Lies About Fat Loss - Debunked!

There are a lot of nonsense and myths people spread around on Internet forums when it comes to weight loss. The following are some of the common myths about weight loss, and the revealing of the truth behind them.

Firstly, the first myth is that eating healthy is expensive and difficult to follow! Eating healthy foods is actually really simple. You are not required to choose expensive food alternatives like hard-to-find seafood or other such foods. You can easily choose cheap, healthy foods in the form of fruits or vegetables. There are also a lot of cheap protein and carbohydrate substitutes. It is true that in the initial stages, shifting your regular diet from an unhealthy one filled with mainly fried dishes and junk foods for snacks to a healthier selection may be hard at first. But it is very possible if you keep reminding yourself of the reason why you want to lose weight in the first place.

The second myth is that weight loss will happen if you stop eating at night. The reason why this myth is so popular is probably because many people know that the body digests food much slower at night compared to daytime. While it is true that the body digests the foods you eat faster during the day time, you should also avoid overeating in the day to compensate for the night, or else you will still gain weight instead of losing it.

Always remember to do things in moderation and keep your diet in balance. Whenever you feel hungry at night, you can take in healthy foods like fruits, baked almonds or vegetables. If you have a very active lifestyle, it is perfectly acceptable for you to eat at more at night, so you can replenish your lost energy.

The last myth to be discussed in this article is that significant weight loss will happen when you cut down your calorie intake drastically. This is true, but only up to a certain extent. If you were to suddenly cut down significantly on the amount of calories you take in, there can be a chance that dieting will have an adverse effect on your body instead if you cut down your calorie intake to the point of starvation. You might end up abnormally changing your body's normal metabolic rate because of this. Therefore, you should first assess your calorie count and find out if you are taking in a huge excess of calories or you are already near your maintenance calories level. If you are at the maintenance level already, you should not do such a drastic cut in your calorie intake.