TOP 10 TIPS TO LOSE WEIGHT
After college & University happened when I returned “fram
tha US of Aay” every normal person said “Mash Allah sehat bohat achee hai!” Every
socialite aunty I came across said “Ya Khuda Beta you really need to lose
weight!” & unfortunately all the size zero chicks I tried to score with
screamed “No way Don’t!... Free Willy”
Glad you are smiling but bottom line, over a period of 18
years I never really had a problem with my weight, however everyone else did! “And
you know who I mean!” Every family
occasion or gathering I had those aunties who wanted to avoid discussing the
tribulations of their own families so they would try to sit with me and
empathetically tell me about the benefits of losing weight! The only way I could stop them from turning
it into a full blown onslaught would be to question the details of their own
kids divorces, addiction problems & homosexuality (in some cases)
However, today in many circles divorce is common almost a
pre-requisite to be in a click, a coke is not a thanda at a ball and if you are
a muff diving chick or a sausage swallowing lad you are the creative director,
designer or some freak show that is politically correct somehow &
somewhere!
Anyway, as society hammered
me like mad they tried to put me in Shape by getting me a membership with a studly
trainer, my family stopped cooking in oil, everything was baked, grilled or
green! I went from diet to diet, health
club to health farm, dietician to doctor and at one point my family obsessed
with that Anorexic Tart Mishi Khan marched me down to see a surgeon to have my
stomach stapled but due to my disability and that concoction of drugs
(Pharmaceutical Type) I take every surgeon bluntly refused. Bottom line I couldn’t be fucked to lose
weight and really did not care at all however everyone else kept pissing me off
and I had perfected the art of deflection & avoidance!
My problems started when I developed a problem with my spine
and the weight was something slowing me down and with my disability this was a
problem. However I figured out that now
that I had limited mobility I wanted to be agile again and beat my problem so I
went and visited a friend’s wife who was a dietician. I was relieved because the advice she gave me
was honest and helped me get started with a food / meal plan. She told me three things that have stuck with
me till today as they were honest.
I realized that the last thing I wanted to do (because I physically
couldn’t) was to be huffing and puffing on a treadmill like an 80 year old on Viagra. I was going to make this fun! Over a period
of 15 months I lost 18.7 Kilos doing these things & 10 inches on my waist
and am still losing weight like mad! I
am sharing these with you and hope you will be able to use them too!
10. Drink at least 10 - 12 liters of water during a 24
hour period.
09. Have a good solid breakfast (anything really)
08. If you have to have lunch ensure it is 1/3 the
quantity you would usually have.
07. Move around - (Example - Take the stairs instead of
the elevator and get up and walk around your ffice frequently.) This will also
give your eyes a rest from the computer screen.
06. Regulate your sleep cycle & ensure you get a
minimum of 6 hours or so - (This is one that i failed to do miserably even today)
05. Dinner - Eat everything! Even Kunna / Paya and ghee
walay parathay but eat about 85% of the amount you would regularly eat.
04. Start loving Fruit chaat Bhel Puri etc.
03. Stop spending hours with your laptop & Tv remote
and start spending time with your family and kids OUTSIDE the house! - Take a
break from work in a healthy way!
02. Eat your last meal 4 hours before you sleep!
01. Stop Drinking Alcohol
PLEASE NOTE!
- The above tricks were for “ME”
and are all based upon common sense so if they don’t work for you then you
might need to tweak them a bit!
- Also to take into account I
do NOT walk (exercise walk / jog) or pump iron etc. due to my disability
yet the plan I came up with allows me to EAT EVERYTHING!
- I am not a dietician and
have no medical degree so consult with a professional before you decide to
take certain matters into your own hands!
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