Every woman cares about the shape of her body, so she inquires about various methods of losing weight quickly without dieting, such as sauna steaming, wrapping with plastic wrap, massage, acupuncture, and even thread embedding for weight loss. Many people have not only heard of them but also tried them. Do you know what the consequences will be?
Have you heard that using plastic wrap for weight loss is effective?
It is said that wrapping legs or abdomen with plastic wrap can make fat heat up, burn, and sweat out? The reality is that plastic wrap prevents local skin from dissipating heat, and the skin can only dissipate heat by sweating. The sweat here is bodily fluids, not fat burning.
As a result, it leads to a slight decrease in body weight, but what is lost is bodily fluids. It is not conducive to local blood circulation and can even cause eczema and folliculitis.
Have you heard that soaking in hot springs or sweating can both lose weight and improve health?
Soaking in hot springs or sweating can indeed improve health. Warm stimulation can accelerate blood circulation, metabolism, and moderate sweating is beneficial for improving physical fitness. However, sweating caused by high temperature also means the loss of bodily fluids, not necessarily fat burning. For some people, the apparent weight loss is mainly due to edema.
The consequence is that under high-temperature conditions, it is easy to experience dizziness and shortness of breath, so it is important to replenish fluids in time.
Therefore, methods like sweating, sauna, and soaking in hot springs, which induce sweating at high temperatures, can only play a supporting or body-regulating role in weight loss. Don't expect them to slim you down.
Are traditional Chinese medicine weight loss methods safe and effective? Actually, they are for body regulation.
When people realize that dieting and taking weight loss pills are harmful to the body, and exercise is too strenuous, they turn to "traditional Chinese medicine weight loss". Such methods include acupuncture, thread embedding, massage, or herbal tea.
The purpose of acupuncture and massage is to regulate the body.
They inhibit the appetite of obese people, promote metabolism, and improve endocrine function. They bring the body back to a normal level, preventing further obesity. However, the effect of fat reduction varies from person to person.
Thread embedding for weight loss
It is actually a modification of acupuncture for weight loss, which involves embedding magnetized threads made of absorbable protein into corresponding acupoints to provide continuous stimulation. Its purpose is the same as acupuncture for weight loss, tonifying spleen and benefiting qi, harmonizing yin and yang, ultimately adjusting the autonomic nervous system and endocrine system.
But the effect also varies from person to person, and the same acupoint cannot be repeatedly used. It needs to be re-embedded every 2 weeks or so. There is also a risk of infection if not careful.
So, the weight loss shortcuts you've heard of may not necessarily be effective. Traditional Chinese medicine weight loss methods won't make fat disappear immediately; they only play a supportive role.
Weight loss ultimately relies on adjusting diet and regular exercise.
Weight gain is not an overnight process, so losing weight is not something that can be achieved in a day or two. Being anxious will only lead to mistakes. In terms of diet, focus on high protein, high fiber, low fat, drinking plenty of water, and supplementing with fresh fruits and vegetables. Change your eating habits, chew slowly, and eat on time, which is healthier than dieting.
Reasonable aerobic exercise can burn fat, not just excessive weight. Exercise 3-5 times a week for at least 30 minutes each time. The reasonable weight loss rate is 1-2 pounds per week, which is 1% of body weight. Losing weight too quickly may result in loss of water, which is not good for health.
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