Trying to shed extra kilos but tired of crash diets and quick fixes that promise overnight results? Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar addressed exactly this dilemma in a video she posted on Instagram on June 30, laying out three golden rules for losing weight the healthy way. In the video, she criticised the growing pressure around extreme dieting and methods that claim to show instant results on the weighing scale, explaining why losing weight the right way actually matters.
Don't rush the number, focus on your biology
According to Rujuta Diwekar, weight loss is a long process, and instead of obsessing over how quickly the number on the weighing scale drops, people should pay attention to their biological health. She stressed that there should be no hurry in losing weight, it should happen slowly and steadily. Whether someone needs to lose 2 kg or a full 20 kg, the approach should remain exactly the same. Rapid weight loss, she said, harms the body, while gradual changes bring far greater benefits. If a person still has a lot of weight to lose, it may take a few more years, but that weight should still come off gradually. Diwekar explained that this slow and steady approach lowers the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, thyroid issues, osteoporosis and certain types of cancer. It also keeps skin, hair and mood in better shape, reduces the risk of infections, and eases problems related to uric acid.
Stick to your own traditional eating habits
Diwekar's second rule is that a person's diet should be built around their own traditional eating guidelines, meaning it should include the food they have always eaten. Someone who has grown up on dal and rice should continue basing their diet on that, while those used to idli-dosa, chicken and rice, or fish should follow diets suited to their own eating patterns. There is no one size fits all diet, she pointed out, since everyone's food history is different. She also warned that isolating macronutrients such as protein, fat and carbohydrates and obsessing over them individually can end up harming a person's health.
Trust the process, not "magic" products
With social media flooded with viral wellness videos, Diwekar warned against pinning fitness goals on "superfoods" or bizarre substitute foods being pushed online. She advised staying away from trends that go viral for a short while and are quickly forgotten. The third and final point she made in the video is that no diet should contain a "magic ingredient", in other words, there is no shortcut or miracle fix for weight loss. Real results, she said, come only from sticking to the right process consistently, not from adding some magical product or superfood to the diet.
