"You look fine", "You are skinny anyways", "you have nothing to lose " are common un-compliments. But honestly, your inner voice may not always buy those! Mine didn't. Human beings are animals and our skeletal structure is very lean. Rest of the animals in the ecosystem may not go through weight issues maybe because their lifesytle and habits have been significantly consistent since creation. Like lions dont watch TV with popcorn or deers dont drink soda and eat junk. But humans have evolved into other beings than originally created. So our bodies have started messing up as well. Unless we work hard and take conscious efforts to stay on track it's hard to be close to the original design. Its like handloom sarees. It requires effort and skilled labour and its tough. My ahaa moment was in May last year and have worked out fifteen pounds off of me since. I have a personal goal to look like my twenty self when I turn forty in few months later -- only more happy, wise, healthy and emotionally wealthy. I am still on the way towards the goal and will share with you all as soon as I get there. The feeling of healthiness and being active and physically energized is the reason for this effort- looking skinny or not is a bonus, and not the main reason. EDIT: I joined a gym where the one hour workouts are HITT. Treadmill, Water rowing and Floor exercises. When you start its definitely tough and tiring. I went five days a week although for around five-six weeks, later maintained atleast 4-5 days a week. During this time I would be ravenously hungry after workout so relied on eggs for breakfast. Lunch would be daal or salad. The key difference is to complete dinner by 6:00pm. Later if you are hungry, grab few nuts. Drink water (the terrible headaches due to dehydration are definitely not worthy). In between if you snack, eat chat, drink chai,eat icecream that's perfect. Marna thode na hai... fit hoke jeena hai bass. You would definitely see difference. The toughest part was to get up of the bed early morning (that was my only available me-time spot). Honestly, everyday I would feel like going back to bed, but the visible results and the inner satisfaction kept my driven. I want to try Pilates or Yoga but want to be slow and steady. Ab bhi long life ahead. I don't need to exhaust all mu options at the same time, I can stagger instead. So pls dont take fitness and health lightly. We are privileged to have the ability and access resources to eat and live a healthy life. There are many out there struggling to meet basic needs, do understand that our bodies and mind are our responsibility. Apna khayal rakhna.
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