Every woman’s dream is to look her best on her wedding day. And it’s quite amazing that every woman, regardless of her size, build and height, looks her best on this very important day. However, in this era where thinness is all the rage, the quest for the miracle wedding diet continues with renewed fervour.

A survey of brides’ body image by You & Your Wedding magazine revealed that 91% of those surveyed intend to lose weight for their wedding.

Before we let you in on this magic formula, here are a few words of caution from Ms. Moonmoon Bannerjee, Consultant Dietitian at Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital: “Please don’t plan on going on a strict diet just a couple of weeks or a month in advance. “. the day of your wedding and you decide to lose 7-10 kilos.

Be realistic about your goals. Avoid all fad diets to lose weight fast, quick fixes like retail diet pills like the plague. Some of these will produce instant results as promised, but will have a negative impact on your overall health. Don’t choose to fast or skip meals.”

Dr. Tushna Park, an eminent dietitian from Chennai, recommends a low-carbohydrate diet. According to her, it’s a great idea to avoid carbohydrates as much as possible. However, some people feel psychologically dissatisfied by eating a meal that does not have carbohydrates.

In such cases cook only a handful of rice, no more and no less. Ideally, brown rice is preferable to white rice. Yew
If you don’t like rice, use three parts soy flour and one part wheat flour to make two chapatis.

The size of each ball of dough before you roll it out should be the size of the circle that is formed when you bring your thumb and forefinger together to form a curve. She says there’s no need to delete anything that’s on your “favorites” list.

Not even junk food! All you need to do is restrict the amount you consume. For example, if you like to eat pizza, go ahead and order one. But instead of choosing the whole pizza, limit yourself to just a couple of slices.

Jyoti, a young bride-to-be is a bit overweight. She says: “I want to lose some weight before my wedding day (which is a month from now) but I know I suddenly can’t have the figure of Bipasha Basu or maybe Aishwariya Rai.

So I don’t even want to try. My diet plan is simple. It consists of small regular meals. Meals consist of lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. I have replaced whole milk with skimmed milk. No, milk and sugar in my tea and coffee.

I have also completely given up soda, ice cream and rice. I have a couple of chapattis for every meal. It’s been a week since I’ve been on this diet and I already feel lighter.”

Here are some must-haves in your wedding diet meals: fruits; They are a great source of fiber and vitamins. They also provide you with antioxidants that your body needs to prevent cell and tissue damage.

Walnuts not only add flavor and texture to your meals, they are also a rich source of vitamins and minerals. They are absolutely fabulous for fighting hunger pangs between meals. Greens, everyone is aware of the goodness of greens.

Some dairy product (ideally skim dairy product), fish (if non-vegetarian is required) excellent for radiant skin, lean meat. Last but not least, lots and lots of water. It will help you cleanse and detoxify.