That was my first month in the US. I was only too amazed to gobble those giant burgers and swim in the ice-cream pails. But my obsession with food has earned me those extra 20 pounds in the first month. I wanted extra dollars not those extra pounds.

I started receiving witty compliments from

friends for that extra healthy look. My fascination to food, a totally unstructured lifestyle with irregular sleeping habits and a total lack of exercise.

A typical day of mine started with a cup of chocolate from the nearest vending machine accompanied with a cheesy sandwich, and I would calm my craving stomach with a greasy dunkins doughnut and a cup of coffee or chocolate. Before the dinner I would sneak out for a cup of chocolate at the vending machine. For the dinner I feasted my taste buds lot of rich meat, starchy food and not to forget my favorite ice creams. This routine was alternated with visits to Taco bell, Burger king, McDonalds to munch a pizza or have my Chinese favorites. Not to mention my weekends were for friends and parties with lots of meat and beer.