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Hello friends,

I saw so many friends asking for a regular diet so thought to write the tips.
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
OR
2 no-ghee wheat chapatis/1 cup veggie
OR
1 bown veggie soup with full plate of raw veggies


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 am hungry , i take baby carrots or raw cauliflowers and brocoli.
--If i crave for sweet, red grapes and watermelon works the best.
--In every veggie i make, the I put 1/2 tsp canola oil in tadka.
-- I drink 3 liters of water every day.


hope this helps, MRSKAMRAN replied. HELLO CAN I JOIN U.I ASO LOSE SOME WEIGHT. Sakhi replied. I missed to add that whenever you steam raw veggies,also add some firm tofu in it.They both will get steamed together and saves time. Tofu goes very well with veggies and very healthy too.

I had been in weight maintainence mode for past 3 months due to lack of exercise due to little back pain. But this month i started losing again since I resumed 30 mins of simple cardio. Lost 2 pounds november. aditi replied. hi sakhi,
thanks a lot for posting your message. it was of help to me . i have started my diet from this nov and hope to reduce soon.it is a motivation for me. i have baby who is 8 months old . i ahve put on 13 kgs during my pregenancy. why dont u give me ur email id so they that we r in touch.
bye swasti biswas replied. hi SAKHI i completely agree with you.i too have been following simple Indian diet and have lost lot around 6kgs of weigt in 6 months.the entire credit of course goes to my husband who initiated me into this.well all the best.............SWASTI