When Rohit Roy started posting videos about his journey of quitting fizzy drinks, he never expected to gain a loyal online supporter base of almost half a million.
Rohit Roy had a 35-year addiction to fizzy drinks.It's been over three years since he has had a fizzy drink.But it's not alcohol the Melbourne father has a problem with, but fizzy drinks."I started at a very young age of five or six," Mr Roy told SBS News."I got addicted, obviously. And then it took effect on my health as well. I was fat. And then I was lazy."
Mr Roy's candid positive posts has struck a chord online — he now has over 450,000 followers and 6.2 million likes on TikTok.But he never set out to be a star. Mr Roy is thankful to have his supporters, some of whom even recognise him in public around Melbourne."So main thing, I'm out of my addiction. My wife is happy. My family is happy. Everyone is happy."He said 99 per cent of comments on his page are positive but there was still a minority who sent him racist abuse, telling him to "go back to India".
"If you have seen my videos, I have done small journeys, like I want to lose two kilos in next 30 days or something like that. And I have clearly mentioned that I failed, and I have to do it one more time," he explains.
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