Perhaps you have spent your whole life trying to lose weight, but in the end, you suddenly realize that the fat you shed is actually the best weapon against aging.
How can such a sharp contradiction happen? Can't you have both a "perfect figure" and an "angelic face"? Wrong! You fall into the curse of these two being incompatible only when you cannot control the fat in your body.
If you really want others to believe that you're still young, you need to have at least a bit of baby fat. As you age, women often have to choose between their body and their face – if you want to get slim, then wrinkles may increase; if overall fullness is maintained, the skin will appear smoother, but the seams of your clothes might be slightly stretched. Clearly, every time you lose weight, the fat on your face and body decreases together. Your figure improves, but the wrinkles become more visible. The face has ten different areas where fat can be divided. Usually, the area around the eyes loosens first (because it's the thinnest and most delicate), followed by the cheeks, and then the chin. But when you try to regain facial youth by putting some weight back on, you'll find it hard for the fat around the eyes and cheeks to return.
During puberty, we possess all our fat cells. These fats may be very thin, almost invisible, or they may make us look bloated, but their location on the body is fixed. Eating vitamins, nutritional supplements, or cream won't change the genetic distribution of where your body stores fat; it doesn't grow wherever you want it to. As cosmetic surgeons say, if you want a certain part of your body to become fuller, the only way is for a doctor to help transplant some fat there. Unfortunately, doctors cannot inject fat separately into each of the ten regions of the face because that would look completely unnatural.
Therefore, beauty experts, including cosmetic surgeons, will tell you that maintaining a reasonable diet to keep your weight stable is the best method to retain the fat you most want to keep. It's far better than liposuction, fat transplantation, or fat injections.
There are three periods in a woman’s life when controlling fat is hardest – puberty, pregnancy, and menopause. During these three periods, the hormones in a woman's endocrine system fluctuate dramatically. The disordered endocrine system can't clearly see the body's true needs, releasing large amounts of insulin into the bloodstream, which increases both the number and size of fat cells. Moreover, the craving for sugar becomes almost uncontrollable, making it very easy to gain weight.
If you are in puberty –
Teenagers just start to have the right to save pocket money, and buying whatever they want to eat becomes a habit. However, unhealthy super-oily foods, fried foods, colas, ice creams, etc., are often their favorites. Frequently eating these things has the highest possibility of making them gain weight. At the same time, many parents worry about their children's malnutrition and often prepare various delicious foods for them or buy various nutritional supplements.
We suggest that teenagers take their three meals seriously, balance the intake of various nutrients with the help of their parents, and maintain dietary diversity. If your absorption and digestion functions are normal, as long as your diet is varied, you don't need dietary supplements or health products. Remember, food is the best supplement for essential nutrients the body needs, and artificially synthesized or extracted health products are far inferior to natural components in food. Moreover, try not to let "Western meals" disrupt the traditional Chinese dietary structure and strive to maintain a high proportion of carbohydrates.
If you are about to become a mother –
Women usually gain weight during pregnancy, generally starting to accumulate fat from the hips and thighs. If the weight gain is between 11.25 to 15.75 kilograms, one year postpartum, you can return to your pre-pregnancy condition. However, recently, I heard from Japanese sisters that during each check-up in Japan, doctors emphasize that the weight should not exceed 9 kilograms. This not only prevents the baby from becoming too heavy in the womb but also helps mothers lose weight.
In the first week after childbirth, new mothers typically lose a few pounds. The loss here is mainly water and has nothing to do with what you eat. New mothers spend all day at home with their babies, and tempting foods are within reach. Nutritionists believe that while breastfeeding, women must develop new dietary and exercise habits. It's best not to place food where it can be easily reached, nor should you relieve postpartum depression symptoms by bingeing on snacks.
If conditions permit, you can purchase a fitness bike or other home exercise equipment. However, there is a simplest and achievable exercise method for everyone, which is taking a walk while holding the baby. Persisting with breastfeeding is also helpful for weight loss.
Also, elders usually think that new mothers are weak after childbirth and shouldn't eat too much cold food. In fact, fresh vegetables and fruits are the best foods to supplement vitamins. If not sufficiently consumed, vitamin deficiency can occur, which is detrimental to the body. During the confinement period, communication with the mother-in-law is necessary, and attention should be paid to gradual supplementation. Do not blindly consume large quantities of nourishing soups to induce milk production or replenish strength immediately after childbirth. Actually, inducing milk production soon after giving birth should be done cautiously and not immediately supplemented with high-nutrient soups like pig trotter soup or ginseng chicken soup. Since newborns eat less, consuming milk-inducing products could lead to blocked milk ducts. Therefore, simply adding moderate soup to normal meals is sufficient, and after three days, you can add nourishing soups. When stewing, remove the floating oil from the soup, which can prevent infant gastrointestinal discomfort and help mothers maintain their figures.
If you are in menopause –
You need more exercise during menopause, which is not only good for keeping your figure but also stabilizes emotions. You need to eat more fruit and increase the intake of dairy products, grains, and tubers. Eating fruit regularly can significantly slow down the aging process. The antioxidants in it can delay aging, and the abundant vitamins can maintain normal cell differentiation. Remember to eat more fruit before meals, which makes you slimmer and prettier. Why not do it? Milk contains a lot of essential nutrients for the human body, which are easily absorbed and utilized. Calcium and Vitamin A in milk are essential for the body. Drinking 400 milliliters of milk daily will prevent calcium loss. Grains and tubers contain substances indispensable for muscle and nerve activity, as well as a large amount of fiber.