One Day I Will Become Fit: CEO Of Housing.com Shares Personal Journey Of Weight Loss
Dhruv Agarwala, the CEO of the popular real estate platform Housing.com, has opened up about his inspirational weight loss journey in an interview with South China Morning Post.?
What prompted the CEO of housing.com to get fit?
The tech CEO revealed how a health scare and a subsequent visit to the emergency room in a hospital prompted him to lose 71 kg of body weight in just two years.?
His fitness journey started in 2021 when he mistook heartburn for a heart attack during a trip to India. At the time, he weighed 151.7 kilograms, was pre-diabetic, had been taking medications for high cholesterol and high blood pressure for four years, and had developed sleep apnea.?
The incident served as a wake-up call for him to take control of his health.
How much weight did the CEO let go?
''I kept thinking 'One day I will lose weight, one day I will become fit,' until one day I landed in a hospital emergency room. I remember that moment clearly, lying in the hospital bed, when I resolved to take charge of my health,'' he told SCMP.
The Singapore-based entrepreneur then chose to embark on a transformational journey, dropping from over 152 kg to 80 kg in two years. He completely overhauled his lifestyle, including exercise and eating habits.?
Where did he train?
Agarwala trained with a personal trainer in Singapore three times a week and increased his daily step count from 10,000 to 12,000 steps. "I started by walking along the river, and soon I was walking everywhere, from running errands to helping around the house," Agarwala explained.?
The CEO stated that he was inspired by tennis legend Roger Federer and became determined to reach a comparable weight.?
''He admired Roger Federer's body and wished to emulate it.?I planted the seeds in him that he would look fantastic if he reached Federer's body weight of 80kg," he explained.?
Furthermore, he reduced his daily calorie consumption to 1,700. He maintained portion control, avoided alcohol, processed and fried foods, and included protein in all of his meals.?
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