History!

I was always on the heavier side of the scale from childhood.

Attempt 1:

My first getting healthier attempt was in the year 2003. I used to walk 45 mins daily in the morning in Bangalore even in winter and used to live on oats, rotis without oil ,vegetables and fruits. Lost around 8-9 kgs in 3 months. This was my first achievement in this  sport. But then i left it there...Got married and gave birth to my son. Suddenly i realized that i have reached the 88 mark of my metric weighing scale. 

Attempt 2:

Started doing regular cardiovascular exercises for  45 mins on 5/7 days a week and this continued for 11 months. Lost  17 kgs in 11 months. I used to control food in the conventional way of not eating fried food, not eating rice in night etc. By the end of this i got stones in my gall bladder and later that year got a typhoid which affected my gall bladder which got removed from my body! Yup, am a person with one organ less!! :)

This made me stop all my gym activities and mostly ended up in sedentary lifestyle. This was in year 2008.

In year 2010, i made a new year resolution that i will do my bit in my weight loss and fitness journey. So in order to make this a perfect start i along with 2 other friends of mine, went for a 10 km walk...First of its kind in my life time. Achieved it in 2 hrs 30 mins.. I was so impressed.
In order to encourage me, one of my well wishers promised me a reward of 8 gms of Gold( a metal which i was crazy about).  However, it so happened that i never did any kind of planned activities for rest of that year and even until second half of 2011.

Attempt 3:
I changed my job during the year 2011. So i thought it is right time to start my efforts again on the subject. Started with walking 40 mins at 10 PM (yes, 10 PM. that was the time i could allocate for my well being) everyday... This, i couldn't sustain for long. I even started replacing 2 meals of mine with weight management full meal replacements... However, this lasted for 2-3 months with no regularity in the routine. Absolute wasted attempt of time and money.

Attempt 4:
I am on an assignment in Sydney and not with family. I used to feel lonely and depressed when my dad and son left back to India. Then in the month of June 2012, i started searching ways to keep away my loneliness as well as the things that will keep me happy. Thus starts the Attempt 4 and the success of it so far..... Weight on 1-June-12 : 83 kgs

I am ending this post here and will continue with the narration in the next post!