5 Myths About Losing Weight

Hey guys…here’s a quick list of 5 things (myths) that may be

hindering you in achieving your goals…

#5 All CARBS are horrible!

Not true!  Carbohydrates in moderation, particularly brown rice, whole-wheat pasta, quinoa etc. provide

many nutritional benefits, keep you feeling full longer and are more easily digested than highly processed

carbs. I’m not saying you should eat gigantic bowls of pasta, but try eating around two or three ounces of

the whole wheat variety and serve it alongside veggies and lean proteins for a balanced meal.

#4 The longer you work out the more calories you burn.

Nope!  You may already know this – but not everyone does. In the battle between time and

intensity….INTENSITY wins!  The harder you push the better your result.  Your brain will anticipate the

wall and actually tell your body to “stop” far short of that wall. So there’s always room to kick up the

intensity….my clients learn that right away with me, and that’s why their results are so awesome!

#3 Eating “fats” will make you FAT.

Negative. Not all fats are unhealthy, and some are actually a vital part of everyone’s daily diet.

Polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats, such as those found in nuts (peanuts are legumes not

nuts), fish, avocados and certain oils (olive, walnut or grape seed) are believed to lower your chance of

cardiovascular disease. It’s still a good idea to minimize consumption of heart-unhealthy trans fats found in

packaged and fried foods and saturated fats, which are found in dairy products and beef.

#2  Eating at certain times will cause weight loss/gain.

Also false. If you eat 5,000 calories before noon each day you will gain just as much weight as if you’d

eaten them at 9pm.  Although the time of day, season of the year, time of the month etc. do make slight

differences in how your efficiently your calories are burned as fuel, the most important thing is

HOW MUCH and of WHAT.  Not so much the “when”.  As long as you choices are healthy the main thing

to focus on with weight loss is this fact: To lose 1 pound your body must be at 3,500 calorie DEFICIT. 

So if you’d like to lose 2 pounds a week you need to burn 7,000 calories more then you are taking in for

that week. My personal training clients average 2-4 lbs a week of weight loss typically.

#1 Don’t weigh yourself.

Bad idea. Recent studies have shown that people who weigh themselves once a week or every other

week, have a much better chance of maintaining a healthy a weight because they will notice a few pounds

slipping on and be able to course correct earlier on then someone who doesn’t weigh in. Now if you lean 

towards obsessive with your scale it’s not a bad idea to only weigh yourself at a friends or at the gym

each week as you will go up and down slightly each day. So pick a day of the week and only do it then,

but don’t avoid it all together.