Tips for Cleansing Your Gut After Indulging

Tips for Cleansing Your Gut After Indulging

After an indulgent meal, weight may increase by 1.5-2.5kg.

At this point, the gain is not fat but water and food residue.

The golden 48-hour period after an indulgent meal:

How to quickly shed pounds and avoid fat accumulation?

Step One: Identify the type of food you indulged in

Category One: High Sodium Foods

Category Two: High Carbohydrate Foods

Category Three: High Fat Foods

Category One: High Sodium Foods

Characteristics: Feeling thirsty after eating

Common Foods: Barbecue, grilled fish, spicy hotpot, salted meat, etc.

Reason for Weight Gain: Water and sodium retention due to excessive sodium intake

Category Two: High Carbohydrate Foods

Characteristics: Common staple foods

Common Foods: Cakes, bread, biscuits, white buns, rice cakes, vermicelli, etc.

Reason for Weight Gain: Excessive carbohydrate intake that is not burned off can easily be stored as fat

Category Three: High Fat Foods

Characteristics: Foods with high fat content

Common Foods: Braised pork, pig’s trotters, chicken feet, duck liver, pig brain, fried chicken, roast duck, roast wings, and fatty meat with skin or internal organs

Reason for Weight Gain: Fat is metabolized slowly and easily stored as fat

Step Two: Different foods require different dietary remedies

High Sodium Diet Remedy

1. Drink plenty of water, 2000-3000ML, such as plain water, green tea, black tea, black coffee. Do not use milk, fruits, etc. to quench thirst

2. Consume high-potassium foods to help expel sodium from the body, such as spinach, amaranth, seaweed, white mushrooms, lettuce, etc.

High Carbohydrate Diet Remedy

1. High protein diet: For the next three days, increase the intake of quality protein, such as eggs, milk, chicken, fish, etc.

2. Replace refined grains with whole grains: Substitute the main staple food in three meals with whole grains, such as corn, sweet potatoes, mixed grain rice, and reduce the overall intake of staple foods

High Fat Diet Remedy

1. Low-fat diet: For the next two days, eat low-fat foods, avoid any meat with skin and fat, and opt for shrimp or fish instead

2. High dietary fiber diet: Replace the main staple food in three meals with whole grains, such as corn, sweet potatoes, mixed grain rice, and reduce the overall intake of staple foods