So you wonder if you will ever have a figure like Katrina Kaif or Kareena Kapoor? Well wonder not, for Memsaab brings to you the secrets behind the sexily thin bodies of these stars. It is not an “Orange Juice Diet” or an “Only Watermelon Diet”. It’s not even the “Cabbage Soup Diet”! Neither do you have to spend antagonizing hours in the Gym lifting weights nor do you have to run endlessly on the treadmill.
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How To Stop Mindless Eating? (Part I)
Submitted by Shalini on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 15:03.Reva often finds herself snacking away the evenings with a bag of potato chips. Usually the chips are just the starters to her binge of mindless eating. She has confided in her dietician that the binges usually occur when she’s alone at home.
Keeping Fit During The Winters
Submitted by Shalini on Thu, 12/27/2007 - 14:24.Why do most people gain weight in winters? Is there a way to change that?
Remember how hard it was to exercise and stay in shape during the summers? Well, now that the winters are here, it has become even harder for most people to work out and keep in shape. The motivation required to exercise is now a gazillion times more than what is required in summers.
Reasons Why People Gain Weight In Winters
• Few people continue with their morning walks. In fact, most people find themselves reaching office later than their usual time! Getting out the bed is a Herculean task and requires great motivation.
Wonder Foods That Fight Disease (Part I)
Submitted by Shalini on Thu, 11/29/2007 - 06:13.Eating certain foods can help prevent diseases and fight ageing. A few of them are...
If you thought good health could only be maintained by ‘Not Eating’ certain foods, you’ve got to think again. God (Mother Nature for atheists) has also made many foods that are yummy and health-promoting. Fe people know this, but there are many wonder Foods available that will guard you against diseases like cancers and even ageing. In this series of articles on wonder foods, we bring you a list of foods that you can safely gorge on, without having to feel any guilt.
Cabbage Soup diet (Part II)
Submitted by shalz on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 08:47.Cabbage soup diet is not recommended for long periods as it is not a healthy diet. But it is good if you want immediate result within a week or so. after that it becomes boring besides being unhealthy. This is the detailed diet plan I found on the internet. Being a vegetarian, I would make some changes to suit my plate. You can also do the same....
The Cabbage Soup Diet Plan is as follows:
Anorexia: The Metro Malady
Submitted by Shalini on Sun, 07/15/2007 - 05:00.Everyone wants to be thin. Being healthy is out. Being thin is in. Few girls realise how damaging the war against the scales can be.
Anorexia No, its not Anu, Rex and Zia at the coffee shop together. Its one word only and it is a medical term for people obsessed with losing weight by eating very less. It is a word few Indians would identify with. It is something that till now only the Western people used. But with our obsession about everything phoren only increasing by the day, it was not unexpected that Anorexia hit Indian shores (and how). In a recent article on the popular tabloid Mid-Day, it was speculated that our very own Kareena Kapoor is Anorexic. Now you may ask what next?
Carb Control: How Healthy?
Submitted by Shalini on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 05:00.All these new age fad diets are wreaking havoc on people's health. Is carb-control really required for a healthy and fit body? are you aware of the perils of such diets?
Carb control is what the famous Atkins Diet promoted as the panacea for weight watchers. Many people have been able to shed kilos and pounds by controlling their carb intake. Ask anyone what is the quickest way to lose weight, and the standard asnswer will be Cut down on your carbs. But how healthy is a carb-controlled diet? Critics have ripped away the Atkins Diet on many counts. So should you really go for the carb controlled Atkins Diet?
No Carbs, Excess Protein