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”
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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”
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?”
Is food a friend of the lonely?
It is strange isn’t it? We have so many platforms to communicate through, yet we are lonelier than ever. We have do many people to talk to, yet we are unable to share our truest, deepest feelings. Earlier, I felt like eating whenever I felt alone. While watching television or a movie or while readingContinue reading “Is food a friend of the lonely?”
Villagers And The Great Outdoors
This time when I visited my village Leelki, I learnt something new. In the world of fitness, we are told to minimize wheat and avoid eating this or that. However, the people of the village eat everything including ghee. They don’t restrict anything in their diet and yet they remain healthy. I realized that theyContinue reading “Villagers And The Great Outdoors”
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”
Why are thin models mostly used to advertise anything unhealthy?
Have you ever wondered why rake thin models are used in all most all kinds of advertisements, whether gym or unhealthy foods or sweets? They are shown slurping on heavy doses of icecreams, cakes, pastries, eating heavy fried foods etc. Well, you can call it well crafted ploy to ensnare unsuspecting customers. We all likeContinue reading “Why are thin models mostly used to advertise anything unhealthy?”
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?”
Resistance to fatloss
When I first started on this journey, I didn’t like the idea at all! Why diet? Why weights? Why not plain cardio? Weights could injure me, the diet was bland. The smoothies that I had to drink were also not acceptable. You know the paradox? I had come here to lose weight. My mind wasContinue reading “Resistance to fatloss”
My Fat Loss Journey 