Essential Knowledge for Women's Weight Loss: A Complete Guide to Regular Meals and Stomach/Spleen Health

Irregular mealtimes are most likely to damage the spleen and stomach.

So, how should people who are trying to lose weight nourish their stomach?

Actually, nourishing the spleen and stomach and replenishing qi (vital energy) have some commonalities. When we say someone has a weak spleen and stomach, we generally mean their spleen and stomach qi is deficient; nourishing the spleen and stomach is essentially replenishing qi. Patients with qi deficiency are advised not to eat foods that are too difficult to digest, and the same applies to nourishing the spleen and stomach. Many of the qi-replenishing foods mentioned above are also effective for nourishing the spleen and stomach.

Therefore, patients with poor spleen and stomach health should use a diet therapy very similar to that described above: eat more light, finely prepared, and easily digestible foods, and less greasy and spicy foods.

Nourishing the spleen and stomach also requires attention to regular eating habits. Many women, due to busy work schedules, do not pay attention to regular eating habits.

Some women who are trying to lose weight sometimes feel that skipping a meal occasionally is good for weight loss, and even better if they don't eat at all. This situation is very common among women trying to lose weight. Many nurses in our hospital, busy at lunchtime, when asked if they've eaten, nonchalantly reply, "No, I'm on a diet!"

Little do they know, this unhealthy lifestyle makes their spleen and stomach particularly vulnerable.

As we've said before, weight loss should be a lifestyle. Since it's a lifestyle, it shouldn't be a sudden, unexpected change, nor should habits be frequently altered. Even for weight loss, you should eat on time every day. If you treat occasionally skipping a meal as a weight loss method, you won't be able to accurately track your daily calorie intake and expenditure, and therefore won't be able to control your weight loss progress. Skipping a meal might lead to a lack of psychological discipline, resulting in laziness and the feeling that you can skip exercise, which is counterproductive. Furthermore, disrupting your exercise routine weakens your willpower. You might find a reason not to stick to your routine today, and a new one tomorrow. How much harm does skipping a meal do to weight loss?

Therefore, from the perspective of nourishing the spleen and stomach and aiding weight loss, it is essential to eat on time. Avoid doing other things while eating, and rest quietly for half an hour afterward. These are all good ways to nourish the spleen and stomach.

Besides nourishing the spleen and stomach through diet, massage can also strengthen them. The main method is to place the palm of one hand on the navel, and place the other hand on top, then rub the abdomen in a clockwise direction. Massage about 100 times to apply some pressure to the stomach and intestines, increase intestinal peristalsis, and improve gastrointestinal function.