A science based prescription for weight loss
Eat 1200 calorie food per day. Weight loss has to occur.
1200 calories per day is being recommended as weight loss diet.
1 cup tea (tea without sugar) - 35
Breakfast
3 Idli and Chutney - 210
Milk One cup (100 ml) 60
One apple - 40
Lunch (office goers)
3 chapati - 180
Curry - 125
Evening -
2 Marie biscuits - 56
Tea 35 - 741 calories - total up to evening
Dinner
Rice 3 cups (50 grams uncooked rice) - 200 calories
Red gram 25 gm (uncooked) (toor dal) dal - 100 calories
Curry - 125
One cup (100 ml milk) curd - 60
Dinner 485 calories
1226 calories
Alternate
1 cup tea (tea without sugar) - 35
Breakfast
3 Idli and Chutney - 210
Milk One cup 60
Between breakfast and lunch
One apple - 40
Lunch
Rice (50 gms uncooked) 3 cups - 200 calories
Red gram (25 gm kandi pappu - toor dal) dal - 100 calories
Curry - 100
One cup curd - 60
Evening -
2 Marie biscuit - 56
Tea 35 - 891 calories - total up to evening
Dinner
Rice (25 gms uncooked) 2 cups - 100 calories
Red gram ( kandi pappu - toor dal) dal - 100 calories
Curry - 100
1191 calories
75 kg male has 1527 calories per day as basal metabolic rate.
Recommended intake for male is 2500 calories per day.
Visit this page and calculate calories required per day by you.
http://www.medindia.net/patients/calculators/dly_calorie_req.asp
Download the pdf of recommended Diet for Indians - by ICMR
http://ninindia.org/dietaryguidelinesforninwebsite.pdf
Suggestions by Apollo Hospital for Weight Loss
http://www.apollolife.com/tools/caloriesheetofcommonfooditems.aspx
https://lifestyleupblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/23/calories-in-south-indian-full-meals/
http://www.thefitindian.com/best-north-and-south-indian-1200-calorie-diet-plan/
Other 1200 calorie diets
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/advice/a20559/lose-weight-meals-oct04/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/469885-fast-weight-loss-diet-for-a-60-year-old-woman/