Weight loss targets are highly personalised and determined by a qualified team of healthcare professionals while taking your medical condition into consideration. | Photo Credit: iStock Images
New Delhi: When it comes to weight loss, one often spends hours pondering how much is good enough and how much is too much to retain in the long run. Although a time-taking process, weight loss calls for dietary and workout alterations for maximum benefits and best results. However, one often spends many an hour wondering how much weight loss in a week can be considered healthy.
To debunk myths on healthy and sustainable weight loss, Times Now Digital connected with Ms. Sweedal Trinidade, HOD of Dietary Services at P.D. Hinduja Hospital & MRC, Mumbai. In an exclusive interaction, the expert revealed some dos and donts for healthy weight loss, and the ideal number of kilos one needs to shed in a week.
Sudden weight gain and associated complications can be overwhelming; and the urge to get in perfect shape intensifies forcing many to turn towards quick fixes like crash diets, strenuous workout with no expert guidance. People do all of this to achieve the weight goal in a limited time frame, however, with modern day lifestyle this becomes challenging and may not quite be sustainable in the long run, she explained.
How much weight loss is healthy?
Ms Trinidade, while talking about crash diets and how they induce weight loss, said that these plans are a complete no-no without expert opinion. She stressed on the importance of seeking proper guidance from an expert before proceeding with anything to prevent long-term health risks.
Weight loss targets are highly personalised and determined by a qualified team of healthcare professionals while taking your medical condition into consideration. Healthy weight loss could range anywhere between 400g to 1 kg per week, she explained.
Health eating dos and donts as recommended by dietician
Ms Trinidade also shared some healthy eating dos and donts for everyone starting in a root cause analysis or ABCD analysis (anthropometric measurement, biochemical parameters, clinical diagnosis, dietary recall ) by a qualified dietician as only after knowing the cause of weight gain it is possible to set a target. A random calorie restricted diet or a fad diet can have adverse effects on health, therefore, the diet plan needs to be revised timely to suit changing requirements and ensure that there are no deficiencies.
As explained by Ms Trinidade, an ideal diet plan will take care of your schedule, energy requirements, deficiencies if any, medical conditions, digestion, activity plan, fluid or water requirements and leave you feeling energetic, not deprived and starved. Take a look at her set of dos.
Donts
Disclaimer: Tips and suggestions mentioned in the article are for general information purpose only and should not be construed as professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor or a dietician before starting any fitness programme or making any changes to your diet.
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