My Diary

Most of us take fitness for granted, we feel it is important to take a gym membership, it is important to take resolutions to walk, run, skip the rope etc. but to have health incorporated in our lifestyles is often overlooked. While staying with my parents for the past month, I realized that sooner or later we are all going to be old and will be lucky, if, by that age we don’t have diabetes, heart ailments etc. My parents have both. Now, since genes play a part in the inheritance of diseases….hahahaha, it becomes utmost important that HEALTH IS ON THE AGENDA MOST TIMES. Make it a priority and a ‘way of life’. I had been very fit some 4 years back, and had worked very hard to lose weight and had managed to keep it that way. As a result even after my daughter was born I was back to my original weight within few months. But as time passed I conveniently forgot all about this fitness talk. When my weight started piling up I found a great excuse in ‘ there’s hardly any time for workout’. ...

This is not just a post its promise every single woman needs to make to herself. My daughter was sick, past fortnight and being alone made things worse. What I learnt during this period that: 1. Women take their own health for granted, its imp that you stay physically active,, eat well, don’t skip breakfast, take your multivitamins, have a health drink, I have started with Women’s Horlicks. 2. Its also imp that we stay mentally very tough and patient, it is virtually ‘US’ around whom the whole family revolves, so we better start taking care of ourselves now. It’s imp that to get that fitness and to vent your negativity and helplessness, which may creep in at times, you grab those early morning hours to take a brisk 15 min walk… this will help you sail thru the day with renewed confidence and vigor. Sometimes all you need is a change of scene, physical environment to GET A BETTER PERSPECTIVE AND HANG OF THINGS AROUND YOU. 3. Patience is also a key skill we need to build on and dev...