MS. Namita Nayyar:
Being a married woman with two lovely daughters and being a blogger at the same time, can sometimes be taxing. How do you strike a balance between your personal and professional life?
MS. Deepa Gandhi:
No matter where you are in life, everyone wants a good balance between personal and professional life. Everyone wants a life outside the work life. Motherhood is the biggest blessing which is bestowed only on women. A mom is a multitasker and performs 10 tasks at a time without even realizing it. As a freelancer, I have the flexibility to choose my work timings and this helps me to keep evenings free for my girls. I try to strike a balance and have best of both worlds. I make sure to spend some quality time with both of them every day.
MS. Namita Nayyar:
Having a multi-dimensional lifestyle like being a dietician, blogger, choreographer, and mother, introduce us to a day in your life.
MS. Deepa Gandhi:
I divide my schedule between working from home on some days and going to office the other days as I am also involved in my husband’s start up. Mostly after sending my kids to school, I sit down with my cup of tea and my writings. I try to finish all my writing work when kids are in school. In between, I answer emails and attend to my online clients. Evenings are more about spending time with my kids, cooking, going for my regular walk and dancing.
MS. Namita Nayyar:
Tell us about the food/meal pattern that you follow in general to remain healthy and physically fit?
MS. Deepa Gandhi:
First of all, I must tell you that I don’t believe in any fad diets. As long as you are eating at regular intervals and are eating sensible, it’s completely fine. Sensible eating means making healthy food choices and not just eating less.
I try not to eat heavily in one meal and my daily food pattern is divided into 6 small meals and regular intervals. For me, breakfast is very important as a healthy breakfast keeps you full for longer period of times. I make sure to include a source of protein in my breakfast and avoid fried stuff. Lunch is a usual mixture of vegetables, curd, and chappati or little rice with salad. Dinner is same as lunch minus too many carbs. I avoid rice at night and try to eat dinner maximum by 7.30-8 pm.
