Despite numerous experts tirelessly educating the public about nutrition and health, most residents still know very little about dietary nutrition. A common blind spot is that many people are unaware that a large proportion of obese individuals are malnourished. This is because there is a confusion between the concepts of calories and nutrients; people believe that eating more and gaining weight equates to nutritious eating, which is not the case. Truly nutritionally balanced foods are very healthy and provide a feeling of fullness. Most people who eat a balanced diet will not gain weight.
Since my master’s studies, I have had extensive contact with obese individuals. Later, I practiced at a top-tier public hospital, and now I run my own private clinic. Most of the obese people I have encountered have nutritional imbalances and excessive calorie intake. The problem is particularly pronounced among obese women; most of them have insufficient protein levels.
A normal adult should have 16% protein in their body, but most obese women do not meet this standard, some even having only half (8%).
Let me give you a few examples.
A 39-year-old woman from Shandong joined my online weight loss camp. Upon entering the camp, a body fat scale measured her protein level at only 11.3%. After 21 days of intensive training and traditional Chinese medicine treatment, her protein level increased to 12.2%.
Another woman from Zhengzhou, 44 years old and weighing 73.3 kg, participated in the online weight loss camp. Her protein level was only 9.3%. Fortunately, after 21 days of intensive training and traditional Chinese medicine treatment, her protein level increased to 10.5%.
A 50-year-old female participant from Nantong, Jiangsu Province, initially had a protein level of 15.2%, below the normal range. After 21 days of intensive training and traditional Chinese medicine treatment, her protein level rose to 16.4%, reaching a normal level.
A 32-year-old woman from Linyi, Shandong Province, initially weighed over 93 kg and suffered from severe malnutrition. Her protein level was only 7.6%, less than half the normal value. After 21 days of intensive training and traditional Chinese medicine treatment, her protein level rapidly increased to 11.9%.
With improved nutrition, all the women mentioned above experienced varying degrees of weight loss. The last woman from Linyi, Shandong, saw the fastest increase in protein intake and the most significant weight loss, losing nearly 10 pounds in just 21 days.
These are all examples from online weight loss programs, where participants paid for the program. Some say that paying makes one more determined to lose weight, since the money has already been spent. However, among my followers, there are many others who have successfully lost weight using free diet plans. For example, the woman below—
I don’t know her real name, only that she’s one of my many followers. She proactively shared her body composition data with me for analysis.
She followed my blue diet plan and only lost 8 pounds after 80 days. Feeling the pace was slow, she was frustrated and sent me a comparison chart.
You can see her data comparison below. My analysis for her was as follows:
From September 2nd to November 23rd, 2020, over 80 days, although her weight only decreased by 4 kg, she experienced the following eight changes:
1. Body fat percentage decreased by 5%;
2. Visceral fat level decreased by 1 grade;
3. Subcutaneous fat percentage decreased by nearly 5%;
4. Basal metabolic rate actually increased;
5. Body water content increased, reaching normal levels;
6. Skeletal muscle percentage increased by 3.1%;
7. Protein ratio increased by 1.6%, reaching normal levels;
8. Her biological age decreased from 38 to 35 years old, making her look younger.
These eight changes fully demonstrate the importance of a healthy diet in the weight loss process. They prove that a reasonable diet can not only improve the nutritional status of dieters (increasing protein ratio), but also help them lose weight, reduce body fat, and increase metabolic rate. Furthermore, it shows that maintaining nutritional balance and weight loss are not contradictory; they can coexist and even promote each other.
