Is your new year’s resolution weight loss too?
Are you following an old method to lose
weight by eating less calories and exercising more?
In the past, in order to lose weight
fast, people would follow a low calorie diet. There are many medical practitioners and
dieticians that are still following the low calorie method. Due to this
concept, many people started downloading the calorie app to keep track of their
calorie intake in order to lose weight.
The truth
Studies have documented that 95% of the
people who ate fewer calories did not lose weight. To lose weight you have to
eat right. Eating less or low calorie which is
not nutritive or wholesome will make you gain weight for e.g. A diet coke has
zero calories as compared to an apple which has 80 calories, now if you go by
calories, diet coke would be a great option in comparison to apple. But in
reality, the apple will not only provide you good nutrients but will also lead
to weight loss due to negative calories (as the apple requires more food energy
to be digested than it provides)
How
do I lose weight right way? Is this what you are thinking?
The
solution
Do not follow low
calorie, crash diets, fad diet and rigorous exercises. In order to lose weight, firstly focus on the nutrients
required by your body.
The mantra is to focus on the right proportion
of Carbohydrates, Protein, Fats, Minerals and Vitamins.
a) Complex digestible carbohydrates such as grain
products (preferably whole grains) such as bread, rice, cereal as well as
fruits, vegetables and low fat dairy foods.
b) Fats: Mainly essential fatty acids (omega 3 and
omega 6) E.g. Nuts (almonds, walnuts), seeds (chia, hemp, flaxseeds), sardine,
salmon, soyabean etc. Good fats such as coconut oil, desi ghee, avocado and egg
yolks.
c) Protein: Complete and High biological value such as
Fish, poultry, whole egg.
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Secondly, hormones play
an important role with regards to our weight. Some foods release fat burning hormones
and some foods release fat storing hormones. One of the most important
foods that play a role in regulating hormones is fat. Many of us think that by
eliminating fat or eating boiled food we are one step closer to our weight loss
target. But the truth is one has to eat fat to burn fat. You need to
incorporate the right type of fat in order to move the stubborn fat. Fat is
good for you and for your metabolism. Good fat in nuts and seeds [restricted
amounts] will not make you fat and cause weight gain.
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And lastly, one can only lose weight if their body is in
happy state. You all must be wondering what does that mean. It’s very simple
"happy state of body" is when there are no deficiencies or diseases.
One can lose weight and fat percentage only if these two factors are absent.
Before working on your weight loss resolution, make sure to check your
parameters regularly like Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12, Calcium, Haemoglobin, Blood
Pressure, Diabetes etc. These parameters decide if your body is in a healthy
and happy state. In order to respond to the attempt of right weight and fat
loss, your body therefore needs to be disease and deficiencies free.
So before working on
your new year’s resolution, make sure to focus on these 3 important things for
a drop in waist size.
