Why is it so difficult to ignore that piece of chocolate cake in your refrigerator especially when you are on a diet?

Why did you stop going to the gym just after a week of joining?

Why do you keep eating those chips even when you know that you are going to feel guilty after doing so?

Why haven’t you been able to lose weight ever after trying numerous diet plans and paying for those expensive personal training classes?

“What is obesity?”

You In simple terms obesity is accumulation of fat in the body (adipose tissues) to such extent that it one or more of the following happens

Adverse effects on health

Increased risk of health issue in the future.

Due to obesity your heart is taking a beating.

1 Your liver and pancreas are being affected.

2 Your knees are giving up.

3 Everyday tasks such as walking, running, bending down to lift items turn into constant challenges for you.

4 Insulin resistance increases, It becomes difficult for your body to maintain your blood glucose levels.

BMI is generally used to define and categorise obesity.

According to WHO a person with BMI of 30 or more is considered to be obese.

Obesity is much higher in Urban India than in rural India. And obesity is more prevalent in women of urban India.

What causes it?

Obesity can be caused due to a combination of factors ranging from genetics to medication but two of the most prominent cause of obesity are sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits.

What adverse effects obesity has on our health?

Obesity can affect your health in various ways. From various cardiovascular diseases such as Coronary heart disease, Cerebrovascular disease to various metabolic disease, diabetes being one of them.

Increased weight is also linked to increased risk of hypertension.

Obesity induces psychological harm as well.

Self-esteem takes a huge hit. You might develop body image issues.

What is healthy weight loss?

Weight loss is more than just diets or exercises or a combination of them, weight loss is a lot about attitude.

The quick fixes are temporary in nature. For prolonged benefits you have to improve your lifestyle.

According to Centres of Diseases Control and Prevention, losing around 0.5kg to 1kg a week is more sustainable and healthy than losing multiple kg a week.

Why for a majority of individuals losing weight is so difficult?

The questions above have been haunting a lot of people since ages.

You and a lot of people try to lose weight but are unable to because of one major factor. You don’t pay much heed to your psychological well being.

Weight loss is not only a physiological process but a psychological one as well.

Weight loss is not as simple and straightforward as ‘eating less and exercising more’. Weight loss is also about having the right attitude.

It is difficult to not binge when you feel sad.

It is difficult to go to the gym everyday if you hate that place.

The mind-body connection has to be given the right attention if you desire a healthy lifestyle.

What do we offer?

This support group is for anyone who wants to lose weight but finds it difficult to do so.

We like to work with individuals who are on the extreme end of obesity and find losing weight to be extremely difficult.

The support group will have eight sessions, one each week. The entire course will run for a period of two months.

Various doubts and myths related to weight loss will be addressed.

We will also help you understand the physiological as well as the psychological mechanism of weight loss.

How are we different?

As mentioned earlier weight loss is not just a physiological process but a psychological one as well. A lot of these weight loss clinics and ashrams don’t consider the mind-body connection. We at Mind Solace understand how your mind can affects your emotions, stress, anger, guilt, etc which in turn affect your health.

We also address the emotional damage caused by obesity.

We develop weight loss interventions catering to your personal needs.

We help you understand what makes you behave the way you do.

We empower you to take your own decisions because the decisions you take right now shape your future.