You've been trying to lose weight, failing repeatedly but never giving up. You have so many questions about weight loss: Why is it so difficult? Why do you easily gain it all back? If you have these questions, you need to understand the secrets of weight loss.
Secret 1: The location of fat is more important
What is fat? Fat is an essential nutrient for the human body; our brain cells, nerve cells, and hormones all require fat. One gram of fat produces 9 calories, and our bodies absorb fat effortlessly. What we need to do now is figure out how to get rid of this unwanted excess substance. It's important to know that fat in some locations is particularly dangerous.
Fat accumulation near the liver and other abdominal organs is the most dangerous. You can't feel it, see it, or touch it, yet it can rapidly inject fatty acids into the liver through the bloodstream, jeopardizing the liver's ability to control insulin in the blood, thus causing metabolic disorders and inducing terrible diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
As women, we have approximately 40%-45% body fat, of which 5%-10% is abdominal fat. We can have our abdominal fat measured at a specialized medical facility, or we can easily measure it ourselves using a very simple method: measuring our waist circumference. If your waist circumference exceeds 88 centimeters, you are considered to be at very high risk.
Secret #2: Stress can increase abdominal fat.
You relentlessly pursue weight loss, and you worry about your figure every day, but you don't know that stress can actually increase fat in your abdominal cavity.
When you feel stressed, your body produces an excess of cortisol, which causes excessive hormone secretion, leading to more fat accumulation in the abdominal cavity. Outwardly, the excess fat is piled up on the waist and lower abdomen, like wearing a lifebuoy.
Therefore, when you are worried about your figure, it is better to think about stress reduction, which is also the best and healthiest way to lose weight.
Secret 3: Thighs are fat receptors
Studies have shown that if you have excess abdominal fat but also excess thigh fat, you can rest assured, because this means your thighs can absorb some fat from the bloodstream, preventing high blood lipids and arteriosclerosis, and reducing the risk of heart disease.
We generally don't like plump thighs, but they do serve one purpose: acting as large fat receptors. In this respect, women have a certain advantage over men; approximately 80% of women have a pear-shaped figure with slightly thicker thighs. Women with this body type tend to have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
However, this doesn't mean pear-shaped women can rest easy, as this advantage disappears around menopause. During menopause, the decrease in estrogen levels leads to a redistribution of body fat. Therefore, even if you're a "small pear" in your youth, you should pay attention to controlling your weight; otherwise, the chances of metabolic disorders will significantly increase when you gain weight during menopause.
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