Free The Skinny Person Inside of Me

·          Figure out the amount of water you should be drinking – my end state target is 3 liters / day. This is what my nutritionist recommends for me based on my state of health. Its also a good target for people without any major medical conditions based on most internet sources. Yours may be different based on your medical condition. e.g. my mother who has a heart condition is allowed only 1/2 liter of fluids per day. Her heart and kidneys cannot handle more than that amount of fluid. Check with your doctor ·          Build a plan for how you will get there – e.g. I was drinking less than a liter a day. Getting from 1 liter to 3 liters is neither easy nor automatic. I decided that I would increase my consumption by 250ml each week. At that rate if all went well it would take me atleast 2 months to get to my end state. Its taken a little longer, and there are still days on which I miss the mark. But I am now drinking way more water than I was before and am getting a lot c

I signed up for a nutrition consultation with Luke and his team. They reviewed my blood reports and my lifestyle (as reported by me), and came up with the following suggestions. I will be adding detail links to explain how I did each step (cos they were simple but difficult). These were rolled out gradually, because it was too much change for me to execute in one shot. Also I don't do all of them, but I try. Its not just about what you eat, though that is a big part of it. It is Eat Smart, Move More, Sleep Right, Breathe Deep In the sections below, I will be updating this piece with links to Luke's videos on the related topic. Links will be underlined. Eat Smart Increase water intake to 3 Liters / Day.  Lemon Shots first thing in the morning and after lunch and dinner A series of spices and supplements to reduce the chronic inflammation that was causing pain.  A set of spices to improve my digestion post lunch and dinner.  Manage your Acidity Levels - stick to a

By the end of 2015 it would be fair to say that I had reached a new low with respect to my health. While I never had washboard abs, my stomach had never entered a room before the rest of me, as mine did now. There were places I could go below that - and they would all involve hospitals.The hours on my couch had exacted their toll. My high school friend Sita, whom I ran into after a gap of many years used diplomatic language but basically told me that I was a heart attack or stroke waiting to happen. I could not stand for more than 5 minutes - I needed to lean or sit down. Despite the complete lack of physical activity, I felt tired all the time. My arms, legs and torso joined my shoulders and neck. I was in pain all the time, and popping ibuprofen just to be able to function. My family continued trying to motivate me to lead a more healthy lifestyle. My niece posted photos of my young skinny self on the refrigerator door. But my couch represented comfort, the only thing I had cont

Amazing how time flies. Since my last blog on the workout - a lot has happened. Seven years have passed for one thing. I continued the weight training religiously during the time I was still back in the USofA and I must confess to developing good, sleek, toned muscles and improving my strength. However, about 2 months after that last entry I packed my stuff and moved back to Bangalore, India. The work there involved growing and developing people - far more interesting than anything I could do in the US which was in deep cost cutting mode and looking for ways to move more work to India. I had every intention of pursuing my fitness regime in India, and I even made some efforts to restart.. But halfway around the world, living first in a hotel and on an expense account, catching up with friends and family, going through the business of finding a new home, relocating my parents, adjusting to a new workplace and a completely different work schedule - the good intentions melted away. Bu