WE OFTEN DON'T BOTHER TO FIND OUT WHICH FAT IS GOOD FOR US AND WHAT'S BAD. NOT ALL FATS ARE BAD. WE TEND TO GO FOR FOODS WITH A `LOW FAT' OR A `FAT FREE' LABEL ON THEM, BUT WHAT WE DON'T REALISE IS THAT A HIGH AMOUNT OF SUGAR (CALORIES) IS OFTEN ADDED TO SUCH FOODS.
Have you been putting extra hours and efforts at the gym since a month and still can't see any results in your weight? Well, join the league! According to research, a large number of people, knowingly or unknowingly, make one of these weight loss mistakes that slow down the weight loss process. Most of us tend to ignore the red signals that are hidden behind these myths. Let's take a look at mistakes that turn around the weight loss process -in the wrong direction! instantly cut calories and help us lose weight. But what we forget is that our body needs to compensate when you skip a meal. The end result is you skip lunch and indulge in two samosas in the evening. Pay attention to your increased cravings for your favourite pizza, Chole Bhature or Tandoori Chicken -you would probably end up gorging during lunch in your office canteen, all because you skipped breakfast!
1 THE ALL OR NOTHING APPROACH
Many of us tend to make strict and ideal diet plans completely ignoring the prospects of possible cravings that occur almost every day, especially when you are driving back home after a hectic day at work. There are times when you are so tired of your strict diet that you give into those temptations. Hence, it is important for you to go slow, beginning with an easy-to-follow diet chart that suits your taste and slowly customising it to an ideal-for-your weight-loss diet plan.
2 GIVING YOURSELF TOO MANY RESTRICTIONS
The more you avoid it, the more you want it. Putting too many restrictions on yourself from eating this or that will not only starve you but also slow down your metabolism.You can't completely cut yourself out from your daily routine diet. So, follow your appetite systematically .
3 SWITCHING TO FAT-FREE FOODS
While ruling out fatty foods, what most of us don't care about is finding out which fat is good for us and what's bad for us. After all, not all fats are bad for us. We tend to go for foods with a `low fat' or a `fat free' label on them, but what we don't realise is that high amounts of sugar (calories) is added to such foods. Hence, it is important for us to watch those labels more closely and eat foods with monosaturated fats because those aid in weight loss.
4 REGULARLY MISSING YOUR MEALS
Most of us tend to believe that skipping lunch will.
5 RELYING ON THE WEIGHING SCALE
Weighing yourself every day, worrying every time the number goes up or stays the same is totally uncalled for. Go easy on yourself, take your sweet time and stop worrying. Weigh yourself only once a week.Worrying too much might cause stress and stress is known to be your worst enemy when you are trying to lose weight.
6 NO SUNDAYS FOR YOUR DIET
Sundays maybe a day off from work but you should never turn them into a day off from your diet. You can't just compromise with the hard work you put in following your week long diet by giving in into a big chocolate cake on the weekend.
7 DEPENDING ON WEIGHT LOSS SUPPLEMENTS
Believe it or not, most of these supplements offer you every thing but natural weight loss.What's worse is that they come packed with the surety of many serious health problems and side-effects, and the weight loss thus caused is at the cost of good 8 health.
8 TOO MUCH HEALTHY FOOD INTAKE
Just because someone told you that fruits are healthy, overeat ing them will not help your body in any way . Every food contains fat, be it a fruit or a vegetable or meat. Eating healthy as per your diet is important, however, eating too much of it can increase your calorie intake leading to increased fats.
9 EATING VERY QUICKLY
Eating too fast has tendencies to make you overeat. It is benefi cial to eat slow, enjoying every , bite of the food peacefully so that your body can send a hint to your brain to halt eating right on time.
Also, smaller portions, if not eaten too fast, will make you feel fuller faster and add to your weight loss goals.
10 GORGING ON SALTY SNACKS
Salt contains sodium, which leads you to eat reflexively. You never realise when you're full and go on munching salted pop corn throughout the movie or a cricket match. You may give up on such a habit with ease since it is easily possible to reduce your salt cravings in just a few weeks of a low-salt diet.
11 DOZING OFF RIGHT AFTER MEALS
It is common knowledge that you must take a walk after meals to facilitate digestion. The longer the food stays in your small intes tine, the longer it takes to digest, fur thermore increasing absorption of fats in your body.
12 FOLLOWING THE SAME OLD DIET PLAN
You need to customise your diet chart as per the amount of weight you're losing every week. Along with your weight loss, your calorie intake needs to keep on changing and should to be adjusted accordingly.
13 DIET AND EXERCISE GO HAND-IN-HAND
Exercising regularly and eating high-calorie food at the same time won't do you any good and neither will following a strict diet while sitting like a couch potato playing video games or watching the sports channel all day long. Both exercising and dieting have to be com bined regularly for positive results. You also need to remember not to start hit ting the gym with a vengeance. Start slowly and gradually increase your pace or you'll tire yourself out before you've even started.
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