- Mukti Gautam
7 EATING HABITS TO AVOID, IF YOU HAVE PCOS/ PCOD
ARE YOU DOING ANY OF THESE 7 MISTAKES TO LOSE WEIGHT FAST IN PCOD/PCOS?
You may be following any of it thinking that it’s healthy BUT it’s not. These few habits you may think is great way to lose weight but it can even worsen your condition and symptoms of PCOD/PCOS. Following are the habits that girls should avoid if suffering from PCOD.
EATING TOO MUCH OF FRUITS
This is very common mistake we mostly do while losing weight in PCOD. Undoubtedly fruits are great source of fibre and micro nutrients BUT you need to understand your body first.Fruits are high in sugar so better avoid taking lot of fruits in one go. You don’t have to increase your sugar as excess sugar can make you sick.
SO YOU CAN NOT EAT FRUITS ? No , you can enjoy fruits but in moderation.
Better avoid FRUIT JUICE as sugar levels in fruit juice causes significant spike in blood sugar levels where as fruits contain fibre which needs to be broken down by the body in order to use fructose for energy. This means that body takes more time to digest fruits.
STAYING AWAY FROM FATTENING FOODS
Yes, even completely avoiding fattening food can can hinder weight loss process . Introduce food quality fat in your diet. Totally avoiding fat can have following side effects:
Excess Appetite
Mood swings
Binge eating
Healthy Oils to take in diet:
Coconut oil
Ghee
Olive oil
Mustard oil
Canola oil
Code liver oil
Flaxseed oil
SKIPPING MEALS
This is easiest way people find to lose weight. But you have no idea how it can slow down your weight loss process or either lead to weight gain. Skipping meal , specially breakfast lowers down your insulin level and there body demands more of the calories to increase the insulin level.
Following are the disadvantages of skipping meal:
Weight gain
Binge eating
Mood swings
Low brain functioning
High risk of developing type 2 Diabetes
Hair loss
Low metabolism
MISSING OUT PROTEIN
When you miss out protein in your diet then one crave for more carbohydrates which can prove disastrous for people suffering from PCOD.
When we are not taking enough protein in diet then following can be the consequences:
Poor muscle growth
Cravings
Muscle cramps
Weakness in body
Soreness
Effect your Immune system
Low blood pressure and low heart rate
Without protein liver struggles to remove detox and lipids
ONLY DRINKING WATER
Drink enough water to lose weight and to stay healthy but if you want to lose weight fast then better include detox drinks in your diet. Following detox drinks can be included in your diet:
Green tea
Ginger tea
Fenugreek tea
Lemon in lukewarm water etc
NOT TAKING ENOUGH FIBRE IN DIET
Eating high fibre in diet keeps you full and helps to maintain blood sugar levels. Following are the high fibre food one must include in diet:
Fruits (Only in moderation )
Vegetable like Carrots, Peas, broccoli, Spinach etc
Whole grain : Oats , Brown rice, Quinoa , Buckwheat , Barley
Psyllium
Legumes : Kidney beans , soyabean, chickpeas etc
EATING LATE NIGHT
Its always disappointing to eat late night .If you are awake late night then we eat more in stress or when we are just tired or bored. But eating late night can lead to several health hazards.
Following are negative impact of late night eating habit:
Difficult to lose weight
Acid reflux
Eating disorder
Poor memory (Harmful for brain health)
Poor concentration level
Following the foods you can take as substitute of unhealthy foods at night:
Apple
Nuts
Boiled egg
Grilled chicken
Smoothie
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