on this No Diet day, ignore that your self-worth lies in a figure on the scales. Love your body for all it does and concentrate on fueling it with healthy foods and self-love habits.
Yearly, on 6th May, the global community celebrates International No Diet Day with the aim of promoting body positivity and helping individuals embrace their natural size and shape. Today serves as a reminder to everyone that one does not have to diet in order to be happy and healthy. Researchers have discovered that very low-calorie diets are not good for the body and mind.
As we move towards International No Diet Day 2025, let us take a moment to reflect on how we can stay healthy weight without resorting to fad diets.
Here are five ways to lose weight without dieting:
Listen to the inner self
Among the essential principles of intuitive eating is respecting your body. Rather than going on a strict diet, observe your hunger signal and eat if hungry. In the same token, stop consuming food when feeling full, yet not stuffed. This way, you can hear what your body is saying and make conscious choices about food.
Reduce the intake of sugars
Reducing sugar intake is claimed to be the most effective way of shedding belly fat. Replace it with water, unsweetened tea or black coffee. Read food labels carefully and avoid hidden sugars. Instead, eat natural foods such as fruits to satisfy your sweet tooth. Eat healthy foods and monitor your diet.
Try natural fat cutters
- Green tea: EGCG in it helps in losing fat.
- Omega-3 fish: It reduces fat by boosting metabolism.
- Apple cider vinegar: Drinking it with water helps to lose weight.
- Chili: The capsaicin present in it boosts the fat-burning process.
- Olive oil and eggs are also beneficial.
Keep body active
Physical activity is a big part of living healthy, yet it does not always need to consist of dull gym sessions and a lifetime supply of running hours. Instead, include things in your daily life that you really love to do. This could be dancing, swimming, walking, or hiking.
Practice mindful eating
Mindful eating is a lifestyle that is based on being present and conscious with your food and eating habits. It is being in touch with the smell, taste, and texture of your food as well as being present to your fullness and hunger cues.
Basically the solution lies in the roots of ancient Bharat, where there wasn’t any existence of terms like diet or intermittent fasting. Earlier the sages used to scientifically fix their days-where they used to fast and meditate while preparing themselves for the next season. Our ancestors avoided some eating habits and avoided them forever. Habits like taking meals before the sunset not only benefitted them by keeping their gut healthy but also by never facing problems like obesity.
As per a report by Lancet, 44 million women and 26 million men in India were obese in 2022. In children aged 19 and under, 5.2 million girls and 7.3 million boys were obese, a global study published on February 29 in the journal The Lancet noted. In the opinion of several medical experts, obesity could increase cardiovascular risk factors and diabetes.
Hence it is advisable to keep health a priority. Why should the celebration of body positivity be limited to one particular day only? Rather, each day should be manifested for healthy life with nutritious meals and exercises.