There is an over abundance of weight loss programs and advice in the marketplace today and much of it is ineffective, leading to great disappointment. These are a waste of time and money, as well as a great diversion of focus on the proven weight loss methods.
Some myths about weight loss are discussed below for your reading pleasure.
Less in, less out
'Eat less to lose weight' is a common fallacy if you consume more calories in that small bite than if you were to eat more with fewer calories. And eating less may affect your health if you lose too much weight too quickly.
Our body needs a sufficient supply of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and nutrients for its proper functioning, besides the necessary quantum of calories. Hence you need to be wise and calculative about the amount of nutritious values you are cutting off from your body when you choose to eat less.
Healthy food is boring
It is true that many of us prefer something sweet to savory or bitter, as many of us have a sweet tooth. But foods that contain too much sugar are bad for our bodies and should be consumed in lower quantities.
It is a popular fallacy that healthy food is boring as it is tasteless and unattractive, but this is not so. Some 'bland' healthy foods need only a pinch of spice or herbs to bring out their natural flavors, which add to their natural goodness in nutrients for the body.
Target a Date
Many weight losers assume that a set goal is an achieved goal and that this is good enough motivation, but they end up being losers as they can lack motivation and may miss the deadline when busy with their work or other commitments.
JUICE only
Some insist that liquid diets are the way to go for quick weight loss, as the juices or beverages will fill up your belly and switch off your appetite or make you lose your urge to binge. How misleading and false! Juices and beverages are good as fluids for the body, but the body requires solids for its intake of complementary minerals and vitamins, which fluids may not be able to provide.
One must be careful with all of the hype about fast weight loss. Most of these 'too good to be true' deals are usually weight loss product companies on a promotion campaign.
Begin your weight loss program with a proper understanding of the right and wrong ways to do it before embarking on any program.
Some myths about weight loss are discussed below for your reading pleasure.
Less in, less out
'Eat less to lose weight' is a common fallacy if you consume more calories in that small bite than if you were to eat more with fewer calories. And eating less may affect your health if you lose too much weight too quickly.
Our body needs a sufficient supply of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and nutrients for its proper functioning, besides the necessary quantum of calories. Hence you need to be wise and calculative about the amount of nutritious values you are cutting off from your body when you choose to eat less.
Healthy food is boring
It is true that many of us prefer something sweet to savory or bitter, as many of us have a sweet tooth. But foods that contain too much sugar are bad for our bodies and should be consumed in lower quantities.
It is a popular fallacy that healthy food is boring as it is tasteless and unattractive, but this is not so. Some 'bland' healthy foods need only a pinch of spice or herbs to bring out their natural flavors, which add to their natural goodness in nutrients for the body.
Target a Date
Many weight losers assume that a set goal is an achieved goal and that this is good enough motivation, but they end up being losers as they can lack motivation and may miss the deadline when busy with their work or other commitments.
JUICE only
Some insist that liquid diets are the way to go for quick weight loss, as the juices or beverages will fill up your belly and switch off your appetite or make you lose your urge to binge. How misleading and false! Juices and beverages are good as fluids for the body, but the body requires solids for its intake of complementary minerals and vitamins, which fluids may not be able to provide.
One must be careful with all of the hype about fast weight loss. Most of these 'too good to be true' deals are usually weight loss product companies on a promotion campaign.
Begin your weight loss program with a proper understanding of the right and wrong ways to do it before embarking on any program.
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