When you lose 27 kgs in a year everyone wants to know HOW you did it.

So here’s the secret:

1) Before thinking about losing your weight, work on losing your EGO. There is not enough space in life for a fat ego and a slim body. Dropping your ego means LOVING PEOPLE. Especially the ones who DON’T love you. And that includes saying SORRY. Once. Twice. A 100 times if you have to, till your broken relationships work. (It doesn’t matter who is right or who is wrong. All that matters is ‘does this person MATTER to me?’)

2) Master your Fears. The FAT around your body is a subconscious way to protect yourself from everything that you are afraid of. Don’t be afraid of anything in life other than DEATH. Don’t be afraid of what people will think of you if you fail, if things don’t work out. Don’t be afraid of not having enough money. Don’t be afraid of the future. Be strong. Be courageous and live in the present.

3) Forget your To-Do list. Make a To-Give-Up list. Other than your ego and your silly fears, what else do you need to give up? Make a list. Have you made up stories about how people are and how people are not? Stories about what is possible for you and what’s not possible for you? Give up your stories. Stop believing the stories YOU MADE UP. Come back to the real world.

4) Be authentic. Live without a mask. Express your feelings fully.. like a child does. Communicate freely. HIDE NOTHING. Don’t get upset when people say things to you that you don’t like.

THE FIFTH STEP: you can create on your own. Some people go to the gym. Some people eat healthier food. Some people do yoga. There are a zillion options. ANY of them will work. PROVIDED. PROVIDED.. PROVIDED.. you have first done the first 4 steps.

It took me 6 months to reduce my weight but more than 6 years to completely master the first 4 steps. Maybe you won’t need 6 years.. maybe 6 months are enough.. or 6 weeks.. OR EVEN 6 MINUTES. I took 6 years because I WAS STUBBORN. You are not. Are you?