Weight Loss Journey

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Greetings!

Its been quite sometime that i have been struggling to loose my weight. Being so aware about the fitness, i couldnt see my weight increasing. Feb 2017, i had touched 89Kgs! i was looking bulky and fat and had very low energy levels. Have a look:

82 Kgs

77 Kgs

I made it a point to loose weight and do something about my body. That time, i joined Anjali Mukherjee's course in Mumbai and it was bang on ! Thanks to them. In the very first week of de-toxification, i lost 4 kgs! And the journey continued. In a span of 2 months, with all the sheer hard work, I had touched 79.3 kgs! But then I got complacent. I have charm for bourbon biscuits and sweets. I started eating them and stopped attending my scheduled appointments. That was my complacent attitude that hit me hard and within 2 months I had touched 82 kgs.

Its very important to know what you want. I did everything to loose weight but never focused on weight maintenance. And since the results were showing so I started cheating in between and had a good time eating lot of sweets.

Since then, its been more than a year that I had been struggling to come below 82kgs. Some friends of mine say that I am not able to loose because my bones weigh too much. I kept exercising but had no control over my food habits. Weighing 82 kgs for 1 year was so frustrating. That was the time I joined Anjali Mukherjee’s course again. I thought that I need a certain amount of monitoring to just keep me on track. And here I am ! I joined on 11^th July at 82.2 kgs and today on 11^th Aug, I weigh 76.8 kgs !! Wooooof !!

Yes, this time the determination is even higher and I have decided to take sugar intake levels to zero. Fitness is a mind game. It’s a daily ritual. Cheating once in a while is fine. I have had certain realisations after achieving this feat:

1.     I feel more energetic

2.    I am more organized

3.    I remember things that are to be done

4.    I have gained stamina for running (I run 10 kms 3 times a week now!)

5.    Clothes look great on you once you feel fit, no matter what you wear

6.    With this sense of achievement, nothing looks impossible

7.    In others areas of life also, you feel like an achiever and a leader

8.    I have become more active and mindful

My suggestion to folks who are trying to loose weight:

1.     Be regular

2.    Dieting should not be a punishment

3.   Whenever you feel that you are the chosen one to be deprived of all the sweets, think about the larger goal

4.    Exercise along with diet is must. Diet alone may not produce great results (avoid weight training during your weight loss journey)

5.    Following your plan should become your obsession

6.    You will get lot of time in your life to eat those creamy biscuits

7.    Mean business, this is no joke

The story doesn’t end here. Will write a sequel once I achieve my desired weight between 70-73 kgs.

Till then, Best of Luck !

Weight Loss

"Lack of Time" is an excuse. One of the most common barriers to weight loss is the belief that you don't have enough time. One study found that 41% of people said 'lack of time' was the reason that they didn't eat better and 73% of people said they didn't exercise because their schedules were too busy. The bottom line is that if you want to lose weight, you have to find a way to make time for healthy activity. 

There is no second chance to create the first impression.. And did you know Body posture speaks more than anything else. Expensive clothes have no value if your posture is bad. Exercise Regularly to get a confident and smart posture and an impressive body language!

Photoshop hands-on

During my tenure as Deputy Director of Income Tax in Intelligence and Criminal Investigation, I happened to design an advertisement for the Income Tax Department on a new return that needs to be filed by the eligible entities. I am sharing the image here:

This advertisement was really liked by my seniors and we decided to take its print out on a flex. This was then installed in all the Income Tax Buildings in Mumbai and also all across the cities in the Country. This was in larger public interest and was educative in nature.

Dream

A person may have many goals and dreams in life which he/she wants to achieve. Dreams are not only meant to make one grow richer or bigger in life. Most importantly they are meant to make a person feel content. You feel more confident! You feel accomplished! This confidence gets reflected in every sphere of your life, be it personal or social. But as they say, Reaching the topmost position in a hierarchy is not important, maintaining yourself in that position for a longer period of time with your conduct is what matters the most! 

My Sociology professor at Delhi always used to tell us that, chaand ka sochoge toh aasman tak pahunchoge, agar socha hi asmaan tak toh kahan tak jaoge ?  I think i need not say anything else. This says it all. 

Get inspired. Get going! 

Intelligence and Criminal Investigation

Hello friends,

I am back to blogging! Yes, this happening after a very long time. My current stint as Deputy Director of Investigation (DDIT) in Intelligence and Criminal Investigation has been very enriching. Mumbai has given me lot of exposure and immense experience of variety of cases which I can cherish and boast for life. Most memorable being an action on a Credit Cooperative society detecting a cash deposit of more than 2000 cr! Special Projects also excites me a lot. Most importantly, I have been able to follow my passion for photography and creativity. We conducted an All India Conference at Madh Island, Mumbai where I completely made use of my NIKON D750 (24-120mm). I took the stills as well as videos and then created a movie with all the special effects and tag lines which everyone liked and appreciated. More than anything else, I felt satisfied and content. The movie which I created is very close to my heart.

These days, we are conducting OUTREACH PROGRAMMES – Workshop on uploading of Statement of Financial Transactions u/s 285BA of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The presentations have all gone well. This again is my area of interest (i.e. giving presentations) which I love doing and which i am able to pursue here. Sharing some of the pics here.

P.S. : Keep pursuing your hobbies along with your work. I consider myself lucky that in my work, I have been able to pursue them.

Mallya (Mal-liya) Conundrum

Its so good to be back on your blog after a substantial period of time. Its just that somebody reminded me during the course of a hearing of a case in my office today that they have gone through my blog and have come before me. Was glad to know that they knew a lot about me through my blog than about their case !

Newspapers and News channels these days are flooded with Mallya's flight to UK and the NPA (non-performing assets) scam. Its shocking to see that there are so many willful defaulters who have taken crores of loans and have just shown their back to the banks. No recovery is in sight. I, infact, came across an e.g. of PNB from whom some 4 companies had taken loan amounting to approx Rs.150 cr. It was later found out that all these four companies worked from a common address in Karolbagh, New Delhi. When the locational search was done, it was found out that their office space was equal to a size of a table and a chair and that space was a rented one. The owners were paying Rs.100 a month as rent. This is really surprising that the Banks are pleading before the Debt Recovery Tribunal and are now appealing before the Apex Court.

Why did all this got initiated in the first place ? This shows that proper scrutiny checks were not maintained by the Banks, to begin with. It appears that for small investors/laymen/salaried class, the banks have the stringent rules available. But when it comes to corporate lending, where does the checks and balances go ? Its all public money and it should be safeguarded at any cost. No Tom, Dick and Harry should be allowed to play with it. If there are securities given by defaulters, then it should be attached. If we say that the securities are not existing (Just like NSEL scam), then definitely there is a big flaw on the part of banks. 

The Civil Service aspirants should study this issue very closely from all quarters possible. Who are the defaulters, Where is the flaw, What are the problems in recovery, What action the Government has taken, What are the strategies adopted by the defaulters to dupe the banks.. ?

Bigger picture of checks and balances is to kept in mind. Plug the loophole in the initial stage itself so that it does not become a monster which are are unable to handle.

Cheers !

Women : Respect them

Hi guys,

 

(without any prejudice whatsoever)

 

I have been thinking for quite some time that what compels a man to downgrade himself to such an extent that there remains no difference between animals and humans. Yes, you got the context right. The gangrapes taking place in the country at such a rapid pace is really troublesome. No fear exists in the minds of these monsters who commit such heinous acts. The Government has been doing its part but not enough to console the shaken conscience of the victim's families. December 2012 Delhi gangrape case is about to get concluded wherein the sentence will be pronounced on 13.09.2013 to the convicts. It took 9 months for the Judiciary to declare Rape, a Rape. In these 9 months, there were numerous other girls who were raped in the country. What about justice to them ?
 

It seems everybody is busy in the preparation of Elections 2014. Our Hon'ble Parliamentarians never appeared to have sufficient time at their disposal to bring about an amendment in the Rape Law of the Country. Though, from few corners of the North Block, voices have been heard to give Capital Punishment to the convicts in the rape cases. But, these are just the voices and not a Law. Because, it is the Law only which the Judges follow in their courtrooms. Now, if the Law says that there cannot a Death sentence given to rape convicts, then how can a judge pronounce a death dentence in such cases.
 

Here, we need to ponder over an issue of death sentence to be given to these shameless creatures. Why not ? Where is the deterrence in the society ? People know that if they commit crime, they will walk free because acquittal rate in the country, i guess, is the highest in the world. A man while raping a girl is fearless because the State can maximum give him life imprisonment. In maximum of the cases, the rapes do not get reported only. So, there is no scope of punishment also. Hence, like a wild bull, they roam free and do whatever they feel like in the manner they want. They are a blot on a civilised society.
 

I just wish that an amendment is brought to the rape law and nothing less than a death sentence is pronounced in such cases. (Infact, if a woman is raped , then why not a man committing this act be ostracised publicly in society ?) This society will change. Cent percent. An initiative is required to bring about that deterrence effect.
 

Just kill these bastards or throw an acid on their genitals..!!! Rapists of Mumbai's photojournalist had already committed 5 more rapes in the past 6 months. Why not give them a death sentence within 1 month through a fast track court ? What evidence is required to prove them as a rapist ? Have we learnt any lesson from Ajmal Kasab's ? Or are we still going to provide defence to these cruel species who attacked our defenceless sisters and mothers ?