When you talk to anyone, you certainly get Gyan about losing weight.
The drawback is not all the weight loss advice you read or hear from others is backed by science.
Bad Weight Loss Tip #1: Eat a Low – fat Diet to Lose Weight
Low-fat diets were popular two decades ago, but the popularity of this approach is dwindling. Fat isn’t the enemy! Your body needs a certain amount of dietary fat to make two essential fatty acids: linolenic acid and linoleic acid. Plus, fat aids in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and is important for brain health and healthy skin.
Better Option:
Skip the packaged, low-fat products and eat more whole foods in their unaltered state. Choose healthy fat sources, like nuts, seeds, avocado, and seeds, don’t be fat-phobic.
Bad Weight Loss Tip #2: Exercise and You Won’t have to watch your Diet
Exercise is an ally when it comes to weight control, as it helps prevent weight regain, and helps preserve muscle mass. Yet studies show that exercise alone isn’t the best tool for losing weight and even the most consistent exercise plan by itself won’t lead to significant weight loss.
One reason exercise alone falls short is because people tend to overestimate the calories they burn during a workout and eat more because they believe they burned off “X” calories. Plus, studies show exercise can have varying effects on appetite. Some types of exercise may increase appetite, for example, swimming.
Better Option :
Watch what you eat and be more active. Exercise will improve your health and Lean muscle mass, but it’s not a licence to overindulge. You still need to make smart dietary selections.
Bad Weight Loss Tip # 3: Count Calories Obsessively
Obsessive calorie counting can do more harm than good. In fact, tracking calories can trigger eating disorders for some people. If you focus too much on calories over nutrients, you run the risk of nutritional deficiencies.
Food is more than just energy in the form of calories. It’s also a source of vitamins and minerals your body needs to function its best. Food isn’t something to fear, but calorie counting can make it seem like it is. The composition of the calories you take in can have differing effects on hormones that control hunger and metabolism. For example, eating 300 calories of broccoli impacts your body and body weight differently than 300 calories of brownies.
Better Option:
Rather than eating less, focus on making what you eat high-quality and nutrient-rich. Choose more nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables and lean protein sources. Skip the sugar and refined carbohydrates that offer your body little nutrition, and make what you eat count!
Bad Weight Loss Tip # 4: A Ketogenic or Fad diet is the key to Weight Loss
Fad diets will give you weight loss due to loss of water and lean muscle mass. But let me ask you if can you follow these diets for the rest of your life, of course not. Obviously, you will gain this weight back because you will definitely be losing track sooner or later.
Better Option:
Focus on improving your dietary habits, your nutrition levels, and your lifestyle because this is the only way to maintain your weight.
Bad Weight Loss Tip # 5: Detox can help you Lose weight
Detox diets are designed to “cleanse” the body and help with weight loss. These diet plans are often restrictive and involve drinking only liquids or sipping a special dietary concoction that is supposed to remove impurities from your body. People who use this approach are often gratified by the initial weight loss, but the weight they shed is often fluid and glycogen.
Plus, if you buy a commercial detox product, you don’t know whether the ingredients are safe. Your liver and kidneys are your best detox organs. Keeping them healthy is the key to removing impurities that detox cleanses supposedly do.
Better Option :
Skip the detox plans and eat a balanced, healthy, nutrient-rich diet. If you eat healthy most of the time, it supports the health of your liver and kidneys, and they help your body detox naturally.
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