Q I'm an office worker in my thirties who once lost weight by starving myself, then gained it all back. What do I need to follow so visceral fat doesn't pile up again?
A Yo-yo mostly happens when extreme fasting lowers muscle and metabolism and you then return to your old eating habits. If you lose weight gradually while protecting muscle and keep a lifestyle with less late-night eating and sweet drinks, visceral fat rarely comes back.
Detailed Answer
When you starve rapidly, muscle comes off before fat, lowering your basal metabolic rate, and eating as before in that state makes fat pile up more easily than before. The keys to preventing recurrence are: (1) protect muscle with strength and aerobic exercise, (2) make reduced refined carbs, late-night snacks and alcohol a habit, and (3) get enough sleep. Rather than aiming for a big change all at once, the point is to settle into sustainable habits.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
Dongjedang sees yo-yo as "the result of only emptying without reviving metabolism." If you rush to cut only the surface numbers, the inner circulation actually tires out and easily builds up again. We design a management direction that grasps both emptying the surplus and reviving metabolism, so the reduced state is maintained naturally in the body.
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