Fat loss
How to Eat at an Indian Wedding on a Diet
You can enjoy the food and stay on track. Here is how.
Short answer
Eat the wedding food. Do not skip meals to save up. Put protein and vegetables on the plate first, pick the two things you love most, and go back to normal the next morning.
An Indian wedding usually means two or three days of events and several large meals.
The food is rich, there are a lot of sweets, and it is hard to say no.
Do not skip meals to save up
Some people eat nothing all day so they can eat more at dinner.
This usually backfires. You arrive very hungry and eat much more than you planned. Have a normal breakfast with protein in it.
Build the plate in order
Protein and vegetables first
Paneer, dal, anything from the tandoor, salad, raita. Fill half the plate before you reach the rice and the naan.
Pick your two
Walk the whole buffet first. Choose the two things you really want. Have those properly. Skip the ones you would only eat because they are there.
One plate, sitting down
Avoid snacking at the chaat counter for an hour. Sit down, eat your plate, and stop there.
The sweets
Choose the one sweet you like most and have it.
Skip the second and third helpings.
Move after you eat
Most weddings have dancing. Join in.
In a pooled review, short bouts of light walking after meals lowered blood glucose compared with sitting 1. Even a walk around the venue counts.
Your weight will go up for a few days
You will probably weigh more the next morning.
Much of that is water, salt and food still in your system. It is not fat. It settles within days once you are back to your normal routine.
Go back to normal the next day
One wedding does not undo months of work. The real risk is continuing to overeat for days afterwards because you feel the week is already lost.
Enjoy the wedding, then eat your normal breakfast the next morning.
What to remember
- Do not skip meals to save up for the dinner.
- Protein and vegetables go on the plate first.
- Pick the two things you love and have them properly.
- Dance, or walk, after you eat.
- The scale jump is mostly water. Go back to normal the next morning.
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Tanvi Parikh. Certified Fitness Coach (NASM CPFT, CSFNS) and founder of TNV Method.
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TNV Method is coaching and education, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor before changing medication or starting a new plan.