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hello sandhya,

Could u clear my doubt. I checked my diet once again, and ended up with this.

8:30 - 1 cup oatmeal + 200ml milk
10:00 - fruits - 2 orange / 1-apple
12:30 - 3 dosas with 1 1/2 cup boiled veggies (only on sunday i take rice as i need to join whole family.)
3:30 - cornflakes - 1/2 cup + 200ml milk+ tofu 4 peices
5:30 - Cabbage - 1/4 / 1- carrot + 1-cucumber
7:00 - 3 chapatis with 1 1/2cup boiled veggies.

I have cut down all things like coffee, icecreams, rice. (i think u know my previous meg' s diet).

I started climbing 100 steps, yoga for 1/2 hour, and be active all day. walk for 30min 3 days/week. Probably this diet come around max of 1500cal / day. followed this for 1 week. aimed to reduce atleast 1/2kg.

Usually it weights 64kgs. but shocking it was 65.5kgs. Donot know where it went wrong. Suggest some more tips to do in home itself. Planning to start exercises by evening times (bendups, crunches, situps 25 counts to start with) My husband is not willing to send me to gym.

I want to reduce upto 58kgs. and get rid of tummy and hips. and get into a shape. Because i feel i look a bit bulgy. I aim to acheive in 3 months time. so i try for 2 kgs/ month. if weight reduces i can focus on only muscle toning with help of yoga and stairs climbing.

I will eagerly wait for ur tips for the following.

1) daily is it ok to take 1500 to 1700cal. or should i reduce it?

2) Some exercises to reduce tummy and hips apart from what i do.(that can be done in home itself).

3) will the reduction of whole weight can reduce the breast size also. because i want it not too odd after weight loss.

thanks in advance. sandya replied. Thanks Sandy for all the kind words of appreciation. I come here b' cos i' ve been on this ride of weight loss and have struggled. I know how vulnerable and gullible women feel about their weight. So, i don' t want women here making the same mistakes i did while losing. Especially i don' t want women falling prey to miracle cures, powders and pill advertised by Sundar and the like. I know that if the advice you impart makes sense then one is bound to follow it. So, i try to keep it realistic. And being in the same shoes as most women with kids, family, work etc..i guess i strike a chord with a lot of women out here. So, thanks again. and wish you good luck with your workout program. sandya replied. sandy,
Your diet is barely ok-ok. tell you why. It has no protien anywhere included in it. And the kind of exercises that you are talking about like squatting, crunches etc.. build muscle. To build muscle you need protien not carbohydrates. If you compensate your protien with carbs then you' ll see a jump in your sugar levels and hence gain in weight. so sweetheart, go for more protien. Also, please don' t start weighing yourself from the first week onwards of starting a program. Give your body to adjust atleast couple of weeks before you expect any decent changes like (1/2 kg)..that' s a lot(1/2 KG = 1.2 lbs = 1750 cal). now compare how many you consume in a day vs how many you expend. All the workouts you suggested in your query indicate that whatever you are doing currently is only good enough for you to maintain your current weight but not to lose any. To lose any significant amt of weight, you need to bump up your exercise time and make it more intense while you are at it. If you are walking currently, then start running, skipping, climbing etc.. You have to burn the calories, always remember that. Yoga, builds your core strength, but to see any significant changes while doing just yoga will take atleast couple of yrs or dedicated practice. Your yoga practice also depends on how intense your poses are. Like for ex) if you are practicing kakasan for a few minutes then you can expect some miracles etc..

Now when building muscle sometimes your weight do tends to be more but you look slimmer than what your weight shows. That' s b' cos muscle weighs more than fat. simple. So, while you are gaining weight, also measure your waist and hip to notice if you are losing inches. Keep all the above in mind and keep at your workout. We' ve all been there and done that. Remember. good luck.