Big fat lies about weight loss

Metabolic rate does drop with age but eating a little less and staying active could counter this change. Unfortunately, people still try to get healthy through fad dieting. Here’ are seven of the fattest lies about dieting

1. You don’t need to exercise to lose weight
Obviously, you can lose some weight without exercising but it will not make you fit. The best way to lose it and keep it off for good is to combine a healthy diet with regular exercise. If your lifestyle does not include adequate physical activities, then regardless of your current body weight, it’s time you started exercising.

2. Skipping breakfast helps you lose weightIn actual fact, studies indicate that when you cut out breakfast, you’re more likely to take in extra calories later in the day. Most importantly, breakfast improves your metabolic state and increases the speed at which your body burns calories. It still greatly depends on what your breakfast consists of, though.

3. Fruit juice is asgood as eating whole fruit
My fitness motto is to eat foods as close to their natural form as possible. Verily why fruit juice doesn’t fall into this category. You’d certainly be much better off eating the whole fruit, rather than drinking juice in which valuable fibres and vitamins are mostly ripped off.

4. Weight gain is inevitable as you ageAdmittedly, metabolic rate does drop with age, butsimply eating a little less would fix that. The problem for most people is that activity levels decrease as they age.

5. Quick weight loss is best
In truth, slow and sustained weight loss is much better. That way you’re more likely to lose excess fat, not muscle. And, you should be able to maintain your weight loss long-term.

6. Everyone gains a few pounds over the holidays
It is 100% possible to enjoy your holidays and still lose weight, or at least stay at a constant weight. How? By eating in moderation.

7. It is my “slow metabolism” which prevents weight lossUnfortunately, people are becoming increasingly more sedentary, and it seems likely this is a crucial factor in the increasing problems with weight gain. According to the BBC Health report: “Scientists have measured the exact amount of calories overweight and healthy weight people burn while sitting or lying quietly. Results have consistently shown that overweight people use more energy to keep their bodies working. This is because they have larger bodies with bigger muscles and internal organs. However, after taking into account differences in body size, lean and obese people have been shown to have similar metabolic rates.”