No fat-shaming for Bhumi!

No fat-shaming for Bhumi!

FPJ BureauUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 04:36 PM IST
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Bhumi Pednekar was not a heavyweight to begin with. The debutante had gained a whopping 23 kilos to fit into the garb of the large yet lovely Sandhya Vermain Dum Lagake Haisha. It had taken her almost a year of stuffing her face with pizzas and ghee-laden parathas to reach the desired weight. Her efforts had paid off and her performance was loved. She also won the award for Best Debut (Female), for her touching, absolutely natural performance.

Fat was not what she was resigned to be, however… At the very award’s ceremony she turned up to collect her trophy, looking slim, svelte and ravishing! The actress reveals that it took her just five months to shed all the extra pounds – even less time than she took to piled them on! Without resorting to risky shortcut methods, but by incorporating healthy changes in her diet and fitness routine, she pulled off the near-impossible.

Well aware of the shortage of roles for plus-size actors in Bollywood, her main motivation to lose weight was the chance of getting good work. She was sure that she didn’t want to lose out on any acting opportunities on account of being too large. Also the weight had started to weigh her down, leading to backache and painful ankles. Her workout plan comprised walking which she always enjoyed in addition to an hour of workout in the gym.

Her nonchalant attitude towards exercising was soon replaced by a joy in working out, as an hour of exercising stretched into two and it became something she actually started looking forward to! Swimming, cardio and Bollywood dance were also included with weight training every alternate day to develop strong muscles. Her diet was tweaked to remove gluten. Ragi, bajra and jowarrotis replaced wheat, while she included up to six egg whites, dal, skimmed milk, nuts, salad, grilled fish and chicken in her daily meals.

Even as all the weight has melted away, Bhumi refuses to feel any shame for her previous large proportions. Instead she feels that she has always been confident and did whatever she wanted to even when she was big. She would wear what she liked, party and enjoy the same amount of attention from guys. Her weight, she is happy to state, never came in the way of her happiness. What’s more, nobody in her family made her feel conscious of her weight either.

Today she doesn’t aim for size zero but is content with her fitness levels and figure. She feels healthy and happy, has better skin and hair, a de-cluttered mind and a sense of wellness. If that’s not real beauty, what is?!

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