Losing Weight

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one of the leading health Think Tanks of the US, states that people who have obesity, compared to those with a normal or healthy weight, are at increased risk for many serious diseases and health conditions, including the following:

• High blood pressure
• High LDL cholesterol
• Low HDL cholesterol
• High levels of triglycerides
• Type 2 diabetes
• Coronary heart disease including heart attacks
• Strokes
• Gallbladder disease
• Osteoarthritis (a breakdown of cartilage and bone within a joint)
• Sleep apnea and breathing problems
• Many types of cancer
• Low quality of life
• Mental illnesses such as clinical depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders
• Body pain and difficulty with physical functioning

You can join me in a group weight loss program which is simple and effective. Here are the steps:

1. 1. Please buy an electronic weighing scale.
   2. Please go to
      
      https://www.disabled-world.com/calculators/charts/height-weight.php
      
      and find out your ideal weight range. If you have a large frame, select a number from the higher side and so on. Your selection should be within the range given.
   3. Please go to the following link and start putting in your information. If you want to keep your name anonymous, please use a pseudo name like Abu Yusuf, Umme Aisha and so on.
      https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19J5mV1LtWLPyYDW8YWDNN3akOhcn5L5OzOsMHmXuzNg/edit#gid=0
      
   4. Please join the following Whatsapp group. Please note that in this group you cannot post any forwarded message, video, etc. You also cannot leave a voice note. Only text messages are allowed.
      https://chat.whatsapp.com/HZ2IrpEAAaCA9t33kJIT7K
      

So here we go.

Here are 5 simple steps that will give you phenomenal results in your fight against obesity:

1. 1. Stop all processed sugar. If you need a sweetener, use honey (in moderation please). One of my homes is completely sugar free. We don‘t buy white sugar at all.
   2. Fast twice a week, preferably on Monday and Thursday. This is Sunnah. You will get rewards also. If you have any health issue that inhibits fasting, check with your physician. Please let me know and I will give you an alternative to this point.
   3. No dinner after 7:00 pm.
   4. 45 minutes of brisk walk, 5 times a week. By brisk walk we mean 120 steps per minute. Now if you are 15 kg overweight and are over 40 years of age, walking may damage your knee joints and spine as this may cause damaging jerks. You have two options: swimming or using the elliptical machine. If you do swimming, then you will have to increase the time to one hour.
   5. One meal a day would be an uncooked meal. You can have salads, juices or fruits

Happy journey dear brothers and sisters.