Pain-Free Weight Loss of 5KG During Menstruation! Capture the Golden Time for Slimming, Skin Will Improve and Losing Weight Will Be Twice as Effective
Weight loss isn't just about exercise and dietary management, combined with menstruation, it can help you lose weight faster! There are netizens who experimented, following the menstrual cycle, without restricting their diet, saving time and effort, and quietly lost a lot of weight! As summer is approaching, let's shed the extra fat!
Weight loss stagnation period: days 1-7 during menstruation
During menstruation, not only is the metabolism slower, but mood can easily be affected, leading to feelings of boredom! Therefore, doctors recommend that besides doing light exercise such as stretching and yoga, you can also eat more food that helps eliminate water, invigorate blood, and help the body efficiently eliminate menstrual blood.
Diet & Exercise Recommendations
During menstruation, we can drink black sugar ginger tea to warm the stomach and uterus, or red date wolfberry tea, which is a great health choice. In terms of exercise, we can use the following 4 stretching actions to relax muscles and relieve menstrual pain. First, kneel on a yoga mat, place a pillow in front of you, and then lie down relaxedly, extending your arms to the sides. Do this 5 times, then we will lift our hips to do the lizard position, and stay for 20-30 seconds, do this 5 times, then rest.
Next, we switch to a sitting stretch. The first action is to sit stably on a yoga mat or bed, bend your left foot towards your body, and extend your right foot backward, holding for 30 seconds then switch sides, do 4 sets. After completion, bend your left foot towards your body's inner side, and extend your right foot forward, try to touch your toes, hold for 30 seconds then switch sides.
Weight loss super period: days 7-14 after menstruation
The days from the end of menstruation to one week later are the golden time for weight loss! At this time, estrogen levels are high, and metabolism speeds up, accelerating the absorption and consumption of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, so it's effective to combine with fat-reducing aerobic exercise to quickly lose weight!
Diet & Exercise Recommendations
In terms of diet, you can eat more vegetables, low-GI quality carbohydrates, and good proteins such as chicken and fish, to improve the effect of muscle gain and fat loss. In terms of exercise, besides common running and swimming, TABATA interval training (20 seconds of high-intensity exercise + 10 seconds of rest, repeat 8 times, the total time is about 4 minutes of training) or plyometric jumping are also recommended! These two exercise methods can burn fat effectively, they can be done at home, they are not difficult, but they have a significant fat-burning effect!
If you want to accelerate weight loss, you can execute both exercises, spend less than an hour a day to eliminate extra fat, or even see abdominal muscle lines!
Weight loss normal period: days 14-21 after menstruation
At this stage, the metabolism tends to return to normal, and the weight loss effect is not as sweet and fast as the golden period. Appetite is particularly good and water retention is also common. Therefore, during this period, we can extend the time of aerobic exercise, or add resistance training, to increase the heat loss, and remember to control your diet!
Diet & Exercise Recommendations
In terms of diet, increase protein intake and reduce carbohydrate intake. You can also drink red bean water to eliminate water retention. If you often feel hungry, you can try to increase your water intake, or prepare low-calorie but satiety-inducing foods (apples, originals), to control your cravings.
Besides aerobic exercise, we can do side-bend stretches to strengthen the abdominal core. Traditional side-bend stretches have great tightening effects on the abdomen and hips. If we add side-lying plank or twisting plank, we can lose weight faster and make the waistline more obvious!
Weight loss slow period: days 21-28 after menstruation
Affected by hormones, mood becomes tired and irritable, water retention, and hormonal acne before menstruation, so it is recommended to reduce the intensity and time of exercise, and do yoga and static stretching to relax the body and maintain body shape
Diet & Exercise Recommendations
At this time, the metabolism is the least effective, so eat less oily and salty food, and stick to light food. In terms of exercise, besides the 4 recommended actions, you can also add the coach's side stretch. Lie flat on a yoga mat and lift your left foot to your chest, hold for 20 seconds then switch sides. The second action is to do scissor kicks in the air. Finally, cross your right foot to the left side of your body, and turn your body to the right to stretch your muscles and reduce fatigue.
Do all these tips! Let's seize the opportunity during menstruation and lose weight quickly!
