Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You have written about how to drop a dress size in 30 days. Would you like to share with us some tips from this guide?
Ms. Rashi Chowdhary:
Yes! You can actually drop a dress size in 30 days. It’s possible but let me tell you, clearly, that it is not easy. You DO NOT Need to starve. If you feel hungry, there is a problem with the diet I have given you, not your will power. But the meal plan that I provide needs to be followed with Precision, there needs to be consistency, you should not be checking your weight, a bit of working out needs to be included and boredom will be part of the process. I always ask people to look for excitement in other things and not food alone. We tend to EAT OUR FEELINGS because food is the only thing we have control over and we are all looking for that certainty in today’s uncertain times and anxiety driven lifestyle. So it is understandable, but it won’t help us reach our body and fitness goals. The key is to eat according to your Gut health, your hormones and your personality type. This combination seems to work well with me and my clients at my clinic.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You are also a diabetic educator. Share with us a few diet tips for someone who has diabetes.
Ms. Rashi Chowdhary:
Diabetes is reversible. And I have seen this with over 100 clients. If their HBA1C is 12, it can come down to normal levels 5.5% in about 8 months. Once you maintain 5.5 %for 3-6 Months, your endocrinologist, will himself ask you to get off the glucophuge. If you are already on insulin, this process can become tougher and will require you to do a lot of Weight training to build some active muscle tissue that improve insulin sensitivity, but it is not impossible. I recommend a high fat, moderate protein, moderate carb approach for diabetes. Adding in supplements like Omega 3 and Chromium Picolinate are a must in most cases due to their insulin mimicking qualities.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Introduce us to your unique bakery, Protein Bake Shop. How were you motivated to start this up?
Ms. Rashi Chowdhary:
I struggled with a massive sweet tooth myself, Use to have a lot of diet colas to keep my calories low and have the sugar. Clearly it didn’t help. I was unfit, my mind was unfit and lazy and I had hormonal issues. I worked on my diabetic clients and those having issues like PCOD too and realized that the principle I had been using needed to be put out there. So I developed all my products based on those principles as a way to educate and inform people against the old conventional ways of eating that we have been taught. Some of the major one’s being, dairy is good for and your bones, whole wheat is better than rice and natural sugar in the form of fruits, dates and honey is ok to consume in any amounts you like.
