The last two weeks of weight loss: the slimming power of cucumbers, loofahs, and bell peppers, and reflections after 100 days.

Days 87-93 (Week 10 of the weight loss period)

**Stir-fried cucumber with eggs**

Ingredients: chives, eggs, cucumber, salt, scallions, ginger, pepper, vegetable oil.

practice:

1. Wash the cucumber, peel and remove the seeds, then slice it diagonally. Marinate with a little salt for a while, then rinse with water and set aside. Wash the chives and cut them into small sections.

2. Crack the eggs into a bowl, add a little salt and pepper, and mix well.

3. Heat oil in a wok over high heat, then add the cucumber slices and stir-fry until softened. Remove from the wok and place in the beaten eggs. Add the chives and mix well.

4. Heat oil in a wok, pour in the egg mixture, stir-fry quickly until cooked, and then plate.

Cucumbers are a very effective food for weight loss. They are rich in fiber and have a delicate texture.

Eating cucumbers can promote the excretion of toxins from the intestines. Eating cucumbers can also lower blood lipids.

The principle of cucumber for weight loss

1. Cucumbers contain a substance called "propanedioic acid," which can effectively inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat.

2. Cucumbers are very nutritious, containing not only a lot of water, but also...

Vitamins, carotene, and small amounts of sugars, proteins, calcium, phosphorus, and iron.

Fiber is an essential nutrient for the human body. It promotes intestinal peristalsis and accelerates digestion.

It has a certain effect on excretion and lowering cholesterol.

3. Cucumbers are very low in calories, containing only 63 kilojoules per 100 grams.

You don't need to worry about gaining weight even if you eat a lot while dieting. Many people like to drink porridge to lose weight.

Adding cucumber to the porridge will make the weight loss effect even more pronounced. Do this every morning and evening.

Consuming it can moisturize the skin and help with weight loss.

4. Cucumbers contain a relatively high amount of fruit acids, pectin, and abundant fiber, which can lower blood pressure.

It lowers blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels and promotes putrefaction in the intestines.

It helps with food excretion, fat reduction and weight loss, and prevention of constipation.

**Goji Berry and Loofah**

[Ingredients:]

1 loofah, 3 slices of young ginger, 2 tablespoons of goji berries, 1 teaspoon of salt, half a cup of water, and half a tablespoon of cornstarch slurry.

[practice:]

1. Peel the loofah and cut it into chunks; shred the young ginger; soak the goji berries in water briefly.

2. Sauté ginger slices in a small amount of oil, add loofah, season with salt, then simmer until softened.

3. Add goji berries and cook until the loofah is soft. Thicken with cornstarch and serve.

How to choose loofah:

When buying loofah, choose those that are fresh, firm, shiny, and have a light green or pale skin.

Green fruits have plump flesh at the top, without any bloated appearance. If the skin is withered yellow, the melon...

If the skin is dry and wrinkled, or the melon is swollen with spots and dents, then the melon is overripe and not ripe.

It's edible. The reason loofah turns black easily is because it's easily oxidized. To prevent it from turning black, it needs to be cut quickly.

For quick stir-frying, you can also rinse the peeled skin with water or salt water, or blanch it in boiling water.

Correct method for cleaning pesticide residues from loofah:

The reason why loofah is difficult to clean is mainly because of its rough surface and thin skin.

It breaks after just one wash.

To clean loofah thoroughly, it's best to rinse it continuously under running tap water.

This can prevent pesticides from seeping into the fruit. Do not eat the washed loofah immediately; wait...

Soak the loofah in a dishwashing liquid for another 5 minutes. The dishwashing liquid can kill any residue on the surface of the loofah.

Harmful microorganisms; residual clean water is alkaline, which can promote the degradation of acidic pesticides.

Solution: When washing loofah, be careful not to remove the stem. Loofah without the stem...

If soaked in water, residual pesticides will seep into the fruit, causing...

More serious pollution. Also, do not soak loofah in detergents or other cleaning agents.

These substances are difficult to clean completely and can easily remain in the fruit, causing secondary pollution.

Pumpkin and Barley Porridge

[Ingredients:]

Barley, pumpkin, dried dates, white sugar (60g)

practice:

1. Rinse the barley and soak it in warm water for 2 hours. Drain the water. Peel and dice the pumpkin. Wash and pit the red dates.

2. Add cold water to a pot, bring it to a boil, and then add the barley.

3. Bring to a boil over high heat, then add red dates and reduce to a simmer until the barley splits open.

4. Add diced pumpkin to the pot and continue cooking until the barley is fully cooked. Add sugar and stir well before serving.

**Eggplant with Pepper Sauce**

Ingredients:

2 eggplants, 1 green bell pepper, 2 small red chilies, appropriate amounts of minced garlic, chopped green onions, light soy sauce, sugar, balsamic vinegar, sesame oil, chicken bouillon, and cornstarch.

practice:

1. Wash the eggplant, cut it in half, and steam it until cooked through (a chopstick can easily pierce it).

2. Remove the steamed eggplant, tear it into long strips, and let it cool.

3. Finely chop green and red bell peppers, add a little minced garlic and chopped green onions, two tablespoons of light soy sauce, and two tablespoons of sesame oil.

Prepare a seasoning sauce by mixing a little vinegar, sugar, chicken bouillon, and cornstarch.

4. Heat sesame oil in a pan, then sauté the green and red peppers and minced garlic until fragrant.

5. Add the prepared sauce to enhance the aroma, then pour it over the eggplant.

**Sweet Pepper Seafood Salad**

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Ingredients:

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One squid, shrimp, crab leg meat, scallops, tricolor bell peppers, cooking wine, salt, sugar, lemon juice, and olive oil.

practice:

1. Cut the squid into rings. Devein the shrimp and wash them with salt.

2. Bring water to a boil in a pot, add salt and cooking wine, then blanch scallops, shrimp, crab leg meat, and squid separately until cooked, and drain.

3. Cut the bell peppers into small, long slices and mix them thoroughly with the seafood and seasonings.

100g of bell pepper contains only 25-28 calories, about half that of an apple or papaya, and half that of a banana.

4; extremely low in fat and cholesterol; yet contains 2.2g of dietary fiber, 2.5 times that of lettuce; Vitamin C

It contains 94mg, which is 10 times that of spinach and 4.5 times that of tomatoes.

For those looking to lose weight, don't underestimate the power of bell peppers! Besides being used in cooking,

For those who aren't good at cooking, bell peppers can be eaten as fruit, at least one a day.

Besides aiding weight loss, bell peppers can also reduce the burden on the heart and blood vessels.

Japanese scholars conducted experiments with two groups of mice, one group fed ordinary feed and the other...

Half of the animals were fed feed supplemented with 20% red bell pepper powder. Two weeks later, tests were conducted on the two groups.

A study of rat blood samples revealed that rats fed paprika not only had lower levels of LDL (bad cholesterol) but also higher levels of HDL (good cholesterol).

The concentration has increased significantly! So quickly eat more sweets!

Peppers mean bad cholesterol can't stay in your body anymore! As long as your blood vessels are clear...

With clear blood, you're less likely to develop problems like high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, and obesity!

1. After meals or during afternoon tea, replace apples or bananas with bell peppers, and wash them...

Clean the fruit, remove the stems and seeds, and serve as a healthy snack with yogurt or green tea.

2. Wash the green peppers the day before and cut them into small cubes. When eating takeout, mix them into the rice or dishes.

3. If you like cold noodles, cut the bell peppers into strips and mix them with cucumber and carrot strips; it tastes great that way too.

Days 94-100 (Week 11 of the weight loss period)

**Stir-fried eel with bean sprouts**

[Ingredients:]

Ingredients: eel, mung bean sprouts, scallions, ginger, cooking wine, wet starch (from broad beans), MSG, sesame oil, vegetable oil, and salt.

practice:

1. Remove the ends of the mung bean sprouts and wash them.

2. Kill the eel, wash it, cook it, cut it into strips, and wash it again.

3. Place a wok over high heat, add oil and heat it. Sauté minced scallions and ginger, then add the eel shreds and stir-fry.

Stir-fry, add cooking wine, salt, MSG, and mung bean sprouts, stir well, then thicken with cornstarch slurry, and drizzle with sesame oil.

**Celery Leaves with Tofu**

Celery leaves, dried tofu, sesame oil, salt, and rice vinegar.

practice:

1. Wash the celery leaves and cut the dried tofu into small cubes.

2. After the water boils, put the dried tofu in and blanch for half a minute, then remove it.

3. After the water boils again, add the celery leaves and blanch for 15 seconds, then remove and drain.

4. Chop the blanched celery leaves into small pieces and mix them with the diced tofu.

5. Add sesame oil, salt, and rice vinegar, and mix well.

**Chicken Soup with Mushrooms and Bamboo Shoots**

Young hen, bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, vermicelli, ginger, scallions, cooking wine, and salt.

practice:

1. Wash the chicken, chop it into pieces, blanch it in a pot to remove the blood, then remove it and rinse it.

2. Prepare 10 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add chicken pieces and ginger slices, then drizzle with 1 tablespoon of cooking wine. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

3. Peel the bamboo shoots, wash them, cut them into chunks with a rolling cut, and put them into the chicken broth along with the washed shiitake mushrooms. Simmer over low heat.

4. After an hour, add the glass noodles, then season with salt. After removing from heat, sprinkle finely chopped green onions into the chicken soup.

**Sweet Potato Glutinous Rice Cake**

Sweet potato, glutinous rice flour, red bean paste, dates, and garland chrysanthemum leaves.

[practice:]

1. Wash the dates, remove the pits, and shred them; wash the chrysanthemum greens and take the small leaves for later use.

2. Wash and peel the sweet potatoes, cut them into small pieces, steam them until cooked, remove them and mash them into a puree, add an appropriate amount of glutinous rice flour, stir well and knead into a dough.

3. Divide the kneaded dough into several small dough balls. Take one dough ball, shape it into a small disc, put in an appropriate amount of red bean paste filling, wrap it into a sweet potato glutinous rice ball, and then flatten it into a disc shape.

4. Decorate the small cakes with the prepared jujube strips and chrysanthemum leaves, and repeat as needed.

Prepare all the small pancakes and fry them in a pan until golden brown on both sides.

**Weight Loss Tips:**

Youth is fleeting, and losing weight isn't difficult. Based on my experience of losing 50 kilograms in 100 days...

I don't know if this will inspire you. But what I want to tell you is that, first of all, you must be upright.

A positive mindset is crucial; psychological factors are very important. You must believe in yourself and that you can do it, then move towards a positive direction.

Work towards the right goal and don't be discouraged. Actually, obesity itself isn't scary; what's scary is the pressure you put into it.

I lost confidence because of my obesity. Looking back, I often think back to when I weighed 250 pounds.

Zhang Changqing. At that time, I was under so much pressure, yet I still smiled optimistically and positively every day.

It is this positive and optimistic attitude towards life that has led me to success.