How Sirisha Lost 9.4 kg While Working Long Hours as a Software Developer

When Sirisha joined OWA in May, her answer to "what's your biggest challenge right now?" was three words: heavy work hours.

She's a software developer with a desk-based job, a vegetarian, and her goal was simple: better health. She weighed 87 kg.

By mid-September she weighed 77.6 kg, and she had lost more than 3.5 inches each from her waist, hips and chest.

A strong start

Sirisha's first five weeks were her biggest. By early June she was down 8.1 kg, and her first check-in win was "steps everyday 9k and above".

What came next is the part most people don't talk about.

When the scale slows down

After June, her weight moved slowly: a few hundred grams at a time, sometimes up, sometimes down. Life got in the way. Some weeks she couldn't exercise for personal reasons. A stiff neck and shoulder restricted her movement. Her training classes were the thing she listed as her biggest struggle, week after week.

This is exactly the stage where most people quit and decide it "stopped working".

Sirisha didn't. Instead of trying to be perfect everywhere, she held on to the one habit she could always control: walking.

The habit that carried her

Her check-in wins tell the story:

• "Restarted workout after long break, and maintained step count"

• "Two classes and 13k plus steps everyday"

• "Walks 10k plus everyday without miss"

On weeks she couldn't make it to class, she still walked. And she kept asking to be held accountable, with requests like "push me to attend 4 classes" and help with her protein target.

The result

Between June and September, while the scale moved slowly, her body kept changing. She finished the summer 9.4 kg down from where she started and 7.4 kg from her 70 kg target.

When I asked what she needed from me in her latest check-in, she wrote: "We keep going as we are."

That's what sustainable fat loss looks like for someone with a demanding job. It isn't perfect weeks. It's one habit you never drop, and a coach who keeps you coming back.

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