It is a proven fact that stress levels increase the stress hormone Cortisol, to which your body responds as if you were in danger. So you experience a shift in metabolism. Long-standing chronic stress results in WEIGHT GAIN….!!!!
Make good lifestyle modifications like taking staircase instead of the lift, parking car one stop ahead and walking the distance, while shopping takes three rounds of the mall or market, indulge in household works, and stop ordering..Get up and get your things done yourself.
Set realistic and achievable goals for yourself. 1 kg per week is an appropriate goal.
Learn to differentiate between HUNGER? DESIRE? And CRAVING?.. Don’t eat beyond the normal point of fullness. You can always re-eat something after 2 hrs.
Sit down in one place and select your food mindfully. Take at least 20 minutes to finish the meal making sure you chew it thoroughly.
Stop using food as a stressbuster. Avoid Emotional Eating and resorting to alcohol, chocolates and fries to alleviate your mood.
Avoid fried….Prefer GRILLED, STEAMED or BOILED food.
Avoid using baking soda while cooking pulses and vegetables as soda inhibits the absorption of calcium.
Increase your water intake to approx 2-3 litres, with plenty of Buttermilk and GREEN TEA.
Have small frequent meals every 2 hrs. Make a healthy selection of either orange, apples, salad, clear soup, 2 digestive biscuits, buttermilk, a cup of skimmed milk, chutney sandwich, soya khakhra, roasted soybeans etc. This keeps BMR super spiked up leaving you with a sense of fullness.
Eat BREAKFAST within one hour of waking up. It increases BMR which had slowed down due to overnight sleep. Breakfast like a king/queen.LUNCH like a gentleman and DINNER like a beggar. Choose brown rice and whole grains over white rice and refined flour. If you are a non-vegetarian, avoid egg yolk and red meat. You can have lean chicken and fish. Prefer egg white. Use a combination of oils e.g. Olive oil, soy oil, sunflower oil, etc for daily cooking in very limited quantities. All these provide essential fatty acids.
Salt causes weight gain we require 5 gm of salt per day.2-3 gm of salt is already present in daily vegetables. AVOID EXTRA SALT in cooking .Spice up with lemon , ginger and chilly to improve taste.
Avoid sleeping in day time.BMR DROPS drastically resulting in weight gain.
Taking MULTIVITAMINS and MINERALS (ca.revital) and CALCIUM (T-SHELCAL) prevents deficiencies and boosts metabolic reactions…Do not neglect your medical check ups and follow ups.
Avoid papad, pickle, Chinese food, bakery products, pastas, pizza,burgers and sweets.
MAKE YOUR WEIGHTLOSS REGIMES FUNFILLED AND FULL OF SELF MOTIVATION …lose weight get admired!!!!
