Many people gain weight as fast as they lose it with quick and temporary diets. The problem is in those diets that we often look out for in search of weight loss. Munmun Ganeriwal, Nutritionist and yoga/fitness consultant lists out things that you should not do to lose weight.

Do not follow diets: The problem with diets is that it asks you to eat only one thing or totally avoid some other thing. Once you get on a diet, you start looking at food in isolation vs eating wholesome. For e.g.: A Keto diet that asks you to eat protein and fats but no carbs i.e. no roti, thepla, rice, bhakri, etc. In the science of biochemistry, it is often repeated that "Fats burn in the flame of carbohydrates" which means that fats are burnt or utilised for energy in the presence of carbohydrates. So, for fat loss, carbs are extremely important. Or then there is "Low-fat diet" where you are allowed to eat everything but no oil, no ghee. Food is either steamed or sautéed or boiled. But more and more research today is asking us to eat fat to cut fat in the body. So, we need to eat fat as well. Hence, rather than hopping onto a diet, follow a wholesome meal pattern that not only allows you to eat carbs, proteins, fats but also takes account of real-life situations like festivals, travels, everyday stresses, work commitments and so on.