the desire to stay in a good shape drives everyone but wrong lifestyle choices can make it hard it also gets worse when you hear nasty comments from people around you it can lower your selfconfidence when piyali sarkar a 28yearold woman faced random unnecessary comments from strangers about her weight she knew she had to change now the same people who used to criticize her before now come seeking fitness tips to know how she did it read her transformational story from fat to fit herename piyali sarkaroccupation senior content and lead generation writerage 28 highest weight recorded 77 kilosweight lost 21 kilosduration it took me to lose weight 1 year turning point i have been at the receiving end of nasty body shaming comments but i never really paid attention to them one day i was on my way to the market when an uncle came running towards me and asked you are so fat dont you face difficulty in walking this one comment really struck me and i began to question myself so from that day on i decided to work on myself and get fittermy breakfast i have a small bowl of upma and one boiled egg for my breakfast i never skip out on curd as it helps in digestion after a while i also like to have a fruit like an apple or pomegranatemy lunch for my lunch i usually have a bowl of dal and veggies i make sure that the vegetables are stirfried in 12 tablespoon of oilevening snack i get hungry in the evenings so i keep fruits handy papaya and pineapples are my favourites on some days i also have a cup of flattened rice poha tossed with some peanutsdinner i like to have a bowl of daliya made out of mixed dals and loads of veggies for my dinner usually it keeps me light and fullearlier i used to binge on icecreams and popcorn now i restrict myself to just 1 serving of sugarfree ice cream in a month this is the only cheat meal rule i followmy workout i like to work out in the mornings when i have a lot of energy one hour of brisk walking helps me stay charged up i also do a lot of stretching exercises and planks i also go for jogging for 1520 minutes in the nightlowcalorie recipe i swear by idlisambhar and dhokla are good options for those who want to lose weight i love eating themfitness secrets i unveiled for me the biggest change came when i quit rice and sugar from my diet completely moreover i have learned that detoxing your body from time to time helped in a big way i now avoid outside food as much as i can homemade food made in less oil and spices is the best option hence controlling and moderating your diet is the biggest takeaway in losing weight according to mehow do i stay motivated one of the most important