5 very common mistakes that make weight loss difficult

You’re following a very restrictive diet, exercise and you can’t get down a gram? This is a situation many people go through throughout a diet. And it is that, to the usual periods of stagnation in a process of weight loss, very common errors are added that also represent a blockage in this challenge of losing weight.

A challenge that usually has as its main mistakes setting unrealistic goals for us and not resorting to nutritionists and professional dietitians to follow a diet appropriate to our physical conditions and lifestyle. These initial flaws are compounded by other errors that hinder weight loss, which we’ll reveal below.

What are the five most common mistakes in weight loss?

Weight loss has no more mystery than applying mathematics and always subtracting more than we add, that is, burning more calories than are consumed daily. Something that, in principle, and eating intelligently, reducing sugars and ultra-processed foods, should have an excellent and constant result. But in practice, it turns out that it is not always the case, and the weight losses fluctuate and stagnate. What could be going on? Well, simply, there are habits of those of whom we are not aware and who are hurting our diet.

Thus, you will be surprised to know that among the five very common mistakes that hinder weight loss, we find:

1. Following any diet without professional advice and without learning how to eat.

Many people stick to low-calorie diets, without changing their eating and physical exercise habits, falling into the dreaded bounce effect when they leave the diet and return to their habits. Healthy eating habits suited to our physical constitution and sporting will do much more for our silhouette than a fashion diet.

2. Excessively reducing the number of calories consumed daily.

This is not a healthy habit and should not be maintained over time, as it can have undesirable consequences such as anemia or eating disorders.

3. Exercise as a way to compensate for excesses or jumps in the diet

Some people base weight loss on exercising, without following a diet or reducing empty calorie intake, that is, foods that provide a lot of energy, but few nutrients.

Exercise should always be viewed as a way to help achieve a more or less consistent weight loss, prevent muscle loss, and tone our bodies as we lose weight.

4. Eliminate carbohydrates completely

When we go on a diet, we must start from the basis that we have to learn to eat and combine the different nutrients. Thus, it is important to follow guides such as the so-called Harvard Plate, a guide created by nutrition experts from the Harvard School of Public Health, and thus produce healthy and balanced meals.

5. Skip breakfast

It’s common among people on a diet to think that skipping a diet can help them lose weight. Thus, not having breakfast usually has an opposite effect and does not facilitate weight loss at all, as it generates anxiety and leads to more stinging between meals.

As you can see, these mistakes illustrate a lot about the importance of dieting with expert advice and how easy it can be to block and get frustrated if you do a slimming diet without a professional guide and a positive attitude.

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