How to maintain a balanced diet and a reasonable weight loss rate for healthy weight loss?

Maintaining a Balance of Other Nutrients: The human body needs many nutrients, including not only proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, but also various amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. Therefore, when eating, it is essential to pay attention to the proper combination of foods to maintain a balance of various nutrients.

Maintaining a Balanced Food Intake: Maintaining a balanced food intake means having a specific plan for what and how much to eat in three meals a day. Avoid eating too little or too little, and achieve a balanced intake. Maintaining a balanced food intake can help achieve healthy weight loss.

When the nutritional and total calorie supply is the same, different eating methods will produce different weight loss effects. Furthermore, unscientific eating methods can adversely affect the body's digestive and absorption functions.

Generally, the distribution of dietary calories in three meals a day is as follows: Breakfast: 25%–30% of total daily calories; Lunch: 40%–45% of total daily calories; Dinner: 30%–35% of total daily calories.

Controlling the pace of weight loss: Dietary weight loss should not be too rapid or drastic. Adults with obesity need to lose weight, and dietary control generally starts with reducing daily calorie requirements by 10%, gradually decreasing to 30%, or even 50%. The rate and extent of reduction should be determined based on the severity of obesity. Generally, mildly obese individuals should not overly restrict their diet. Those with a large appetite can start by reducing 150-250g per day; those with a small appetite can reduce 100-150g per day, and adjustments can be made based on weight changes and the body's response. Daily total calorie intake should be controlled as follows: men 6300-7560kJ, women 5040-6300kJ (with a negative energy balance of approximately 2700kJ). The rate of weight loss should not be too fast; a weight loss of 2-3kg per month is generally advisable.