How this 52-year-old lost 30kg in a year with OMAD intermittent fasting and healthy habits

It may have looked like slapstick, but for stand-up comedian Maitreyi Karanth, it was not at all funny. While playing squash with a friend, she ran to get a shot and slammed into a wall, experiencing severe bleeding and bruising deep in her chest muscles.

That was in 2005. The injury took months to heal, affecting her mobility. A physically active person, Karanth was frustrated with her inability to exercise. She sought comfort in eating and, within a year, had put on 25kg (55lb).

She was not particularly bothered by the extra weight – as an actor and former teacher, she had self-confidence.

“I still felt very pretty and continued to post pictures of myself on social media without feeling like I needed to hide any part of my body,” says Karanth, now 52, who was born in India and has lived in Hong Kong for 21 years.