Why You Don't Lose Weight Even When You Starve Yourself — Look at Your 'Body's Condition', Not the Fat

Hello? I'm Director Seo Se-wook of Kyunghee Yakson Korean Medicine Clinic in Icheon.

I hear this a lot in the consultation room.

"Director, I really don't eat, but I still don't lose weight."

They've skipped dinner, tried exercising, and done almost every diet trend out there.
And yet the number on the scale stays the same, or drops briefly and quickly comes right back.

It must have been frustrating.
But this isn't because your willpower is weak.
There are real reasons why you don't lose weight.

Why don't you lose weight even when you starve yourself?

Weight is a 'result'.
What you really need to look at is why that result comes about — in other words, the condition of your body.

Even with the same obesity, the cause differs from person to person.

• The excess-appetite type, whose appetite peaks in the evening and at night
• The edema type, who swells easily and has sluggish circulation
• The poor-digestion/metabolism type, who feels bloated after eating just a little
• The binge type, who relieves stress with food

When the causes are different but everyone just starves the same way, some people lose weight and some don't.

What's more, when you starve excessively, what you lose is often not fat but muscle and stamina.
As your basal metabolic rate — the energy you use even at rest — drops,
you end up with a body that gains weight more easily instead.

That's why the yo-yo effect comes.

What type is my obesity?

Try checking the items below.

• My appetite is especially concentrated in the evening or at night
• My face or legs swell easily in the morning
• I feel bloated even after eating just a little
• When I'm stressed, I binge eat without realizing it

The more items that apply to you, the more there are limits to simply eating less.

We look at the cause before the numbers

We don't just look at the number on the scale and make you starve recklessly.
We start by checking together why you don't lose weight in the first place.

On top of that, we add treatment.

Wild Ginseng obesity pharmacopuncture
We use pharmacopuncture that acts on appetite and circulation, tailored to the patient's type.
(Details are provided through consultation at the time of your visit.)

Customized herbal medicine
It is not medicine that starves you.
It is a prescription that raises metabolism and regulates appetite and edema
to help you lose weight with less strain.

Combined acupuncture and large moxibustion
These support circulation and digestive function together.

There is, however, one thing I will tell you honestly.
The course of progress may differ from person to person.
That's why, at the first consultation, we discuss the overall flow and the expected duration together before starting.

The diet proceeds in 2 stages

We see our diet program in two stages.

Stage 1 — Weight loss
This is the stage of losing weight toward your target.
While regulating appetite and edema, we reduce body fat at the same time.

Stage 2 — Maintenance
This is the stage of keeping it off without the yo-yo effect.
By stabilizing metabolism and stamina, we build a body that won't gain the weight back.

We don't end with just losing weight.
As much as reaching your target weight, keeping it off so you don't gain it back is important.

What you need to do at home too

Treatment alone can't do everything.

• Make sure to eat protein-centered meals
• Cut down on late-night snacks
• Light walking for 20-30 minutes a day
• Sufficient sleep

When treatment and lifestyle habits go together, the results last longer.

In closing

You don't need to blame yourself for not losing weight.
What matters is checking why your body doesn't lose weight.

Before you suffer through starving alone, I recommend checking it together with us once.

Feel free to contact us by phone or Naver TalkTalk.
If you make an appointment, you can be seen right away without waiting.

This has been Director Seo Se-wook of Kyunghee Yakson Korean Medicine Clinic in Icheon.
Thank you.