Article 19: Shapewear is torture; you don't need to drink hot or cold water to solidify fat to lose weight.

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Shapewear for weight loss

Wearing shapewear is no different from self-torture.

My personal studio has received all kinds of dieters from all over the world. Many of them have spent a lot of money to lose weight, and some even spend more than 100,000 yuan a year on weight loss.

Once, a woman in her forties complained to me, "Dr. Qiu, the longest road I've ever traveled in my life is the road of trying different weight loss methods."

She has tried almost every kind of weight loss method and package.

Once, she saw a micro-business owner on WeChat Moments saying that they had developed a high-tech shapewear that could not only help with weight loss, but also change the distribution of fat, allowing the fat to go where it should go.

Wow! She was tempted! It can help you lose weight, shape your body, and you don't need to exercise or control your diet. It's absolutely amazing!

The result was as expected; it had absolutely no effect.

Moreover, because the shapewear was very tight, she often felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, and sometimes felt like vomiting after eating just a little bit-sure enough, she didn't need to control her diet because she simply couldn't eat anything.

I said, you've fallen into many traps, you can't blame others, you can only blame yourself.

It's because you dream every day that you can lose weight without controlling your diet.

Having such unrealistic expectations makes one vulnerable to being taken advantage of by others.

Shapewear is no different from self-torture.

The tighter the shapewear is, the more pronounced the compression on the bones and internal organs.

As for shapewear changing the distribution of fat, that's pure fantasy.

The distribution of fat in the human body follows its own pattern, and is mostly influenced by genes. External pressure cannot possibly change its distribution location.

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Some people like to wear shapewear to make themselves feel like they have a smaller stomach and don't want to eat. What's the point of that?

What you should really do is manage your diet scientifically. By adjusting your diet, you can achieve the effect of "eating your fill and losing weight" without any need to torture yourself like that.

Abusing yourself doesn't prove your effort; it only demonstrates your laziness and stupidity.

They are lazy and unwilling to lose weight through healthy eating, instead always expecting so-called high technology to help them achieve their dreams.

Hopefully, such people will wake up soon and not become "leeks" that others repeatedly harvest.

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You must drink hot water to lose weight; drinking cold water will cause fat to solidify.

Water temperature has no direct relationship with weight loss.

With more and more people using mobile phones these days, rumors are flying everywhere.

For example, I recently saw some claims that you must drink hot water to lose weight.

Moreover, you should drink it in small sips frequently, and not too fast. If you drink too fast, it will go directly to the kidneys and be excreted; if you drink slowly, it will go through the intestines and be absorbed by the body.

Body fat melts when heated, so it's essential to drink hot water.

A 1°C increase in body temperature leads to an 8%–12% increase in metabolic rate.

My God, I was shocked when I saw it.

These words seem very reasonable to people without medical knowledge! So today I will analyze them for you sentence by sentence.

1. "When losing weight, sip hot water slowly; drinking too quickly will harm your kidneys." For people with stomach problems, drinking hot water is good, as it avoids the irritation caused by cold or iced water.

However, drinking too quickly can have a surprising effect on the kidneys. You should know that of all the water a person drinks, apart from a small amount that goes through the pores (sweating) and a portion that goes through the large intestine (defecation), most of the water goes to the kidneys.

This has nothing to do with how fast or slow you drink, or whether you drink it hot or cold. This is how the human body normally functions.

2. "Drink slowly so the water goes through your intestines and is absorbed by your body; body fat melts when heated." Water will definitely be absorbed by the body, regardless of how fast or slow you drink it.

Many people may feel that they need to go to the toilet as soon as they drink water because the water they drink is not absorbed by their body and is directly excreted.

No! When you drink water, your body senses the increased water content, which increases the burden on your heart. This triggers the urination reflex, causing you to excrete the water through urine.

The urine you excreted was not the water you drank 10 minutes ago.

To prove whether the statement "body fat melts when heated" is true or false, it's actually quite simple. Just buy a piece of lard and put it in 100°C water. The fat won't dissolve at all.

Besides, if it really did melt when heated, the first thing to melt would be the fat in your lips. Have you ever seen someone's lips become thinner from drinking hot water?

3. The statement "For every 1°C increase in body temperature, the metabolic rate increases by 8% to 12%" is correct.

But the problem is, drinking hot water can't raise body temperature! What kind of fantasy is that? If drinking hot water could raise body temperature, would I get a fever if I drank a big cup of hot water?

It's true that your metabolic rate increases when you have a fever. What? Trying to lose weight by having a fever? That's a truly bizarre idea!

In conclusion, drinking hot water is good, and I recommend that everyone drink more hot water.

However, the temperature of the water you drink has no direct relationship with weight loss, and drinking ice water will not solidify fat.

Look at how many people abroad drink ice water every day, and they're still very thin, aren't they? On the contrary, the amount of water you drink is related to weight loss.

Because when a person is dehydrated, their metabolic rate is easily reduced.

Moreover, the human brain sometimes cannot distinguish between thirst and hunger. If you drink more water, you will not feel thirsty, and you will not feel hungry easily.

Drinking more water and less sugary drinks will help you lose weight even more.