This summer, if you want to lose weight effectively, you must first identify your obesity constitution. Once identified, you can tap along the corresponding meridians. Join Little Slim Sister in saying goodbye to obesity and making your body lighter!
Western Pear-Shaped Chubby Girls
Characteristics: Pale skin, edema, lethargic
Spleen-deficient Damp-Cold Obesity
Characteristics:Fluffy weight gain, water retention, lower-body padding
This type falls under "fluffy weight gain"—not true obesity, yet most in need of constitutional regulation. Characteristics include soft, spongy muscles, pale skin, water retention, loose stools, morning eye puffiness, and a generally lethargic, tired, and low-energy demeanor.
Office workers who sit for extended periods are most prone to this type, typically the "chubby" group. Lower body edema is common, often resulting in a pear-shaped figure.
How to lose weight?
Individuals of this type often crave raw and cold foods, such as sashimi, leading to poor digestive function and a relatively weak spleen.Fundamentally, the spleen governs fluid metabolism. Long-term consumption of raw/cold foods combined with sedentary habits slows metabolism, causing edema. Weight loss requires addressing the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian.
Increased exercise, reduced food intake—especially avoiding sweets and raw/cold foods—is the key to weight loss for this type.
Spleen-Deficient Damp-Cold Obesity → Reduce Swelling & Drain Fluids
Individuals with this obesity type often experience poor fluid metabolism, leading to chest tightness, fatigue, and drowsiness. It is recommended to choose ingredients that aid in fluid drainage, such as Poria cocos (Fu Ling) and corn silk, to make homemade teas that alleviate edema.
Ingredients: 20g poria cocos, 20g corn silk, 10g dried tangerine peel, 10g lotus leaf, 1000ml water.
Steps: Add ingredients to water, bring to a boil, strain, and drink. Recommended daily intake: 1000-2000ml.