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What should I do before losing weight?

Asked by:Giuliana

Asked on:Mar 30, 2026 06:02 PM

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  • Blackwell Blackwell

    Mar 30, 2026

      A strong and elastic body, graceful curves without fat, who wouldn’t envy such a perfect figure? However, unlike Westerners, Easterners are more prone to swelling, so it is difficult to achieve a good body shape. If you have a body that is prone to edema, ordinary weight loss methods are not very effective. If you know that you are prone to edema and adjust your weight in a targeted way, you can easily lose 5 kilograms, and you don’t need to do a lot of exercise or endure the pain of dieting.

      Are you one of the bloated people?

      Generally speaking, people who are prone to edema have loose muscles, relatively few muscles, and slender bones. Their weight is not much different from the skeleton, but they have more fat in the lower abdomen and buttocks, so the proportion of the lower body appears to be very large. Judging from daily life, this kind of person is relatively lazy, has no muscles, and the color of his face is not very good. Needless to say in winter, even in the warmer spring and autumn, the palms of his hands are not warm. There is a high possibility that this kind of person has a bloated constitution.

      In terms of personality, people with a bloated constitution are more delicate and easy to get angry. Although they are kind, they are not decisive in doing things and have little decisiveness. If you have some of the above symptoms, you should think carefully about whether you also have a bloated constitution.

      In addition, some bad eating habits can also become the main cause of edema. People who don't like to eat and prefer to drink porridge, don't like to eat fruits and prefer to drink juice. Such people often accumulate excess water in the body because the food they eat is too easy to digest, causing edema. You should also eat less cold meals, cold dishes and frozen fruits, because they will cool your internal organs and are not conducive to blood circulation. Over time, bad blood will accumulate in the body.

      Okay, now follow our tips, step by step, use food therapy and fat reduction massage to eliminate edema and give you a good figure!

      step 1: eliminate waste from the body

      If you want to eliminate edema, you must first remove the waste products from your body. Sometimes, there is as much as 5 kilograms of excess water in the cells that is not discharged in time, which is also one of the important causes of edema.

      First of all, two days before starting to lose weight, reduce food appropriately to expel water from the body to the maximum extent. But you must pay attention to your body's metabolism and reduce food without reducing nutrition. It is necessary to ensure 1,000 calories a day, and you can eat fish and other highly nutritious foods. This is helpful to ensure the balance of the body and is also good for the elimination of waste. At the same time, you can also eat something that will help cleanse your body, such as drinking tea. Having such a transition period before officially starting to lose weight can improve the effect of weight loss and prevent rebound.

      step 2: Diet therapy for edema

      Different foods can definitely create different body shapes. Say goodbye to salty and spicy food like spicy crab, as well as oranges, sour food with a lot of vinegar, etc. Take this opportunity to change your eating habits. If people who are prone to edema go on a diet haphazardly or reduce their normal calorie intake for a day, it will have no good effect. Even if they lose weight, their body will have no elasticity and there will still be no beauty at all.

      The representative food to eliminate puffiness is beans. They have a diuretic function and can prevent the accumulation of cellulite. Barley is not only a diuretic, but also helpful for beauty. It can make your skin Full of luster. Celery can regulate physiological circulation, for Irregular menstruation For people, it is rare healthy food. Mulberry fruit is not commonly seen, but it has many benefits. It is very effective in diuresis, anti-inflammatory, and eliminating edema.

      In contrast, glutinous rice, ginkgo biloba, salt, etc. are all things that increase swelling. Although glutinous rice and ginkgo have high nutritional value, they are not only not conducive to urination, but also cause obstruction and are harmful to the body. Moreover, eating too much spicy food will increase your appetite and naturally make it impossible to lose weight. Salt is necessary for our body, but excessive consumption will accumulate in our body and cause edema.

      So, how to divide our food structure? If you want to become slimmer, you must eat more fiber-rich foods. Contains cereals such as rice and barley, as well as vegetables. Here, I would like to recommend Korean food to everyone. Because the Korean diet is more suitable for weight loss. Instead of starving yourself with a piece of chocolate, an orange, and a bit of bread, only to end up eating more later, why not try Korean food? A small bowl of rice, vegetables and soup, some fish, etc. can not only ensure nutrition, but also lose weight. For rice, you can eat millet. If you don’t think it tastes good, try Thai rice. Anyway, the ones with high fiber content are fine. As for vegetables, rather than eating them raw, it is better to cook them before eating them to prevent swelling. Especially root plants such as pumpkins.