Six tips to save fuel during the Spring Festival and keep your weight off the charts

It is inevitable to eat a lot of meat and fish during the Chinese New Year, and coupled with an irregular work and rest schedule, the 9-day annual holiday may cause a sharp increase in weight, and the weight that you usually work hard to maintain may be lost accidentally. Family medicine doctors say that after working a whole year, it is rare to take advantage of the Chinese New Year holiday to relax, which is also normal. However, here, I recommend some tips for netizens to avoid gaining weight during the Chinese New Year. I hope that you won’t get a few more Michelin rings around your waist because of the Chinese New Year.

This year's Spring Festival holiday is as long as 9 days. Don't stay at home even if it's cold. Remember to walk outdoors more often, which is good for your physical and mental health.

The most common reasons for gaining weight during the Chinese New Year are eating too much meat, curling up in front of the TV to watch Chinese New Year programs, or hanging out on the Internet for days and nights. "Being too lazy to move" is the biggest enemy of weight loss. Lin Zhaoqi, a family medicine doctor at Shutian Clinic, suggests that if you want to reduce the chances of gaining weight during the Chinese New Year holidays, it is best to follow a few rules of the game as much as possible to avoid getting out of control.

〈The first tip〉 Chew slowly : Eating food too fast will result in insufficient chewing, causing insufficient secretion of digestive juices, resulting in indigestion. In addition, the chances of eating too much meat and fish will increase, so overeating should be avoided to avoid increasing the burden on the stomach and intestines.

<Second tip> Eat more green vegetables : The Chinese New Year dishes are delicious, and it is often hard to resist a bunch of fish, meat, chicken, duck, etc. However, you should try to eat more green vegetables to promote gastrointestinal motility and reduce calorie intake. In addition, try not to eat the skin of meat to avoid eating too much animal fat, which increases the risk of health hazards.

<Third tip> Use small bowls to hold snacks : During the Chinese New Year, the whole family is likely to watch TV, and everyone will become a couch potato if they are not careful. They often hold bags and boxes of snacks in their hands and eat while watching TV. It is easy to finish a bag, but also unknowingly eat a lot of high-calorie, high-fat foods. It is recommended to pour them out into a small bowl and eat them slowly, bit by bit. This can also reduce the amount of excessive intake.

<Tip 4> Try to avoid eating before going to bed : During the Chinese New Year period, the chances of staying up late increase greatly, and there is a habit of eating midnight snacks before going to bed. If you must eat, please choose cooked foods with lower calories. It is recommended to replace fried foods with steaming or baking. In addition, you should avoid eating 3 hours before going to bed to prevent excessive accumulation of fat in the stomach and intestines.

<Fifth trick> Replace soda with tea : Soda and cola contain too much sugar. Drinking too much not only increases calories but also harms your health. It is recommended to drink sugar-free tea, which is low in fat and healthy, and can also aid digestion and body metabolism.

<Sixth tip> Go out more often : During the Spring Festival, you cannot just stay at home for entertainment activities. You should use the precious holiday to go out more. You may want to visit relatives and friends or go to temples to worship during the Spring Festival to ensure safety and pray for a better year.

If you can control your diet a little during the Spring Festival and keep your daily routine as regular as possible, then at least if you want to carry out a weight loss plan after the New Year, you can get twice the result with half the effort.