What�s this about you not being at liberty to eat?
Yes, my husband and coach Bobby won�t allow me to eat when I�m in training. At the end of the season, I get one or two months to really eat!

Anything in particular?
Kerala food. But I also like North Indian cuisine, and European pastas and things like that.

Do you cook Kerala food?
Yes, everything. But at home I have a cook. With my training sessions, cooking becomes difficult.

Do you entertain a lot at home?
Only family and close friends. No big parties. We do small dinners and I supervise the cooking then.

What�s your favourite dish?
Dum Mutton Biryani. I know how to make it, too. Though it doesn�t always come out right! Bobby�s a good cook. He can turn his hand to anything. I like his food. It�s better than mine.

You live in Bangalore which has some fab restaurants...
Yes, but I don�t eat out unless I am outside the country. In Bangalore, at the most, I may visit the Taj. But in Monte Carlo�s Grand Hotel, where I stay when I go for the end of the year Grand Prix finals, I like the food. Most of the time when I am travelling, I cook and eat Indian food. You can get everything abroad in supermarkets.

Do you drink at all?
Alcohol? Not at all.

Are you a sweets person?
Yes, but I�m not much of a chocolate person. Ice-creams and cakes are fine. But no dessert every day for me.

What�s your training schedule like?
It�s about six or seven hours a day. Jump drills, weight training, sprints. I�m on a high-protein, medium carb and low fat diet. Lots of fish, little red meat. I take supplements like protein shakes, amino acids, creatine, vitamins, nothing more than that. I like to keep my weight down to 61 or 62 kg during competition time. Otherwise its 65.