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How to reduce weight and circumference of the stomach?

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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

My stomach circumference has increased by 1.5 inches and my weight by eight pounds. Can you tell me how to reduce both?

Thank you.

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I read your query and can understand your concern.

It is a common problem for everyone, but we can work out how to control weight. I suggest you fast for sixteen hours. Eat dinner before 7.30 pm. Then, you should not eat any solid food or snacks. The following day, after brushing, you can have only fruit juices, water, or dry grapes for breakfast. Do not take anything else. Eat lunch after 11.30 am. This is the best practice to use stored energy from the body. For breakfast, water, fruits (dry grapes, banana), fruit juices (any fruit), and vegetable juices (cucumber, pumpkin, bottle gourd, etc.) are advisable. Lemon juice, honey, and warm water are also the best choices. You can have lunch as you wish. For dinner (strictly before 7.30 pm), preferably you can have a millet-based diet. You will find many recipes on the internet. If you eat millet at lunch and dinner, that is excellent. In this practice, you will reduce the usage of rice or wheat. While consuming lunch and dinner, fill the stomach with 50 % vegetables (fry or any type). The remaining 25 % are buttermilk, rasam, or sambar (Indian soup), and only 25 % will be millet (wheat or rice). If you feel hungry, eat banana fruit, dry grapes, or any fruit, water. Do not take any other diets.

Practice pranayama on an empty stomach (morning and evening before food). Yoga (stretching poses, twisting poses), jogging, and brisk walking for a minimum of two kilometers (one kilometer up and one down). This walk is good if it is done after 30 minutes to one hour of dinner. Skipping and cycling are also good. Anyone can do it, but sustainability is essential. I expect you to give feedback after two or three weeks of starting this regimen. If you join your family members or friends in this activity, that would be encouraging and sustainable.

I hope this helps.

Please revert so I can assist you further.

Thank you.

Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

Thank you for the reply.

I follow your advice, and indeed, it is right and effective. But there has been a profusion of diets offered. Allopathy has some bullet treatments, but they leave one with the girth intact but weight down and a sickly appearance. I have been told that Ayurveda can bring the circumference down without painful dieting. Kindly suggest me, doctor.

Thank you.

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I read your query and can understand your concern.

Many people advertise weight-reduction products. But the drawback is they are temporary. Within a few months, the weight will come back again. The products are costly, and we do know the side effects if used in the long term. As you know, reducing the intake and spending more energy are our two options. These can be done without drugs or with drugs. If you use drugs or supplements, it has unwanted side effects. The regimen I gave is the simplest one that I practice at home. However, the family members should support you by preparing the recipes. Do not start everything at a time. First, you follow breakfast habits. After a week, follow dinner. Like that, one by one, you follow the whole regimen. It is effective and can prevent many metabolic diseases (diabetes and cardiac diseases) on a long-term basis. You may join a regular weight reduction program if you have a yoga facility near your living place. This will ensure that you undergo the regimen and do yoga practice regularly.

I hope this helps.

Please revert so I can assist you further.

Thank you.

Medically reviewed byiCliniq medical review team

Published At September 5, 2022
Reviewed AtNovember 27, 2024

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