having been called pleasantly plump all her life garima nareras wake up call was a stern warning from her doctor to immediately lose 20 kilos or risk living a life full of diseases heres her weight loss journey from fat to fitname garima sarolianarerahighest weight recorded 92 kilosweight lost 30 kilos in two yearsive been overweight for as long as i can remember through my school and college years i was sometimes kindly referred to as pleasantly plump and cute and at other times blatantly made fun of just before i turned 30 i decided to shed extra kilos with my determination i was able to lose 18 kilos in just three months with 3 hours of daily workout and very restrictive meals but it all came back within a few months as both the exercise schedule and the diet plan werent doablethe turning point a visit to my doctor in july 2015he told me to get on the scales and gave me the look when i did lose 20 kilos if you want to keep disease at bay he quipped this opened my eyes nice and wide and i started my walk 2 kilometres to start with the same evening and got on to a frequent meal schedule today twenty two months down the line at 44 i am 30 kilos lighter and fit like ive never been beforemy meal plan i eat fresh and simple vegetarian food i dont drink or smoke and strictly avoid eating out more than once a week my typical day looks like this12 glasses of water spaced throughout the day 2 as soon as i wake up545 am a banana before morning walk 8 am coconut water 10 am breakfast milk with muesli oatspoha sandwich i even have gond ka laddoo mostly in winter 12 an orange or apple 2 pm lunch 2 chapatis daal and a seasonal vegetable curd and some salad i cook rajma chole or paneer at least once a week5 pm fruit an orangeapplebowl of papayamelonwatermelon or handful of peanutscashewsalmonds or a small cheese sandwich 7 pm dinner somewhat similar to lunch soup and toast idli sambar hummus with pita and salad9 pm a cup of warm milk and a whole wheat biscuit only if i feel hungry10 pm 530 am 7 12 hours of sleepi indulge in whatever i fancy be it a slice of cakea small scoop of ice cream or a freshly made pathishapta a popular bengali sweet but strictly in moderation then i make sure i burn it offmy workout i walk 10000 steps a day practice yoga after my walk dance three days a week and strength train three days a week also i make sure i remain active throughout the day i leave my chair every 30 minutes in the middle of long working hours and take a little walk walking was all i did for the first 12 months and i lost gradually only 2 kilos