Weight Loss Myths And How To Avoid Them

There are many weight loss myths out there that, when it comes down to it, are complete lies.

The sad thing is, since we're so busy nowadays, it's hard for people to research every single thing that they're told... and they have to "shortcut" and believe the media every once in a while.

Without further ado, let's explore some of these myths.

Myth: Eating only reduced fat or fat-free-foods will help you lose weight:

This couldn't be further from the truth. Often, fat free foods are actually NOT fat free. See... the weight loss industry has been fooling consumers for a long time with this one.

The next time you see a label that claims to be "99% Fat Free", take the time to really look at the label. You'll often see that this really isn't the case. You might find that there's a total calorie content of 100 per serving, for example, while the fat calories are 80. This obviously isn't 99% fat free.

However, companies can get away with this because they say that something is "X"% fat free off of the total WEIGHT of the product. If a product has 75 grams of fat, for example, but there's 2500 grams total product weight... they can claim to be 97% fat free.

Often times, companies will just add water to products to make the weight different, even though they're not reducing any of the fat content.

Myth: Following a stringent diet will help speed your metabolism up:

Most diet plans will actually hinder your weight loss efforts in the long term. For example, if you're eating a low calorie or low carbohydrate diet, your body will adjust to that way of eating and expect for you to continue that way of life forever. When you eventually go to eat more, you'll gain weight. If you decide to stay at that level of calories, you'll have to do it for the rest of your life to even maintain... and you'll likely stop losing weight after a while.

If you want to check out how to speed up your metabolism and continue to lose weight, one good weight loss method is calorie cycling. This helps you shift your calories so that you continuously "fool" your body, and it can't adjust to any set number of calories, hence not touching your metabolism adversely.

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