My Journey from Fat to Fast “Some people are just born fat and that is how they shall grow old and die” was what I was convinced about. Not that I was a couch potato, or that I didn’t try as a kid. I would always be seen on the sports ground playing handball, kabbadi and volleyball with the energy to burn it all down, but the fat refused to leave me. Having done my schooling in a military school, I participated in all physical activities despite the difficulties of being overweight. It was there that I was spotted as a potentially good shooter and I trained hard and even got selected to represent the state of Maharashtra at National level where I won several accolades. Despite the success in a relatively sedentary sport, my urge to lose weight never died. I even joined a local gym and did some really harsh workouts to no avail. I only ended up getting sick and losing good health. That’s when I decided that this was not meant for me and I probably just had to live with it.