People often try to different things on their quest to lose weight. However, 25-year-old Akhand Pratap Singh decided to keep things simple during his weight loss journey. From shunning sugar completely to walking every single day for a year, his weight loss is an inspiration that you do not need fad diets and a gym membership to lose weight.Read on to know how he lost a massive 50 kilos!Name: Akhand Pratap Singh
Occupation: StudentAge: 25 years
Height: 5 feet 11 inches
City: Banda (U.P)Highest weight recorded: 140 kgs
Weight lost: 50 kgs
Duration it took me to lose weight: 12 months
The turning point: I had always been a fitness enthusiast and maintained an envious physique right till the twelfth standard. However, once I got poor grades in class 12th, I decided to put everything aside and focus on my studies. It is important to note that even though I had a good physique, it required constant workout as I would gain weight very easily. So, once I let myself loose and only focussed on my studies, I rapidly put on weight.
As a result, even though I topped my college and got a gold medal, I had also put on a massive 25 kilos. In the next two years, my weight touched a whopping 140 kilos. I had reached a point where I could not even walk for 10 metres and it had become really hard to shop for clothes as my clothing size had touched XXXL. From not even able to stand for ten minutes without a shooting back pain to not moving out of my house because I was too afraid of people's comments, I have seen it all.
That was the point I realised that I needed to lose 50 kilos and get back in my original shape. I decided to lose all the extra weight and gift my 'new self' as a gift to my mother in 2019. Since I wanted to take her to the great wall of China on her birthday, I did not invest in any supplements or fad diets. I saved all the money to go on vacation with my mother on her Birthday.
My breakfast: I decided to switch it up between a bowl of mixed fruits, 3 tablespoon of oats or a glass of buttermilk and Dalia. I also made it a point to keep my portions in control.My lunch: A bowl of moong dal or Arhar dal, 1 chapati, a cup of brown rice, 1 bowl of curd and a lot of salad.
My dinner: It is same as my breakfast. If I have had fruits at breakfast, I would eat oats for dinner.Pre-workout meal: I did not eat anything before my workout. I just drank lukewarm water.
Post-workout meal: A glass of lukewarm water.
I indulge in: I did not cheat for 365 days because all the while I was imagining the moment I would finally get to eat on my mothers birthday.
My workout: I did not opt for any fad diets or supplements to lose weight. I made it a point to walk every day for a year for two hours strictly.Low-calorie recipes I swear by: A portion of brown rice, a bowl of moong dal and some curd or buttermilk.
Fitness secrets I unveiled: I used to think that your diet does not have a major role to play in your quest to lose weight. However, after this one year, I have realised that diet is everything as you are what you eat.
How do I stay motivated? My biggest motivation was to lose 50 kilos to gift my new self as a birthday gift to my other. I also wanted to wear all my old clothes from the year 2012.
How do you ensure you dont lose focus? I used to weigh myself every Tuesday to track my progress.
Whats the most difficult part of being overweight? From not being able to do day-to-day activities with ease to feeling really lonely and depressed, your life becomes really difficult when you are overweight.
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Weight loss story: 'I lost 50 kilos to make my mother happy on her birthday!' - Times of India
