First step forward...

Thanks to my folks I've always been a confident person, so even when I realized I need to get fit (mind you not thin or size zero) just fit and strong from within – I didn’t run to the nearest dietitian – trust me Mumbai is peppered with 

dietitians and weight loss quacks waiting to prey on human frailties - but thankfully that wasn’t an option I even thought of!

I walked into a gym and for the first time ever in my life, got on the dreaded treadmill – oooh it was hate at first sight (and the relationship continues) but it woke me up to the reality of calories – I didn't know it takes 30 minutes to burn 250 calories (a samosa really) if you walked on an average speed! For me it was never about the quantities, I was never a big eater – I just became a wrong eater without quite realising it. That comprehension triggered a paradigm shift which has stayed with me till today!

Gyms can be painful with semi-literate trainers pushing you to do 200 crunches from Day 1 and an hour on the mill! I am not a pushover so I stood my ground and refused to be sucked in to the madness. My mission was to find my own path to fitness with my set of trials and errors.

The diet errors!

- I tried the Atkins diet for a fortnight and woke up with a nightmare ‘what the hell am I doing – hardly any veggies, no fruits and loading my system with fat and protein – yikkes!!!! So Dr Atkins was summarily packed off…

- I tried skim milk and banana milkshake for 2 days - weakness central!

And couple such followed - net net I realised, if you don’t feel right about the diet from inside, chances are - it is not right! 

Like everything else in life - listening to your inner voice is a good thing even when it comes to health and fitness! I started reading up, distilling, filtering – and slowly my approach to health was getting on track - i was finding that crucial balance between what I ate and what I did! 

The path to 'never spending one miserable hungry moment staring longingly at the baked cheesecake', was looking me in the eye with a big beaming smile!