Updated On: 26 February, 2025 07:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla
Having returned from a retreat five kilos lighter, actor Rohit Roy chronicles finding solace in Ayurvedic practices

Rohit Roy
If, like me, you too crave sweet foods, here’s a hack to control it—right before consuming lunch, have a spoon or two of dessert. If you do so, you will notice that your cravings during the rest of the day will be substantially less,” says actor Rohit Roy. This is one of the many nuggets of information he peppers our conversation with as he discusses the lessons he learnt from a biannual Ayurveda retreat that he has been participating in since 2019. Seven days after returning from the Kerala retreat, Roy, five kilos lighter and the lowest he has been in 15 years, appears to have been touched by a magic wand.
“The first time I tried this was over an 11-day stay. Within eight days, I had shed five kilos. More importantly, all the toxins in my body had been washed away, and I dropped three inches on my waist. I came back looking at least 15 years younger. When I saw how people were reacting to me, I realised I had struck gold,” says the actor, who recalled being drawn to the idea of exploring the retreat after years of traditional fitness training methods had left him feeling bulkier than he desired. “I had packed on a lot of muscle mass for [projects like] Kaabil [2017], and Mumbai Saga [2021], which also featured John Abraham. I needed to look big for them.