today is the end of an era.....i am hitherto going to stop going to the gym. ha...there....i said it!
why this "dhideer gyaanodhayam", you may ask. to which i answer, if oprah is her portly self with a personal chef who can make perfectly balanced and portioned meals and a personal trainer who will customize exercise routines for her, what hope can a mere mortal such as I have? i am also tired of the pressure and the guilt trip. pressure from looking at the formerly plump and now toned people, pressure from the die-hards who prefer their time at the gym than a hot cup of tea and accompanying pakodas while watching a movie on Netflix, pressure from the well-meaning regulars who "kuchlam vijaarichufy" after every long absence......"romba naala ongala pakkalaye", pressure from people who seem to eat like the proverbial pig and yet maintain a figure that does NOT make them look like asha parekh when trying on new clothes, pressure from family members who meaningfully show me pictures of bollywood actresses of the size zero fame. seriously, what is this size zero and more importantly, how can it exist? doesn't zero mean "nothing"? how can one possibly be a "nothing" size and take any measure of pride from it? imagine dad admonishing the daughter...." you spend all your time at the gym, you don't go to college, you don't eat anything and whatever you eat, you vomit out. you are NOTHING.....a zero" the girl proudly says "thank you appa". the mind boggles.
so, i will eat as i please and lounge about as i please. however, i cannot possibly watch any screen because all the models selling various products, movie stars, tv stars and even the animated women are all uniformly, if not a size zero, close to it. i will probably have to resign myself to watching dora, because at least she, like me, appears to be well-fed and proudly sports a tummy that her shirt will not hold in. what did you say....there is a teen version of dora who looks like miranda cosgrove and tummy is nowhere to be seen? dang......its back to the gym for me. at least i can salivate watching giada de laurentis cook while "maangu maangunnu" pounding the elliptical. that brings me to the question as to whether giada ever eats any of the meals that she cooks? there's some food for thought!
why this "dhideer gyaanodhayam", you may ask. to which i answer, if oprah is her portly self with a personal chef who can make perfectly balanced and portioned meals and a personal trainer who will customize exercise routines for her, what hope can a mere mortal such as I have? i am also tired of the pressure and the guilt trip. pressure from looking at the formerly plump and now toned people, pressure from the die-hards who prefer their time at the gym than a hot cup of tea and accompanying pakodas while watching a movie on Netflix, pressure from the well-meaning regulars who "kuchlam vijaarichufy" after every long absence......"romba naala ongala pakkalaye", pressure from people who seem to eat like the proverbial pig and yet maintain a figure that does NOT make them look like asha parekh when trying on new clothes, pressure from family members who meaningfully show me pictures of bollywood actresses of the size zero fame. seriously, what is this size zero and more importantly, how can it exist? doesn't zero mean "nothing"? how can one possibly be a "nothing" size and take any measure of pride from it? imagine dad admonishing the daughter...." you spend all your time at the gym, you don't go to college, you don't eat anything and whatever you eat, you vomit out. you are NOTHING.....a zero" the girl proudly says "thank you appa". the mind boggles.
so, i will eat as i please and lounge about as i please. however, i cannot possibly watch any screen because all the models selling various products, movie stars, tv stars and even the animated women are all uniformly, if not a size zero, close to it. i will probably have to resign myself to watching dora, because at least she, like me, appears to be well-fed and proudly sports a tummy that her shirt will not hold in. what did you say....there is a teen version of dora who looks like miranda cosgrove and tummy is nowhere to be seen? dang......its back to the gym for me. at least i can salivate watching giada de laurentis cook while "maangu maangunnu" pounding the elliptical. that brings me to the question as to whether giada ever eats any of the meals that she cooks? there's some food for thought!
Ha Ha Ha.........finally my sister has figured out it is not about sweating profusely at the gym. However basic exercises like stretching in the morning and a few yoga-asana's will go a long way.
ReplyDeleteA small tip: don't try to lose weight or look good for someone else, it never works. Do it for yourself. If you wake up and look into the mirror and just admire yourself for who you are - there you have the secret to happiness.
Excellent blog Priya!. Enjoyed reading it with hilarious tamil comments!
ReplyDeleteI will also tell you about the same people who once showed me the size zero pictures and commented on "Gundu" people will call you a "Seekali"(sick patient ) when you lose 30 pounds and fit into size 6 dress. That makes you want to question your efforts, right!
Well, I say the hell with what others think of the way we look.
Just go for whatever you want to do/eat etc. You look awesome! You go GIRL!!!
By the way, if you are wondering who this is, I am chittu aka simi !!
Thanks for swinging by Simi....would never have guessed the pseudonym, so thanks for clarifying. Thanks for the comment as well...you had me at "awesome"! :-D
ReplyDeletePriya: Nice meeting you and family after many years and here I am commenting on one of your posts. Nicely written - enjoyed the content as well as those thanglish phrases!
ReplyDelete- Uthra
Thanks Uthra.....it was great seeing you all as well. Thanglish pecchhu engalin moocchhu :-D
ReplyDeletesuperb priya............i am yet to loose weight my mantra seems to be " nalloru meni pozhadora vannam"
ReplyDeleteNice one Priya.. here on the west coast, we strongly believe in contributing back to the society and therefore, we pay our monthly dues on-time, but visit the gym (just to check if it still exists) once or twice a year!
ReplyDelete@aruna64, I am totally with you sister!
ReplyDelete@anon....ROTFL!