Hi Komal,
I'm a 46-year-old male, at home throughout the lockdown.
I love cooking so I started making fantastic dishes everyday.
In the beginning, it was fun.
But now I seem to be eating a lot. Add to that, I drink every evening. And when there's drink, the eating goes beyond hunger.
I've tried yoga. I walk 6 kms every day. But my appetite is making me eat much more than I normally do.
I haven't really put on too much weight. But this binge-eating is worrying me and I seem to be always taking at least three helpings... even for lunch.
How do I stop this?
One of the problems is that I hate to throw food so everything goes into my tummy.
Rakesh

Diet should comprise of small frequent meals to increase your metabolism.

Include nutrient dense foods with high protein and fibre to increase satiety value and provide essential nutrients.

As you are busy at work, include healthy foods like buttermilk, fruits and nuts as fillers in between meals.

Avoid skipping meals as this will lower your metabolism.

Excess calories at dinner will get converted to fat and will result in weight gain.

Have a bowl of salad before dinner and include fibre rich foods to add bulk to your diet.

Have a cup of skimmed milk at bed time in case you still feel hungry.

Milk has the amino acid tryptophan, which helps in inducing sleep and provides protein which is slowly digested and raises the satiety value.

Weight loss should be achieved by having adequate nutrition in terms of all macro and micro nutrients.

Muscle mass should be increased by good strengthening exercises and subsequently pre- and post-workout meals.

Cardio activities like running /jogging can be incorporated for fat loss as well.

Avoid high fat and sugar foods, soft/hards drinks, juices, fast and packaged foods, etc.

Include good protein and fibre foods like whole grain cereals, legumes, nuts, fruits, vegetables, etc.

To avoid binge eating, you need to control your mind and focus on your goal.

For the sweet crave, satisfy the urge with dates, jaggery, raisins, etc.

Eating healthy within the nutritional requirements is the need for a balanced diet.

You need to focus on complex carbohydrates and fibre-rich foods like whole wheat grains, vegetables, fruits, etc; high protein foods like low fat dairy products, pulses and legumes, nuts, soya, eggs and lean meat to increase your immunity and endurance; and low fat and low sugar foods.

Coupled with a regular regimen of cardio and weight training exercises, it will help increase your lean mass and lower body fat.

Consistency and regularity in following these guidelines will enable you to attain a healthy body.