Do you lose weight quickly after starvation? Why not try "tonifying slimming"? Chinese medicine teaches you 3 ways to tonify slimming!

Obesity is like a fulcrum that can easily "leverage" a series of chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes.

In order to lose weight, many people choose to diet. Although this can reduce calorie intake, it will also lower the body's basal metabolic rate.

If this continues for a long time, the body will enter a "low metabolism mode", and people will feel drowsy and lack energy all day long, and may even develop many problems such as anorexia, malnutrition, endocrine disorders, and emotional instability.

In traditional Chinese medicine, maintaining a healthy weight can be achieved through "replenishment".

To lose weight, it is better to "replenish" than to "starve"

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that after the human body ingests food, the spleen needs to convert the food into nutrients and transport them to various parts of the body, while also removing waste such as phlegm and dampness.

As the saying goes, "Nine out of ten fat people are weak", the "weak" here refers to spleen deficiency. Once the spleen is deficient, it will lead to excess heat in the body, which will be converted into fat and phlegm, causing obesity.

Traditional Chinese medicine advocates "tonifying thinness" by strengthening the spleen and balancing the functions:

The key to replenishing weight is to nourish the spleen

The spleen is afraid of irregular life. The easiest way to nourish the spleen is to develop good habits:

Eat three meals on time and in appropriate amounts, eat small meals frequently, drink water even if you are not thirsty, have regular bowel movements, avoid overeating, and limit smoking and drinking.

Do not eat after 9 p.m., as the spleen and stomach work less efficiently at night and midnight snacks can easily accumulate in the body and become excess calories.

Traditional Chinese medicines such as hawthorn, salvia miltiorrhiza, lotus leaf, Shenqu, and cassia seed have the effects of strengthening the spleen and reducing fat. They can be made into dietary prescriptions or used alone to make tea.

In addition, you can choose to cook porridge with Chinese medicine that can be used as both medicine and food. ① Glutinous rice and yam porridge: Wash the glutinous rice, cook it over a slow fire, add small pieces of yam when it is almost cooked, and continue cooking for 15 minutes before eating. ② Yam, lotus seed and millet porridge: Peel and dice the yam, remove the core of the lotus seeds, add millet, boil it in a casserole over high heat, and simmer it over low heat until it becomes porridge.

Exercise can help you lose weight

Exercise is an effective way to consume calories, strengthen the body and shape the body. It can promote gastrointestinal motility, speed up metabolism, replenish the spleen and eliminate turbid air. It is the best tonic for those who are obese.

It is advisable to choose low-intensity and long-lasting exercise, such as Tai Chi, Ba Duan Jin, rope skipping, jogging, ball games, swimming, and square dancing, and the intensity of exercise should be gradually increased.

The best recommended time to exercise is 1 to 1.5 hours after a meal, which can not only strengthen the body but also burn calories.

Acupressure and abdominal massage to improve weight loss

Taibai, Sanyinjiao, Yinlingquan on the spleen meridian and Daimai acupoint on the foot Shaoyang gallbladder meridian are commonly used weight loss acupoints. Regularly massaging them or warming them with moxa sticks can promote the return of qi and blood in the lower limbs, which is beneficial to strengthening the spleen.

Abdominal massage can make the 12 meridians unblocked and remove the "garbage" from the body. The specific method is:

Start pushing from the pit of your stomach with the tip of your index finger. Sometimes you may feel a sense of suffocation in your heart, and at this time you need to push the air away. Push downwards, past your belly button to your lower abdomen.

Push the middle first, then push the sides. When you reach the liver meridian (rib area), push diagonally towards the middle.

Push it once before going to bed and again before getting up the next day, each time for 5 minutes.

What are the criteria to be considered fat?

Many people are not satisfied with their body shape, but whether you are fat or not cannot be judged by just looking at it. Only those who meet the following four standards need to lose weight.

1

Look at the body mass index (BMI)

According to my country's standards, a BMI between 18.5 and 24 is normal weight; over 24 is overweight, and over 28 is obese.

2

Waist circumference

When measuring waist circumference, stand with your feet 30 cm apart. The measuring area should be level with the navel, and the tape measure should be close to the skin without compressing it. The waist circumference of an adult male should be less than 85 cm, and that of a female less than 80 cm.

3

Waist-to-hip ratio

Stand up straight, inhale gently, and use a tape measure to measure the waist circumference above the navel and the most prominent hip circumference. The World Health Organization recommends that if the waist-to-hip ratio is greater than 0.9 for men and greater than 0.85 for women, it is necessary to manage weight in a timely manner.

4

Look at the thickness of subcutaneous fat

The thickness of subcutaneous fat of the abdominal wall should be less than 15 mm for men and no more than 20 mm for women. This usually requires a professional sebum thickness meter to measure.

The following groups of people are more likely to gain weight and need to pay special attention to their health:

People who are sedentary;

People who are under great pressure;

People who eat too fast;

People who suffer from chronic sleep deprivation;

People with irregular eating habits;

A person who often hunches over.

People who do these 5 things are in better shape

Obesity is a preventable disease, and some lifestyle changes can help with weight management. In addition to the three "slimming" methods, you can also try the following tips for weight loss.

1

Strike before you get fat

Systematic intervention and management are necessary as soon as the weight enters the "overweight" range, and we cannot wait until it reaches the "obese" level before taking it seriously.

"Early intervention" is not difficult. The first thing is to put a weighing scale at home, measure your weight every day, pay attention to changes in weight, and start intervening once you find that you are overweight.

2

Be careful when eating

Eat less red meat with high fat content, such as pork, beef and mutton, and replace some of it with white meat such as chicken and fish.

When cooking with oil, eat less saturated fat, such as lard, butter, tallow, etc. You can use soybean oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, wheat germ oil, etc.

Replacing part of the refined white rice and flour with beans and potatoes, and adding some miscellaneous beans to the staple food can reduce calories without reducing the feeling of fullness.

At the same time, we should pay attention to ensure the intake of necessary nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, etc.

3

Move every week

Exercising three times a week for at least 30 minutes each time can help maintain a healthy weight. Generally speaking, in the same amount of time, skipping and swimming consume more calories, followed by basketball, football, and badminton, and cycling, running, and walking consume less calories.

You can also incorporate exercise into your life, for example, take a few more steps on your way to and from get off work, and do more outdoor exercise on weekends.

Heavier people should pay special attention to protecting their knee joints when exercising. People who rarely exercised before can start by walking 3,000 to 5,000 steps a day and gradually develop exercise habits.

4

Get a good night's sleep

A US study found that women who only sleep five hours a day are more likely to gain weight, and their chance of gaining weight is one-third higher than those who sleep seven hours a day.

Staying up late for a long time will affect the endocrine system, which will increase the risk of obesity and diabetes over time. When staying up late, you may also eat "midnight snacks" because of hunger, which is more likely to cause obesity.

5

If you are tired, hold on a little longer.

Everyone has laziness, which is a stumbling block on the road to weight loss. It is recommended to find a partner or friend to exercise together and supervise each other, which is more conducive to persistence.

In addition, you should keep a calm mind, relax mentally, not put too much pressure on weight loss, maintain an optimistic and positive attitude, and prevent emotional overeating.

It should be noted that weight loss needs to be gradual. The World Health Organization recommends losing 0.5 to 1 kg per week and 1 to 3 kg per month. This "constant speed" weight loss method causes less damage to the body and is not prone to rebound.

For those who have not been able to effectively reduce their weight through exercise and diet control for more than half a year, it is recommended that they consult a doctor and follow the doctor's advice to lose weight through medication and other means.