Actress Kausalya was a heart-throb during the 1990s starring in several blockbusters alongside the top stars in Tamil cinema. Having garnered popularity after her appearances in 'Thalapathy' Vijay's Nerukku Ner and Priyamudan, she also landed roles in hit films like Sollamale, Pooveli, Vaanathaippola, Eazhaiyin Sirippil, Manadhai Thirudivittai, Thirumalai, Santosh Subramaniam, Poojai, Natpe Thunai, and Hero to name a notable few. Kausalya later hit the headlines when she was on a break from cinema and television after pictures of her having put on weight went viral on social media. In that light, the actress recently sat down for an interview with Galatta to explain how she gained and lost all the weight to bounce back to her old self once again.
Speaking about her weight gain, Kausalya said, "Many people said that they could not believe after seeing those pictures. I used to eat a lot and drink lots of glucose water because I used to feel tired. But, I lost all the weight I gained and it took me about one year." Informing that her weight had gone up to 105 kgs, the actress added, "This was during the time when I had taken a break from acting." Clarifying that she did not go through any depression, Kausalya said, "I used to get tired a lot since I had done a lot of gymming before. I feel it turned out to be as such because of hitting the gym a lot more."
Explaining that she was anywhere between 50-60 kgs when she was acting in films, Kausalya stated that her family would constantly tell her about the increase in her body weight, but she wouldn't listen to them since she would feel constantly hungry. She said, "When I asked the doctors, they didn't give me a clear reply, but this is what I feel the reason could be." Sharing how she felt when she saw pictures of herself after putting on the extra weight, Kausalya revealed that she did not know whether to feel ashamed or to stop binging since she would feel hungry a lot. She also said that she was prescribed homeopathic pills to bring her food-eating habits and hunger under control.
Kausalya opened up further on her food-eating habits and said, "Nowadays, I check on the portions of food before eating and will remove anything that I feel is an excess. My mother took me to see a doctor once and I was informed that I had been diagnosed with diabetes, but it had been reversed as my system didn't take enough sugar in the body." Talking about taking homeopathic pills for weight control, the actress explained, "They were mainly to strengthen the digestion and metabolism. Whatever I was eating was being digested in the right manner and I automatically started feeling satisfied eating little. I used to do exercise, but wasn't going the extra mile."
