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by Sayeda Habib, Say

I understand that getting to your desired weight and putting a stop to feeling fat is easier said than done. What you need is to inspire yourself towards your goal. The key to that is visualizing how you would like to be.

If you are conscious of your body proportions then you are like most people who want to survive in a society where thin is advertised everywhere. We live in a society where a great deal of emphasis is placed on how we look, yet we have the highest rate of obesity than ever before. So, the question is how can a person stop feeling fat, so that they can begin to succeed in releasing the weight. How can overweight people stop feeling fat when they see the almostskeletal mannequins and models being glorified in magazines and television.

Look around you and you will realize the commercialism surrounding anything thin, be it a weight loss product, lingerie that can keep you thin or a pill that can guarantee quick and easy weight loss. Our society is obsessed with people who feel and l ook thin. Once again, how can you stop feeling fat amid a mountain filled with anorexic looking people?

The above are all reasons that people tell themselves for feeling the way they do. However, our environment plays a smaller role in how we see ourselves than we would like to believe. Remember, that your feeling of being fat is an indication of selfworth as opposed to just the physical weight. Its a combination. Unfortunately, its a chicken and egg scenario, which comes first? Both are intrinsically linked. Heres the key: focus on your own self worth, and the weight will begin to release.

First explore where this feeling of fat comes from? Are you overweight from a biological standpoint, or perhaps do you feel that you arent the weight that you should be. Are you fat according to your standard or because of other peoples standards? If the voice comes back that youre not the weight that you should be, ask well, according to whom? this will give you a much better idea as to whats driving these feelings.

Start to become aware of your feelings. Write down your thoughts when you are feeling down; also you may want to write down something that you are happy about or grateful for on a daily basis. Spend a couple of minutes every day visualizing yourself at your goal. See yourself as you would like to be; feel the feelings that go with that. It will have to be a step one day at a time before you will finally discover that you have a beautiful body and that you are blessed.

Coaching will help you to enhance your visualizing skills. If you have any trouble visualizing yourself at your goal, it may mean that something deep down is playing on your mind and stopping you. Coaching will help you discover what the blocks are and remove them. Coaching will help you improve your self image and will make you feel good from the inside out.

As a dietitian, we are generally bombarded with cases who are over weight. But I had come across this case who wants to built muscle instantly. He came to me and explained that he has been working out from 3 months. His weight was 65 kilosÂ and was 180 cms in height. Hid ideal weight which should have attained was 78-80 kilos ideally but yes I agree he was underweight.

His complaint was " I am too thin. I have been working out for 3 months. I have only toned up and gained 500 grams in 3 months. I am eating very well. All the men in my gym are bulky and muscular. What supplements canÂ I take to get muscular ? What about creatine ? A fellow gym mate takes 4 scoops of creatine daily. Can I start too?" This patient was in a desperate situation.

MyÂ first advice was to this patientÂ to have realistic goals. Movie stars use alot of unhealthyÂ techniques to look the way they are. But ifÂ he would see realistically it was not possible. Heredity determines the physique too. His family members are all from the lean side and he too would inherit the feature.Â He did not realize that.

He needed emotional counselling too. From his diet history, I came to know that as he is aÂ vegeterian(eggatarian)and his protein intake was very low (50 grams). His requirement was approximately 70-80 grams of protein. For thisÂ I started him on a protien supplement which was very safe and not designed for body builders andÂ 2 egg whites per day and the rest of his protein was included in his designed food pattern. I do not have faith in supplements designed forÂ body building.Â He was exercising on an empty stomach and this was hindering his performance.Â His caloric requirement was designed forÂ 2200 kCals andÂ I planned a diet chart as per his requirements. He snacked on a lot of junk food and coke. All these foods were removed from his diet and now all he had to do was follow a balanced diet with healthy options. The protein supplement was to be used as a pre-exercise drink.

When he came for a repeat consultation, he was happier and satisfied as he had now realized the benefits of exercise and was focusing on getting fit and healthy rather than only bulking up. He had gained another kilo and was now more determined to follow the diet plan.

My advise to all is that you become what your genetic makeup is. You have to consider your limitations. Do not run after something unrealistic and and stress your self emotionally. Do not resort to unhealhy measures to look good as in the long run, this can effect you. Seek out a dietitian's advise for such diet changes and do not believe any unqualified gym instructor who will advice you on what protien supplements one can take. Many people end up having very high uric acid levels and weight gain due to high intake of protien supplements. Kidney distress too can occur. If you are an Indian, do observe on the product label that the muscular men on the cover are westerners, who have a different physical makeup. Every individual's requirements are unique.

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