Top 10 Weight Loss Myths

MYTH 1: STAIN REDUCTION WORKS

It is widely believed that if you focus your exercise and weight training on specific areas of your body, you will be able to reduce the amount of fat in that specific area or region. In reality, there is no such thing as spot reduction, and instead, as you begin to exercise, you will begin to lose weight evenly throughout your body. However, another common myth is that high reps will burn more fat when, in fact, lower reps with a heavier weight will actually burn more fat in less time than higher reps with a lighter weight. weight.

MYTH 2: DRINKING COLD DRINKS REDUCE FAT

This is a very common myth that is actually believable if you consider the reasoning behind it. The myth goes on to state that because his body needs to heat the water, it automatically starts burning calories every time he drinks cold water. This calorie-burning frenzy continues until your body has adjusted the temperature of the water to match your normal body heat. While drinking water (at any temperature) is an important part of any weight loss system, don’t count on losing weight just by drinking. Water helps cleanse your system keeping it healthy and free of toxins, but you can’t burn calories just drinking it without a healthy diet.

MYTH 3: DELETING FOOD GROUPS WILL CAUSE FAT LOSS

This myth is a bit confusing, so let’s clear things up. Eliminating (or at least minimizing) certain foods, such as foods high in sugar, should be part of your transition to healthy eating. You always want to minimize the amount of high fat (low energy) foods whenever possible. However, eliminating entire food groups from your diet and concentrating on eating only one type of food is not only very difficult to stick with, but to maintain a healthy diet, you need a complete selection of healthy foods from all food groups.

MYTH 4: LOW-CALORIE DIETS ARE THE ONLY WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT

Almost every diet out there focuses on reducing calorie intake and increasing your overall activity level, and with good reason. The problem arises when dieters believe that by drastically reducing their calorie intake they will lose the weight and keep it off. It is important to gradually reduce your calorie intake so that your body’s natural system does not switch into ‘famine’ mode, causing your system to believe that it needs to store food for a possible period of famine (this has been part of our system since the beginning of man). You should also watch for a disruption in your body’s natural metabolic rate, as drastic calorie reductions can slow you down and make it harder to shed those pounds.

MYTH 5: YOU MUST TRAIN AT SPECIFIC TIMES

I’ve seen this myth circulate in the weight loss communities many times over the years and while the “best time of day” always seems to change, the basic idea remains the same: you should exercise at specific times to get the best results. Actually, you really don’t have to work out early in the morning, late at night, or anything else while you’re working out. Focus more on keeping a consistent activity schedule and less on when you actually do it. For busy moms and business owners, being able to set a specific schedule isn’t always the easiest thing to accomplish, so it’s great news that the real facts are that regardless of when you exercise, your body will burn the same amount of calories. for the same workout regardless of the time of day.

MYTH 6: YOU HAVE TO TRAIN FOR XX MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTS TO WORK

I myself believed in this myth. The idea behind this is that your body needs to “warm up” for a period of time before switching to “fat burning mode”, so anything before xx minutes just doesn’t count. This is complete nonsense! While you should always work to incorporate a warm-up period (as well as a cool-down process) during your workouts, you actually start burning fat from the moment you start!

MYTH 7: EAT FAT BURNING FOODS TO LOSE WEIGHT

If you ever really find a food group or item that causes instant weight loss, please let me know! Realistically, there are no foods that burn fat instantly, however, there are types of foods that can boost your metabolism (which will later help you lose weight).

MYTH 8: HIGH PROTEIN, LOW CARB DIETS ARE BEST

These diets are often difficult to follow because they greatly limit what you are allowed to eat. Also, the reality of the matter is that while you may lose weight quickly at first, your body will stabilize and you will find it difficult to get over the “hump”. Instead, focus on following a healthy eating plan that includes foods from all four food groups, ensuring that you not only have more flexibility in your food choices, but also get the minerals and vitamins your body needs.

MYTH 9: EAT LESS AND BURN MORE

Did you know that there is something called “Sumo Diet”? Sumo wrestlers are believed to eat just before retiring for the day and rarely eat during the day as a way to pack on the pounds. The reason for this is not that eating after 7 p.m. because when you eat less, your body ends up storing more fat, while also lowering your metabolic rate. It’s important to eat regularly throughout the day, preferably 6-8 times (three healthy meals and snacks every two hours will keep you satisfied and get your body into constant fat burning mode).

MYTH 10: ELIMINATE ALL FATS FROM YOUR DIET

This myth is not only extremely difficult to do, but it can actually damage your system. We all need fat in our diets to survive and to feed our muscles and stimulate growth.

While cutting back on fat will help you lose weight, it would be very difficult, if not impossible, to cut it off completely.