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We're in the first week of the New Year, and if youve not yet stumbled across a weight loss routine that works for you then maybe following a calculated diet plan can help you get started. It certainly helped 25-year-old Shreyans Sheth. He lost 50 kgs and trimmed from a whopping 114 kgs to 64 kgs.

Says Shreyans, "I slipped and broke my ankle, two years ago, and according to the doctor, it was a minor injury. But due to my excess weight (114 kgs) I had to get it operated.

Post the operation, not only was I suffering, my parents were also reason being my unhealthy lifestyle. It made me realise that I have to bring about a change in my life, starting with losing weight, he informs.

I commenced my weight loss journey by looking for ways to lose weight. I studied various kinds of diets. But none of them seemed sustainable for me as I am a vegetarian (so no Keto Diet, etc. for me). However, calorie counting and being in a caloric deficit state, courtesy of the calorie deficit diet, to lose weight made sense to me."

Calorie counting is actually easier than the mathematically implied name suggests. All the food that we eat in a day are essentially just calories for the body. They are burned by our systems to produce energy and the extra calories get stored in the form of fat, leading to eventual weight gain. Counting your calories can help you create a deficit, which will help burn fat faster. Theres also a calorie deficit diet pattern than you can follow to do this efficiently.

A calorie deficit diet is a pattern of dieting that is based on the concept that as long as you eat fewer calories than you burn, youre bound to lose weight, according to Healthline. This diet pattern requires you to calculate the number of calories your body needs to consume to function smoothly without feeling hungry, and how much deficit you need create without harming your health.

The deficit can then be created by cutting down empty calories and unhealthy fats. Keep in mind that the number of calories required to create a deficit is different for different body types.

In a quest to understand how many calories my food has, I came across the HealthifyMe app. Honestly, it would have been an uphill battle otherwise as apart from HealthifyMe, there are hardly any apps out there that boast such an extensive database of Indian food.

So after calculating the correct number from the app, I aimed to reduce my appetite by approximately 10 per cent at a time, every 2-3 months. I started with 1800 calories and today am down to 1200 calories."

I started weighing each and every serving of my food as well as the science behind calorie counting is not perfect. Almost every time there is 10-30 per cent variation as calories change with the amount of oil used, the water content of food, the region it is from and many other things. For example: 1 roti in general is around 35 gms but the one I eat at home, comes up to 44 gms, so if I don't weigh the food every time, there is a 25 per cent variation in what I believe I eat as opposed to what I REALLY eat. This ends up in one eating more calories than required, thereby hindering the process. So definitely invest in a food weighing scale.

Shreyans also explains that just because you are counting your calories, does not mean you have to limit the number of your meals. I have 3 meals a day, which is the same number of meals that I used to have even before losing weight. But with tweaks now in accordance with my calorie count."

"On a daily basis, I eat roti, sabji, dal-chawal with salad. I ate the same things before as well but the new tweaks included brown rice instead of white rice and very little oil in veggies. Earlier I used to eat only wheat roti throughout year but now I eat jowar roti during summer, bajra roti during in winter and wheat roti otherwise."

"Another important thing, you need to cut down on empty calories from packaged and junk foods. This will make a huge difference." Apart from changing his eating habits, he also started following the below basic exercise regime.

"My exercise routine was and is very basic. I do 5 minutes of stretching every morning followed by 10 minutes of Pranayam Yoga. I also work on one muscle group each day simple exercises only."

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1.Do not go for results, just do the right thing. You will see the results when you are true to yourself.

2. Fitness is not a temporary phase it is a lifestyle change, so don't get overwhelmed.

3. Keep your eyes open, trial and error is the way you learn. There is no one perfect way to do a thing.

4. Losing weight is not equal to being healthy so when your body gives you sign, DO NOT IGNORE IT.

5. DON'T LOSE FOCUS. Some people will think you look pale, some will think you look sick and some people will feel you look amazing don't let anything get into your head. Keep doing what you think is right for you."

Disclaimer: The diet and workout routines shared by the respondents may or may not be approved by diet and fitness experts. GQ India doesn't encourage or endorse the weight loss tips & tricks shared by the person in the article. Please consult an authorised medical professional before following any specific diet or workout routine mentioned above.

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