Exercise program? Check.
Calorie Counting. Check.
Smart Supplementation. Check.
It would seem you have all your ducks in a row, so to speak, when it comes to this weight loss game. But yet, you still are not losing weight.
What gives?
You’re putting in all the effort you have and feel like you’re doing everything right, but that scale just isn’t budging.
Don’t feel alone. Sadly, many people find themselves in this exact same situation day after day and seek out help and advice because of it. They turn to personal trainers, nutritionists, myriad diet programs to help them.
In reality, often one simple issue stands between them and the weight they are seeking.
They aren’t eating as healthy as they think they are.
This week I’m setting the record straight on the 12 sneaky foods you’re eating that you think are healthy but really aren’t in my freebie download report, The Diet Deceptive Dozen.
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Let’s get a few things straight right now.
Healthy Eating Is About More Than Counting Calories
Perhaps one of the biggest mistakes I often see being made is people who think that all they need to do to lose weight is count calories. They literally turn themselves into a walking calorie counter, tracking every single morsel of food that goes into their mouths.
As long as they control that number they think success will be theirs.
While this does put them off to a great start and counting calories is going to help them see better results than if they didn’t count them, it takes more than that to successfully lose weight.
To your body, a calorie isn’t just a calorie. You process certain foods differently, thus they have a different effect on your body. Take protein rich foods for instance. When you consume protein rich foods, your body actually expends more energy just breaking that protein down compared to if you had consumed carbohydrates or dietary fats. Therefore, you net fewer calories. This means those foods can actually give you an edge when it comes to fat loss.
Likewise with dietary fiber that exists naturally in many fruits, vegetables and grains. Your body won’t readily absorb all the calories found in higher fiber foods, therefore when you consume it, you’ll actually excrete some of that energy out. For the average gram of non-fiber carbohydrate, you’ll net 4 calories while for fiber-rich carbs you’ll net just 2 calories.
While this difference may seem minimal, it adds up over time.
Avoiding the Diet Deceptive Dozen will help you to make sure that you are getting the most out of the calories that you are consuming so that your weight loss is helped and not hindered.
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Macros DO Matter
Another problem with the ‘track every calorie and that’s it’ approach is that macros also matter. This means the carbs, proteins, and fats that you are consuming. Each of these macros has a different role to play in the body and getting the right mix in on a daily basis is critical for your results.
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