“Whatever I had known about a healthy diet was completely wrong”

June 19 2018 by , medical review by in Success stories

When Archit went to university his weight ballooned rapidly and he started having health issues. After a while he decided that enough was enough and he joined a gym to overcome the problems.

Fortunately, he also found out about the low-carb diet and dove right in. This is what happened:

Hi,

My name is Archit and this is my story.

Life before: While I was studying economics I started gaining fat (really fast). I went from some 75-80 kg (165-176 lbs) to 115 kg (254 lbs) after which I didn’t find any sense to measure. I knew something was wrong I had difficulty breathing and slowly other issues also crept up.

What happened: After some time I decided it was enough and I needed to make some changes in my life. I joined a gym and started working out but still got fatter. Luckily at that time I saw a video by Jeff Volek: The art and science of low-carb living and my whole world went upside down. Whatever I had known about a healthy diet was completely wrong. Hence, I changed my diet completely the next week.

I also enrolled in a sports-nutrition course at a fitness academy in Mumbai (since I knew they were preaching the low-carbohydrate high-fat approach or simply the right way to eat).

Weight automatically is on check (around 80 kg) despite me eating delicious food like butter chicken, paneer tikka, ice creams etc.
Life now: Weight automatically is on check (around 80 kg [176 lbs]) despite me eating delicious food like butter chicken, paneer tikka, ice creams etc. I have realized my brain is working pretty fast, I am more productive and meal frequency/portion control doesn’t matter now.

I am practicing as a sports nutritionist now and also do lecturing at the same fitness academy.

Today I preach what I practice to everyone and can say easily that this is the right way to eat.

Biggest challenge: The challenge was just in terms of conviction about the low-carbohydrate high-fat approach for which I kept on reading many books (Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living impacted me the most), watched a lot of videos from Low Carb Down Under. I had never liked carbohydrates and loved the items I eat as of now but thought they were bad for health. Hence the switch was pretty easy.

What to do you wish you had known when you started: The importance of minerals like sodium and magnesium on a low-carbohydrate diet.

Thanks and regards,
Archit

Archit’s Instagram: @fitnomist07
Facebook: Archit

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Thank you for sharing your story and helpful insights Archit :-)

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