Can't resist the temptation of delicious food, will you lose weight by exercising more? Doctor: If you can’t manage your basal metabolism, losing weight will be in vain

Exercise is important, but it is difficult to lose weight only through exercise! If you eat and drink delicious food without restraint, but cannot control your basal metabolism, and want to lose weight quickly simply by exercise, you may end up wasting your time. Therefore, diet is an important topic, and it must be combined with professional medical assistance and proper exercise to successfully lose weight.

1. Mr. Zhang, about 50 years old, ate everything before he lost weight. He accepted all high-salt, high-sugar and fried foods, and had no taboos on snacks. Because he only has one leg, he needs a wheelchair to get around, and he often needs friends to help push the wheelchair. But because he weighs 135 kilograms, Mr. Zhang feels embarrassed every time he asks his friends for help. So I made up my mind to lose weight successfully, which is good for my health and the friends who helped me.

Mr. Zhang is disabled and has difficulty exercising, so he sought the help of Dr. Shen Zhenrong, director of the Department of Metabolism at Annan Hospital. During the 10-month weight loss period, he followed the doctor's instructions, not eating or reducing high-salt, high-sugar and fried foods, and mainly eating whole foods. He gradually replaced beverages with water and made it a habit. In the end, he successfully lost weight to the current 65 kilograms. He and his relatives and friends were all surprised that he felt like a different handsome middle-aged uncle.

If you can't control your appetite and eat a lot, it's actually very difficult to lose weight just by exercising.

Dr. Shen Zhenrong, director of the Department of Metabolism, said that exercise is important, but it is actually difficult to lose weight by exercise alone. Because no matter how much you exercise, it can only affect 10% of your body weight. It is harder than climbing a mountain to burn off the weight you eat through exercise alone. Therefore, if you want to lose weight quickly, you must manage your basal metabolism, in other words, eat appropriately. For example, a loaf of bread contains 300 calories, which can be burned off by running 3 kilometers! Friends who want to lose weight can regard "eating" as a management course that needs to be studied and combined with medical professional assistance, so as to effectively lose weight.

Obesity is caused by not controlling basal metabolism

Dr. Shen Zhenrong said that a weight loss expert once pointed out that "you gain weight because you don't control your metabolism well!" When a person is in a completely still state, such as sitting on a chair in the office or lying in bed, the calories the body needs to consume to maintain basic operations such as heartbeat and breathing are called basal metabolism. 90% of the body's calorie consumption comes from basal metabolism, and only 10% is consumed by walking, eating, going to the toilet and exercising in daily life. Therefore, if the calories you eat exceed your basal metabolism, it is impossible not to gain weight!

Doctor Shen Zhenrong emphasized that Taiwan's obesity rate is already the highest in Asia. This is because Taiwan's delicious food is everywhere. Living in Taiwan, it really takes great willpower and self-discipline to control your diet and not gain weight. Reminder: Learning to eat properly is the first step to successful weight loss. Only with the help of correct exercise and managing basal metabolism can you have a chance to lose weight successfully.