Nothing tastes as good as thin feels. At least some people seem to think so. These people do not treat food as fuel for the human body. Who are we kidding? Most of us don’t see food as mere fuel for the body. Whether we like to admit it or not; We’ve all turned to food for comfort, especially in moments when life generally lets us down.

The enjoyment of food and the problems associated with it are regarded as a chronic epidemic like hunger and malnutrition all over the world. Urban India is being quietly conquered by the former while struggling desperately to mitigate the latter. At present the world is very ashamed. So it’s not surprising that being slim and for some women (who are how skinny) has platinum status among the social stereotypes associated with physical attraction. Lean is in. Thin is desirable. People may not be able to see the virtue, but no amount of strategic dressing can hide your fat when you have a lot of it all over your body. Hence people judge. Often brutal.

Verbal bashing has become so commonplace that people with fragile self-esteem or poor body image who consciously seek social acceptance are taking extreme measures in hopes of magically transforming themselves overnight. Crash dieting is one such practice. Nutritionists may have cried themselves hoarse, claiming that any weight lost during a crash diet will come back once normal eating is resumed. But in the face of social fears, which often lead some people to choose one type of crash diet or another, the insight into nutrition falls into the void.

A survey conducted by British company Nakd Wholefoods in early 2014 confirmed that crash diets have unhappy endings. summarized in regained weight with lost friends. About two-thirds of dietitians’ friends, colleagues, and partners find them annoying enough to willfully avoid them. A quarter of respondents, surprisingly mostly men, even admitted to having made attempts to sabotage their friends’ diets.

But aside from picky eaters and food-hating extremists, there are vast numbers of people who are seriously struggling to control alcohol consumption and are embracing fruits and veggies across processed foods.

Establishing healthy habits requires a little sacrifice in terms of fighting temptation and cravings. You have to constantly remind yourself that you are making changes for a better version of YOU. However, the pain of self-discipline should not become a major affliction for your friends and family.

Achieving balance in life is an ongoing process. Refine your diet with small and simple changes. The following ground rules are designed to ensure that cleaning up your act doesn’t result in your social life falling into oblivion.

• Stop beating yourself up!

Eating with friends should make happy memories. Happy memories don’t include complaining about your fat thighs. When all your feasts are summed up by guilt that you shouldn’t have eaten it all; You just ruined everyone’s food. Don’t be a party pooper. Let yourself be pampered before and after the party. Not there.

• Count calories – just NOT out loud!

Creating a daily calorie deficit requires one to maintain an estimate of daily food consumption. But don’t fool yourself into thinking it’s a terrific topic of conversation and everyone else would love to hear more about it. Keep a calorie tracking diary. That’s the only place where you should be liberal with details.

• Don’t start bullying others about food choices

Individual dieting can sometimes make you feel grumpy and miserable. It’s easier to stick to a new plan with social support. But don’t tease others by making derogatory statements like, “Should you really eat this?” To only make them feel bad and like you less.

• After the kilo loss, there will be other problems!

Losing weight can feel liberating and improve one’s self-image. But don’t expect it to automatically heal the rest of your life. If you’re a yo-yo dieter, you need to dig deeper to understand the emotional triggers behind your binges. Either there are other issues in your life that need your attention, or you need more realistic meal plans.

• Join a group activity

Taking up a physically intense pastime, like a dance or defense class, allows you to connect with a group of people without having to catch your breath to think about calorie counting or macronutrients. Sometimes overthinking makes work harder, and eating healthy can feel like a chore. Consume pre-planned meals, but don’t overthink them.

• Stop buzzing about the scales!

Your personality and fitness is determined by much more than just a number you see on the scale. Sure, your vital stats, BMI, and body fat percentage are important pieces of information that tell you how far you are from your ideal measurements. However, try to break down your achievements into smaller milestones, e.g. E.g. 30 days without coke, 10 minutes of straight running without shortness of breath, all the exercises you can do with ease that you couldn’t do before, etc.