I’ve been focusing on a chicken breast diet to lose weight, but why isn't the number on the scale moving?
Your body's capacity to process food is more critical than the food itself. 1. Digestive Load: Breaking down protein requires significant energy; if your vitality is low, digestion becomes a burden. 2. Metabolic Waste: Unprocessed nutrients accumulate as waste. 3. Spleen Deficiency (脾虛): When the digestive system is weak, nutrients turn into waste rather than energy. The priority is building a body that can efficiently 'burn' what it consumes.
I have also experienced the struggle of eating nothing but dry chicken breast, only to feel bloated and dizzy. This taught me that the key to dieting isn't just reducing calories, but how effectively your body 'burns' those calories. In Traditional Korean Medicine, we focus on Spleen Deficiency (脾虛). If your digestive energy is weak, even high-quality protein cannot be converted into energy and instead turns into 'Phlegm-fluid' (痰飮)—a type of physiological waste. Furthermore, many stressed individuals suffer from Blood Stasis (瘀血), which hinders circulation. If you keep consuming heavy protein while your circulation is blocked, your body exhausts its energy just trying to clear the stagnation, leaving no power to actually burn fat. In this state, chicken breast becomes a heavy burden rather than a weight-loss aid. I recommend not just cutting calories, but first rekindling your internal metabolic fire. Once we restore organ function and your metabolism runs smoothly, dietary changes will finally show results. Let's work together to address the root cause of why your body is struggling to process food.
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