A fat man ten years ago, now a handsome nutritionist! Can boiled meals, peppers and fruits help you lose weight? Analysis of NG Weight Loss Method

He runs a Youtube channel and has also shot print and TV commercials, but his body fat once reached as high as 30%!

Being considerate to mom, but becoming fat as a child!

I have possessed many of the qualities that make me fat since I was a child: I love to eat, I love sweets, I eat fast, and I eat a lot. Coupled with the mother's "kindness", a natural environment that nourishes obesity is formed, which naturally develops a fat body shape.

At that time, I loved sports, and I often went outdoors to play and exercise all day long. In addition to my skin becoming very dark, the high level of activity required me to eat more food, so I naturally developed a large appetite. In addition to loving to eat, my mother also likes to cook very much. Especially when she had experienced poverty in the past, after her financial situation improved, she would cook more whenever she could, so there would be six large dishes and one soup on the table every night. If the portion is large, there will be leftovers. Every night when I saw my mother eating leftovers, I felt distressed and volunteered to eat another bowl. Over time, I became the fattest child in the family.

Besides loving to eat, eating a lot, and being used to helping others eat leftovers, I am also a sweets addict. In principle, I love all biscuits, chocolates, cakes, desserts, and drinks, as long as they are sweets. I still remember that there were always two kinds of snacks at home, black tea brewed with tea leaves, and tapioca pearls soup sold in traditional markets. At that time, there was no concept of reducing sugar or calories. The only thing we cared about was whether the snacks tasted sweet enough, so we would use a whole bag of second-grade sugar to cook the snacks, and this was my daily diet... So, there really is a reason for being fat.

Keep going, even a fat guy can become a handsome guy!

I have tried many popular weight loss methods. I have written a special chapter to discuss with you the principles and misconceptions of these weight loss methods to prevent anyone from following in my footsteps. Here I will share my successful weight loss experience. I would like to make it clear in advance that I absolutely do not recommend that you copy and paste this case. I would not dare to do it again if I were in your current situation. It was a very difficult process. Here are some weight loss methods I used:

What’s the problem with the traditional NG weight loss method?

NG1: Traditional Chinese Medicine for Weight Loss

Traditional Chinese medicine for weight loss is the most successful example of my weight loss period, although it ended in failure later. When I first went to the outpatient clinic, the doctor just took a quick look at me and prescribed some medicine. I asked the nurse to teach me some guidelines, such as not eating or drinking after 6 o'clock in the evening, eating white meat but not red meat, not eating starch for dinner, drinking a certain amount of water, and then prescribed Chinese medicine. At that time, I thought, according to this principle, I would lose weight even if I didn’t take medicine, right? But since I had taken the medicine, I decided to give it a try. After taking the medicine, I felt a little uncomfortable, with dry mouth, accelerated heartbeat, suppressed appetite, and I couldn't eat anything at all. I could only drink water. After a while, I naturally lost several kilograms. Later, because I had to take the medicine frequently and had to abide by the guidelines for a long time, I didn't stick to it, and soon I gained weight again.

Nutritionist reminder

‧Some principles of traditional Chinese medicine are good, such as not eating after 6 pm, which is a kind of intermittent fasting; drinking more water helps to lose fat; and no starch at night is a way to reduce sugar in the diet.

‧The disadvantage is that it cannot meet everyone’s conditions and personal required dosage, and is difficult to implement in the long term.

‧ Palpitations and accelerated heartbeat caused by medication are all signals of increased metabolism. Long-term use can easily cause a burden on the body.

NG2: Boiled Meals

Most people think of eating boiled meals when they think of losing weight. I was the same at the beginning. After all, eating out gives people the impression that it is greasy and high in calories. On the other hand, eating boiled meals with little oil should help lose weight, right? I still remember the time when I was eating boiled meals to lose weight. I often only ate sweet potato leaves, vermicelli, chicken breast with soy sauce for dinner, and sometimes even for lunch. My family ate six dishes and one soup, and I ate boiled meals. After a few weeks, I finally lost 2 kilograms, but my long-term patience finally broke out one day. Once I returned to my previous eating habits, I gained weight again in a few days.

Nutritionist reminder

‧Eating boiled meals for a long time can easily lead to the yo-yo effect! Eat more and you will gain weight again!

‧Be careful about insufficient fat intake, which can lead to poor absorption of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K.

Lack of vitamin A → dry skin, keratinization, dry eyes, hair loss, and even night blindness.

Vitamin D deficiency → bone mineralization, rickets in children, osteoporosis or osteomalacia in adults, common symptoms such as muscle weakness and cramps.

Lack of vitamin E → antioxidant capacity becomes poor, making it easier to be attacked by free radicals and the body's inflammatory response becomes more severe.

Lack of vitamin K → difficulty in stopping bleeding and slow wound healing.

‧It is recommended to consume good fats, such as nuts, fish oil rich in omega-3, chia seeds, flaxseed oil, and rapeseed oil.

Chili diet

This is one of the weirdest weight loss methods I've ever tried. At that time, I saw a program saying that chili peppers can improve metabolism and increase calorie consumption. An artist shared his experience of smearing chili peppers on his body and wrapping it in plastic wrap to promote sweating. I foolishly believed it and really smeared chili peppers on my body and wrapped it in plastic wrap. My body did sweat, but then my skin was injured like a burn, and it even hurt when I touched cold water, let alone successfully losing weight.

Nutritionist reminder

‧Chili peppers can indeed improve metabolism, but it is recommended to add it to food. It is ineffective when applied on the body!

‧This method of weight loss is the same as the myth of "sweating = losing fat". Usually the weight lost through sweating is due to dehydration. Once water is replenished, the weight will be restored.

What’s the problem with the popular weight loss methods nowadays?

Fruit diet

The most popular weight loss method is to eat bananas and apples. The method is simple. You can only eat bananas for one meal or only eat apples for several days in a row. However, it is not easy to sustain it. Once you resume a normal diet, you will gain weight again!

①The truth behind early weight loss is dehydration!

You may notice a significant weight loss during the initial implementation, but the truth is that your body is just dehydrated. Because the body does not eat normal food after consuming all the energy, but the stomach is filled with fruit fiber and water, you do not feel hungry. In fact, the body is in a state of hunger. It even starts to consume glycogen because there is no energy. The glycogen brings water and is also consumed. Therefore, the rapid weight loss of 1 to 2 kilograms in a short period of time is actually just dehydration! No matter what fruit weight loss method you use, it is all about suppressing food intake.

②The single food weight loss method is difficult to sustain!

The apple diet is to eat different apples for three meals, but you can only eat apples. You will feel fresh in the early stage, but you will get bored after a few days, because the human taste buds like the stimulation of different flavors. If there are only sweet and sour flavors, they will give up quickly.

Meal Replacement Weight Loss

The meal replacement method is my least favorite method of weight loss. It’s not because meal replacements are bad, but because most people who promote this method have a direct purpose, which is to make money instead of teaching you the correct way to lose weight. You must have often seen such content on the Internet: "I want to become a gold medal coach, I need to help five students lose weight", "Recruiting 10 friends who are determined to lose weight." If you learn more about it, you will find their formula. They first ask you about your daily meal expenses, and then tell you that you can lose weight if you replace the same amount of money with this milkshake. Most people will be tempted, it’s just changing to drinking a milkshake, what’s the problem? In fact, there is a hidden crisis!

① Long-term consumption of meal replacements will cause the yo-yo effect!

Assume that your basal metabolic rate is 1300 calories, and the total calorie consumption for daily activities and exercise is 1800 calories. You usually consume 400 calories for breakfast, 700 calories for lunch, and 700 calories for dinner. If you replace them with a cup of milkshake with more than 100 calories in the morning and evening, your daily calorie intake will be 900 calories, which is a full 900 calories short of the daily calorie consumption of 1800 calories!

If the basal metabolic rate is not reached for a long time, coupled with a lot of exercise to consume calories, the body will eat less and move more for a long time, which will naturally trigger the alarm: as long as food comes in, it will be converted into fat first to store calories in case the body has no food to eat again. As a result, once you stop drinking the milkshake, your body will gain weight again at a rapid rate, which is often called the "yo-yo effect"!

②There is nothing wrong with meal replacement, the problem lies in the usage!

Even though their meal replacement shakes contain a lot of nutrients, nutritionists still think this is putting the cart before the horse! No matter how many nutrients a milkshake or other health food contains, food should still be the main source of nutrition, and health food should be used to supplement insufficient nutrition. Otherwise, it will cost money and harm your health in the long run! No matter what kind of meal replacement you use, such as slimming milk tea, meal replacement porridge, meal replacement jelly, etc., if they do not teach you nutrition knowledge, but ask you to directly replace a meal, it means that they only want to sell products and do not care about your health.

I have spent the above space to talk about wrong and bad weight loss methods. In addition to letting you know that I am just like you on my weight loss journey, I have tried everything and had painful experiences. I also want everyone to understand the problems with these weight loss methods. As I said before, not all nutritionists know how to help you lose weight, especially since I haven’t actually experienced it, I really can’t tell what’s wrong with them. Some weight loss methods are not wrong, as long as you adjust them according to your needs and circumstances.

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