Heavy Thoughts

Look at that cute bouquet in that FAT lady's hands...

If I hear such a remark and when the FAT refered is none other than me, that would be the scariest experience I would ever have in my life. I just can't think of such a scene.

I was a fat child and I used to get offended when people make fun of me. I decided to overcome this embarassing moments and one fine morning started to work towards losing weight. Thanks to my strong determination, I managed to shed all my extra pounds. I was so happy that people no longer commented me for being fat. I quit non-vegetarian food for 3 years. I never missed my yoga stuff any single day. I completly stopped taking all junk food. (To confess- I continued eating chocolates). It worked like magic and though i restarted on non-veg I never stopped doing Yoga.

It all went back to square one when I became pregnant. Funniest part is that, from the day I confirmed it, i started gaining weight. It was all because I stopped doing yoga and started to eat more healthy food. People say that you are not supposed to do any exercise in the first trimester and I didnt have the guts to argue against it. And the result? In the first trimester itself I gained 8-9 kgs and by the end of my 9 months term I was like a big bean bag wagging like a stout duck. I went upto 90Kg and in the last trimester I was going up like 1 kg per day! Everyone in my office thought I will explode one day and I faced many questions like "Are you going to pop?" and "Are you having twins?". My tummy was so big that people used to pity me for coming to office and many advised me to take rest. But all was well with me. The day I completed my first trimester I started to take 30 minutes tread mill in moderate speed, and I was doing all work at home too. I just enjoyed my new shape and I worried only about some newly stiched dresses which I was not able to wear. Thank God - I could come for work till the last day and the next morning I went and had my baby.

Soon after delivery I thought my tummy would flatten immediately but to my dismay I was still looking as if I'm 5 months pregnant. And I was weighing 82 Kgs. After delivery also you have the line of control of 90 days. So I had to wait. On 91st day I started with my regular yoga. And guess what, I was not able to lift my legs even for half a feet also. I thought all my abilities for physical actions are gone forever. I was very disappointed. But next day it was better. I could do 5 legs each of "Merudandaasanam". That boosted my confidence and continued Yoga adding all my series of Asanas back to my routine one by one.

In typical Kerala post delivery care you are supposed to have lot of "Lehyam", "Kashayam", and other ayurvedic medicines. I didnt eat any of those Lehyams which are rich in Ghee and stuff like "paalkozhi" which I thought will only add more fat than doing any good for my health. I don't know for sure, but in Hyderabad none of my friends had such post delivery special food care and they said such things don't exist in their custom.

I continued doing Yoga and in a weeks time I was able to do all asanas without difficulty. I observed with great pleasure that my weighing machine doesn't have to stretch too much. Beginning of 5th month I started going for work and it speeded up the process and now guess what? When my son is in his 10th month, I weigh only 65 Kg, that's my standard weight! I'm so happy that I'm fitting in my old clothes. My collegues have forgotten about those dresses and when I wear them now, they "New Pinch" me :)