Lose weight following your menstrual cycle! Eat beef and kelp to get a lean body

A girl's menstrual cycle is divided into four stages: menstruation, postmenstrual period, ovulation period, and premenstrual period. The physiological characteristics of each stage are different, and the required nutrition and suitable exercise are also different. Chinese medicine practitioners say that as long as you make good use of the 28-day cycle of body temperature rise and fall and regulate your body intelligently, you can help build a physique that is easy to lose weight!

In order to lose weight quickly, many girls restrict their diet, whether during their menstrual period or on normal days. They don’t eat rice, meat, or oil. In the long run, they suffer from malnutrition and unbalanced nutrition, which in turn causes endocrine disorders. No matter how little calorie intake they have, they still can’t lose weight!

Adequate nutrition combined with exercise helps develop a lean body

In fact, weight loss also requires adequate nutrition, and the right exercise at the right time will achieve twice the result with half the effort. Before using the menstrual cycle to lose weight, you must first understand your physical condition at each stage. For example, among the four stages of the menstrual cycle, the late menstrual period and ovulation period are the golden periods for weight loss, so you must seize them!

If you want to increase the weight loss effect, it is recommended that you seek treatment from a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, combined with a proper diet and exercise, so that you can gradually change your physique from being prone to obesity to being prone to losing weight. The following are some tips for maintaining your period during the four phases of the menstrual cycle provided by Chinese medicine practitioner Zhang Ruowei:

【Menstrual period】

Time: 1st to 5th day of menstruation

Key points of conditioning/ During menstruation, the endometrium is shed and a large amount of menstrual blood is lost, which can easily cause weakness, fatigue, dull complexion, deepening of fine lines, and a feeling of flabby body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the yin blood is insufficient at this time, and one should nourish yin and blood to replenish the nutrients lost by the body and skin. It is not suitable for weight loss!

Recommended diet: You can choose pig's feet and chicken essence to supplement protein, and choose beef, red dates, wolfberry, etc. to help replenish blood.

Exercise is recommended/ It is not suitable for exercise at this time. It is recommended to use an electric blanket to heat the abdomen to promote blood circulation.

【Postmenstrual Period】

Time: 6 to 13 days after menstruation

The key to conditioning/ At this time, menstruation ends, your spirits are restored, your mood is cheerful, and you are full of energy. It is the golden period for weight loss. Remember to start exercising!

Recommended diet/ Chinese medicine doctor Zhang Ruowei recommends eating kelp and sesame seeds to supplement nutrition, increase physical strength during exercise, increase satiety, and control calorie intake. In addition, you can also eat white fungus, jellyfish skin, bird's nest, etc. to help replenish the collagen lost in the skin.

Recommended exercise: mainly exercises to strengthen the core muscles or aerobic exercises to increase cardiopulmonary function, such as jogging, swimming, cycling, etc.

【Ovulation period】

Time: 14th to 16th day of menstruation

Key points for conditioning/ During the ovulation period, girls are energetic, excited, have delicate skin, and are less uncomfortable in the body. It is also the golden period for weight loss. This stage focuses on warming the Yang and replenishing the Qi to increase the energy required for physical activities.

Recommended diet/ In order to increase energy, you can supplement with yam and purple rice to promote the digestive ability of the stomach and intestines. You can also eat some ribs and kidneys to increase bone density and help exercise more powerfully!

Recommended exercise: You may want to increase the intensity of your exercise by alternating between anaerobic and aerobic exercise, which will help speed up your weight loss.

【Premenstrual Period】

Time: 17~28 days of menstruation

The key to conditioning/ The next menstruation is coming soon. Due to hormonal changes, you are prone to irritability, anger, edema, constipation, headache, breast swelling, back pain, etc. This is a slow period of weight loss. Chinese medicine conditioning focuses on regulating qi and blood circulation and regulating excess body fluids.

Recommended diet/ You can make a cup of rose tea or brown sugar ginger soup to soothe sensitive nerves and relieve your mood, or you can drink a bowl of red bean and coix seed soup to help remove excess water from the body.

It is recommended to exercise/ continue to maintain exercise habits before menstruation to reduce body stress through moderate sweating. Chinese medicine practitioner Zhang Ruowei reminds you that you can increase the time of hot compress and combine it with stretching exercises to prepare for the arrival of the next menstrual cycle!