While there are plenty of fad weight loss diets available on the Internet for free chances are that most of these diet plans will not be able to help you achieve your target weight loss goal. Why? Well, most fad diets are time bound eating practices, which essentially suggest starving yourself or cutting down a major chunk of healthy food from your life in order to lose weight.

Reads kind of nutty right? It indeed does. Not only is this approach to weight loss extremely unhealthy, it is also unreliable as once you stop following it, youll regain all the weight youve lost in a matter of days/months. So, what can one do to lose weight in a sustainable manner? To take a page from 22-year-old Sumeet Manohares book, you can first: not starve yourself and second: not put a timeline on your weight loss journey.

Sumeet tells us that it took him 3 years to trim from a whopping 106 kgs to 78 kgs. Being obese never felt good to me. I always imagined myself as a really fit and confident person, who could wear fit clothes. So, in 2015 I decided to join the gym, he says.

But during my transformation journey, I lost hope so many times! Until, I came across a friend's Super Fat to Super Fit transformation. At that time, I had given up on my own journey but after looking at her before and after pictures, and also just talking to her about the whole process, I was motivated to get back to the gym and try once again, he adds.

By 2018, Id lost 28 kgs and heres the real deal, I didn't lose any weight by following a strict diet, starving myself or by taking any fat burners. My weight loss journey has been a slow yet effective ride. Below is the weight loss routine that helped him lose 28 kgs.

I joined a gym in May 2015 and started working out. It was disheartening to find out that I couldn't even do a single push-up. I had to do it by resting my knees on the floor. In fact, initially, I struggled with many simple exercises.

As I got comfortable with exercising, I started making changes in my diet as well. I reduced eating junk food though I never ate excess of it and also made these changes:

- Walk for 20 minutes after dinner or perform Vajrasana after eating (it aids faster digestion)

- I stopped sitting and watching TV as soon as I finished eating as well

He also charted a new diet plan for himself, minus the junk food.

My diet was and still is centered around homemade Indian food. I have never consumed any kind of supplements.

Early Morning: Warm Water with Lemon juice

**Breakfast: Oatmeal (Oats + Milk + Apple/Banana + Homemade Peanut Butter) / Poha / Upma with Oats / Oats Apple/Banana Pancakes / Omelette

Lunch: Vegetables with 2 Rotis, Daal & Salad

Evening Pre-Workout: Chana Chaat (Homemade) / Any Fruit / Brown Bread with Peanut Butter

Post-Workout: 2 or 3 Egg Whites

Dinner: Vegetables + 2 Rotis, Salad and Daal / Rice with veggies or Biryani.

Snacks (through the day): Nuts / Peanuts / Homemade Peanut butter (Without Sugar)

During the initial period, I followed a basic workout routine which was mostly just cardio.

I did Cardio which included Treadmill, Cross trainer, Cycling for 15 min each. And other exercises such as Push ups, Body Weight Squats, Skipping, Bending with Stick, etc.

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After a month of doing only cardio, my trainer included weight training in my workout schedule. This was the routine that I followed:

Monday - Chest & Shoulders

Tuesday - Biceps & Triceps with Cardio

Wednesday - Legs & Back

Thursday - Chest & Shoulders

Friday - Biceps & Triceps with Cardio

Saturday - Legs & Back

Even though this was an effective workout routine, I couldn't lose much weight. I was hardly consistent at gym and skipped twice or thrice a week. Also, I believe that my mind was not at peace at that phase. I left the gym multiple times and lost all hopes to get in shape. It was in July 2017 when I decided to give one more try. However, this time even my parents thought that gym isn't the right option for me as they saw my progress over the years. But, I was pretty sure that I'm gonna prove everyone wrong this time.

In 2017, I started following the below Full Body Exercise regime. And I exercised twice a day for three months, at home in the morning and at the gym in the evening (not advisable to everyone).

Morning - Exercises for Abs which included overall core strength exercises (With the help of an Android app)

Evening - Gym

Monday - Chest, Shoulders and Biceps

Tuesday - Cardio and Full Body Exercises

Wednesday - Legs and Back

Three sets of each exercise with 12-15 reps.

1. Plate & Dumbbell (12 3)

2. Burpees (12 3)

3. Superman + Burpees (12 3)

4. Jumping Jack (30 2)

5. Skipping (100+)

Stay consistent. This is the only advice or tip I could give to anyone trying to get fit by losing weight or even gaining it. Do not just focus on losing weight. Do not check weigh scale every single day instead focus on your workout. Because once you start loving and enjoying working out, you won't need to check your weight. You could feel being healthy, light and much happier than before. Also, don't join gym just because I or someone else did. Do what you really enjoy doing. Go run, do Yoga, play a sport or whatever activity that you enjoy.

Disclaimer: The diet and workout routines shared by the respondents may or may not be approved by diet and fitness experts. GQ India doesn't encourage or endorse the weight loss tips & tricks shared by the person in the article. Please consult an authorised medical professional before following any specific diet or workout routine mentioned above.

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