Kylie was happy to sustain on low calorie diet for the past 3 months; however, she observed no correction in her weight. Instead, she was shocked to find herself further on the right side of her bathroom scales this morning. This sent the panic buttons ringing and she ran to the Diet consultant in her locality. And what she heard was shocking….
Her weight loss strategies pertaining to low calories diet regime has backfired and has thereby, taken the toll on her health and weight. Yes, cutting on calorie intake is fundamental to weight loss, but a wrong procedure can boomerang.
Myth1: Save your calories for supper
It is a complete miscalculation which refers to cutting calories the whole day and making it up with a wholesome calorie intake during supper. It so happens that, starving the whole day agitates your hunger hormone - ghrelin, thus making you eat more. Researchers opine that the calorie intake in such cases may be equivalent to three square meals a day.
Solution: It is advisable to eat light supper, thus allowing the body to be hungry enough for a good wholesome breakfast of preferably 450 calories comprising of a diet of scrambled eggs, low-fat cheese, whole wheat and an 8-ounce glass of juice; so as to make up till lunch.
Myth 2: Assume calories from healthy, natural foods are low
There is a general belief amongst people pertaining to the comparatively low calorie count in healthy and natural food. However, most people knowing the low calorie content in nutritious items such as yogurt, fish, and baked chicken tend to indulge in larger portions, leading to an appropriately increase in weight, instead of losing it.
Solution: Count calories before intake. For example, a handful of nutritious food like nuts have very high calorie content; so you must be aware of the amount of such food to be taken.
Myth 3: Low fat and low carbs are in
One of the most relevant reasons if you are not losing weight in spite of taking low calorie diet like low fat and low carbs is because, most people tend to splurge up large quantities of these diet food, which are only ‘low’ calorie and not ‘without calorie’. Research has shown a natural tendency to overeat ‘low calorie’ diet foods, jeopardizing the entire diet program.
Solution: Check the labels for calorie content in diet food. And all the more important is to ‘set short term weight loss program with a realistic diet plan’.