Don't Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight Quotes

“Whey protein Whey protein has got more bad press than whisky, gin, rum, wine, beer, and even grass. Whey protein is a powder made from milk which you mix with water to turn into a drink. It has the best biological value of protein; which means that almost every gram of whey you consume gets used for its intended purpose and is absorbed by the body. Whey isolate, made from whey protein is a boon for lactose intolerant vegetarians like me as it doesn’t irritate the stomach or the intestines. Whey protein has been accused of affecting the kidney, liver and heart but this isn’t true. Although superstars, cricketers and doctors advertise for the so called ‘Protein drinks’, (especially for children, easy targets perhaps, not to mention their parents’ obsession with their height), the reality is that these drinks are so loaded in sugar and have such miniscule amounts of protein (not to mention poor biological value too) that they really do much more harm than any good. And a nutrient is never specifically beneficial for a particular age group. Whey protein on the other hand is easy on the system, has zero sugar, and is easy to digest. If you weight train regularly or run long distances, whey protein will become a necessity. (It also comes in all flavours: chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and many more.) Word of caution: whey protein is a supplement. It is not supposed to be used as an alternative to eating correctly. Consuming adequate protein, carbs and fat by means of a well-balanced diet is a must. Only then can whey protein be of any help. Like with everything else, if you overdo it or depend on it alone to provide you with protein, you stand to lose out on its considerable benefits.”
― Rujuta Diwekar, Don'T Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight

“And above all you understand that fitness is not some statistical or mathematical measurement but an experience of freedom and joy within the body.”
― Rujuta Diwekar, Don'T Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight

“Crash dieting is like a fling with a bad boy (even when you are in it, you know it’s not going to work long term); and”
― Rujuta Diwekar, Don'T Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight

“On the other hand there are non-vegetarians who can’t stop pitying the poor ghas-phoos eating vegetarians. They argue that vegetarians are deprived of meat which is so rich in proteins and great in taste. But tell me how much of protein can your body assimilate when you stuff chicken biryani like there is no tomorrow or eat mutton and chicken in every form, size and shape at 3 am in the morning at Bade-miyaan after getting sloshed in the night with all the clubbing.”
― Rujuta Diwekar, Don'T Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight

“Low fat snacks like baked chaklis, fat free ice creams, fibre loaded biscuits, etc are nothing but junk food coated with misinformation and some sharp marketing brain trying to sell them to a gullible audience which will bite onto anything that’s fat free.”
― Rujuta Diwekar, Don'T Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight

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― Rujuta Diwekar, Don'T Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight

“We should eat fruits when we are in a fasting state or when our liver store is empty: so, first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, or immediately after physical exercise. Any time aside from this, the body converts the fructose from the fruits into triglycerides”
― Rujuta Diwekar, Don'T Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight

“Your body can take high GI food only after exercise, when your body needs instant sugar.”
― Rujuta Diwekar, Don'T Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight

“High GI foods (fast carbs) get converted to fat quickly and low GI foods (slow carbs) have a much better chance of getting utilised for energy instead of getting stored as fat.”
― Rujuta Diwekar, Don'T Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight

“A diet has to achieve much more than weight loss. Weight loss, or rather fat loss, is just one of the many wonderful side effects of changing your lifestyle. Dieting that has only weight loss as its primary goal is a failure even before you go on it. It’s like some boot camp you go to, kill yourself at, and come back thinner. You are glad to be back home; and within four days of being back home you become healthy (read fat) again. The challenge is to keep up with the routine you kept at the boot camp but it is impossible given your working schedule, sleeping hours, responsibilities, practical issues. Dieting is not about ‘going on’ a diet.”
― Rujuta Diwekar, Don'T Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight

“Juices We have teeth and gums which are meant for chewing food. Making a juice out of vegetables and fruits (no matter how fresh the fruit, or how expensive your juicer) robs you of all their vitamins and minerals. And even if you retain the fibre or add the fibre back to your juice, you have destroyed its structure. You are now drinking coloured water which has lost its nutrients; because the surface area of the fruit has increased, and exposure to the air and surroundings has already oxidised its nutrients. Fruits contain antioxidants. Ideally, they should get oxidised in your body and not outside it. Eating a fruit is a better bet any day. It retains all the vitamins and minerals, chewing it provides a nice massage to your gums, and the fibre works at cleaning out your cavities. When it comes to fruit—eat, don’t drink.”
― Rujuta Diwekar, Don'T Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight

“Hunger is a sign”
― Rujuta Diwekar, Don'T Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight