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Eat more to lose weight!
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The line one gets for complaining about that embarrassing layer of fat in the body is: Eat less. But a talk-and-eat session with weight loss expert Dr Shikka Sharma points towards an amusing advice: Eat more, recounts SUMITRA SENAPATY
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THE LESS you eat, the less weight you'll put on, right? Maybe, if you're going for the emaciated look. But to lose weight healthfully, weight loss expert Dr Shikka Sharma says to `eat more'. But how do you do it without overdoing it? Delhi Commonwealth Women's Association referred to the trailblazer nutritionist for the answers over lunch hosted by Marriott WelcomHotel.
"Diet depends on your genes and blood groups," informs Dr Sharma, "so ultimately, the answer to effective weight lose is your own individual constitution and how food constituents behave once digestion starts." She had many questions from the audience - should it be a low carbohydrate diet
or Atkins or Fit for Life? Why is spreading the calories throughout the day helpful?
According to the nutritionist-dietician, it is important to keep your metabolism rate as high as possible. If people go too long without eating, they tend to overcompensate by the end of the day. Midday, or the time of the day when you are most active, is the best time to have a bigger meal, as you consume calories when you're burning them. Eating late is bad because it's the time of day when you are least active and at night when people are tired, food is comforting and it's very easy to overeat. She says metabolic rate is effectively high from 9 a.m to 7 p.m.
Active menu planning is a must - "Try to find out healthy foods and how to cook them interestingly - its all a matter of creativity," says the doctor, "and do remember to keep dinners light." Timing is extremely important and in fact "this is the biggest trick of weight loss." Dr Sharma also recommends tofu, which has ten times the amount of calcium compared to milk. Moreover, it helps to ward off osteoporosis.
A few `taboo' food items mentioned were refined flour products and sugar and emphasis on strictly avoiding anything artificial and not to drink water with meals. Planning what you're going to eat during the day and being aware of how much fat and calories are in food is necessary. Be aware of the non-hunger-related reasons why you're eating, such as habit, stress, and late night parties.
Lunch served to Marriott's guests on this occasion included Rice Noodles Salad, Whole Wheat Pasta, Tofu and Broccoli Salad, Chicken in light Garlic Sauce and Baked Yogurt Cheesecake. Shows you that `diet' food need not be drab and bland and can as a matter of fact be thoroughly enjoyed!
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