starts with a fix of complex carbohydrates. This is taken in the morning for energy and balance. The rest of day two consists of vegetables which are virtually calorie free and provide essential nutrients and fibre.
Day Three : eliminates the potato because you get your carbohydrates from the fruits. You system is now prepared to start burning excess pounds. You will still have cravings which should start to diminish by day four.
Day Four : bananas, milk and soup sound the strangest and least desirable. You're in for a surprise. You probably will not eat all the bananas allowed. But they are there for the potassium you have lost and the sodium you may have missed the past three days. You will notice a definite loss of desire for sweets. You will be surprised how easy this day will go.
Day Five : Beef and tomatoes. The beef is for iron and proteins, the tomatoes are for digestion and fibre. Lots and lots of water purifies your system. You should notice colourless urine today. . You must eat the six tomatoes.
Day Six : is similar to day five, Iron and proteins from beef, Vitamins and fibre from vegetables. By now your system is in a total weight loss inclination. There should be a noticeable difference in the way you look today, compared to day one.
Day Seven : You have a healthier and cleaner system.