I know there are many women like me who need to reduce weight; who love the dreams where they come back with latest regular size dresses; who love to try new fashion statements but cries inside knowing the hard fact that the dress will not fit them. I am one of those who gained weight due to compulsive eating habit. I know if I have to live, I need to STOP EATING. But is it possible? nah………… in December last year I had the lesson of my life and I stopped the bad habit of dieting .
It was a breezy December late afternoon in the NLSIU campus in Bangalore. I just finished a presentation on the out lines of my ph.d thesis in front of the board which had the country’s best motivating law faculties. I felt relaxed. After a week’s stay in the hostel in the lovely campus and grueling work on last minute touch ups, the encouraging remarks made me feel very happy. I felt mentally relaxed, physically lighter …..well, I had taken up a strict dieting regime during those seven days……the morning breakfast was a masala dosai, the mid afternoon snacks were an apple and two light biscuits, the late evening food was an apple again and the day finished with a pair of bread with no butter ,jam or cheese slice inside.
I decided to spend the rest of the lovely day in the library. I proceeded from the main building towards the other part of the campus which was conjoined by a very romantic little bridge running over a dry drain. The shady trees including couple of bamboo plants gave the place a dreamy look . Long ago I met my husband in this same place and my mind and brain never fail to remember those happy moments. Was I dreaming too much? I felt some one was forcefully pushing me towards the ground; I saw bright yellow flowers all around and suddenly I felt one of those shady trees hit my forehead. A couple of seconds later I realized I am half lying on the ground covered with dry leaves…….I had gone through those dreadful results of “strict dieting”. I managed to grab my water bottle and finish the whole one liter of “liquid life” within two minutes. When I stood up again I decided that I had enough of it….no more enmity with regular three course meal. I slowly walked to the snacks café near the library and ordered for a “treat” of puffed rice, chopped onion, tomato, carrot and ‘bhujiya’…….was my body revolting because I managed to say no to this delightful food for past seven days ? Probably yes.
When i came home, the first thing I did was to chart out an exercise schedule. It took two months for me to settle down with the physical exercise regime, but that paid ……I can work more faster, think more positively and feel more healthy. I made exercising a part of my life.
And never do I say no to food again.
