Living in Sivas, 58-year-old Fatma Akkuş and 71-year-old Şadiye Yeniceli decided to lose weight after going through difficult times due to their excessive weight problem. Akkuş and Yeniceli applied to the Health Ministry Sivas Central İbn-i Sina Community Health Center Healthy Life Center and met with Expert Dietitian Ali Can Daşdemir who works there. Following the advice of their dietician to eat regularly and drink 15 glasses of water a day, Şadiye Yeniceli, who had difficulty breathing and could not walk, lost weight from 102 kilos to 85 kilos and regained her healthy life. Similarly, Fatma Akkuş, who had a herniated disc and fluid loss in her knee and was facing the risk of surgery, lost weight from 100 kilos to 80 kilos, both maintaining her health and improving her quality of life.
Expert Dietician Alican Daşdemir, who said that they provide a completely free service, emphasized that the most important factor behind this success is a balanced diet. Daşdemir said, “We do not ban anything here. We help them plan their daily meals and continue their lives in a healthy way. Similarly, we show that a diet can be made with all the meals prepared at home.”
HE LOST 17 KILOS BY DRINKING 15 GLASSES OF WATER A DAY
Şadiye Yeniceli, stating that she drinks 15 glasses of water a day, said, “I could not walk because of my weight. I could not even breathe. My family doctor referred me here. Ali Hoca also took care of me. I lost weight and felt relieved. I dropped from 102 kilos to 85 kilos. My doctor gave me a list and I followed it. I drank 15 glasses of water a day. I did not eat bread, fried foods or pastries. I eliminated all of them from my life. After I lost weight, my breathing and walking got better.”
HER LIFE CHANGED WHEN SHE LOST WEIGHT
Fatma Akkuş stated that her life changed when she lost weight and said, “There was fluid loss in my knee. I am very pleased with my teacher Ali. He made me lose weight well. I dropped from 100 kilos to 80 kilos. There was no problem with diets either. I went on a diet with the meals I made daily. I just reduced the portions. I cut back on bread and drank plenty of water. I lost 20 kilos in a year. There were good changes in my life after I lost weight. I could not walk, now I can. Before, if I walked 5 meters, I had to sit for half an hour, because of the herniated disc. The doctor said, ‘You need to have emergency surgery. If you do not, you are at risk of paralysis. You need to lose weight.’ So I came here. I was very pleased. I felt very relieved when I lost weight. I gave up on having surgery. There were people who did not recognize me when I lost weight.”
“WE ARE NOT BANNING ANYTHING”
Expert Dietician Ali Can Daşdemir stated that they do not prohibit anything in the diet and said, “We help people with weight problems here in society. Weight problems are only thought of as obesity in society, but we do not only help people who are thin or have weight problems in this regard. We offer this opportunity free of charge. Since our patients who come here mostly come with eating behavior disorders, we first plan their meals. We organize their meal times. Then we plan what, how and how much they should eat. We do not prohibit anything here. We help them plan their daily meals and continue their lives in a healthy way. Similarly, we show them that a diet can be done with all the meals prepared at home. We teach them that they can go on a special diet and that any diet can be done when all the ingredients at home are eaten in sufficient amounts with all the meals.” (İHA)
