Losing weight is not just about diet and exercise; staying consistent can also mean learning to deal with outside opinions.
A Bengaluru-based woman known as @snimsdiary on Instagram, who has lost 30 kg, shared the “greatest advice” for people on a weight loss journey in an August 26 video. (Also read: ‘Your metabolism isn’t broken’: Fitness coach Raj Ganpath shares what science says about weight loss and lifestyle )
She suggested keeping weight loss goals private, unless they are being shared with people who genuinely have the person’s best interests at heart. “The single greatest advice I can give you about a weight loss journey that you might be starting or might already be on, as somebody who has lost 30 kg, is to move in silence.
In the video, she said the best advice she could give someone starting or already on a weight loss journey is to “move in silence”. Don’t tell anybody about your goals, about your journey, about your plans,” she said. People may initially be supportive but can become less encouraging when they see someone consistently sticking to their routine and making visible changes, according to her. “My recommendation is to just keep it to yourself or only share with people who genuinely have your best interest at heart,” she said.
