Mental Obesity

Most of us are afflicted with a condition that I call Mental Obesity. We carry an excessive amount of FAT in our brains. Here FAT stands for Faltu Thoughts ( I just thought of it by the way!). These thoughts are undigested remnants of the past which keep sitting in our mental gut and addingContinue reading “Mental Obesity”

Emotional Eating: Filling In the Yawning Chasm

Yesterday, cousin sisters, Koel and Bittu had come for dinner. We ordered food since they had come on a very short notice. Koel is quite fit while the Bittu constantly struggles with her weight. Koel is very choosy about what she eats while the Bittu eats anything and everything that she finds. When we wereContinue reading “Emotional Eating: Filling In the Yawning Chasm”

Birthdays and food

Today is my birthday. As you know, I am following a weight loss regimen. The birthday usuals like cakes etc. have been ordered. I cut the cake last midnight and the morning. Having been on this diet for a month, I realize while cake cutting feels nice, having a lot of it does not reallyContinue reading “Birthdays and food”

When you are fat,you don’t love yourself!

Have you ever wondered why most fat people are the funniest, kindest and the most helpful people around? They love cracking jokes (sometimes at their own expense), they love to help people and they are always there for others. Not to take anything away from them but the truth is most fat people yearned toContinue reading “When you are fat,you don’t love yourself!”

Why do we eat extra in stress?

Emotional eating has been a norm with me. I used to seek comfort in food. Binging on rich, calorie laden food, chips, namkeen, fried stuff has been a part of my life, especially when I was upset or worried or stressed. Stress is such a paradoxical thing. When you are stressed, instead of relieving theContinue reading “Why do we eat extra in stress?”