Five Weight Loss Myths
The number one reason most people decide to embark on a healthier lifestyle is ultimately to lose weight. Unfortunately very few people actually do the research that’s involved for them to be successful. Losing weight will basically involve moving more and eating less but the specifics aren’t quite that simple.
Cutting Too Much Food
The worst thing you can do when you embark on a new weight loss regime is to suddenly cut what you’re eating. The worst thing you can do is go from eating three big meals and lots of snacks to just eating a small salad and only snacking on fruit. Your body won’t understand what’s going on and when you do eat, it will store as much as possible as fat in anticipation for the next starve. The best way to eat for healthy weight loss is to eat five to six small meals each day rather than just three large meals. By eating little and often your body will be able to digest the food you are eating and it will keep your digestive system in regular use.
Removing All Junk Food
The second you tell yourself you can’t eat chocolate or ice cream will be the second you want those things more than ever. Instead, make these things a once in a while treat. If you’ve had a good week, you’ve been healthy and you’ve done your exercising treat yourself to some chocolate with a Saturday night movie or a relaxing hot bath with a slice of your favourite cake. Make sure you don’t keep these things in the house, strike them off your shopping list and they won’t be there to tempt you.
Choosing The Wrong Exercise
Everyone will have at least one type of exercise they actually enjoy. Swimming is often very popular but swimming pools are better for muscle building rather than actually losing weight. Many people think that by doing 100 sit ups everyday they’ll get a flat stomach but this is also another myth. The best way to flatten your stomach is through the food you’re eating rather than the exercise you do, cutting back on too much wheat and too many carbohydrates will be much more productive at reducing that tummy than ab crunches will be.
Sacrificing Sleep
Your body and your brain need a good night sleep every night. Your body needs time to relax and repair any damage sustained over the day or fight off any germs you may have come into contact with. Your mind needs time to process everything that’s happened to you and everything you’ve seen and done over the course of the day. If you’re going to be getting up that hour earlier to get down the gym or go for a run you need to make sure you’re going to bed an hour earlier. If your body is tired it’s not going to be working at its best and you’re going to find it harder to shift that weight.
Keep an Objective Journal
Make a note of what you’re eating and how you feel. If you’ve suddenly noticed you’re not as out of breath after a work out or you’ve noticed you’re able to run for longer without getting out of breath make a note. This will be great inspiration next time you’re feeling low. You also need to make sure you’re not getting too carried away with losing weight. Losing too much weight too quickly is very unhealthy as is not noticing when you are losing weight. Trust the scales not what you see in the mirror, you’re going to be used to seeing yourself every day after all but the scales don’t lie.
If swimming is your thing a garden swimming pool from World of Pools can be a great way to get some regular exercise from the privacy of your own garden