If you’re a firm believe like us in utilizing the holidays to do as little as possible, you don’t have to resort to a super scary crash diet come January 1. We want to bust some of the most common diet myths so that when you do decide to jump back on the healthy eating and exercise horse, you won’t have to resort to starving yourself or drinking wheat grass for a week.
Myth #1: Don’t eat dinner if you are trying to lose weight.
It doesn’t matter what time you eat because your body doesn’t know what time the clock says. While it is true that individuals tend to be more metabolically active earlier in the day, this doesn’t mean that weight loss will magically occur during these time frames. Weight loss is a function of what and how much you eat, much more so than when you eat.
Myth #2: Cutting carbs helps the pounds come off easier.
We’d like to point out that what makes the weight loss possible is the fewer calories in this diet, not the fewer carbs. Weight loss is all about healthy calories taken in, in the right proportion, and significantly more calories expended out, in the form of physical activity. Carb-cutting will cause the body to shed water weight, as carbohydrates are stored in the body with water. That water weight will come right back on, and such a yo-yo weight loss is counterproductive and bad for overall metabolism.
Myth #3: Detox diets are the only way to jump-start weight loss.
Quite the contrary. We typically advises against detox diets as they can cause the body to go into starvation mode and actually slow down the metabolism. Instead, she says that a better way to cleanse the body is to eliminate bad-for-you, processed foods and replace them with nutrient-dense foods.
