Sumanta Panigrahi's fitness journey personifies resilience and fortitude. During the pandemic, like so many of us, he put on weight – in his case, 6kg. But two years earlier he had worked hard to shed 17kg, going from a high of 111kg to 94kg. Determined to lose the excess weight and keep it off for good, he lost 15kg within...
After losing 17kg before he turned 50, Sumanta Panigrahi regained 6kg while working from home. He talks about how fasting, diet and exercise helped him drop that weight, too .Sumanta Panigrahi's fitness journey personifies resilience and fortitude. During the pandemic, like so many of us, he put on weight – in his case, 6kg. But two years earlier he had worked hard to shed 17kg, going from a high of 111kg to 94kg.
"I am a foodie. Spending more time at home gave me the opportunity to cook, which resulted in overindulgence," says the 54-year-old, who is 1.79 metres tall."I got a wake-up call on two counts, then. First, my medical report showed high blood pressure and high levels of cholesterol and uric acid . "It was difficult at first. But after the first couple of weeks, the craving for food diminished significantly. I was amazed at how easily my body adapted to the new routine."He had a vegetable smoothie for breakfast, skipped lunch, and had rice, lentils, eggs and vegetables for dinner. He eliminated processed food and sugar and substituted white rice with red or brown rice.
He also started weight training with a trainer, working out three times a week. He lost 15kg over the next year, and weighed 85kg by the end of 2021.
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