: Healthy Weight Loss: Choosing Ragi Pizza Over Wheat Helped Me Lose 32 Kilos #IndiaNEWS #Gujarat Losing weight can be tricky, especially for those living with hypothyroidism, polycystic ovarian syndrome

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Healthy Weight Loss: Choosing Ragi Pizza Over Wheat Helped Me Lose 32 Kilos #IndiaNEWS #Gujarat
Losing weight can be tricky, especially for those living with hypothyroidism, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and sleep apnea.
Gujarat-based Prachi Zalani’s story was no different. She suffered from PCOS resulting in an irregular period, mood swings, a feeling of perpetual hunger, anxiety and insomnia, she says.
While the condition was not life-threatening, it affected the 26-year-old marketing specialist’s physical and mental state when she hit 90 kg – 30 kg more than her recommended body weight.
In 2020, a health check-up diagnosed her with borderline diabetes, leaving her shocked. And so began a six-year-long struggle to get back on track, which has helped her lose 32 kg in 11 months.
‘Mending a poor lifestyle’
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Prachi says an unhealthy lifestyle of eating excess junk food, improper sleep, and excessive screen time on gadgets had resulted in her health condition.
In a conversation with The Better India, she says, “Initially, I approached a gynaecologist as I started experiencing weight gain, which made it difficult to perform daily activities like house chores and other physically demanding jobs. �
The gynaecologist prescribed her pills to balance the hormones. Unfortunately, none of them helped as expected, Prachi says. “I changed my ways and switched to exercising, practising zumba, aerobics and other weight loss treatments. I did not gain more weight, but the activities did not help me reduce much either,� she adds.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic made her more vulnerable as all calorie-burning activities stopped and increased her binge eating. A couple of months later, she realised that none of her clothes fit.
“It was a blow to someone like me who loves dressing up, as I could no longer wear the clothes I wished to. My confidence level dropped,� she says.
She consulted her gynaecologist again but admitted to not wanting to go on medications. She then consulted a nutritionist. As per their suggestion, she decided to go on a diet in June 2020. “I made up my mind that I have to focus on my health, both mental and physical. Since then, I have never looked back,� she adds.
Ragi pizza and chocolate balls made from oats.
The nutritionist chalked out a diet plan based on calorie intake and a balanced proportion of nutrients.
Her diet included eggs and carbohydrates such as ghee, butter and cheese for breakfast accompanied by coconut water or watermelon. “My mid-morning meal consisted of a handful of soaked almonds, pistachios, blueberries, cranberries, walnuts or sunflower or watermelon seeds. It helped me in keeping my stomach full till lunch while avoiding binge junk eating,� Prachi explains.

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