Burning fat on TV

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Hi,

First let me just layout the givens: I'm overweight...and I've been for a long time now. It was only for a brief period when a change in location (one year in Bangalore, and perhaps the idlis) that helped me shed a few kilos. But it just took a month in Delhi, a hectic work life, my own money to spend on oily chhole bhatures and the likes, and I was back in full glory.

I am passionate about my food --I love to cook and I love to eat. In fact, I eat some incredible new dish and I instinctively know how to replicate it at home. I was once heard saying that when I am sad or low or frustrated, the secret to cheering me up is a simple, greasy, unhealthy meal.

Not that I don't go to the office gym. I do, I mean, off and on, like 15 days a month maybe. Alright! You get it, I am irregular! And hence it's no surprise that the treadmill is not really doing much for my waistline.

But I've always maintained, and still do, that how one looks is a state of mind. I've always felt good about myself. I've never been insecure or ashamed of my weight. (It's another thing that I don't exactly know how much I weigh, I'm developing a slow dislike for the weighing machine and the inch tape -- wonder why?) I have now accepted the truth that I'll be fat for the rest of my life. I have made my peace with it. It's ok, I'm doing what I like doing. I have a small comic segment to anchor on TV, I guess people have accepted me as the fat-funny anchor - a lot of attitude, notwithstanding! I do get an occasional "looking good" and I have friends who love me dearly no matter how I look.

And yet there are times, when I go shopping and nothing in the entire mall seems to fit or when taking the stairs to the second floor leaves me completely frustrated, not to mention out of breath, I know, I can't ignore me increasing weight anymore.

So then when one Saturday afternoon, the Executive Producer of the channel called me and said, "Would you like to lose weight on TV?", saying "No, thank you, but I like my subcutaneous fat layer" would have been plain stupid.

And that's how I accepted the torture...and now they tell me it's going to be three months of doing some "interesting" stuff like kick-boxing, and watching what I'm eating and building muscle and sweating it out...aah! Well never thought I'm going to discuss my weight issues on national television (anyone who's not competed for Miss India can imagine what it takes to broadcast your weight and statistics on TV) and imagine the pressure on me, every other week I'll have to tell the world if I've lost any weight. I'm supposed to keep a video diary and keep the cameras rolling, so there's no chance of cheating.

Oh God! Give me the strength to survive these three months. The road ahead is tough and right now the only thing that looks good is that my trainer for the first month is kinda hot.

Watch the show and do send your feedback. Your comments, tips, motivation, criticism will help, I'll know at least people are watching.

Tune in to CNN-IBN on Saturday 12:30 and 6:30 pm and watch the repeat on Sunday 2:30 pm.

Until next time,

Ciao.