The secret recipe for not gaining weight again: a female traditional Chinese medicine practitioner lost 17 kg in half a year

Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners use acupuncture or thread embedding to help others lose weight, but how effective are they in losing weight themselves? Liao Wanrong, a Chinese medicine practitioner who often appears on TV talk shows, looks youthful, beautiful and slender. However, what is not well known is that she, like many people, has tried various weight loss methods such as 7-day apple meals, 3-day maple syrup fasting, wrapping fingers with tape, applying chili paste, etc., but the results were not good. Later, after she learned Chinese medicine by herself, she reduced her weight from 70 kg to 53 kg within half a year through conditioning, successfully losing 17 kg.

Chinese medicine practitioner Liao Wanrong said that she has been a chubby girl since junior high school, with a strong physique. When she was in college, because she liked to drink bubble milk tea and eat sweets, her weight exceeded 70 kilograms, and she was called "Big Bear Girl" by her classmates! I have tried all kinds of weight loss remedies, but I only lost 2-3 kg temporarily, then gained weight again, or even got fatter and fatter, which was miserable.

Obesity not only caused her to feel psychologically inferior, but also affected her menstrual period and skin. Her menstrual period often missed several months, and large pustular pimples often appeared on her chin and nose. Her lower body was severely swollen. Her shoes became very tight in the afternoon, and the skin would sag when she pressed the front of her calves with her fingers... She was even diagnosed by a doctor as having "polycystic ovary". If she did not take good care of herself, she would have infertility problems in the future.

Liao Wanrong said that she was able to lose weight successfully thanks to her switch to studying traditional Chinese medicine. She said: "I originally studied Western medicine rehabilitation. I became interested in Chinese medicine because I saw the good effects of Chinese medicine acupuncture on orthopedic patients in clinical practice. I then switched to Chinese medicine. I didn't expect that I would be the first beneficiary."

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. She said that she had an obese physique of "kidney yang deficiency edema type", so she chose Chinese herbal medicines that warm and nourish kidney yang, reduce swelling and dampness to regulate her physique, and then 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, and her menstruation came on time every month, and the acne on her face gradually subsided. She maintained this weight for many years and did not gain weight again.

After giving birth to two children at the ages of 36 and 38 respectively, she seized the golden period of postpartum physical conditioning and continued to lose weight to 47 kg, looking many years younger. She said: "I didn't expect that after giving birth to two children at the age of 40, I would see the health-preserving and anti-aging wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine being truly confirmed in my life. "

Now that she has given birth to two children, she has slender arms, a flat belly, and curvy waist and hips. People can't believe it. Dr. Liao specially shared her secrets to losing weight and keeping it off:

1. Measure your weight and body fat every day

When I get up in the morning, I go to the bathroom to get rid of water, and then I measure my weight and body fat. Everyone has times when they are greedy and eat too much, and I am no exception. Once I find that I have gained 0.5-1 kg, I will quickly control my diet, eat less and exercise more, and take Chinese medicine, and I can quickly return to my original weight. Otherwise, once I find that I have gained 3-5 kg, losing weight will be a big project again.

2. Pat the gallbladder meridian to eliminate fat on the outer thighs

The outer thigh is where Asian women are most likely to accumulate fat, and it is also where the gallbladder meridian runs. Doctor Liao taps the gallbladder meridian on the outside of the leg every day, which not only eliminates fat on the outside of the leg, but also unclogs the gallbladder meridian, relieves stress, and improves stress-induced migraines and stiff and sore shoulders and neck.

How to tap the gallbladder meridian? Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, make fists, and pat from the outside of the thigh to the outside of the calf. Because the gallbladder meridian runs from top to bottom, the patting direction should also be from top to bottom. Repeat 50 times.

3. Eat big meals on weekends and eat less during the week to adjust your diet

To maintain an ideal weight, one cannot avoid social gatherings such as dinners with friends, family gatherings or weddings. It is difficult to avoid delicacies from land and sea, sweets, cakes, wine, meat and fatty foods. Therefore, over a weekend, one's weight may soar by more than 1 kilogram. When faced with this situation, she would control her diet as much as possible during the week. For example, she would not eat starch for dinner, but mainly low-calorie, high-fiber foods, such as blanched vegetables with tofu or boiled eggs. Usually, after a few days of strict diet control during the week, her weight would go down quickly.

4. Make your own refreshing Chinese herbal tea and completely give up sugary cold drinks

She has never liked drinking tasteless water since she was a child. She especially likes to drink full-sugar pearl milk tea with a chewy texture. Coupled with cold drinks, her metabolic function decreases. No wonder she couldn't lose weight during her youth. After studying Chinese medicine, I found that Chinese herbal medicines do not have to be boiled to exert their medicinal properties. Some Chinese herbal medicines can also be taken by brewing like tea. So choose some medicinal herbs that have a sour and sweet taste and have a slimming effect, brew them into warm Chinese herbal tea, and completely quit sugary cold drinks. Not only is it zero-calorie, it also has the effects of replenishing qi and refreshing the mind, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, removing oil and relieving greasiness, and promoting salivation and quenching thirst.

In addition, Dr. Liao has also professionally designed a "dynamic acupoint massage method" that combines Western medicine rehabilitation exercises with Chinese medicine acupoint massage techniques. It can train different muscle groups and gradually enhance muscle endurance training. Combined with acupressure with specific effects, it can enhance local fat metabolism, promote health and weight loss.

【Except tenderloin】

Acupuncture point: Daimai point

Location: On the side of the waist, at the midpoint between the lower edge of the ribs and the upper edge of the pelvis, and level with the navel.

massage:

1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, put your hands on your hips, and press the "Daimai Points" on both sides with your thumbs.

2. Coordinate with the movement of twisting the waist left and right, front and back. When the right waist is twisted to the right front to the end, stay for five seconds, then switch to the left waist and twist it to the left front to the end, stay for five seconds. Repeat this 30 times each, at least 3 times a day.

Efficacy: The Daimai point is located on the waist, which can relieve spasm pain in the waist and back muscles, as well as pain under the chest and ribs; combined with twisting the waist, it can enhance the elimination of fat on the sides of the waist.

【Shrink your belly】

Acupuncture point: Tianshu point

Location: Located on the abdomen, 2 inches outside the navel (equivalent to the width of three fingers together)

massage:

1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, bend your knees slightly, and press the Tianshu points on both sides with your thumbs.

2. Press the Tianshu point for five seconds while shrinking your abdomen, and repeat 30 times, at least 3 times a day.

Efficacy: Tianshu point is located in the abdomen, which can help gastrointestinal motility, relieve bloating, eliminate stool accumulated in the body, cooperate with the abdomen reduction action, and strengthen the elimination of fat around the navel.