My friend is 30 years old, working full time. He's slowly gaining weight and trying dieting. He do not hav breakfast, eats fruits for lunch and for dinner 1-2 chapatti's. I advised him not to skip breakfast and have it everyday, but he says he doesn't feel like having breakfast. If he tries having breakfast then he feels like vomiting. He stopped having breakfast from his college days and now it has become his habit. Please help.

Dt. Apeksha ThakkarDietitian/Nutritionist12yrs exp

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Hello, You are right by not advising him to skip breakfast. He needs to have 2 glasses of plain water before breakfast to reduce nauseous feeling. Skipping breakfast can essentially make you gain weight. Ask him to start with the smaller portions and gradually increase the quantity. Excessively oily and very heavy breakfast will make him feel more nauseous. Fruits like apples, banana if taken early morning before breakfast also give positive results.  

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Dr. Abhilasha PrajapatiAyurveda8yrs exp

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Hi lybrate-user, Skipping breakfast on the daily basis is not good for health, there is a higher risk of obesity and other disorders. If he wants to stay healthy please do no skip breakfast. I will recommend for weight reduction some tips, a diet chat, and yoga. Tips: Avoid single large meals and start small frequent meals 4-5 times in a day. Avoid consuming food at late night. Take fibre rich diet like vegetables and fruits Avoid: Do not eat sugar sweets chocolates ice cream cold drinks sweet biscuits jam cake white bread cheese butter noodles milk and milk product. Diet Chart: You can also follow this chart (1200 calories) 1. EARLY MORNING upama/ poha/oats/ daliya 1 soup bowl or tea without sugar/green tea/black tea with 2 marie biscuits or plane roti 2 small size with 1 small bowl of green vegetable 2.MID MORNING 1 fruit Guava/ orange/apple 3.LUNCH salad 1 medium bowl dal 1 soup bowl green veg 1 small bowl pulka 2 without ghee 4.EVENING tea without sugar/green tea/black tea/lemon water rosted chana /muri 5. DINNER salad 1 medium bowl dal 1 soup bowl green veg 1 small bowl pulka 2 without ghee 6. LATE NIGHT 1 glass of skim milk without sugar. Yoga: 1. Anulaoma vilom 2. Kapal bharti 3.Suryanamaskar 4.padahastasan 5.chakrasan If you wants some ayurveda medicine for weight reduction then contact me again. 

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Dr. Swarnshikha SharmaDietitian/Nutritionist9yrs exp

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Breakfast is the main meal. You can go with light foods or drinks likes fruit smoothies, bhel puri, milk and cornflakes, milk shakes, milk and toast, nuts with milk these give energy. Or around 11 am take fruits butter milk or then take heavy lunch. 

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