My aunt doesn't gain weight when she eats

Menstruation is experienced by every mature woman. The arrival of menstruation indicates that the female reproductive organs have fully developed and that she has the ability to reproduce. Some women will pay special attention to their diet when they have their period, while some women who are on a diet will eat as much as they want when they have their period, because it is said that eating during menstruation will not make you gain weight. Is this true? Let's find out.

1. Will eating during menstruation make you fat?

One week before menstruation, affected by hormonal changes in the body, girls' physical and emotional instability, increased appetite, and prone to edema make them look fatter than usual and have a strong desire to eat. After the menstrual period begins, the edema problem will gradually improve, so it is easy for people to have the illusion of "getting thinner." However, whether before or during menstruation, the calories in chocolate will not disappear. If you seek comfort from high-calorie sweets without restraint, the excess calories will be converted into living fat!

Weight loss is a nightmare that every girl will never get rid of. During a woman's menstrual period, the hormones in her body change greatly, often causing metabolic disorders and affecting the effectiveness of weight loss. Therefore, by understanding the menstrual cycle of women and coordinating rest and diet, the effect of weight loss can be increased.

Obesity increases the chances of ovulation disorders and menstrual disorders. Excessive body fat has always been considered a risk factor for anovulation, endometrial cancer, breast cancer, and other diabetes and hypertension. The effects of obesity on female fertility include precocious puberty, early menstruation, irregular menstruation, abnormal ovulation, increased miscarriage rate, gestational diabetes after pregnancy, pregnancy-induced hypertension, etc.

Many women have a wrong perception that they lose so much blood during menstruation and all the nutrients are used to produce blood, so they will not gain weight by eating more. In fact, compared to normal times, it is not easy to gain weight if you eat a little more during your period. However, women exercise relatively less during menstruation, so the calories they consume will be lower. Eating too much will also result in the calories they consume exceeding the calories they consume, so there is still a risk of gaining weight.

2. What to eat during menstruation without gaining weight

Red bean porridge calories: 62 kcal/100 g

Red beans have the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and blood. Drinking a bowl of hot red bean porridge in the morning and evening during menstruation can warm the stomach and drive away the cold, help expel retained menstrual blood in the body, and because it is low in calories, there is no need to worry about gaining weight.

Calories of ginger, jujube and brown sugar water: 19 kcal/100 g. 5 g ginger, 10 g dried red dates, 10 g brown sugar, 500 ml water, boil until 200-300 ml.

It has the effect of warming the meridians and dispersing cold. Brown sugar and jujube can replenish qi and blood, and ginger can dispel cold. It is suitable for women with cold uterus, cold limbs in winter, and lower abdominal pain during menstruation. Attention! Those with heavy menstrual blood volume should not drink this drink during menstruation to avoid increasing the amount of menstrual blood volume.