The accelerated phase of the record-keeping weight loss method: distinguishing between desires and wants to achieve scientific weight loss.

"What?! It's just a lecture from a health-conscious otaku? They might as well teach you how to lose weight while eating pork cutlet rice bowls, hamburgers, ramen, and pizza!"

"Focus on Japanese food, eat lots of fiber—I'm sick of that stuff."

Readers thinking like this probably haven't even started their weight loss journey yet, and they've already read this far.

Of course, how you read the book is your choice. However, if you want to lose weight efficiently and successfully, you should proceed cautiously, one stage at a time. If you don't agree with the explanations of "desire" and "craving," I suggest you stop reading now and try the running start and lift-off phases first. During this phase, you can eat as much as you want—pork cutlet rice bowls, hamburgers, ramen—as long as you keep a record afterward. If you stick to it, you will definitely lose weight.

Then, by experiencing the rising and cruising phases, one can understand the "desire"—the appetite in the mind—and the "craving"—the appetite from the body.

Returning to the previous topic.

Obese people are loyal to the appetite dictated by their brains, completely oblivious to the appetite dictated by their bodies. They ignore their bodies' desires for food, even ignoring signals of hunger and fullness. Living according to the desires of their brains, they can be described as desire-driven individuals.

Conversely, slim people are loyal to their bodies' appetites. No matter how much they love to eat, they never eat until they are full; they are desire-driven individuals. Desire-driven individuals are actually very sensitive to the discomfort of overeating or hunger. Such people are very sensitive to all signals from their bodies, cannot withstand physical pain, and are easily swayed by their bodies. Therefore, desire-driven individuals are not without their advantages.

In comparison, desire-driven individuals are easily controlled by their own desires. However, such people are often keenly aware of their desires and are very proactive in both their work and personal lives.

It's not fair to say that a desire-driven or a wish-fulfilling type is better; both are essential for society. However, in the weight loss process, the wish-fulfilling type undoubtedly has an overwhelming advantage.

In the accelerated phase, our goal is to shift our original desire-driven self towards a wish-fulfilling type. And to achieve this, there is no other way but to listen to the body's desires.

However, after experiencing the ascending and cruising phases, the foods we crave gradually change; this is evidence that we've heard the body's subtle desires.

The shift from desire-driven to wish-fulfilling isn't just about food.

Take me for example. From the beginning of my weight loss journey, I thought that advancing from one stage to another would be a difficult and frustrating experience. But suddenly one day, I felt I should rush to the next stage, and it wasn't as painful as I had imagined. Weight loss has begun, and I've easily moved on to the next stage.

However, I hadn't really considered trying it before.

The evidence is that I only heard the voice of desire: "I don't like exercise, I should avoid it as much as possible."

In fact, even now, I'm not good at listening to urges related to exercise. I can only feel that when I walk, the blood circulation in my legs improves, and my lower body feels warm. When I have a cold, I occasionally drink a bottle of orange juice, which I find delicious. That's about it.

However, I can still perceive the slow changes in my body's constitution. Without looking at the pedometer, I hear my body's signals: "I want to walk more today," and I can also recognize that my constitution is somewhat cold and I don't adapt well to air conditioning.

Being able to gradually discover my body's urges like this is already preparing me for the final stage of "getting on track."

Key points for the fifth stage of the record-keeping weight loss method, "re-accelerating":

① Pay attention to changes in your food preferences.

② Stop eating when you feel "almost full" or "just full," or when you "feel like you're still a little hungry."

③) Don't listen to your desires for "what you want to eat," but pay attention to your body's cravings for "what you need."