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This is a priceless bit of advice.
You know what no app, coach, or calorie-tracking spreadsheet can do?
Roast you into progress.
But you know who can?
That one blunt uncle who looks you up and down and says,
“You’ve become healthy, beta.”
(Translation: You’ve gained weight. Get it together.)
🧠Sometimes, the brutal honesty from an elder hits harder than a weekly weigh-in. You can’t ignore it. You can’t justify it. You just feel it… in your soul.
South Asian elders have no filter. And while it’s deeply annoying, it also cuts through the denial like a samosa through chutney.
You don’t need passive-aggressive Pinterest quotes or 10-minute TED Talks on mindset. You just need someone to say:
“Why are you eating again? You just ate.”
“That kurta isn’t fitting anymore, is it?”
“You were thinner last time I saw you…”
Harsh? Yup.
Motivating? Also yup.
Because the truth is: we avoid mirrors, dodge the scale, and convince ourselves we’re doing fine.
But one backhanded comment from a chachi, and suddenly we’re logging our food again like it’s a crime scene investigation.
📦 Progress isn’t always a number on a scale — sometimes it’s auntie finally shutting up because you look better.
(And yes, that counts.)
If you rely only on the scale, you’re setting yourself up to be miserable.
You’ll fluctuate 1–2kg just from water and digestion.
You’ll think your hard work isn’t working.
You’ll get emotional. You’ll want to quit.
Meanwhile, your waist is down, your clothes are looser, and your face isn’t as puffy in selfies — but you won’t notice, because the scale says you failed.
Make it make sense.
🚫 The number doesn’t show how far you’ve come — especially if your body is changing in all the right ways.
Instead of chasing scale numbers, measure your progress by:
How your salwar fits.
How easily you sit cross-legged now.
How fast your relatives stop commenting on your size.
If aunties are switching from “you’ve gained” to “what’s your diet plan?” — you’re doing something right.
And best believe they don’t care what the scale says. They care about whether you look “weak” or “healthy.” Use it.
💡 South Asian progress metric #1: If no one has commented on your body at a family event, are you even improving?
We spend so much time hiding from judgment.
But sometimes, a little unfiltered Desi feedback can snap you out of delusion faster than a scale ever could.
So instead of getting offended…
Smile. Say thank you. And use that energy to keep going.
And maybe — just maybe — next time someone says “You’ve lost weight!”
You’ll say, “I know.”
And mean it.
