Weight loss requires 'controlling your mouth and opening your legs', it's actually a big scam, are you misled?
For overweight and chronic disease patients, people often say 'control your mouth and open your legs'. However, in reality, people often experience mental decline, irritability, weakened immunity, nutritional deficiencies, and even weight rebound after doing so.
The saying 'control your mouth and open your legs' is like a scam, so should we do it?
In essence, the phrase is very meaningful for people's weight loss and body health protection. But the mistake lies in the way people use it, or are misled by others, falling into a trap.
Misinterpretation of 'control your mouth':
People's understanding of 'control your mouth' is to use various restrictive diets or 'eat less' methods, such as the popular 'light fasting' and '12-day rapid weight loss' methods, 'calorie restriction', and 'skipping dinner'.
These methods are popular, and fortunately, with these methods, weight loss is noticeable. However, what no one expected was that the weight would rebound after a short time.
The principle here is very simple: people achieve weight loss by not eating, but the body is enduring, and when people resume eating, their cravings will become stronger, and weight loss will become increasingly difficult.
During this period, what the body might lose is water, not fat. So, excessive 'control your mouth' should not be tried easily, as it cannot protect our health and cannot achieve true weight loss.
Misinterpretation of 'open your legs':
In terms of 'opening your legs', many people incorrectly understand it as excessive exercise, regardless of whether it's aerobic exercise or strength training, as long as it's done more, the better. Middle-aged people often choose walking, walking 10,000 steps or even 20,000 steps a day.
This method is not beneficial to health. Excessive exercise can cause significant damage to the body. For the elderly, forcing themselves to do a lot of strenuous activity can easily put pressure on the joints, which is not conducive to the prevention of arthritis and osteoporosis.
Therefore, for the true 'control your mouth and open your legs', everyone needs to understand correctly. When 'controlling your mouth', it means restricting your diet, but not eating every food completely. Ensuring that each meal is 70% full is the best.
That is, during weight loss, nutritional balance is equally important, so that the way of losing weight will give the body the most benefits. For 'opening your legs', everyone needs to exercise moderately, choose their own exercise projects, and execute according to healthy standards, so that the body will benefit more.
In the context of Healthy China, we are advised to exercise for 30 minutes every person, and at least 3~5 times a week is best.
