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”
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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”
The good thing about fat loss
We ignore this small gain and then get a rude shock of many kilos. The good part is our body responds to whatever we do and we can (most of the times) measure the response.
Reducing weight for yourself
People venture into weightloss due to a lot of reasons. Some do it to please their spouses, some for their children, others do it to look better etc. I have lost weight earlier too. However, at that time, my reasons were different. They were about looking good or pleasing my late husband etc. The factContinue reading “Reducing weight for yourself”
When your feel your body responding
The first few weeks of the fat loss program, especially for someone like me, were a torture. The exercises were killing and my body protested vehemently on every move that I made. My brother kept forcing me to do more…one more rep, one more pushup or pull up and I resented him for it. TheContinue reading “When your feel your body responding”
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”
Sitting Jobs, Dedicated Employees, Cups of Tea and Weight Gain
In India, there is a tradition of drinking tea in the office. Mostly teas are heavily sweetened, endlessly brewed concoctions that are served to the employees atleast thrice a day. The sugar provides the much needed energy while the tea is the perfect cure for the fatigue or tiredness. Tea has been an important partContinue reading “Sitting Jobs, Dedicated Employees, Cups of Tea and Weight Gain”
My Fat Loss Journey 