Lifestyle changes (in food)

Some of the changes that one needs to incorporate in his/her lifestyle:

• Reduce the portion size of the foods
• Reduce intake of salt and sugar
• Reduce the quantity of oil/ghee being used
• Reduce the intake of carbohydates (like wheat, rice etc)
• One's body needs protein and this can be obtained from
• Low skim milk
• Low skim paneer (cottage cheese)
• Dal (lentils)
•  Practice some form of physical activity daily (walking, cycling, swimming) 
• Try to use stairs instead of lifts

If you observe the above, there is no mention of a crash diet above.
These are small changes in your everyday lifestyle to ensure one can have long term effects to good health.