No need to go hungry! Jung Da-yeon's 10 dietary rules

By Zheng Duolian

A weight loss campaign based on willpower alone won't last long. Therefore, I believe that success in losing weight has nothing to do with severe dietary restrictions that come with pain. If you want to be thin and beautiful, it doesn't mean you don't have to eat, but you have to eat the right things. Only by eating smartly can you lose weight successfully without worrying about the "yo-yo effect" and you will not fail no matter how long you try.

1. Small amount! More meals!

Most people eat three meals a day. Even if you are not hungry, you should eat on time because people believe that eating three times a day is the right habit. However, this habit is the culprit that causes obesity. In fact, we don’t need to be limited by the number of “three meals”. When losing weight, it is important to manage your diet so that you don't limit yourself to the number of meals you eat and don't go hungry. Therefore, during the weight loss period, you might as well switch to eating small meals 6 to 8 times a day. In addition, any food you eat is considered a meal, regardless of whether it is a main meal or a snack.

2. No need to rush to count calories!

It is more important to fully absorb the nutrients that the body needs than to be too obsessed with calories. Frequently supplementing with slimming supplements or counting calories at every meal will cause stress and hinder the implementation of your weight loss plan. Instead of working so hard to lose weight, you need to eat small meals frequently and fully absorb balanced nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein, fiber, vitamins, etc.

3. Use less seasoning and enjoy the natural flavor of the ingredients themselves!

Spicy and salty foods will make you eat more, so it is best to develop a habit of light flavors. As long as you know how to make good use of herbs or spices, you can still satisfy your taste buds even without heavy seasoning.

4. Stay away from 3 white foods!

White flour, white sugar, and white rice are all over-refined foods with almost all the nutrients removed, leaving only high calories. Please replace white rice with brown rice or five-grain rice, replace white bread with whole-grain bread, and replace white sugar with oligosaccharides, honey, natural sugars, etc.

5. No carbohydrates after dark!

Carbohydrate (grain) intake should be stopped after the sun sets. Remember that carbohydrates primarily provide the body with energy. If you don't exercise after taking carbohydrates, they cannot be converted into energy and will only be stored as fat in the body. Then the carbohydrates consumed at night will inevitably turn into terrible body fat. Therefore, the first dietary rule that must be followed is that no carbohydrates should be consumed at night.

6. Eat more natural foods of all kinds!

If you want to maintain a good figure and retain your youth, it is best to consume a variety of foods with significant antioxidant effects. If you find it difficult to remember which ingredient contains what, get yourself into the habit of eating ingredients in a variety of colors. Red tomatoes, yellow pumpkins, green broccoli, purple eggplants, black black beans, and white cabbage. Follow this method to have a balanced diet.

7. Instead of worrying about the portion size, pay attention to the order in which you eat!

Once you decide to lose weight, what is your first action? Most people take dieting or fasting as the first step to lose weight. However, rather than worrying about the amount you eat, simply changing the order in which you eat can have a huge impact on how your body absorbs the food.

You can increase the amount of carbohydrates you eat before noon, and increase the amount of protein and dietary fiber to replace carbohydrates after 3 to 4 p.m. At dinner time, you might as well adopt a menu that is mainly composed of fruits or vegetables, so that you can avoid the pain of going hungry. You can eat smart instead of starving yourself.

8. Tolerating hunger to lose weight is the "highway" to regaining weight!

We often hear of people who successfully lose weight in a short period of time, only to gain weight again after a while. The common point among these people is that they rapidly reduce their food intake or simply stop eating. The result of insufficient food intake is facing the "yo-yo effect" and even becoming prone to obesity. Continuously not eating to lose weight will cause the body's metabolism to become worse and worse, and eventually it will turn into a physique that is prone to obesity. Then, you end up getting fat even without eating.

9. Finish your last meal three hours before going to bed at night!

If you eat too late at night, the food you eat will directly turn into fat and accumulate in your body. The fat produced in this way is particularly easy to accumulate in the abdomen, so many people who often eat too late have abdominal obesity. It is best to finish dinner within 3 to 4 hours before going to bed, or at 7 o'clock at the latest.

10.Sunday is Free Day! Eat whatever you want.

A weight loss plan that is overly restrained or restrictive in diet may show results at the beginning, but it is easy to cause psychological pressure or overeating due to unhappiness. The result of this is nothing more than failure due to being unable to sustain.

If you have done all the necessary exercise and controlled your diet throughout the week, then at least set Sunday as a day of rest. You can eat whatever you want, without accumulating psychological pressure and you can eat with peace of mind. Then, just continue exercising and controlling your diet the next day. Since you don't indulge yourself like this every day, you don't have to worry about affecting your weight loss results.

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