Summary Papiya lost 64kgs in 2 years
(Web Desk) - She claims to have used no medication, followed no strict crash diet, done no exercise and invested in no surgical treatments. Yet Papiya Sen Bhattacharya, 50, told Al Arabiya that she lost 62 kgs by sheer willpower.
“Even doctors suffering from obesity are knocking at my door for help,” she said. Papiya is a teacher by profession, lives in Kolkata, capital of India’s West Bengal state, with her husband and 26-year-old daughter. Her miraculous story was broken by Anand Bazar Patrika, a Bengali daily.
The newsmaker attributes her success to sheer will power. “If you are over-weight, there is no need to spend hours in a gym. Diet control holds the key – it’s a game of calories and carbohydrates! Soup, vegetables and salad deliver results slowly but surely”, she revealed. “You have to persist. You can’t give up. And slowly the sun will emerge from behind the dark clouds. You have to wait for that dawn.”
Papiya grew up in Murshidabad and weighted 80kgs when she was in the sixth grade. At the age of 18, she was married and in 1991, her daughter was born. By then, Papiya weighted a 100kgs. She claims that no dietician or trainer was able to help her out. In 2014, while attending a school function, Papiya realized that she could not even stand on her feet because of the weight she had put on. Doctors prescribed a knee replacement surgery and also warned her that the surgery would be useless if she did not reduce her weight drastically.
“Bariatric surgery seemed to be the only solution available. But those who undergo weight-loss surgery are bound by a lot of restrictions which were not acceptable to me”, she recalled. In mid-2015, she met several dieticians and started mining the internet for success stories from around the world. Then she began experimenting with the tips and tricks she had picked up.
“I always had a wonderful zest for living. I wanted to look good even when I was horribly fat. I dressed well and used make-up to enhance my appeal. I never felt like a loser. I was sure that one day I would come out on top.” Today she weighs less than what she weighed when she was 14- an incredible achievement very few men or women can boast of.
Source: alarabiya.net
