Till 2016, for most part of life I was overweight. Throughout my childhood till I graduated from my college, I was the cute, chubby boy next door. One common problem that plus size people face is finding the clothes which fit properly. The childhood phase is a bit easy to cope, but as you grow up, the low self esteem and low confidence becomes a much bigger problem than clothes. As you are going through your teens the, often the fashion bug bites you and you want to look “COOL”. This when you realize how difficult is to find good clothes for plus size people. This is when I came across Abof, the e-retail arm of ABFRL. Soon, it became my one stop shop for everything. I could easily find clothes for my size and the best part was the quality and fitting of the clothes. Although, I was a bit apprehensive in the beginning about online shopping, especially apparels. But slowly, the on-time deliveries, perfect packaging gained my trust and I feel Aditya Birla Group played a major role in bringing me to online shopping.
Now talking of the flip side of the coin. Although Abof came to my rescue for apparels, obesity was something which started to bother me, especially when it started to affect me a lot mentally. This is when I decided that it was high time and some action was needed, especially when I was coming from a family which has a history of diseases caused due to sedentary lifestyle. In February 2016, the entire process of weight loss started.
My day began with 1 hour of jogging followed by exercises. The start was a bit difficult and my lazy side often wanted to quit, but this time I had promised myself that this time I would take this to conclusion. My diet changed completely. My early morning "Chole Bhature" (Staple food of Delhites) breakfast got replaced with corn flakes and muesli. For the first time I started to think before eating anything, whether it was good or bad for my health. I drastically cut down on my carbs and fats. Lack of carbs often made me feel low on energy, but slowly when those clothes ordered from Abof started to become loose, I found a reenergized and motivated me waking up every morning and sprinting on the track without fail. The work continued for next 6 months and the transformation was Amazing.
I started with a 101 Kgs of weight on my body and within 6 months I had managed to bring it down to 75 Kgs. This time I was able to bring the entire process to conclusion and I was happy that I didn’t give up I the middle. Although my Abof clothes became a too oversized, but till today I have them in wardrobe, for two reasons: one, it reminds me of that phase of my life, and makes me happy that I was able to over come it and second, I remember these clothes were one of the few sources which gave me happiness during that phase and now hold a special space in not only my wardrobe but also in heart.