How I Lost 17 lbs in 3 Months
A year back, on 28-Jan-2019, I got the rudest shock of my life. I say rudest because I thought I had a healthy lifestyle. I had been a vegetarian all my life. Since 2003, I almost never consumed fried foods of any nature. I stayed away from carbohydrates (except in my pasta and bread), I ate only wholesome foods and I exercised at least three times a week. In fact, I barely ate (if ever) any processed food of any kind, certainly not in the last 15 years. Nothing out of a can, box, or a packet, in other words.
I took my protein (whey protein at the time) and I used to regularly take my multivits (Ultra Mega Green Men’s by GNC). It had been more than fifteen years since I had any fizzy, soft or sugary drink. Nothing bottled except still or sparkling water. I couldn’t even recall the last time I had junk food. I ate at set times of the day and never more than 75% of my appetite. You can read about my diet here. In fact, two years ago, I even got rid of my study desk as I realized I was sitting for hours at a stretch. I shifted to a treadmill desk which forced me to walk, sometimes up to 7–8 hrs. in a day (All my books and posts I write while walking, including this one). And yet, when I’d got my annual medical checkup done, nothing was right:
- My cholesterol was 220.
