almost a decade ago young and beautiful ankita shorey was crowned pantaloons femina miss indiainternational 2011 she was barely 18 when she touched the height of success and now at 27 she is still full of energy graceful and inspiring everyone with her incredible transformationthe gorgeous diva is one of the popular supermodels in india while she has done it all with grace and glamour her life has been a rollercoaster ride having battled multiple health conditions struggling with weight gain and then working hard to reverse it all it has been quite a journey and shes never looked more beautifulin an exclusive interaction with etimes ankita talks about her fitness journey how she fought against all odds and restored her health and weight switching to a healthier lifestyleyou won the femina miss india crown in 2011 when you were barely 18yearsold a very young girl a decade has gone by and now at 27 what do you think has changed in terms of your health and fitnessas when i won miss india i was naturally very lean at that point of time i had never hit the gym in my life never worked out what you saw of me in the miss india pageant was just my natural self it was later that i realized how important it is to workout to not only have a good body but to keep your body healthy working out regenerates a lot of your bodys cells which begin to die out over a period of time as you age and the moment you cross 25 there are a lot of hormonal changes that take place which then demands your attention so over the years i have come to acknowledge that workout is not just about maintaining a good figure but also about maintaining good healthit takes a great deal to maintain oneself ones health and of course ones weight what were the roadblocks you faced in your life that fiddled with your overall wellnessas unfortunately i suffered from a lot of health challenges i was in a wheelchair for 6 months developed a severe infection in the lower part of my body and i was even told that ill never be able to wear heels again at one point my doctor even told me that they were just an inch away from cutting off my leg but somehow the treatments miraculously worked i bounced back and i proved everyone wrong in just 6 months i was up on my feet again walking the ramp as the showstopper for leading designer rina dhaka at the wills lifestyle india fashion week when exactly did you decide to begin your weight loss journey what was the turning pointas i have always been a fighter even when i was at my lowest i decided to rise back up and proved everyone wrongbut due to my treatment the medications and the steroids it all took a toll on me everything had started to mature up even when