Shed kilos the right way

Renupreet Kaur

A healthy mind stays in a healthy body. But today everyone wants a fit and shaped body so as to flaunt colourful, elegant dresses. For this, many of us might have gone bit too far following fast weight reduction plans, putting our bodies in a punishment mode by going on strict diet plans. Or by simply starving ourselves to get that perfect look ignoring our health all together. Additionally, it is very common that at the end of our journey, the weight gone bounces back in a very short period thus making it a total failure. Therefore, for the purpose of achieving irreversible weight loss, one needs to observe the following factors while following the healthy diet plans.

Nutrient account

Is the diet intake during our weight loss plans sufficient enough to meet our daily nutritional requirements? We need to get the vital information on this query and answer while physically examining ourselves for any visible symptom like hair loss, bone weakness etc. The first thing we need to look into our diet plan should be its nutritional level. A well planned diet is the one which is planned with a good amount of nutrients to meet one's daily requirements, keeping an eye on one's daily activity level and habits. A wisely devised eating plan with right amount of calories, vitamins and minerals gives a right lead to one's weight loss plans. There can be a hundred of options for a healthy diet with foods of one's preferences.

Food habits

The success mantra for long term weight management is not to loose weight only but is to inculcate good eating habits. One should always keep in mind that one's belly is not a trash barrel in which any type of food can be dumped. Therefore, one should always look for healthy food and the diet plans which will help to inculcate lifelong changes in one's eating habits and help to keep those unwanted kilos at bay. For this one should be aware of one's bad food choices and simultaneously should have a strong willpower to overcome such temptations. It has been observed that majority of people skip their first meal at the start of the day due to shortage of time or intentionally to have lesser meal for weight loss but actually it is a blunder on their part as it leads to impulsive eating through out the day. Therefore, one should inculcate the habit of eating one's meals regularly without skipping breakfast.

Realistic goals

Another successful idea in this mission is sticking oneself to weight loss goals which obviously should be realistic and practical. Following strict diet plans and reducing weight in a faster mode, is never appreciated by the professional guides. For achieving long lasting results, one should keep the realistic weight loss goals in mind and stay motivated throughout one's weight loss journey. The best way to stick to one's diet plans is by always keeping in mind why one had started it.

Tackling situations

Off track situations often occur in weight loss journey. Demotivation, lack of support from family and monotonous foods are some of its examples. One has to find out the actual reason and accordingly will have to tackle it. One can overcome such situations with strong willpower and wisely planned meals. Sometimes it is difficult for one member of a family to eat differently from the rest of the family members. For such situations, one should try to motivate one's family to have healthy food to have healthy body rather than getting oneself demotivated.

(Kaur is a Chandigarh-based dietician)