22 years. 4 gyms. 1 book. 1 exit. The full chapter — what worked, what didn't, and what I'm doing next.
If you're carrying weight you can't shake, if "one day" became 5, 10, 15 years, I know exactly where you stand. I stood there. At 25 I was 40 kilograms heavier and out of excuses. What I did next is the whole book.
I came to Australia from India as an international student. Got into IT. Built a career. Got heavier. Burnt out. The body was the engine I never serviced.
Then I lost the weight — 40 kilograms over two years. People kept asking how. So in 2017 I wrote a book called "The New You", founded Keystone Fitness Club in Melbourne, and co-founded the Australian Indian Fitness Association. SBS Hindi featured the story twice that year. I quit IT.
Then at 40, something shifted. Started running. Kept running. One race at a time. One ridiculous goal at a time. The body finally caught up to the work.
Comrades 89km. Everest Marathon. Now 100km at You Yangs. I'm 47. The body is finally moving in the direction it should have been moving the whole time.
If I can, so can you. The body is the one engine you can't replace.
Built Keystone Fitness from one location in 2016 to four locations across two countries — Melbourne × 3 + Ghaziabad. Scaled it. Sold it in March 2026. Now operating Fairmont Property Group (commercial real estate brokerage, Melbourne) and HelloReception (AI receptionist for trades, gyms, and real estate). Plus mentoring early-stage founders walking the same path.