Practical fat loss strategies for busy women who feel stuck despite doing “all the right things.”Learn how to structure your nutrition, steps, and training so fat loss actually works — without extremes.
The call that almost made me cry
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This week, a physician in her 50s joined SZN after finding me on Instagram. She had recently received bloodwork results that scared her. During our conversation, we spent surprisingly little time talking about weight loss. Instead, we talked about menopause. Cholesterol. Mobility. Aging. How quickly strength, muscle, and endurance can decline if we don’t actively work to maintain them. At one point she said something that completely caught me off guard: “You’ve chosen a mission to help Indian aunties.” I laughed and smiled when she said it. But later, I realized why it stuck with me. Because she’s kind of right. When I first started learning about nutrition, strength training, and health, it wasn’t because I planned to leave tech and become a health coach. It was because I watched people I love struggle with things that are incredibly common in our community:
And I started to see signs in my body and labs that I was headed down that path too. Now I know that’s not entirely true. We can’t control everything. But we can control far more than we’ve been taught to believe. We can build strength. We can improve mobility. We can preserve muscle. We can improve health markers. We can create habits that support a longer, healthier life. What struck me most about our conversation was this: Here’s a physician. Someone who spends her life helping other people stay healthy. And yet she admitted something I hear from so many women: “I put myself last.” Not because she doesn’t care about her health. Not because she doesn’t understand the consequences. But because she’s busy taking care of everyone else. I think that’s especially common among women. We become experts at showing up for our jobs, our families, our communities—and somehow convince ourselves we’ll get around to taking care of ourselves later. Until later becomes years. The goal isn’t to look perfect. The goal is to feel strong in your body. To maintain your independence. To have the energy to enjoy your life. To age with strength, confidence, and dignity. That’s what SZN has always been about. And if even a physician recognizes the value of having support, accountability, and a plan tailored to this season of life, maybe more of us should stop waiting until things feel urgent to start taking care of ourselves. – Sanjana ❤️ |
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Practical fat loss strategies for busy women who feel stuck despite doing “all the right things.”Learn how to structure your nutrition, steps, and training so fat loss actually works — without extremes.
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