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"I’m so psyched and upset by
remarks from people" lamented Mrs. Renu Jain
"that it has become impossible for me to keep up my
lost weight. My friends and well-wishers say that my body
has sagged, I look older than my age. They say that I
look pale and sick and that I have lost the beauty and
charm I had when I used to weight seventy-six kilos. They
insist that I should gain back my lost weight."
Mrs. Renu Jain, the twenty-seven-year-old designer of an
internationally famous washing machine, now a fashion
designer and a boastful model of her own designer
outfits, lost sixteen kilos in five months, to reach her
desired weight.
Let’s forget the people! How do you personally feel
having lost so much of weight" I asked.
"Well, frankly speaking, I feel so nice, so light,
so healthy and so full of energy. My output of work has
increased tremendously. I no more feel exhausted at the
end of the day despite my hectic schedule between
designing clothes and my two small children at home. I
even exercise, as per your suggestion, regularly. I
personally feel that my physical appearance has improved
so much that I, in fact, look forward to go out to
parties and social gatherings which hitherto I had
dreaded so much. Indeed I have found my real self trapped
within me behind layers of ugly fat. I’d hate to
think where I’d be and what I’d be like today
if I had not been able to shed off excess weight. Losing
excess weight has truly worked wonders in my life."
Remember misery seeks company. Do not get bothered by
friends and well-wishers who at first nag you to lose
excess weight and once you lose it, plague you to put it
on again. If you have fat friends who are constantly
badgering and bothering you, find new friends. Some fat
people who do not have the knowledge or the self control
to ear sensibly and lose excess weight in a healthful
manner, might feel threatened by examples of your
nutritional discipline and healthy weight loss.
If you have control of your life, you can live a healthy
and zestful life, no matter what everyone else is saying.
Take charge of your life. Remind yourself again and again
that it is to be fat and heavy. Tell yourself that you
will be the master of your body and your health. Have
confidence and faith in the expert guidance of the
qualified doctor who has helped you to lose your excess
weight. You have lost excess fat by following The
Balanced-Nutrient Diet, a diet full of essential elements
so necessary to maintain good health. You have followed
the simple exercises suggested in this book as a
safeguard against possible sagging of your body whilst
losing weight and you are still continuing to exercise
regularly. Theref ore the possibility of your body
sagging due to weight loss is remote. So have confidence
in yourself.
Take the case of Mr. Sudam Bapu, forty three years old,
packaging incharge, Cargo Complex, Sahar Airport, Bombay.
When he reduced his body weight from a burdensome 135
kilos to a comfortable 85 kilos, he broke away from a
lifestyle that lived and breathed fat. Sudam Bapu’s
parents were fat and he had fat friends. Even his wife
was fat. Fat encourages fat.
After Sudam Bapu lost fat on a medically supervised
weight-loss programme and The Balanced-Nutrient Diet, his
personality and his needs changed along with his
physique. New eating habits were accompanied by new
friends and new activities. "I no longer eat the way
I used to eat" Sudam Bapu explained. "And
I’m no longer ashamed to eat in public. In fact,
I’m constantly offering people advice on how to eat.
I intend to pass my dietary knowledge to my family. I
don’t want my children to be hindered by fat the way
I was."
"I can’t think of a better gift for your
family, friends and well-wishers than to impart a little
good advice on how to eat properly. You can be a teacher
of good nutrition as well as an example of good
nutrition," says Dr. Mrs. Shalini Gupta, dentist, on
having lost eight kilos on The Balanced-Nutrient Diet.
Do no emulate the eating habits of friends and well-
wishers if they eat badly. Do not depend upon people who
themselves have no idea about health, to tell you how you
should feel or whether you require to lose or gain weight
and so on. That way you will never succeed in maintaining
good health and keeping up your ideal weight. Your best
weight is the weight at which you look best and function
best regardless of what people say.
If you really have a take an opinion regarding your
weight or how you should, look-cosmetically considering -
then rely on people who are closet to you and who matter
the most in your life. If they feel that a little of fat
can be attractive on you, then it’s not too hard to
determine when you have reached your desired goal. A
quick look in the mirror will tell the story. When you
are pleased with your physical appearance, it’s not
likely that you need to lose any more weight. Some
persons do look good with a little extra body fat. It
could be that you do, too. Just be honest with yourself
and then use your best judgement.
Ms. M. Dastoor, Air Hostess, lost ten kilos in three
months on a medically supervised weight-loss programme
and The Balanced-Nutrient Diet. "I’m still five
kilos overweight according to you doctor," Ms.
Dastoor noted, "but I don’t really believe I
should lose any more weight." I agreed. Ms. Dastoor
was slightly plump, but she looked great. Her body lines
were full but firm and she was physically appealing. As
long as you feel good about yourself and are pleased with
the way you look, it isn’t necessary for you to lose
further weight or gain back some or all of the lost
weight, just to meet someone else’s standard.Mr. Mahmood
Khan, an engineer and owner of an Electronics Showroom
lost ten kilos under medical supervision and on The
Balanced-Nutrient Diet. "Can I eat my normal food
now that I’ve lost weight?" he asked.
Time and again
patients after following The Balanced Nutrient Diet and
having reached their ideal weight, ask the same old
question " Now shall I go back on my normal
diet?" This means the diet which has brought about
obesity and ill health. ‘Normal diet’ to many
patients merely means eating normal foods in normal
manner without giving any serious thought to the
fundamentals of nutrition.
Health is a precious gift. Only when it is gone do we
realize the significance of this simple truth. You must
learn ‘why you eat’ what to eat, when to eat,
and how much of each food to eat’, in accordance
with the needs and requirements of your body, both
‘intellectually’ and ‘consciously’,
‘not’ instinctively, as in the past. In order
to maintain ideal and healthy weight you must eat
‘wisely’ not for a month or a year, but for the
rest of your life.
Get accustomed to eating natural wholesome foods
suggested in The Balanced-Nutrient Diet. Avoid excess in
food which lead to obesity and ill-health. The
Balanced-Nutrient Diet rich in vital factors proteins,
vitamins, minerals etc. ‘drawn from natural
foods’ is our only true safeguard. Only in natural
foods to which man has long been adapted, can we find
‘all’ essential factors required for positive
health.
How can
I prevent my lost weight from coming back permanently?
Everything you’ve learned upto now, in this book
should be applied to maintain your ideal weight.
Don’t stop eating properly prepared fresh, low-fat
natural foods just because you’re no longer fat. It
is not the occasional party or holiday dinner that puts
on the kilos. It is the reverting back to faulty
lifestyle and eating certain types of food day after day
such as too much bread and chapatties made of refined
flour, too many sweets, chocolates and icecreams, rich
thick gravied dishes, fried foods and so on. Unless you
are willing to change your habits of eating, do not
bother to lose weight for regardless of how many kilos
you lose, you will gain them back as soon as you again
eat an excess of artificial foods and such foods as
mentioned above.
Could
you make some suggestions to make excess weight off
permanently?
Following are certain suggestions listed to help you
to maintain your ideal weight and keep weight off
permanently.
- INCLUDE
EXERCISE IN YOUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME.
It is always good to exercise whether
you’re overweight or not. A nutritionist
Jean Mayer claims that moderate exercise actually
depresses the appetite. Research has demonstrated
that sedentary people tend to eat more than
physically active people. Therefore inactivity
combined with overeating, is sure to result in a
build-up of body fat.
Maintaining your ideal weight can best be done by
combining your Balanced-Nutrient Diet with
exercise.
Walking is the best exercise and can be included
in daily schedule throughout life. For best
results, walk briskly. Anyone should be able to
find enough time to walk. Walk along the beach ,
walk around your building compound or walk to the
market, railway station or bus stop. Simply walk,
be active, take up some recreational sport. The
important thing is to do something that
‘you’ can do and then do it regularly.
- EAT
SENSIBLY, EAT WELL - NEVER OVEREAT.
Have you said this?
WRONG
EAT SNACKS FIRST NO PLACED LEFT FOR A NUTRITIOUS MEAL
RIGHT
EAT A BALANCED- THEN EAT A LITTLE OF NUTRIENT MEAL
FIRST SWEETS, FRIED FOODS,ETC.
‘Just forget it - I am on a holiday. A package tour.
Attending my sister’s or brother’s marriage
function arrangement etc. etc. Now that I have lost
weight, I can afford to eat and drink heartily. Even if I
gain weight, then once again I will consult my doctor and
follow The Balanced-Nutrient Diet to lose weight."
If your answer to the above question is yes, then you are
sadly mistaken. 85% of the obesity is due to disorders of
metabolism. So if you have this tendency to gain weight,
then faulty and excessive eating and drinking may only
aggravate such physiological factors making it easier to
gain fat and more and more difficult to lose it later.
Therefore enjoy yourself. Eat and drink in moderation, so
that you can continue to enjoy eating tasty foods
throughout your life. Never eat in excess. Regularly and
permanently follow up with your doctor, your weight
record. Keep up to your nutritional discipline. Add life
to your ears and not years to your life.
- EAT
ONLY AT THE DINING TABLE
Eat the same time each day at the dining
table. This way you will be eating, only when
truly hungry. Avoid eating while watching
television and movies.
- EAT
SLOWLY AND CHEW YOUR FOOD THOROUGHLY
Many people eat so fast that they literally
gulp their food without chewing it. The result is
they overeat. When you are truly hungry, a fall
in blood sugar, triggers an appetite mechanism in
your brain, creating, a desire for food. When you
eat, it takes about 20 minutes for your blood to
absorb sugar and to circulate it to your brain
where the sensation of hunger can be switched
off. If you eat too rapidly, you may overload
your stomach before your appetite mechanism has a
chance to diminish your desire for food. Take
time to taste and savour each bite. If you eat
slowly, chances are you’ll experience
satisfaction and quit eating when you have had
enough.
- DO
NOT DRINK WATER ALONG WITH MEALS
When you drink water along with meals you
automatically dilute the gastric juices required
in proper concentration to carry out digestion. A
proper digestion of food is a must for good
health and maintenance of ideal weight.
- DON’T
EAT HEARTY MEALS AT PARTIES
When you have to attend parties, where food
is served, eat your meals at home before hand so
that you can be sure of what you’re eating.
Then if you like you can save room for something
light and healthful served at the party.
Don’t eat fattening foods or drink sweet
drinks just to be sociable. Your fat friends and
relatives may force you to eat as they do. Do not
lose self control. Keep up your nutritional
discipline.
- DON’T
ALLOW OR STORE JUNK FOOD IN YOUR HOME
You know from reading earlier chapters of
this book that refined foods, snacks etc. are
simply empty foodless foods. Commercial snacks,
cakes, pastries, desserts are so tasty that you
cannot resist them and you eat for the sheer
pleasure of taste. When you are hungry and your
blood sugar is low, sweets are difficult to
resist. The solution? Be prepared. Keep a ready
supply of fresh fruit salad, puffed rice,
popcorn, curd, skimmed milk etc. to satisfy an
irresistible urge to snack.
Limit your intake of sweets, chocolates,
icecreams, pastries, to only a few bites , that
too preferably after you have eaten The Balanced
Nutrient Diet ( refer to the diag. on pg. 247).
- KEEP
YOURSELF PHYSICALLY ATTRACTIVE
You have reached your ideal weight and you
now possess a slim and shapely body. Remind
yourself of the advantages of a beautiful body.
Remember the times when you were ashamed of your
ugly fat hidden below loose and dark clothes.
Just imagine how you felt when people whispered
behind your back at social gatherings. "Oh !
What a lovely face but what an awfully fat
body!" Now is the time to take pride in your
physical appearance. That way you’ll pay
more attention to your Balanced-Nutrient Diet and
do all you can to ‘look’ good.
- REMIND
YOURSELF OF OBESITY AND HEALTH HAZARDS
The main hazards of obesity are Heart
Disease, High blood pressure, diseases of
Gall-bladder and Bile duct, plus Diabetes, Joint
pains, various forms of Hernias, Cancer etc.
- HAPPY
MARRIED LIFE
No more marital disharmony. No more tears. No
more saying " My husband never looks at me
anymore". With a slim and trim figure and a
new you, bring happiness back into your married
life; keep up to your Balanced -Nutrient Diet. It
will help to improve your physical appearance as
well as health. You can’t ask for more than
that!
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