weight loss

[Guest guest]

Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is Dr.Nidhi Joshi.I am qualified Ayurvedic physcian.My areas of

interest include better health and better living through basic

principles of ayurveda.

However I have very good results with weight management and many more

diseases(chronic).We have medicines which are very safe(plant

extracts)and have a very good result record.Anybody outh there in need

of any help or medication do feel free to get in touch with me.I would

be more than pleased to help.

 

Thanks

Dr.Nidhi Joshi(nidhi_joshi27)

[Guest guest]

Perhaps you could give me some advice. I am about 2

months pregnant and am worried about gaining too much

weight. I have gained 10 lbs so far, which as I

understand is almost half of everything I am supposed

to gain. I quit smoking, and I know that is partially

responsible for the weight gain, but I am hungry all

the time, and I am not experiencing morning sickness

like most women do. Is there some safe way to control

my hunger? I don't want to gain anymore weight than

is safe for the baby.

Jessica

 

--- nidhi_joshi27 <nidhi_joshi27 wrote:

> This is Dr.Nidhi Joshi.<snip>

> However I have very good results with weight

> management and many more

> diseases(chronic).<snip>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jessica - have you tried having a big drink of water every time you feel

hungry? However you may like it best - icy cold or hot or whatever - just

to get out of the habit of doing food?

 

Jane

-

[Guest guest]

Dear Dr.Nidhi,

 

Where are you located?

Which is your area of practice?

Have you done your post-graduation in Kayachikitsa with special referance to

Sthaulya (Obesity)?

Which chronic diseases do you specialise in?

 

Dr.D.B.Muzumdar

Dhanwantari Ayurvedic Hospital & Panchkarma Centre,

Virar.

E-mail dahpc

Tel Nos 91-250-2505721 / 2505785

 

_

 

This is Dr.Nidhi Joshi.I am qualified Ayurvedic physcian......

However I have very good results with weight management........

[Guest guest]

Actually, the only symptom I have more than hunger is

thirst. I've been drinking twice as much as I usually

do (which is normally quite a bit), and I'm still

really hungry, so drinking water, or anything else for

that matter, doesn't really help.

 

--- Jane MacRoss <HIGHFIELD wrote:

> Hi Jessica - have you tried having a big drink of

> water every time you feel

[Guest guest]

Dear Jessica,

 

Please do not try to get such problems solved through mail. Pregnancy is a

condition where you need to think about the mother and the baby simultaneously

while treating any condition. There is always a risk to the baby in the womb if

any adverse results occur. Hence it always better to see your doctor in person

to get your weight problem solved

 

Dr.D.B.Muzumdar

M.D.(Ayurvedic Medicine)

 

__________

Perhaps you could give me some advice. I am about 2

months pregnant and am worried about gaining too much

weight. .............

[Guest guest]

Very cold water slows the digestive system and results in the storage of fat

according to ayurveda.

But water should be taken eight or more times a day and often people confuse

thirst with hunger.

Hot herbal teas help one lose weight.

 

Jane MacRoss <HIGHFIELD wrote:

Hi Jessica - have you tried having a big drink of water every time you

feel

hungry?

[Guest guest]

The amount of weight you gain is also affected by your body type.

I gained fifty pounds in each of my pregnancies and gave birth to very healthy

children who are rarely sick.

The only thing is that you do not want to eat junk food.

If you are eating small, healthy snacks like fruit, or vegetables that will

help you not gain too much weight.

 

 

Jessika Stone <remindersofthen wrote:

Perhaps you could give me some advice. I am about 2

months pregnant and am worried about gaining too much

weight.

[Guest guest]

I cant drink cold water it hurts my teeth. I can only

do room temp. I do drink about 12 8 ounce servings a

day (sometimes one or two of those servings will be

replaced by watered down juice for some variety),

which is exactly what they recommend for arid climates

like the one I live in. I drink ginger tea in the

morning to help with morning sickness as well. Still

hungry all day.

Oh, and I used to munch on raw veggies during the day,

but now they make me very sick to my stomache. Is

there anything I can do about that? I miss my salads.

 

 

> Very cold water slows the digestive system and

> results in the storage of fat according to ayurveda.

[Guest guest]

*COULD U PLZ TELL FROM WHERE WE CAN GET " Hot herbal teas help one lose

weight " ?*

 

 

> Hot herbal teas help one lose weight.

[Guest guest]

you can just boil the herbs in water

cumin cinnamoin, clove

of course daily walking is also important and yoga pranayama helps one lose

weight

 

Vivek Agarwal <agravivek wrote:

*COULD U PLZ TELL FROM WHERE WE CAN GET " Hot herbal teas help one lose

weight " ?*

[Guest guest]

its true, they are hard to digest.

You may try soups

make a big pot of soup and have it twice a day for a snack.

or water melon which is really good for pregnancy two or three peices a day -

it reduces morning sickness and is full of b vitamins.

 

Do you do a little walking every day - just fifteen minutes after lunch and

supper - about half an hour after your meal will aid digestion and keep your

body fit and healthy and will help during delivery.

Swimming is alos a good form of exercise and really helps in the later months

when the body is heavy and swollen.

After five months you can begin gentle yoga as well. Yoga really helps with

labor and delivery. I am a postnatal teacher and the women who have come for

their second delivery say they are amazed at the difference yoga has made.

I do want to stress though, that you need not worry too much about your weight

gain. How tall are you and how much did you weigh before becoming pregnant?

As long as you eat good, healthy food you need not worry about the health

effects on your baby.

Focus on good health and good food and spend a little time each day talking to

your baby in your mind or out loud about how much you love him or her and enjoy

this sacred time.

It is the sweetest time I we are given in our lives and lasts only ten months!

 

Jessika Stone <remindersofthen wrote:

I cant drink cold water it hurts my teeth. I can only

do room temp. <snip>

[Guest guest]

I just need to stress here that eating while pregnant

is allowed.

 

Weight gain while pregnant is normal and as long as

you are not eating junk food it is really okay.

Your body and baby know how much you need to eat to be

healthy.

 

Doctors just have their guidelines and we need not

adhere to them strictly as long as we are in good

health.

 

Remember, a whole new body is forming within you so

certainly you will be hungry.

 

You can walk or swim or do exericise that does not put

you or your baby at risk of injury to keep your self

fit, but I would not suggest that you watch the scale

and fret over your weight.

 

It may be that you are hungry in the first trimester

and not the second or you might gain fifty pounds in

the pregnancy and lose it all five months after giving

birth.

 

Some women gain thirty pounds and don't lose it while

others gain fifty and lose it fast.

 

Everyone is different. Everyon body is unique.

As long as you eat small, healthy snacks throught out

the day you should be fine.

 

Our society focuses a bit too much on weight

sometiems. Just focus on your child and do things that keep you

in good health.

 

Best of luck.

Mandakini

 

--- Jessika Stone <remindersofthen wrote:

 

> Actually, the only symptom I have more than hunger

> is

> thirst. I've been drinking twice as much as I

> usually

> do (which is normally quite a bit), and I'm still

> really hungry, so drinking water, or anything else

> for

> that matter, doesn't really help.

[Guest guest]

I have not followed this entire thread, but this morning the heading of Weght

loss during pregnancy caught my eye. I would highly discourage a weight

reduction during the time a new life is dependent on the mother! There is always

time for weight loss after baby comes.

This does not imply that one goes wild and gains too much weight, but it is a

good time for one to learn proper diet for life. If one starts a pregnancy over

ideal weight, of course they may have less weight to gain during pregnancy. But

one shouldnt be given the impression that they should gain little or no weight,

or be instructed to lose weight when there is another life depending on adequate

nutrition and calories for proper developement.

I hope I am not over reaching here and do not know if it has all ready been

discussed, so forgive me if I am repeating. Much of this is common sense, but

others may need more education on such matters. My own mother was instructed to

lose weight during her pregnancy with me, and I wonder how much of that advice

has affected my poor health as a child and even now as a grown woman.

Lakshmi Priya devi dasi

[Guest guest]

Jessica,

 

Did you get your blood sugar checked ? Sometimes pregnancy can induce increase

the blood sugar and cause diabetes like condition.

 

Dr. Muzumdar D.B.

M.D.(Ayurvedic Medicine)

-

Actually, the only symptom I have more than hunger is

thirst. I've been drinking twice as much as I usually

do (which is normally quite a bit), and I'm still

really hungry, so drinking water, or anything else for

that matter, doesn't really help.

[Guest guest]

Well I do want to gain a healthy amount of weight. I have known women who

didn't and their children were born sickly. I knew one woman who worked so hard

to keep her body in good shape while she was pregnant that at six months she

wasn't even showing, and one day her baby just tore right through her abdomen

muscles and she and her baby almost died! She learned her lesson from that and

with her next pregnancy was much more healthy.

But, at the same time, recent studies suggest that gaining too much weight

during pregnancy likely contributes to childhood obesity, and some studies

suggest that the current reccomended weight gain of 25 to 35 lbs may be too

high. My desire not to gain more than the 25 to 35 lbs is more for my childs

well being than for mine, I assure you. I have lost plenty of weight in the

past, its a battle but I can do it. What I'm worried about is the health of my

baby. Fat carries all of our toxins and I gain all my weight right around my

middle, very close to where my baby is. And from what I've read, only about

7lbs of what you gain during pregnancy should be maternal fat. I know I have

more than 7lbs of maternal fat already.

But, the good news is, today is a better day. I haven't felt nearly so

starved, so maybe the starving thing is a first trimester thing for me.

 

mandv m <mandakiniven wrote:

I just need to stress here that eating while pregnant

is allowed.

 

Weight gain while pregnant is normal and as long as

you are not eating junk food it is really okay.

Your body and baby know how much you need to eat to be

healthy.<snip>

[Guest guest]

Well, I try to workout in the mornings, usually walking or the stationary bike.

I'm going to start a prenatal pilates class one of these weeks, but the past two

mondays I've felt to sick to go. I will try walking a bit after meals as well.

I am 5'8 " and before I got pregnant I was 165, about 15 lbs over weight for my

build. 150 has always been a very comfortable weight for me and I was trying to

get back down to that and couldn't understand why I wasn't loosing until I took

the pregnancy test. I never have starved myself to lose weight, but I knew that

my calorie intake when I was trying to lose weight was far too low for a safe

pregnancy, so I added about 600 calories a day to my diet (300 to bring me back

up to a level of calories where I would maintain weight instead of losing and

300 extra on top of that as is recommended for the baby). I don't follow my

calorie intake religiously, if I go over or under by a bit its no big deal to

me, but it seems like the minute I started eating more I became twice as hungry!

What gives? I'm blaming quitting smoking. Maybe I'm retaining water as well.

 

mandv m <mandakiniven wrote:

its true, they are hard to digest.

You may try soups

make a big pot of soup and have it twice a day for a snack.

or water melon which is really good for pregnancy two or three peices a day - it

reduces morning sickness and is full of b vitamins.

<snip>

[Guest guest]

Oh no, I do not at all want to lose weight while I am pregnant. I was dieting

before I found out that I was pregnant but the minute I found out I was pregnant

I stopped and upped my calorie intake. I'm just worried because I fear I am

gaining too much weight too quickly, and was wondering why I'm having such

intense hunger so early in the pregnancy. Today has been better though, so I'm

hoping that its just a first trimester thing.

 

LakshmiPriya DeviDasi <priya_lakshmi_dd wrote: I have not

followed this entire thread, but this morning the heading of Weght loss during

pregnancy caught my eye. I would highly discourage a weight reduction during the

time a new life is dependent on the mother! There is always time for weight loss

after baby comes.

This does not imply that one goes wild and gains too much weight, but it is a

good time for one to learn proper diet for life. If one starts a pregnancy over

ideal weight, of course they may have less weight to gain during pregnancy. But

one shouldnt be given the impression that they should gain little or no weight,

or be instructed to lose weight when there is another life depending on adequate

nutrition and calories for proper developement.

I hope I am not over reaching here and do not know if it has all ready been

discussed, so forgive me if I am repeating. Much of this is common sense, but

others may need more education on such matters. My own mother was instructed to

lose weight during her pregnancy with me, and I wonder how much of that advice

has affected my poor health as a child and even now as a grown woman.

Lakshmi Priya devi dasi

[Guest guest]

I had my blood drawn at my last appointment. Perhaps thats one of the things

they are checking for.

 

muzumdar <dahpc wrote: Jessica,

 

Did you get your blood sugar checked ? <snip>

[Guest guest]

hi jessica

 

the best you could do during this time is to avoid sugar, refined

sweeteners and rapidly digesting carbohydrates such as breads, pasta,

muffins etc

if your body doesn't metabolize these right away they get

preferentially stored as fat

 

otherwise whole grains, organic/free-range eggs/meat/fish, lots of

vegetables and fruits, and healthy fats like olive, ghee/butter,

coconut etc are the basis of a diet which will ensure healthy weight

management

 

best... todd caldecott

 

On 6-Apr-07, at 3:25 AM, ayurveda wrote:

> Posted by: " Jessika Stone " remindersofthen remindersofthen

> Well I do want to gain a healthy amount of weight. I have known

> women who didn't and their children were born sickly. <snip>

[Guest guest]

I would also like to add that sometimes in the first trimester the change in

hormones tend to cause this type of hunger a very nagging hunger that goes away

around the third to fifth month.

folic acid canhelp as well as ginger - which you mentioned you are taking.

 

LakshmiPriya DeviDasi <priya_lakshmi_dd wrote:

I have not followed this entire thread, but this morning the heading

of Weght loss during pregnancy caught my eye. I would highly discourage a weight

reduction during the time a new life is dependent on the mother! There is always

time for weight loss after baby comes.<snip>

[Guest guest]

Jessica

As Mandakini and Lakshmi dasi wrote, weight loss should not be an

issue during pregnancy. It is the soul in the womb which causes all

desires to pregnant lady. This is Indian belief. That is what many

used to think so far. But now weest is dicovering this.

 

These is some amazing research out there about how the primal period

is when our GENES are activated to respond to a particular

enviornment -- the one we were gestated in. THe best in the primal

research, prenatal progrmamming --- Michel Odent,MD

www.http://www.wombecology.com/obesity.html

and his book, " Primal

Health " and works by Peter Nathaneilsz, PhD.(vet) MD (OB) " Life

Before Birth and a Time to Be Born: The Challenges of Fetal

Development " , and " Life in the Womb: The Origin of Health and

Disease " . " Prental Prescription " was written to condense the

information for mothers. The other two are richer reads of detailed

(stil easy though) science. Nathanielsz talks about the adrenal

stress axis that is established in utero -- relates prenatal period

to adult diabetes, stroke, and cardiac issues.

Pleasee go through at least what Michel Odent says and then decide

whether you would like to loose weight. A baby starved in the womb

is 100% likely to turn out to be a diabetic later. Just as there are

people who eat a lot but do not put up even few grams of weight and

some eat small portions and still build up obesity. This prakruti is

not only decided at conception time, but even during prenatal womb

period.

 

ayurveda , Jessika Stone

<remindersofthen wrote:

>

> I had my blood drawn at my last appointment. Perhaps thats one of

the things they are checking for.

>

[Guest guest]

Oh my gosh! How many times am I going to re write this? I do NOT want to lose

weight. I want to GAIN a healthy amount of weight. Gaining too much weight

makes you 100% likely to have an overweight infant. I do not want my baby to

start its life overweight.

 

Shirish Bhate <shirishbhate wrote: Jessica

As Mandakini and Lakshmi dasi wrote, weight loss should not be an

issue during pregnancy. It is the soul in the womb which causes all

desires to pregnant lady. This is Indian belief. That is what many

used to think so far. But now weest is dicovering this.

 

These is some amazing research out there about how the primal period

is when our GENES are activated to respond to a particular

enviornment -- the one we were gestated in. THe best in the primal

research, prenatal progrmamming --- Michel Odent,MD

www.http://www.wombecology.com/obesity.html

and his book, " Primal

Health " and works by Peter Nathaneilsz, PhD.(vet) MD (OB) " Life

Before Birth and a Time to Be Born: The Challenges of Fetal

Development " , and " Life in the Womb: The Origin of Health and

Disease " . " Prental Prescription " was written to condense the

information for mothers. The other two are richer reads of detailed

(stil easy though) science. Nathanielsz talks about the adrenal

stress axis that is established in utero -- relates prenatal period

to adult diabetes, stroke, and cardiac issues.

Pleasee go through at least what Michel Odent says and then decide

whether you would like to loose weight. A baby starved in the womb

is 100% likely to turn out to be a diabetic later. Just as there are

people who eat a lot but do not put up even few grams of weight and

some eat small portions and still build up obesity. This prakruti is

not only decided at conception time, but even during prenatal womb

period.

 

ayurveda , Jessika Stone

<remindersofthen wrote:

>

> I had my blood drawn at my last appointment. Perhaps thats one of

the things they are checking for.

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't pick lemons.

See all the new 2007 cars at Autos.

 

 

[Guest guest]

lol, just seeing the heading weight loss and pregnancy is disturbing to alot of

people Jessica, and not all have read through all of the posts in the thread.

I'm happy to see so many people wanting to help, and point out good advice. I am

a small woman and had very large babies. All of them were of higher than average

birth weight and were born far before their estimated birth date. (between 35

and 36 weeks) and all are healthy almost grown young men.

 

Less focus should be on weight, and more on healthy habits. Of course its best

to start these habits before pregnancy, but since you are expecting, its a good

time to start. This way your child will have the best start in life, and your

habits will teach him properly. Best of luck to you.

[Guest guest]

Namaste' Jessica...

 

I wouldn't worry too much about it. I gained 65 lbs (which I'm not

saying you should do) with both of my pregnancies, lost my weight

rapidly, and my children have never been overweight. As long as you

eat healthy foods and exercise now and after you give birth, and

teach your children to eat healthy foods rather than junk and fast

food, everyone will be fine. Children, and adults, are overweight

because of the types of food, not neccessarily the quantity.

 

JAI MAA

 

OM Shanti

Morningsong

 

 

ayurveda , Jessika Stone

<remindersofthen wrote:

>

> Oh my gosh! How many times am I going to re write this? I do NOT

want to lose weight. I want to GAIN a healthy amount of weight. <snip>