Unit 71:Diet for 12 weeks
第71單元:持續節食十二周
Research at Harvard Medical School suggests that the human body reaches a weight-loss limit about 12 weeks into any diet and then plateaus,
哈佛醫學院的研究顯示,人體在節食大約十二周后就會到達減肥極限期而不再減輕體重,
refusing to lose another pound,at least for a while.
至少有一段時間會連一磅都減不下來。
Our bodies,it appears,can't stand to lose more than 5 to 10 percent of their weight at once.
我們的身體似乎承受不了一下子就減掉超過身體百分之五到百分之十的體重。
It's best to take a rest for another 12 weeks,giving your body a chance to adjust to the weight loss.
最好是能休息一段時間,再節食十二周,讓你的身體有機會來適應體重減輕。
Don't revert to high-calorie eating habits,but don't strive to cut calories,either.
別又開始恢復高卡路里的飲食習慣了.不過,也別試著努力想減低卡路里的攝取量。
Figure out some reasonable approach between the two.
在兩者之間想出某種合理的方法。
Then head into another 12-week dieting period and watch your weight drop anew.
接著再進行十周的節食期,然后就等著看你的體重再創新“低”吧。