“If you have an ass, move it.”
Been reading Rujuta Diwekar’s second book for quite some time now. Hoping that I will finally start the losing weight part and get off the ‘tamasha’ bit of weight loss, or better yet, fat loss. If you know me well, (and mostly you will, otherwise would not have read till here) you would know that I’ve been trying to lose weight since god alone knows how many years.
But you know, I’ve been reading this book, and it talks more about women and Indian women’s lifestyle (mostly after marriage and kids) and how to inculcate the ‘looking after yourself’ bit for housewives and that its equally important for them to look after themselves so that they don’t tire and frustrate themselves out.
The reason the book is really good is that it actually recognizes the day-to-day lifestyle of a typical housewife and it encourages bringing about a change in the thinking of the housewife: she doesn’t only have to think and look after her family, (read: husband/in-laws/kids/extended family) and that eventually if she doesn’t start giving herself time to look after her body and health, she will have wear and tear and end up feeling tired and frustrate in life.
That’s true. It’s really not that easy to keep putting others before yourself and feel good about it. It only happens in Indian daily soaps.
It’s the world’s most unthankful job: being a (Indian) housewife.
I think the only way to get over this notion is for every (Indian) housewife is start looking after herself in the form of health and exercise and to keep herself fit.
So Happy House-wifying.
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now this is a good one...
wud put it up on my profile too for others to read on...
n yes...
weight loss is nothing to do with indian house-wife or a western house wife...weight wala issue is far more bigger in the western than in india...
weight loss is all about oneself so that one can be actively active in his/her own life...weight loss becomes necessary because one tends to get frustrated and tired very soon and can't do more work or activity for which the human body is made up of...n above all...excess of weight or fat is harmful for various other essential human needs and moments...
n always remember...a machine will never run fine f it is not put to regular use...so is the human body...
tke cre
n all the best for the future posts...
Second post in 2 days. great going ms veeniben. i agree that being an Indian housewife is the most unthankful job, but just imagine if you are a good indian housewife, you are so talented that you can handle any job in the world. the skill level of an indian housewife is so vast that if required or if given she can run any complicated business in the world. but only if you are a good/successful indian housewife. just think positive. dont wait for appreciation. just do your job. god is watching us all. its all about karma.
yes its all about karma...
jo jaisa karega waisa bharega...
bhul jao sab...
jisne jo kiya woh waise bhogega...
thats it?
lets leave sumthing on God too...:P
@kg: i dont think that anything one does shud be thankless. its the thought that counts. even if someone thinks good for u, u shud be thankful for the fact that someone is keeping u in his/her thoughts. yes, indian housewives are a subject to be taught in management schools or whatever. but then again, i dont think that it requries too much intellectual input. either way, point is be THANKFUL always to everybody.
@ yg: i think that weight loss as a whole is a universal problem but the reason r totally different for indian and western housewives. for indian housewives frowned upon if she looks after herself (and that too after doing/fulfilling all her household duties and meeting husband/in-laws/kids demands. thats what the difference in thinking is. westerns, most of the time, live on their own, so that makes alot of difference. and its more of an independent thinking and living than the indian after-marriage life.
but yes, fit is in.
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