Livelong

When there is a will,
there is a way!
A Hands-on Busy Mom’s Unique Way to
Weight Loss!
We ladies love going to malls and shopping is our absolute favorite
therapy but did you know that your neighborhood mall can actually
be a solution to your weight problem?
After my delivery in 2015 I weighed 87 kgs and in
all honestly being a new mother with absolutely
no help I just could not be more bothered. My
only aim that year was not to pile on more kilos
so whenever I went crazy on junk I steered clear
of junk for few days and that maintained my
weight.
Moreover it was not weighing 87 kgs but
being a plus size 22 that disturbed me. Being a
plus size for me always meant a desperate desi
wardrobe. I call it desperate because when you
don’t get clothes at regular stores nor find plus
size clothing worth a fortune you will always
end up getting kurties stitched from your
neighborhood tailor.
My hatred towards desi attire dates back to my teenager years wherein I weighed
117 kg. Being broad, tall and obese in a desi attire I could only be mistaken as a
mother of 3.
It all began in 2016 a month before my daughter’s first birthday bash wherein
I had imagined myself wearing a trendy top but ended up once again getting a
churidaar stitched. I decided to get back
to shape if not my pre pregnancy weight
68 kg and size 14 at least be a regular
size. It was not just about getting a new
wardrobe but also my lost self-esteem
and confidence.
My drive as an obese teenager to
lose weight was when I decided to
enroll as a fashion design student in
college, before marriage it was to not
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Live Long | March 2018