Many people start their weight loss journey with extreme fasting or various quick fixes, only to experience dizziness and fatigue. This is because drastic calorie restriction can often lead to a 'starvation mode' where the body clings to fat to survive. Traditional Korean Medicine focuses on resolving 'stagnation' within the body rather than just reducing numbers on a scale. We focus on clearing *Eohyeol* (瘀血, stagnant blood/blood stasis) and *Dameum* (痰飮, phlegm-fluid retention)—metabolic waste products that block circulation and slow down metabolism. For those with *Bi-heo* (脾虛, Spleen Deficiency/weak digestive function), simply eating less can actually solidify a constitution that is more prone to weight gain because the body perceives a state of emergency. To help you understand better, here is a comparison: | Category | Fat-Dissolving Injections | General Diet/Exercise | TKM Diet | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Core Goal | Localized contouring | Overall weight loss | Metabolic recovery & regulation | | Primary Mechanism | Inducing lipolysis of fat cells | Caloric restriction | Qi and Blood circulation & constitution improvement | | Advantage | Rapid change in body line | Low cost | Holistic systemic care | | Limitation | Limited overall weight loss | High reliance on willpower | Period of adaptation to herbal medicine | | Approach | Physical removal | Forced restriction | Physiological environment improvement | While injections quickly refine specific areas and dieting is a fundamental basis, TKM treatment is like repairing the 'engine' of your body. If you try to drive a car with a broken engine, you will eventually break down. I recommend we first examine where your body's circulation is blocked before deciding on the best approach.