如果你因為有壓力后食欲增加,而吃了含糖或含脂肪食品,你因此增加的贅肉都會集中在腰部.脂肪容易集中在腰部是因為這里離肝臟近,在需要時可以迅速轉化回能量.
Lack of sleep
缺乏睡眠
People who are sleep deprived have an increased appetite. Inadequate sleep lowers levels of leptin, a hormone that suppresses appetite, and increases grehlin, a hormone that increases food intake and is thought to play a role in long-term regulation of body weight. All this suggests that sleep deprivation can make weight loss extremely difficult because it causes your body to work against you!
缺乏睡眠的人食欲更大.睡眠不充分會降低人體內瘦素的水平,增加胃生長素.瘦素是一種能夠抑制食欲的激素,而胃生長素能增加人體的食物攝入,據稱在人體體重的長期調節中發揮著重要作用.這些都表明,缺乏睡眠會讓減肥極其困難,因為這會導致你的身體和你對著干！
Keep a regular sleep routine, include 30 minutes of exercise in your day, avoid all stimulants in the evening (including chocolate, coffee, tea), avoid bright light around the house before bed, have a relaxing bath and keep your bedroom quiet, dark and cool.
保持規律睡眠,白天拿出半小時來鍛煉身體,避免在晚上攝入所有的刺激性食物（包括巧克力、咖啡和茶）,睡覺前把室內燈光調暗,洗個讓人放松的澡,保持臥室安靜、光線暗淡、涼爽.
Bad gut bacteria
討厭的腸道細菌
Our stomach is made up of good and bad bacteria, called gut flora, which has a controlling influence over many important body functions, including metabolism and fat reduction. However, our lifestyle habits can often damage our gut bacteria. These factors include taking antibiotics, a diet high in sugar, stress and alcohol. Try to eliminate these to help with fat reduction.
我們腹內的細菌有好有壞,稱為腸道菌群,并對我們的很多重要身體機能有支配性影響作用,包括新陳代謝和減肥.而我們的生活習慣經常會破壞腸道菌群.影響因素包括吃抗生素、高糖飲食、壓力和飲酒.試著剔除這些因素能有助于減肥.
Water retention from periods
經期水潴留
Water retention is a problem for many women and it is often worse just before a period. Don't be tempted to limit your intake of fluids, which can actually cause bloating. Your body will think it needs to conserve water, which exacerbates the problem. Water is a natural diuretic and it should be drunk as frequently as possible.
水潴留對很多女性來說都是個問題,尤其是在經期前.不要有限制水分攝入的念頭,這其實會讓你腹脹.你的身體會認為需要保水,這更會加劇這一問題.水是自然的利尿劑,越經常喝水越好.
Too much salt
吃太多鹽
Table salt is sodium chloride and sodium is a mineral that affects your body's ability to balance water retention. Another mineral, potassium, works with sodium to regulate water balance and normalise heart rhythm. The more sodium you consume, the more potassium you need to counteract this effect.
食用鹽的成分一般是氯化鈉,鈉是一種能影響身體平衡水分能力的礦物質.另一種礦物質,鉀,與鈉一起作用時可以調節體內水分平衡,維持正常心律.你攝入的鈉越多,就需要更多的鉀來中和.
If you have a high salt intake, you could be carrying around an extra 1.8kg (4lb) in excess weight due to water retention. Water retention can be caused by not drinking enough water and also too much salt but it can also be caused by the same blood sugar swings that trigger many of the pre-menstrual symptoms.
如果你吃鹽太多,你就會因為水潴留而超重大約1.8公斤.水潴留可能是因為你飲水不足,或者吃鹽太多,但也可能是因為引發很多經前期癥狀的血糖波動而導致的.
英文來源：每日郵報
