Craving...

As I walk back home, cross the regular bakery as usual there strikes the smell of freshly bakes. Immediately the sudden craving to have a pineapple tart, or a waffle, a muffin, the regular vanilla cake sweeps me across. I immediately pull my friend to the bakery and though we know we cannot eat the entire big box, end up buying what we crave. Trying to compare apple to apple and orange to orange, we start wondering why do women have this strange craving after still we are mature to know, eating junk calorie food at the wrong time is really bad for health... We discuss this on our way back home stuffing our mouths with what we happily splurged on.

Crushing my brain on why this sudden craving comes in women and after few pages browsed for knowledge gain, i found out few facts... A big quota goes to lack of healthy nutrition.. bravo... Women crave for Sugar or carbohydrates not because of eating disorders (phewwww) but because of the harmonal imbalance. The sudden craving to have a huge chunk of icecream, chocolate bars, a big bag of potato chips (yummm ... harmonal imbalance... what the heck :)) jumps in.

We overwork, stress ourself, sit in front of the computers for continuous periods, get dehydrated, lose track of time and eat at irregular timing... I understand people, you all know this but did you all take steps to change it... Let me give u all my gyan.. (hey.. dont ask me if i follow.. Advices are given to people not to be followed)

When you have the sudden craving to eat chocolate or icecream for that matter dont restrict the craving, go ahead have a small piece of icecream or a few mouthfulls of icecream. Restricting the craving that moment leads to holding the craving in your self and finally eating a big bar or a big bucket of icecream later. Whos affected now. See my point. So always dont restrict. Indulge.. Oh I mean eat right quantity.

Keep drinking water every hour and keep your body hydrated.

Eat at regular intervals. Have a healthy snack around, keep fruits, veggies around. An apple a day ... keeps the doctor away... Distract yourself from the craving. Cheat it by picking the phone talking to your friend, family. Dont discuss about ur craving ;) Wait till your craving goes.

Here comes the big one, Exercise. Do meditation, yoga, keep your body in your control. Dont fall for your bodys control. And by then finally you would have overcome the craving.

Am feeling happy. Am saving the world from cravings... The choco pies and the Dairy milk in my fridge have a smirk on their face and i honestly dont know why...

Self Marketing

When is that we start noticing about a person ? They are smart, handsome, prestty and finally when they make themselves presentable. That goes for looks. But dont you think the same goes when you are at work. People, its not about dressing up and going for work but the work you do.

When we were in schools and colleges, Self dabba was called a bad attitude. Priding about what one knows or about marks or achievements to others were considered an attitude. They call them the person with pride and ask us not to get ideas from them. Down the lane we grow up with the same idea and enter the Corporate industry. Getting aquainted to new rules, new boss, new friends and none of them know about what you are capable of.

Slowy years pass by and you gain experience and friends as in colleagues and boss come to know what you do, but dont pride about it. We had parents to pride our work when we were kids not us (No Self Dabba remember). You dont update your resume where you are supposed to keep track of your work. And there comes a day, where you are tired of your company, no self dabba so you get tired of the work you do, no change in position, you leave the company. New job, new colleagues and new boss. Resume is updated (Theory part is done) but they dont know how you exactly work (Practical abi baki hai mere dost). Yes it takes time to prove yourself to them and before that here comes self marketing. The once restricted, bad attitude Self Dabba comes handy. But you are not aware of how to do it. Learn children learn.

One of my good friend told me, no self dabba, you are just one in those millions who try to prove themselves. No one is asking to boast about yourself, but just put it in a subtle way of what you know and what you have achieved. How do you do it... Try setting up meetings with new boss and let them know your interest, way you would like to work, things that has helped you achieve better and how you woould like to bring that into the current set up. Be more sociable, talk in meetings and give your ideas, dont shy away. When there are topics that you are strong in, give them what you know. Let people know about your presence. Self dabba becomes Self marketing.

You should know to Sell yourself... Thats the present Darwins theory... Survival of the fittest