Advanced Diets Advice & News

 There is a lot of information these days about dieting and losing weight, and a lot of gurus with great advice, but sometimes it gets hard to decide what advice is real and what is not, so we have put together  a few of the more popular myths and the facts behind them.

Myth # 1 You don’t have to count calories.

Fact, Counting calories is very important.

You need to keep track of your calories  in order to lose weight, most people overestimate their physical activity level and drastically undervalue their caloric intake,don’t rely on guessing at your calories, write down what you eat every day and your amount of activity for the day, sure this isn’t easy, but if you stay consistent you will lose weight.

Myth # 2  Always eat breakfast

Fact  Eat sometime during the morning.

 If you wake up at 7 or 8 in the morning, you don’t have to immediately eat a big breakfast , it is not necessary to jump start your metabolic process, and your probably not even hungry as soon as you wake up. It is normally best to eat something inside 3 hours of waking up and the  planning   your meals throughout the day so you don’t get too hungry and end up overeating.

Myth # 3 Eat 3 times a day, don’t snack

Fact  eat when you want to conserve caloric intake

Once again  it is all about calories , you can eat six times a day or three times a day as long as you eat the same amout of calories each day. If you decide  to eat six times a day, obviously you are not going to be eating full meals. Writing down  your caloric intake is the best way to lose weight.

Myth # 4 Carbohydrates make you fat

Fact Carbs are necessary for a balanced diet

Carbohydrates do not make you  overweight , calories make you fat  calories are what makes you fat  , also a lot of carbs are refined and you don’t get the advantage of feeling full from fiber found in unrefined carbohydrates. For example, whole food grain pasta is more filling than white pasta  so you feel fuller longer and eat less, less food means less calories and  you lose weight.

Myth # 5 Avoid fats

Fact  fats increase your sense of fullness

Fat is doubly as calorie intense as carbohydrates or protien, but you don’t want to entirely avoid them. Studies show that fat gives you a sense of fullness and ads flavor to many foods. Cutting out fats causes  you to be hungry more and you will end up eating more. Fats keep your stomach from emptying out as fast and keeps you  satisfied   longer.

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