"Remember That You Are Not Fat. You Have Fat..."

Writer-Filmmaker-Media Strategist-Brand Custodian-Gender and Animal Activist Dr Anusha Srinivasan lyer shares how her life changed when she realized that her body was waiting for her to fall in love with herself!

- Dr Anusha Srinivasan lyer

Remember that you are not fat. You have fat. Just like you have arms, but you are not the arm. It took me a few decades of realization to understand and accept that I do not need people's approval to be who I am. On my own, I am strong, I I am beautiful, and most importantly, I am enough. To understand and accept who I am inside and outside, and to appreciate and reward the 'Beautiful You' is never going to be easy. You can always begin by seeing and appreciating the beauty in others. That is the first step towards understanding that the 'Kind You' brings to the fore your amazing soul, and this inner peace and acceptance of others as they are begins to reflect in you.

Numerous studies have shown that it is almost impossible to target fat loss from a specific place. But no study will tell you that the target body part for weight loss should actually be your brain. You need to condition your mind in order to enable your body to lose weight, and the first step in that direction of reducing fat is by beginning to lose high-stress levels.

The pain, the obstacles, the detractors, and of course, the mirror, will always be judgmental. But as you begin to love yourself more, trust me, your body will begin to love you back.

I was my college sports champion, and of course, a champion at all else. Fitness was a part of everyday life. A hundred rounds of the basketball court followed by a game or two was almost a daily routine, but we were carefree collegians then. As time passed, responsibilities set in. And with responsibilities, work and a sedentary lifestyle took over. In the midst of all this, somewhere, the fitness regime evaporated, but in busy pursuit of materialistic things to support a family whose needs were ever-growing, somewhere, there seemed to be no time for myself.