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'How I Got Fit'
Parent Circle
|September 2016
A popular Radio Jockey has a strong message for all the teens of this junk-food generation. Read on to find out how she knocked off 30 kilos through sheer discipline and nothing else.
As we celebrate yet another National Nutrition Week here in India, I must admit I have been swarmed with queries from friends and fans as to how I managed to lose so much excess weight in the last two years. Well, in my late teens, like most others, I too was lured by ‘junk’ food. Hanging out not just with friends, but also with burgers, fries, and cola drinks was so cool.
I never really had any clue what I was getting into. Soon after college, things only got worse. I became a radio jockey (felt like a star!) with a huge fan-following and, yes, the feeling of great joy on the last day of every month when my salary would get credited to my account. I spent a lot on junk food every single day and did ‘zero’ exercise. One fine (rather, sad) day, I realised I had put on more than 30 kilos in a matter of two years. The ‘BMI Index’ confirmed that my 95 kilograms was a signal that I was not just overweight, but I was obese. This hit me hard.
I was just over 20 years old and lost my confidence. Urged by well-wishers, I visited weight loss centres, gyms and parlours hoping for a miracle solution to make me look like those hour-glass figures on the silver screen. Nothing worked and I realised there will never be a shortcut to weight loss. So I decided to do it on my own. Here’s what I did:
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