Namita Nayyar:
Women Fitness India, talks about celebrity diets and fitness routine, Do you follow any particular diet? Your Favourite cuisines. You like to kick start your day with.
Avika Gor:
Diet! It’s my least favorite topic. I can’t diet, I love food. My weight included eating healthy. I have eaten dosa, rice everything while exercising. So my diet is not really a strict no-no for anything. Honestly, I did experiment a lot, trying different diets, Ketos, and everything, eventually realizing that none of that really helped me for the long term. Then I decided to take care of my calorie count that’s it. So even if I eat a lot, I try to burn a lot more. It’s just that. For me food is for the soul, I don’t get how people cannot/don’t eat aloo, french fries, etc(laughs).
Yeah, I am pretty spoilt that way and guess would remain to be so. Having said that I try to eat healthier, including more fiber to keep my body and skin good. It’s a struggle, even I love junk, but I have realized that there are better and healthier alternatives in food to opt for. So I tend to choose those. Just not physically you feel the effect internally. It’s shown on your skin, feels lighter. I like that change more. So that is my diet
My favourite cuisine has to be Chinese, I just love it. The butter chilly garlic noodles, my mouth waters as I name it. So that what I love.
I like to kickstart my day with fruits. Most probably papaya or watermelon or apples. These are my favorite, I choose one fruit a day since I don’t like the idea of mixing fruits. Starting my day with fruit makes me feel lighter and also it’s better to start your day (morning) with fiber, so it does that.
Namita Nayyar:
You went on to lose around 13 kgs recently. As mentioned by you “I still remember one night last year, when I looked at myself in the mirror and I broke down. I didn’t like what I saw.” Share your inspiring weight loss journey. 5 tips to combat body shaming.
Avika Gor:
So, 13kgs was a big deal, it happened in around 8-9months. But going in a flashback I actually lost 20 -21 kgs in total. In the beginning, it was a bit slow but the 13kgs that happened later was comparatively quick. I feel the change and it’s pretty amazing. I have started to love myself there is a lot of confidence now. That makes me feel really good about myself.
Really happy with my decision. I am proud of it too. Going back to when I opened at looking myself in the mirror and breaking down emotionally, all of it was challenging but it pushed me to do something about it. So this inspiring weight loss journey was through people especially fans and supporters, who noticed me getting healthy. They didn’t body shame but asked very politely ‘Are you eating a lot of Aloo’s’, ‘ You are getting chubbier’ , this made me realize that I have to take care of myself. Not that I was suffering from some health issue that I started gaining weight it’s just I was being lazy.
So that was the day I took an oath to take care of myself. This is how it happened.
Now talking about tips to take body shaming. So I didn’t receive it too much and tried taking if any as inspiringly. However, there were a lot of comments that I don’t look my age anymore or calling me fatter, but surprisingly that was the truth. I saw people my age being fitter doing things I can’t do, so these were my thoughts. I wanted to evolve and have positivity around me so it wasn’t a derogatory phrase for me. I learned a lot and only thought if my audiences love me so much and they are being honest to me, why not work towards my betterment. So on the whole I took this very positively and it worked for me
Namita Nayyar:
What comprises of your fitness routine? How do you manage it in between your acting and travelling schedules
Avika Gor:
I don’t follow a particular routine because of my shoot schedules. The basis of what I take care of is 15k-20k steps per day. Even on sets, I keep walking, and people be like what’s wrong with her. But I show off my step counts(haha) and they go like ok, this is about fitness.
I love doing different kinds of workout, like boxing, aerobics, a little bit of yoga, love doing weight training or cardio. There’s a lot that I keep doing but it’s never the same. I work for my body as per my body’s requirements and more of what I feel like doing. I feel like the results are better when you are comfortable doing what you do. You don’t have to push too hard. Yes, you will have to motivate yourself, can’t be lazy but to have a fit body, toned as or legs that you want, you have to keep working hard.
Once you know that you start putting in that extra effort. So I keep experimenting with my workout and training to keep myself motivated. Also, I like to have fun so I work out with my friends or trainer or even my mother sometimes. This reminds me that I am doing this for myself and nobody else.
