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A journey .... Jan 2017 till Sept 2017 reduced 8 kg weight along with fats and maintaining constant for last 4 months. As a child I was not over weight but healthy. Though I was not a sports person, I was pretty active as a child. As I grew up and completed my bachelors and went on to do a job in South India, I started gaining weight, due to life style changes. But then again by means of badminton, weight training at home along with my friend, and walk, I could somehow keep a lean and healthy body.  And again after returning back to hometown, Pune post marriage and pregnancy, the heavy weight issue rose. It was year 2012-13 I consulted a dietitian and with proper diet food retained back the above average BMI(Body mass index) of 26-27. The weight was on higher side still constant for three years. It was a every 2 hours little bit of eating kinda diet. What is BMI ? Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height that is commonly used to classify underweight, o

Name – Pichavaram Mangrove forest Location – Near Cuddalore or Chidambaram Date of visit 26 th Dec 2017 How to reach Pichavaram, the second largest Mangrove forest, 1100 hectors in India ( Sundarbans  mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world ), located in Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, is approx. 65 kms and a 1.5-2 hour drive from Pondicherry  thro' East Coast Road (ECR) via Cuddalore. Route – Pondicherry/ Puducherry/ Pondy – Cuddalore – Pichavaram Mangrove forest Google map  is the best way to reach the fort base. Pondicherry - Cuddalore - Pichavaram Pichavaram  Mangrove Forest A mangrove  is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal  saline  or  brackish water . Mangroves are salt tolerant trees, also called  halophytes , and are adapted to life in harsh coastal conditions. They contain a complex salt filtration system and complex  root  system to cope with salt water immersion and wave action. They are adapted to the low oxyg

Name of Fort - Gingee Fort / Jinji Fort / Jinjee Fort/ Senchi Fort /  Senji Fort Location - Base village Gingee in  Viluppuram district of Tamilnadu  Trek level - Easy to Moderate (Needs lot of time 6-7 hours minimum as the fort is widely spread and divided into 3 hills) Date of visit - 27th Dec 2017 How to reach Approximately 30km from Tindivanam, the nearest rail head, and 40km from Tiruvannamalai. The fort is located on NH 77 Bengluru/Bangalore - Puducherry/Pondicherry(Pondy) road, Approx. 75 km from Pondy And 150km from Chennai. The highway has divided the fort complex in two parts. While going from Puducherry/Pondicherry(Pondy), right side of highway(North Side) you can see Krishnagiri (Ranigiri) fort, Left side of highway (South side)Chandrayandurg  fort and a bit ahead towards west is Rajagiri fort.  Pondicherry -  Tindivanam (NH-32) - Gingee Fort As it was a Christmas break for my husband and daughter, we had a 5 days wishlist trip of Pondicherry from 23