The 3-stage healthy weight loss guide to avoid gaining weight again

There are hundreds of weight loss methods on the market, but many people try the lazy weight loss methods that work overnight, but soon gain weight again. The result of repeated weight loss is both financial and physical loss. Chinese medicine practitioners recommend a three-stage weight loss approach, implementing a plan and developing good living habits.

Dr. Ma Yi-shih, director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Changhua Hospital of the Department of Health, said that clinical findings show that although popular weight-loss methods such as slimming drugs, electrotherapy and thread embedding can help people lose weight in a short period of time, the lost weight is often quickly regained. If you can implement the three stages of weight loss, adjust your eating habits, take good care of your physical condition and exercise regularly, you can lose about 2 to 3 kilograms per month in a healthy way without having to worry about gaining weight quickly or damaging your body.

【3 stages of healthy weight loss】

Phase 1: Adjusting your eating habits

Excessive dieting can easily lead to overeating, which can bring serious sequelae to the body. It is recommended to adopt the concept of "only eat three meals a day and reduce staple foods". The three meals should be normal and nutritionally balanced, but the amount of starchy staple foods such as rice, pasta, steamed buns, bread, and root vegetables should be reduced. In addition, the rules of not eating snacks, not drinking sugary drinks, avoiding heavy-tasting foods, peeling meat, and draining vegetables should be strictly followed.

Although dietary adjustments at this stage are the most difficult to achieve, they are the most critical step. If good and correct eating habits are not formed, the result will be either ruining the body or quickly regaining the weight.

Phase 2: Physical conditioning

During the weight loss process, many people will experience discomfort symptoms such as fatigue and constipation. Chinese medicine practitioner Ma Yishi recommends that professional Chinese medicine practitioners can prescribe Chengqi Decoction, Ma Xing Yi Gan Decoction, Li Zhong Decoction, Ling Gui Shu Gan Decoction and other prescriptions according to individual constitutions to assist in improving the discomfort during the weight loss process, or adjust obese constitutions that are prone to obesity, such as stool retention, water dampness, cold dampness, damp heat, etc., so that weight loss can achieve positive results.

Stage 3: Regular Exercise

Many people believe that a lot of exercise can help to burn body fat and help lose weight, but Chinese medicine practitioner Ma Yishi said that the energy consumed by an intense exercise is often lower than the calories added by eating a snack. It is recommended to continue gentle exercise for about half an hour every day, such as brisk walking, jogging, cycling, or swimming, and then adjust the eating habits in the first stage to increase the effectiveness of exercise and weight loss.