11/09/2026
Born in the 1991 - a mellinial - .... took me many years to get devastated.... A story 90s kids can relate to.
I remeber the opening of McDonalds and Pace in Lahore, and me rushing there day in and day out - my childhood was no short of a junk food factory, its only been a few years that I have converted to healthy eating, I have had done so much damage , can you imagine I was 110 Kgs in school.
And if that was not enough from such a state I shifted to starvation - 40 plus Kgs lost by being so hard on myself that I used to pass out post gym, took medicines to lose weight, did GMO and Banana diets - weight lost but so did so much muscle mass.
And it was not just food, I have had a habit to not move, my bed has been my favorite place to be, physical activity never existed.
There was no concept of boundaries, 90s kids ko NO tu kehna ata hi nahi - plus life happens and stress piles up, and when you are not taught how to destress your nervous system gives up on you , you drown yourself in the dark ocean of negativity... yup been there done that.
Sleep - was never a priority, and after having kids we'll its a downward spiral. The cherry on the top is social media, I had a fb account in 2007, many years of being influenced by all the wrong people.
Spirituality came way later in life, before that I had a song Playlist for study, sleep and shower.
...So today when I scream lifestyle medicine, I am not only healing my patients but I am working on myself as well, Its a slow process, needs patience and a lot of discipline. The damage done took years, healing also requires the same ...
Lets see how I am in the next 30 years- way better and much stronger Inshallah - because I might have ruined myself alone , but I am sure healing with a support system - Dr.Shahs Support System🥰
