Some days back I was going through a report on side effects of faulty measures adopted by people in the hope to lose weight. People who skipped meals, followed crash diets or fad diets suffered from insomnia, stress, headaches, weakness, fatigue and to top it all they lost very little or no weight at all. So I thought of compiling a list of most common weight loss myths and the real truth behind them.
Myth: Crash diets are a healthy way of losing weight
Fact: Crash diets will help you in losing weight but only for a short duration. The day you start eating your normal diet you will put on all the kilos you lost during your crash dieting phase. When you start eating very less food it is obvious that you will lose fat. However, along with the fat you will also lose lean muscles and tissues due to crash dieting. Not only will you feel fatigued out but you will also lose interest in studies or work. The most effective weight loss is gradual, so that your body can adapt to the shift.
Myth: Skipping meals specially breakfast will help in weight loss
Fact: Skipping meals specially breakfast may feel like the simplest way of weight loss without any exercise. Did you know that your body has a tendency to eat more after every skipped meal? The human body is intended to have healthy nutritional diet in various servings during the day. People who skip meals tend to eat just one meal in a day, typically dinner. Such an eating pattern overwhelms the body with more than required calories during night, and with no physical activities to burn them off your body becomes sluggish and unhealthy.
Myth: Only low fat foods are crucial to weight loss
Fact: low fat foods help in weight loss; however, your body requires a balanced diet. Eliminating fat from your diet altogether will make your body weak and devitalize your immune system. Your body requires some fat in the diet to perform daily activities, do not eliminate them altogether. Moreover, if you switch to a low fat diet you might overeat thinking that you will not put on any weight. Gorging, even if on low fat, results in going beyond your everyday calorie limit which will again cause weight gain and may inculcate a sense of failure in you.
Myth: Working out on an empty stomach will burn more calories Fact: when you exercise on an empty stomach your body utilizes the energy saved up in your muscles. You may be under the impression that during workout your body will use up the fat in your body for energy, but, the constitution of human muscles is so much less complicated to use that the body makes use of it if no other energy source is easily usable. Eating maybe just a fruit before working out ensures that your body actually burns the fat and not the muscles.
Myth: You can reduce inches from certain areas of your body by specific exercises
Fact: The answer is a big NO. If you do exercises pertaining to a specific body part, it will definitely better the appearance of that area by toning up the muscles. However, it is not in your hands to decide where the fat will come off from. Do not reduce all your weight loss efforts on that one sole part. Your intention should be complete physical fitness which will bit by bit take the fat off from that problem area.
If you found this blogpost useful, you might also like to read about Top 5 Mistakes People Make During Diets
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i cannot agree less more with you on this point about spot reduction. The gyms offering hip reduction or thigh weight loss are just stealing money. I lost several thousands just because of them. They just never work, I lost lot of weight, but no major loss from my problem area.
I meant i totally agree with you in the first line.
You are so right about the last myth about spot reduction. Gyms offering packages on hip reduction or thigh weight loss are totally fake. It does not help. I lost lot of money and just few inch from my problem area.
Well written, Mansi. Regards, Puneet
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These weight loss myths seem helpful in my weight loss goal! Great post!
Myths : Skipping meals specially breakfast will help in weight loss which is not true while breakfast is best form of nutritional food available for doing hard work.
skipping the meals will cause many health effects to your body like weakness, stress, insomia, fatigue and much more… consult your physician before taking any steps for weight loss as you have to reduce the weight without hurting your body
According to me, the best way to lose weight is by eating low calorie foods, exercising regularly and staying away from fatty and junk food. No point in exercising if you cant leave you burgers. It should start with the mind and your will power should be strong enough. Good post and the myths have been busted indeed.
And the one more fact : Research shows that people who follow a vegetarian eating plan, on average, eat fewer calories and less fat than nonvegetarians. They also tend to have lower body weights relative to their heights than nonvegetarians. Choosing a vegetarian eating plan with a low fat content may be helpful for weight loss. But vegetarians—like nonvegetarians—can make food choices that contribute to weight gain, like eating large amounts of high-fat, high-calorie foods or foods with little or no nutritional value.
To achieve weight loss, it first essential to train your mind to the utmost level. Everything comes from our will power, even loss of weight. People should first go on a low calorie diet and drink lots of water. Its important to lose weight because the more fat you gain the more problems you will encounter in the future. Please take care of your health at any cost.
Very informative post, go for natural weight loss all the way. Health is wealth!
Thank you for sharing this kind of post to all of us…
Weightloss is not easy and they need a lot of requirements…
Thank you for sharing this lovely post. Very useful. But loosing weight is not an easy task . And the best and most effective way is going to the gym!
I agree.I did crash diet and it’s making me weak at all.I’m always stressed and it’s hard for me to get some sleep.Glad I found your site,Thank you for giving this out.