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  From 58.5 kg on 24th Feb 2025 to 53.7 kg on 22nd April 2025 . I lost 4.8 kg in a healthy way. Here is what I did for healthy weight loss. 4 Important Components That Helped- 1. Mindset Matters 2. Food Habits 3. Exercise Routine 4. Fasting Practice 1. Mindset Matters  1. What’s Your Why? Though I was enjoying my chubby cheeks,something I didn’t have for 26 years of my life,unhealthy fat started causing trouble. It began with issues in my menstrual cycle. When I did a USG, it showed early signs of PCOS. That was my wake-up call. I realized now was the time to take control before things get worse. I started researching what could help, and the first thing that stood out was this. Losing 5–10% of body weight can positively impact PCOS. At 58.5 kg, that meant I needed to reach around 52 kg. But losing 6 kg felt daunting. So, I set smaller, achievable targets. First 56 kg, then 54 kg (because I didn’t want to lose too much of the cheeks I adored!). 2. Keep A Target Without a deadl...

I was watching a video yesterday where a teacher did an interesting experiment . She divided students into two groups and gave them 3 same problem solving task. One group was told to raise their hands as soon as they finished. The other group just had to do the task no hand raising involved. Now here’s the twist… By the second round, the group without the hand- raising instruction began to slow down. As the first group raised their hands the second group looked around. They felt like they were falling behind. They hesitated. By the third question,some of them even started doubting themselves,getting confused, overwhelmed by a task they could have easily done.And their speed slowed down. The teacher used this setup to demonstrate a powerful concept - Learned helplessness. This helped me understand and connect the dots to why so many of us are stuck in the victim mindset. It's because of learned helplessness. What is learned helplessness? It’s when someone experiences failure or feel...