hi.. i m healthy... but plp tell me i m thin, i hv developed strech marks on my arms n stomach, adding tht i hv cellelite on my stomach with 28 waist.. my frnds tell me i shld try for modelling as i m 5'7 n with gud features..i m hving crach diet..n wht ever i eat i puke it out coz i dnt want unwnted extra weight, i hv a tendency of puting on weight very fast,
i m a addicted smoker, wht shld i do?? i m 18 yrs old..shld i continue with my crash diet.. can u suggest me any diet idea.. exercise reallt dont help me.. Sakhi replied.
Hello friends,

I have lost 29 pounds in last 5-6 months following simple diet tips. Being indian, i couldnt follow any market diets and had to find something that helps me lose. I am located in US so few things are not available in india, but one can find substitutes.

Here is what i follow:

8:45 am: Morning:
1 cup skim milk with
1/2 packet quaker oats regular flavour oatmeal + 1/2 cup total whole wheat cereal + 1/2 tsp grounded flax seed

11am: Mid -morning
If i am hungry i take
-- 1/2 cup coffee, with 1/2 cup skim milk
OR
--1/2 cup fresh fruit juice
OR
--1 fresh fruit

12:15 pm: Lunch
-- 3/4 no ghee thin chapatis
-- 1 cup moong/chana/veggie
(Please note, i cook my veggie for 2 people/ 3 days and i use 1/2 tsp oil for all of that. Whereever there is need for oil, i substitute with water ,using minimum oil)
-- 1/2 cup fat free yogurt
-- around 15 red grapes
(this lunch really fills me up_

2 pm :
5-6 almonds

4pm:
1/2 cantaloupe
OR
20 strawberries
OR
1 full papaya

6 pm:
1 whole grain toasted wheat bread (100 calories)

8 pm:
1 veggie burger/ 1 whole grain bread/spinach/ and 1 plate raw boiled veggies

Done.
Please note , I do 30 min of cardio daily. I varied between elliptical/walking

Forgot to mention few other things

-- I drink 2-3 cups of green tea daily
--Except the diet i mentioned, i dont eat anything else, except 1 low fat carrot cake on sunday
as a treat.
--If i crave for sweet, red grapes and watermelon works the best.


hope this helps, Well wisher replied. I really don't know if you are for real or you are just making up stories. Because all the things that you say you're doing to yourself, can only be done by a person who does not love himself/herself. First of all, please stop puking out the food that you take. Don't eat it in the first place, for God's sake. What do you think you're doing to yourself by doing this?? Very soon you will not have those beautiful features that you're talking about and will end up looking 28 at the age of 18. If you are really really interested to mantain your weight, I'll help you!! I have lost 27 Kgs myself. No jokes.. really. Write a reply to this message if you actually want to lose weight. About your smoking, exactly how many cigarettes do you have in a day?