Shailaza Singh

My Book Is Here: Feed Hunger, Lose Weight

For a long time, this blog is where I wrote down what was happening to me. The 90 kilos. The diagnosis. The slow, unglamorous work of losing 20 of those kilos on the same roti, dal, chawal and sabzi my family eats every day. Today I have something to tell you. I have put theContinue reading “My Book Is Here: Feed Hunger, Lose Weight”

Give Yourself a Chance

You have done the diets. All of them. The one where you ate cabbage soup for a week. The one where you counted every calorie like a hawk. The one your neighbour swears by. The one the influencer made look so effortless. And every single time, you came back to the same square. The sameContinue reading “Give Yourself a Chance”

A Break from the Noise of Food

I asked a question in 2021. It took me four years to answer it. In October 2021 I wrote a blog post asking… is there a plan which can give me a diet and keep me happy too? I didn’t know the answer then. I found it the hard way. In December 2020 I wasContinue reading “A Break from the Noise of Food”

A HAPPY DIET PLAN

Is it important to eat tasteless things to lose weight? Must I torture myself every day? Or is there a plan which can give me a diet and keep me happy too? I know..I know what you guys are going to say. One needa to give up certain foods for weight loss. Some of youContinue reading “A HAPPY DIET PLAN”

TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT

How can one live without food? How can one live with healthy yet tasteless food? These questions have always been a never ending puzzle which never failed to perplex me! But I wasn’t going to give up! Easy tweaks “30 saal ke baad hi pata chalta hai ki khud ko paani puri pasand hai kiContinue reading “TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT”

Do or Die(t) Plans

There have been solid theories for everything in the world- science, psychology, sociology. However, dieting is one subject that no one knows what to believe. Every day, there is a new diet which promises nirvana to all those millions who dream of finding that one shot solution to their weight problems! Just the other day,Continue reading “Do or Die(t) Plans”

If losing weight is a pain, The more you lose, The faster you will gain. Learn to be happy to keep the kilos at bay, If you love yourself, on its own the weight will go away. #beyourself #dontfollowanyone

Can I give up my emotional addiction to food?

These days, when I am down or upset, all I want to do is dive into a bag of chips or gorge on some namkeen or bread. I am not hungry for food but I am hungry for love and somehow eating that food makes me feel loved! As a result, I have gained someContinue reading “Can I give up my emotional addiction to food?”

Weight Loss: The Limits

We have all experienced days where some of the weight we have worked so hard to lose comes back. Maybe some kilos or inches! It may be because we have not been able to diet or exercise for some reason. For example, I was down with COVID in May and I put my intermittent fastingContinue reading “Weight Loss: The Limits”

Pandemic eating

Gosh! All these days have been a torture. Copped inside the house with no place to go. They might be your life but seeing the same people everyday is not easy. Last year was spent in making recipes and even exercising. However, this year, its been tougher. To start with I got the disease- theContinue reading “Pandemic eating”