There are hundreds of myths related to dieting and weight loss. Some of the myths are harmless some of the myths are dangerous to your health. This article will give you the knowledge you need to see through three common dieting myths.
Dieting Myth 1
Out of all the dieting myths I’ve come across, the most dangerous one is the one that suggests that weight loss happens the quickest by starving yourself. Some diet plans may simply call it severe calorie reduction, but it’s all the same in the end, you are starving your body in order to lose weight.
As you can imagine starving your body is hard on it. Any sensible nutritionist knows that your body needs at least a minimal amount of food intake to function correctly.
Most people don’t understand that their body has a self-preservation instinct built into it and can recognize when it is being starved. The moment your body kicks into self-preservation mode it actually slows weight loss down.
Dieting Myth 2
A second, somewhat dangerous, dieting myth is the eat-only-one-type-of-food diet. If you have ever tried the grapefruit diet on for size you know what I mean.
If you scan the magazine rack at the local bookstore from one week to the next you’ll notice that the one-food diets come and go faster than teenage pop stars.
One-food-only diets fail and are dangerous for similar reasons that starvation diets are dangerous, they don’t provide your body with enough nutrition to function properly.
You only have to consider the boredom factor as to why these types of diet fail. Imagine yourself eating the exact same food for days on end, no variety, no change. Nothing. Grapefruit for breakfast, lunch and supper. How long do you think you could last?
Dieting Myth 3
Some diet creators recommend that you never stray from your diet once you start it. They warn that if you cheat, even a little, then you are sure to fail.
The ‘Never Stray From You Diet’ advice is one of those myths that isn’t necessarily harmful to your body like severe calorie restriction is but tends to be hard on your psyche.
The best of the fitness and nutrition experts that I’ve read lately all recommend cheat days as part of a successful diet plan.
Eating the foods you love occasionally isn’t going to destroy your diet and won’t prevent you from losing weight. You will actually have something to look forward to every five or six days over the long haul will make it easier to keep to your diet.
Conclusion
There are countless dieting myths bouncing around the Internet at any given time. I only covered three of them, the starvation diet, the ever popular eat-only-one-type-of-food diet and the never cheat on your diet, diet advice. Be careful what dieting advice you follow. If in doubt consult your doctor.
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