After four months of hard work, Ashwathi reduced her weight from 87 to 63

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Ashwathi Ashwathi Krishna, a resident of Neyyatinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, had a past when she did not like her appearance in the mirror and was heartbroken. But if we look back at that past today, Ashwati would say that everything was for the better. Due to her weight gain after giving birth, she has been injured many times in front of the ridicule of those who came to see the baby and the mother. I couldn’t even wear my favorite clothes or take a selfie. Aswathy, an officer in the revenue department in Thiruvananthapuram, talks about her journey from self-hatred to self-love.

∙ Weight gain during pregnancy

I was not a big fat person. He was 163 cm tall and weighed only 63 kg. It was during pregnancy that the weight started slowly. At that time, the baby’s health is our priority. Therefore, the change in weight did not matter. Everyone will eat food for the growth of the baby. I ate well in the joy of the moment and in the belief that I could lose the weight after giving birth. By the time of delivery, the weight was 87 kg. After giving birth, my weight didn’t change much except the baby lost 3-4 kg. As it was a C-section delivery, I could not exercise. Full rest. By then, she had gone back to her old pregnancy weight.

∙ Boring dialogues

The delivery was during covid. So there were not many visitors. But at least some of those who came would be joking. They started saying things like ‘the baby is very small and the mother is very fat’. It affected me a lot mentally. Even then, my husband Rajeev was reassuring me that I would lose weight after a while.


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On the 45th day, when I went to the hospital for a checkup, the doctor’s question shocked me. Have a stomach? ‘Oh my god, don’t all the people who have delivered have stomachs? Will everyone’s stomach suddenly go to size zero? ‘ My doubt.

The doctor advised me to start exercising after a while. But I was in no mood to exercise. People’s teasing destroyed my self-confidence and made me think I couldn’t lose weight. I started having difficulty in breathing. It was not even possible to take the baby. When I looked in the mirror, things changed in a way that I didn’t like myself.

∙ From photo love to photo fear

Before this I was a photo freak. I loved taking selfies. When I saw me in old photos, I kept feeling that it was me that I would never get back. I’m the one who did pregnancy photo shoots and took a lot of selfies even on the day of delivery. But for three to four months after delivery, there is not even a single photo on my phone. Only photographs of the baby were taken. I didn’t like having my photo taken. It started to feel very difficult to see me in any photo clicked by someone else.

When I felt that I would never mature again, I gave away all the dresses to many people. Started ordering plus size dresses. No courage to shape any dresses.

∙ Four months of effort, from 87 to 63

It was then that I heard about the yoga class through Facebook. Seeing my sadness, my husband told me to attend the class. Then the son is only four months old. I didn’t have the confidence to do yoga in front of a group of people, even online. I was taught yoga alone as I refused to join the group. At that time I could not even stay on the floor or breathe. I have gone to yoga classes during my studies. They say to be in Padmasana on the first day. If there are those who cannot do this, they will be told to stay away. But that was not the case here. If we cannot do something, we will take it through many steps. Slowly the body started to move and though it took some time I could feel the weight coming off. Then started attending class every day and did everything systematically.


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It was difficult to come up with dietary restrictions as the baby was fed. However, care was taken to eat as many nutrients as possible. Thus, in four months, he was able to reach the ideal weight of 63 from 87. The joy felt is immeasurable. I was able to go down to a smaller size than the old dresses. Those who made fun of him started to sympathize saying that he has lost weight. There are those who said it is a good change. My son was able to change to a normal weight before he was a year old. And full credit to yoga.

∙ It’s about quality not quantity

Since the baby is fed, there are not many restrictions on the food. All food will be eaten to ensure that it contains the necessary nutrients for the body. Eat before eight o’clock at night. Always remember that it’s about quality not quantity.

∙ Bonuses given by Yoga

I tried to see many things in life as positive and when I gained weight I started to take negative view of everything. Yoga taught us to look at things positively and to laugh with open mind. Even if there is a problem, it is now possible to solve it peacefully.

Seeing this change, many people ask how they lost weight. It is an indescribable joy to hear people say that they are really thin. After getting up in the morning and taking a bath, yoga will be done from 5 am to 6 am. More than losing weight, yoga has helped me be happier. Now it is possible to be healthy. Active in office and at home. The value of self-love is important. We should find some time for ourselves every day. Still need to lose weight. The decision is to go ahead with yoga.

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