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My Weight Loss Journey

Since hitting adolescence, I was always overweight. Looking back now, I know that it was a result of a very unhealthy diet. Once I came to Bangalore on work, back in 2005, I lost some weight but stayed at a steady number (lemme call it X) for around 2 years or so. No, I’m not going to reveal the number; its a secret more heavily guarded than Pappu. Around the time of my engagement, in Aug 2008, I lost some more weight and this was the lowest number I touched on the weighing scale. The weight loss happened on its own without any effort on my part. Anyway, four months later and in time for my wedding, I gained all that I had lost and was back to weighing X kgs. I gained 2 more kgs after my wedding and stayed steady for the next three years. Then I got pregnant. Gained 18 kgs over the course of 9 months and retained 4 kgs after childbirth. Gained 3 more kgs after I stopped breastfeeding. So in total I was about 9 kgs more than X. Yes, 9 kgs!! :-O  At first I thought it was ok, you