I love the look on people’s faces when they hear the me talk about #thebiriyanidiet — a metaphor for the ‘system’ I used to lose weight. So now before you pull out your food apps and order in biriyani for breakfast, lunch and dinner, first chew on these insights I’ve gained all while losing weight …
I attended a weight loss workshop where the trainer insisted we waste half of what we served ourselves at lunch. I couldn’t bear the thought of food going waste so I found a way to bend the rules a bit and served myself half of what I’d otherwise put on my plate. His reasoning was …
So you’ve created this image of yourself — the superwoman, the multi-tasker, the independent one, Ms. Reliable, fill in the blank with something I’ve missed — and day after day you wear that Monalisa smile like a badge of honour. Been there … done that … and every now and then I find myself having …
Summoning your inner yogi when you’re bent all out of shape Read More »
Every time I looked in the mirror and unconsciously asked that question (you know the one, “Mirror, mirror on the wall…”), I’d hear it taunt and point at my broad frame and other not-so-flattering assets. It got so bad that I banished myself to a space in my head, alone with my my new-found friends: …
Three things I did to stop being slave to the dwarfs Read More »
I know you’ve heard this phrase used tongue-in-cheek, more so now with so many of us girls coming out into the world of business. It’s not a man’s world anymore and we ‘sisters are doing it for ourselves’. As an over-enthusiastic owner of three businesses, I’ve made it my life’s mission to empower women like …
