Discover a new 'You'

As I sit by the window on a breezy and windy evening, having a glass of juice after a work-out, I am reminiscent of how it all started.

My memories go back by six - seven years. I was quite fat then though not obese and I definitely used to feel bad when people called me fat even for fun. Instead of taking a step for it, I surrendered to the fact like most others that it was probably in my genes and wasn't my fault to be so. I blamed random circumstances for not being physically active and kept telling myself that I was fit. The realization of the otherwise fact came one day when accompanying a cousin for a morning jog. I couldn't jog for more than a few minutes, leave alone keeping up in the run. It stuck me hard that I wasn't fit and decided that if not now, I would never again take a step into staying healthy and fit. So the morning walks with my mom started with the only intention to 'lose weight'! 

College life continued with evening walks and jogs without any 'expected' results. At the point of losing faith, I decided to recommence the same walks with more passion and focus on feeling healthy and fit and not just losing weight. Thus started the walks for which I looked forward to instead of the walks which I had to!

This went from a few weeks to months. Though no visible results were seen, I started feeling better about myself. A feeling of actually being fitter than the previous day kept me going. This was followed by an  increasing level of self-confidence and my feeling of inferiority started decreasing. My perspective of the world around me changed and I stopped bothering about my weight. I felt more fresh and rejuvenated everyday and could feel more energy inside with every passing day. My mood swings decreased tremendously to almost none and I started greeting everyone with a big smile on my face. The world again became a beautiful place to live in. This feeling, trust me, is definitely many times better than losing weight and looking thinner using medicines and strict diets (in the name of which many are not eating what is required for them). I felt a new 'me' inside me which I never thought existed. 

This feeling has kept me going till date and I feel great every day, better than the previous day. The weighing scale doesn't probably show me what I initially needed, but that doesn't matter now. We all might not have the same circumstances to visit gyms, have free space with fresh air to go for a peaceful jog, or have a personal tread-mill. But all that we have is self-motivation. Family and friends might force you into starting some sort of work-out but only self-motivation will keep you going. 

We can come up with a thousand reasons as to why we aren't able to do some physical activity. Its never too late. Once, just once, give yourself a kick up from your seats in front of your laptops, i-pads and computers and start your exercise. Start with a ten minute walk everyday or take the stairs instead of the steps or do some simple front and back bending exercises while watching tv or go for outdoor games with friends/family members. Don't stop with a single day, force yourself for a week amidst your 'busy' schedule. Once you experience the 'feel good' feeling about yourself, nothing can stop you. And this my friends, cannot be explained by words. Experience yourselves and see a paradigm shift on your lives.

Love yourself and feel good about yourself! And 'Discover the new YOU' just like me. Give yourselves a chance for a better life which you deserve.
--Yamini