Text credit: Kejal Sheth

Losing weight is not rocket science. You must understand your own body. You just need to get back to your basics and understand the best ideas which suit your body. But even while on a diet or even while trying to get in shape, we tend to make several blunders that lead to weight-gain.

Here are some big No-Nos we commonly tend to follow while shedding those extra kilos:

Skipping meals

It is a very big myth that skipping meals will help you lose weight, because if you do so, you tend to eat excess in the next meal which can eventually lead to weight-gain.

Living on crazy fad diets

Also called as ‘Magic Power Diet’ which are believed to help you lose weight overnight, but sorry to break your heart, these do more harm than good to your body, as they do not contain a well-balanced set of nutrients which our body is used to consuming. They will surely show some temporary weight-loss, but later you will experience many problems like weight-gain, vitamin deficiencies, and even some serious health complications if you are on the diet for a long period of time.

Not having enough fibre

When it comes to losing weight, fibre plays a very crucial role as it helps increase satiety (feeling of fullness), curbs your appetite and eventually helps in weight-loss.

Having excess white-carbs

People understand having carbohydrates for diet is important but are clueless about which ones to choose. Breads, pasta, white rice, maida contribute to nothing but weight-gain, so it’s best if it’s avoided and replaced with good carbohydrates like brown rice, quinoa, barley, jowar, bajra, whole wheat flour, multigrain bread, etc.

Using meal replacement shakes

Smoothies and shakes do help you feel full and cut your hunger, but replacing them with actual meals is not acceptable because they lack the vital nutrients needed by our body. They also lack the fibre obtained from whole fruits. And there is no research or claims to back up that they help you in losing weight.

Not having adequate protein intake

Studies show that we Indians, especially vegetarians, lack adequate protein required for our daily needs. For weight-loss, we do not need to consume protein shakes to build muscle. Eating a well-balanced diet that includes lean proteins should do the bit.

Binge eating on a cheat meal

It might seem harmless to binge eat on one meal but it clearly affects your gut bacteria and these foods affect the hormones and become addictive, causing weight-gain, so moderation is the key.

Weighing yourself daily

Weighing yourself daily can lead to de-motivation and in turn eating more because of stress.

Lack of physical activity

Diet and workout go hand in hand. Not working out on a regular basis or not working out at all will not give you desired results.

Kejal Sheth is a nutritionist, weight management expert and founder of Nutrivity.in

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