Prevent "Festival Fat Syndrome" - Beware of 2 Hidden Landmines

Studies have found that the holidays are the time when weight loss efforts are most likely to fail. According to statistics, nearly 40% of Chinese people gained an average weight of 1 to 1.5 kilograms after the New Year holiday, which is mainly related to the excessive intake of snacks and sugary drinks. Nutritionists remind us that dietary monitoring and mutual reminders are necessary measures to combat "festival obesity syndrome" and neither can be ignored.

According to a foreign "review study on annual leave and obesity", adults will gain nearly 1 kilogram (an average of 0.7~0.9 kilograms) during a vacation of about 2 weeks to 2 months. According to a survey conducted by the National Health Administration, nearly 40% of Taiwanese people gained an average of 1 to 1.5 kilograms after the Lunar New Year holiday.

There are two hidden landmines in the rapid weight gain during the New Year holidays

The survey also found that during the New Year holidays, most people, regardless of gender, age or status, do not pay attention to their weight, exercise less, and tend to eat too many snacks and drink too many sugary drinks. Nutritionist Su Yanchen pointed out that eating too many snacks and sugary drinks during the New Year holidays is almost a common phenomenon, but they are two hidden landmines that induce "rapid weight gain".

This is mainly because people tend to sit for long periods of time during holidays, and if they don’t control their intake of holiday snacks and sugary drinks, they can easily become obese. For example, a bag of popcorn in a convenience store has 400 to 500 calories. If you eat a whole bag without doing proper exercise to burn off the calories, it will be difficult not to gain weight.

The first step to lose weight is to avoid junk food and sugary drinks to prevent obesity.

In fact, the first step to lose weight is to avoid junk food and sugary drinks, try to eat food that is close to its original form, with less processing and seasoning, and drink about 2000cc of boiled water every day to help cell metabolism. If you want to drink beverages, choose black coffee, sugar-free green tea, low-fat milk, and sugar-free soy milk.

A reminder: some foods tend to make you smell worse the more you eat them, so it is best to avoid them. These foods include processed foods such as potato chips and instant noodles, or oxidized fried foods such as fried chicken and donuts. In addition, foods high in sodium will cause blood vessels to lose elasticity and the body to become prone to edema, so they should be avoided.

Diet control + exercise weight loss self-monitoring

In addition to diet control, it is best to combine it with exercise. Do at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise every day, such as brisk walking, jogging, cycling, etc. You should also increase your activity level on a daily basis, such as climbing stairs instead of taking the elevator, doing housework, etc., which will help lose calories.

In addition, nutritionist Su Yanchen suggested that "active" self-monitoring, such as using various emails and phone calls to remind people, participating in mutual aid groups, or consulting weight loss clinics to participate in programs, etc., constantly reminding people to control their diet and exercise regularly, will help them escape the abyss of out-of-control weight.