4 Myths Around Weight Loss

If you google “weight loss advice,” at least 90% of the “advice” that pops up is crap. 💩

I just tried googling myself, and one of the first tips that came up was “Don’t eat a carbohydrate unless it has fiber in it. This method forces you to forgo the bad carbs (candy, white bread, soda) and stick only with high-quality carbs.”

I don’t know about you, but to me, that sounds like another crappy, unsustainable elimination diet. Heck, I have NO plans to ever “force myself” to give up candy or white bread.

Today, I’m busting 4 common myths surrounding weight loss:

MYTH 1: This myth discusses the example I mentioned earlier — The only way to lose weight is by eliminating carbs, desserts, or any other food groups.

This is garbage advice at its’ finest. You CAN lose weight by enjoying carbs, desserts, and all other food groups, but it comes down to the portion sizes you choose, and how often you’re enjoying these foods.

MYTH 2: If you want to lose weight, you must either starve yourself and/or intensely exercise.

I’ll be honest, for *most* people, weight loss requires some feelings of normal hunger, along with movement… But both of those are very different than starving yourself or intensely exercising 6 days a week.

MYTH 3: Cutting fat from your diet helps you lose weight.

I see it all the time — women think that buying low-fat dairy, and low-fat salad dressing, and low-fat cookies, and low-fat ALL foods is the key to weight loss. The truth is that our bodies NEED a certain level of dietary fat in order to properly function. Eating dietary fat does NOT cause you to gain fat… Excessive calories causes fat gain.

Keep in mind that when you see the words “low fat” on food labels, it usually means the food manufacturers added chemicals to make off for the missing fat.

MYTH 4: Eating at night causes you to gain weight.

Calories are calories, whether you eat them at 7 am, 12 noon, or 9:30 pm. Eating at night doesn’t cause you to gain weight unless you eat too many calories ALL day over an extended period of time.

What’s the craziest piece of weight loss advice you’ve heard before?