普段よりトイレに行く回数が多くなれば、それは食事の回数が今の自分の体に対して多すぎる、という基準を引いてみてはどうでしょうか？
私の場合、普段トイレは朝1回で済んでいたのですが、やがて3食食べるとトイレに2回行くようになりました。
その上、酷く疲れるようになりました。
それで、消化の回数が増えていると仮定しました。
1日3食で今まで問題が無かったのでその通りにしていたんですが、ミドル半ばくらいの年齢になった頃、1日3食は多いと感じ始め、食欲も無いのに健康の為に3食摂っていました。
その内、あれ？ と思い、食事を1日2食にし、その2食でも翌日少し体が重かったり消化が残っているような体感があった時は、1日1食にしていました。
それでどんどん健康に標準体重まで4年位掛けて痩せていきました。
私は長い間お医者様にかかっていたのですが、専門とは別に血液検査をやって下さる先生でしたので、内科の基本的な事もアドバイスを頂いていました。
その時、新しく服用する薬の適合のことで、便秘の確認を取られたので、いえありません。大体2日に1回か3日に1回です。と答えたら、いや本来は1日1回です。と言われ、便秘薬を出されました。
その薬は、夜寝る前に飲み、起きた数時間後に自然にトイレに行くように造られていました。
以降、1日1回のトイレで済むようにはなりました。
ですがふと、これは個人差があるのではないかと思い、先ほど検索したらAIが、個人差がある。個人差の日数の目安等、答えていました。
ただ私は、1日に1回トイレに行く体調になった後、肌が以前よりもメイク乗りが良くなりました。
より良い肌質に変わったというだけの話ですが、これは仲々素敵なことでした。
個人差で特に問題が無いのであれば、肌質を良くするために無理に下剤等服用せずに、今までのトイレの回数で良いと思います。
ですが、1日の食事量が現在の自分にとって多いかどうかは、それまでのトイレの回数より増えていたら、それはご自身にとって多い、ということです。
これも個人の1データでしかないので、その範囲で参考になさってみて下さい。
以下は、引用になります。
1日2食と塩分はきっと個別
それとダイエットなんですが。私はダイエットが本当にダメで、食事を控えていることだけで非常にストレスになり、酷い時には一日中お菓子のことを考え続けていたりしていて、すぐに止めました。それで3食きちんと食べて、以前よりむっちりしていたんです。過食だろうと思っていたんですが、そんなに食べていないんですよ。おそらく、吸収率がなぜか跳ね上がってしまっていたんですね。それで変だな？ と思い、1日2食にしたんです。1日2食って私の乏しいダイエット情報では、1番太りやすい食べ方だったんですが、結局私は1日2食にして痩せていきました。塩分控えめの薄味で、自分が美味しいと思う料理を食べながら。ついでに気が向いたときはお菓子も食べていました。カフェインも1日3杯までと決めて、濃いストロングコーヒーを落として飲んでいました。それでぐいぐい痩せていって4年くらいかけて、30代頃の体型に戻ったんですね。運動は特にしていませんでした。効果の出ない、短時間のウォーキングをしてはいましたが、別に代謝が上がって汗が出るようにもならず、単に散歩して、食事は薄味で1日2食です。結局、私個人の現在の生活と運動量では、1日2食が適切な量だったんです。その栄養摂取量で、きちんと代謝され、塩分も私にはちょうど良い量だったんです。たった今気がついて驚いた後、これを書いています。適性な食事量は、その人個人個人によって違うし、その人の生活の運動量によって食事量は違うんじゃないでしょうか？実は私は30代もそれ以前も、基本、痩せ型だったんです。ウエストサイズは56か58。これって今の骨格の方々にとっては、え、そんなに低くないのでは？と思うかもしれませんが。当時、大食いだったんです。ガツガツ食べて、一切太らず、そのサイズを維持していました。今ウエストは60くらいで、服の生地によってはガバガバです。もうすっかり歳を取っているのに。かなり、むっちりしていたのに。これはファッションダイエットでは、もうとっくに普通のことでしょうか？もし良かったら体調と相談しつつ、やってみてください。そうしていて少し具合が悪い日は、2.5食にしてみるとか。それだけです。野菜からは食べていますが（これも何かで見た。）、そもそもサラダから食べますよね？煮付けは後回しです。急ぎお伝えしておきます。気持ちのアップダウンが激しくなってるな、と思ったら、プロに相談したり先日ご紹介したサプリを試しながら、塩分を控えてみてください。
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If you find yourself going to the bathroom more often than usual, why not use that as a benchmark to gauge whether your meal frequency is too high for your body right now?
In my case, I used to only go once in the morning, but after eating three meals a day, I started going twice.
I assumed this meant my digestion was happening more frequently.
On top of that, I started feeling terribly tired.
I had no issues with three meals a day before, so I kept it up. But around mid-forties, I started feeling three meals were too much. Even without appetite, I kept eating three times daily for health's sake.
Then I thought, “Huh?” I cut back to two meals a day. If even those two left me feeling slightly sluggish or with lingering digestion the next day, I reduced to one meal.
That's when I started losing weight steadily.
I'd been seeing a doctor for a long time. He wasn't a specialist, but he did blood tests and gave me basic internal medicine advice.
At one point, while checking if I was suitable for a new medication, he asked about constipation. I said, “No, not really. Usually once every two or three days.” He replied, “No, ideally it should be once a day,” and prescribed a laxative.
This medication was designed to be taken before bed, causing a natural bowel movement several hours after waking.
After that, I was able to manage with just one bowel movement per day.
However, I suddenly wondered if this might vary from person to person. When I searched online just now, AI confirmed there is indeed individual variation and provided a rough guideline for the number of days this might take.
That said, after my body adjusted to having one bowel movement per day, my skin did improve—makeup applied more smoothly than before.
It's just that my skin texture improved, but that was quite a nice thing.
If there are no particular problems due to individual differences, I think it's fine to stick with your current bathroom frequency rather than forcing yourself to take laxatives or similar to improve skin texture.
However, whether your daily food intake is too much for your current self depends on whether it has increased compared to your previous bathroom frequency. If it has, then it is too much for you.
This is just one individual data point, so please use it as a reference within that scope.
The following is a quote:
In my case, I used to only go once in the morning, but after eating three meals a day, I started going twice.
I assumed this meant my digestion was happening more frequently.
On top of that, I started feeling terribly tired.
I had no issues with three meals a day before, so I kept it up. But around mid-forties, I started feeling three meals were too much. Even without appetite, I kept eating three times daily for health's sake.
Then I thought, “Huh?” I cut back to two meals a day. If even those two left me feeling slightly sluggish or with lingering digestion the next day, I reduced to one meal.
That's when I started losing weight steadily.
I'd been seeing a doctor for a long time. He wasn't a specialist, but he did blood tests and gave me basic internal medicine advice.
At one point, while checking if I was suitable for a new medication, he asked about constipation. I said, “No, not really. Usually once every two or three days.” He replied, “No, ideally it should be once a day,” and prescribed a laxative.
This medication was designed to be taken before bed, causing a natural bowel movement several hours after waking.
After that, I was able to manage with just one bowel movement per day.
However, I suddenly wondered if this might vary from person to person. When I searched online just now, AI confirmed there is indeed individual variation and provided a rough guideline for the number of days this might take.
That said, after my body adjusted to having one bowel movement per day, my skin did improve—makeup applied more smoothly than before.
It's just that my skin texture improved, but that was quite a nice thing.
If there are no particular problems due to individual differences, I think it's fine to stick with your current bathroom frequency rather than forcing yourself to take laxatives or similar to improve skin texture.
However, whether your daily food intake is too much for your current self depends on whether it has increased compared to your previous bathroom frequency. If it has, then it is too much for you.
This is just one individual data point, so please use it as a reference within that scope.
The following is a quote:
Two meals a day and salt intake must be managed separately.
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Also, about dieting.
I'm really terrible at dieting. Just restricting my food intake causes me immense stress. At my worst, I'd spend the entire day thinking about sweets, so I stopped immediately.
So I started eating three proper meals a day, and I ended up more plump than before.
I thought I was overeating, but I wasn't eating that much.
My absorption rate must have skyrocketed for some reason.
So I thought, “Huh, weird?” and switched to two meals a day.
Based on my limited diet knowledge, eating twice a day was supposedly the easiest way to gain weight. But in the end, I lost weight on two meals a day.
I ate dishes I found tasty, keeping them lightly seasoned with less salt.
Plus, I'd have sweets whenever I felt like it.
I also capped myself at three cups of strong, dark coffee a day.
And I steadily lost weight over about four years, getting back to the body I had in my thirties.
I didn't do any special exercise.
I did go for short walks that didn't really work, but they didn't boost my metabolism or make me sweat. I just strolled around, ate lightly seasoned food, and stuck to two meals a day.
Ultimately, for my current lifestyle and activity level, two meals a day was the right amount for me.
With that level of nutrition intake, my metabolism worked properly, and the salt content was just right for me.
I just realized this and am writing it down now, surprised.
Isn't the appropriate amount of food different for each individual, and doesn't it also depend on that person's level of physical activity?
Actually, I was basically thin in my 30s and before that too.
My waist size was 56 or 58 inches. People with today's body types might think, “Huh, isn't that pretty low?”
Back then, I was a big eater.
I ate heartily, never gained weight, and maintained that size.
Now my waist is around 60 inches, and depending on the fabric, clothes are loose on me.
Even though I'm definitely older now.
Even though I was quite plump back then.
Is this already considered normal in fashion diets?
If you're comfortable, try it while listening to your body.
On days you feel a bit off, try having 2.5 meals instead.
That's all.
I do start with vegetables (saw this somewhere too), but you start with salad anyway, right?
Save the simmered dishes for later.
I wanted to share this quickly.
If you notice your mood swings getting intense, consult a professional, try the supplement I mentioned recently, and cut back on salt.
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