5 Common Mistakes Dieters Make - Do you?

Millions of people around the world are constantly on a diet.

Different methods of losing weight are virtually endless. However, many dieters make some common mistakes that can drastically lower the rate of their weightloss and the efficiency of their diet. These facts about nutrition might help you with your goal!

1. You eat NUTS.

 - Yes, nuts are a great source of healthy fats, protein and potassium. They can also be a great way to keep hunger at bay when you know it's hours before your next meal. However, nuts are also very dense in calories.

Most nuts, like almonds, peanuts, walnuts and cashews, contain about 600 kcal/100 grams. This means that eating a fair bit of nuts, especially those treated with salt and oil, might wreck your dieting plan by giving you too many calories.
Nuts are good for you, but only to a certain extent.
Control your intake, or you might go nuts when they sabotage your dieting plan!

2. You eat sweet FRUIT in large ammounts.

- Fruits are beyond any doubt healthy and good for you, containing a plethora of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Some fruits however also contain large ammounts of sugars that may not be that beneficial when trying to lose the flab.

This is because carbohydrates with a high glycemic load, like sugars, triggers your insulin response. Insulin is a hormone that increases fat storage and makes it harder for your body to burn its own fat.

Among the fruits you should beware of are; bananas, grapes, figs, mangos, cherries and all sorts of dried fruits. Feel free to eat fruits, but don't go bananas!

3. You are a victim of the "LOW FAT-CRAZE".

-Many food products like milk, yoghurt, cheese and meat are often branded with "99% fat free". This must be perfect right?!

WRONG! Many products that are fat reduced are actually higher in carbohydrates and artifical ingredients.
Low fat does in no way mean that the product is more healthy or beneficial when on a diet.
Eating fat and protein is essential to keeping to a diet, as they fill you up more than carbs.

As long as you watch your calories and keep away from high glycemic carbohydrates, eating fat is no problem at all.
Do keep away from transfats though! These are sometimes found in cookies and other processed food that are meant to have a long shelflife.

4. You eat TOO LITTLE.

-Loads of people make this huge mistake. They cut down their energy intake so much that their body goes into starvation mode. This happens because the body thinks there is no food available. This it lowers your metabolism and makes it even harder to get rid of that extra luggage.

It's important to let your weight loss be slow and steady, so that you don't go into starvation mode. 500grams-1kg of fat loss per week is optimal if you actually want to maintain your new weight in the long term. Losing weight quickly pretty much guarantees for a fast weight gain after starving yourself!

5. You WORK OUT BY JOGGING at a slow pace for hours.

- Your workouts when trying to lose the pounds should be intense and short. Running intervals and heavy weight lifting assures that your muscles continue to burn energy long after your actual workout. Working out like this can increase your metabolism by hundreds of calories just by sleeping!

Jogging at a pace you can keep for hours burns calories right there and then, but doesn't give you that "afterburn" like more intense cardio and weight lifting does. So next time you work out make it intense, but no longer than 40 minutes!


These are just some of the common mistakes many people make.

Don't hesitate to ask or comment!

Marius

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