Common Weight Loss Mistakes
We have been working a lot. And we take notice of our nutrition. But now we get stuck and nothing happens anymore. Could we have done mistakes in our weight loss strategy? Let’s check if we can find out what went wrong and how to get it right.
1. High-calory Food
I am sure that some of you guys count calories and don’t imagine that they’d take some high-calory food in. But are you sure? Healthy and low-carb foods don’t necessarily mean low-calory food. You might be surprised how many calories are found in a cup of granola, a glass of vegetable juice or a glass of milk. If you are unsure, you might consult a nutrition advisor to check your meals.
2. We do the same exercises all time
Our body is capable to adapt very easily to certain stress. It will thus be difficult to reach certain fitness goals by doing the same exercise everytime. If we want to get the best out of our workouts we’d have to vary them. Mix cardio with strength workouts and vary the kind of workouts for a particular body area, e.g. do crunches, leg levers and sit-ups for the belly, not just one of them.
3. We don’t drink enough water
As you might have already read in my water and metabolism articles some days ago, water plays an essential role in keeping our metabolism working. If we didn’t drink enough water, our metabolism would slow down and we would not be able to burn the fat we wished to. So drinking enough water is one of the key points in a successful diet.
4. Starving
Most of you might have thought that starving would make us lose weight much quicker. But the opposite is the case. When we starve, our body gets the impression that it won’t get enough nutrients to keep the metabolism rolling. It hence starts to save as much energy as it can by slowing down metabolic processes and storing energy in form of fat.
5. We don’t have Goals
If we don’t define a goal which we wish to achieve, it will be difficult to get satisfied by our efforts. Set a goal! What do you want to achieve? How much weight do you want to lose and why? What benefits of your weight loss do you believe to get in the future? Define what you want. This helps keeping your mind motivated.