Ep. 207 - Hall of Fame | Bijal Kara - Building Self-Love, Self-Care & Self-Mastery

With so much talk around macros, calories and training, what’s often forgotten is that transformation is holistic, and encompasses shifting your behaviour, mindset and identity with everything. How we are now is a result of our behaviour, mindset and identity in the past. It’s a cumulation of action, positive and negative, that leads us here. To change this is hard. It requires introspection – to identify the muck, then action – to work through it and cause the shift. For Bijal, she’d always struggled with food, and her relationship with it. With it came diminishing confidence and a struggle to find her own identity. Since starting her journey at the start of 2020, Bijal’s been able to reclaim herself. She found her why, she started to generate the strive from within that was previously so difficult, and she wanted to use the physical as the vehicle to achieve something great for herself. In a recent reflection by her, she said: “Whilst the grind had been one of the toughest mentally, physically and emotionally it has taught me so much about myself, my long term goals and those around me. It has been my greatest achievement and how I feel about myself when I look in the mirror is the fruits of my labour.” In this podcast, we go deeper, and really dive into her story, right from the beginning, all the way through the different phases, and now, when she’s investing. It’s been an incredible journey for her so far, and I’m excited to see how 2021 continues to unravel for her! “It’s about how you feel, you live out yourself, and you want to be.” - Bijal Kara    Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 00:19 – Getting uncomfortable about her looks 04:08 – Being unhappy and how it affects mentality 06:34 – Not having a good relationship with food 10:25 – The triggers during the process phase 13:10 – Emotionally draining part of the Journey 16:10 – Dealing with Anorexia 19:09 – Enjoying food in the wrong way 23:45 – Taking the first step 27:00 – Challenges during the journey 31:38 – Dieting and finding a way of life 35:30 – Knowing about how you feel for yourself 38:35 – Bijal’s message to women 40:27 – Fitness knows no gender 42:55 – Physical as vehicle 43:43 – Closing Questions Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “RNT Fitness Radio” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:      Apple Podcasts   Stitcher   iHeart Radio      For any podcast suggestions, or if you’d like to get in touch, please do so on podcast@rntfitness.com here. We’d love to hear from you!      If you’re in the UK, and you use supplements, I’d highly recommend checking out Reflex Nutrition, where they’re giving you up to 40% on all their range if you use the code PTRNT at checkout. I’ve been using Reflex for nearly a decade, with their Micro Whey being one of my favourite whey proteins. It’s grass fed, hormone free, and digests so well compared to most on the market. Check out their full supplement range, including all your transformation basics and plant based alternatives, on https://reflexnutrition.com/ and use PTRNT at checkout for up to 40% off.     Resources:   Take the Transformation Quiz   Our Book: Transform Your Body, Transform Your Life   Follow RNT Fitness:      Website   Facebook   Instagram   YouTube   Email   Follow Akash:   Facebook   Instagram    LinkedIn