Kerala CM VD Satheesan maintains same weight for 25 years: His secrets
In an interview with a YouTube channel a few weeks ago, Satheesan revealed that he takes health seriously and has maintained the same body weight for the past 25 years!
In an interview with a YouTube channel a few weeks ago, Satheesan revealed that he takes health seriously and has maintained the same body weight for the past 25 years!
In an interview with a YouTube channel a few weeks ago, Satheesan revealed that he takes health seriously and has maintained the same body weight for the past 25 years!
Kerala's new CM VD Satheesan is many things - a resolute leader, an avid trekker, a voracious reader, a universally liked politician... he wears many hats. Do you know that he is also quite fitness-conscious? In an interview with a YouTube channel a few weeks ago, Satheesan revealed that he takes health seriously and has maintained the same body weight for the past 25 years! Satheesan, who has trekked across South India, says that on a normal day, he tries to walk for 40 minutes and, if given a choice, he likes to travel to the mountains. What does he do to keep his weight in check?
VD Satheesan's 'Mitahara' practice
Interestingly, Satheesan makes sure that he eats only half of his capacity. "When I feel like I can have at least half a portion more of what I am eating, I stop. I have been maintaining the same weight for the past 25 years. However, during the campaigning phase, I lost four more kilograms," Satheesan said while in conversation with anchor-influencer Ranjini Haridas. In yet another video, Satheesan reveals that he has been in the 73-74 kg range for many years. Though his schedule generally doesn't permit him, Satheesan says he tries to have food on time as well. As someone who has to speak quite a bit, he also avoids cold foods and prefers warm ones. "I also have a sensitive throat," said Satheesan.
How eating half your capacity helps
The practice of stopping your food when you are not completely full is known by different names in various cultures. While Ayurveda calls it the practice of 'Mitahara,' in Japan it is called 'Hara Hachi Bu'(Eating till you are 80% full). Modern nutritionists also call this practice of mindful eating 'Volumetric Portion Control.' According to the Cleveland Clinic's Dr Susan Albers, the practice of Hara Hachi Bu has many benefits and here are a few ways to implement it:
a) Take a good look at the plate
b) Decide how much might make your stomach full
c) Estimate what 80% of it will look like
d) Aim at satiety after having the food, rather than feeling full
e) Slow down your eating to help your brain register your food intake
f) If it's too tough for you, start by leaving behind one bite. Do it only once you gradually become comfortable with it, and observe your body's response closely.
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