The Most Common Mistakes of Weight Loss and How to Avoid Them

Only those who have been on a diet or, for some reason, have had to go through a weight loss process, know how hard it is to lose weight, yet every time more and more people invest in fast weight loss diets and techniques.

One fact that contributes directly to this is the number of overweight Brazilians. In a survey by Vigitel (Surveillance of Risk Factors and Protection for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey) and released by the Ministry of Health, almost half of the Brazilian population is overweight. In 2006 this percentage was 42.7%, rising to 48.5% in 2011. Undoubtedly, an alarming growth.

However, a lot of people are still unaware that to get fat is not just dieting. It is necessary to change the mindset and especially the daily habits.


To avoid frustration and even to protect health it is good to know the typical mistakes of those who want to lose weight at all costs. So that you do not make any carelessness and ensure the success of your diet, we have separated a list of the most common mistakes made by those who want to lose weight. Check out:

Skipping meals

Eating properly and respecting the timing of each meal is critical to optimizing metabolic functions. When you stop eating a meal, you end up with a long time without eating (6 hours or more, for example), which causes the body to save calories, as it does not know how long it will take to receive more. When this happens frequently, you get used to your metabolism working slowly, the famous lazy metabolism. In addition, when you eat, your hunger will be higher than normal, which can cause you to eat more than necessary.

The old theory that eating every 3 hours helps you lose weight is true for that. Metabolism gets used to receiving small doses of food and keeps working for a long time, increasing your caloric burn.


Believe in miracle diets

Every month new diets emerge that promise miraculous results in a short time. And as much as you have tried some of them unsuccessfully, the tendency is for the new diet to be tested for more. After all, will this time work?

The reality is that diets such as protein diets, liquid diets, moon diets, soup diets and any other that may come up may even have an effect, but it is only temporary, precisely because they are only done for a period, never. enough to get used to your metabolism.

Once you reach your goal, the natural thing is for you to eat normally again, hence the lost pounds will appear again. And there's no point in radicalizing and thinking about drastically changing the eating routine because the body needs different types of nutrients to function well. Failure to eat some of them, as occurs in most restrictive diets, such as one that eliminates carbohydrate or protein, for example, can be harmful to health.


Practicing empty belly exercises

To lose weight in a healthy way, physical exercise is essential, but even to practice moderate activities is necessary to eat. If you wake up and go straight to the gym fasting, you can get sick, because the body will start drawing energy by burning protein from your body, so before and after working out, keep an eye on food.

Consume excess light and processed foods

Anyone who thinks light foods can be eaten freely is mistaken. This is because these foods, even being light and low in calories, have fats, sugars and other nutrients. So eating 10 slices of bread just because it's light and not making sense still puts the diet on the loose. The same goes for canister juices containing preservatives.

Err on protein measurement

Making a plate full of salad and meat is super healthy, but the amount of meat also interferes with weight loss. Red meat is rich in saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol, which in excess can get fat.

In contrast, protein is needed to lose weight as it suppresses the effects of ghrelin, known as the hunger hormone that acts on the brain by informing when the stomach is empty. By consuming protein, the message conveyed is satiety, eliminating the feeling of hunger. The ideal is not to abuse meat and alternate its consumption with other sources of protein such as eggs, milk and their derivatives and fish.

And to close, a tip that is worth to anyone who wants or needs to lose weight: look for a nutritionist, exercise regularly, and take good care of your diet, because the main goal of weight loss should always be the preservation of your health. Take care!

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