Hello doctor, I am 25 yrs old, single. My weight is 80 and my height is 158 cms. From 5 yrs I have thyroid and have been using medicines i. E thyronorm 50mg. My tsh is normal and from 4 yrs my weight is same, whatever I do am not able to reduce my weight. I do proper diet and exercise with cosultation of dietician. What is the problem and how should I reduce my weight?

Dr. Atul SharmaGeneral Surgeon36yrs exp

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You need to loose weight. To do that one has to persist with a drastic reduction in the intake of carbohydrates, (specially refined sugars) and fats, increase intake of proteins and increase the expenditure of energy by regular exercise. Starving ones self does not work for any length of time and three meals at regular times, eaten slowly is the best method. Avoid snacking between meals, have a good breakfast, moderate lunch and a light dinner. The foods to avoid are sugars, or anything that contains sugar and fat such as bakery products, ice creams, desserts, fried foods (like pranthe, pakore, puris) pizza and potatoes. Rice can be replaced with two chapattis made of multi grain atta. To fill your stomach one should take lots of fruits (papaya, apples, guava) and green vegetables (cucumber, ghia, laoki, teenda, and tori) and sprouted dal. Milk should be double toned. The protein intake should be increased by taking egg white, cooking should be in small amounts of olive / sunflower oil. Vegetarians can use soya bean dal, nutri nuggets and cottage cheese made from double tone milk. The best exercise is jogging or brisk walking for at least 45 minutes, five days a week.  

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