No one had answers: So 25-year-old Aditya went from 189 kg to 103 kg by building his own diet; check his story
Life at 189.6 kilos was difficult beyond the words. His bed collapsed twice. The machines helped breathe. High blood pressure was struggling with oily liver and was on the verge of diabetes. His body was distress, but his soul was too empty to react. Covid not only breaks the world, but also broke his relationship with food, body and emotions.
He was eating himself with loneliness and anxiety, not starvation. Even after trying the Özempik, the results did not come and there was no peace. As a student abroad, financial coercion only contributed to pressure.
But it was a quiet moment that changed everything.
“What does it hurt the most? When they see me in graduation, the silence in my family’s eyes… This look remained longer than diet with me.”
He noticed that Aditya needed change – not for others, but for himself.
“Surgery was a tool, not shortcut.”
After returning to India, Aditya chose to undergo bariatric surgery. It was a decision made for survival and health, not instant transformation. After the surgery, the real journey began. The standard Post-O diet did not comply with the lifestyle, especially when moving between India and Australia. Many prescribed food was not accessible. The plan felt the generic and broke out of his real life.
Thus, he took responsibility for his healing
He consulted doctors in countries linked to people living with similar journeys and began to adapt his diet because his body really needed. Gradually, he created a sustainable rhythm that works for him.
“I did not punish my body, I established a partnership with him.”
Rejecting the idea that weight loss should be punished should be focused on healing, not restriction of Adityia. His approach was like nutrition and gentle movements and gentlemen and extension, which he can manage even on low energy.
“And when I could not come as 100%, I came with 20%. But I came.”
Progress came steadily. His body began to answer. Respiratory machines were no longer needed, drugs decreased, liver functions healed, and blood sugar levels were normalized.
“Progress did not come fast, it came true.”
This was not a transformation overnight. For three years, Adityia decreased its weight from 189 kg to 103 kg. But more than physical change was built in a mental and emotional reconstruction. He learned to confidence, not to be afraid of food or failure. The journey taught him patience, flexibility and self-sufferer.
“This is not only my story, but a mirror for many unseen people.”
Today, Aditya returned to Australia. Life continues with its ups and downs – financial responsibilities, emotional care and skin extraction surgery plans. But he is proud of the way he walks, he is a thoughtful, thoughtful and self-awareness.
The message is especially strong for people from India and Diaspora. He wants to break silence around the weight struggles that are often met with shame instead of support.
“We don’t talk enough about it. Instead of supporting people, we are embarrassed.”
“Here I am. Not to impress, but to make a connection.”
If even a person feels less lonely while reading this, Aditya’s story will serve its deepest purpose.
[With TOI inputs]
