Lizelle D'Souza loses 40 kilos; Opens up about her drastic weight loss transformation – Exclusive
Remo D’Souza gave a big shout out to wife Lizelle on Sunday for her massive weight loss transformation. “It takes a lot of hard work to get there, but the biggest battle is with yourself and I have seen Lizelle D'Souza fighting that battle and achieving what was impossible,” Remo had expressed while sharing a picture of his wife’s impressive makeover. In an exclusive interaction with ETimes, Lizelle D'Souza chronicles her inspirational weight loss journey. Excerpts:
‘I lost 15-20 kilos in my first year’
In December 2018 I decided that it was high time I took things in my hands. I immediately messaged my trainer Praveen Nair and said that till you don’t make me lose weight, I will not accept that you are the best trainer. So, in January 2019, he started me off with intermittent fasting. Since I was travelling to London for the shoot of ‘Street Dancer’, I was dieting on the go and went off carbs too. I followed that for 15 hours and pushed it to 16 hours. Prashant’s wife Mehek was accompanying Shraddha (Kapoor), so she kept a close eye on my food. In the first year, I lost around 15-20 kilos.
‘During lockdown I pushed my intermittent fasting to 20 hours’
In June, we started pushing with weight training and diet. People started noticing a major change in my weight post June. Luckily we have a gym set up at home so I was working out during lockdown, too. I was weight training, doing intermittent fasting and eating all home-made food. Remo and I made it a point to take evening walks in our building compound. I pushed my intermittent fasting to 18-20 hours and would eat one meal a day. As for my cheat days, everyone is scared about it because they are like a feast for me. I don’t binge on pizzas and burgers but I am more for chaat, paani-puri and sindhi kadhi. I also do a Keto cheat wherein I call for a Keto ice-cream or a Keto pizza.
‘I went from 105 kilos to 65kgs’
A lot of people advised me against my diet, everyone has a different perspective. But I feel it is all about how your body reacts. I have realised in this journey that people make a lot of mistakes by combining everything together. After Remo fell ill last year, I too went off Keto, I thought of doing a liquid diet, a calorie deficient diet and tried everything. You cannot diet for three months and then leave, even though I had made the same mistakes, I know how to handle it now. And I think Keto works the best. It is high fat but my intake is through Greek yoghurt, avocado and I drastically lost 8-9 kilos. Altogether I managed to go from 105 to 65 kilos.
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‘I put on six kilos last year after Remo fell ill’
After Remo fell sick last year, I put on six kilos but now I know that I can lose them. I think after Remo’s heart thing everyone was like, ‘you are doing Keto, it is high end fat’, even after the vaccine people started scaring me, ‘the blood thickens and with that you are doing a Keto diet’, so I went a little easy. It is just that with Covid and all, everyone has been behind my back not to diet. Also, your body gives you signals if something is not going right. I was getting a few vertigo issues, so I thought maybe it is because of my strict diet. So I went slow, for Ganpati too, I took a break for three days.
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‘I even considered bariatric surgery for weight loss’
Remo knows that I am a very headstrong person, it was just about me realizing that now it has to be done. So for me, losing weight was more of a challenge and I embraced it. In 2018, I visited Dr Muffi (Muffazal Lakdawala) in 2018 for a bariatric surgery for weight loss. But then I decided not to do surgery but go for a gastric balloon, but the doctor told me that I will gain back the weight. At that time my close friend, who was accompanying me, advised against it and I made up my mind to lose weight. I have had two caesareans and I know I will not go back to what I was before. I have a target to lose another 10 kilos by December, post that, I plan to go for tummy tuck and Remo is supporting me, my kids are supporting me.
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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are not generic in nature and could be dangerous if not followed under professional advice. Weight loss results vary for individuals and the views shared here offer no guarantee of specific results. The content is not intended in any way as a substitute for professional advice. Please consult a doctor/professional before choosing a diet and exercise plan.