Sure, losing weight is the easiest thing in the world, I must know because I have done it loads of times. I have caught the fever more than a couple of times. The very first time I caught it, I went ahead and got myself a gym membership against my father's wishes who thinks gym is a waste of money. Well little did I know at the time, that it will turn out to be (chuckles). I guess the commitment wasn't strong enough or the knowledge about working out and weight loss wasn't deep enough that I stopped going to the gym after just 21 days because I developed a pain or dis-ease" in my right shoulder. So that was that and there went away my fever.

Then, after a few year, voila! Came back my fever. Stronger this time! With a next level determination and will power! So much so, that I started going to the park for running at 6:30 in the morning during the month of December and in a week joined a gym. Again. The trainer guided me right. I got myself into that mind-set of eating healthy, always keeping myself hooked on youtubers sharing information about good diet, nutrition and different exercises. I was pumped up so high that with a mix of cardio and weight training exercises in the gym and consuming healthy protein rich veg food at home I managed to lose some weight with quite a visible difference! What with every body praising me for the change and I myself feeling happy by looking myself in the mirror or in photos.

But I still had a long way to go. Unfortunately, the cravings reared its ugly head, which I got to realize later was only normal. Because when you deprive your mind and tongue of the food it craves, for months on end, well, your cravings retaliate and you can't help but succumb to its force after a point. Also, thinking back, I realize, dieting wasn't always very easy. The feeling of dissatisfaction, not feeling full, feeling hungry all the time, is a constant struggle you have to keep up with, which makes you cranky and moody, especially on the bad days. No matter how strong of a  will power you start with, after this constant battle with yourself, the will power does break.

There came a point, I remember very clearly, when I was binging on a pack of just normal biscuits ravenously. That was the lowest of the low. The will power broke. I kept going to the gym and work out, but stopped putting any dietary restrictions on myself. I started eating outside food, without any qualms, ate everything I wanted to eat, when I wanted to eat it and eat until I was satisfied to the fullest. Well, the hard work of so many months doesn't poof away in a couple of weeks. I was surprised to see that I didn't gain any of the lost weight. But the question was, until when. Gradually, the gyming stopped, eating continued, the lost weight was gained back. And the cherry on the top of it all? A couple of extra kgs too! See? Ended up not even at point zero, but at minus two.

Well what then! Fever came again. Strong as ever! But this time with a great lesson. It was crystal clear that with this pandemic situation, gym was off the books, even if I could spare the time and energy after the 10 hours of work. And, depriving myself of the food that I crave will only end up blowing in my face! As it did in the past.

So, what can be done?

The answer lies in SUSTAINABILITY and of course THE LAW OF ATTRACTION! With which I managed to lose more weight than I ever did with gyming and dieting. That too without working out and of course not dieting. I remember eating home made pizza for five consecutive days and still managing to lose weight simultaneously. Or not giving up my favorites like Rajma, chole, kadhi, rice or even bhature (fried food) without conforming to portion control rule.

How exactly? To be continued...