4 Chinese medicine weight loss secrets for beauties that transcend age boundaries

[Key News Introduction]: Skinny beauties are in fashion, and "weight loss" has become a common topic across age boundaries. "Key Notes" breaks through the mental barriers of female Chinese medicine practitioners of different generations, including Wu Mingzhu, Chen Meifei, Liao Wanrong and Li Siyi, and invites them to share the moments when they were obese and their experiences of successful weight loss, encouraging female fighters who are still fighting fat to exert strong willpower and continue to move towards the path of slimness.

Outer beauty is the most important! "Changing appearance" is the biggest motivation for weight loss

What is popular among modern people? Losing weight is definitely one of them, but everyone’s motivation and methods for losing weight are very different. According to an online questionnaire survey conducted by "Is it difficult to lose weight?" recently, among the 1,025 samples, 54% of netizens' biggest motivation for losing weight was "changing appearance", followed by "preventing disease" (28.4%), "enhancing physical strength" (9%) and "preventing aging" (5.5%). This shows that in the minds of most people, especially women aged 21 to 50, body shape is more important than health.

This is the most effective time to lose weight! Summer first, heartbreak second

Interestingly, when asked, "Which of the following times do you think is the easiest to lose weight successfully?", 22.5% of netizens believed that "summer" is the best time to lose weight, "broken heart" ranked second with 21% of the votes, "too much stress" ranked third with 18.9% of the votes, and "after menstruation" ranked fourth with 15.6% of the votes. As for the stress-related "death of relatives or friends", it ranked fifth, accounting for 10%.

Female Chinese medicine practitioners have also been fat! Guess how many kilograms they weigh at most?

The survey also found that the "lower abdomen" is the fat part that netizens hate the most. It is the easiest to look fat but the most difficult to lose weight. In order to get rid of excess fat, netizens each have a weight loss secret book, among which "adjusting diet" and "exercise" are the most collected and used, followed by medication, thread embedding, acupuncture, medical cosmetic sculpting and surgery.

However, how can we achieve the goal of weight loss through diet, exercise and professional help? Each person's specific approach is different. Next, we will introduce beautiful female Chinese medicine practitioners representing different generations, and ask them to share their personal weight loss experiences and secrets so that they can keep their beautiful figures at their best forever.

★★Slim Female Chinese Medicine Practitioner/Li Siyi★★

Beautiful Chinese medicine practitioners won’t get fat? Li Siyi shares 5 secrets of losing weight after childbirth

Li Siyi, a beautiful Chinese medicine practitioner who often appears on major talk shows to explain the philosophy of Chinese medicine and health preservation to everyone, not only has a professional image that is deeply rooted in people's hearts, but what is even more surprising is that although she looks slim and well-maintained on the screen, she is actually over 35 years old and is also the mother of two children. Such an identity also makes people curious about how she, as a Chinese medicine practitioner, maintains her perfect body and does not gain weight? Let us take a look at her beauty maintenance secrets!

Li Siyi revealed: I gained 17 kg when I had my first child

Chinese medicine practitioner Li Siyi said that her figure has not always been so ideal. In fact, when I was pregnant with my first child, in order to make the baby's skin whiter and tenderer, I often drank fresh sugarcane juice in the late pregnancy. Although the baby's skin was indeed white and tender after birth. But I gained weight very quickly in the later stages of my pregnancy, gaining 2 to 3 kilograms almost every month. My weight gain during the entire pregnancy was as high as 17 kilograms. I looked so much bigger, which was quite shocking. It took me a year to lose weight!

Therefore, after learning from the lesson of her first pregnancy, she stopped drinking sugarcane juice during her second pregnancy. She also tried to refuse cold drinks and desserts during pregnancy, and developed a habit of measuring her weight regularly every week. Through weekly measurements, she could understand the changes in her weight. This was also the secret to her gaining only about 8 kilograms during her second pregnancy.

In addition to using a fixed weighing method to remind herself to pay attention to the amount of weight gain during pregnancy, Chinese medicine practitioner Li Siyi pointed out that after the birth of her second child, she did not actually set a specific number requiring herself to lose weight in a short period of time.

In fact, the secret to losing weight after childbirth is to seize the golden weight loss period after delivery (within 6 months after delivery, and within 1 year after delivery for breastfeeding women), do acupuncture and thread embedding for yourself, and combine it with regular exercise habits to increase the body's metabolic rate, and regulate your life and eating habits correctly. In this way, you can return to your pre-pregnancy weight in about 6 months after delivery.

How to eat to lose weight after giving birth? Li Siyi personally teaches 5 diet secrets

However, if you want to lose weight healthily and not gain weight again after giving birth, what should you pay attention to in your daily diet? Chinese medicine practitioner Li Siyi shared her experience as a person who has been through it. In fact, the key to whether or not you are successful in losing weight after childbirth lies in whether you follow the following 5 dietary tips.

  秘訣1／高蛋白質早餐促代謝

Be sure to remember to eat breakfast! This is what Dr. Li always reminds his patients: if you don't eat, you will gain weight faster. However, breakfast is not just about filling your stomach; eating the right things is the key. Eating high-protein foods such as fermented rice wine eggs, hot milk, boiled eggs, etc. for breakfast is a good choice, and it also helps to increase the body's basal metabolic rate by 30%.

  秘訣2／增代謝先避冰冷食物

Some people drink cold water, juice or food below body temperature in the morning, but the spleen likes warmth and hates cold. Whether during pregnancy or after childbirth, avoiding drinking or eating raw or cold food or beverages early in the morning can help the gastrointestinal tract function normally, provide the body with the necessary nutrients, and avoid excess calorie accumulation. The above two tips are the key to increasing your basal metabolic rate throughout the day.

  秘訣3／不要太過於壓抑食慾

Eat when you are hungry. It is recommended that postpartum women supplement their nutrition by eating small meals frequently and choosing high-fiber, low-fat foods that help increase satiety. Because once you are too hungry and your blood sugar is too low, your body will send out a signal that any imported food you eat will quickly turn into fat accumulation, which will be counterproductive. On the other hand, if you deliberately don't eat, the accumulated hunger will compensate for it in the next meal, and you may even eat more food involuntarily. You must be careful!

  秘訣4／每口嚼30下增飽足

If you want to avoid accidentally eating too much, you can arrange the food separately before eating, like the exquisite Japanese kaiseki cuisine, where there are not many items, but there are several of them, to increase the diversity of food intake. It is also stipulated that each mouthful of food should be chewed at least 30 times. This not only satisfies the appetite, but also increases the sense of fullness, avoids overeating, and avoids the situation where you can't help but fill your stomach with snacks between meals due to hunger.

  秘訣5／每日水果不逾2拳頭

Do not eat more than two fist-sized amounts of fruit a day. If the fruit is very sweet, it is recommended not to eat more than one fist-sized amount. In particular, you should avoid eating dried fruits as much as possible, as this will cause you to unknowingly consume too much sugar, which can easily turn into fat accumulation.

In addition to sharing tips for healthy eating after childbirth, Chinese medicine practitioner Li Siyi also reminded that weight loss is not just about losing weight, but about "losing weight healthily, losing weight in a healthy way." Therefore, when losing weight, do not go on a diet. Although this method can reduce weight temporarily, it will soon produce a yo-yo effect, with sequelae such as weight regain, or even make you fatter! The best way to overcome the yo-yo effect is to eat right and maintain a high basal metabolic rate through exercise.

【Teacher Li Siyi's tips for weight loss】:

Chinese medicine practitioner Li Siyi also encouraged women who want to lose weight after childbirth and friends who are troubled by obesity, "There is nothing in the world that cannot be done, and there is no weight that cannot be lost. The only thing is whether you use the right method. If you continue to persist and find a method that suits you, you will definitely achieve your goal one day!"

★★Anti-aging female Chinese medicine practitioner / Liao Wanrong★★

Female traditional Chinese medicine practitioner Liao Wanrong weighs over 70 kilograms! 3 secrets to lose weight without gaining weight again

"Devilish figure and slender waist" are the most appropriate words to describe Liao Wanrong, a female Chinese medicine practitioner who is over 40 years old, has two sons, but manages to maintain a weight of 47 kilograms without gaining weight. However, surprisingly, her highest weight when she was young once exceeded 70 kilograms, and her classmates nicknamed her "Big Bear", which deeply stimulated her. However, she gritted her teeth and lost weight to 55 kg in half a year, and then dropped to 47 kg after giving birth. What was her secret to achieve this?

Weight surged to 70 kg and endocrine system became seriously imbalanced

Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner Liao Wanrong had a major weight loss when she was 25 years old. She was studying for a bachelor's degree at China Medical University at the time and later transferred to the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine. During her hard work in her studies, she became bloated and had acne on her face. When she showed her photos to others, no one could believe it was the same person. Because I particularly like ice cream and cold drinks, especially bubble milk tea, I can't get enough of it; coupled with the double pressure of studying and staying up late, as well as work, my weight soared to 70 kilograms, especially my lower body, which was swollen like an elephant's leg. Not only that, it also leads to serious endocrine disorders, menstrual disorders, and pustules on the nose and chin.

Because her health was in danger, she went to see a professor in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine. When he pressed the skin on the front of her calf, it was sunken and would not bounce back. The professor diagnosed that she might have "polycystic ovary" and explained that she had a constitution of "kidney yang deficiency edema" and that she must take good care of herself. Otherwise, if her constitution is not adjusted, she may have problems with infertility in the future.

Save your health and lose weight by adjusting your physique

The professor's words alerted Chinese medicine practitioner Liao Wanrong. In order to save her health, she decided to start a comprehensive weight loss plan. The first step in losing weight is to adjust her physical condition. In addition to taking Chinese medicine, I gave up ice cream, cold drinks and sweets in my daily life. I had warm red bean and barley porridge for breakfast, and added skim milk, or some nuts and banana slices to mix together to increase the feeling of fullness, which is also very nutritious.

As for lunch, I always bring my own lunch box, which is cleverly divided into four equal parts. It mainly contains the necessary daily nutrients, including whole grains, a portion of protein (including meat, eggs, or fish), and 2 portions of vegetables. The dinner part is also based on the concept of a four-compartment bento, except that the starch is replaced with protein.

Weight loss secrets: Diet adjustment + aerobic exercise + tapping the gallbladder meridian

In addition to adjusting my diet, in order to lose weight more quickly, I combined it with aerobic exercises for the lower body and taking a bath, plus tapping the acupoints on the gallbladder meridian. I successfully lost 55 kg in half a year, losing 15 kg and setting my own record! Not only did my complexion improve, my menstrual period also returned to normal, the pustules and acne on my face subsided, and my body became noticeably healthier.

Later, she successfully became pregnant and gave birth to children at the ages of 36 and 38. Postpartum obesity has always been a lingering nightmare for many women, so she seized the golden period of physical conditioning after giving birth. Not only did her weight not increase, but after giving birth to two children, her weight dropped to 47 kilograms. So far, Liao Wanrong's youngest son is 7 years old, but her weight has been maintained at 47 kilograms without gaining weight again, which is very enviable.

Successfully lost 23 kg through Chinese medicine

Chinese medicine practitioner Liao Wanrong said that she was able to lose weight successfully thanks to switching to studying Chinese medicine. I originally studied Western medicine rehabilitation, but because I saw the good effects of Chinese medicine acupuncture on orthopedic patients in clinical practice, I gradually became interested in Chinese medicine and switched to studying Chinese medicine. I didn't expect that the first beneficiary would be myself.

Traditional Chinese medicine weight loss emphasizes "differentiation and treatment". Chinese medicine weight loss prescriptions are not one-size-fits-all. No one Chinese medicine for weight loss is suitable for everyone. You must first know your own obese physique, and then prescribe the medicine according to your physique to be effective. Since she had an obese physique due to "kidney yang deficiency and edema", she chose Chinese herbal medicines that warm and nourish the kidney yang, reduce swelling and dampness to regulate her physique, and combined with traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture, her weight began to drop continuously, from 70 kg to 53 kg in half a year, successfully losing 17 kg. In addition, her menstruation came on time every month, and the acne on her face gradually subsided. She maintained this weight for many years without gaining weight again.

After giving birth to two children at the age of 36 and 38 respectively, she seized the golden period of postpartum physical conditioning and continued to lose weight to 47 kg. Unexpectedly, after giving birth to two sons at the age of forty, she saw that the health-preserving wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine was truly confirmed in her.

【Teacher Liao Wanrong’s tips for weight loss】:

If you want to lose weight successfully, you must find a method that is sustainable, comfortable, and suitable for you. Only if you can lose weight for 5 years without gaining weight again can you be considered to have truly lost weight successfully!

★★Elegant female Chinese medicine practitioner / Chen Meifei★★

Mature women lose weight by controlling calories and doing yoga

With her romantic curly hair and soft facial features, it is hard to believe that this slim and fit Chinese medicine practitioner is nearly 50 years old and a happy mother. Many mature women who have reached their 40s begin to gain weight and can never go back! Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei was pregnant and gave birth at this age. She gained nearly 80 kilograms after giving birth, and her appearance was completely different from her current slim appearance. How did she regain her slim figure in just half a year despite being a "postpartum woman + a mature woman" with the dual "difficult to lose weight" identities?

Speaking of losing weight, it seems to be a fashion among young people, but many mature women in their forties and fifties who are gradually entering menopause are just as eager to lose weight. However, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei said that women of this age have reached a more mature and fulfilling stage in their lives. Their body standards cannot be compared with those of young people, and they do not need to always "think about the past" and put too much pressure on themselves. It is enough as long as their body is slimmer than that of people of the same age.

Coix seeds reduce edema after childbirth, black beans and Eucommia ulmoides replenish kidney qi

Talking about the time when she was at her fattest, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei recalled that her body metabolism began to deteriorate significantly at the age of 35. After she became pregnant when she was almost 40, the fetus had placenta previa and she needed to stay in bed for a long time to protect the fetus. As a result, she gained a lot of weight, and also suffered from edema in her lower body and waist pain.

However, adhering to the concept of healthy weight loss, she did not rush to lose weight quickly. For postpartum weight loss, Chinese medicine doctor Chen Meifei focuses on calorie control and uses "barley and mung bean soup" and "black dates and black bean water" to help reduce edema. Both coix seed and black beans have the effect of promoting diuresis and eliminating semen, while black beans and black dates also have the effect of nourishing the kidneys and can relieve lower back pain.

Because her waist and muscles were born weak, and she had been bedridden for too long, in addition to the two dishes mentioned above, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei also took Eucommia powder with three meals a day to strengthen the kidneys and muscles, and combined it with yoga to increase the flexibility of her muscles and bones. It took her nearly half a year to slowly adjust her body and she lost weight healthily and effectively.

Balanced diet + calorie control and fruit antioxidant supplementation

In a blink of an eye, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei's son is already in the fourth grade of elementary school. It has been about ten years since she gave birth. Although she is busy seeing patients, she still controls her diet and exercises regularly, so she still maintains a slim figure.

Due to the nature of her medical practice, she is unable to eat three meals on time. Therefore, Chinese medicine doctor Chen Meifei sets the total calorie intake as the target. As long as she consumes enough calories on that day, that is enough. In addition, seeing patients requires sitting for a long time, and the lower body is prone to weight gain, so Chinese medicine doctor Chen Meifei pays great attention to calorie control in order to combat the problem of poor metabolism. Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei said with a smile that she is not a foodie and does not want to eat out in restaurants everywhere, so she consumes less calories and additives.

In order to eat healthily, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei does not eat out and always brings her own lunch to the clinic. Her staple food is whole grain rice, and her side dishes include meat and vegetables. She does not give up starch or meat in order to lose weight. Her diet is nutritionally balanced and low in salt and oil.

After seeing patients in the evening, if you are still hungry, drink some soup or eat some fruit to replenish your nutrition. Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei especially recommends eating 2 to 3 different kinds of fruits every day to get vitamin C, vitamin E and other antioxidants.

Pelvic posture should be correct and yoga practice can promote lower body circulation

In addition to good calorie control, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei also has a secret, which is to maintain a correct pelvic posture through yoga. If the pelvis is not tilted correctly, it will affect the blood circulation in the lower body, and the metabolism will certainly not be good. Yoga training not only improves flexibility, but also helps correct the posture of the lower body and prevent the pear-shaped body that is most troubling for mature women.

For mature women of similar age, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei reminds that since they have less physical strength at this age, they should not force themselves to do anything. They should do as much as they can and learn to let go and enjoy life. As long as your external body shape is not worse than that of people of the same age and your body mass index (BMI) is normal, maintaining physical and mental health is the most important thing.

【Teacher Chen Meifei's tips for weight loss】:

Mature women are prone to gain weight, and the key to losing weight is to control calories, eat less snacks, and combine it with gentle exercises such as walking, strolling, yoga, etc. In addition to promoting circulation and metabolism in the lower body, it can also strengthen the supporting strength and flexibility of muscles and bones, making it less likely to get injured. Only then can you have a fulfilling life with a healthy body, mind and spirit.

★★Female Chinese Medicine Practitioner / Wu Mingzhu★★

Wu Mingzhu, a female traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, lost 45 kg by pushing her abdomen and walking more.

Obesity is the root of all diseases and is women’s natural enemy. Wu Mingzhu, a 56-year-old female Chinese medicine practitioner, has fair and tender skin and an enviable oval face. However, she almost never leaves her clinic until 12 o'clock every night, and she also has to publish books and attend press conferences. She is so busy that she cannot get enough sleep, let alone find time for fitness. Yet she can still maintain a slim figure of 45 kilograms. How does she do it?

Wu Mingzhu, who has more than 30 years of experience in traditional Chinese medicine treatment, is particularly interested in weight loss for menopausal women. She said that obesity is actually the body's inability to excrete waste, not excessive energy reserves. Because the fat on the human body is not a high-quality fat, it is also the driving force behind the disease.

Risk period for obesity in postmenopausal women

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, in order to completely improve the problem of obesity, it is necessary to eliminate external cold and internal heat. If external cold and internal heat are eliminated, the functions of the five internal organs are regulated and the overall physical condition will improve. When the body is regulated smoothly and the blood circulation is unobstructed, the disease will naturally be eliminated and obesity will naturally disappear.

Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu said that her heaviest weight was after her menopause, when her weight was as high as 51 kilograms. Fortunately, it took her three months of weight loss management to get her weight back to normal. Especially menopause is a dangerous period for women to gain weight. To lose weight, you must avoid certain foods, but avoiding certain foods does not mean fasting. Only by managing weight first can you lose weight effectively.

Sugar-free soy milk helps lose weight during menopause

In terms of weight loss management, Wu Mingzhu said that one must first manage one's emotions and practice slowing down, especially for women after menopause. Not only does their metabolism slow down, but they are also prone to cravings, often wanting to eat and drink, and feeling dry mouth. On a daily basis, they can consume more fruits and vegetables that have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, or sugar-free soy milk, so that the body can lose weight healthily without burden.

For Wu Mingzhu, staying young and beautiful does not require spending a lot of money, because soy milk is rich in natural isoflavones and is the best drink for protecting the body's environment. Especially for women before menstruation or during menopause, when their hormones are out of balance, drinking more soy milk can prevent osteoporosis and improve menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and insomnia.

Pushing the abdomen and walking more require persistence

In addition to weight loss diet management, daily exercise is one of the necessary elements for weight loss. You can use meridian health care to achieve the goal of weight loss. It is suggested that you can use the two methods of "abdominal pushing method and walking method" to improve the condition, but you must persist in doing so to be effective.

  1.腹推法：

As the name suggests, it means pushing the belly. Because the 12 meridians of the human body all run through the abdomen, if the abdomen is pushed straight, the 12 meridians will be unblocked, which is equivalent to exercising them all.

▲Method:

(1) When pushing the abdomen, use the tip of your index finger to push from the center of the stomach. Sometimes you may feel depressed and suffocated, and at this time you need to disperse this anger.

(2) Push downward, past the belly button, to the lower abdomen. Push the middle one first, then push the two sides. When pushing the liver and gallbladder meridian, push diagonally towards the middle, because the liver and gallbladder meridian runs diagonally. By pushing the abdomen like this, the 12 meridians will be regulated and unblocked, and the body's waste will be easily removed.

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

  2.走步法：

Just hiking every day. When you go to work, it is best to get off the bus in advance not far from your workplace and then walk to work. Older female friends should walk more when going to the park, which can evenly reduce body fat.

▲Method:

(1) Keep a happy mood, lift your head, straighten your chest, and shrink your abdomen. Place your hands on your waist, swing your shoulders naturally and relax, then take a step forward.

(2) Conscious walking is the same as other exercises. Before starting, you can do some warm-up exercises to stretch your joints and muscles. After finishing your walk, you can slow down and do a cool-down exercise.

(3) Walking is a gentle sport suitable for people of all ages. As long as you maintain the correct posture and choose a good pair of shoes, walking will not make your body too tired and is easier to continue. It can also help you lose weight and have beautiful legs.

【Teacher Wu Mingzhu’s tips for weight loss】:

When facing the nightmare of obesity, postmenopausal women must be "alert" and develop a good habit of measuring their body weight on a daily basis; when facing weight loss management, they must have a strong "ambition" and never give up until they reach their weight loss goals; they need to maintain a "normal mind" during the weight loss process and correct incorrect weight loss methods at any time. At the same time, consult professional doctors for advice and share ideas on weight loss. If you persist, you will be able to get rid of obesity.