The 3 Common Myths About Weight Loss
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| The 3 Common Myths About Weight Loss |
The optimal weight loss program will vary from person to person. What will work for one person won’t work for another. However, with so many weight loss myths out there, people can unknowingly be putting their health and weight loss goals in danger. Here are 3 myths about weight loss you should avoid.
1. Less is Better
It’s common to hear that if you want to lose weight, you should just stop eating so much. If you tend to overeat, then this advice is helpful to you. The saying that less is better, however, is not really useful for losing weight. Often times people will start cutting out meals to eat less. This is unhealthy for many reasons.
Reason number one, when you eat significantly less food your body actually goes into starvation mode. You may think, yes I’ll lose weight faster, but actually what happens is that in order to keep you alive your body holds on to your fat stores, meaning it will be harder to drop those pounds.
Reason number two, eating less doesn’t mean you’re eating fewer calories or eating healthier. Even if you only eat one meal a day, you could be bingeing on high-calorie foods to sustain you for the rest of the day. Essentially, your eating habits haven’t gotten healthier.
Reason number three, eating less is not a great way to maintain weight loss over a long period of time. You may lose weight in the beginning, but you’ll eventually hit a plateau and will stop losing weight. Over time you’ll gain the weight back.
Eating more is actually more conducive for losing weight. For one, eating more takes your body out of starvation mode and is helpful for building muscle, which helps you burn more calories. The key is to eat smaller portions and healthier, low-calorie meals.
2. You Can’t Eat XYZ
Diets have been proven to never really work, at least in maintaining weight loss over a long period of time. Therefore, starting diets where you can’t eat XYZ (for example, bread, rice, or pasta) never work. It’s healthy to cut out unhealthy foods from your diet, such as fast food and sugary snacks but cutting out what you like isn’t realistic. You can’t cut out food that you enjoy and expect to lose weight and keep it off. Eventually, you’ll relapse and eat the food you’ve cut out.
It’s better to minimize the intake of certain fattening foods rather than cutting them out for good. Be realistic when creating a diet that matches your lifestyle and tastes. If you love bread, don’t cut it out, just eat smaller portions or switch to whole wheat bread. When you go out, try ordering something healthier from your favorite fast-food restaurant. Portion control and healthier alternatives are better than depriving yourself of your favorite foods.
3. Diet or Exercise
When it comes to losing weight people often choose to either diet or exercise. People that choose just one or the other tend to go all out. Either they’ll go on an extremely strict diet or start exercising 24/7. But people that pick one or the other tend to get few results. This often frustrates people, but the truth of the matter is that in order to lose weight and keep it off you need to do both. Lifestyle changes are ultimately the best way to lose weight, which is why a combination of healthy eating and regular exercise is the best option.
Reminder: Always consult your doctor or a specialist before starting any dietary or fitness plan. You want to take your health into account and work with your body, not against. Just because you’re not in pain or suffering doesn’t mean you’re not getting results.
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