It’s easier to be “compensated” after a simple diet, and the more hungry you are, the fatter you become

In the season of exposed meat, weight loss must be efficient

The "stumbling block" on the road to weight loss——

energy compensation mechanism

Why do I feel so hungry that I can't lose weight? In fact, you cannot overturn the law of conservation of energy, and your troubles may come from another factor - the energy compensation mechanism

The so-called energy compensation mechanism means that the body tries to maintain energy balance in various ways and try to avoid negative energy balance

In other words, our human body is very smart.

obese people

It is easier to be "compensated" after a simple diet

It is worth noting that the role of energy compensation in different people is also different

Not only that, but there are also some people who can't lose weight no matter how much they exercise, so what's going on? In fact, this is also related to the energy compensation mechanism

When we increase energy expenditure, our body is also trying to achieve a balance of energy

Break the "compensation" spell

you gotta do

So how to overcome the negative impact of "energy compensation mechanism" on weight loss? The answer is - to increase the muscles of the body

To maintain the body's muscle mass and even promote muscle growth, the following two points are critical:

Reasonable nutrition Adequate intake of high-quality protein

Moderate exercise, especially resistance exercise

All in all, to achieve true weight loss (fat loss without muscle loss), a combined intervention of nutrition and exercise is essential

Text / Ma Jiaojie Li Zhuo (Beijing Chest Hospital)