Prashant Pote

CC2- Reduce weight smartly

I was attending a marriage in family. I met many relatives after a gap of 10
years. A cousin of mine looked at me & she said If I have not mistaken , you are Prashant.
Right? Yes You have changed a lot, you have become rotund (gol-matol). Her words
stung me. My heart started pounding. I felt sorry for my health.
I did further investigations &
found some vital statistics : BMI-27, Visceral fat 4%, BMR = 1,600 Calories/day, body fat =
34.3%, & body age 51. Gosh.That day I made up my mind come what may I will reduce the
flab & increase muscle .
Mr. Toastmaster, fellow members & dear Guest, How many of you want to lose weight
& look younger ? How many of you find it difficult to manage time for it ?
I did some search on the net & made some changes in my lifestyle. Today I am going to
share with you 4 tips which you may find useful to reduce weight without any demand on
your time.
1. When you wake up , drink 1-1.5 lit lukewarm water without brushing. Yes, you may
brush your teeth the night before. This should be drunk sip by sip as if we are sipping
tea/coffee. The saliva is alkaline in nature & it helps to neutralize the acidity of stomach.
Preferably ,squeeze a lemon & some honey into it. You should not drink or eat 45 min
after that. It rehydrates your dehydrated body, flushes unwanted toxins out of your
body, kick starts your metabolism. So, begin your day with warm water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king and dinner like a pauper.
People who eat their largest, most calorie-rich meal at
breakfast are more likely to lose weight and have a lower risk of developing
diseases linked with body weight such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes,
hypertension, and high cholesterol .
ExperimentResearcher Daniela Jakubowicz and her colleagues studied 93 obese women with
metabolic syndrome . They were provided with a 1,400-calorie diet for 12 weeks.
The participants were divided into two groups; half ate 700 calories at breakfast, 500
calories at lunch, and 200 calories at dinner, while the other half ate the reverse: 200
calories at breakfast, 500 calories at lunch, and 700 calories at dinner. Both groups lost
weight, however, the large breakfast eaters lost substantially more (18 pounds
compared to 8 pounds) and lost more inches from their waists (3 inches versus 1.4).
You find out your calorie
requirements from tools available on net & meticulously plan your diet. Do not skip
breakfast & have breakfast like a king.
3. Do not drink water when you are eating. Drink after 90 -120 min after Or 30 min
before eating. As per Ayurveda, when we eat something, a fire is ignited in our stomach ,
it is called jatharagni. It helps in digestion of food. As per modern science, several
digestive enzymes and gastric juices including hydrochloric acid are produced in
stomach for digesting the food we eat. The food is usually digested in two hours of time
when these acids are in concentrated form. These get diluted when water mixes with
it. This results in poor digestion & leads to accumulation of toxic waste in the body
as all the nutrients are not absorbed properly. Drinking of iced water, soft drinks, sodas,
tea or coffee or alcohol is strictly no-no. Remember, do not drink water while eating.
4. The dinner/ last meal of the day should be taken half an hour before sunset. Our
biological clock is set according to the sunrise-sunset. When the sun is right above
us, our digestive fire performs at its peak. The food eaten at night time does not get
properly digested since the digestive system becomes inactive during the night owing
to the absence of sunlight and we face the problem of indigestion. The metabolism
rate slows down during these hours as we do not indulge in any physical activity which
helps in digestion. This leads to increase in weight as the undigested food gets stored in
the form of fats. Therefore, do not take food after sunset.
Fellow toastmasters, in conclusion, drinking a litre water when you get up, & having
a heavy breakfast ,not drinking while eating & not having heavy food after sunset will help
you lose weight.
In a next marriage function, I want to meet the same cousin & I want her to tell
me Is that you Prashant ? I could not recognize you you have lost so much weight

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My dear fellow toastmasters, how many of you would be my friends & partners in
my journey to health ?