Have you been too lazy to work out? Fret not as all is not lost. Weight-loss surgeon Dr Muffazal Lakdawala's new book, The Eat-Right Prescription, tells you how to save the day with simple techniques to eat right. "I hail from a traditional Bohra Muslim family. While growing up, my food choices were regulated by my mother, and our family cook, Alladin. When it comes to your daily meals, eating Indian food cooked at home with scant amounts of oil or ghee is the best thing you can do. The Indian staple of rice, roti, dal and sabji, in all its regional variants, is the healthiest diet to choose," shares Lakdawala. "As a surgeon, my schedule has always been, and remains punishing. I never know when an emergency will drag me out of bed, or away from my family, and into the operation theatre. About a decade ago, thanks to irregular meals, too much coffee and tea, and not enough exercise I put on about 10 to 15 kgs. Losing weight, and keeping it off are as hard for me as they are for anyone else," he confesses.