Avika
Says…
She
also
told
TOI
as
to
how
she
decided
to
go
for
the
transformation.
She
said
that
although
she
was
doing
good
professionally,
she
wasn't
happy.
She
further
told
the
leading
daily
that
during
the
transformation
phase,
she
had
considered
taking
a
long
break
before
returning
as
a
totally
new
person.
However,
she
is
glad
that
she
didn't
do
that,
as
that
would
have
affected
her
connection
with
the
audience.
Avika
Broke
Down
Due
To
'Big
Arms
&
Well
Earned
Belly'
Coming
back
to
her
transformation
story
that
she
shared
on
her
Instagram.
Here's
what
she
wrote,
"I
still
remember
one
night
last
year,
when
I
looked
at
myself
in
the
mirror
&
I
broke
down.
I
didn't
like
what
I
saw.
Big
arms,
legs,
a
well
earned
belly.
I
had
let
go
too
much.
If
it
were
due
to
an
illness
(Thyroid,PCOD,
etc),
it
would
be
okay
because
that
would
be
out
of
my
control.
But,
it
happened
because
I
ate
anything
&
everything,
and
I
didn't
workout
at
all.
Our
bodies
deserve
to
be
treated
well,
but
I
didn't
respect
it."
‘I
Disliked
The
Way
I
Looked’
"As
a
result,
I
disliked
the
way
I
looked
so
much
that
I
couldn't
even
completely
enjoy
dancing
(which
I
love)
without
thinking
"how
I
must
look
right
now".
I
got
so
busy
judging
myself
&
feeling
bad
that
I
didn't
leave
any
scope
for
outsiders
to
make
me
feel
bad.
Such
insecurities
run
in
the
head
all
the
time
&
they
make
us
feel
tired
&
irritated.
Hence,
I
would
often
snap
at
my
loved
ones."
‘I
Decided
That
It
Was
Enough,
&
That
I
Must
Evolve’
"Well,
one
fine
day
I
decided
that
it
was
enough,
and
that
I
must
evolve.
Nothing
changed
overnight.
I
just
started
to
focus
on
the
right
things...
things
that
I
should
be
proud
of(like
dancing).
I
kept
trying
to
eat
better
&
working
out,
and
I
had
various
setbacks.
But,
it
was
important
that
I
didn't
stop.
And
my
people
were
constantly
there
to
guide
me."
The
Actress
Writes…
"Long
story
short,
I
looked
at
myself
in
the
mirror
this
morning
&
I
didn't
feel
the
need
to
look
away.
I
smiled
at
myself,
and
told
myself
that
I'm
beautiful.
And
you,
the
person
reading
this,
you
are
beautiful
as
well.
We
all
have
a
lot
to
offer
&
we
must
actively
work
on
that,
rather
than
feeling
sad
about
what
we
can't
do.
But,
we
MUST
do
what's
in
our
control."
She
ended
her
post
by
writing,
"Today,
I
am
comfortable
in
my
own
skin.
Today,
I'm
peaceful,"
and
asked
her
fans
to
share
their
self-love
stories.