Around Christmas time every year, my stomach starts rumbling because from that day onwards, the New Year, Chinese New Year, and visiting relatives and gatherings come one after another, giving you no chance to catch your breath. If you're not careful, fat will quietly creep up onto your belly. So every year after the New Year, I have to cleanse my intestines and lose weight for two to three months to reduce fat, otherwise I won't be able to wear my summer clothes.
1. Eat within one hour of waking up in the morning.
Harvard researchers reportedly found that eating within an hour of waking up in the morning can help you lose at least 10 pounds in a year effortlessly. At the same time, because this method does not make you give up the idea of eating or avoid the foods you love, the sense of urgency, anxiety, and frustration associated with dieting will also be reduced by 75%.
In addition, eating breakfast can help the body quickly stabilize blood sugar, stabilize the high metabolic rate at night, help muscle tissue that burns calories grow quickly, and reduce the production of the stress hormone cortisol (a hormone that can increase abdominal fat).
I think losing that much weight is a bit of an exaggeration, but now that I keep breakfast under an hour away, I haven't gained any weight, even if I eat something oily or high in fat.
2. Eat once every 3 hours, up to 5 meals a day.
When you're resting at home and not having any social engagements, I suggest trying a meal schedule, such as: breakfast at 7 am; a snack at 10 am; lunch at 1 pm; another snack at 4 pm; and dinner at 7 pm. Eating every 3 hours like this allows your body to steadily burn a certain amount of fat each week without losing muscle tissue. It also slows down your metabolism, regulates your appetite, and reduces discomfort caused by hunger.
Of course, if you eat more meals, you need to control the amount. Eating five meals a day, with three chicken legs at each meal, is definitely not okay. On the contrary, drinking porridge five times a day is absolutely fine.
