Hi,
Rohit came to me tired.
Not tired of workouts—
Tired of starting over.
He had tried:
• calorie apps
• strict diets
• gym memberships
• motivational videos
Each time, he stayed consistent for 10–14 days…
then life happened.
“Doctor,” he said,
“I know what to do. I just can’t do it continuously.”
So I told him something that surprised him:
👉 You don’t have a discipline problem.
You have a system problem.
Why Most Fat Loss Plans Fail
Most people treat fat loss like a short project.
They go all in:
• extreme food rules
• intense workouts
• zero flexibility
It works briefly…
then exhaustion, cravings, and guilt take over.
Rohit was stuck in that same loop.
So we stopped chasing intensity
and built a Walking-Based Fat Loss System instead.
The Simple Walking System That Changed Everything
This system has 4 parts.
No extremes. No punishment.
1️⃣ Step Anchoring (Not Random Walking)
Most people try to walk more.
Trying fails.
So we anchored walking to existing habits:
• morning phone calls
• post-dinner routine
• office breaks
Rohit didn’t “find time” to walk.
Walking became part of his day.
Target: 7,000–9,000 steps daily
Not perfect. Just consistent.
2️⃣ Gentle Calorie Awareness (Not Starvation)
No food bans.
No crash dieting.
We focused on:
• regular meals
• enough protein
• slightly smaller portions
Walking handled calorie burn.
Food handled recovery and energy.
Result?
Cravings reduced instead of increasing.
3️⃣ Non-Negotiable Minimums
This is where things became permanent.
We defined worst-day rules, not best-day goals:
• Minimum 20 minutes of walking
• Normal meals (no compensation)
• Sleep before midnight
Even on bad days, progress continued.
4️⃣ Identity Shift (The Real Secret)
We stopped chasing weight targets.
Instead, Rohit adopted one identity:
👉 “I am someone who walks daily, no matter what.”
Once that identity stuck:
• missing walks felt unnatural
• overeating felt uncomfortable
• consistency became automatic
That’s when fat loss stopped feeling like effort.
What Happened Next
Over the next few weeks:
• weight slowly dropped
• energy improved
• confidence returned
No burnout.
No rebound.
Just progress that didn’t demand motivation.
The Real Lesson
Fat loss doesn’t come from doing more.
It comes from doing less—but daily.
Walking works not because it’s easy,
but because it’s repeatable.
If diets have failed you before,
don’t try harder.
👉 Build a system your worst days can follow.
If you want a simple, no-pressure way to start building that system, I’ve written a short guide here:
👉 A Simple Way to Start 2026 (No Pressure)
More practical, walking-based fat loss systems coming soon in Walk to Fit.
Keep walking,
Keep showing up.
Warm regards,
Dr. Pulkit Trivedi
Walk to Fit
PS: If walking is already part of your life, you’re closer to fat loss than you think.