5 Common Mistakes you should avoid when trying to lose weight
1. Focusing only on the Weight Scale
It is important to remember that the number on the scale is only one measure of weight change. Weight is influenced by several things, including fluid fluctuations and the amount of food that remains in your system
In fact, weight may fluctuate around 1 to 2 kgs over the course of a few days and sometimes even within the same day, depending on factors like how much food and liquid you consume.
2. Eating too many or too few calories
A calorie deficit is required for losing weight. This means you need to burn more calories than you consume.
Eating too less can lead to organ damage and eating too many calories beats the purpose of losing weight. So balance the calories you consume as per your weight loss goal.
3. Not exercising or over exercising
If you don’t exercise at all while restricting calories, you’re likely to lose more muscle mass and experience a decrease in metabolic rate.
Similarly trying to force your body to burn more calories by exercising too much is neither effective nor healthy.
4. Choosing low fat foods
Processed low fat or “diet” foods are often considered healthy choices that can help you lose weight. However, they may have the opposite effect.
Low fat products can also make you feel hungrier, so you may end up eating more food than your body needs. Try to choose a combination of nutritious, minimally processed foods
5. Not eating enough protein and fiber
Getting enough protein is important if you’re trying to lose weight. In fact, protein has been shown to help with weight loss in several ways like reduce appetite, increase feelings of fullness, lower the amount of weight regained, maintain or increase metabolic rate, protect muscle mass during weight loss
And a low fiber diet may be hurting your weight loss efforts, along with your overall health.
You will lose weight as long as you are maintaining a calorie deficit. But the catch here is to know how much calorie deficit to maintain for a sustainable and healthy weight loss without damaging your internal organs. Talk to a fitness planner to know what is the right calorie deficit for your lifestyle.
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