Q. Can you guarantee I'll lose weight within a month? I've tried dieting several times but keep failing.

The one-month timeframe is actually better viewed as a period to **lay the foundation for your body** rather than for rapid weight loss. Especially if you've failed at dieting multiple times, you first need to review what impact your previous methods may have had on your body. **The approach changes depending on conditions.** ① **If you've previously used Western diet medications (e.g., Saxenda, Wegovy)** → These medications work by suppressing appetite or regulating intestinal movement, and after stopping them, you may easily fall into a 'Spleen Deficiency (脾虛)' state. When spleen function weakens, you cannot properly digest and absorb food, and instead, dampness (濕) accumulates in the body, causing bloating, easy fatigue, and water retention. At this point, rather than simply eating less, strengthening the spleen with herbal medicine (e.g., modified Bozhong Yiqi Tang) and correcting lifestyle habits take priority. For one month, I recommend eliminating刺激性食物 (刺激性 foods like flour, oily foods, cold beverages) and focusing on warm rice porridge or soybean paste soup. ② **If your appetite regulation is out of control due to stress or late-night eating** → This is viewed as a mixed state of 'Liver Qi Stagnation (肝氣鬱結)' and 'Phlegm Retention (痰飮)'. When the liver fails to properly regulate qi (氣), stress hormones rise, stimulating the appetite center. Phlegm Retention refers to the accumulation of unnecessary waste products in the body, which makes the stomach feel heavy and constantly triggers hunger. For one month, try incorporating 15 minutes of light aerobic exercise (brisk walking) and breathing meditation daily, and establish a rule to stop eating 3 hours before bedtime. Acupuncture or herbal medicine (e.g., Chaihu Yonggol Morye Tang) can support this process. ③ **If simply due to lack of exercise and overeating** → This is closer to 'Stomach Heat (胃熱)' rather than Spleen Deficiency. When there's excessive heat in the stomach, digestion is too fast, causing frequent hunger. Herbal medicine clears heat (清熱), and changing the order of eating—protein and dietary fiber first—can help. For example, eat in the order of half a bowl of rice, double vegetables, then one serving of protein. **In summary:** Within one month, aim for 'a feeling of comfort in your body' rather than 'the number on the scale'. When bloating decreases, fatigue lessens, and appetite stabilizes, weight will naturally follow. At a TKM clinic, we'll first diagnose your current state through pulse diagnosis (脈診) and tongue diagnosis (舌診), then recommend the least burdensome lifestyle management. I cannot legally make claims like 'you'll lose ○kg in a month with this medication,' but when combined with constitution-appropriate herbal medicine and acupuncture/moxibustion, your body's signals will definitely change. I also used to be skeptical about TKM, but after experiencing it myself and studying it, I've come to realize this direction is correct.