Eating pot is too bad! High-fiber fruit supplements to help lose weight

Who says you have to eat meat or go to great lengths to stew a medicinal hotpot to nourish your body in winter? Winter is a season when people who are trying to lose weight are particularly likely to fail. In addition to the cold weather causing a decrease in basal metabolic rate, the most torturous thing is the various delicious medicinal hot pots that you can't stop eating once you try them. At this time, you might as well choose high-fiber fruits with the right properties according to your personal constitution. Two servings a day can help improve obesity and make your body light and healthy.

Oranges are mild in nature and rich in fiber. They are suitable for eating in small amounts before meals. They can increase satiety and thus help with weight loss.

Obese people are divided into 3 types, and different fruit supplements can help them lose weight

Dong Yirong, chief physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Lukang Christian Hospital, said that to avoid obesity in winter, when eating fruits, one must not only look at the calories, but also the properties and GI value (glycemic index). For example, bananas contain about 110 calories per 100 grams, while the same amount of watermelon has only about 25 calories. At first glance, eating bananas will make you less likely to gain weight, but bananas are cool in nature and watermelons are cold in nature. The colder the properties, the lower the basal metabolic rate. Watermelon also has relatively less fiber content and is a high GI fruit. It is more likely to stimulate insulin secretion, causing the body to synthesize fat and lead to obesity.

If you are tired of the taste of medicinal food or worried about taking too much fat in your tonic food, and want to try the "fruit tonic method", you should first recognize that you have an obese constitution such as "phlegm and dampness", "qi deficiency" or "liver qi stagnation". Only by eating the right fruits can you lose weight healthily and slim in the winter.

1. 【Phlegm-dampness type obesity】:

It is mostly related to spleen deficiency. Women are prone to premenstrual edema, and often have symptoms such as poor digestive tract function, irregular or incomplete bowel movements, soft and sticky feces, and bloating. If this type of obese people adopt the fruit tonic method to lose weight, they should avoid cold or irritating fruits. It is recommended to eat guava, apples and other neutral fruits before meals.

The biggest fear when taking supplements in winter is gaining weight, but if you carefully select high-fiber fruits with suitable properties according to your personal physique and gastrointestinal condition, you can also achieve the goal of taking supplements without fear of gaining weight.

2. [Qi deficiency type obesity]:

It is common in people with systemic obesity. They have loose and weak muscles, gain weight easily despite eating little, and often feel that "drinking water or breathing will make them fat". They do not like to exercise, get tired easily, and are afraid of cold. You can eat more warm and qi-boosting fruits, such as longan, lychee, jujube, red dates and peaches, but these fruits are not in season in winter, so it is recommended that you consult a qualified Chinese medicine practitioner for prescriptions.

3. [Liver Qi Stagnation Type Obesity]:

It is common in office workers and students who often stay up late and are under great pressure. Due to liver qi stagnation and liver blood stasis, accompanied by phlegm-damp constitution, local obesity is prone to occur, and the location of obesity manifests in the buttocks, thighs, calves, abdomen or arms depending on the individual's constitution. For this type of obese patients, Chinese medicine often prescribes hawthorn to dissipate liver qi. As for fruits, they can refer to the principles of "green enters the liver" and "sour enters the liver". They can consume a moderate amount of green apples, green dates or kumquats every day to increase dietary fiber and promote the smooth flow of liver qi and blood, thereby maintaining health and reducing fat accumulation.

Don't be afraid of getting fat by eating fruit tonic before and after meals

Compared with physical constitution, a simpler basis for fruit tonic is "timing of eating". Chinese medicine practitioner Dong Yirong said that in principle, fruits are rich in fiber, which is an important nutrient indispensable in the process of weight loss, but before meals, it is best to consume fruits such as guava, oranges, apples, kiwis, etc. that are neutral in nature and do not hurt the digestive tract.

Other fruits that are cold in nature or contain a lot of organic acids and digestive enzymes, such as melons, oranges, bananas, pineapples, tomatoes and other high-fiber fruits, are suitable to be eaten after meals to promote food digestion and stimulate gastrointestinal motility. However, people who are prone to bloating or diarrhea should avoid eating high-fiber and cold fruits after meals. It is recommended to eat neutral fruits on an empty stomach.

When eating fruits to supplement dietary fiber, you can pair them with ginger black tea, so that the water can drive the fiber and promote gastrointestinal motility.

Fruits help you lose weight in winter, don't forget to drink ginger tea

Chinese medicine practitioner Dong Yirong reminds that each person should consume 2 servings of mixed fruits every day, and eat 3 to 5 kinds of fruits in small amounts in rotation to achieve a balanced intake. In addition, if you want to enhance the effectiveness of fruit weight loss, you can eat fruit with drinking water, which can not only increase satiety, but also allow water to drive fiber, promote gastrointestinal motility, and accelerate the elimination of toxins and stool in the body. In the cold winter, eating fruit to lose weight is best paired with drinking warm ginger black tea because it can enhance metabolism.