10 Biggest Weight-Loss Mistakes - Page 1
With so much information out there now in the fitness world, it is hard to determine what is good advice and what is bad. Bad advice can lead to serious issues, such as injuries, and most likely will not get you to your goals. The following are the 10 biggest mistakes made when a person decides they want to lose weight.
1. Fad Diets
With a quick Google search you can find hundreds of diets that say they will help with weight loss. Most of these diets, if followed, will make you lose weight. However, some will cause unhealthy weight loss and most likely will not keep the weight off for good. Look out for any diet plan that says you will lose more than 2lbs per week. They won’t let you eat entire food groups or limit you to certain food or involve a cleanse or supplement that must be taken. Bottom line is if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Do your own research on the diet. Don’t pay attention to most before and after pictures since they are usually tampered with. Any diet that you plan to start you should be able to stick with for the rest of your life. If you cannot, you will not keep the weight off once you start eating normally again.
2. Eating extremely low calorie diets or starvation
Many individuals will decide to stop eating to lose weight. While again you probably will lose weight by doing this, it is obviously extremely unhealthy and dangerous. When an individual goes on a very low calorie diet, problems start to occur. If no food is in the body, then there is no fuel for the body to function. When the body does not get adequate fuel for functions, it has to get it from somewhere. Since your body thinks that it is starving and may not get another meal, it will save fat cell until the last possible moment. Obviously you still need to move, so you brain signals for your body to start breaking down muscle to turn protein into energy. You will continue to lose muscle mass and keep fat. On top of all of this, your metabolism will get slower and slower. If you stay with this type of diet long enough, your metabolism may never recover and you may cause serious health risks to your body. If you, or anyone you know, has this problem you should seek counseling immediately.
1. Fad Diets
With a quick Google search you can find hundreds of diets that say they will help with weight loss. Most of these diets, if followed, will make you lose weight. However, some will cause unhealthy weight loss and most likely will not keep the weight off for good. Look out for any diet plan that says you will lose more than 2lbs per week. They won’t let you eat entire food groups or limit you to certain food or involve a cleanse or supplement that must be taken. Bottom line is if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Do your own research on the diet. Don’t pay attention to most before and after pictures since they are usually tampered with. Any diet that you plan to start you should be able to stick with for the rest of your life. If you cannot, you will not keep the weight off once you start eating normally again.
2. Eating extremely low calorie diets or starvation
Many individuals will decide to stop eating to lose weight. While again you probably will lose weight by doing this, it is obviously extremely unhealthy and dangerous. When an individual goes on a very low calorie diet, problems start to occur. If no food is in the body, then there is no fuel for the body to function. When the body does not get adequate fuel for functions, it has to get it from somewhere. Since your body thinks that it is starving and may not get another meal, it will save fat cell until the last possible moment. Obviously you still need to move, so you brain signals for your body to start breaking down muscle to turn protein into energy. You will continue to lose muscle mass and keep fat. On top of all of this, your metabolism will get slower and slower. If you stay with this type of diet long enough, your metabolism may never recover and you may cause serious health risks to your body. If you, or anyone you know, has this problem you should seek counseling immediately.
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