Friday, January 16, 2009

How to Reduce Weight

  1. Drink two tumblers of water on rising from the bed, and in a day drink at least three litres/liters of it.
  2. One third of your food should be salad. It fills the stomach and gives less calories of energy.
  3. Take fruits and sprouts raw.
  4. Avoid refined food item like polished rice, refined sugar, white flour (maida).
  5. Avoid potatoes, nuts, cream, ghee, sweets, fried food, and dairy products.
  6. Take regular exercise sufficiently, so as to burn more calories of energy, than its intake.
  7. Participate in games without taking glucose in between.
  8. Go for brisk walk, jogging or running.
  9. Avoid eating outs with friends; say you are dieting.
  10. Fast once a week by only drinking adequate water or fruit juice.
  11. Don’t overeat. Eat slightly less than your requirement. When you feel to have some more food, control the desire.
  12. Use skimmed milk instead of full cream milk.
  13. Use yoghurt instead of cream or curd.
  14. The order of preference of food is (1) steamed, (2) boiled, (3) baked, (4) roasted, (5) grilled, and (6) fried.
  15. If frying is unavoidable, use oils like sunflower oil, safflower oil, etc having less bad cholesterols to stay slim.

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