Women & the weight loss tamasha - Rujuta Diwekar
A personal note by Kareena Kapoor
Introduction- Why this book?- Chapter plan- Components of the book- The 'take-away'
Chapter 1: The Tamasha
Chapter 2: A fearless (teen)age- Real life example - What's in the looks?- The age of misinformation- What's so special about 8?- Mother- the ultimate enemy?- The missing link – Nutrient Deficiencies- All about Periods.- The thing about breasts.- The 4 strategies- Real life diet analysis – A 14 year old school girl with 'weight issues'.
Chapter 3: Marriage –Learning to Be.- Real life example- The thin, fair, tall and convent educated phenomenon- Marriage - All eggs in one basket?- Pre- marriage  – weight loss         Waist to hip ratio- The evolutionary reason         Conditional responses - Peeche se pressure- Single in the city- Post marriage – weight gain.         Why? 5 reasons.- The 4 strategies- Real life diet analysis – A 24 year old who put on 10kgs 1 year after marriage
Chapter 4: Pregnancy and motherhood: The pain, trauma and glory    -Real life example- Preparing for pregnancy        Oral health        Right Nutrition        Work-out- Diet for life- Assuming responsibilityAfter the baby- Real life example: A study in unfeasibility.- Survival, sex, food and sleep.- Pregnancy myths and facts.- The 4 strategies- Real life diet analysis – A 34-year old nursing mother of two juggling house and career.
Chapter 5: Menopause: Coming of age- Real life example- Nature to the rescue- Healthy ovaries- healthy menopause- Life after Menopause- The 4 strategies- Real life diet analysis – A 65-year old, pretty pampered, Punjabi lady.
Chapter 6: Curses we bring upon ourselvesHypothyroid- What is it? How does it function?- Thyroid and weight loss- What exposes me to this curse.- What can I do about it?          The 4 strategies- The thyroid pill- Real life diet analysis – A busy 66-year old TC artist and homemakerPCOS/ PCOD- What is it?- Hormonally vibrant – the story of our ovary.- What exposes me to this curse.- What can I do about it?         The 4 strategies- Real life diet analysis – A 40-year old taking a break from work and on full time medicationDiabetes- What is it?- The 4 strategies- Real life diet analysis – A 39-year old banker staying in London with 3 kidsSummary of other curses and strategies to combat them
Chapter 7: The four strategies of well-beingNutrition strategies- Eat local. Think Global.- Portion size.         The rule of UNO         Gut feeling         Eating small- Food planning- Beyond calories         Nutrients         Cooking traditions         Filtered oil         Sweet visaExercise strategies- Kinestheatic intelligence- The work-out paathshala- The principles of exercise        Progressive overload principle        Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands (SAID).        Recovery        Regularity        Principle of balance or variationSleep strategies- No TV in the bedroom – The biological (clock) reason- No booze before sleeping- No dessert/tea/coffee post sunset.- No compensation- Bedroom etiquetteRelationship strategies- With great power comes great responsibility- Debugging sucks, testing rocks- Pain is our friend- Relationship with food
Appendix 1: A comparison of traditional and on-the-go breakfast optionsAppendix 2: Short-term and long-term effects of low-calorie dietsAppendix 3: Food considered healthy and why they are notAppendix 4: Is your body talking to you? -Nutritional deficiencies and how to combat themAppendix 5: More real life diet recall and analysis