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Hostel mess food - can I still lose weight?

Hostel mess food - can I still lose weight?

Hostel and PG mess food is oily and the menu is small, but the plate itself is not your enemy. The floating oil on the sabzi, the extra rice scoop, and the naan days are where the calories hide.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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You live in a hostel or PG. The mess serves the same oily roti-sabzi-rice every day. You cannot cook. You cannot pick the menu. But you CAN choose what goes on your plate. The mess is not your enemy. The floating oil and the extra scoops are. Let us build a better plate from what is already there.

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