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Small Jumps Today....Big Leaps Tomorrow!

All of a sudden now, everyone wants to eat healthy, be fit and look like celebrities. We start off each year with a resolution to stay fit and healthy, join gyms and buy ourselves all the right fitness gear to get us into the the mode of healthy living. While we all start off well, most of us give up too soon. This is because, as always, life gets in the way- work, stress, family, busy lifestyle, lack of motivation and such other factors forbid you from achieving your 'healthy-living' goals. A lot of us may have tried shortcuts and fad diets. If you have, you know that they simply do not work. In fact, they have a negative impact on our bodies. Our bodies can't adapt to drastic changes. Simple changes in life, though, could lead to big differences.  By that I mean that we need to take little steps at a time, as even the littlest of change in our routine or lifestyle can be daunting to us and our bodies. What are those simple changes? How can we incorporate those changes ...

Living Our Lives.....for Others

"Pait mein khaya kisi nay nahin deykha, Tann pay pehna, sab nay deykha." Ever heard of this saying? This famous Urdu proverb literally translates as: "Nobody sees what you eat, but everyone sees what you wear" So we can eat any junk we like but still have to remain well-dressed so we can create a good impression on others. True, isn't it? Don't you think we are living our lives today for others? No matter what we want, we have to stop and rethink before taking a decision. How many times have you personally said to yourself while picking up clothes from your wardrobe to wear: "This looks nice but what will my friends or neighbours think of me if I wear this slim-fitted jeans when I go out?" Once? Twice? Or does it happen every now and then? You know you can completely flatter the look, but you just can't wear what you like. Likewise, have you noticed how we are so tempted to the buy most expensive of all brands of clothing and...