There are many weight loss diet myths out there that, when it comes down to it, are just complete lies.

The sad thing is, since we’re so busy nowadays, it’s hard for people to research every single thing that they’re told and they have to “shortcut” and believe the media every once in a while.

Without me going on and on about these lies, let’s explore two of these myths.

 

Diet Tip Myth – Eating only ‘reduced fat’ or ‘fat-free foods’ will help you lose weight.

This couldn’t be further from the truth.

Often, fat-free foods are NOT fat-free.

You see, the weight loss industry has been fooling consumers for a long time with this one.

Surprised?

You shouldn’t be.

The next time you see a label that claims to be “99% Fat-Free”, look at the label ‘I Dare You’.

You’ll often see that this isn’t the case.

You might find that there’s a total calorie content of 100 per serving, for example, while the fat calories are 80.

This isn’t 99% fat-free.

However, companies can get away with this because they say that something is “X”% fat-free off of the total weight of the product.

If a product has 75 grams of fat, for example, but there are 2500 grams total product weight, they can claim to be 97% fat-free.

Oftentimes, companies will just add water to products to make the weight different, even though they’re not reducing any of the fat content.

 

Diet Tip Myth – Following a stringent diet will help speed your metabolism up.

Most diet plans will hinder your weight loss efforts in the long term.

For example, if you’re eating a low-calorie or low-carbohydrate diet, your body will adjust to that way of eating and expect for you to continue that way of life forever.

When you eventually go to eat more, you’ll gain weight.

If you decide to stay at that level of calories, you’ll have to do it for the rest of your life to even maintain your weight, and you’ll likely stop losing weight after a while.

So, beware of the dreaded Diet Tip.

 

If you want to check out how to speed up your metabolism and continue to lose weight, one good weight-loss method is calorie cycling.

This helps you shift your calories so that you continuously “fool” your body and it can’t adjust to any set number of calories, hence not touching your metabolism adversely.

Later,
Rachel

 

Rachel has lost 100 pounds herself and is passionate about helping other people do it too.

She has been featured in Woman’s World, among others.