Out for the count in the flab flight

"I was crazy about weight loss three years ago. In the short term, you will definitely see results if you eat less and exercise more, but if you continue, you will find that you can't stick to it at all, and you will enter a cycle of dieting and binge eating. Many people don't know that their bodies have a fixed point.

"The fixed-point theory tells you that you cannot lose weight through overloaded exercise and constant dieting. If you exercise more, your body will automatically adjust and quickly adapt to your current state. And you have to do everything possible to keep that by eating less and less. Of course you lose weight, but unless you keep starving, your weight will easily rebound.

"If your body has been used to a famine mode, once you consume a few more calories your body will be afraid of another wave of famine and will find ways to store energy, mainly in the form of more fat."

She consulted a nutrition expert and trainer for a more scientific way of keeping fit, and she says a balanced and sustainable weekly schedule of exercises are the key. She is now infatuated with weight lifting which is not common among girls.

China is a gourmet treasure trove. In the traditional Chinese diet, the dominance of rice and flour is unshakable. Especially for older people, having some porridge or noodles in the morning and evening, and rice at noon are the standard meals for three meals a day, and they are even more dependent on them than vegetables, fruits, and meat dishes, which can easily lead to obesity.

Zhang Wenhong, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, provoked debate last year when he said Chinese children should eat eggs and milk in the morning, not porridge, and that protein is the most critical food infighting COVID-19 virus. His another gold words incurred quite the dispute nationwide as well. "It is difficult to support us to live beyond the age of 90 with refined carbohydrates as Chinese leading dietary nutrition."