Red FM’s Mumbai RJ Malishka is a name which needs no introduction. She hosts the morning show Morning No. 1 on Red FM which is quite popular with Mumbai FM listeners. For all who don’t get the chance to listen to her, she did a stint in the popular dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Season 7.
She is known as a chubby girl of bubbly nature, but with her weight loss journey she has become an inspiration for all those who are struggling to lose the extra flab. She has shown how with her dedication she has lost 16 kgs in 5 months last year with the help of dance, yoga, pilates, running and a healthy diet. And now, she maintains her fitter body.
Talking about her weight loss journey to Miss Malini she revealed what all she did to achieve this.
I go for bootcamp workouts thrice a week. And on the other days, I walk an hour with weights strapped to each of my legs. I usually make it a point to eat my last full meal before the sun goes down. After that, I munch on a cucumber or something. But there’s no hard and fast rule that I stick to, I listen to my heart. For instance, I ate a small portion of tandoori chicken last night. My friend was having that with roti and I skipped the roti though I felt like it was calling out to me. I just try to avoid carbs and dairy products as much I can.
When I was chubby, Milind Soman had asked me to run for ‘Pinkathon’, a campaign where I ran 10 kms for breast cancer awareness. In January 2015, I started exercising because I wanted to stay fit and healthy. And here I am! I love that I have lost all that weight because I feel fitter. I can wear anything I want to without being conscious. I mean, everyone can wear what they want to. I am talking about myself here. I have started wearing stuff that previously wasn’t quite confident enough to carry. And I feel great!
While shopping at a mall in Dubai, I was looking for L and XL sized outfits. But the sales girl came up to me and said, ‘Hey. Why are you picking those up? Even an XS or S will fit you.’ And it did! I was ecstatic to fit into an XS tee. Of course, I have put on a few pounds here and there since then as I didn’t want to be too hard on myself and I wanted my curves back. So now, I comfortably slip into an S or M. I am happy with that.