My weight management

I was in tech city around 2007. All my colleague used to tease me about my 'extra' weight. I really didnt bother at that time. It so happened that I went to this shopping mall and I saw this weighing machine. I just thought - 'Oh well how heavy can I be - probably 65!!!' And just to outwit myself I stood on it. The pointer moved straight to 76 kgs. I got a rocket shot. I was holding my favorite icecream - Butterscotch flavor. I threw it and that was all I needed.

It was a tough regime to follow there after but I was determined to control my weight. Within 6 months I saw improvements. Within a year I was close to my ideal weight. Its 2 years now... And I have reached my ideal weight and guess what... I am maintaining it. Well, a little pound addition here and there is always there but I know how to shed off those as well.

I followed this link to know my 'Target' weight Ideal Weight.

Having the experience to lose weight, I must say there are certain things one needs to follow. The first is - SELF REALIZATION and DRIVE to reach that goal.
If the first thing is there then 90% of the goal is reached. I have friend who had worked HARD to shed off pounds but then with time they just forget everything. Trust me its really easy to gain. Difficult to lose.

Next thing is diet. And diet dosent mean you have to starve yourself to death. All you need to do is - stay away from some food items like Soft drinks, junk or fried foods. Try to take more of baked food. Away from desserts, ice-cream, chocolate [although dark chocolate is good but in moderation.]

Exercise is tricky. I started with brisk walks. Then with light gym work. Now I go for long runs. My longest so far is 7 miles. But I can do 5 miles on a daily routine [I dont do it though - but I can].

One great tip from my husband was - muscle confusion. There was a time when my weight would not go off no matter what I do. Then my husband suggested muscle confusion. The funda is - when we do a particular format of exercise, our body tends to get used to it. So we 'confuse' our body by doing a mix exercise. The one that I follow is - jog for 10 mins at 6 miles an hour pace. Then increase it to 7.5 miles and run as much as you can then back to 6 miles. Then increase it to 8...

So happy losing... its fun to see you evolve :)