Q I've dieted before and gained the weight back due to rebound. How can I maintain it without rebound this time?
A The key is keeping the meal amount that matches your shrunken stomach and maintaining a less-salty palate. Continuing the constitution diet for 3 months to a year and gradually increasing aerobic exercise keeps you stable without rebound.
Detailed Answer
The biggest cause of rebound is returning to old eating habits after losing weight. Keeping your meal amount consistent with your shrunken stomach and keeping sodium intake low prevents body water from building up again. After completing weight loss, continue the Stage 3 constitution diet for at least 3 months, ideally a year, and make 30+ minutes of daily aerobic exercise a habit to stabilize your weight.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
Rebound isn't a lack of willpower—it's the body's homeostatic response trying to return to its previous state. Maintaining metabolism with constitution herbal medicine as needed after weight loss ends, and monitoring whether you continue the constitution diet, can prevent rebound.
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