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Published At April 17, 2024
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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

I am a 35-year-old female. I am writing to seek suggestions and information regarding my concerns about being overweight and the best strategies for achieving healthy weight loss. Kindly suggest effective and sustainable strategies to achieve weight loss. Also, provide some insights into the role of exercise in weight management, suggestions for an exercise regimen that complements a weight loss plan, and tips on incorporating physical activity into daily routines.

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I have read your query and understand your concern.

Firstly do not make drastic life changes or restricted diet plans that you cannot sustain. But if you are trying to achieve sustainable healthy living, then follow this point as it is a vast topic to add in one answer but having a whole meal for body recovery is important, and a sudden exercise routine will not help. I suggest you follow the below instructions:

1. Do not make drastic life changes or restricted diets that you cannot sustain for longer periods. Start with small goals like 3000 steps a day or having four glasses of water and it can be customized as per your lifestyle and needs.

2. Check for your blood reports while screening with hemoglobin which can lead to low energy levels and low metabolism, which can lead to weight gain check your vitamins tested like b12 and vitamin D because, during pregnancy, these levels go down or continue with your postnatal supplement given by doctor.

3. Check for the obesity stage by calculating your BMI (body mass index) with no random calculations or assumptions to be obese.

4. Identify lifestyle changes or stress factors because you have not mentioned more details to guide you more on it but there is a change in work toward it like sleep pattern etc.

5. Need details of age, height, and weight to help you further but I can help you here with a few changes to start with- Get up and stretch yourself after every 45 minutes to one hour as sitting for long can be damaging to our posture. At work, take a short walk every hour or two to keep your back relaxed, and muscles supple, and promote blood circulation. Indulge into some deep breathing exercises, it will help you keep calm or even put you to sleep. Practicing some pranayama can surely help here. Plan your week so that your travelling time becomes your rest day same for grocery shopping etc. Use the long corridors and long waits for a quick brisk walk in airports or stations. Take stairs rather than escalators. After all, you have to sit for hours for work or to feed the baby so make the most of the time you have while you wait at the station. If using a car then park your car away from the destination and try to walk. After 15 days of being active, start with a small home-based workout like five minutes of spot jogging, stretching, brisk walk, leg raise, or five push ups then gradually go back to adding weights.

I hope you find this information helpful.

Thank you.

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Bhanushali Sonali Suresh Tara
Bhanushali Sonali Suresh Tara

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