I have been a very health conscious person throughout my
life. I always exercised daily and maintained a healthy diet to remain healthy
and fit. When I got married I got a lot of love and care showered on me by my
in laws and relatives. In a lot of households food is the expression of love
and I discovered this fact about my new household after my marriage. As
everyone was calling us that is me and my husband to their homes for lunches
and dinners. Generally these were always very rich spreads and soon I began to
gain weight.The series of these invites continued way over a six months into my
marriage as a result I had put on a lot of weight. My out of shape body made me
look plump and unshapely this caused me a lot of concern but even after
exercising I was not able to lose the extra pounds.This was making me sick with
frustration. Then I became pregnant and slowly put on a lot more weight. With
the spread of the news of my pregnancy started another round of parties and
celebration. Day by day I was putting on more weight and looking at myself at
the mirror I felt as if I am looking at a Sumo wrestler. This sight was very depressing and apart from
regular mood swings that I experienced during my pregnancy I began to stay very
depressed. Looking at my condition my doctor referred me to a psychiatrist. The
lady psychiatrist had her clinic in her home and I started visiting her for counseling
sessions. These sessions were not of much use but on my fourth visit I found a
little girl on a wheel chair outside the clinic. She was the daughter of the gardener
who worked in the doctors home. This young girl had polio and as she could not
walk even with the crutches the gardener used the wheelchair to move her
around. I found the girl to be very chirpy and talkative. Soon we struck a
chord and became good friends. I don’t know why but when she said that she
found me to be beautiful it felt like a big compliment. When she came to know
that I was going to have a baby she said that my baby is very lucky that he or
she will have such a beautiful mother. Her words were so genuine and her talk
so inspiring and full of hope and innocence that I soon forgot all my troubles.
I realized that this extra weight is not the end of the world for me and post my
delivery I would surely be able to shed
the extra kilos. I had found a new friend in this young girl as a chance
meeting with her had filled me with so much hope and optimism
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