Menstruation can be said to be the golden period of weight loss. During menstruation, under the control of pituitary gland, the secretion of estrogen and progesterone in women will decrease, which is a better physiological regulation process. Moreover, women's menstrual hormones fluctuate greatly, which will affect the burning of fat. During this period, the body's ability to break down fat will be much higher than usual. In addition, women's physiological needs during menstruation will be about 30% higher than usual. Even if you eat normally, you can consume 30% less energy, so you can lose weight without deliberately dieting.
You can lose weight moderately during menstruation. It should be noted that female friends must not lose weight through dieting or strenuous exercise during menstruation, otherwise they will not lose weight, but will have other serious adverse effects. The menstrual diet is also called physiological diet. According to the physiological cycle, slimming is divided into four stages, namely, 1-7 days after menstruation is called slimming welfare period, 7- 14 days after menstruation is called slimming overspeed period, 14-2 1 day after menstruation is called slimming plateau period, and 28 days after menstruation is called slimming buffer period.
Can dieting during menstruation affect menstruation? It is possible that dieting during menstruation will affect menstruation, in addition to which it will cause the following hazards.
1, irregular menstruation
If you diet and lose weight during menstruation, the most direct harm is that it will lead to irregular menstruation, menstrual disorder, less menstrual flow, dysmenorrhea and other phenomena, and may even cause amenorrhea and even infertility.
2. Decreased immunity
Originally, women's menstrual immunity is low. If dieting does not supplement nutrition, it will lead to insufficient nutrition intake, which will lead to decreased immunity, fatigue, fatigue, and even backache and colds.
3. Hair loss
Dieting and losing weight during menstruation will lead to insufficient nutrition intake, abnormal metabolism in the body, dry, yellow hair and even hair loss.
4. Rough skin
The skin will also have abnormal hormone metabolism caused by menstrual dieting, which will lead to rough skin and acne.
Step 5 rebound
Even if you go on a diet to lose weight during menstruation, your weight will rebound quickly after returning to normal diet in the later period. Dieting will not only lose a lot of muscles, but also lose a lot of water, so the weight will drop quickly. Once the diet is restored, the body will absorb calories and store fat faster, and its weight will rebound quickly.
Method of losing weight during menstruation: Eat normally and never go on a diet.
Many women in life say that dieting during menstruation will make it easier to lose weight, but in fact, menstrual women are very weak. If you take a diet to lose weight at this time, your body will not get effective nutritional supplements, which will not only lead to malnutrition, but also lead to serious consequences such as anemia. During this period, the effect of dieting to lose weight is very bad, so if you want to lose weight healthily, you must pay attention to adequate nutritional supplements during menstruation.
Do a gentle stretching exercise
We know that strenuous exercise is not recommended during menstruation, and it is best not to do strenuous weight loss exercise or aerobic exercise, but how can we lose weight better during menstruation? At this time, it is suggested that women choose some gentle stretching exercises, such as menstrual yoga, which is very effective. It can not only promote blood circulation and menstrual blood discharge, but also keep the body active, which is very helpful to reduce the physical burden during menstruation.
Scientific diet conditioning
Although dieting is not recommended during menstruation, you can eat more foods that can not only lose weight and fat, but also supplement your body's nutrition, which is very helpful for losing weight. We know that women will lose a lot of blood during menstruation. At this time, it is very good to eat more foods that supplement blood and iron, such as spinach.