FAT loss Mistakes

Our goal isn’t just to talk about losing weight. Anyone can lose weight. What’s more important is discussing how to lose fat permanently! And I say lose “fat” because some weight is good — I don’t encourage muscle loss, so focus on losing body fat which is more important. Here are some common mistakes when trying to lose fat.
• Portions are out of control! So what can you do about it? When at home, don’t serve family style. You’ll eat more when serving out of a larger bowl or plate. Read food labels, so you can see that sometimes 1 bottle, or 1 bag of a product, is often 2, 3 or even 4 servings! If you dine out, plan to take ½ of a large meal home and get two meals from the one!
• Thinking all calories are created equal! A calorie isn’t a calorie. That might be in the face of science. Some say that all calories are equal, meaning as long as you cut calories, you’ll lose weight. Sure, but is your goal to lose fat or lose muscle? And don’t you want to fuel your body with all the nutrients you can? After all, eating a slice of cheese pizza is far from eating veggies and hummus or peanut butter and an apple for those same 250 calories. So a calorie isn’t a calorie — eat quality, nutrient dense foods, not quantity!
•Eating vs. exercise. Depending on your weight, you can walk 5 miles and burn 500 calories in a day. You can burn 500 calories a day or 3500 calories in a week to lose 1 pound with only exercise. Do you have time to do this everyday? It’s much easier to eliminate those extra calories by replacing junk with high nutrient fuel or eliminating calories from soft drinks or empty calorie snacks. Exercise, of course!! However, you will achieve greater fat loss by monitoring the foods you put in your body, in addition to finding an exercise that burns more calories.
• Skipping breakfast as a way to “save” calories. Eat breakfast and you’ll weigh less. It’s as simple as that. Just eat the right types of foods — avoid sugary breakfast cereals and instead opt for fruit, raw nuts, yogurt, eggs and veggies, for example.