Adnan Sami
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Barely a year or so ago, Adnan Sami couldn’t walk five steps without resting, needed belt extensions in aircraft, couldn’t lie down for sleeping and had to travel with a custom-made wheelchair. Today, he enjoys playing tennis and squash.

The extraordinary transformation of Adnan Sami is the stuff that inspiring stories are made of. He lost a whopping 130 kilos in a span of one year — a feat that few can imagine, leave alone achieve.

Manoj Khatri interviewed Adnan Sami to find out how he did it and what was his experience of going from fat to fit. Here are the excerpts from the interview with the award-winning singer-music composer:

What is obesity? How serious is it? How does it affect a person?

Adnan Sami: It is very serious, but I did not know the seriousness of obesity till my nutritionist told me.

When I signed up for losing weight, they did a lot of tests on me to check my reaction to various foods. What I realised is that it’s all in the mind. Everything you think and do affects your health. For some people, even if they smell food they put on weight [like me].

Adnan Sami

Every person reacts differently to different foods, and situations. Nutritionists analyse all your habits as a person – physical, physiological and emotional. They make you change your lifestyle, and do not make you feel that you are on a diet.

It was a tough call for me. I was put on a no-sugar, no-rice, no-bread, no-oil diet; only high protein. They asked me questions like, “What do you do when you are sad, or happy.” My answer to both was: “I eat!” I associated food with every emotion. It was difficult then. I had no self-control. When I was depressed, I used to eat and then feel guilty, and again eat. It was a vicious cycle. It was difficult to get out of this. You lose confidence.

There is another important factor that my nutritionist pointed out. Obesity can be genetic [disorder] and that is what people don’t understand. They simply pass comments like, “Ah, what a careless person.” But people are genetically different and that is also true for their eating habits. We know some people who eat a lot, but still do not put on weight, and for some, eating small portions also amounts to a lot of calories [their body makes a mountain of a molehill]. The body set-up and chemistry is different for each person, and it reacts in a different way to every food.

Obesity is as much a disease as any other physical disorder. Today, people are sensitive and sympathetic towards those who suffer from drug or alcohol addiction, but they don’t realise that obesity is as serious an addiction. which is why people go to rehabs or controlled-environment farms. But, what happens is that you follow those rules only till you are there; the moment you are out, you go out and party, and start hogging.

People look down upon obese individuals and make fun of them. You don’t make fun of a person’s physical disability—if they’re handicapped, blind, short, tall; it’s not their fault. This is true for obesity, too. Many times, for most people, especially for those who are morbidly obese, it is not that they are just over-indulgent, but they seriously have a mental/physical problem. Hence, people need to be made aware and educated as there is a lot of ignorance about this aspect.

The first few weeks are always the most difficult. Can you share your experience when you started your weight loss programme?

Adnan Sami: For the first month-and-an-half or so, I went through serious withdrawals—just like any person with an addiction goes through. There are so many things that we take for granted. For example, we walk into the kitchen, open the fridge, and just stare at it. We have nothing better to do, so we indulge. It’s all calories. To discourage me, my mom stuck two fridge magnets—one right on the handle saying, “STOP! FAT HERE!” —like a traffic sign. The other said: “A Moment on the Lips, Forever on the Hips.”

In the US today, obesity is acknowledged as a certified disease. So, they treat it with seriousness. It is a huge problem in the US, the most obese nation in the world. India is not far away. People in India are unaware, and it is time that they start taking care. Because the US is aware of the obesity problem, there is a parallel diet food industry that runs there. Today, you will find a diet solution to every kind of food. You even have one per cent [fat] milk there.

Coming back to your question, my nutritionist came up with all possible options for me to snack. Rather than grabbing potato chips and going crazy with them, I could have home-made popcorn without butter, may be with a little salt. She asked me whether I liked ice-cream. I looked at her and said, “Hey look at me and get serious. Do I look like the kind of person who doesn’t like Ice-Cream?” [laughs]. She said, “OK fine, whenever you feel hungry, or you are watching a movie, instead of having a chocolate ice-cream, grab diet fudge sticks [they are made of fudge chocolate], but they have only 30 calories. You also get a lot of diet ice lollies which have only 20 calories; soft drinks with one calorie with different flavours.” I suddenly discovered a whole new world. So, whenever I had those cravings, I grabbed these things and they helped me pull along the initial stages. By the time I was ready to come back to Mumbai [after three months], I was following a diet regime which I had settled into. After that, when the scale starts talking to you, and starts coming down, it gives you encouragement and energy.

What has been people’s reaction to your weight loss?

Adnan Sami: A lot of times people say to me, “Oh my gosh, you have lost 130 kilos. Why didn’t you do it before?” But, they don’t understand that if I could have, I would have. The point is, first of all, it took me Herculean strength to build up the courage and the mental strength to go through such a task. Frankly, in the beginning, I didn’t think I was up to the job. I saw this huge mountain in front of me and said: “How the hell am I going to climb it?” At that time, I had tried [to diet] and failed so many times. I would break my resolve within a week’s time! The kind of profession I am in, there is always something or the other happening. There are parties, functions to attend, we travel a lot, and it was difficult to stick to the diet.

Did obesity affect your professional life? If yes, how?

Adnan Sami: Oh, yes, it did, absolutely. Take travel, for instance. In my profession, airports figure very prominently as we have to travel a lot. There was a time when I used to love travelling a lot, because I have grown up in that kind of atmosphere, where we have lived in different parts of the world. We have travelled extensively, exploring new cities. But, a point came when travelling became my biggest mental block—my biggest fear and nightmare—because of the big airports where there is a lot of walking involved and I used to hate it. Not being able to travel was affecting my profession.

I couldn’t fit into the chair of the aircraft. My biggest fear used to be: will I be able to fit into that aircraft chair? It was so frightening for me. Then I began to choose airlines where I would still feel a little bit comfortable as they had bigger seats. Then a point came when even in those I was starting to barely fit. I had to make an effort, and hold my breath to sink in. There was even an occasion where I didn’t fit into a seat in the first class and so I had to shift to Economy and pull up the middle armrest and use two seats together. It was very upsetting and embarrassing. Then I used to weep within myself and wonder what I have got myself into. Even then, I wouldn’t be able solve it.

I had to [then] use a wheel chair at the airport and a time came when I used to not fit in airport wheel chairs because they were too small for me. So, I had to get a wheel chair custom-made, which used to travel with me wherever I went. If I had to walk [I am talking about the last stage before I went on diet] I had to use a walking stick. A lot of people thought I was making it up. But, the fact of the matter is that I actually had a walking stick. My legs had become so weak that they couldn’t carry my weight. It was really terrible, terrible.

Where did you derive your emotional and mental strength from, especially during the period when you were consciously losing weight?

Adnan Sami: When you have a sword hanging over your head—the doctors had given me the ultimatum that, “We give you six months, that’s it”—it’s inspiration enough. I had tremendous support from my family: my father, brother, mother. They held my hand through it all, and it couldn’t have happened without them. They were there for me 24×7. I remember when I lost my first 5-10 kilos, all of them were like, “Wow, you look so different,” and I looked in the mirror saying “From where? What are they talking about?” They’d say, “I tell you, those trousers, they look a little bit loose from here,” and I used to wonder, “May be, I can’t see it.” But, that really worked for me. When I would have a craving they used to say, “Hey, listen you are here, it has already begin to show; now you can’t stop it,” and that used to keep me from giving it up. So, my family encouraged me tremendously.

They were also with me in tangible ways. Like in the beginning, I was not in a position to exercise. I was too big for that. The initial exercise we used to do was to arrive at a shopping mall and I used to walk five steps, then stop and continue. During those five walking steps, my father and brother would be right next to me, to support me in case I lost balance. My legs had become so weak, that suddenly I would have a spasm and my legs would suddenly say, “No!” They were standing next to me to take care, in case I plummet. For me, even standing was an exercise.

What was your state of mind just before you determined to get rid of obesity?

Adnan Sami: At the time when I was given the ultimatum [May 2006], it took me a lot between then and the first week of July to mentally condition myself to do this. My initial reaction was, “Okay, well if this is it, I cannot control it. If I have to go, everybody has to go someday.” I didn’t have the courage. I believed that I couldn’t do it. I had tried it so many times earlier and I had become so addicted to it. You will not believe, I was given the ultimatum and I went straight after that consultation and hogged at a buffet. That was the reaction. Initially, I didn’t want to even face the truth. My reaction was, “Ha, what a melodramatic doctor! I am not going to die because of eating, what does he know!” But, deep inside my heart, I knew whatever he said was so right because I knew how I was living. I knew I couldn’t sleep, or even lie down on the bed. I was sleeping on the sofa, sitting posture. As a result, I developed lymphodoema [swelling of the legs], water retention, my body was swollen, and my legs were “blown” because the blood was not pumping up properly. I was in a bad state.

You know, there are two types of fat, one which is just beneath the skin and one underneath the muscle. The fat that I had developed beneath the muscle was dangerous; it had started to push into my diaphragm and ultimately ended up pushing into my lungs. So, breathing became very difficult for me, which is why I couldn’t lie down. As I would lie down, it would automatically push up and get into my lungs causing difficulty in breathing. As a result, I had to get up and allow gravity to pull it down. I also became an asthmatic, and this was really a nightmare.

I remember speaking to my dad that this is it. “Dad, listen, I just wanted you to know that I have lived my life and enjoyed everything. So, if I go there should be no regrets, because I have lived life a king and enjoyed every indulgence in the world.” Imagine my father listening to this nonsense from his son. He didn’t pay attention to what I said. He just shook me up, and said, “Damn you, I am not going to take this. I am not listening to this nonsense; you are going to get out of this. You have been through all kinds of trials and tribulations and have come out of it, and you have been a fighter all through. I am not going to let you go down like this. You are going to give me six months of your life. Today, I am exercising my right as a father to order you to give me six months. You are not doing anything else; otherwise, I am walking out of your life.”

So, he gave me an ultimatum of a different kind. Then, we started negotiating. I said I can’t give six months, I have work to do. He said, “Work can go to hell. How will you work without your health?” He was right. Ultimately, we negotiated it down to three months. He put a condition: “For these three months, there’s no work or anything else. You are going to forget the world and solely be there for me.”

I went to Houston and shut myself from the world. The night before I was to hand over my diet to the nutritionist, she turned to me and said, “All right, tonight you will have your last indulgent meal and after that you will follow whatever I am saying.” So, she said go out there and eat whatever you want for the last time. I remember I had a huge feast that day. I call that my “last supper”. The next day, I started. And, the rest is history.

When did you begin to feel “it’s working!”?

Adnan Sami: Initially, I couldn’t exercise, it was only diet. So, for the first two months it was only dieting and just doing very minor walks. It was only after I lost my first 40 kilos that I was in a position to start doing the treadmill. To be honest, I did not feel that I could run even 100 metres, but I began to realise little things like I could lie down. Initially, I could lie down only with the help of pillows at the back where I’d stretch my legs and needed help getting into and out of the bed. So, I started noticing small changes like I could lie down, sleep longer, my sleep apnoea was beginning to disappear slowly, I could stand longer [Hey, I got up on my own today. I didn’t need two people to help me out]. It was very gradual. Then, as I moved forward, things began to get better and better.

Today, I play tennis and squash. I love travelling again and don’t have to travel by Economy. I don’t need belt extensions any more. Earlier, the belts didn’t fit me. These are things you don’t even think of. I used to get a belt extension and even that used to be at its tail-end. I used make that bigger sometimes. So, now, I don’t need them. Basically, I can lead a normal life. These are things that we take for granted, but they did happen to me, and it was terrible. Recently, I was in Malaysia and I even went sailing and had a great time. I am enjoying it. Sometimes you have to reach rock-bottom to come back, because you can’t go any further.

If I were to ask you to divide in terms of percentage, how much was it mental and how much physical?

Adnan Sami: 70 per cent is mental; only 30 per cent physical/physiological. So, I think it is more mental than physical. Our body has enough reserves to go without food. Most of the times, our mind controls the stomach.

There are occasions when your stomach is sending you a signal that I am full, but your eyes are saying: one more. Wo kahte hain na, pet ki bhuk khatam ho gayi par aankhon ki nahi [It is said that stomach’s hunger may end but the eyes are still hungry]. It’s exactly that. Your eyes and mind are tempting you whereas your stomach is saying, “Hey, hang on, I am full, I cannot take it,” and your mind says, “Shut up, I am sending it down, so deal with it! I am sure you will find a place…do something, negotiate with your intestines and create some space, but I want that damn thing down!” That is another problem we face: the mind and the body are two separate things, and are often not in agreement.

After I started my weight loss programme, attending parties became a nightmare. Imagine going to a party where you can’t eat or drink! I used to sit there with a glass of water. Initially I felt weird about it. I didn’t want to tell people about my diet. Nobody ever imagined at a party that I am sitting there with a glass of water. People used to walk up to me and say, “Oh, since when did you switch to vodka?” They could never perceive that I could be standing with a glass of water, because I usually would have Scotch or something. became sick of that and if anybody asked I would say, yes I am having vodka.

Yet another problem was when I went to somebody’s house for dinner. Our culture is such: “You’ve hardly eaten anything. Here, have some more,” and things like that. I used to keep a huge pile of food on my plate and the host would look and say, “He is going to have a good time today.” Then I would quietly put the plate away without so much as a bite. And, if anybody asked, I would say, “Didn’t you see? I finished off my plate” They used to agree because they saw me with full plate a while ago. But, to have the ability to put it away is difficult, and that’s where the mental strength comes in. So, yes, 70 per cent of the effort was mental.

As far as the body is concerned, it does not suddenly get into spasms and say [makes a desperate face], “No, I need that brownie, now!” The body has plenty of reserves.

Physical changes are evident. But, in what ways has the experience changed you mentally, emotionally and spiritually?

Adnan Sami: Spiritually, I look at this as a second lease of life from God. My faith and belief in God has become more profound. It is said that God helps only those who help themselves—it could not have been truer than this situation. I tried, I worked hard, and God helped me. I feel that my effort could’ve lost me only five kilos; my belief is that God helped me lose the rest. I feel that God has rewarded me. It is not just the question of losing 130 kg, but doing it in a year’s time is an effort worth considering.

Emotionally, it has made me much stronger. It has also pumped in the most amazing amount of positive energy. It has made me believe that there is so much that one can achieve. Physically, too, it has made me more confident and amazingly more energetic.

I feel more in control of my life. I feel that I have my life back—the reins of my life are back in my hands. I am not anymore on board some kind of a runaway train which is out of control. This is an important factor for confidence.

I can be more spontaneous now. A small example: earlier, if my friends suggested that we go out to eat at a restaurant, I wasn’t sure whether I will be comfortable there. I thought: what kind of chairs would they have, do they have chairs with armrest, or are they armless?; what if I don’t fit in them, I don’t want to walk out feeling embarrassed. These were the questions that came to my mind. I would agree only after confirming that the restaurant we were visiting had an armless chair, and if they don’t, they would organise one. This may be a very small thing, but everything became a managed affair, a production. If I went for rehearsals, my chair would go before me, because I did not fit in those plastic ones they have. I didn’t feel free. I couldn’t travel alone. I needed a helper with me. I had become subservient to my physicality.

Today, if somebody has to suggest, “Let’s go, and check out that place,” my response is, “Hey I am game, let’s go!” Today, I can get up and do whatever I want.

We take a lot of these things for granted and only realise their value when we are deprived of them. One more important thing is that you begin to value life. Today, I value every single thing that I am able to do, which I couldn’t do before. Sometimes you value those things that are suddenly snatched away from you. Today, I value being able to walk into any store and find my size. Recently, I was in Kuala Lumpur and I loved the fact that I could walk into any designer store and pick up anything I liked. The funny thing was that in the past my size was 6X, and that size is not available anywhere, apart from those special plus-size stores and those were a handful in the States. So, everything was tailor-made for me. Even the tailor would require two tapes to measure me. So, whenever I would walk into any store and was lucky enough to find my size [and, 6X was the last size available], I would pick up anything, even if I didn’t like it. That mental habit had become so apparent in my mind that I used to buy five of them, instead of one.

So now when I went to Kuala Lumpur, and I liked something, I was automatically picking five pieces. My wife said, “No, you don’t need to, buy something else instead.” I still insisted on buying five. She said forget, change that, you don’t need to do that anymore. It took me a while to accept that I could actually do that.

I met my dad recently and complimented him on one of his shirts. He said “Listen, just try it if you like it.” My reaction was, “Dad, are you crazy? Me fitting into your clothes?” He said, “Yes, you should be.” I tried it and, wonder of wonders, I actually fit into my “normal father’s normal shirt!”

Even today, when I see some new shirt, and get about to try it on, my first reaction is, “No way, it’s too small for me. I won’t fit in it.” Because, I had been so used to those big, huge ones. And, suddenly when it fits, I feel: Wow!

It’s a whole new world, and I feel great about it.

What would be your advice to our readers who are struggling to overcome a health challenge?

Adnan Sami: Two things: one, regardless of what your ailment is, always consult a professional, before you take any step. Go to the expert. Don’t think that because Adnan Sami did this, it will work for me. Your body is different and may react differently. You need to find out from the expert what the issue is. Consult the relevant expert.

Two, if I can do it, anybody can. Because, I never thought I can do it. I am a living, breathing example of mind over matter.

Everybody, including me, had written me off. I proved to everyone, including me, wrong. If I can overcome it, anybody can.


This interview was first published in the September 2007 issue of Complete Wellbeing.
Manoj Khatri
Manoj Khatri has spent the last two decades learning, teaching and writing about wellbeing and mindful living. He has contributed over 1500 articles for several newspapers and magazines including The Times of India, The Economic Times, The Statesman, Mid-Day, Bombay Times, Femina, and more. He is a counseling therapist and the author of What a thought!, a critically acclaimed best-selling book on self-transformation. An award-winning editor, Manoj runs Complete Wellbeing and believes that "peace begins with me".

75 COMMENTS

  1. Asalamwalikum sir,
    I was very happy to lisiten that we really loose wait i am only 90 kgs but faceing health problems but i cant go for any dieter so give me diet suggitions for me to weight lose .
    thaking you,
    Regards,
    Fathima.

  2. Sir I m just 20 years but my weight is 110…how could I loss my weight plz gave me advise,because you only know how to reduce weight and how much it difficult
    . You r also my favourite…

  3. Adnan sir plz give me tips for losing my weight my height is 6 ft but my weight is 120 kg so plz tell me to reduce my weight

  4. Dear Adnan,

    Your journey was simply very inspiring!!! Your every action/reaction/thinking is just equal to mine,cause there are a lot similarities in the way we think about food…
    I am 5’8″ tall and am 105 Kgs…I have already had a Brain Stroke in 2012 Aug but lost 8 kgs then.. but after recovering i gained back 10 kgs… I love food…so that is why the gain…All that was when i was in Dubai…Now back to India Gurgaon after 12 years in Dubai….I have opened up a Take away restaurant..believe you me i have lost interest in what i proudly sell….like Kebabs , tikkas and etc…
    But long for a KFC or a Mc Donalds….whenever i get a chance i indulge in these restaurants without wify knowing 🙂 ( You know the enjoyment that gives :-))
    But at the same time I guilty and weep within like you said above that if i dont loose weight then when will i… I have 6 yr old son and calls me by the name Kalia who is Chota Bheem who is a FAT blob in the cartoon…So i laugh it off with him but inside I only know how i feel…

    So having said all this Adnan, I really need to do something before my son calls me a baby elephant..

    Pls advise!

    Best Regards
    Gautam Mehra

  5. It’s great work done by Adnan and also his interview for well being of obsess people is appreciable. But one aspect of dieting program for lossing weight is that after few months again weight gain starts. How to do with this problem because it’s very difficult to follow diet restrictions throughout life. And if yyou follow dieting program for longer periods then you will be in continuous mental stress.

  6. Assalamualaikum…hi myself Farheen kausar and my weight is 74 kgs and m just of 21 years and m physically challenged I have an orthopedic disorder and my weight is increasing continously . I m really very stressed plz help me out how can I lose my weight so that I can walk freely Bcoz of over weight i cant walk more I use clutches for walking and if I walked more my arms started to paining plzz help me out frm this problem
    thankyou..:-)

  7. I am 30 years age,my height is 5ft 2inches and my weight is 90 KG..Kindly advice me the best way to lose weight.

  8. Well done Adnan!!! what a wonderful dedication…. thanks for sharing I really appreciate yr Great Efforts, Great hard work and dedication…. I am very much impressed with yr diet regime….. U r 100% right and proven it that if u can do it then anyone else can do it…..very well said 70%yr mind and 30% yr body’s r my inspiration and I ll definitely try yr to follow footsteps….

  9. OMGGGG!!
    This is soo shocking and adnan sami you are so right about all this what you said about when person upset or happy the thing they do is eat which i do and i really want to LOSE WEIGHT SO MUCH please help me and tel me what i need to do i beg you ,
    my wait is 15 stones and i want to lose it to 9 stones please email me back what i need to do please,

    May god give u long life and keep smiling and wish u best to the future :).x

  10. This is not a big issue at all in this modern medical Science …. It’s happened due to Bariatic Surgery – where Doctor put-out ur stomach from your body and u eat only 100 ML to 150ML per 2 hour basis Liquid for first 4 months then u start eat slowly slowly , as much as slow as 2 month child. Your body need protein , vitamin etc covered by Liquid Doubled tone Milk… + Protein Powder and Vitamin Tabs, Calcium medicines.

    Many Doctors are doing Bariatic Surgery in India now a days … week before my wife did this same operation in kolkata….

  11. hi,how r u , i hope u are fine and wish the god that give u all happiness of life.

    i am 33 years lady from Haryana, my weight is 82kg. i want to reduce the weight. please consult me or give the phone no. or address of your nutritients.

    thnks

    God bless u

  12. Hi,
    I am Sadaf from Rawalpindi (Pakistan).
    the whole interview is very, very impressive specially for those who are going to lose weight. the whole is great inspiration for me i am also too much worried about my weight but now i am feeling that with consistency of mind and with strong will we can do it.

  13. Hii Adnan,
    M 21 YEARS OLD AND I M 59KG, N I WANT TO LOOSE MA WEIGHT , SO PLZZZZZZZZ ADVICE ME
    REALLY WE SHOULD INSPIRE FROM U……..

  14. Really the story is amazing and so inspiring for all who really feel that weight reducing is such a difficult task.

    Really awsome!!!!!!!!…………

  15. Adnan’s story is really amazing that how he reduced his weight just in an year. It’s marvelous achievement of him. I’m also an overweight and performing Yoga and other tips to reduce it. I would suggest others also to do same

  16. Hi

    Sir Salaam

    Imtiaz Ahmed Here form Hyderabad (Pakistan)

    I am your big fan and I like you and your songs

    Congratulation and happy marriage with Zoya

    Sir I want to know how you reduced your weight

    I am also fat therefore I also want to reduce my weight

    Please sir share with me this secrete and give me some guidelines

    For my above problem

    With positive Hope

    Bye bye

    And take care of you and your family sir

    ALLAH AAP KO OR AAP KI FAMILY KO BUHAT KUSH RUKHE

    Thank you sir

  17. hi,
    I m Rizwan, i m obesse(130kgs), can u help me to find a nutritionist and ways to reduce my weight.. plssssssssssss

  18. hai adnan,

    im 25yrs old,i want to reduce my weight 25kg.can u suggest some methods and also give details of ur nutritionist

  19. Hi Adnan..its a great job. Congrats! You know I have been trying my obese war last 12 years in my life. Now I am 39 years old and the war did not work. because it was not continuous process and combating all the time with my tongue. I can’t control my tongue! and my mind!out of control!… it’s a very difficult job…when i smell i eat, when i see food I feel that my mind is missing something… how can i do my dream job??
    Regards
    Ruzmila

  20. Aadab…

    I m a 25 yrs old girl..And i m obese.tried so many things but in vain..its difficult to makeup my mind for marriage in such situation as i m not getting good proposals.

    Adnan can u plz help or suggest me any diets,exercises and tips for weight loss.plz plz plz Allah will surely help you..plz gimme a solution..

  21. hi adnan,
    i read ur whole success story n m really inspired by it, i m 27 n weigh 90kgs i want to reduce but i get angry when people tell me the same n feel that i dont want to n why people cant love me the way im, i don’t know if u went through the same, but please give me a word of advice, i have tried all the diets n exercises i do reduce but get back to the original weight, please guide me n help me overcome this i feel that i love the body i m in n don’t want to get rid of it because people tell me to please help me i m confused i don’t know what i must do please …..

  22. Hi Adnan,
    I am a big fan of urs and you have said mentally co-operating with our body is important. Taking ur comment as advice. My name RIYAZ SAYED I am 38 old and more than 80 kgs. please suggest some way for weight reducing…

  23. loved reading every word what adnan has undergone and what he did to achieve where he is today. i salute you!
    ITS ALL MIND OVER BODY!WE ALL HAVE IT IN US! JUST GOT TO GO FOR IT!

  24. i am 27 and my weight is 115 and i wanna loss weighy i to think liki adnan like in happyness sad i am hungry

  25. hi i am 21 year old and i am at 95kg.
    I want to reduce my weight by 30kgs as early as possible, so please reply at the earliest. plzzzzzzzzzz

  26. hi. this is john from kerala, irinjalakuda. i am a great fan of adnan. i wish him all the success in his future. and also congrats him for his hard work. also i need his diet chart. please if give me it will be a helpful.thanks.

  27. hi,
    i wish to thank you from the very core of my heart..the way you have poured out your experience in words and voice..its an inspiration you have become legend..
    i too feel tat people need to be more aware of what they eat.. and how many calories they actually need.. besides tat a regular cardio program should be taken up..
    i am a obese too.. presently at 73 kilos of weight.. and i hv already started.. i walk for an hour daily.. then i take counted calories..
    i feel i need to hit the gym or do yoga to add on to my weight loss program..
    i am 75 and i’ll be at 55 very soon..
    thanks for sharing your experience .. i wish gud health and a beautiful life.
    Regards

  28. hi adnan
    you did amazinggggggg i really appreciate it is not easy it look easy but not i want to lose weight plzzzzzz help me

  29. am 24 yrs old my weight is 90 I want to reduce my weight so tat i may not face any problems after marriage pls pls tel me how to reduce ill do whatever u tel…

  30. Hello Adnan,

    As one of your fans, I congratulate you on your achievement of losing your body weight that required a lot of mental strength and a lot of will power. I am truly inspired by your story to lose weight. Adnan bai saab, since I am from Canada, I am eager to know when you will be presenting shows here in Canada as fans like me are waiting to see your perform for us.

    Regards,

    Sudha

  31. Hi,my name is Brijesh and i live in Mau city.My weight is day per day growing and its time my weight is 98 kgs.Please help me weight loss and cuts my body fat.

  32. Hi Mr Adnan
    Great job!
    Great Effort!
    Great Results!
    It always happen when there is a wish!
    Great to see you in good health
    Do you suggest any Nutritionist in Brampton ,Ontario,Canada so i can get rid of bad fat i have as it leaded me to cholesterol.
    Kind Regards
    Raj

  33. Hi Adnan

    It’s great to see that u have been such a great source of inspiration to so many obese peoples all accross the world.Please keep up the good work of helping them to your best.I think u should bring more awareness to people to reduce weight.May God shower blessings on you always.
    Adnan i am also in the queue to seek some guidance to reduce weight as my Mom is 114kgs weight, age 50 yrs has some health probs Asthama, Arthritis etc.So will u suggest me some good dietitian in kolkata and as well share your dieting schedule.

    Awaiting ur reply
    Suchita

  34. salam adnan sab i want to lose 100kg i weight 192kg and ive seen you have lost a large amount of weight may i ask how you have lost weight

    P.S did you go on a diet or did you have a operation?

  35. Dear Adnan Sami,
    I have heard that u have joined a weight loss programme in Thailand.
    Can u give me the name of wellness Spa in Thailand, so that i can join. I want to reduce 29 Kgs.
    Please advice.

    vm****@gm***.com

  36. hi adnan sami ji my age is 54 and my weight is too much 110 kg please tell me how can i lose my weight thx.

  37. Hi, Thanks for sharing such a wonderful, determined story of losing large quantity fat. I have a problem with making up my mind also depression has caused me to eat eat and only eat. Yeah, even when my stomach does not require it I force it down my throat. A disorder called Bulmia Nervosa.
    I also suffer from a disorder called PCOS which adds on to the situation. I am 24 with a height of 5.6 and weigh a whooping 130 kg. Its like I am the giant in my place. very embarrassing for a young woman.
    I just need to move on and get into shape.
    Thanks for being such an inspiration.

  38. hi adnan, recently we heard you were coming to Bahrain for a show but did not turn which was pretty sad… we were looking forward to it… i know you pretty well through a number of people but you dont…. as a link with zeba too and azaantoo. love your voice and would love if azaan goes much higher than you… inshallah no offense… but motivate him too to lose weight….

    tell me how you did so… i have to lose 20 kg too.
    laila

  39. hi adnan,

    i AM IN URGENT NEED OF LOSING 20 KGS OF WEIGHT.PLS GUIDE ME AS I HAVE TRIED LOT OF THINGS BUT FAILED TO DO IT.

  40. hi and salam Adnan bahi, i feel great to read your article but I always feel very happy when I see you fit. You are very beautiful and lovely person, God give you long healthy life.
    Adanan Bahi I’m male 39 years old my height is 5.8″ and my weight is 100 kg, Kindly give me tips and your suggestion that i can reduce my weight up to 20 kg. i will weight for your reply,
    Best regards
    Zafar Iqbal Tarar

  41. hye…am sonia here..your article is v.good..mera weight 62 hai or mein chahti hu k 10 kg or kaam karu to plz help me..

  42. m 22 yrs old n i weight abt 100 kgs
    plss give some suggestion on how to reduce weight as soon as possible
    pllssss help

  43. i am 39 yrs. old. height is 5.6 and weight 93kg. pls give some solution with some diet chart and some exercise for losing weight. i’ll be very grateful to you. thanks

  44. my name ashraf ali i live in ireland. my weight now is 95 kg my height 5.3 but i want to lose weight please tell me about weight loss i cant work easily. Send me sum information how i lose weight. thanks.

  45. Hi Adnan ,

    Hope u will be fine and may god give u long and healthy life.
    I am 27 and more than 100 kgs. please suggest some way for weight reducing

  46. Hi, I am Kavitha from Hyderabad.I am obese since after maturation at the age of 10yrs…now I am 41yrs old… Doctors diagnosed that I have Hormonal Imbalance… gradually my wt increased to 100kgs. I got married 2yrs back… I underwent so many treatments for reducing wt. but in vain… kindly tell me how can I lose wt?
    Regards,
    Kavitha

  47. Hi I am 32 year old married woman having 5’6″ height and weighs around 114 kg. I am married and having thyroid problem , ironically I want to become MOM but cz of my weight i am facing problems. I understand it’s a bad state and i have to get out of this but still have some fear, also its so embarrassing in front of people. I am really feeling very very bad and now wanna get out of this problem .CAN ANYBODY HELP ME?

  48. IT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE. as am physiotherapist & DOING MASTER IN OBESITY MANAGEMENT IT IS VERY USEFUL FOR ME. CAN YOU PLEASE SEND ME DETAIL PROTOCOL? I WILL VERY GLAD TO TAKE INFORMATION ON UR MANAGEMENT.

  49. hii adnan m aarti stay in dell…i waana lose weight plss help me out … u noe i lost ma luv coz of obesity … he left me…coz m fat n insulted me evn dre z a parental pressure on me … n sum tyms i feeel so lonely evn tired 2 suicide ….so pls help me out m watmg for ur reply plsss its ma humble request

  50. my age is 27 and i have a kid. After baby i have gained 20 kg. My height is 5″4 and my weight is 75 kg. I’m doing sitting job. Pls give suggestion how I do reduce…

  51. Hi Adnan,

    Thank you very much for sharing your diet chart and your emotions. It’s really tough to get rid of extra weight.
    You did it. Do manage it.
    All the best.

    Best Regards,
    Nutan

  52. Has anybody heard about LIPObind? It seems to work, at least that’s what my friends think. I am still on the fence. Anybody has ideas?

  53. ssa veer ji .ki haal hain ji.hun ta bade smart ho gaye ho ji.veer ji ik request hain mera weight 70 kg hain or height 5.0 hain plz wait kam karne ke baare mein kuch guideliness de do

  54. Hi Adnan,
    I am a big fan of urs and you have said mentally co-operating with our body is important taking ur comment as advice

    Regards,
    Rakesh

  55. hi
    i like ur artical. my weight is 67kg i want to reduce 10 kg. bt i have found it difficult. sometimes i cant prepare my mind. pls help me

  56. Hi Manoj,

    A lovely article. I landed up here while I was searching for something on the internet. Kudos to you and your team for this wonderful article. CW has come a long way. All the best!

  57. hi adnan bhai asalam walekum
    bhai mera wazan 82 kg hai aur meri height 162cms hai. aur meri age 27 hai . mujhe wazan kam karne ke liye please help karo .im badly needed you

  58. Hi,

    My name is Farzana,your testomony is inspiring for many of us that are going through most of your past emotions.

    You look great and your absoulutely correct. Its mind over matter. Its good to know that you didnt cheat by going for any surgery to loose weight, which was my option for next month before i read this.

    I believe that we can all do it and we do need moral support and yes the fridge does need to have sign posts to remind us not to indulge.

    I plan to set a date to start my life change and not a crash diet that goes and comes with the tide.

    You have truley inspired lots of people and like you said if you can do it anyone can do it. Inshallah i will get there soon.

    I see dieting as a goal that has smart objectives that needs to be planned well in order to furfill it properly and not to loose control over it.

    Thanks for your advice and for sharing your journey its helped me to make a start on my plans.

  59. hi.i m from chandigarh.i read this text,i m very happy to see sir adnan in a single fit look.i think its the best inspiring thing for all the things regarding fats and obesity.i want to ask, that how i can lose my weight?becoz my weight is 70 kg.i want to reduce atleast 20 kg.becoz i m just 26 years old i much more worried about it.plz giv me some instructions about reducing fats and my weight.

  60. hi.i m from italy.i read this text,i m very happy to see sir adnan in a single fit look.i think its the best inspiring thing for all the things regarding fats and obesity.i want to ask, that how i can lose my weight?becoz my weight is 120 kg.i want to reduce atleast 40 kg.becoz i m just 24 years old and look like 35 years old.i much more worried about it.plz giv me some instructions about reducing fats and my weight.

  61. Hi,
    i am 30years of age I am living in Bangalore
    my body weight is 97kgs, I tried herbal life but I didn’t get good result.
    Now I want to reduce my weight by 20kgs as early as possible, so please reply at the earliest

  62. Hi Adnan,

    Thank you very much for sharing your diet chart and your emotions. It’s really tough to get rid of extra weight.
    You did it. Do manage it.
    All the best.

    Best Regards,
    Asha.

  63. Hi, my name is Alisha, and I live in Bangalore. I am an HR Professional, and have recently moved out of my job as Head of HR in a MNC. I am now at home, and in the middle of writing a book. It is my dream to be a published Author, and I know I will be able to fulfill this dream.

    If there is one thing in my life I’ve always wanted to achieve, have tried numerous times, and have failed, is reaching the goal of my ideal weight. When I was 18, I was diagonised with Hypo Thyroid, and as years went by, I developed polycystic ovaries, and what not. With that, my weight began to shoot up at well. From a regular 55 Kgs, I went to 70 in less than a year, and I didn’t even know how it happened.

    When I finally reached 78, I knew I had to do something, so I took a sabbatical from whatever I was doing, and went to a Naturopathy Farm in Pune. In less than a month, I lost close to 10 kgs, and began to feel and look great. However, to my chagrin, once I got back to my old routine, working life, a desk job with erratic and long working hours, I started to gain weight again. I then joined a gym, and started losing weight again, but soon had to give it up because of building pressure at work.

    After six years now, I am at 100 kgs. I have tried everything, from going to the gym, to Naturopathy, to VLCC and BodyCare, to crash diets, to having a threadmill and an AB KING PRO at home, but for some reason, I haven’t been able to achieve my goal of my perfect size again.

    Reading Adnan Sami’s interview was truly inspiring, and has renewed my hope in a lot of ways. I now feel I am ready to start my weight loss programme all over again, and I am also hopeful that when my mind is made up, I will definitely reach there!

    Thanks for sharing your experiences with us. I could relate to a lot of them, and I now know, come what may, I do not want to be carrying that extra one person with me wherever I go. I want to just me minus the extra mass.

    Regards,
    Alisha

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