R. Madhavan Quotes

'The 17 Day Diet' keeps your body and metabolism guessing. I call this 'body confusion.'

It's important for me to keep my cardio up, especially for my body type, or I'll gain weight so fast.

A lot of people don't realize that when you're trying to lose weight, or just trying to stay fit, 85 percent of it is what you eat, and 15 percent of it is how you work out.

It's taken a while, but I've finally grown up and got my head around the fact that the healthier the food you eat is and the more exercise you do, the lighter you'll be. It really is that simple.

I saw Boy George looking amazing, absolutely unbelievable, and messaged him asking for the number of his nutritionist. I got in touch with her, and she put me on this diet plan, working out which foods do and don't suit me. It's not rocket science - basically, don't eat cake, don't eat bread.

Obviously everyone's weight fluctuates. But I'm focusing on working out and watching what I'm eating.

My normal weight category is 48 kg. So for the 51 kg. category, I had to depend on lots of food and drinks before going in for the weigh-in. But that does not make my strength, my muscles. It's a little bit different. If there's a 48 kg. category, it's a perfect fit for me.

You can't get rid of it with exercise alone. You can do the most vigorous exercise and only burn up 300 calories in an hour. If you've got fat on your body, the exercise firms and tones the muscles. But when you use that tape measure, what makes it bigger? It's the fat!

If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get bigger because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat! How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet.

After a lifetime of losing and gaining weight, I get it. No matter how you slice it, weight loss comes down to the simple formula of calories in, calories out.

I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That's the hardest thing more than anything else.

It's one thing to lose weight, but it's another thing to eat healthy.

Once you lose the weight, you're really anxious to eat healthy.

Yeah, I'm kind of fit. And I'm quite careful about my diet.

Since having the babies, I realize that 90 percent of losing weight is my diet.

I have a simple mantra: eat right and work out; you'll never have a weight issue. I never starve or binge.

I was thin in high school and then I gained weight. I went to a nutritionist. I learned for the first time about what things are healthy to eat, basically.

We can all put weight on or lose weight.

I eat a balanced diet. The secret is to watch your portions, but I also work out a lot. Working out a lot isn't necessary, but I am very active, and my body can endure intense workouts.

With swimming, I burn a lot of calories. I'm able to eat pretty much anything and it won't affect me. But I don't.

I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.

I have been trying to lose weight for the last two-three months and it has gone really well. In the last 6-12 months I have been in the best form in quite a while.

I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it.

I just eat healthy and try not to eat late at night. And I exercise as well. That's a big change for me; I work out a lot.

If you set a regimen up, you can lose weight. I grinded my weight off.