Hi Again as promised I am with the new formula of the Indian recipes for 500 calorie recipes.
Disclaimer:
I am neither a doctor nor a chef etc etc, but yes researched a lot ( Thanks to Internet ) as a necessity.
To start with, just to inspire I will tell my story with weight loss. I was 75 kilos 8 months ago and heard about the 5:2 diet from a friend. I am 59 kilos now. I still have to reduce a few more kilos.But now I am confident of reducing and maintaining for my life. Trust me, I tried everything under this planet Earth to reduce my weight from Atkins to weight watchers to GM. Weight remained like a hole in my head till this miracle happened. I call this 5:2 Simply A MIRACLE. Thanks to my very good friend Jayne who told me about it. I am having lot of energy. I followed the time zones to get quick results. 16 hours fasting and 8 hour eating window and on these fasting days, I counted calories.
As 5:2 is just not a weight loss program but a health program. Whoever has no patience to watch the videos I posted earlier, I will explain 5:2 in a nutshell. Our bodies are used to fasting and feasting. Feast for several days and fast till you get your next meal. It is not a new concept. Every religion advises of fasting for their religious or pious reasons. If Muslims do Ramadan, Hindus have Karthik maas and Karthik Somvars, Ekadashis, Shivrathris etc. Our ancient wisdom has been proved right again by Science. BOTTOM LINE IS FASTING IS GOOD FOR YOUR BODY. Eat normally for 5 days and fast for 2 days. Can numbers do the trick? yes, numbers are the key on these fast days. Men are allowed 600 calories and women 500 calories on fast days.. One can always assure themselves about heavy, lovely meal the following day. Buy the book and it is a small book. Dr.Mosely is a medical journalist and never did this for profit.
Would this limited amount of calories be sufficient for us? Surprisingly yes..with the right choice we can go to sleep feeling full.
Making regular habits:
a. Drink one glass of Luke warm water with 2 tea spoons of honey. ( ancient Ayurvedic wisdom). Try getting good quality of honey like Dabur (India). The honey not only reduces weight but also reduces the cravings for sweets. Body needs sweet and giving good nutrition to the body is the key.
b. Eat an inch piece of ginger with a pinch of sea salt and one drop of lemon half an hour before every meal. Ginger is natural detoxification and helps in digestion. ( Ayurveda again)
c. Doing some kind of exercise ( boy oh boy, a cliche ) but simple walking to regular simple pranayamas will work. Kapalbhati helps in good digestion and even to reduce weight.
d. Reflect your weakness. Give this health program or weight loss a holistic approach. I am a big binge eater. I always used to nibble some thing especially when I was low. With this time zone, I reduced binge eating to 8 hours. It is such an improvement in my daily habit.
e. Go organic. I know it puts a big dent in your wallet but reflect upon the medical bills you might be saving later.
f. Replace white rice with brown or red rice. Include Ragi flour or finger millet flour in your diet. If you can get buckwheat flour, it is amazing. More about it in my next posts.
g. If you are a vegetarian, eat two spoons of flax seed powder every day. Best source of Omega 3 and omega 6 which can be only found in fish.
Eating is an escape for problems we have to face or even worse, eating without any purpose. As I constantly put on weight, I was attracted to unhealthy food and unhealthy life style. My body is nutritionally starved when I was fat. With this 5:2, eating right food, I stopped craving for puris, samosas. Body needs fat too. A tea spoon of ghee or clarified butter every day is much healthier than eating french fries or puris or samosas. One of my cousin who is an Ayurvedic Doctor said ghee is good for eyes in the long run.
I thought I will post recipes but this post seems to be too lengthy. I will post it in my next post.
Disclaimer:
I am neither a doctor nor a chef etc etc, but yes researched a lot ( Thanks to Internet ) as a necessity.
To start with, just to inspire I will tell my story with weight loss. I was 75 kilos 8 months ago and heard about the 5:2 diet from a friend. I am 59 kilos now. I still have to reduce a few more kilos.But now I am confident of reducing and maintaining for my life. Trust me, I tried everything under this planet Earth to reduce my weight from Atkins to weight watchers to GM. Weight remained like a hole in my head till this miracle happened. I call this 5:2 Simply A MIRACLE. Thanks to my very good friend Jayne who told me about it. I am having lot of energy. I followed the time zones to get quick results. 16 hours fasting and 8 hour eating window and on these fasting days, I counted calories.
As 5:2 is just not a weight loss program but a health program. Whoever has no patience to watch the videos I posted earlier, I will explain 5:2 in a nutshell. Our bodies are used to fasting and feasting. Feast for several days and fast till you get your next meal. It is not a new concept. Every religion advises of fasting for their religious or pious reasons. If Muslims do Ramadan, Hindus have Karthik maas and Karthik Somvars, Ekadashis, Shivrathris etc. Our ancient wisdom has been proved right again by Science. BOTTOM LINE IS FASTING IS GOOD FOR YOUR BODY. Eat normally for 5 days and fast for 2 days. Can numbers do the trick? yes, numbers are the key on these fast days. Men are allowed 600 calories and women 500 calories on fast days.. One can always assure themselves about heavy, lovely meal the following day. Buy the book and it is a small book. Dr.Mosely is a medical journalist and never did this for profit.
Would this limited amount of calories be sufficient for us? Surprisingly yes..with the right choice we can go to sleep feeling full.
Making regular habits:
a. Drink one glass of Luke warm water with 2 tea spoons of honey. ( ancient Ayurvedic wisdom). Try getting good quality of honey like Dabur (India). The honey not only reduces weight but also reduces the cravings for sweets. Body needs sweet and giving good nutrition to the body is the key.
b. Eat an inch piece of ginger with a pinch of sea salt and one drop of lemon half an hour before every meal. Ginger is natural detoxification and helps in digestion. ( Ayurveda again)
c. Doing some kind of exercise ( boy oh boy, a cliche ) but simple walking to regular simple pranayamas will work. Kapalbhati helps in good digestion and even to reduce weight.
d. Reflect your weakness. Give this health program or weight loss a holistic approach. I am a big binge eater. I always used to nibble some thing especially when I was low. With this time zone, I reduced binge eating to 8 hours. It is such an improvement in my daily habit.
e. Go organic. I know it puts a big dent in your wallet but reflect upon the medical bills you might be saving later.
f. Replace white rice with brown or red rice. Include Ragi flour or finger millet flour in your diet. If you can get buckwheat flour, it is amazing. More about it in my next posts.
g. If you are a vegetarian, eat two spoons of flax seed powder every day. Best source of Omega 3 and omega 6 which can be only found in fish.
Eating is an escape for problems we have to face or even worse, eating without any purpose. As I constantly put on weight, I was attracted to unhealthy food and unhealthy life style. My body is nutritionally starved when I was fat. With this 5:2, eating right food, I stopped craving for puris, samosas. Body needs fat too. A tea spoon of ghee or clarified butter every day is much healthier than eating french fries or puris or samosas. One of my cousin who is an Ayurvedic Doctor said ghee is good for eyes in the long run.
I thought I will post recipes but this post seems to be too lengthy. I will post it in my next post.
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