- Diary entry of a new gymmer

By Aastha
Suddenly, the whole of Dehradun has an urge to lose weight! I am no different. ‘Velocity’, the fitness gym, seemed a good idea. I wonder why it didn’t strike me earlier.
My obsession about losing weight is causing inconvenience, even more to those around me.
Each morning, I get up, not to face the day, but to hit the gym. The red-red Velocity is inviting and people actually drool over it!
There are all sorts of people visiting the gym, but those like me are rare. As in, with both, the urge and the need to lose weight!
There are girls in the gym that couldn’t possibly be thinner. People say, they come to the gym to stay fit. I have other assumptions. Probably, they have been hired by the Velocity management to give ‘our’ types a complex, so that we get more sincere about losing weight.
There is something about gyming! Those with a perfect figure have, both, the time and capacity to work out. While we only have intentions!
There is a strange feel about my gym, I mean a positive one. One does not want to stop racing on the jogger. The girl on the adjoining jogger and I never seem to stop once we begin together.
It looks like a race over the jogger, which each one wants to win. I lose most of the time, just because the other guy off the treadmill wants to begin ‘his’ race.
Those already maintained girls work hard with weights and machines. As a result, boys work harder.
If someone promises me a guaranteed weight loss overnight, I might not opt for it.
I feel the process of losing weight is more fun and intense then the result.
It really is funny the way how those desperate to lose weight live their lives. It is a funny experience to be in the category.
I am fond of Coke, probably even more than the guy who invented it. But, these days, I have parted ways with it. I promise myself everyday that I would have one the next day, and then break my promise every time. With difficulty but successfully!
While working out, more is less. More and more exercise seems less and less as time passes and the paunch stays.
Gyming gives me more time for a lot of things. Queer, but true! Now I stay idle most of the time! Earlier, a major part of my time was spent in eating. Now, since this has reduced significantly, I have enough time for other things. For instance, fantasising about food!
My trainers at the gym probably have grown tired of me. I ask them everyday when the change would become visible. Hats off to them, they settle my queries every time.
Everybody, I meet is told about Velocity and my sacrifice of junk. A few days ago, junk food was my staple diet. Living without it has caused a severe jolt, both to me and the junk food retailers.
Some shopkeepers complain that their sales have dropped considerably since I have given up on junk. I extend my sympathies!
I think my weight and their business loss is directly proportional. This at times makes me think of stepping back and returning to my earlier lifestyle, when there was no place for suggestions and thoughts on losing weight.
For long, I waited for a slightly overweight actress to appear in a super hit movie, hoping that she would make a style statement. I hoped for long for a huge chunk of flesh to be called fashion. Unfortunately, nothing is happening on those lines. So, 10 days ago, I realised that it was too much to expect.
I have been in action ever since and making a serious attempt to lose some weight here and there.
But, there is a relief; almost the entire city is gyming with me. With more and more awareness about staying fit and more and more people opting for fitness clubs- gyming has become a style statement.
I am a part of style, at least in this way. Some people opt for walks and jogs; I have a piece of advice for them. Bunk all this and hit the gym! Here are a few reasons that support my advice-
1) Because, the gym fee forces you to work out every day! After all, we are Indians and ensure we get our money’s worth.
2) Because, you don’t know who might be on the next machine with you- maybe someone you are making all the effort for.
3) Because, sweating in luxury is possible only here.
4) Because, you are sure that no one would hit you from behind while on a jogger (unlike roads where there is traffic congestion).
5) Because, here you cannot quit on exercise even if it pours or roasts!
6) Because, you need to be free of guilt while having a ‘murga’ at the party, tonight.
7) Because, losing weight this way can be a beautiful boastful experience.
8) Because, you want to be as thin as that girl who is being eyed by all the hot guys.
9) Because, it is a result oriented experience.
10) Because, your lazy routine must come to an end
Ten days over and still counting, my experience at my gym has been enthralling, so far! Now, I don’t live from one day to another, I live from one work out to the next! Whether I am shedding some unwanted, much hated chunk of flesh is still a mystery, but will write again if I do!
Only time will tell if I will be able to make it to half my size, but the journey so far has been fun and eventful! You guys must try it as well, probably for experience’s sake!
Still waiting to see what leaves me first- the obsession to lose weight or the weight itself!