Did you do the right thing in losing weight? 7 key points you must know!

In the weight loss clinic, people often ask me in distress: "Dr. Lin, I have reduced the amount of my three meals! Why can't I lose weight?" After some investigation, it is always found that they have reduced the amount of their main meals, but between meals, they often can't bear the hunger and have a small snack to satisfy their hunger. These are the culprits of weight loss failure.

Key 1: Occasional greed is the origin of obesity

You should know that no matter what you eat, it will all be honestly reflected on the scale. As long as any food enters your mouth, it will start to be recorded. If the food enters but is not shipped out, it will be placed in the inventory area, and fat will begin to accumulate. There is no such thing as "you will get fat by breathing air and drinking water" in this world. The maintenance of weight is the result of habit. We must remember that when we follow the concept of 30% off on each meal, we must not forget to let any calories escape between meals!

Many people often think: "It shouldn't matter if it's just a few cookies, right?", "Eating fruit can aid digestion, so it doesn't count as calories, right?" or "It's just a glass of beverage, it's not that serious, right?" I must solemnly remind you that if you are determined to lose weight, these little things that you think are insignificant are the biggest obstacles to weight loss. Because even fruits have calories and cannot be used as snacks between meals. They will become an extra source of calories and can only be included in a 30% discount on the total amount of a regular meal. Not to mention how staggering the calories in sugary drinks are, they must be avoided.

The task of reducing food intake is something that those who want to lose weight must strictly follow. Therefore, in addition to the normal three meals, do not eat any caloric food between meals. Some small details in life may be the key to whether your weight loss is successful or not. Therefore, we specifically point out some small details that are easy to be overlooked but must be followed, so that everyone can pay attention to whether they have violated these weight loss taboos.

Try to develop the habit of eating only at the dining table, because if you eat somewhere other than the dining table, such as eating snacks while shopping or eating while watching TV, this behavior will unknowingly put food into your mouth without knowing that you are full, which is definitely a taboo for people who want to lose weight. In addition, people with poor self-control should not approach the kitchen or refrigerator outside of meal times.

Key 2: Don’t go shopping on an empty stomach

I believe everyone has the experience of buying food when they are hungry. When you are hungry, you are easily attracted to bread, biscuits, and snacks. You can’t help but buy too much at the moment, but you will force yourself to stuff all the food in to avoid waste. Therefore, I would also like to advise everyone to avoid shopping when you are hungry, so as not to stockpile too many snacks at home.

Key 3: Don’t eat within 3 hours before bedtime

The most important thing to note is that you should not eat anything after 8 o'clock in the evening or 3 hours before going to bed. This is the iron rule of weight loss. Because the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system becomes more dominant at night, this is the best time for digestion and absorption. In addition, there is no activity during sleep, the metabolic rate decreases, and fat is most likely to accumulate.

Key 4: Absolutely no late night snacks

Since you should not eat three hours before going to bed, "midnight snacks" are definitely a taboo for those who are trying to lose weight. Some people are used to eating midnight snacks before they can fall asleep, which is not only easy to gain weight but also harmful to the body. When your body needs sleep and rest, the gastrointestinal digestive system still has to work hard, which will definitely have an adverse effect on your health.

Habits are developed bit by bit. Since you have unknowingly formed the bad habit of eating midnight snacks, you must pay the price now and slowly develop the good habit of not eating midnight snacks to change the bad habit of eating midnight snacks.

Key 5: Drink more water to lose weight

Did you know? Drinking room temperature water regularly can help you lose 2 kg more! If you are afraid of cold, you can just replace the hot tea with room temperature water and drink 2000cc of water a day. The accumulated calories consumed in a year are equivalent to losing nearly two kilograms of weight.

Room temperature of cold water is approximately between 20 and 24 degrees. When cold water enters the gastrointestinal tract, the body will automatically heat the water to the same temperature as the core temperature of the human body, which is 37 degrees. To raise the temperature of 1cc of water by 1 degree Celsius, 1 small calorie is consumed. Based on this calculation, if you drink 2000cc of cold water at 20 degrees Celsius a day, your body will consume 34,000 small calories, or 34 large calories, just to heat the water to body temperature. If you consume 34 large calories more every day, you will consume 12,410 more calories in 365 days a year.

Key 6: I like to eat while doing things

Are you used to dining alone, or do you like to read a newspaper or watch TV while eating? In fact, this situation often makes you eat more food without knowing it. What’s more, eating while watching TV may affect our metabolic system.

Key 7: Eat less on weekdays and eat a lot on holidays

Many people think that they can lose weight by eating less, but they don’t know that the less you eat, the lower your basal metabolic rate will be, making it more difficult to lose weight. When your body is used to eating less food during the weekdays, suddenly eating and drinking a lot on the holidays will make your body unable to cope.

This article is from Paston Publishing's "7 Days to Lose Weight Healthy and Keep Fat Without Gaining Weight Again!" 》