Iswarya Menon Instagram – I wanna put out my personal story here, rather than putting some random caption or quotes .. My journey with fitness has been very personal . I used to be really fat as a kid, back in early days of my school I was constantly ridiculed and identified as a ‘ Girl who is fat & looks round like a maida ball’ & many horribly mean things‘ ppl used to always make fun of me, laugh at me. It always annoyed me , because I dint want to be identified ,recognised like that. In modern terms right now, we call it bullying 🤷🏻‍♀️ But back then I used to be super naive and innocent & I have never reacted to it. I used to always smile & go away. But in my head , I told myself no! I am not going to be identified as ‘fat’. That’s when things changed & that’s how my fitness journey started . I started working out from the age of 16 …. I took every ridicule as constructive criticism & worked out so hard ever since. Tried every stupid diet on the planet to become thin ! There was a phase of my life where I shocked my genes & had become skinny infact 😵‍💫 LAter I realised , noooo i Dont wanna impress others, I don’t wanna be thin . I wanna be healthy & I wanna be fit in my own terms 💪🏼 Hence I started working out , not to become skinny , but to become fit 🔥 Now fitness has become my lifestyle . I am soooooo thankful to those who ridiculed me, if they hadn’t put me down & insulted me like that , I would have never been this fit or taken fitness this seriously ❤️ My sincere gratitude to them 🙏🏼 What about you? Do you have a story to share? If so ! Comment below , I would love to read about you and your story ❤️ . . 📷 @storiesbypreetham