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way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise

circulated without the publishers prior consent in any form of

binding or cover other than that in which published and without a

similar condition including this condition begin imposed on the

subsequent purchaser.

Disclaimer:

Truweight Food Plan is intended to supplement the advice of your

personal physician, whom you should consult regarding

individual medical conditions.

Also, it is always advisable to consult a dietician for making any

major modifications to your diet, as diets would vary from

individual to individual, depending on your body type, medical

conditions, age, gender, etc.

Dedicated to all those who believe:

Food is the Best Medicine

INDEX

Section - I :

Introduction

Introduction

7 root causes of weight gain

Why Traditional Weight Loss

Techniques do not work

Meet the Dieters Next Door!!

Learn the top 7 mistakes that are keeping you fat!

Are health foods making you fitter or fatter?

Section II:

Truweight Food Plan

4 Cycle Truweight Program

Cycle 1: Anti Inflammatory Detox

Cheat Days - Yipppeeee!

Cycle 2: Fat Burning Cycle

Phase 1:Nutritional Deficiency/Super Foods

Phase 2: High Protein

Phase 3: Immune Booster

Phase 4: Forgotten Foods

Phase 5: Metabolic Messengers

Cycle 3: Metabolic Booster Cycle

Cycle 4: Maintenance Cycle

Superfoods you should eat to burn fat

Weight Loss Starts in Mind, the Body Follows

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Section III:

Know the macronutrients: The importance

of protein, carb and fat in our diet

Protein - A missing link in Indian Diet

How to eat carb for Permanent Fat Loss

Eat Fat to lose Fat

Section IV:

Knowledge is your armour!

How to burn Fat from Belly, Butts and Thigh

Your plate: your new eating guide

Do you have a wheat/rice belly?

Its all about timing - Eat Food at

right time for maximum weight loss

Add the following 5 foods to your diet today

Most puzzling questions answered

Section V:

Quick useful tips!!

Emotional eating & tips to control cravings

How to read labels

What to eat when you go out?

Learnings from around the World

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Section VI: Recipes

Healthy food does not have to be bad in taste

Main Course Recipes

Chutneys

Soups

Salads

Beverages

Starters/Snacks

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FOREWORDWhen diet is wrong, medicine is of no use; when diet is correct,

medicine is of no need. Ancient Ayurvedic proverb

Today the number of people in the world who are overfed is

greater than the number of people who are underfed. Closer home

we are heading to a similar scenario. The unfortunate part is that

despite excess intake of food, many of us are still undernourished,

because we are eating the wrong foods and as a result we are not

getting the required nutrition. Many nutrition experts have

equated food with calories and hence the craze for low calorie

food. Diet cola might have 0 calories, but it also has 0 nutrition.

For us, food is much more than calorie, it is Gods greatest Gift.

Eating excess food with less nutritional value has led to a plethora

of other lifestyle diseases. More than 50% of our obese clients

come to us with a known metabolic problem like thyroid or

PCOD. Another 20-30% have underlying hormonal imbalances

and deficiencies which they are not aware of. The trend differs

with gender and age. Insulin imbalance, vitamin D deficiency and

other nutritional deficiencies are the most common amongst our

clients.These individuals are overfed but undernourished.

Truweight was designed to address the current scenario of

metabolic disturbances and over nutrition. This program provides

a comprehensive solution to the weight problem with a belief in

treating the system rather than the symptoms.

The Truweight diet program has benefited thousands of our

clients; it is based on scientific principles presented in the

simplest and the most accessible way so that all our readers can

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benefit from it. It does not matter if you are 16 or 60, these well

researched dietary concepts can be followed by all.

Truweight program consists of 4 cycles and 8 phases.

Each phase has been planned after extensive research and

experimentation. The knowledge of Ayurveda and the latest

nutrition research are combined in these phases to derive

maximum benefit.

The program starts with an Anti-Inflammatory Detox cycle.

Toxins from food, environment, our own metabolic by products

get accumulated in the fat tissue. When you are on a weight loss

program and you start losing fat, all these toxins flow into the

bloodstream. This could have a negative impact on your health.

Hence, a scientific detox program will not only help the body

eliminate these toxins released from fat, but it also primes the

body for further weight loss.

In our Forgotten Foods phase we encourage our clients to

prepare their meals with various millets. Modern diets consist of

mostly wheat and white rice as our main course. But there are lot

more grains which we have completely forgotten. For example

ragi consists of carbohydrates that are digested slowly and has

many phytonutrients that are beneficial for health. We

recommend diversity in the diets.

Excess weight is also burdensome to our immune system as the

immune cells have to guard and defend more tissues. In our

Immune Booster phase, we put together recipes with number of

immune boosting nutrients. We have included herbs, fruits, nuts,

greens which are all flavorful and rich in phytochemicals.

Similarly, there are other phases where we focus on metabolic

messengers, superfoods, nutritional deficiencies etc.

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We demystify some of the common myths.

Fat is the most misunderstood nutrient of the lot. When I speak to

clients, they immediately tell me that they are very conscious of

the amount and they purchase only refined oil which has the

lowest cholesterol. Food marketers have made us believe that

plant foods like oil have cholesterol. Truth is that oils have no

cholesterol. So any company which claims cholesterol free oil

is making a meaningless claim. Moreover, they have made us

believe that refined oils are good, whereas the truth is just the

opposite. Cold pressed oil is much superior to refined oil, as they

retain their nutrients and flavour. We explain all this in detail in the

book. We will also clear other myths like Banana should be

avoided, All fats are bad, Eat less to lose weight, etc.

Start a new relationship with food!

I come across many clients who have a dysfunctional relationship

with food, which is normally ignored when diets are planned.

These people try to lose weight by avoiding food. But this never

works. They have fixations about food and believe that certain

food will make them fat.

Food is our best friend! In fact, food is a blessing. And thats why I

teach my daughters to pray and thank God before they eat. If we

do that, we will realise the importance of food and we become

conscious of eating anything unhealthy.

If we need to have healthy weight loss, we need to have a healthy

relationship with food!

Suhasini Mudraganam

Head Dietician at Truweight & Identity

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Section I

Introduction

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INTRODUCTIONWeight Loss is the only game where you win when you lose!

Have you ever wondered why losing weight is so difficult and

puzzling? Have you ever got fed up with false claims made by

weight loss companies? Have you ever felt why cant there be a

simple and honest answer to all our weight loss woes?

I did.

Let me tell you my story.

As a young teenager, I ate the most unhealthy food. I used to study

in a hostel in Delhi and the food there was extremely bad. So, I

would end up eating 2 minutes noodles (sorry, I cant take

names here, but samajhdar ke liye ishara hi kaafi hai) just about

every single day. Not once, but twice, and sometimes even thrice.

Every night at 12, all my friends would gather in my room, and we

would cook noodles. It was the common binding force that

brought us together. It was the best of times. We have cooked

noodles in every possible way. When we did not have heater, we

used bulbs and even tried irons. And when nothing was available,

we ate it raw. You can imagine our unflinching love for the

noodles.

But the love was not monogamous. I loved lot of other things

equally e.g. cola. A bottle of water would cost Rs 10 and cola

would cost Rs 8. Why waste money on water? It should be a free

item. So, whenever I had to buy something to drink, I would buy a

bottle of cola (and in the process save Rs 2). And I ended up

drinking 2 bottles every day. I could never understand why would

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anybody buy a bottle of water and not cola? I knew the reason,

why I could not buy: I am a Marwadi :)

When I joined a job after my graduation, it was a lottery. There

was a cola vending machine at the office. And the canteen was

filled with chips and biscuits of all kind. And it was all FREE. The

company did not pay me too well, but I never complained.

Because of the free foods, I was able to double my CTC (cost to

company)!!!

But then slowly, all these foods started showing up.

From a lanky 44 kgs teenager, I became 78 kgs.

It took some 7-8 years, but 34kgs was quite a lot of weight gain for

the same height.

So, by the time, I finished my MBA and got into another job, I

started understanding the importance of health. I was not used to

being called Fat. I was always a lanky guy. So, I made some effort

to change things. I did some quick reading on net and incorporated

few changes in my lifestyle. I bought a stationary bicycle, so that I

could exercise at home. For months, I cycled for 2 hours everyday.

I stopped having regular colas, and shifted to diet colas. Also,

instead of sugar, I would use artificial

sweeteners. For breakfast, I would have corn-

flakes. I also did a 7 day no food diet. I only

drank water for those 7 days. It sounds crazy,

doesnt it? Believe me it was..it really was! I

also bought a slimming belt and I would wear

the belt and watch TV eating popcorns,

thinking that the belt would melt away fat

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from popcorns. I did morning walk every day for 30 minutes. But

on morning walker!! If you do not know about this miracle device,

you should google about it (you can do morning walk lying down

on your bed; too good to be true, I bet.)

And I was extremely proud of myself for being a health-conscious

person.

My weighing scale did move. It would come down by a couple of

kgs and boy, how nice did it feel.

In the meantime, I had quit my job to start a fitness centre called

Identity. And it was obviously important for me to be fit. So, my

love for all these so called health foods only grew.

But all was not well. My knee had started to pain way back in 2008

and there was some constant pain, though it was not much. My

energy levels were too low. I had to push myself to do any job. I

did a health check-up and was surprised to see that my cholesterol

levels were high. And there were other issues also e.g. Vitamin D

levels were extremely low and even Vitamin B levels were very

low. And my weight had bounced back to 78!!! My body age

showed 40 years, though I was only 28!!

It was embarrassing.

I was running a fitness centre and my job was to preach people on

fitness. And here I was, struggling with my fitness. And then I

realized that there was something about fitness that I did not

know. Something which most of us did not know. And I had to find

the answer.

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So, my research started. One thing that I can feel proud about

myself is that for anything and everything, I can do analysis till the

point of paralysis. I read numerous articles, blogs and ordered

every possible book on diet for the next 1 year. I have read over 50

books since then!!!!

And what I found was shocking, to say the least!. It seemed most

of what I knew about nutrition and exercise was wrong. I figured

out that eating less to lose weight is the worst thing to do. Also,

regular cola is better than diet colas. The so called low-fat

products were making me fat. And infact most of the popular

information on the weight loss was misleading. It was popular,

because some weight loss company or food company was

benefitting from it.

Truweight was born because of this experience. We wanted to

create a company whom you can trust completely for your

weight loss and health.

A company which tells you nothing but the truth. A company

which does not sell you some expensive gadget or pills to make

some quick money. We took a conscious decision that we would

never use anything artificial. All our products have to be 100%

natural.

I dont take credit for creation of Truweight. It is a complete team

effort. We have a team of 10 highly talented dieticians, led by our

head dietician Suhasini. She is gem of a person, without whom all

these would not have been possible. I met over 200 dieticians

while I was trying to find a good dietician. And all I can say is she

is Better than the Best. And her qualifications says it all. She has

done her MS in Food & Nutrition from University of Missouri,

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USA and has over 12 years of global experience. You can safely

rely on her expert hands for your weight loss dream.

Also, Truweight would not have been possible without Megha,

co-founder at both Identity and Truweight. She has played an

equally important role in every major decision that has shaped the

company from diet plans to logo to name to super foods. We have

spent hundreds of hours discussing every small detail.

This book is not written by one person. It is again a team effort. It

is a compilation of experiences of all our dieticians over the years.

When we say I in the book, it could refer to any of the dieticians

in the company.

We have tried to keep the book very simple, so that everybody can

read it and understand it. We have also tried to make it interesting

by sharing some of our live experiences over the years. Instead of

just sharing gyaan, we have kept it conversational, as it makes it so

much more fun to read. You will not become a professor after

reading the book, but you will definitely become a lot more

educated about the subject. You will learn enough to make a

substantial change in your life and also the lives of your near and

dear ones.

It is not a book which will preach you to lead a saintly life.

We live in kalyug and we have a social life. It is not humanly

possible not to eat unhealthy stuff. Life would be too boring if we

could not drink cola any more, or eat that noodles ever. This book

and Truweight is about having a balance in life. Everything is

allowed, as long as one learns to have the correct balance in life.

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So, go ahead and enjoy the journey.

P.S. By following the program, I was able to lose 5.5 kgs in 47

days. Also, my knee pain is gone, my cholesterol levels are normal

again. And I feel more energetic than ever. And all these, I was

able to achieve without sacrificing my late night parties on

Saturdays :)

Vishnu Saraf

Co-founder & Director

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Inspiring Success Story

Due to her sedentary lifestyle Dr. Archana ended up

with borderline diabetes. When she joined us, her

HbA1C levels were 6.1, which comes under diabetic

level.

Dr. Archana Chaudhary

prevented diabetes!

Age : 32 years

Profession: Dentist

Problem before joining Truweight: Obese and Diabetic

What she gained: Her blood sugars came down to

normal levels & she lost 8 kgs in 2.5 months!

She had earlier tried other diet programs like Atkins, GM diet and in her

words none of them worked as they were very complicated and

boring. She was also skipping her breakfast and had never eaten

millets like ragi and other high fiber foods which were beneficial to

control blood sugars.

We started her on our customized diabetic diet plan. We ensured her

eating habits were corrected, and that she started enjoying healthier

foods. She started having breakfast every day and infact ate 5-6 small

meals throughout the day to maintain optimal blood sugars and to

avoid insulin spikes.

We also added superfoods like wheatgrass, trifala to her diet, which

helped not only in detoxifying but also in increasing her energy levels.

We introduced foods that help stabilize blood sugars like methi. Within a

couple of months, her HbA1C levels came under non diabetic range i.e

5.6. Also she lost significant weight in less than 3 months!

Truweight is a revolutionary program which provided a 360 degree

transformation to my life. The program has actually transformed me

physically as well as mentally towards leading a healthy life. I am

very happy and I consider myself lucky to join Truweight as I have

been protected from taking diabetic medications all my life.

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7 ROOT CAUSES OF WEIGHT GAINWeight loss is a sum of all of your habits - not individual ones.

Helen M. Ryan, 21 Days to Change Your Body

I do everything right, but why am I still not losing weight?,

asked Meera in despair. She looked totally lost and hassled as she

walked in. She wasnt the first person to break down like that and

she wont be the last. I prepared myself to give her my did you

know, even something as trivial as sleep affects weight gain?

speech. But before that, I must understand her condition first, so I

started discussing with her about her life.

There was anger in her voice, when she said, Please dont waste

my time giving me gyaan on what to eat and how to exercise, I

have met enough dieticians already and I bet my years of

experience in trying to lose weight outnumbers yours in giving

advice regarding it. Fair point, I thought!

Nonetheless, I got her talking about her life and very soon I

realized that she was making the same mistakes that almost

everyone else does. Trying to attack the symptom without

attacking the root cause. I asked her a simple question, Meera, if

you have a headache caused due to acidity, would you try to cure

the headache or the acidity? This got her interested and she

exclaimed, So are you saying my effort is not in the right

direction?

Yes, Bingo! Most of us dont understand that what we perceive to

be the problem is actually only the symptom of a bigger problem.

Obesity is a symptom, and most weight loss programs try to cure

just the symptom with short term solutions and hence the results

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are also short term. This brings to mind a quote from the character

Rancho from the film, 3 Idiots: Don't run after success. Run after

excellence. If you run after excellence, success will run after

you. This thought can be modified to state: Dont run after

weight loss. Run after good health. If you run after good health,

weight loss will run after you.

Meera was totally tuned in by now and said Oh, so thats why the

weight comes back after the program is over, along with a host of

other problems like lethargy, hair fall, dry skin, weakness and so

on. Please tell me more.

Ill tell you about the 7 important root causes leading to weight

gain. Youll be surprised to learn some of them, but bear with me

and by the end of it youll understand the importance of each one

of them. If you promise to heed my advice for 4 weeks, I promise

you weight loss and a more relaxed mind and body.

Now, coming to obesity, youll be surprised to know that there are

seven basic causes of it, each one as important as the other.

Hormones do matter

Meera, do you have any idea how important hormones are to our

survival and well being? Oh yes! she said, Ask my husband

and hell tell you all about my hormones!

This is where most of us are wrong again. Hormones have a much

bigger role to play. Hormones play an essential role in every part

of our lives including body metabolism, weight gain, energy

levels, emotions and moods. Several hormonal disorders can lead

to diseases such as diabetes, thyroid, obesity, PCOS, high

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Have you heard of invisible Inflammation?

I always thought inflammation meant a cut or a swollen tissue

which is painful. It is the bodys response to removing damaged

cells or irritants before the healing process can begin. What is

invisible inflammation?, asked Meera.

It is called internal inflammation, and is the second big cause for

obesity. It is neither painful nor visible, but its extremely deadly.

It is a fire that is kept hidden by the bodys immune system as it

Truweight is one of the few programs in India which

looks at diet from hormone perspective. Everybody

else is still busy counting calories.

How Truweight helps !

cholesterol, facial hair growth, irregular menstrual cycle and

gastritis.

For example, deficiency of Vitamin D and calcium leads to

deficiency of estrogen (sex hormone) among females, causing

bone problems.

Hormonal imbalance sets in when you eat unhealthy food,

maintain long gaps between two meals, indulge in binge eating,

take a lot of sedatives and do not drink enough water or eat enough

of nutrient rich wholesome food. Though hormones are so

important to us, its sad that we always tend to overlook them

when considering weight loss. But the good news is that they can

be controlled and made to work to your best interest. With a little

conscious effort, your hormones can be brought in order

and you can lose weight naturally!

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combats food allergens, toxins, stress and bad food, I explained

to her.

Even though this inflammation is harmful, we sadly dont have

any antiseptic that can cure it. Internal inflammation occurs due

to refined carbs, sugar, trans fats and many inflammatory Omega-

6 fats, artificial sweeteners, gluten, dairy, processed plant oils,

chronic infection, stress, hidden food allergies and sensitivities,

etc. It can cause diseases ranging from common cold to obesity to

even cancer!

Each individual is different and different factors would lead to

inflammation. You must first locate all the symptoms of

inflammation that you experience and then get rid of them. In fact,

if you try Truweight Program, you will realize that it is

thoughtfully created to help you realize what causes you to suffer

from inflammation so that you can address the problem.

Nutritional Imbalance - I bet you knew this one!

Yes, I know about it. Weight loss is all about calories. Food

means calories and calories means weight gain. So, we should eat

less food, explained Meera proudly to me.

I laughed. This is the most common mistake everybody makes.

Food is not our enemy, but our best friend. It is not just about

calories, but about nutrients. We narrow our vision to just think of

how best to reduce our calories. Instead of this, we should ask

ourselves how best to increase the nutrients in our food. You must

realize that food is indeed the best medicine in the world that can

cure you of any disease you suffer from.

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Looking at food only from calories perspective is a crime. A

medium size apple has more calories than 200 ml of cola. Does it

make cola superior to apple? What about nutrients?

The difference between brown rice and white rice is not much in

terms of calories. But the difference is huge when it comes to

nutrients. So, brown rice is any day a better food than white rice.

Lack of healthy foods can lead to several nutritional deficiency

like Omega 3 fatty acid deficiency, magnesium deficiency and

Vitamin B complex deficiency. And such deficiencies not just

affect your health but also your weight. Ill talk about all the right

kind of foods in detail as part of the Truweight food plan, and this

will be my biggest gift to you!

Lack of sleep can also lead to weight gain!

But why is it so? I dont burn any calories during sleep. I prefer to

stay awake and be active so that I can burn calories, Meera was a

little surprised.

The problem remains the same: our love with calories. If you do

not sleep enough, it affects your hormones. When youre sleep

deprived, theres very little leptin and high ghrelin in your system,

causing the body to think that it is hungry and needs more food.

So, this leads to overeating and in turn leads to weight gain.

Sleep deprivation also wears down ones immunity to insulin,

thus causing weight gain. A lowered resistance to insulin can also

cause Type 2 diabetes. So, get into bed and lead a healthy life by

just sleeping well.

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Interesting Tit-bits

A study conducted found that those who

slept for six hours every night were 27% more

overweight than those who slept for about

eight hours on an average. On the other

hand, those who slept for five hours a night

were 73% likelier to be obese than their

counterparts who slept longer.

Along with proper sleep, it is also important to lead a healthy

lifestyle. Life has become so convenient and comfortable for us

that we hardly move our body. In apartment complexes, elevators

are comfortably positioned for us to get into them whenever we

need to get in or out. Reaching even the closest destination by car

is the order of the day. But this has to change if you want to shed

those extra kilos and look slimmer. Even if you cannot exercise,

you need to make small lifestyle changes to ensure that your body

gets enough physical activity.

Have you heard of Bacteria Army?

Eeeeeeee. I find it so creepy, thats why I make sure I eat only

healthy and fresh food. There cant be bacteria inside my body,

said Meera with a frown on her face.

All of us know what are antibiotics, but how many of us know

about their counterpart called probiotics? These are micro-

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Idlis have three different

varieties of good bacteria.

organisms like yeast or good bacteria that are known to enhance

ones health. They are usually found in supplements and foods

like yogurt and buttermilk. It may seem strange to take in live

bacteria as part of your food, but it is a normal practice and is very

good for you.

The ratio of good bacteria to bad bacteria in your stomach is

usually 85 : 15. When you maintain this ratio, youre in good

health and can lose weight easily. Probiotics help in keeping the

lining of intestines healthy and thus help with breaking down and

absorption of food. Probiotics are found in curd and buttermilk,

though not in great numbers. However, since many of us dont get

enough probiotics in our daily diet, the proportion of good

bacteria goes down and we often suffer from digestive disorders

and lower immunity.

When you begin a weight loss program, it is very essential that

you have a probiotic drink or take a probiotic tablet every day for

the first month, as it will perform the duty of cleansing your

system. Unless you have a clean system, you cannot expect to lose

weight.

Interesting Tit-bits

The human stomach contains trillions of good

bacteria. Isnt it amazing? This number is a

minimum of 10 times more than the total

number of cells in the body.

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Wow, I always thought that I knew a lot about weight loss. All

this is news to me. I am elated to know that a bacteria army resides

in my body which can help burn fat and also keep me healthy. I am

feeling good. Tell me more, said an elated Meera.

Tanya lost weight by cheating!!!

Let me tell you a story of one of our clients who lost weight by

cheating.

She had been at it for years. She was a perfect little dieter. Counted

everything. Never missed a workout and did everything right

according to the laws of dieting. She ate less. She exercised more.

The only problem was, she was not getting results. In fact, she

had slowly been gaining weight over the last few years.

By the time she came to see me, she was fed up. Exhausted and

disillusioned. We started working together and I would like to tell

you I got her immediate results. But I didn't. In fact, she was still

gaining. Over the next 2 months we tried everything, but when it

was all said and done, she was exactly where she was when she

first came to see me.

Then something amazing happened. She came in for her bi-

monthly visit, stepped on the scale and had lost 2.5 kgs. And

almost all of it was FAT!!

She looked at me in shock and said, "That's impossible! I

CHEATED!!"

She had just returned home from a two week vacation in Thailand.

She did not exercise, other than walking everywhere she went.

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She ate more carbs than she had in years. She lounged in the sun,

caught up on sleep and even took naps. I was baffled.

Then it hit me. It was STRESS. That is what had been causing

the issues all these years. I didn't see it at first. At that time, I was

hyper focused on how many carbs she was eating. Or whether she

was getting the right fats. Or if she was doing enough high

intensity exercise. But for her, it was none of those things.

Shockingly, some of those things were actually making her

situation worse.

11 kgs lost in 4 months!

After that visit I put her on what I call an "eat more, exercise less"

plan. You know, like the way our grandparents used to live. I told

her to do 30 minutes of circuit training, 3 times a week. I

recommended that she prioritize sleep, get regular massages and

take hot baths whenever she could. My goal was to retrain her

nervous system to be more relaxed and balanced.

Guess what happened? She went on to lose close to 11 kgs over

the next 4 months. At that time it was a shock to me, but since then

I have seen this same thing play out in dozens of women.

Researchers have always suspected a link between stress and

obesity and now they think it is due to the bio-chemical reactions

inside the body. Different hormones are released under stressful

situations that lead to weight gain. We also tend to eat more of

comfort foods rich in sugars or fat while under stress.

At times of stress, we tend to eat high carb foods as they help in

treating the stress we experience. When you eat carbs, it increases

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your bodys serotonin level, which is the brain chemical that helps

you feel better. It has been found that the body also releases a

hormone called cortisol when it is under stress. This hormone not

only leads to storage of fat in the body, but also increases food

cravings and encourages hunger pangs for fatty or sugary foods.

Body toxins can also lead to weight gain

Let me come to the last cause of weight gain i.e. toxicity.

According to a research, several contributory factors lead to the

accumulation of body fat. They can be traced to environmental

toxins or artificial preservatives found in foods. Researchers have

found a direct link between these toxins and obesity.

I understand there is pollution in the air. But apart from that, how

can toxins enter my body?, asked a puzzled Meera.

Its very easy for toxins to enter your body from processed food

or in the form of food pesticides or through plastic containers. Yes,

you heard it right, even plastic containers can be toxic. And the

food now-a-days is not same as what our grandparents ate. It is

My husband and my kid made me fat!

I agree we are wrong. There are more than 7 reasons for

weight gain; two major ones being marriage and

pregnancy. Pregnancy is obvious but even marriage

causes weight gain. In the first couple of years, couples

want to show love to their partners (ok, few want to show

love even after couple of years) and how do you show

love: by cooking tasty food and by going out to eat!

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full of pesticides and other chemicals. There are toxins

everywhere.

I get it that toxins can be bad for health, but how can toxins lead

to weight gain?, asked Meera. I was glad that she was listening so

attentively to everything.

When we are exposed to toxins in such large quantities that our

bodies cannot handle, our self-protection mechanism towards

such contamination forces us to take them over and save them in

small fat pockets.

Besides, toxins change the bodys hormonal levels. For this

reason, physicians see the good effects of detoxification as the

main factor that leads to substantial, effective and sustainable

weight loss. Therefore, detoxification should be seen as the first

step in a weight loss program.

Does it make any sense, Meera?, I asked her.

It does make so much sense. I feel stupid looking at weight loss

only from calorie perspective all these years. I will start my

weight loss journey again with a fresh approach, promised an

elated Meera.

Now that you have realised that weight gain is because

of 7 factors, please dont fall for Eat less to lose

weight. Unless you attack all 7 causes, you will not

find a permanent solution to your weight problem.

How Truweight helps !

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Truweight has given me a new hope

Inspiring Success Story

CHANDNI

overcame PCOD

Age: 27 years

Profession: Marketing

Problem before joining Truweight: PCOD, stress,

multiple weight loss attempts failed miserably

What she gained: She lost 6.3 kgs and stopped taking PCOD (Polycystic

ovarian disease) medicines as her condition improved drastically.

When Chandni came to us, she was feeling highly stressed. She was not

feeling fit and was usually lethargic. She was highly prone to injuries and

had constant cravings and no control on her appetite. Her major

problem was irregular periods due to PCOD, which is a nutritional and

metabolic problem affecting hormones.

She was skeptical about the program initially because her previous

weight management programs had failed miserably.

Chandini was put under our customized PCOD diet program. We

introduced her to gluten free foods, focused on good fats, included

foods high in selenium, chromium, B vitamins etc. Meals were planned

to lower insulin spikes, and to take care of her cravings. She followed the

program with lots of dedication and sincerity and she started seeing

good results. After a month we asked her to stop medications with her

physicians permission. She was on insulin sensitizers to control

hyperinsulinemia which is characteristic of PCOD. To her and her

doctors surprise her period regularized and insulin levels also came

back to normal even without the medications.

Her devotion was awe-inspiring. She says that she always felt motivated

to lose weight and normalize her condition at Identity (Identity Fintess

Club offers Truweight program).

She says that she feels fit, healthy and confident now. Her stamina has

also increased. She has found a new identity at Identity.

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