'For 16 hours, I don’t eat anything at all', Ram Kapoor shares details about his epic weight loss journey

While talking to Mumbai Mirror, Ram Kapoor spoke about his weight loss journey. He started off by saying, "I was 130 kgs when I started and I want to lose another 25–30 kgs. I decided that if I wanted to do achieve my weight goals, I will have to take time off from work. It would need to be a substantial length of time — six months to a year."

Ram explained how what his day plan was. He said, "As soon as I wake up in the morning, I do an hour of weight-lifting on an empty stomach. And, at night just before I sleep, I do cardio. I eat limited food during a period of eight hours. For the rest of the 16 hours, I don’t eat anything at all. I have given up dairy, oil, most carbs and sugar. I have given up normal food as I know it."

Kapoor went on to say, "I knew this journey is going to be tough. It is a hard decision to stop work completely for such a long period. I have been an unhealthy man for the last 10 years of my career. I am grateful that my fans accepted me the way I was, and that I had a career. At some point, I had to decide to get healthier. Once I made that decision, my health became the priority and my career took a back seat."

Ram also shared that his fans loved the way he used to look and his characters were favourite for many. The actor further said, "Both the audience and the industry had accepted and embraced how I used to look. Once I start looking fitter, I will have to reinvent myself as an actor and build a different image for myself. I will not be able to get the same kind of roles I was getting in the last decade. It’s probably going to be hard, but that’s what has gotten me really excited about this transformation."

Ram revealed that his salt-and-pepper look is wife Gautami Kapoor's favourite. He said, "I used to dye my hair for work but Gautami loves the salt-n-pepper-look. And, now I love it too. If at all a project needs me to dye it, I will, otherwise I’ll stick with this."

Ram said that it was Gautami who motivated him to lose weight and all for their future. He concluded by saying, "Gautami is incredibly fit, which is a huge motivation. Eventually, our kids are going to grow up and go away. It’s just going to be the two of us taking care of each other, travelling and growing old together. I had the option of either being the way I am, where she’d need to take care of me because of how fat I was, or I could get as healthy as her so that both of us can enjoy life together."

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