Weight Matters

As a child, I did not have any inclination towards sweet eatables. Be it mithai, chocolates or ice cream, I was a child with no such typical demands. I was lanky and never ever thought that I will have to one-day face weight issues. 

When your mom says that you need to reduce weight, then that’s the penultimate situation. Moms are normally extremely tolerant and see their kids as kids. They find everything perfect about the kid. So when she says that yes you need to reduce weight, it needs to be taken very seriously. 

All this while I was running hide and seek from fitness routines and to add to my woes, I have developed a subconscious habit of eating something sweet after lunch and dinner. 

I have become so stringent with my habit that after dinner I dutifully ransack the refrigerator for something sweet to pop into my mouth. As it is rightly said small minute droplets of water make the ocean and therefore these small bites of chocolate etc have slowly and steadily contributed to the weight woes. 

I have been struggling with fitting into one stable and consistent fitness mantra. In today’s world, there are countless mediums to know about the best fitness regime so it’s a no-brainer on what needs to be done to reduce it. It’s like you have been given the entire question paper before the exams and yet you fail miserably.

I realised that more than anything else, the determination to exercise is the main factor of success. I personally have fabricated numerous excuses for not maintaining a consistent fitness regime. For me, those are very genuine excuses and this is, of course, a very natural phenomenon. Over a number of years, I have tamed my mind to keep miles away from physical discomfort. I have had numerous informal counselling on this subject including doctors and yet I find myself completely obstinate.

I do get charged up sometimes and face this lethargy disease head-on but it doesn’t last for more than a few weeks or a month. In today’s age where everyone is chiselling out time for complete fitness, I find myself extremely regressive. In fact, the Indian Government has launched a fit India mission encouraging every citizen to maintain a regular fitness regime. What if the government imposes a heavy penalty on the overweight population? Would this make me automatically strict with my routine? The answer is, I actually don’t know.

The thing is that the sight of chocolate and ice cream hypnotise me and then I don’t care enough about the repercussions. On the other hand, I drift apart easily from a consistent fitness regime. However, I admire people who follow a strict routine and do not get swayed by any kind of lethargy or lame excuses. I guess it is like what you do is what you get. Miracles do not happen in a day. Sulking doesn’t help and that tomorrow never comes. 

I have been longing to be fit so that the informal counselling can come to an end. Unfortunately getting there seems to be a Herculean task. The only solution I can think of is convincing my own self to start this new chapter of healthy living. Hoping that this day is not very far.