India, June 17 -- Pregnancy brings about a host of changes in a woman's body. Latika Bhargava, a mother of a 3-year-old, experienced it all during her postpartum phase. For someone who always weighed less than 55 kgs, seeing the weighing scale touch 68 kgs was mentally disturbing. She was diagnosed with hormonal disorder PCOS, which became her trigger to make drastic dietary and fitness changes in her lifestyle.

A 30-year-old public relations professional, Latika tells HT Health Shots that her transformation journey began in a doctor's clinic during a routine postpartum checkup. "What was supposed to be a simple medical consultation turned out to be a reality check moment. After giving birth, my gynecologist informed me that I had gained...