TESTIMONIAL BY SIDDHARTH RAY

I grew up a chubby kid, who's always been great at sports but my body would never reflect that. Since I started working, bad food habits and lifestyle resulted in a vicious cycle of intermittent phases of active lifestyle, followed by a sedentary one. In the past, I've done multiple fitness+diet regimes with great success too, but as soon as I'd slip, it'd take me no time for all that hard work to be undone. Now finally at the age of 35 years, I had somehow managed to weigh the highest I've ever weighed. So again, I committed myself to regular workouts (2-3 days/w) for about 6 months, but this time my weight barely flinched. Saying this was 'concerning', would be an understatement.

So in fit of rage I did a quick google search and tons of amazing google reviews later, enter Deepika mam! For someone who's never had a nutritionist before, that cost quite scared me but one consultation with her and I was sold. Having experimented with diets in the past, I'd come to become someone who was too arrogant to challenge by my knowledge on food & health. That's where the journey began, speaking to her I decided that if I have to do this right, I must submit myself completely. I had an innate urge to know my own body better and things moved from the very first blood reading with mam. It was an eye opener as she traversed with one truth bomb after other, haha. Each one of my diets earlier required me to have a strong will as it was always a struggle. So to know from her that "If you're having to use your will, the diet isn't working" felt like Christmas to be honest. The diet was custom made for me, based on things I like and things my body needed. If I were to go by Youtube/Instagram experts for instance, I'd be hogging on copious amounts of protein, but then I'd be hurting my own liver. These are the kinds of insights she gives you, that are just a game changer.

But enough on fixing on your diet, that is the bare minimum you'd expect if you're reading this in search of a nutritionist/dietician right? Couple of months into the program, when I'd had decent visible results is when the 'mental game' kicked in. This is beyond knowledge sharing, its as much wisdom as it is therapy. She mentors you to not just 'lose weight' or whatever your goal is but, its like a 'couple's therapy' where the relationship in question is the one between 'you' and 'food'. Applying these fundamentals have been my biggest success with her till now, hands down. Recently I went for a 5-day wedding trip where I ate everything that found my fancy. But the moment I came back and stepped on the scale, I was pleasantly surprised to know I didn't gain any weight at all. That's when I realised there's to stopping me now. If you've ever had an ordeal with weight loss, you'd know how empowering this feeling can be.

Conclusion: It takes two to tango no doubt. Either you feel you're at the infliction point in life where you want to turn things around no matter your goal or you think you can adopt a healthier lifestyle, just join her program now and in few months you'll thank yourself as I do. Having now lost 16kg in a little over 4 months is something I'm still processing and even for that she's helping me. So if you're willing to bring yourself to her then just be a sponge and get on with the best thing you'll ever do for yourself and sign-up!