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way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise
circulated without the publishers prior consent in any form of
binding or cover other than that in which published and without a
similar condition including this condition begin imposed on the
subsequent purchaser.

Disclaimer:
Truweight Food Plan is intended to supplement the advice of your
personal physician, whom you should consult regarding
individual medical conditions.
Also, it is always advisable to consult a dietician for making any
major modifications to your diet, as diets would vary from
individual to individual, depending on your body type, medical
conditions, age, gender, etc.

Dedicated to all those who believe:

Food is the Best Medicine

INDEX
Section - I :
Introduction
Introduction

7 root causes of weight gain

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Why Traditional Weight Loss

Techniques do not work

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Meet the Dieters Next Door!!

Learn the top 7 mistakes that are keeping you fat!

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Are health foods making you fitter or fatter?

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Section II:
Truweight Food Plan
4 Cycle Truweight Program

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Cycle 1: Anti Inflammatory Detox

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Cheat Days - Yipppeeee!

Cycle 2: Fat Burning Cycle
Phase 1:Nutritional Deficiency/Super Foods
Phase 2: High Protein
Phase 3: Immune Booster
Phase 4: Forgotten Foods
Phase 5: Metabolic Messengers

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Cycle 3: Metabolic Booster Cycle

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Cycle 4: Maintenance Cycle

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Superfoods you should eat to burn fat

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Weight Loss Starts in Mind, the Body Follows

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Section III:
Know the macronutrients: The importance
of protein, carb and fat in our diet
Protein - A missing link in Indian Diet

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How to eat carb for Permanent Fat Loss

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Eat Fat to lose Fat

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Section IV:
Knowledge is your armour!
How to burn Fat from Belly, Butts and Thigh

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Your plate: your new eating guide

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Do you have a wheat/rice belly?

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Its all about timing - Eat Food at

right time for maximum weight loss

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Add the following 5 foods to your diet today

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Most puzzling questions answered

153

Section V:
Quick useful tips!!
Emotional eating & tips to control cravings

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How to read labels

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What to eat when you go out?

169

Learnings from around the World

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Section VI: Recipes

Healthy food does not have to be bad in taste

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Main Course Recipes

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Chutneys

193

Soups

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Salads

201

Beverages

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Starters/Snacks

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FOREWORD
When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use; when diet is correct,
medicine is of no need.
Ancient Ayurvedic proverb
Today the number of people in the world who are overfed is
greater than the number of people who are underfed. Closer home
we are heading to a similar scenario. The unfortunate part is that
despite excess intake of food, many of us are still undernourished,
because we are eating the wrong foods and as a result we are not
getting the required nutrition. Many nutrition experts have
equated food with calories and hence the craze for low calorie
food. Diet cola might have 0 calories, but it also has 0 nutrition.
For us, food is much more than calorie, it is Gods greatest Gift.
Eating excess food with less nutritional value has led to a plethora
of other lifestyle diseases. More than 50% of our obese clients
come to us with a known metabolic problem like thyroid or
PCOD. Another 20-30% have underlying hormonal imbalances
and deficiencies which they are not aware of. The trend differs
with gender and age. Insulin imbalance, vitamin D deficiency and
other nutritional deficiencies are the most common amongst our
clients.These individuals are overfed but undernourished.
Truweight was designed to address the current scenario of
metabolic disturbances and over nutrition. This program provides
a comprehensive solution to the weight problem with a belief in
treating the system rather than the symptoms.
The Truweight diet program has benefited thousands of our
clients; it is based on scientific principles presented in the
simplest and the most accessible way so that all our readers can
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benefit from it. It does not matter if you are 16 or 60, these well
researched dietary concepts can be followed by all.
Truweight program consists of 4 cycles and 8 phases.
Each phase has been planned after extensive research and
experimentation. The knowledge of Ayurveda and the latest
nutrition research are combined in these phases to derive
maximum benefit.
The program starts with an Anti-Inflammatory Detox cycle.
Toxins from food, environment, our own metabolic by products
get accumulated in the fat tissue. When you are on a weight loss
program and you start losing fat, all these toxins flow into the
bloodstream. This could have a negative impact on your health.
Hence, a scientific detox program will not only help the body
eliminate these toxins released from fat, but it also primes the
body for further weight loss.
In our Forgotten Foods phase we encourage our clients to
prepare their meals with various millets. Modern diets consist of
mostly wheat and white rice as our main course. But there are lot
more grains which we have completely forgotten. For example
ragi consists of carbohydrates that are digested slowly and has
many phytonutrients that are beneficial for health. We
recommend diversity in the diets.
Excess weight is also burdensome to our immune system as the
immune cells have to guard and defend more tissues. In our
Immune Booster phase, we put together recipes with number of
immune boosting nutrients. We have included herbs, fruits, nuts,
greens which are all flavorful and rich in phytochemicals.
Similarly, there are other phases where we focus on metabolic
messengers, superfoods, nutritional deficiencies etc.
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We demystify some of the common myths.

Fat is the most misunderstood nutrient of the lot. When I speak to
clients, they immediately tell me that they are very conscious of
the amount and they purchase only refined oil which has the
lowest cholesterol. Food marketers have made us believe that
plant foods like oil have cholesterol. Truth is that oils have no
cholesterol. So any company which claims cholesterol free oil
is making a meaningless claim. Moreover, they have made us
believe that refined oils are good, whereas the truth is just the
opposite. Cold pressed oil is much superior to refined oil, as they
retain their nutrients and flavour. We explain all this in detail in the
book. We will also clear other myths like Banana should be
avoided, All fats are bad, Eat less to lose weight, etc.
Start a new relationship with food!
I come across many clients who have a dysfunctional relationship
with food, which is normally ignored when diets are planned.
These people try to lose weight by avoiding food. But this never
works. They have fixations about food and believe that certain
food will make them fat.
Food is our best friend! In fact, food is a blessing. And thats why I
teach my daughters to pray and thank God before they eat. If we
do that, we will realise the importance of food and we become
conscious of eating anything unhealthy.
If we need to have healthy weight loss, we need to have a healthy
relationship with food!

Suhasini Mudraganam
Head Dietician at Truweight & Identity

Section I
Introduction

INTRODUCTION
Weight Loss is the only game where you win when you lose!
Have you ever wondered why losing weight is so difficult and
puzzling? Have you ever got fed up with false claims made by
weight loss companies? Have you ever felt why cant there be a
simple and honest answer to all our weight loss woes?
I did.
Let me tell you my story.
As a young teenager, I ate the most unhealthy food. I used to study
in a hostel in Delhi and the food there was extremely bad. So, I
would end up eating 2 minutes noodles (sorry, I cant take
names here, but samajhdar ke liye ishara hi kaafi hai) just about
every single day. Not once, but twice, and sometimes even thrice.
Every night at 12, all my friends would gather in my room, and we
would cook noodles. It was the common binding force that
brought us together. It was the best of times. We have cooked
noodles in every possible way. When we did not have heater, we
used bulbs and even tried irons. And when nothing was available,
we ate it raw. You can imagine our unflinching love for the
noodles.
But the love was not monogamous. I loved lot of other things
equally e.g. cola. A bottle of water would cost Rs 10 and cola
would cost Rs 8. Why waste money on water? It should be a free
item. So, whenever I had to buy something to drink, I would buy a
bottle of cola (and in the process save Rs 2). And I ended up
drinking 2 bottles every day. I could never understand why would
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anybody buy a bottle of water and not cola? I knew the reason,
why I could not buy: I am a Marwadi :)
When I joined a job after my graduation, it was a lottery. There
was a cola vending machine at the office. And the canteen was
filled with chips and biscuits of all kind. And it was all FREE. The
company did not pay me too well, but I never complained.
Because of the free foods, I was able to double my CTC (cost to
company)!!!
But then slowly, all these foods started showing up.
From a lanky 44 kgs teenager, I became 78 kgs.
It took some 7-8 years, but 34kgs was quite a lot of weight gain for
the same height.
So, by the time, I finished my MBA and got into another job, I
started understanding the importance of health. I was not used to
being called Fat. I was always a lanky guy. So, I made some effort
to change things. I did some quick reading on net and incorporated
few changes in my lifestyle. I bought a stationary bicycle, so that I
could exercise at home. For months, I cycled for 2 hours everyday.
I stopped having regular colas, and shifted to diet colas. Also,
instead of sugar, I would use artificial
sweeteners. For breakfast, I would have cornflakes. I also did a 7 day no food diet. I only
drank water for those 7 days. It sounds crazy,
doesnt it? Believe me it was..it really was! I
also bought a slimming belt and I would wear
the belt and watch TV eating popcorns,
thinking that the belt would melt away fat
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from popcorns. I did morning walk every day for 30 minutes. But
on morning walker!! If you do not know about this miracle device,
you should google about it (you can do morning walk lying down
on your bed; too good to be true, I bet.)
And I was extremely proud of myself for being a health-conscious
person.
My weighing scale did move. It would come down by a couple of
kgs and boy, how nice did it feel.
In the meantime, I had quit my job to start a fitness centre called
Identity. And it was obviously important for me to be fit. So, my
love for all these so called health foods only grew.
But all was not well. My knee had started to pain way back in 2008
and there was some constant pain, though it was not much. My
energy levels were too low. I had to push myself to do any job. I
did a health check-up and was surprised to see that my cholesterol
levels were high. And there were other issues also e.g. Vitamin D
levels were extremely low and even Vitamin B levels were very
low. And my weight had bounced back to 78!!! My body age
showed 40 years, though I was only 28!!
It was embarrassing.
I was running a fitness centre and my job was to preach people on
fitness. And here I was, struggling with my fitness. And then I
realized that there was something about fitness that I did not
know. Something which most of us did not know. And I had to find
the answer.

So, my research started. One thing that I can feel proud about
myself is that for anything and everything, I can do analysis till the
point of paralysis. I read numerous articles, blogs and ordered
every possible book on diet for the next 1 year. I have read over 50
books since then!!!!
And what I found was shocking, to say the least!. It seemed most
of what I knew about nutrition and exercise was wrong. I figured
out that eating less to lose weight is the worst thing to do. Also,
regular cola is better than diet colas. The so called low-fat
products were making me fat. And infact most of the popular
information on the weight loss was misleading. It was popular,
because some weight loss company or food company was
benefitting from it.
Truweight was born because of this experience. We wanted to
create a company whom you can trust completely for your
weight loss and health.
A company which tells you nothing but the truth. A company
which does not sell you some expensive gadget or pills to make
some quick money. We took a conscious decision that we would
never use anything artificial. All our products have to be 100%
natural.
I dont take credit for creation of Truweight. It is a complete team
effort. We have a team of 10 highly talented dieticians, led by our
head dietician Suhasini. She is gem of a person, without whom all
these would not have been possible. I met over 200 dieticians
while I was trying to find a good dietician. And all I can say is she
is Better than the Best. And her qualifications says it all. She has
done her MS in Food & Nutrition from University of Missouri,
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USA and has over 12 years of global experience. You can safely
rely on her expert hands for your weight loss dream.
Also, Truweight would not have been possible without Megha,
co-founder at both Identity and Truweight. She has played an
equally important role in every major decision that has shaped the
company from diet plans to logo to name to super foods. We have
spent hundreds of hours discussing every small detail.
This book is not written by one person. It is again a team effort. It
is a compilation of experiences of all our dieticians over the years.
When we say I in the book, it could refer to any of the dieticians
in the company.
We have tried to keep the book very simple, so that everybody can
read it and understand it. We have also tried to make it interesting
by sharing some of our live experiences over the years. Instead of
just sharing gyaan, we have kept it conversational, as it makes it so
much more fun to read. You will not become a professor after
reading the book, but you will definitely become a lot more
educated about the subject. You will learn enough to make a
substantial change in your life and also the lives of your near and
dear ones.
It is not a book which will preach you to lead a saintly life.
We live in kalyug and we have a social life. It is not humanly
possible not to eat unhealthy stuff. Life would be too boring if we
could not drink cola any more, or eat that noodles ever. This book
and Truweight is about having a balance in life. Everything is
allowed, as long as one learns to have the correct balance in life.

So, go ahead and enjoy the journey.

P.S. By following the program, I was able to lose 5.5 kgs in 47
days. Also, my knee pain is gone, my cholesterol levels are normal
again. And I feel more energetic than ever. And all these, I was
able to achieve without sacrificing my late night parties on
Saturdays :)
Vishnu Saraf
Co-founder & Director

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Inspiring Success Story

Dr. Archana Chaudhary

prevented diabetes!
Age : 32 years
Profession: Dentist
Problem before joining Truweight: Obese and Diabetic
What she gained: Her blood sugars came down to
normal levels & she lost 8 kgs in 2.5 months!
Due to her sedentary lifestyle Dr. Archana ended up
with borderline diabetes. When she joined us, her
HbA1C levels were 6.1, which comes under diabetic
level.
She had earlier tried other diet programs like Atkins, GM diet and in her
words none of them worked as they were very complicated and
boring. She was also skipping her breakfast and had never eaten
millets like ragi and other high fiber foods which were beneficial to
control blood sugars.
We started her on our customized diabetic diet plan. We ensured her
eating habits were corrected, and that she started enjoying healthier
foods. She started having breakfast every day and infact ate 5-6 small
meals throughout the day to maintain optimal blood sugars and to
avoid insulin spikes.
We also added superfoods like wheatgrass, trifala to her diet, which
helped not only in detoxifying but also in increasing her energy levels.
We introduced foods that help stabilize blood sugars like methi. Within a
couple of months, her HbA1C levels came under non diabetic range i.e
5.6. Also she lost significant weight in less than 3 months!
Truweight is a revolutionary program which provided a 360 degree
transformation to my life. The program has actually transformed me
physically as well as mentally towards leading a healthy life. I am
very happy and I consider myself lucky to join Truweight as I have
been protected from taking diabetic medications all my life.

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7 ROOT CAUSES OF WEIGHT GAIN

Weight loss is a sum of all of your habits - not individual ones.
Helen M. Ryan, 21 Days to Change Your Body

I do everything right, but why am I still not losing weight?,

asked Meera in despair. She looked totally lost and hassled as she
walked in. She wasnt the first person to break down like that and
she wont be the last. I prepared myself to give her my did you
know, even something as trivial as sleep affects weight gain?
speech. But before that, I must understand her condition first, so I
started discussing with her about her life.
There was anger in her voice, when she said, Please dont waste
my time giving me gyaan on what to eat and how to exercise, I
have met enough dieticians already and I bet my years of
experience in trying to lose weight outnumbers yours in giving
advice regarding it. Fair point, I thought!
Nonetheless, I got her talking about her life and very soon I
realized that she was making the same mistakes that almost
everyone else does. Trying to attack the symptom without
attacking the root cause. I asked her a simple question, Meera, if
you have a headache caused due to acidity, would you try to cure
the headache or the acidity? This got her interested and she
exclaimed, So are you saying my effort is not in the right
direction?
Yes, Bingo! Most of us dont understand that what we perceive to
be the problem is actually only the symptom of a bigger problem.
Obesity is a symptom, and most weight loss programs try to cure
just the symptom with short term solutions and hence the results

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are also short term. This brings to mind a quote from the character
Rancho from the film, 3 Idiots: Don't run after success. Run after
excellence. If you run after excellence, success will run after
you. This thought can be modified to state: Dont run after
weight loss. Run after good health. If you run after good health,
weight loss will run after you.
Meera was totally tuned in by now and said Oh, so thats why the
weight comes back after the program is over, along with a host of
other problems like lethargy, hair fall, dry skin, weakness and so
on. Please tell me more.
Ill tell you about the 7 important root causes leading to weight
gain. Youll be surprised to learn some of them, but bear with me
and by the end of it youll understand the importance of each one
of them. If you promise to heed my advice for 4 weeks, I promise
you weight loss and a more relaxed mind and body.
Now, coming to obesity, youll be surprised to know that there are
seven basic causes of it, each one as important as the other.

Hormones do matter
Meera, do you have any idea how important hormones are to our
survival and well being? Oh yes! she said, Ask my husband
and hell tell you all about my hormones!
This is where most of us are wrong again. Hormones have a much
bigger role to play. Hormones play an essential role in every part
of our lives including body metabolism, weight gain, energy
levels, emotions and moods. Several hormonal disorders can lead
to diseases such as diabetes, thyroid, obesity, PCOS, high
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cholesterol, facial hair growth, irregular menstrual cycle and

gastritis.
For example, deficiency of Vitamin D and calcium leads to
deficiency of estrogen (sex hormone) among females, causing
bone problems.
Hormonal imbalance sets in when you eat unhealthy food,
maintain long gaps between two meals, indulge in binge eating,
take a lot of sedatives and do not drink enough water or eat enough
of nutrient rich wholesome food. Though hormones are so
important to us, its sad that we always tend to overlook them
when considering weight loss. But the good news is that they can
be controlled and made to work to your best interest. With a little
conscious effort, your hormones can be brought in order
and you can lose weight naturally!

How Truweight helps !

Truweight is one of the few programs in India which
looks at diet from hormone perspective. Everybody
else is still busy counting calories.

Have you heard of invisible Inflammation?

I always thought inflammation meant a cut or a swollen tissue
which is painful. It is the bodys response to removing damaged
cells or irritants before the healing process can begin. What is
invisible inflammation?, asked Meera.
It is called internal inflammation, and is the second big cause for
obesity. It is neither painful nor visible, but its extremely deadly.
It is a fire that is kept hidden by the bodys immune system as it
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combats food allergens, toxins, stress and bad food, I explained

to her.
Even though this inflammation is harmful, we sadly dont have
any antiseptic that can cure it. Internal inflammation occurs due
to refined carbs, sugar, trans fats and many inflammatory Omega6 fats, artificial sweeteners, gluten, dairy, processed plant oils,
chronic infection, stress, hidden food allergies and sensitivities,
etc. It can cause diseases ranging from common cold to obesity to
even cancer!
Each individual is different and different factors would lead to
inflammation. You must first locate all the symptoms of
inflammation that you experience and then get rid of them. In fact,
if you try Truweight Program, you will realize that it is
thoughtfully created to help you realize what causes you to suffer
from inflammation so that you can address the problem.

Nutritional Imbalance - I bet you knew this one!

Yes, I know about it. Weight loss is all about calories. Food
means calories and calories means weight gain. So, we should eat
less food, explained Meera proudly to me.
I laughed. This is the most common mistake everybody makes.
Food is not our enemy, but our best friend. It is not just about
calories, but about nutrients. We narrow our vision to just think of
how best to reduce our calories. Instead of this, we should ask
ourselves how best to increase the nutrients in our food. You must
realize that food is indeed the best medicine in the world that can
cure you of any disease you suffer from.

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Looking at food only from calories perspective is a crime. A

medium size apple has more calories than 200 ml of cola. Does it
make cola superior to apple? What about nutrients?
The difference between brown rice and white rice is not much in
terms of calories. But the difference is huge when it comes to
nutrients. So, brown rice is any day a better food than white rice.
Lack of healthy foods can lead to several nutritional deficiency
like Omega 3 fatty acid deficiency, magnesium deficiency and
Vitamin B complex deficiency. And such deficiencies not just
affect your health but also your weight. Ill talk about all the right
kind of foods in detail as part of the Truweight food plan, and this
will be my biggest gift to you!

Lack of sleep can also lead to weight gain!

But why is it so? I dont burn any calories during sleep. I prefer to
stay awake and be active so that I can burn calories, Meera was a
little surprised.
The problem remains the same: our love with calories. If you do
not sleep enough, it affects your hormones. When youre sleep
deprived, theres very little leptin and high ghrelin in your system,
causing the body to think that it is hungry and needs more food.
So, this leads to overeating and in turn leads to weight gain.
Sleep deprivation also wears down ones immunity to insulin,
thus causing weight gain. A lowered resistance to insulin can also
cause Type 2 diabetes. So, get into bed and lead a healthy life by
just sleeping well.
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Interesting Tit-bits
A study conducted found that those who
slept for six hours every night were 27% more
overweight than those who slept for about
eight hours on an average. On the other
hand, those who slept for five hours a night
were 73% likelier to be obese than their
counterparts who slept longer.

Along with proper sleep, it is also important to lead a healthy

lifestyle. Life has become so convenient and comfortable for us
that we hardly move our body. In apartment complexes, elevators
are comfortably positioned for us to get into them whenever we
need to get in or out. Reaching even the closest destination by car
is the order of the day. But this has to change if you want to shed
those extra kilos and look slimmer. Even if you cannot exercise,
you need to make small lifestyle changes to ensure that your body
gets enough physical activity.

Have you heard of Bacteria Army?

Eeeeeeee. I find it so creepy, thats why I make sure I eat only
healthy and fresh food. There cant be bacteria inside my body,
said Meera with a frown on her face.
All of us know what are antibiotics, but how many of us know
about their counterpart called probiotics? These are micro-

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organisms like yeast or good bacteria that are known to enhance

ones health. They are usually found in supplements and foods
like yogurt and buttermilk. It may seem strange to take in live
bacteria as part of your food, but it is a normal practice and is very
good for you.

Interesting Tit-bits
The human stomach contains trillions of good
bacteria. Isnt it amazing? This number is a
minimum of 10 times more than the total
number of cells in the body.

The ratio of good bacteria to bad bacteria in your stomach is

usually 85 : 15. When you maintain this ratio, youre in good
health and can lose weight easily. Probiotics help in keeping the
lining of intestines healthy and thus help with breaking down and
absorption of food. Probiotics are found in curd and buttermilk,
though not in great numbers. However, since many of us dont get
enough probiotics in our daily diet, the proportion of good
bacteria goes down and we often suffer from digestive disorders
and lower immunity.
When you begin a weight loss program, it is very essential that
you have a probiotic drink or take a probiotic tablet every day for
the first month, as it will perform the duty of cleansing your
system. Unless you have a clean system, you cannot expect to lose
weight.

Idlis have three different

varieties of good bacteria.
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Wow, I always thought that I knew a lot about weight loss. All
this is news to me. I am elated to know that a bacteria army resides
in my body which can help burn fat and also keep me healthy. I am
feeling good. Tell me more, said an elated Meera.

Tanya lost weight by cheating!!!

Let me tell you a story of one of our clients who lost weight by
cheating.
She had been at it for years. She was a perfect little dieter. Counted
everything. Never missed a workout and did everything right
according to the laws of dieting. She ate less. She exercised more.
The only problem was, she was not getting results. In fact, she
had slowly been gaining weight over the last few years.
By the time she came to see me, she was fed up. Exhausted and
disillusioned. We started working together and I would like to tell
you I got her immediate results. But I didn't. In fact, she was still
gaining. Over the next 2 months we tried everything, but when it
was all said and done, she was exactly where she was when she
first came to see me.
Then something amazing happened. She came in for her bimonthly visit, stepped on the scale and had lost 2.5 kgs. And
almost all of it was FAT!!
She looked at me in shock and said, "That's impossible! I
CHEATED!!"
She had just returned home from a two week vacation in Thailand.
She did not exercise, other than walking everywhere she went.

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She ate more carbs than she had in years. She lounged in the sun,
caught up on sleep and even took naps. I was baffled.
Then it hit me. It was STRESS. That is what had been causing
the issues all these years. I didn't see it at first. At that time, I was
hyper focused on how many carbs she was eating. Or whether she
was getting the right fats. Or if she was doing enough high
intensity exercise. But for her, it was none of those things.
Shockingly, some of those things were actually making her
situation worse.
11 kgs lost in 4 months!
After that visit I put her on what I call an "eat more, exercise less"
plan. You know, like the way our grandparents used to live. I told
her to do 30 minutes of circuit training, 3 times a week. I
recommended that she prioritize sleep, get regular massages and
take hot baths whenever she could. My goal was to retrain her
nervous system to be more relaxed and balanced.
Guess what happened? She went on to lose close to 11 kgs over
the next 4 months. At that time it was a shock to me, but since then
I have seen this same thing play out in dozens of women.
Researchers have always suspected a link between stress and
obesity and now they think it is due to the bio-chemical reactions
inside the body. Different hormones are released under stressful
situations that lead to weight gain. We also tend to eat more of
comfort foods rich in sugars or fat while under stress.
At times of stress, we tend to eat high carb foods as they help in
treating the stress we experience. When you eat carbs, it increases
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your bodys serotonin level, which is the brain chemical that helps
you feel better. It has been found that the body also releases a
hormone called cortisol when it is under stress. This hormone not
only leads to storage of fat in the body, but also increases food
cravings and encourages hunger pangs for fatty or sugary foods.

My husband and my kid made me fat!

I agree we are wrong. There are more than 7 reasons for
weight gain; two major ones being marriage and
pregnancy. Pregnancy is obvious but even marriage
causes weight gain. In the first couple of years, couples
want to show love to their partners (ok, few want to show
love even after couple of years) and how do you show
love: by cooking tasty food and by going out to eat!

Body toxins can also lead to weight gain

Let me come to the last cause of weight gain i.e. toxicity.
According to a research, several contributory factors lead to the
accumulation of body fat. They can be traced to environmental
toxins or artificial preservatives found in foods. Researchers have
found a direct link between these toxins and obesity.
I understand there is pollution in the air. But apart from that, how
can toxins enter my body?, asked a puzzled Meera.
Its very easy for toxins to enter your body from processed food
or in the form of food pesticides or through plastic containers. Yes,
you heard it right, even plastic containers can be toxic. And the
food now-a-days is not same as what our grandparents ate. It is

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full of pesticides and other chemicals. There are toxins

everywhere.
I get it that toxins can be bad for health, but how can toxins lead
to weight gain?, asked Meera. I was glad that she was listening so
attentively to everything.
When we are exposed to toxins in such large quantities that our
bodies cannot handle, our self-protection mechanism towards
such contamination forces us to take them over and save them in
small fat pockets.
Besides, toxins change the bodys hormonal levels. For this
reason, physicians see the good effects of detoxification as the
main factor that leads to substantial, effective and sustainable
weight loss. Therefore, detoxification should be seen as the first
step in a weight loss program.
Does it make any sense, Meera?, I asked her.
It does make so much sense. I feel stupid looking at weight loss
only from calorie perspective all these years. I will start my
weight loss journey again with a fresh approach, promised an
elated Meera.

How Truweight helps !

Now that you have realised that weight gain is because
of 7 factors, please dont fall for Eat less to lose
weight. Unless you attack all 7 causes, you will not
find a permanent solution to your weight problem.

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Inspiring Success Story

CHANDNI
overcame PCOD
Age: 27 years
Profession: Marketing
Problem before joining Truweight: PCOD, stress,
multiple weight loss attempts failed miserably
What she gained: She lost 6.3 kgs and stopped taking PCOD (Polycystic
ovarian disease) medicines as her condition improved drastically.
When Chandni came to us, she was feeling highly stressed. She was not
feeling fit and was usually lethargic. She was highly prone to injuries and
had constant cravings and no control on her appetite. Her major
problem was irregular periods due to PCOD, which is a nutritional and
metabolic problem affecting hormones.
She was skeptical about the program initially because her previous
weight management programs had failed miserably.
Chandini was put under our customized PCOD diet program. We
introduced her to gluten free foods, focused on good fats, included
foods high in selenium, chromium, B vitamins etc. Meals were planned
to lower insulin spikes, and to take care of her cravings. She followed the
program with lots of dedication and sincerity and she started seeing
good results. After a month we asked her to stop medications with her
physicians permission. She was on insulin sensitizers to control
hyperinsulinemia which is characteristic of PCOD. To her and her
doctors surprise her period regularized and insulin levels also came
back to normal even without the medications.
Her devotion was awe-inspiring. She says that she always felt motivated
to lose weight and normalize her condition at Identity (Identity Fintess
Club offers Truweight program).
She says that she feels fit, healthy and confident now. Her stamina has
also increased. She has found a new identity at Identity.
Truweight has given me a new hope

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