Vidya Balan On What Went Behind Her Drastic Weight Loss: “This Is The First Year That I Have Not Worked Out”

Vidya Balan, who will reprise her much-loved character Manjulika within the Diwali launch Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, opened up about her drastic weight reduction in an interview with Galatta India. Vidya, who has all the time been physique shamed for her weight because the starting of her profession, revealed she misplaced weight after following a strict “weight loss program” and never by a tricky exercise regime. In reality, Vidya revealed that she hasn’t even labored out for a yr ever since she began following a selected weight loss program. Speaking about her fixed struggles with shedding weight, Vidya advised Galatta India, “You realize, all my life, I’ve struggled to be skinny. I’ve dieted and exercised like loopy, and typically, I’d shed some pounds, and it might come again… after which, early this yr, I met a dietary group referred to as Amura (Amura Well being) in Chennai. They mentioned, ‘It’s simply irritation; it isn’t fats’.”

Vidya added, “So, they put me on a diet to get rid of the irritation, elimination of irritation it’s referred to as, and it labored superbly for me and the load went like that as a result of they eradicated meals that weren’t suiting me. I’ve been a vegetarian all my life, (but) I did not know palak and doodhi (spinach and bottle gourd) do not go well with me. We predict all greens are good for us, however that’s not the case. It’s a must to determine what’s good for you as simply because it’s good for another person, it is probably not good for you.”

Addressing the speculation about going by a tricky exercise regime, Vidya advised the portal, “You realize everybody has been telling me ‘Oh my God, you might be your slimmest’ and I’ve not labored out all yr. That is the primary yr that I’ve not labored out. And I wish to say judgment across the physique is brutal. Lots of instances, individuals placed on weight for numerous causes as a result of our our bodies specific what we’re going by emotionally additionally…even I’d not have believed final yr if I had been advised ‘Cease figuring out’. I was a beast within the health club. And I had individuals telling me, ‘You could not be figuring out in any respect’.”

Sharing her distinctive health mantra, Vidya mentioned, “And now, individuals inform me, ‘So what are you doing?’ and I’m like, ‘No, I do not do something’. I’m simply having fun with myself and I’m feeling more healthy than ever. I’m not saying you shouldn’t train… however bear in mind no two individuals are the identical… we should respect our individuality.”

Vidya Balan is understood for her work in movies like Kahaani, Shaadi Ke Facet Results, Shakuntala Devi, Sherni, Jalsa, Neeyat, Do Aur Do Pyaar.