It is not easy to lose weight that has already been gained and create a healthy and slim body. In addition, it is even more difficult to continuously maintain a better body.
All in all, experts say that there is no miraculous method. We can lose weight and maintain a lean body only when we do the exercise our body needs, provide proper nutrients but don’t eat too much, and try to change the type of food we like.
We started trying to lose weight with difficulty by changing our eating habits, but one or two very small mistakes can destroy the usefulness of that habit.
The American health media ‘Eat This Not That’ introduced five common mistakes while dieting with the advice of nutritionists. In order to see the effect of a diet that is difficult to choose and maintain, remember the 5 things below.
1. Don’t eat ‘too much’ because it’s good for your health
There are a lot of people who want to lose weight and change their eating habits by choosing healthy foods even if they don’t taste good. Among them, quite a few people show a tendency to overeat foods that are good for the body. It’s good food, so you can eat it in abundance. Good foods are often highly nutritious. Foods such as nuts, butter, and avocados are typical, but these foods contain healthy fats and may be higher in calories than carbohydrates or protein. Consuming something that is good for your body can have the opposite effect.
2. Lack of protein intake
Getting the right amount of protein at the right time throughout the day is very important for anyone trying to lose weight or maintain weight loss. This is because protein helps you burn fat and build lean muscle. However, many people neglect protein intake with the vague idea that eating meat makes them fat. Nutrition experts recommend chicken breast, turkey, chicken sausage, fish, and pork tenderloin for healthy protein intake. Eating enough of these foods also has the benefit of reducing your cravings for unhealthy processed foods.
3. I use a lot of oil for cooking
These days, there are people who use too much cooking oil for cooking, saying that they use oil that is good for the body. Since oil significantly increases the calorie density of food, it is important to reduce the use of oil itself. It is good to measure the amount of oil you use and make an effort to reduce it even a little. Instead of pouring with an oil spray can, you can also use the spray method. Cooking in a ‘saute’ method that uses very little oil (quickly cooking over a hot fire with little oil) is a great way to add more food without changing the calorie concentration.
4. Conspiracy Consumption
There are many people who eat a lot or eat good things to compensate for excess calories while spending money on conspicuousness. Anyone can buy a delicious piece of cake from time to time, but they often cross that line to show off. That way, even if you don’t gain weight, it won’t help you lose it. It’s not about stopping waste, it’s about being able to check yourself and back off a bit. Eat some of what you want. Let’s create the 80/20 rule. 80% of your money and time is invested in whole grains, protein, dairy products, healthy fats, fruits and vegetables that are good for a diet, and about 20% is eating high-calorie, delicious food.
5. Use plenty of seasonings that are not good for the body
Preparing good food and ingredients and adding plenty of seasoning to make it taste good is a way to ruin a difficult diet. For example, if you make pancakes that you eat a lot in the morning with good ingredients and add plenty of syrup, it tastes good but ruins your diet. Other examples include adding barbecue sauce or ketchup to lunch and dinner, pouring dressing over salads, adding mayonnaise to sandwiches, adding teriyaki sauce to chicken, and so on. It’s not that I don’t want to eat without seasoning at all, but try to reduce it little by little while being conscious of this situation.