8 Common Weight Loss Mistakes

We thought we have been doing the right thing all a while, however months after months, our weight loss goal is too far from reality.
Perhaps we have done these common mistakes unknowingly.

We might think slashing calories will help us reaching our goal weight faster, however under-eating will actually sabotage our efforts to shed the fats. 

The body will stop burning the fat and the thyroid hormones will drop when they eat too few calories.

When we don't give our body the fuel it needs, we might gain weigh instead. In fact, it will result in hormone imbalance, our body shifts into stress mode and releases cortisol and increase the appetite even more.

Carbs are the food group that receive the blame most for weight gain in this past few years especially with the current diet trend like low carbs, keto etc.

The truth is, carbs is one of the most macronutrients that our body needs.

Eliminating the carbs as an entire group means we eliminate other essential nutrients that our hormone and body needs.

We could cut down simple carbs / refine sugar like white rice, noodle, bread etc and eat complex carbs like potato, sweet potato, corn, vegetables.

Protein helps to reduce the appetite, increase the feelings of fullness, decrease calorie intake and increase metabolic rate as well as protect the muscle mass during vigorous exercise.

Processed "Low Fat" or Diet products are considered good for weight loss program, however they may actually have opposite effect.

They are loaded with lots of salt and sugar to improve the taste.

We thought by skipping the meals like breakfast or dinner, we are cutting down the calories intake and the body will use the fat reserve for energy.

On the contrary, when we skip the meals, our body has no fuel to burn any fats.

In fact, it will slow down our metabolism and instead of shedding the fats, we will gain weight faster

Resistance training is very important during weight loss program.

Lifting weight is one of the most effective exercise strategies for gaining muscles and increasing metabolic rate.

When we do too much cardio, we may burn the fat but also lose the muscles. Thus, our weight will rebound back when we eat a little bit too much and skip exercise.

Many believe that exercise will boost up their metabolism. Even though it's true that exercise increases metabolic rate somewhat, it may actually be less than we think.

We tend to overestimate the number of calories burn during exercise, then we can eat whatever we want after we exercise.

Weight loss program needs patience, perseverance and self discipline.

Most people prefer to do it alone by using any sources from the internet.

However, 2016 review of weight loss studies in Patient Preference and Adherence showed that supervised weight loss programs are more effective than self-help strategies.

People are more likely to maintain weight loss if they participated with friends or family.