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The True Home: Investing in Your Health for Long-Term Gratification

Do the work. Brick by brick. Daily. Weekly. Monthly. Put in the effort. Just as a part of your monthly income goes towards your home loan, a part of your day should go towards your long-term health. Go to the gym, eat vegetables and protein, and sleep 7+ hours.

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On Addictions

characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a drug or engage in a behaviour that produces natural reward, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences ... perpetuating cravings. weakens self-control.

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Transform Your Health Landscape: The Power of Incremental Lifestyle Adjustments

It's exhilarating to announce that it's never too late to embark on your fitness journey! The beauty of fitness is in its simplicity! It's not about a complicated, researched workout routine – it's about doing those simple things that you know to be true.

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From a dream to reality: My 7-year journey to becoming India's first StrongFirst Elite Instructor

Today, I stand here, as India's first StrongFirst Elite Instructor, a testament to the fact that no obstacle is too big when your determination is stronger. I think I may even go as far as to say, I'm proud of myself - for staying the course, and for seeing it through.

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The Battle of the Bulge: Decoding the Art of Weight Management

Weight loss can feel like a triumphant victory, but maintaining that hard-won success often proves to be the real battle. Most of us fall victim to the vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting, where we lose weight just to pile it all back on soon after.

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Unmasking the truth: Your failed diet is not your fault

You fuck up your diet. Again. Your gym membership is for the year but you stopped going many months back. Once more, you take responsibility for what has happened. Laudable.You have encountered failure before.

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No Starving, No Detox: The Sustainable Guide to a Healthy Weight Loss Diet Plan Without Compromising Your Cultural Eating Habits

Remember, it is your diet. Your taste buds. Your life. Your cultural background. Your sustainable interpretation of it. Find it. Live it.

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Unlocking Your Full Potential: Breaking Free from False Limitations and Becoming Amazing

And so, we tell ourselves stupid shit and hold ourselves back. I am sure there's an evolutionary reason for it. But c'mon, there's no reason to tell yourself that you cannot get fit. Or learn a new skill.

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Seize Your Wellness: The Power of Preventative Health and Fitness Before it Hits the Danger Zone

Individuals in the 'in-between' health state need to take preventative action and proactive measures to ensure they move towards optimum health rather than avoiding sickness.

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Revving up your fitness journey: How to get motivated and start exercising at 40+

You can get fit at any age. You can get started at any time. Sensible fitness training will add immensely to your quality of life. Don't hesitate. Get started. Do it your way! And good luck.

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The Underrated Power of Sleep

Sleep is undoubtedly one of the most essential aspects of our lives, but it is often underrated and overlooked. In today's fast-paced world, our priorities are often skewed towards productivity, and sleep is frequently sacrificed for the sake of getting more done.

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Learning from Imperfect Actions: Turning Negativity into Personal Growth

In your daily life, you often encounter situations where you witness people making poor decisions. Or engaging in actions that you find distasteful. It's natural to react with judgment or disapproval. But instead of reacting, you can use these experiences as opportunities

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The Deeper Cost of Milder Distractions and Addictions

take it from me, use your distractions wisely and you'll be cranking out top-notch work in no time. It starts with awareness. So, what are those pesky addictions and distractions that pull you away from being your best self?

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Do you check-in with yourself?

Coasting and doingWith a lot going on, it is easy to get distracted by "doing". As a chronic overthinker, it is difficult to know if I am caught up in the midst of overthinking. Or if I am coasting. Spending time writing is an

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Changing your mind is a GOOD thing

ou are not the same person you were 10 years ago. Heck, 10 days ago. Change is the only constant. Be true to yourself. Follow your intuition. Question everything. Including your stances.

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Get healthier without missing out on your favourite foods

I'll help you eat lesser. This doesn't mean you will starve. Instead, it means you will eat the amount you need rather than overeat without knowing.

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How to tackle stress eating

In the short-term, when stressed, the stress response curbs appetite. Why? Because getting out of the stressful scenario is immediately relevant. You've seen this in action when you are working on an important project and have skipped a meal.

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You have a hydration problem

Your body is mostly water. Your body needs water for proper function. It seems simple. Trivial. And yet, do you know if you are drinking enough?

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How much is too much?

Having too much is a confounding method of copping out from figuring out what I need to be doing.

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Weight loss isn't the hard part. Weight maintenance is.

There is a limit to how much time we can hold our breath underwater. We need to come up for air. There's a limit to how much time we can do something unsustainable.

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There's a cost to everything, including passion. Especially passion.

There is a cost to everything we do. Knowing the cost is important. Knowing our values and our end game, equally so. And then, we can start working on ensuring that we aren't fucking ourselves up while narrowmindedly going towards a goal that does NOT encompass all of us.

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Start with recovery: 7 strategies to feel amazing

When you are unwell, you feel like staying in bed for longer. You want to push work away and instead vegetate on the couch, watch some mindless TV. That's your body getting what it needs - minimal calorie expenditure and lots of rest.

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On why we are bored and dissatisfied

One is to keep accumulating new experiences. There are infinite options out there. This intuitively sounds silly. If you got bored with the first 20, the next 200 will lead to the same end.

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To stand still against the current

Recently, I had the chance to do something interesting - to eat by myself. I thought I could do this anytime. But that's because I did it while reading a book, which for some reason I didn't think was the same as a distraction like watching TV. It is, as much of a book snob, as I might be.

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Is it possible to quit your favourite thing?

It is a tool and a tool you can use to learn a deeper skill. That you can deprive yourself and be comfortable with the discomfort.