I have a lot of people around me who are quite thin. Their food servings are topped with butter, ghee and the works. They love eating tasty food, fast food, junk food and all the kinds of foods that I cannot eat. Yes, I can cheat once in a while but then I cannot haveContinue reading “Watching People Who Can Eat Anything and Remain Thin”
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Diet Chips, Diet Food- All Hogwash!
We want to have it all. We want all the chips, pastries, cakes and yet not put on weight. The companies use this to create all kinds of diet foods, diet chips, fat free icecreams and charge a bomb for these. We love the idea because it takes away the guilt of indulging in theseContinue reading “Diet Chips, Diet Food- All Hogwash!”
My Brother, My Trainer
My brother is the kind of trainer who gets after your life for everything. He not only focusses on your body but also eating habits, sleeping habits and even thinking patterns. Since he is also a psychologist, he talks to me about the emotional reasons that made me gain weight in the first place.
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?”
The ups and downs of weight
I have not been exercising for the last five days because of obvious womanly reasons. I have stuck to my diet though. Yet, the weighing machine keeps teasing me. Every morning, when I stand on the contraption, my heart pounds and I wonder what the judgement would be. The thing I climb on is notContinue reading “The ups and downs of weight”
Foods that are designed to keep you fat
The pandemic came later. We have been afflicted by the obesity epidemic since the beginning of industrialization. Sedentary lifestyle coupled with packaged, butter oozing foods have expanded our waist lines and choked our arteries. What do all fast foods have in common? Why are they so appealing? Why are they so popular? The interesting bitContinue reading “Foods that are designed to keep you fat”
Intermittent Fasting
I have been on intermittent fasting since 23 November 2020. Earlier, I used to feel hungry amd wonder what I have gotten myself into. This was especially because I wasn’t allowed to eat anything except the prescribed diet. Generally people think of fasting as a precursor to feasting. But intermittent fasting is not that. YouContinue reading “Intermittent Fasting”
Relearning chewing
If there is one thing I have learnt in these last few days is that chewing plays a great role in controling obesity. I have always been a fast eater. For most of the years, I have been proud of this habit of mine. My time management was impeccable because I never ‘wasted’ a lotContinue reading “Relearning chewing”
My Fat Loss Journey 