While this may seem unrelated for many people, studies have proven that the most common mental health problem with the lockdown and pandemic was self-esteem issues and body image insecurities. But why was this so?

This is because of the external reality we were forced into because of the severe isolations to combat the coronavirus. With this new reality, a lot of the content now seen on social media is menacing. The content mostly displayed superficial ideals of beauty, the "proven" home remedies for various weight-loss diets, rigorous fasting and abstinence of food that promote eating disorders, publicly shaming and bullying are a few of the many problems that escalated online.

But what we sometimes fail to see is how our bodies are a corroboration of existence, survival and victory; Even now, our bodies are fighting extensively to beat a deadly virus that has taken so many lives. So what do we do in return to thank our body?

Let's start by appreciating how blessed we are to have a fantastic system that keeps our hearts pumping. Two, let's equip our bodies to tackle any future circumstances.

As Toni Sorenson rightly said, "weight-loss doesn't begin in the gym with a dumbbell; It starts in your head with a decision." Now this decision you make will entirely weigh on you. It would have to result from your goals set for your body, where you think you'd be the happiest.

As we are talking about reaching our ideal goals, its always advisable and highly recommended that you do so in consultation with your doctor.

Weight management is a great tool that helps us generate awareness of our own body and utilizes best practices that help monitor our weight based on our age, gender and height. To break it down Wight management is the science of using various techniques and underlying physiological processes that contribute to a person's ability to attain and maintain a certain weight. It doesn't only talk about weight loss. Instead, it's a full-fledged system that helps you reach the ideal weight based on your BMI.

Weight loss cannot tackle with starvation and weight gain cannot be dealt with by overeating. In both cases, this can be very dangerous. Here are a few best practices that help with tremendous healing for your body inside and out.

1. Stop skipping meals: Your body needs fuel to function every organ and cell in your body correctly. Skipping meals and fasting and avoiding food for long periods will disrupt your body's requirements and the acid levels in your system, resulting in hazardous gastric problems.
2. Eat your meals at appropriate times: Studies have shown that taking your meals at a proper time increases your body's ability to function and leaves enough room for the food to be properly digested, which helps reduce severe bloating and fatigue throughout the day and keeps you energized and pumping.
3. Learn about a diet program before taking it: While the internet seems to be overflowing with advice, it is essential that you learn the diet plan inside and out, ensuring what effects it can and may have on your body.
4. Is it right for you? Sometimes, when we were so exhausted at looking for ways to manage weight, we see influencers and celebrities posting various kinds of remedies. But we need to understand that all of it may not be true. We need to question whether it is appropriate for us and suitable for our bodies. These ads are all superficial and promote unhealthy body standards. It's time we get detox from all these myths.
5. Understand what you're putting in your body: We must understand what we take and how much we consume. We need a doctor's approval before taking any medication, supplements or even particular types of foods.
6. Try a balanced meal: There is no alternative to this. A balanced meal is like a miracle pill that you give your body. It is essential to give your body nutritious food, especially when we have a coronavirus outbreak where it's necessary to build our immune system, and this can only be done with proper eating.
7. Switch to vegan meals; it's life-changing: While many are skeptical at first, there's no going back once tried. Veganism is a way of life. It rejuvenates the body, keeps you lighter on your feet and the delicious varieties of foo tingle your taste buds.

Like we earlier mentioned, weight management isn't controlled diets and vigorous exercises and techniques. Instead, it's a full-fledged system that deals with eating food and taking on diets with complementary activities. The strategy is to work on your body on prioritizing what you'd like to accomplish; for instance, you can target fat reduction, build muscles and core strength, gain weight to suit your BMI, or even just fitness. Whatever your goal is, your exercise plan will focus entirely on that goal, but to enable that, you will have to take on a suitable diet program.

Lastly, to magnify your weight management program results, we need to work towards cleansing our lifestyle. This is the most vital element in weight management. We need to build a strong skeletal structure so that whatever activity we do amplifies our goals. With a healthy lifestyle, we created our physical health and our mental health, which is key to attaining our desired weight. Surround yourself with all that makes you happy and motivates you. Here are a few things apart from exercise and food which help build a positive and healthy lifestyle.

1. Early to bed and early to rise. Keep your sleep cycle steady to enhance your body's productivity.
2. Set your priorities on a to-do list. As you start accomplishing items, you feel more motivated.
3. Surround yourself with a positive tribe. Keep your friends and family close and talk more to those who fill you up with positivity.
4. Get a furry friend that can keep you happy. Maybe consider adopting a homeless animal as animals are great pals. They give you nothing but love.
5. Drink plenty of water, and eat more fruits and vegetables.
6. Commit yourself to your goals and keep rewards for yourself when you achieve them.

Change begins with you. When you decide. We here at Nutra On empower you to take that step and we are rooting for you.